What Do You Want from the World of Darkness MMO 1 of 2

"A talk with the designers and producers of the World of Darkness MMO to explain what you would like to see in the game."

Shot at "The Grand Masquerade" in the Hotel Royal Sonesta Ballroom, New Orleans LA Saturday September 17th 2011. The gentlemen on the left is Chris McDonough, World of Darkness Senior Producer with CCP Founder Reynir Harðarson on the right. (Thanks loktofeit for his name.)

I'd also like to apologize for the low resolution as I forgot my spare memory card and I'd filled this one Wed-Friday on Bourbon Street. The sound seems good despite a semi annoying hiss. The second video is 1/3rd as long and was recorded on my cell phone after my digital camera's battery died. The image is clearer, & the sound is better, but Reynir Harðarson is hard to hear in both videos. (He was hard to hear from the front row as well.)

I'd like to state that Mr. McDonough doesn't want info about this game out as the game still very early in the development cycle and ANYTHING said in this video is subject to change. I personally was very happy with what I heard but please don't rip on CCP for not delivering on information contained within.

The first two minutes are missing, but all you missed is a stereotypical 5 Shaman WoW multiboxer going on and on about how MMO games are too easy. I did you a favor cutting it.

Worthy points of mention: One server, Players start as mortals, Mortals die permadeath, Havens / housing, Bloodhunts & Diablerie also result in permadeath, 7 Vampire clans: Brujah, Gangrel, Malkavian, Nosferatu, Toreador, Tremere, & Ventrue, Humanity is only option at release (No Paths), "When server goes down, that's when day breaks." No Day / Night cycle.

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[anubite001]

needs subtitles :)

[kaltheo]

@anubite001 While I agree, he was just as hard to understand in person from 12 feet away. I recommend deep ear headphones & turning up your PC volume in addition to YouTube's.

[Kathrinoyo]

@Zerkezhi wow, your naive. You really think they won't make another WoW-clone? Dude, I already can see the brujah-dd and gangrel-tank walking around, yelling for a salubri-healer to push their bps (bloodpoints) or a malkavian to spam the spell "AoC" (Are of Confusion) so they can build their aggro... I gotta puke just by thinking at it, but there is no way, they won't totally fuck up the pen&paper game because most of the player want that "klick at mob"-gameplay. Only fuck knows why.

[Zerkezhi]

@Ninefingers1010

Then you come to the wrong game.

It even explicitly states that its main focus is social interaction between players; just as V:tM always has been. "Action", as you call it, is a side-product. (if not, it's result of bad gaming…at least in cWoD)

If all you want is running around hitting things, this game is (to 95%) not for you and you should stay with WoW or whatever Hack&Slash game you're playing.

Read WoD-News to confirm my statements above if you need to.

[trexpaddock]

Thanks for sharing this! :3

[Ninefingers1010]

Seems a lot of Larpers and RPGers want to get a hold of this game. That would be a turn off.

Some larping in bars or what not is ok....However, I am coming to the game for "action".

[Twowings2fly]

What I love most about this is they write things down after a suggestion or question is said.

[loktofeit]

The fellow on the right is CCP Founder Reynir Harðarson. :)  He was one of the main minds behind both the design and art direction of EVE Online and is currently focusing his attention on the World of Darkness project.