massively.com - 12/2/2008
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Filed under: Sci-fi , MMO industry , News items , Opinion , Tabula Rasa , Anti-Aliased
"Absolutely. [The restructuring] has no impact on Tabula Rasa. ... I don't know where the rumors are coming from, but with [marketing blitz] Operation Immortality in full swing, the team's very dedicated ...
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TR: Surprise!
The Common Sense Gamer —
I found this article over at Massively to be quite interesting.
So, NCsoft, how does it feel to absolutely lie through your teeth to players and staff about Tabula Rasa?
I saw the warning signs, and I tried to bring it up nicely. I kept seeing the constant staff shake-ups, and continued to grin and hope for the best. I even saw Richard Garriott himself walk away from the development, a very bad omen in hindsight, and the lot of us gamers just nodded along and thought that TR was going to continue along smoothly.
There is a lesson ...
Hey, I Can Answer That One! It Sucks!
Broken Toys —
... Massively indulges in industry favorite pastime: nerd raging.
So, NCsoft, how does it feel to absolutely lie through your teeth to players and staff about Tabula Rasa?
You know, sometimes I wonder if some of the people who get access to posting things on the Intarwebs actually have, you know, held positions of any responsibility. Ever. I mean - come on. What did the author expect to happen?
HARD-HITTIN’ GAME JOURNALIST: So, NCsoft, you just laid off a dozen people, cancelled ...
Catching up with MMOG Nation
MMOG Nation —
... at the end of days just proves to me that this is a collection of people which deserves to survive. Colin Brennan took them to task opinion-style on Massively for TRâs closure, and we got nothing but hell from it from people on both sides of the fence. I particularly didnât appreciate ...
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