Answers by Atanas Atanasov, CEO of Masthead Studios
Questions by Dana Massey

- Part one is here
- Part two is here



DM: One of the most overlooked elements of any MMOG is system requirements. It can be a great game, but useless if no one can run it. What kind of system will Earthrise require?

Atanasov: The minimum requirements will be a 2 GHz CPU, 1,024 MB RAM and 256 MB VRAM video card supporting shader model v3.0. However, if the player wants to see the real beauty of... [Read More]

Answers by Atanas Atanasov, CEO of Masthead Studios
Questions by Dana Massey

(Late to the party? Part One is here.)

DM: PvP will be a big part of Earthrise. Tell us about the balance you’re going to strike between PvP and PvE content.

Atanasov: Earthrise's main focus is on perfecting the PvP experience through integrating economic and political motivation, in addition to the thrill of killing your opponent.

Players who choose to advance their character through PvP will conc... [Read More]

Answers by Atanas Atanasov, CEO of Masthead Studios
Questions by Dana Massey

Masthead Studios is one of the few truly independent studios at work on a full fledged, commercial MMOG. It’s MMOs have become the domain of Blizzard, Sony, and other huge, massively funded corporations. Yet, Masthead, out of Bulgaria, has soldiered on in their quest to create a post-apocalyptic science-fiction MMOG that has much more in common with the classic Ultima Online than World of Warcraft.

Unlike the bul... [Read More]