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<blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 6262336" data-attributes="member: 12460"><p>Some of you may be familiar with Dungeons & Dragons Online, the MMO produced by the Turbine Inc. game studio. In my latest blog, I discuss a bit of recent history on DDO (and Lord of the Rings Online) and give my impressions of the reasons for why Turbine has yet another round of layoffs. Below is a snippet:</p><p></p><p>Three days ago, it was reported on Massively that Turbine, publisher of such popular games as Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online, the classic Asheron's Call, and the highly anticipated upcoming Infinite Crisis, was undergoing yet another round of layoffs. The story was originally reported on Gamasutra as near as I can tell, and it seems these were mostly targeted in the Lord of the Rings Online division. Many well-known and well-liked developers have been let go in these layoffs. This isn't the first time since Warner Brothers' acquisition of Turbine in April 2010 that Turbine employees have been let go. It has happened a number of times, particularly as Turbine's game servers have seen their populations in slow decline over the last several years. Several expansions to their popular Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online properties have attempted to keep the players of these games interested but unfortunately these expansions have often included changes in the games which have significantly alienated players and caused mass defections. The recent release of very unpopular expansions to Turbine's flagship titles such as Helm's Deep (LotRO) and Shadowfell Conspiracy (DDO) have been incredibly unpopular, and as a player of both games, I have to say the drop in players is palpable everywhere as a result.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://marionnen.blogspot.com/2014/02/turbine-one-more-nail-in-coffin.html" target="_blank">Click here for more.</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="airwalkrr, post: 6262336, member: 12460"] Some of you may be familiar with Dungeons & Dragons Online, the MMO produced by the Turbine Inc. game studio. In my latest blog, I discuss a bit of recent history on DDO (and Lord of the Rings Online) and give my impressions of the reasons for why Turbine has yet another round of layoffs. Below is a snippet: Three days ago, it was reported on Massively that Turbine, publisher of such popular games as Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online, the classic Asheron's Call, and the highly anticipated upcoming Infinite Crisis, was undergoing yet another round of layoffs. The story was originally reported on Gamasutra as near as I can tell, and it seems these were mostly targeted in the Lord of the Rings Online division. Many well-known and well-liked developers have been let go in these layoffs. This isn't the first time since Warner Brothers' acquisition of Turbine in April 2010 that Turbine employees have been let go. It has happened a number of times, particularly as Turbine's game servers have seen their populations in slow decline over the last several years. Several expansions to their popular Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online properties have attempted to keep the players of these games interested but unfortunately these expansions have often included changes in the games which have significantly alienated players and caused mass defections. The recent release of very unpopular expansions to Turbine's flagship titles such as Helm's Deep (LotRO) and Shadowfell Conspiracy (DDO) have been incredibly unpopular, and as a player of both games, I have to say the drop in players is palpable everywhere as a result. [URL="http://marionnen.blogspot.com/2014/02/turbine-one-more-nail-in-coffin.html"]Click here for more.[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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