MMORPG Developer Profile #4

MMORPG.com has published a fourth developer profile, this time firing a batch of questions to NetDevil design director Ryan Seabury. A snippet to follow:

Q: You have what many would consider a dream job. What is your favorite part of your job?

A: The games themselves are hands-down my favorite part. The fact that although, yes, you have meetings all day, you are discussing, for example, that Pike Bandits with rocket launchers are doing way too much damage. That when you discuss mission statements, they are things like “Destroy the Biomek base.” That when you discuss new verticals, it’s actually hang time of driving off a cliff in an armored vehicle.

Probably the coolest thing, though, is watching what started as a one-line description and 2 concept images become a fully realized, functioning persistent world with thousands of people playing together in it. It’s really amazing to be a part of.