The Lord of the Rings Online Interview
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Q: Do you think then with the success Lord of the Rings has been seeing so far it might be making a few future MMO publishers look at that type of model rather than sticking with the "Game comes out, two years later expansion, two years later expansion" circle?
A: Okay, this is just my point of view on the whole thing. They should be, but ultimately the fans will decide. If the players don't want constantly updating games with significant new content, then they'll go play World of Warcraft, right? (laughs) If you like being ignored by the developer, well go play it, you know? If you want to get big updates every month or two with new quests, adventures, and regions, well then go play Lord of the Rings.
It's not that I have a problem with it [World of Warcraft], I mean I'm a big capitalist. I think it's great. If Blizzard can get away with pocketing people's $15 a month without monthly updates... God, I would just love it as a businessman. But as a game player, I just can't stand it, so we don't do it.
