Comments on: Changing Times http://www.hartsman.com/2007/10/02/changing-times/ Thoughts on MMOs, gaming, social spaces, development, and whatever else interests me in a day. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:38:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Yeebo http://www.hartsman.com/2007/10/02/changing-times/#comment-76 Yeebo Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:21:02 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2007/10/02/changing-times/#comment-76 Can it be that MMO development has finally moved away from "You will like what we tell you to like, and pay us for it!" to "Oh, so you guys like that stuff? Ok, have some more." It's refreshing. EoF was a stunning turn around for EQ II in my mind. I'd be interested to know your insights into how you managed to pull it off without alienating a large proportion of your (then) current users. In any case, really happy to see you guys building on that success with RoK. Can it be that MMO development has finally moved away from “You will like what we tell you to like, and pay us for it!” to “Oh, so you guys like that stuff? Ok, have some more.”

It’s refreshing.

EoF was a stunning turn around for EQ II in my mind. I’d be interested to know your insights into how you managed to pull it off without alienating a large proportion of your (then) current users. In any case, really happy to see you guys building on that success with RoK.

]]> By: The Hiram Key http://www.hartsman.com/2007/10/02/changing-times/#comment-75 The Hiram Key Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:48:28 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2007/10/02/changing-times/#comment-75 "People only hate change that doesn’t make intuitive sense when they try to reconcile it with their own individual experience and, more importantly, their desires for their future in your world. That’s the part that you really don’t want to screw up - Losing the trust of the people who actually do see themselves as having a future there. Those are the ones to foster" ****Applause**** “People only hate change that doesn’t make intuitive sense when they try to reconcile it with their own individual experience and, more importantly, their desires for their future in your world.

That’s the part that you really don’t want to screw up - Losing the trust of the people who actually do see themselves as having a future there. Those are the ones to foster”

****Applause****

]]> By: Ester http://www.hartsman.com/2007/10/02/changing-times/#comment-74 Ester Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:55:12 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2007/10/02/changing-times/#comment-74 It's great that you had the data to quantify such a change. Too many times people, not just in a professional situation, get their minds fixated on a solution and aren't willing to change, even with evidence presented. It is much easier to make a case and a decision with numbers =) I agree, being flexible and giving what your customer wants, to a point, is vital and finding that point can be very difficult. It’s great that you had the data to quantify such a change. Too many times people, not just in a professional situation, get their minds fixated on a solution and aren’t willing to change, even with evidence presented. It is much easier to make a case and a decision with numbers =)

I agree, being flexible and giving what your customer wants, to a point, is vital and finding that point can be very difficult.

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