Amazon Games Studios is working on a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game called “New World,” the largest project yet from the online retailer’s largely unknown game development team.
The game takes place during the colonial era of the 17th Century, and players set out to colonize an uncharted island. After making their character, players can team up to form factions, and ultimately build their own towns and cities, creating a second home in “New World.”
While the style of game isn’t new, there are few studios with the means to support an ongoing MMO. The most successful MMORPG, like “World of Warcraft” offer character storylines or regional quests to help players engage with their massive world. In its current state, “New World” will depend on its players to build a satisfying experience together, instead of providing a script. The game will essentially be a sand box for thousands of players.
While it’s true amazon has the capital for a large scale mmorpg, they do not really have experience making one. Hire all the senior and experienced game developers you want but if the upper management that decides how the game goes doesn’t have the experience, expect lots of glaring issues here and there.
I hope they have the same mentality blizzard had in team2 when they were developing WoW, where the management and developers discussed the game openly.
I refuse to purchase any Amazon or Amazon-related anything. So, WOW won’t be losing me. It could literally be better than sex and I still wouldn’t use it.
