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Professor Askew · Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:16 pm Post subject: Is "Path of the Shell" the End?

KnightOwl posted this link over at UO. Doesn't look good.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/05/26/news_6099296.html

I'd sure like to know if Cyan agrees with this recent announcement. With all this talk of vigilante marketing and doing everything we possibly can to boost sales.......I'd kind of like to know if it would make any difference. Meaning: IF sales exceed expectations......CAN we expect more product for Uru?

Or has the end been written.......?
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NSymon · Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:27 pm Post subject:

I've just been reading about this on the Lyst and noticed it said 'final' in the article. Someone has already emailed the site and got this response from the writer who wrote the article:

Professor Askew · Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:30 pm Post subject:

Well, Farlesis, I, too, have been reading what you're reading...the Lyst and a little further down (as you're probably reading now) Randomos of Ubi had this to say....

NSymon · Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:32 pm Post subject:

Yes I hope and I'm sure something good will come out of this. A hint of the future in Path of the Shell Smile

greydragon · Cyantist Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 7

Umm let me reply in a little bit, I am trying to make www.thepathoftheshell.com better.

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Ashtar · Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 7:09 pm Post subject:

I must admit I'm a little disappointed. There were so many ages that I dreamed we could explore in future expansion packs, one was Negilahn. But I also understand that the livelihood of the company and it's employee's is what's most important.

But whatever they decide for the future, I hope it will somehow involve the story of Myst and the D'ni. It's too rich of a storyline to just let it drop. And I wish Cyan the best. You know the fans will be there with our support.

UPDATE: Grey Dragon just posted a message from Rand in his blog:

http://www.thegreydragon.com/

So I guess the ending hasn't entirely been written, or has it? I'm confused Smile

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greydragon · Cyantist Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 7

I don't think the ending is ever written, we all continue to write the book...

David Domitri · Explorer Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 12

As nice as that sounds, Grey Dragon, I think that the ending, for Uru, may be written.

But I continue to hope not.

Perhaps Rand feels that the heart of Uru was in the Live aspect of it, not as an offline single-player game. That would be my personal view. I keep hearing that Path of the Shell will tell us about the future of D'ni. The future of Cyan, too, I hope.

Trahald · Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 8:53 am Post subject:

Well, if the end is written, We could put together our own design team and pass up Ubi altogether. Twisted Evil

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NSymon · Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 4:21 pm Post subject:

Bill Slease posted the following to the Lyst List:

Kehrin · Veteran Explorer Joined: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 81

Rand and Bill are really saying the same things. If The Path of the Shell and Complete Chronicles sell well enough, there will be money to develop more installments. Where there is a market, there can be a game for it! Smile

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Saxy · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 4:14 am Post subject:

So, now that TPOTS went gold, does that mean expansion packs will stick around?
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Jaharen · Great Tree Member Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 309

Here's hoping!
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Ashtar · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 5:06 pm Post subject: