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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[The Chronicles of Spellborn interview explains game's unique aspects]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/01/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-interview-explains-games-unique-asp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/01/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-interview-explains-games-unique-asp/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/01/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-interview-explains-games-unique-asp/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-chronicles-of-spellborn/" rel="tag">The Chronicles of Spellborn</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pve/" rel="tag">PvE</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/races/" rel="tag">Races</a></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-chronicles-of-spellborn"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/spellbornimagewallpaperat425.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.tcos.com/en/index.html"><em>The Chronicles of Spellborn</em></a> is a game we've been hearing more about lately. We recently noticed an interview by <a href="http://forum.gamesource.it/members/Nolvadex.html">Nolvadex at the Italian gaming site Gamesource</a> with <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-chronicles-of-spellborn"><em>The Chronicles of Spellborn</em></a>'s lead community manager Pierre-Yves "Mirage" Deslandes. <br /><br />Mirage discusses a relatively smooth European launch for the title and some of the complexities of their publishing deals, insofar as they affect the European market. The challenges of balancing PvE and PvP content in the game comes up, and Mirage also addresses why <em>The Chronicles of Spellborn</em> shipped without an auction house, stressing that a marketplace is indeed on the way. In terms of building upon the game's combat systems, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/spellborn-nv">Netherlands-based developer Spellborn NV</a> doesn't plan to make any major changes to the game's combat system, which <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/pierre-yves-deslandes">Mirage</a> states is the trademark and backbone of <em>The Chronicles of Spellborn</em>. Adding greater depth to what's presently offered instead of simply adding more races and classes to the game is clearly a priority for the developers.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/01/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-interview-explains-games-unique-asp/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Chronicles of Spellborn interview explains game's unique aspects</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/01/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-interview-explains-games-unique-asp/">The Chronicles of Spellborn interview explains game's unique aspects</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://mmorpg.gamesource.it/Articolo/60/The-Chronicles-Of-Spellborn--Intervista-a-Mirage-2.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/01/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-interview-explains-games-unique-asp/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1475070/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/01/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-interview-explains-games-unique-asp/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>auction-house</category><category>business-models</category><category>classes</category><category>combat</category><category>community-manager</category><category>europe</category><category>fantasy</category><category>gamesource</category><category>interviews</category><category>marketplace</category><category>microtransactions</category><category>mirage</category><category>mmo-industry</category><category>nolvadex</category><category>pierre-yves-deslandes</category><category>pve</category><category>pvp</category><category>races</category><category>spellborn-nv</category><category>subscriptions</category><category>tcos</category><category>the-chronicles-of-spellborn</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Egan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chronicles of Spellborn close in on a North American Publisher]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-close-in-on-a-north-american-publish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-close-in-on-a-north-american-publish/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-close-in-on-a-north-american-publish/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/forums/" rel="tag">Forums</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-chronicles-of-spellborn/" rel="tag">The Chronicles of Spellborn</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.tcos.com/downloads/?type=3&amp;lng=en"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/beta_adventures11.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
In a recent interview over at <a href="http://www.tentonhammer.com">Ten Ton Hammer</a>, Pierre-Yves Deslandes, the Public Relations Manager for <em><a href="http://www.tcos.com">The Chronicles of Spellborn</a></em> answered some interesting questions about the upcoming fantasy MMO. One of the first questions on the minds of those at TTH and the minds of most players is why the game's launch has been post-poned another six months until autumn of 2008.<br /><br />Of course, as with most game-launch delays, the development team is still working out some bugs. Plus, to complicate matters, the game is still without a North American publisher. But in addition to this news, we get treated to some wonderful information regarding the unique features of the game, including the <a href="http://www.tcos.com/sbforum/viewtopic.php?t=2800&amp;sid=8b3e67202f219a1a09863c3431216566">"Dress to Impress" gear system</a>. <br /><br />Head on over to TTH to read <a href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/34696">the complete interview</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-close-in-on-a-north-american-publish/">The Chronicles of Spellborn close in on a North American Publisher</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/34696>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-close-in-on-a-north-american-publish/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1214233/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/03/the-chronicles-of-spellborn-close-in-on-a-north-american-publish/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>chronicles-of-spellborn</category><category>dress-to-impress</category><category>interview</category><category>pierre-yves-deslandes</category><category>ten-ton-hammer</category><category>the-chronicles-of-spellborn</category><category>tth</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Schuster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
