Title: World of Darkness MMO Cancelled + details leaked [UPDATED]
Slug: world-of-darkness-mmo-cancelled-details-leaked
Date: 2014-05-01 09:09:00
Tags: World of Darkness

 <p>The WoD MMORPG <a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/04/14/final-death-world-of-darkness-mmo-cancelled/">was recently cancelled</a>, and few weeks later details of the playtesting are leaking out.</p>  <p>There are two sets of screenshots: <a href="http://wodmmo.ru/world-of-darkness-posleslovie/">I</a> &amp; <a href="http://forums.goha.ru/showpost_0_0_25458319_520--%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B5+%D0%98%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%8B+World+of+Darkness+%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8+WoD+World+of+Darnkess+-+%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%81%D1%8F+%D1%81+%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9">II</a>.</p>  <p>And also has been leaked a <a href="https://docviewer.yandex.com/?url=ya-disk-public%3A%2F%2FjBtVWEj6jI1LSCSyKH%2FrkotjmHYrHtsl%2BdOXr8sZT3o%3D&amp;name=marchwalkthrough.pdf&amp;page=1&amp;c=536054760eac">testers manual</a> dating march 2014.</p>  <p>From the article and peeking at the PDF, it looked like a way too typical and basic MMO, with small tweaks like ghouls for NPC control, but in general everything as usual: Guilds (broods), skill trees, XP, missions, contested zones...</p>  <p>While this doesn't has to be exactly bad, when you come from a so rich RPG as Vampire you need to provide more than just what somebody else does in a nice setting. This shouldn't be a typical hack'n slash "vampire version", but something deeper and more complex. In fact I don't know how a "proper CRPG" Vampire videogame should be, maybe is just not the proper platform.</p>  <p>Anyway, at least CCP noted they weren't going the good way and stopped before a complete retail disaster.</p>  <p><img alt="Screenshot" src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/misc/wod_alpha_screenshot_01.jpg"></p>  <p><img alt="Screenshot" src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/misc/wod_alpha_screenshot_02.jpg"></p>  <p>Source: <a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/04/30/hemorrhage-world-of-darkness-screens-and-details-leak/">Rock, Paper, Shotgun</a></p><p> </p><p><b>UPDATE</b>: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/05/world-of-darkness-the-inside-story-mmo-ccp-white-wolf">Quite detailed insider details</a> of how CCP's terrible management killed the game. </p>