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[Interview] PlanetSide 2: Player Studio Comes to Auraxis
BillMurphy
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Today, SOE is pulling the veil off a brand new feature for MMOFPS Planetside 2: the Player Studio. Already present in EverQuest, Player Studio will allow enterprising and creative gamers to create and sell cosmetic items in Planetside 2 for real world money. With the system due to go fully live in-game on Monday, July 29th read on for our conversation with Art Director Tramell Isaac to find out what you can make, how it works, and how you can make some cash from your creations.
User-generated content seems to be the new hotness in PC gaming, and that trend is becoming more and more present in our MMOs. Few other companies have embraced the players' power to create as much as Sony Online Entertainment, who've made it very clear that they want the player to help shape and build all of their first-party MMOs going forward. Much like Valve's "Steam Workshop", SOE is championing a feature for their games called "Player Studio". Already a part of EverQuest and FreeRealms, the Player Studio is a way for gamers to create and sell their own content in SOE's online worlds. Planetside 2 is the next game in line to adopt Player Studio, and it's currently in the soft-launch phase now with the final version going live on Monday, July 29th. We caught up with Art Director and fancy tie-wearer Tramell Isaac to to chat about the new feature, what it means for players, what can be made, and what the future holds for UGC in Auraxis.
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OH....... MY.......... GOD look at that fine detail on that nose now i am able to give 100% commitment to playing this game...... NOT who the fuck gives a shit how detailed it is they will just run and gun they dont have time to admire details in FPS
i know this is just a rant but still i bet it took 6 weeks to make that nose
Ah, so this is how they are going to monetize player created content for EQNext.
No thanks, RMT has no place in MMOs.
I'm going to offer two reasons why this is an intriguing idea:
If MMO's are going to move towards player created content, then I would rather see some returns back to the creators of that content. I doubt anyone is going to be able to quit their job and turn into a freelance MMO fashion designer, but I imagine there are some people who could supplement their software purchasing costs while they build out their portfolio.
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Absolutely, I'm 100% sure that the Player Studio will be available in EQNext from launch day.
PS2 and EQNext are both F2P. They also run on the same engine. By the time EQNext launches, the Player Studio will be completely integrated with the ForgeLight engine, because the PS2 rollout will be the "beta" for that integration.
RMT is here to stay in one form or another, that genie is well and truly out of the bottle, I'm afraid...
What's bad about it ? EQNext will probably have the widest selection of cosmetic Cash Shop items that you have ever seen in a fantasy game. And all at very reasonable prices, because the creators of that content will be competing with each other for sales. SOE simply collects a % in the middle...
The player studio and marketplace has nothing to do with the graphics and physics engine. I don't doubt that you are correct about the marketplace being a testing ground for future implementation in other games, though.
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Try a MUD today at http://www.mudconnect.com/I don't understand why people are seeing this as a bad thing. A player can finally put his own work (if it passes inspection) into a game they love to play. Why wouldn't you like that?
And if it is a F2P game like Planetside 2 this makes a lot of sense. I just don't see the problem. This is a win win to me.
Hmmm, I think some people here are stuck in a subscription mindset where this kind of addition to a game would be questioned since they already have a subscription. But Planetside 2 doesn't require one, nor do you need one.
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I also think of this like the modders for Elder Scrolls or Fallout. These guys make armor and weapons for the community to use and receive only comments in return.
To me, I see this as an opportunity to put something in a game that thousands will see.
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Player Studio
"If a player-created item is selected for inclusion in the SOE Marketplace, SOE will share 40% of the net amount it receives from the sale of the item with the player that created the item."
That's right SOE takes 60% and gets the players to make cash shop items for them. Oh sing the praises from the rooftops for player content!!! What a super grand day when the players can make cash shop items for SOE in all games going forward! World Peace your next!
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Try a MUD today at http://www.mudconnect.com/That is actually one of my biggest problems with the player studio and various spinoffs. The amount of porting (violating copyright) and mod theft is rife in the modding community. There is little protection from a creator perspective without resorting to lawyers that frankly most people do not have the money to spend. Major studio's have the cash and power to actually enforce takedowns. There are numerous Skyrim Mods that have been ripped and ported to the Second Life store for example. People actively making money off from other peoples works, and Bethesda is well aware and does nothing. Even the Steam store for Dota 2 has seen this same issue, not to mention the sheer number of uploaded mods to the Steam Workshop that have others claiming credit.
This too. its totally a net win for Sony. You can see how they even are training the EQ and EQ2 modders with feedback.
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Erm...okay.
This seems....odd.
I think this isn't really an important feature.
Kinda cheap of them also.
MMORPG Gamers/Developers need a reality check!
I really don't understand the hate, it's a win for all parties involved.
Players - Players that enjoy cosmetic items will get an increased rate of release and more varied options. Players that don't use cosmetic items are not affected in anyway.
Modders - Say a modder makes a helmet in PS2 that sells for $5(500 SC), they are making $2 dollars off of every unit sold. It's not a huge amount but it is more than the thumbs up or positive comment they would get normally. Additionally their creation gets exposure to a much wider audience than if they just posted it on some mod site.
Developers - Basically just free money for them but it also allows them to allocate more art resources to new content rather than wasting time on cosmetic items.
Bethesda allows it to happen because Bethesda does not own the mods. Those mods are public works. The creators have no copyright to them either. They are in the public domain.
So what if SOE takes part of the profit. It is their game and there would be no opportunity without it. You're being as greedy as the company you proclaim.
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People really have twisted the definition of RMT...
"I don't think that word means what you think it means", in other words.
And what's bad about this? I honestly don't see a downside. There are a lot of us that fool around with 3D modeling and animation on a hobbyist level. It might be different if there wasn't someone filtering out the flying penises... but honestly. Casting this as "teh ebil RMT" is just asinine.
Wrong. Anything touched by the ck is property of Bathesda. Read the tos. Steam has a similar tos for its cash shop goods.
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I assume your saying the construction kit, but for Skyrim as an example there were mods for Skyrim before the construction kit was even released. Not to mention you can create mods without even using the ck and still get the desired results/stats. But if the mods were property of Bethesda then all mods would have their copyright in them. But since we can freely do whatever we want with the mods even if they do make money, nothing is paid to Bethesda. They are public domain and therefore no one owns it, not even the creator.
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Again, read the tos. Its why Jaysus (creator of Jaysus Swords, one of the most popular mods for Skyrim) stopped modding. He was pissed that everything created for Skyrim now falls under Bethesda's Copyright. Its also why the couple of times people tried making mods for profit was quickly shut down. Even attaching it to the .esp makes it Bethesda property.
If what you were stating were true, then places like Daz3d would not be able to operate, much less make money.
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You should research the definition of "Engine"
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Love the comments about SoE "using the players to make content". As if SoE is putting a gun to someones head? Believe it or not, a lot of players LOVE making content for games which is evidenced by EQ and EQ2 which have the player shop already.
Not to mention all the people that you know, mod games like Skyrim for FREE. Damn that Bethesda, making the players create content for you! Some people actually enjoy creating 3D assets. I have no visual art skills myself, but as a musician if I had an option to create scores of music for purchase in an MMO I like I might find that to be a damn fun idea!
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Hm... Pretty sure that would fall under the 'no copyrighted material' filter they talked about... you know, in the article.