Q&A Flagship’s Roper Talks Hellgate
By Shawn on Monday, July 2nd, 2007 at 10:31 AM PST In Game Companies, Games
Gamasutra caught up with Flagship’s CEO Bill Roper to discuss the pricing system for Hellgate and plans for Mythos. Roper discusses the break from Blizzard Vivendi and the formation of Flagship Studios.
Roper goes into depth about the inaugural project for the studio Hellgate: London. For those of you unfamiliar with the game, Hellgate was inspired by Diablo and is a completely randomized RPG played in first person perspective. The pricing system is a one time investment in the game. For players that want more expanding content, it will come at a monthly subscription fee.
Roper also goes into the company’s casual fantasy MMO Mythos. The two titles were not made to be WoW killers but to offer options to those players who love RPGs but want more action to go with them.
