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• dotdotdash Member UncommonPosts: 488

  June 2013

  It's interesting to note that Cryptic North is in the same area as Runic Games, another PWE studio.

  Is it possible that Cryptic North has been created with the long-term goal of taking the Torchlight franchise into the MMO space? Runic have said they have no immediate intentions of doing so, but that does not mean that their parent - PWE - agree. Could it be that Runic Games will be moving on to pastures new, and Cryptic North will be taking on the task of Torchlight Online?
• Kabaal Member UncommonPosts: 3,042

  June 2013

  Originally posted by dotdotdash

  It's interesting to note that Cryptic North is in the same area as Runic Games, another PWE studio.

  Is it possible that Cryptic North has been created with the long-term goal of taking the Torchlight franchise into the MMO space? Runic have said they have no immediate intentions of doing so, but that does not mean that their parent - PWE - agree. Could it be that Runic Games will be moving on to pastures new, and Cryptic North will be taking on the task of Torchlight Online?

  I hope not. I'd rather Runic keep doing what they're doing than see Cryptic butcher a Torchlight MMO.
• Mondo80 Member UncommonPosts: 194

  June 2013

  So you guys don't want to see the the Path of Exile/Torchlight baby that would be the result?
• Sciva Member UncommonPosts: 298

  June 2013

  I'm glad that CO is finally getting some love, ill go back if they update it with some worthwhile content.
• AG-Vuk Member UncommonPosts: 823

  June 2013

  Originally posted by dotdotdash

  It's interesting to note that Cryptic North is in the same area as Runic Games, another PWE studio.

  Is it possible that Cryptic North has been created with the long-term goal of taking the Torchlight franchise into the MMO space? Runic have said they have no immediate intentions of doing so, but that does not mean that their parent - PWE - agree. Could it be that Runic Games will be moving on to pastures new, and Cryptic North will be taking on the task of Torchlight Online?

  ^ This just when you thought Cryptic had run out of IP's to ruin , they find one. This is exactly what it means.

  
• flizzer Member RarePosts: 2,454

  June 2013

  Please leave Runic alone!  DONT SPREAD THE INFECTION!
• Yuui Member UncommonPosts: 723

  June 2013

  Originally posted by Kabaal

  Originally posted by dotdotdash

  It's interesting to note that Cryptic North is in the same area as Runic Games, another PWE studio.

  Is it possible that Cryptic North has been created with the long-term goal of taking the Torchlight franchise into the MMO space? Runic have said they have no immediate intentions of doing so, but that does not mean that their parent - PWE - agree. Could it be that Runic Games will be moving on to pastures new, and Cryptic North will be taking on the task of Torchlight Online?

  I hope not. I'd rather Runic keep doing what they're doing than see Cryptic butcher a Torchlight MMO.

  Apparantly you missed the part in the post where it states that Cryptic North is primarily a support company - as in maintenace of servers, GMs, etc. 

   

  We already knew that while RUnic would develop TorchMMO and make all the decisions, it would be PWE who would run the servers.  This fits the bill.

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• CaptFabulous Member UncommonPosts: 36

  June 2013

  Originally posted by Yuui

  Apparantly you missed the part in the post where it states that Cryptic North is primarily a support company - as in maintenace of servers, GMs, etc. 

   

  Well it sounds like they are taking an active part in Champions development and a support role for STO and Neverwinter. So funny I'm reading this today because just last night I was in a discussion with some some fleetmates about how Champions was on life support -- that PWE stripped the title of all its talent to work on STO and Neverwinter, leaving a skeleton dev team that has no ability to create new content, only bits and pieces of fluff to sell in the cash shop. So I think it'll be interesting to see where this goes.

  I always liked Champions and thought it had great potential. PWE kinda staked it when their mandatory F2P changes were implemented, taking what was already a confusing and complex character-building game and making it even more of a giant headache. And like I said, add tons of useless crap to the cash shop without adding any new substantial content. I stopped playing a long time ago, when instead of new content it desperately needs we got vehicles, something I don't think more than like 20 people wanted.
• TheJoda Member UncommonPosts: 605

  June 2013

  cryptic was not all bad; however, since PWE got involved it all seems to of went to crap, meaning....cash shops all over, buying. Keys too open mob dropped loot, and all other sorts of greed in game design. Take neverwinter for example....look at all the issues in open btea,.but yet they are taking players money no problem.

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• syntax42 Member UncommonPosts: 1,378

  June 2013

  If all of the above is true, this means Champions development is done.  That game had great potential, but the lack of content updates and all of the new items being focused on generating money for the game meant they didn't care about making it fun.