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Session Name: Player Councils in MMOs: Useful Tools or Waste of Time?
Speaker(s): Ptur Jhannes skarsson
Company Name(s): CCP Games
Track / Format: Game Design

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Overview: In MMORPGs the usage of 'player councils' is becoming more apparent and more widespread. Games like Age of Conan, Star Trek Online, Star Wars Galaxies and EVE Online have been known to use, or are still using, player councils. But towards what ends? Can these player councils serve some better or another role as a community tool than what we have available already?

GDC Europe 2010

Ptur Jhannes skarsson

CCP Games

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Game Design

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