The "Classic Postmortem" series continued with Damion Schubert's look back at the making of Meridian 59, often considered the first 3D MMORPG, preceding EverQuest and World of Warcraft.
"You have limitations as a designer. Suck it down."
In this free GDC Vault video from the last GDC Online, Bioware Austin's Damion Schubert discussed the challenges of making the seminal 3D MMORPG and the lessons he learned from it in 'Classic Game Postmortem: Meridian 59'.
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