Interview

Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Interviews, MMO industry, Virtual worldsAge of Conan's Game Director Gaute Godager has definitely made an effort to reach out to the fans, involving himself in promotional videos pre-release and often weighing in on the forums in the last few weeks to discuss current game issues. Despite this, most people probably don't know much about the man himself -- that is, until now, as MMORPG.com has conducted an interview to find out more about AoC's visionary.The mighty Commodore 64 is responsible for breeding Godager's love of gaming, and Pool of Radiance and The Bard's Tale brought him to the world of RPGs. Of course, his fondness for sci-fi and fantasy books (in particular from Asimov and Tolkien) were what made him seek out games in the first place, to further the escapism that he had experienced in reading. This led to him dreaming about creating these worlds himself, and becoming a founding member of Funcom -- and eventually, to bringing us AoC. Check out the whole interview for more on Godager's past and a tiny bit on how he thinks his latest game is going. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Did you know a psychologist was making your game?
In this Dev Interview with Gaute Godager, Director of Age of Conan, the goal seems to be to really get to know the man. Let's face it - we don't know much about these Norwegian geniuses that have brought us this incredible game. This is what had the most impact on him:
Are there any friends or family who had a major impact on your career or chasing dreams that you’d like to talk about, do they play games?

Yeah Baby Yeah!
Jennifer Leigh the curvaceous blonde poker pro who recently appeared in a Playboy pictorial talks about her other gaming passion (World of Warcraft).

Gamer: Dragons, your book really impressed me. I didn't know that there are guilds out there that has lasted so long. It really makes me feel like I want to join a guild such as yours after reading the book.
Dragons: Im glad you liked the book :) A guild like mine is one of a kind, hehe, so its easy to get lost in a gaming universe of millions of gamers each saying they are the best, for the short time they are around.

Gamer: Are there plans for The Syndicate to move into a new game?

MMORPG-Gamer tossed a few questions to Majorem to tell us about the up-coming MMORTS, Ballerium.

Gamer: Can you tell me what exactly is Ballerium?

Majorem: It's an MMO-RTS. I can waste a lot of words explaining what exactly that means, and how we chose to implement real-time-strategy on a massively multiplayer game, but in fact, now that the Beta is practically open for all, the best day is to download it yourself and discover new ways to take over the world, without me telling you guys how to do it ;-) (I'm sure you'll do better)

Gamer: What inspired Ballerium?

Hi! How are you? I am Gamer of MMORPG-Gamer.com, tell me about your role in EVE Online.

I'm fine thank you! I'm Nathan Richardsson, Senior Producer on EVE-Online. I'm responsible for the game being fun and coordinating between all the teams here.

Can you tell us about the Cold War Edition and what inspired this expansion?

Rappelz's GM Tanda was kind enough to give MMORPG-Gamer an interview and tells abit about Rappelz.

Gamer: Hi! How are you? I am Gamer of MMORPG-Gamer.com, tell us about your role and what you do in Rappelz.

Tanda: I’m doing well. I’m excited about Rappelz! I am Tanda, the head Game Master for Rappelz. I do a lot of things including: planning and running in-game events, bug tracking and testing, solving customer service issues, answering emails, etc.

Gamer: Can you tell us a bit more about Rappelz? There isn't exactly a lot of information about the game on the website.

Before speak about the Reawakening, I have to say that I love RTS, but how do you describe Dreamlords? In a few phrases, what do you say to “sell” it to those who don’t know the game?

The Reawakening is a unique blend of two very popular genres: RTS and RPG. If you like those, you’re in for an extremely nice surprise! But don’t take our word for it, have a look for yourself!

Do you think the game is projected to a special sector of gamers? From your point of view is a difficult game?

To celebrate the release of the Age of Conan soundtrack (now available on iTunes), we are pleased to present this interview with our composer, Knut Avenstroup Haugen, covering the entire process of putting together the soundtrack, his background, and what goes into all of the exciting tracks you hear in the world of Hyboria.

What is your name and what do you do for Age of Conan?

My name is Knut Avenstroup Haugen and I create all the music in the game.

What is your musical background? Outside of Age of Conan, where would we have seen your work?