CVG has interviewed Max Schaefer about Mythos and talked to him about the business model, the game’s features and the payment model behind the game.
They also talked to Max a bit about the computer market in general.
Is it tough dealing with the stigma that’s attached to free MMOs that feature real-money transactions? Often it’s the case that those willing to pay are the ones to access the best items in a game…
Schaefer: Only if you SELL the best items in a game! We intend to have all players find their items by adventuring and killing monsters, or by crafting them. The ‘pay’ players may have an easier time doing it, but the same items are available to all players. There is a stigma with ‘free’ MMOs, but there’s also a much smaller barrier to entry, so we hope that we can convert the sceptics with direct evidence.
CVG, a gaming website, has today published a huge five minute long video of the new Mythos Zone on their website.
They also briefly talk of what Mythos is like.
The game world works a bit like Guild Wars. Each zone has a central town, a number of instances of which can exist depending on the population level in this hub.
Once you leave the hub to embark on quests, everything is instanced and randomly generated, from paths through to dungeons to the dungeons themselves.
So, once you venture into the wild, it’s either just you on your own or you with your party of plucky fellow adventures pitted against the opponents the game throws at you.
When it’s on full public release, you’ll be able to download and play Mythos for free, which is bloody brilliant in our book.
The video is played in their own player, which sadly can not be embedded so here is a link to it.
Mythos Guru was founded early in 2007 as the first fansite and forum ever dedicated to Flagship Studios' online game, Mythos. It caters to an international base of players and guilds. Following in the footsteps of its predecessor Hellgate Guru, Mythos Guru shares a proud tradition of sponsoring and organizing community backed projects and events, and a powerful skill calculator. More
