July 19th - New Zealand magazine interviews 3 GGG founders

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orcasdli wrote:

You have to put a dragon in a sword & magica game.
Wait,you already put it in?
OK,if you count the bones in Coves in :(

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Charan wrote:

Ironically we all argued against that during Closed Beta because we felt that Supporter-only forums would be divisive and bad for community cohesion.

Wow, did we ever not know what the fuck we were talking about.

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In early 2007 the trio moved out of the bedroom of Wilson's New Lynn home and into his garage - he doesn't drive, so it wasn't used for much else - where they spent eight months doing nothing but talk, research and play as they figured out exactly what it was about different games that inspired obsession.

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Exile's appeal had several strands. First, it's aimed at hardcore, adult gamers rather than kids or the mass market. Path Of Exile isn't only a difficult game to master, it offers a bewildering array of options in how it's played. "I guess we just built a game we'd want to play ourselves," says Wilson.

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So we feel a real responsibility to give people a good time, an adrenalin rush, and there is a definite psychology to doing that. Games have to be rewarding, but you can't give fans everything they ask for, sometimes we have to do what we think is best for them - it's like we're parents on a grand scale."

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mushioov wrote:

These are the best parts of the article, trashing all hopes of casuals for PoE to become like D3. And I love it.

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In early 2007 the trio moved out of the bedroom of Wilson's New Lynn home and into his garage - he doesn't drive, so it wasn't used for much else - where they spent eight months doing nothing but talk, research and play as they figured out exactly what it was about different games that inspired obsession.

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Exile's appeal had several strands. First, it's aimed at hardcore, adult gamers rather than kids or the mass market. Path Of Exile isn't only a difficult game to master, it offers a bewildering array of options in how it's played. "I guess we just built a game we'd want to play ourselves," says Wilson.

And the very best:

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So we feel a real responsibility to give people a good time, an adrenalin rush, and there is a definite psychology to doing that. Games have to be rewarding, but you can't give fans everything they ask for, sometimes we have to do what we think is best for them - it's like we're parents on a grand scale."

Thanks GGG, keep your vision!

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GeorgAnatoly wrote:

I never got the D2 comparison with PoE. To me it feels nothing like D2. I get that chris et all played D2 but PoE is waay different.

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Tom7i wrote:

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GeorgAnatoly wrote:

I never got the D2 comparison with PoE. To me it feels nothing like D2. I get that chris et all played D2 but PoE is waay different.

Well, even if we don't consider the mechanics, general artstyle and color schemes which should ring a bell for anyone who played D2 (for instance Luth Golain sewers and Sarn sewers), there's also a couple of more direct nods to D2 like for instance that artificial night quest which works - and is solved - in a very similar manner as it was in Diablo's act 2.

Just wanted to add that, have fun in Grim Dawn :)