| AGDC 07: ZeniMax Online Interview with Matt Firor
As the new head of a company that's current mission is to find office space, Matt Firor wasn't exactly ready to spill all the beans on ZeniMax Online Studios at AGDC. A child of the same parent as Betehsda Softworks, there are some big expectations on this MMO startup, led by the former Executive Producer at Mythic Entertainment. While he wouldn't get into specifics, Firor was happy to share some of the guiding principals he brings to MMO development, principals sure to find their way into any product ZeniMax Online Studios ultimately develops.
All was not lost though, Firor did speak to us about some of the themes and principles the guide him.
"The game itself is not based on innovation, but has innovative features," he explained. At a conference like AGDC, there are usually two armed camps of developers. Those that believe the basic MMO is doing well and needs to be built upon and refined and those that believe everyone should do everything entirely differently. Firor is clearly a member of the former camp. He's happy to take lessons from games like EverQuest and World of Warcraft and put his own spin and innovative features into it, but he doesn't anticipate the reinvention of the wheel.
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AGDC 07: ZeniMax Online Interview with Matt Firor
As the new head of a company that's current mission is to find office space, Matt Firor wasn't exactly ready to spill all the beans on ZeniMax Online Studios at AGDC. A child of the same parent as Betehsda Softworks, there are some big expectations on this MMO startup, led by the former Executive Producer at Mythic Entertainment. While he wouldn't get into specifics, Firor was happy to share some of the guiding principals he brings to MMO development, principals sure to find their way into any product ZeniMax Online Studios ultimately develops.
Read more after the click.
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