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CCP Falcon
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Posted - 2014.04.14 15:12:00 -
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Hey guys,
As some of you may already be aware from the press release on www.ccpgames.com, the World of Darkness MMO project has been cancelled, effective today, April 14, 2014.
While this is a sad moment for those affected, this puts us in a far stronger position to devote more time and resources to the EVE Universe and our projects therein.
You can read the full press release on our website here, and if you want to discuss it, please do so in this thread to keep discussion focused.
We'll also be answering questions here as and when we can, so please feel free to ask if you have any queries.
Thanks.
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ISD Eshtir
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Posted - 2014.04.14 15:33:00 -
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Im really shocked to hear this.
I wish the folks in Atlanta all the best <3
ISD Eshtir
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CCP Falcon
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Posted - 2014.04.14 15:33:00 -
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Matthias Azaharel wrote:http://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/22td7a/storm_on_the_horizon_wod_appears_to_be_cancelled/cgq9los
Care to expand on this?
Yeah, I'm already being called out on reddit over it. Such is life.
Feel free to call me out on this, but out of respect for those who have been let go in Atlanta, and their families, I wasn't prepared to let rumors build over the weekend before we could speak to people, and whoever was posting information was wholly irresponsible and completely wrong in doing so.
There's a time, a place, and a proper procedure for doing stuff like this.
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CCP Falcon
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Posted - 2014.04.14 15:57:00 -
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Beaver Retriever wrote:So are you going to spend any resources on fixing Eve now, or are you going to continue tweaking dials on the Titanic while developing console games?
You're all out of excuses now, bar the most obvious one - 'we're too incompetent to save Eve from stagnation'. Either admit to that, or do something.
We're trying to make sure that as much of the talent as possible from the WoD Development Team is kept on board, and we're exploring the option of moving people onto EVE Universe projects. That's all we can say on the situation right now. 
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CCP Falcon
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Posted - 2014.04.14 16:13:00 -
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Stitcher wrote:
It would be nice to get some feedback on WHY the project had to be shelved, though. Were the challenges technical, artistic, financial? And what can the community do to try and bring our vampires back from the dead?
We basically just feel that we overreached with WoD in its initial concept and were trying to achieve too much in the first iteration of the project. We've worked hard and adjusted the plan a number of times along the way but felt the project just wan't true to the original concept that was laid out.
The decision was made to cancel the project because we don't feel we met our target of creating a fully immersive experience set in the WoD universe, and felt it was in our best interests to put an end to the project rather than retro-fitting it and re-hashing it further.
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CCP Falcon
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Posted - 2014.04.14 16:23:00 -
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Stitcher wrote:CCP Falcon wrote:Stitcher wrote:
It would be nice to get some feedback on WHY the project had to be shelved, though. Were the challenges technical, artistic, financial? And what can the community do to try and bring our vampires back from the dead?
We basically just feel that we overreached with WoD in its initial concept and were trying to achieve too much in the first iteration of the project. We've worked hard and adjusted the plan a number of times along the way but felt the project just wan't true to the original concept that was laid out. The decision was made to cancel the project because we don't feel we met our target of creating a fully immersive experience set in the WoD universe, and felt it was in our best interests to put an end to the project rather than retro-fitting it and re-hashing it further. Seems fair. Has just starting over from concept been considered? Seeing as all that time and money is being written off anyway, maybe some of the assets could be salvaged...
That's not something we're looking at, but we recognize the value in the World of Darkness IP, and are reviewing the stats of it. No specific plans for anything right now, though.
Sorry I can't give more info.
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CCP Falcon
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Posted - 2014.04.14 16:38:00 -
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Stitcher wrote:CCP Falcon wrote:Stitcher wrote:Has just starting over from concept been considered? Seeing as all that time and money is being written off anyway, maybe some of the assets could be salvaged... That's not something we're looking at, but we recognize the value in the World of Darkness IP, and are reviewing the stats of it. No specific plans for anything right now, though. Sorry I can't give more info. Fair enough. I'll let you get back to defending your integrity on Reddit. 
v0v
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CCP Falcon
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Posted - 2014.04.14 16:43:00 -
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Random McNally wrote:CCP Falcon wrote:Stitcher wrote:CCP Falcon wrote:Stitcher wrote:Has just starting over from concept been considered? Seeing as all that time and money is being written off anyway, maybe some of the assets could be salvaged... That's not something we're looking at, but we recognize the value in the World of Darkness IP, and are reviewing the stats of it. No specific plans for anything right now, though. Sorry I can't give more info. Fair enough. I'll let you get back to defending your integrity on Reddit. v0v Falcon, can you comment about whether or not this will affect the table/paper version?
Not something I can comment on right now, sorry.
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CCP Falcon
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Posted - 2014.04.14 16:53:00 -
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Lilliana Stelles wrote:So what will become of the IP now? Just more storyteller rulebooks and fluff?
We know the value in the IP and are going to be reviewing the status of it in the near future. There aren't any plans for it at present.
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Posted - 2014.04.14 18:53:00 -
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Antisocial Malkavian wrote:Random McNally wrote:
Falcon, can you comment about whether or not this will affect the table/paper version?
Also this O.o
Right now we don't have any further plans for the WoD IP.
The World of Darkness MMO is no more, however pen and paper is something I can't comment on, sorry 
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ISD Ezwal
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Posted - 2014.04.19 23:08:00 -
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I have removed a rule breaking post and those quoting it.
The Rules:
26. Off-topic posting is prohibited.
Off-topic posting is permitted within reason, as sometimes a single comment may color or lighten the tone of discussion. However, excessive posting of off-topic remarks in an attempt to derail a thread may result in the thread being locked, or a forum warning being issued.
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