14 DAY TRIAL // Nobody was really anticipating the closure of Flagship Studios, even though Hellgate: London wasn't doing that great. However, many had high hopes in Mythos, a Diablo-like MMO developed by ex Blizzard North employees. Unfortunately, it seems that the game will not see the light of day too soon.
However, all is not lost: immediately after the closure of Flaghsip studios, the ex-Mythos developers have decided it was time to start working on a new project and created Runic Games, a small company that promises to bring us some true action-RPG MMOs. Website GameCyte had a little chat with Travis Baldree and Max Schafer, Runic co-founders, and found out a few really interesting details about what we should expect to see next.
First of all, they admitted that they never knew that Flagship would actually close its doors. In fact, it seemed that the company was doing its best to survive: there were negotiations going on with "a couple of people" for deals to keep the company running. However, all these failed and Mythos was lost forever (but not hope for a brand new, similar title).
"We're proceeding under the assumption that we're not going to be able to get that [Mythos IP] or proceed on it. I think that door is just about closed. Because of the nature of how the IP is being held, and the technology being held separately, it seems safer and better for us to proceed as if we're really not going to have any avenue to work with it, and it'll be the best thing for our team to get moving on something we know we can do, and that doesn't have those sorts of entanglements and history," said Travis Baldree.
However, one thing is clear: Runic Games will bring us an action RPG MMO because that's the only type of game the company does, according to Max Schafer. And, what's even better for early fans of Mythos - it will be a title very similar to it: "There's a lot about the Mythos product and development process we're taking forward. The technology and the IP are obviously not going to be there, but a lot of the philosophy behind it will be," Schafer admitted.