A Shadowbane Interview
Matteon from Shadowbane Sage had an interview over the phone with Vosx from Ubisoft. Vosx even stayed late at work...wonder if he got paid overtime.
Vosx: Also there is another point. Unfortunately, in other games their have been a mix of different playstyles and expectations for the game. In UO, players like crafts, hunting, and some liked PvP. Those groups rarely had common interests. In EQ, the same was also true - even on the PvP servers. Some thought it a Roleplay Server, some a PvP server. Many players enter those games with different expectations. In Shadowbane, there is PvP, and their is deep and complex roleplay. You cannot have true roleplay, and true epic storylines, and not have player vs player. So all Shadowbane players will begin on a similar footing - that conflict is a central part to how this game works.
Read the entire interview here