everquest next，免費的mmo，因為不好玩而被取消了

遊戲工作室Daybreak遊戲公司已經取消了EverQuest Next，這是一個即將推出的免費MMO，它應該是眾多EverQuest遊戲的繼承者。在該工作室網站上發表的一份宣告中，Daybreak遊戲公司總裁羅素·尚克斯（Russell Shanks）說，這個遊戲名根本沒有達到特許經營的標準。...

遊戲工作室Daybreak遊戲公司已經取消了EverQuest Next，這是一個即將推出的免費MMO，它應該是眾多EverQuest遊戲的繼承者。在該工作室網站上發表的一份宣告中，Daybreak遊戲公司總裁羅素·尚克斯（Russell Shanks）說，這個遊戲名根本沒有達到特許經營的標準。

“當我們把這些片段放在一起的時候，我們發現這並不好玩，”香克斯寫道在最後的回顧中，我們不得不面對這樣一個事實：EverQuest Next無法滿足我們——以及你們所有人——對諾拉斯世界的期望。”

這對EverQuest的粉絲來說是個不幸的訊息，但也可能意味著整個遊戲行業的期望值正在改變。本週早些時候，微軟宣佈，作為獅頭工作室可能關閉的一部分，它將停止開發免費播放的寓言傳奇。也許F2P對製片廠來說並不像以前那麼有吸引力了。

以下是Shanks的完整宣告：

To Our Daybreak Community,

I’m writing today to let you know that, after much review and c***ideration, Daybreak is discontinuing development of EverQuest Next.

For the past 20 years EverQuest has been a labor of love. What started as a deep passion of ours, as game creators, grew into a much larger passion shared by you, milli*** of players and Daybreakers alike. Watching EverQuest’s ability to entertain and bring people together has inspired and humbled us. It’s shaped our culture and has emboldened us to take aggressive risks with our game ideas and products. When we decided to create the next chapter in the EverQuest journey, we didn’t aim low. We set out to make something revolutionary.

For those familiar with the internals of game development, you know that cancellati*** are a reality we must face from time to time. Inherent to the creative process are dreaming big, pushing hard and being brutally honest with where you land. In the case of EverQuest Next, we accomplished incredible feats that astonished industry insiders. Unfortunately, as we put together the pieces, we found that it wasn’t fun. We know you have high standards when it comes to Norrath and we do too. In final review, we had to face the fact that EverQuest Next would not meet the expectati*** we – and all of you – have for the worlds of Norrath.

The future of the EverQuest franchise as a whole is important to us here at Daybreak. EverQuest in all its forms is near and dear to our hearts. EverQuest and EverQuest II are going strong. Rest assured that our passion to grow the world of EverQuest remains undiminished.

Yours truly,

Russell Shanks

President, Daybreak Games