Daybreak Games is splitting into three new studios

[Horza]

Rather than a single overarching studio, Daybreak will reorganize into three studios: Dimensional Ink Games, Darkpaw Games, and Rogue Planet Games. Daybreak will transition to a publisher. The changes will push three different “franchise studios” to the fore. These studios’ efforts will focus on DC Universe Online and legacy franchises EverQuest and Planetside. Absent from those plans is the studio’s youngest franchise, H1Z1.

Newly-minted Dimensional Ink Games will be headed by chief executive officer Jack Emmert and based in Austin, Texas. The studio will focus on DC Universe Online and an unannounced new MMO project. Darkpaw Games, based in San Diego, California, will be led by executive producer Holly Longdale, and will maintain the EverQuest franchise and “the next innovation for the franchise.” Meanwhile, executive producer Andy Sites will be responsible for San Diego-based Rogue Planet Games and continue work on the Planetside franchise. (Source) (https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/21/21069503/daybreak-games-everquest-planetside-dc-universe-online-h1z1-new-studios)

[Baler]

Someone tell me what this thread is about. Horza's shit posting has made me put him on ignore.

[Drakborn]

Holly Longdale, and will maintain the EverQuest franchise and “the next innovation for the franchise.”

Who's ready for EverQuest Next: Next!?!

[Horza]

Someone tell me what this thread is about. Horza's shit posting has made me put him on ignore.

When did bragging about being thin-skinned become so popular around here?

[Baler]

Who's ready for EverQuest Next: Next!?!

Everquest 3 based on Everquest 1 would be pretty awesome unfortunately daybreak did layoffs recently. It gives off the vibes they're scaling down to a skeleton crew just like UO did to keep the servers online.

New expansions will keep coming at a slow pace but it's about keeping the servers online for as long as possible in an ever expanding media market. Where people who were loyal customers move on or grow old and pass on. :(

[Pretzelle]

A new EQ led by Holly Windstalker might be okay. Hopefully they allow some creativity rather than just funneling people toward microtransactions.

[Teppler]

When did bragging about being thin-skinned become so popular around here?

It's because you post like a fucking asshole which include breaking a lot of rules to be disruptive but the mods like galach seem to love you.

[Horza]

Welcome back Teppler, but let's try to keep this thread on topic before you have to take another forum vacation.

[Horza]

all ip ( intellection property ) of everquest next was sold and released as dragon age when the game failed

The Bioware game from over a decade ago?

[Broor]

Hey ya'll check out this article (https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/21/21069503/daybreak-games-everquest-planetside-dc-universe-online-h1z1-new-studios) , Daybreak is no more, now the Everquest license belongs to Darkpaw Games. Will they enjoy having unpaid competition on their legacy product? Should we panic? Tell me how to feel-

[Issar]

Daybreak is still the publisher.

[Madbad]

Because of the implications.

[Cen]

It almost sounds like the name an investor group comes up with who don't know source material.

"Hey guys what's a character thats not obvious, but sort of iconic but secondary for that one game were investing in"?

boom name. lol

[Broor]

Head of Darkpaw Games is calling herself Holly 'Windstalker' (https://www.everquest.com/news/darkpaw-games-producers-letter-2020) so she's liable to gank us at any time

[Phaezed-Reality]

can't wait, finally a mobile game with loot boxes with an EQ skin.

[galach]

Please keep discussion to this thread. I merged the discussion in green chat.

[lordpazuzu]

I'd imagine Inception has finished raping their Daybreak properties, so they're splitting them into smaller parcels to sell off.

[Siege]

Head of Darkpaw Games is calling herself Holly 'Windstalker' (https://www.everquest.com/news/darkpaw-games-producers-letter-2020) so she's liable to gank us at any time

They put a broad in control of EverQuest. Rip.

[Canelek]

Because of the implications.


http://i.imgur.com/6Gt7J0w.jpg (https://imgur.com/6Gt7J0w)

[Bisonzabi]

I bet to an onlooker who has no idea what Darkpaw is referencing will probably think the company is some type of furry studio.

[Vokhine]

Any thoughts on how this could effect P99?

https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/21/21069503/daybreak-games-everquest-planetside-dc-universe-online-h1z1-new-studios#comments

[Dolalin]

Well at some point we'll have a giant Crowdfunder and just buy out the IP. So every step gets us closer to that Nirvana.

[TripSin]

I had no idea PlanetSide and EQ had the same devs.

[Hazek]

Why are they so obsessed with Fippy. Is it a metaphor of the companies future?

Unsurprisingly, our motto is “Never Give Up” given that our studio name is borne from our beloved in-game character, Fippy Darkpaw – the gnoll that won’t quit. For over 20 years he’s been fighting the good fight for his tribe.

By killing himself over and over

We are the OG. The passionate. The dedicated. And the proud! Grrr….Bark Bark…Grrr.

I don't even

[BlackBellamy]

Any thoughts on how this could effect P99?

https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/21/21069503/daybreak-games-everquest-planetside-dc-universe-online-h1z1-new-studios#comments

Our deal is with the publisher which remains Daybreak. Nothing changes.

[kjs86z]

The first Planetside was an amazing game at launch.

Vanu Sovereignty - Ghosts of the Revolution - 555th Galaxy pilot / squad lead

[cd288]

The first Planetside was an amazing game at launch.

Vanu Sovereignty - Ghosts of the Revolution - 555th Galaxy pilot / squad lead

Loved Planetside. Played it for years

[loramin]

Why are they so obsessed with Fippy. Is it a metaphor of the companies future?



By killing himself over and over



I don't even

Let's face it: if you keep playing the same game for 20 years, there has to be something wrong with you (as evidenced by the people in this forum, myself included).

But when you work on the same game for 20 years, that's when the true crazy comes out.

[Nedion]

Let's face it: if you keep playing the same game for 20 years, there has to be something wrong with you (as evidenced by the people in this forum, myself included).

But when you work on the same game for 20 years, that's when the true crazy comes out.

It depends on the degree of enthusiasm for work, as well as for the game. If it’s normal for a person, I don’t see any reason to talk about it.

[Rogean]

But when you work on the same game for 20 years, that's when the true crazy comes out.

https://i.imgur.com/4TtQh94.png

[Kalamurv]

Holly has been in charge at EQ for a long ass time, she was in charge when ragefire / phini servers came out, and probably for quite some time before that

[Horza]

But she's a woman so we're all doomed.

[Nuggie]

Who's ready for EverQuest Next: Next!?!

Beat me to it, you turd!

[Pretzelle]

https://i.imgur.com/4TtQh94.png

You're the perfect crazy for us, Rogean.

[Asteria]

Loramin the troll strikes again! :p

[Dolalin]

How much is the Everquest IP worth at this point? If it's less than 1 mill we could probably crowdfund the entire thing.

[getlostgreg]

How much is the Everquest IP worth at this point? If it's less than 1 mill we could probably crowdfund the entire thing.

A few years ago some laid off employee on FoH said that EQ1 brought in like 4 million a year. And in an interview last year Holly said that EQ1 has been increasingly profitable.

[Dolalin]

Wow I never knew. Okay then, guess that's shelved.

[Secrets]

Holly Longdale is one of the coolest people I've had the pleasure of interacting with, and she's 100% on board with the emu community - she's even met with eqmule, the current maintainer of MacroQuest2, in person.

She understands her game needs to evolve to stay afloat and also pander to nostalgia.

She's awesome.

[Feracitus]

I personally think the Devs have been doing a good job on live, the last expansions have been a load of fun, even if i still hate the cash shop and the abomination that is followers.

[Fawqueue]

Am I the only one excited for the inevitable sale to some big Chinese company, then the slew of predatory mobile games with an EQ skin that are sure to follow?

Wait, I'm not even excited for that either.

[Asteria]

I learned alot in this thread. Thank you informative posters! :)

[choppedandglued]

Why do all the sub companies sound like knock off genres, like Bubba Cola, or Mountain Lightning?

[Drakborn]

Why do all the sub companies sound like knock off genres, like Bubba Cola, or Mountain Lightning?

You talkin sh*t about Dr. Thunder Soda?

[choppedandglued]

You talkin sh*t about Dr. Thunder Soda?

oh yah the knock off dr pepper.

[Swish]

I had no idea PlanetSide and EQ had the same devs.

They never used to, but of course... if you want to keep your job in a company that scales back for 3-4 years straight, that's what you end up having to do.

It's Daybreak low key admitting they were shit at actually developing anything, and wanted to just milk their IPs until that got old. H1Z1 had a ton of potential but it was always too clunky and once the battle royale hit mainstream they were never going to get those players back without changing the engine.

The rest is just verging on embarrassing. PS2 was great in its day, but microtransactions killed the game....literally. EQ1 might have a small hardcore who'll always play a new server when it goes up, but for me you can't beat classic EQ with classic Freeport/content/items/looting/etc.

Good luck to these new studios, we all know they either aren't getting the funding to make anything amazing... or they'll themselves be seen on Kickstarter trying to get something together.