Episode #102 - EQ & Rift's Scott Hartsman Talks EQ vs. WoW + The Future of MMORPG's, Progressive Itemization News Discussed, & Kevin Jordan
Countdown To Classic calls in the big guns as the show welcomes a very special guest, and an MMORPG heavy hitter in Scott Hartsman. Scott shares stories about competing against WoW as the technical director for Everquest and Everquest 2, as well as trying to trying to break away from the pack during his time as CEO of Trion Worlds with Rift. He also gives some great thoughts on WoW Classic and the potential future of the MMORPG genre as a whole. The great chat keeps coming as the episode also hits on the big news we got recently about Blizzard's stance on progressive itemization in Classic…
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