Ten Ton Hammer Interviews

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Posted June 20th, 2005 by Ralphedelominius

Ten Ton Hammer Interviews

We go to the leaders of the industry, developers, players, (and just about anyone else that will talk to us!) to bring you the complete story on today's MMORPGs!

Here's what we've got for you to check out:

Interviews By Game:

(click the title to reveal the list of interviews)

2Moons
- 2Moons Q&A with Director Dave Perry - With the release of 2Moons into open beta, Ten Ton Hammer thought it would be appropriate to check up on the status of the game and how things are progressing over at Acclaim. To get our questions answered, we sent our inquiries to Dave Perry, founder of Shiny Entertainment and current game director of the 2Moons project, in hopes that he might be open to some of the tougher questions that have been circulating through the MMOG industry concerning his game. Not only has he answered all of our questions, but his responses are both honest and informative. Please enjoy the read! (8.14.07)
38 Studios
- Four Leaders of 38 Studios Interviewed - Have you ever been interested in learning the nitty-gritty details behind the creative process of a development team? Do you wonder how they accomplish their goals or learn to be passionate about their games? At Comic-Con 2007, Cody "Micajah Bye had that sort of opportunity when he interview four members of the 38 Studios team: Brett Close, Mary Kirchoff, Chaz Sutherland, and Scott Cuthbertson. Learn all about the inner workings of 38 Studios and more in the interview! (7.31.07)
- An Interview with R.A. Salvatore, 38 Studios Director of Creative Content - (5.21.07)
9Dragons
- Post-Launch Interview with 9Dragon's Game Director - (9.26.06)
- A 9Dragons Interview with Acclaim CEO Howard Marks - (9.26.06)
Age of Conan
- An E3 2006 Age of Conan Press Roundtable - (5.11.06)
ArchLord
- There Can Be Only One - Codemasters' current localization project, ArchLord, is possibly the freshest concept to come to the west from Asia since Final Fantasy XI. We learn more about the game that's already a smash hit in Korea from Codemasters' Tim Hodges, Community Liaison Officer for ArchLord. - (7.24.06)
Auto Assault
The Chronicles of Spellborn
- A Dark, Cursed Tale - A Q&A with Spellborn's Marco van Haren that focuses on the story in tCoS. (4.1.07)
- Spelling It Out - A combat-focused Q&A with Spellborn's Marco van Haren. (10.23.06)
- An E3 2006 Chronicles of Spellborn Interview with Technical Director Erik Saas - (5.11.06)
City of Villains / City of Heroes
- Face to Face with Jack Emmert and John Layman of Cryptic Studios - (7.5.07)
- On Site at Cryptic Studios with Matt Miller - (7.3.07)
- Lead Designer Matt Miller on the Future of the Franchise - The next free expansion to the City of Villains / City of Heroes superhero saga - Issue 8 - is due out next month, and in anticipation of its launch, Lead Designer Matt Miller was kind enough to answer a few of our questions about the future of the franchise. - (8.24.06)
Colony Studios
- An Interview with Mike Wallis, CEO of Colony Studios - (5.2.07)
Dark Age of Camelot
- Camelot's New Campaign: A Q&A with Producer Walt Yarbrough - (2.7.07) - Walt Yarbrough, Dark Age of Camelot's veteran producer, has plenty to say about the five year old game's new "Dragon's Revenge" sprawling 6-month campaign, which will take the place of a DAoC retail expansion in 2007. Follow along as we explore what this new Campaign approach will mean to Camelot's RvR core gameplay, and watch what happens when Ethec makes the mistake of bringing up the infamous "Trials of Atlantis" expansion!
Dark and Light
- Marketing Manager Géraldine Lescs Gives a Q&A Update on Dark and Light at E3 2006 - (11.27.06)
- Community Manager François Laisné on Dark and Light at E3 2006 - (5.10.06)
Darkfall
- Members of Adventurine S.A.Darkfall Team Interviewed at E3 2006 - (5.12.06)
Dofus
- A Dofus Q&A Session with Ankama's Anthony Roux - (9.27.05)
Dreamlords
- From Dream to Reality - A GDC 2007 Interview with Jon Selin of Dreamlords - (3.7.07)
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach
- Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach European Community Manager Samantha Russell Interviewed Pre-Launch - (2.13.06)
- More Interviews at the Ten Ton Hammer Dungeons & Dragons Online Community Site
Dusktreaders
- A Dusktreaders Interview with Granite Games' Lead Designer Eric Hyrkas - (3.6.06)
EVE Online
- EVE Online Stackless Python Upgrade Q&A - (8.13.07) - CCP Games issued a press release that announced their successful upgrade of Stackless Python and that this upgrade would increase the speed of the gameplay for EVE Online players. However, the staff at Ten Ton Hammer (we were in San Diego at the time) found the press release to be interesting, albeit a bit short for our tastes. We wanted to know more, what had actually occurred in this update and why was it necessary? What is Stackless Python? Does anyone else use it as a programming language besides CCP? These were our questions, and (thanks to Valerie Massey) we were able to send those questions to Kristján "porkbelly" Jónsson, Senior Software Engineer for CCP. After you read the Q&A, you'll know that Kristján knows his tech and all of his answers are both informative and honest.
- An Interview with CCP's Magnus Bergsson Concerning Revelations II - (6.11.07) - To gain a glimpse into the content in EVE's upcoming expansion, Revelations 2, Ten Ton Hammer phoned Magnus Bergsson, CMO of CCP, and quizzed him on all the new refinements that are scheduled for the update. Get comfortable, because Magnus willingly answered all of our questions, which ranged from the recent Goonsquad debacle to the upcoming enhancements to exploration.
- OGDC '07 - An EVE Online Interview with Peter Gollan - (5.17.07) - In his last interview of OGDC '07, Cody "Micajah" Bye met up with CCP's North American Marketing Director, Peter Gollan, to discuss the future of EVE and if CCP has hired all 100 new employees yet. Micajah has penned their candid conversation into an article for you to enjoy!
- GDC 2007: An Interview with Magnus Bergsson - (2.7.07) - What's next for EVE? That was the question we presented to Magnus Bersson, CMO of CCP Games. On Tuesday of GDC 2007, we had an opportunity to sit with Magnus and conduct a very candid and honest interview with him. Our questions ranged from the status of Vista/DirectX 10 integration to the current GM scandal situation. His answers are extensive, knowledgable, and provide some intriguing answers to questions that many of us were stewing over.
Everquest
- New Life for an Old Favorite: EQLive Producer Chris Lena on the Progression Servers - (8.14.06) - In case your one of the ten MMORPG enthusiasts that hasn't heard, SOE opened two "Progression Servers" which give players a chance to experience the original EverQuest. Guilds "progress" the game through each of its seven expansions by completing in-game objectives. A number of the Ten Ton Hammer staff have since returned to revel in the nostalgia, so we thought we'd see if anyone at SOE would answer a few questions we had about the origin of the Progression Server idea and where it goes from here. Producer Chris Lena was kind enough to oblige.
EverQuest II
Fallen Earth
- From an OtherSpace to a Fallen Earth - An Interview with Wes Platt, writer and content developor for Icarus Studios - (5.7.07)
- The End of Earth as We Know It - A GDC 07 Interview with Lee Hammock - (3.14.07)
Firefly
- The 'Verse Behind Firefly - An IMGDC 07 Interview - A Discussion with Ron Meiners, Manager of Developer Relations for Multiverse, about Firefly, MMO innovation, and his company's MMO platform. - (4.15.07)
Fury
- For Glory! - An Interview with Auran Content Designer, Mike Hampden - (5.25.07)
- "An Interview with Auran CEO, Tony Hilliam - Part Two - (3.26.07)
- "An Interview with Auran CEO, Tony Hilliam - Part One - (3.26.07)
- "The Fast and the Fury-ous" - Lead Developer Adam Carpenter talks about the competive nature of Fury, showing how the game's fast pace involves more brain work than twitch-based muscle memory.
- Auran's Lead Designer Adam Carpenter Introduces Fury at E3 2006 - (5.11.06)
FusionFall
- A FusionFall Interview with Grigon Entertainment CEO Byung-Kyu Cho and Cartoon Network VP Paul Condolora - When Atlanta-based Cartoon Network New Media was shopping around for a developer to produce an MMOG named FusionFall based on, well, their entire cable network, to market not only in the US but around the world, they looked to CEO B.K. Cho and Seoul-based developer Grigon Entertainment (makers of the cartoony, casual F2P MMOG Seal Online). Why would Cartoon Network skip over North American developers more familiar with their properties? Why would Grigon pass on the sure thing of developing domestic MMOGs for the ravenous Korean crowd and team with a company a half a world away? Learn why Paul Condolora of Cartoon Network and B.K. Cho of Grigon Entertainment feel that going global wasn't just the most cost-effective strategy to develop FusionFall, but oddly enough, the right creative fit too. - (8.16.07)
- An Interview with Chris Waldron, Executive Producer of FusionFall at Comic-Con '07 - With their announcement of a children's based MMOG nearing completion, the Cartoon Network put itself in a prime position to usurp the title of children's MMOG from every other contender. To discover more about the game, Garrett Fuller caught ahold of Chris Waldron at Comic-Con 2007 to get the latest scoop. Read all about it here! - (7.27.07)
Gods of Desire
- Sharings our Fantasies - An IMGDC 07 Interview - A Sexy Discussion with Kelly Rued, President and Creative Director of Black Love Interactive - (4.17.07)
Gods & Heroes
- A Video Interview with Gods & Heroes' Chris McKibbin - (7.17.07)
- Chris McKibbin Guides the Ten Ton Hammer Team Through Gods & Heroes - (7.12.07)
- Are You a Hero? - Chris McKibbin gives John Hoskin an explanation of GnH minions. (7.12.06)
- Gods & Heroes's John Danza on Myths and Realities Surrounding Gods & Heroes - (8.24.06) - Perpetual Entertainment's Quest Lead answers a few of our questions about the next major MMO set to release.
- Gods & Heroes's Stieg Hedlund at E3 2006 - (5.12.06)
- An Exclusive Interview with Design Director Stieg Hedlund -( 4.19.06)
Guild Wars
- Interview with Ben Miller, Design Lead for Guild Wars: Eye of the North - (7.22.07)
- More Interviews at the Ten Ton Hammer Guild Wars Community Site
Hero's Journey
- An Interview with Simutronics CEO David Whatley - (10.25.05)
- An E3 2006 Hero's Journey Update with Simutronics' Erik Latham and Mike Paddock - (5.12.06)
Horizons: Empire of Istaria
Irth Online
- Irth to Ten Ton Hammer! with Tony Pungitore, Lead Developer of Irth Online - (1.4.06)
- Irth to Ten Ton Hammer, Part 2 with Thomas Gale, Irth Online Artist - (1.23.06)
Jumpgate Evolution
- Lead Artist Darren Klein Discusses the Art in Jumpgate Evolution - (6.25.07)
- An Inside Look at Jumpgate Evolution - (6.25.07)
- An Interview with NetDevil at OGDC '07 - (5.15.07)
LEGO MMO
- LEGO Universe Explored at NetDevil's 10th Anniversary Party - (5.26.07)
- An Interview with NetDevil at OGDC '07 - (5.15.07)
Lord of the Rings Online
Marvel Universe Online
- A Marvel Universe Interview with Victor Wachter and Shayne Herrera - (5.11.07)
Pirates of the Burning Sea
- An Interview with Gavin Irby, Mission Designer for Pirates of the Burning Sea at Comic-Con '07 - Everyone wants to be a hero, especially those individuals who play MMOGs during their free time. The developers behind Pirates of the Burning Sea were acutely aware of that fact and they gave the job of turning players into heroes to one man, Gavin Irby. As the sole mission designer for the RP story-arc, Gavin has created over 70 story-driven missions for players to complete, and we had an opportunity to chat with him at the 2007 Comic-Con. Enjoy the interview! (7.30.07)
- An E3 2007 Interview with the Devs from PotBS - (7.13.07)
- Grab Steel! - Kevin Maginn Explores the Art of Swashbuckling in this Ten Ton Hammer Q&A - (5.17.07)
- Boarding Actions and Much More! - An OGDC 07 Video Interview with John Scott Tynes - (5.17.07)
- Smooth Sailing - A GDC 07 Interview with Jess Lebow - (3.16.07)
- Taylor Danes, Burning Sea Lead Designer, with a Pre-PAX Pirate Parley - (8.23.06) - Taylor Danes updates us on recent improvements made in the Pirates of the Burning Sea beta.
- Staying the Course: An Interview with Burning Sea Producer John Tynes- (6.9.06) - Burning Sea Producer John Tynes gets us lubbers ready to hand, reef, and steer as the game begins to emerge from the internal beta mist.
- Kevin Maginn, Flying Labs Designer, Talks Pirates of the Burning Sea at E3 2006 - (5.11.06)
Pirates of the Caribbean Online
- Mike Goslin on Storyline, Gameplay, and Player Safety - (2.28.07) - Mike Goslin, Vice President of VR Studio, Disney Online was kind enough to answer a few of our follow-up questions from the recent Pirates Online press event.
- Inside the Captain's Quarters, Vol. 2 - (8.7.06) - Oren Aviv, President of Walt Disney Studios, tells us how the production of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest continues to impact the development of Pirates of the Caribbean Online. Also, check out the Caribbean opening day interview footage and gameplay footage.
- Inside the Captain's Quarters, Vol. 1 - (7.17.06) - Disney VR Studios VP Mike Gosnel treats us to a look inside the developmetn of PotC.
- Pirates of the Caribbean Online at E3 2006 - (5.12.06) - Disney Online VP Steve Parkis walks us through this lighthearted pirate movie-themed MMO.
Red 5 Studios
- Joining a New Tribe - A Q&A with Scott Youngblood, Newest Member of Red 5 Studios - (4.22.07)
RF Online
- The Force Is With Us: An RF Online Q&A with Community Liaison Kyle "Leath" Rowley - (7.17.06)
Saga of Ryzom / Ryzom Ring
- Live From Paris, Milko Berset and Daniel Sebastien on Ryzom Ring - (6.21.06)
- Producer Daniel Miller Ryzom RingQ&A - (6.21.06)
- From E3 2006, Milko Berset Introduces Ryzom Ring - (5.12.06)
Seed
- An E3 2006 Interview Haller Baggensen, Runestone's Lead Programmer for Seed - (5.11.06)
Sony Online Entertainment
- Crosby on Community - An Interview with SOE’s Alan Crosby - (5.15.07)
Stargate Worlds
- Exploring the Universe - An OGDC 07 Interview with Joe Ybarra - Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment VP of Product Development Joe Ybarra talks to Ten Ton Hammer at OGDC 07 about the exploration in Stargate. - (5.15.07)
- Puzzling Out Stargate - An OGDC 07 Interview with Joe Ybarra - Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment VP of Product Development Joe Ybarra talks to Ten Ton Hammer at OGDC 07 about the puzzles in Stargate. - (5.14.07)
- Joe Ybarra Dials Us In - A GDC 07 Interview with Joe Ybarra - Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment VP of Product Development Joe Ybarra talks to Ten Ton Hammer at GDC 07 - (3.13.07)
- Life After SG-1? - Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment VP of Product Development Joe Ybarra talks to Ten Ton Hammer at Austin Games Conference - (9.15.06)
- A Pre-E3 2006 Chat with Joe Ybarra, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment VP of Product Development - (5.8.06)
- From Cities to Worlds: An E3 2006 Q&A with CME's David "Zeb" Cook - (5.11.06)
Star Trek Online
- A GDC 2006 Interview with Perpetual Games’s Daron Stinnett (Executive Producer) and Glen Dahlgren (Lead Game Designer) - (3.10.06)
Sword of the New World: Granado Espada
- A Post-Release Sword of the New World Interview with Peter Cesario at Comic-Con '07 - While at Comic-Con 2007, Cody "Micajah" Bye had the opportunity to interview K2 Network's Peter Cesario, producer of Sword of the New World. The Ten Ton Hammer staffer discussed the post-release reactions to the game and why so little was heard about Sword of the New World at the time of the game's release. The interview looks at these details and much much more! (7.31.07)
- An Unique Player Character Q&A with Jon-Enee Merriex - (6.15.07)
- An Art Direction Q&A with Jon-Enee Merriex - (4.19.07)
- An Interview with Peter Cesario, Producer - (3.26.07)
Tabula Rasa
- A Tabula Rasa Interview with NCSoft's TR Executive Producer Starr Long - (4.11.06)
Thrones of Chaos
- Loud Ant Studios and Colton Burgess Introduce Thrones of Chaos - (8.8.06)
Top Secret
- Top Secret Declassified - (7.21.06)
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
- An Interview with Bill Fisher on What's New with Vanguard - (7.16.07)
- A GDC 2007 Chat with Jeff Butler, Ryan Elam, and April Jones - (3.21.07)
- An E3 2006 Chat with Sigil Game Designer Lisa Boleyn - (5.10.06)
- Brad McQuaid and Jeff Butler Talk Vanguard at E3 2006 -(5.11.06)
- More Interviews at the Ten Ton Hammer Vanguard Community Site
Warhammer Online
- An Interview with Lance Robertson, Producer of Warhammer Online at ComicCon '07 - (7.26.07)
- WAR's Lance Robertson - Video Q&A at ComicCon '07 - (7.26.07)
- WAR and the Common Man: An Interview with Mark Jacobs - (6.29.07)
- The Human Side of WAR: An Interview with Paul Barnett and Jeff Hickman - (6.26.07)
- An Interview with Games Workshop's Erik Mogensen - (6.22.07)
- An Interview with Josh Drescher, Senior Designer for Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - (5.8.07)
- An E3 2006 Interview with Mythic's Lead Animator Jeremy Dale - (5.10.06)
- Further E3 2006 Warhammer Online Impressions for Mythic Community Manager Sanya Weathers - (5.11.06)
World of Darkness MMO
- A Q&A Session with White Wolf's President and Marketing Director - (4.2.07)
World of Warcraft
ZeniMax Online Studios
- An Interview with ZeniMax Online's Matt Firor - When it was announced that ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, had started a online gaming studio named ZeniMax Online, Elder Scrolls fans shouted with joy. On top of that, ZeniMax Media hired Matt Firor to head up the new studio, a big name in the MMOG industry. Firor originally made his name as one of the founders of Mythic Entertainment, the developers of Dark Age of Camelot, and as a general MMOG expert. Since the Ten Ton Hammer staffers are equally fans of the Elder Scrolls series and Dark Age of Camelot, we had Garrett Fuller write up a series of questions for Matt Firor to answer to sate our curiosity concerning ZeniMax Online. (8.15.07)

Extras

Legends of the MMO Industry Series

The Conclusion of the Interview with Brian "Psychochild" Green, Founder of Near Death Studios and Indie MMO Advocate - (6.8.07)

An Interview with Brian "Psychochild" Green, Founder of Near Death Studios and Indie MMO Advocate - (6.4.07)

An Interview with Don Daglow, Founder of Stormfront Studios and Creator of the Original Neverwinter Nights - (5.28.07)

The Conclusion of the Interview with R.A. Salvatore, 38 Studios Director of Creative Content - (5.23.07)

An Interview with R.A. Salvatore, 38 Studios Director of Creative Content - (5.21.07)

A Video Interview with Dr. Richard Bartle - An IMGDC 07 Interview - A 24-minute streaming video interview about this iconic MMO visionary's views on the feasibility and potential of publisher-independent virtual world / game development. - (4.16.07)

Using the Past to Jump to the Future - An Interview with Raph Koster - (3.14.07)

Tech

An Interview with Gavin Longhurst of BigWorld Technology at OGDC 07 - Part Two - (5.15.07)

A Mosaic: Mighty as a Sword? - Markus Weichselbaum and TheBroth.com may bring collaborative art and much more to MMOGs - (5.14.07)

Creating Worlds with BigWorld - An Interview with Gavin Longhurst of BigWorld Technology at OGDC 07 - (5.14.07)

Vivox In-Game Voice Chat Technology Interview at GDC 2006 - (3.24.06)

BigWorld MMO Design Tools Interview at E3 2006 - (5.12.06)

E3 2006

Wonder Woman Busted! - 5.12.06 - At E3 2006, we spoke to Casy Poteet, the first (and only, that we know of) victim of E3's policy prohibiting show-goers from showing too much skin. After Poteet was tossed out of the exhibition hall, Ten Ton Hammer's own Neddie Seagoon talked with her to examine the issue top to... er, bottom.

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