Massively OP Podcast Episode 57: Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs
Mar 29, 2016•1 hr
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Episode description
After taking in scads of questions from our readers about Camelot Unchained, we roped in Mark Jacobs to see how many of them he could answer in a tight hour! It's everything you wanted to know about this Arthurian RvR title -- and then some. Even if you're not into Camelot Unchained, we think you'll find this episode a fascinating look into the development process.
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Show notes:- Introduction
- Crunch and beta prep
- Building an engine from scratch
- What is Camelot Unchained?
- How are you handling servers?
- Free trials and open beta
- Tutorials and player guides
- PvP design goal for the whole game
- How will CU's PvP be better than DAoC's FFA PvP?
- Economic PvP design goal
- Trading at 3:00 a.m.
- How will you balance 30 classes?
- What does CU bring to the genre that's new?
- Addressing visual chaos
- Outro
- Podcast theme: "Main Menu Patcher Music" from Camelot Unchained
- Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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