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Comment on Thank you Games Workshop by Daez

Daez — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:29:54 +0000

Mark,

I was pleased to hear you’d reactivated this blog and intended to keep posting. It is a pleasure to see an employee leave a company (especially one he helped build with his own hard work) and not lambaste it in his goodbyes. It’s a rare thing, but I’m not surprised to see it in you – you always were one of those rare kinds; a CEO who talked to his gamers.

I hope that too continues throughout your professional career. I also hope you will keep us updated on the future to come.

All our best.

Comment on All Things Must Come to an End by Breydel

Breydel — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:35:27 +0000

Mark before you would step into any new MMO concepts or productions, take a look at how great and fun Aion is becoming. Its combat system is a total blast and very fun to play (unlike Warhammer Online). It actually reminds me of the good days of DAoC combat. And why is all this? No friggin’ annoying GCD which slow down your gameplay like a turtle.

Comment on Thank you Games Workshop by Steve Havill

Steve Havill — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:14:41 +0000

How about you come work for free for a MMOFPS that will hopefully be in pipeline in a few weeks? Hmm sounds good doesn’t it!

But in all seriousness, I would love to see you stop by for some suggestions, let me know.

You rock, with honesty in your blogs.

Comment on All Things Must Come to an End by Aeiouy

Aeiouy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:38:24 +0000

Mark,

I have followed you and Mythic for a long time. In fact in one of my weirdest recollections, I remember how I first heard about 9/11. I was in the Camelot forums on the Vault Network, as I spent so much time in those days. That is where I first learned that something was happening.

I would say I did not always agree with your decisions or policies, through DAOC and Warhammer. I played both for varying lengths of time, but I always respected your ability to communicate with your playerbase and to be straight. I have a lot of respect for you and what you have done. I was just talking to someone earlier when I heard this news that it had to be an awesome ride with a sad end for you since you built all of this yourself from the beginning of Mythic with those games prior to DAOC.

It would be great if you had some influence on future games. I think you are one of the early pioneers of the MMORPG space and deserve a lot of kudos.

I have not played Warhammer for a couple months due to issues, and was hoping to go back soon. Just won’t be the same without you being involved. Good luck to your future endeavors.

I really believe you are one of the only, if not the only, MMOG executive who was both a good executive and good at game design/development. Obviously I don’t know the details or what you did specifically, but I think I have seen enough over the years to form a pretty good impression of your abilities across the board.

Comment on Thank you Games Workshop by Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:59:13 +0000

Voice from Hong Kong: Thanks Mark for all the things you have done for DAoC and WAR. Back in the prime days for DAoC, I used to call day-off to participate in relic raid! WH is also my favourite IP, man I was so depressed when the 1st MMO project for WH is cancelled. When I knew WAR is coming I was so exciting and told all my gaming buddies about it. Please continue to bring us excitment and fun in the mmo world.

Comment on Thank you Games Workshop by ZAR

ZAR — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:35:55 +0000

I like it how you didn´t just get lost Mark, I am a big fan of yours and wish you all the best.

With that said, I hope to see you under the SBG tag combining their resources with yours, creating the ultimate PvP game.

Comment on All Things Must Come to an End by Nomad

Nomad — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:55:08 +0000

I’ll be watching for whatever you come up with next with whatever company it may be for! Whatever caused you to be departed from Mythic and EA, it was definitely their loss.

Comment on All Things Must Come to an End by Belsameth

Belsameth — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:06:05 +0000

Mark,

I wish you a ton of luck in your future endevours, whichever they may be.

Comment on All Things Must Come to an End by Ciaran

Ciaran — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:51:37 +0000

Mythic owns the DAoC I.P, so unfortunately it’s not going to happen.

Comment on Thank you Games Workshop by William

William — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:52:10 +0000

You should resurrect Shadowbane Mr Jacobs. I would myself, but I do not have the funding, and UBIsoft has a firm lock on the game’s IP for whatever reason. I know people who sent official letters written by lawyers offering real money for the games IP and never getting anything back. You, being a famous and successful individual, may be able to go further. Hopefully you would keep to the “play to crush” concept and find a way to make it work. The market for that style of game is there (look at AoC’s sales at launch), nobody has done it right.