In between masterminding the continuing evolution of our favourite game and saving the world from the myriad forces of evil, Jack ‘Statesman’ Emmert has found the time to be interviewed by one of my favourite sites, geek-mecca Slashdot.

As is traditional at Slashdot, the questions come from the readers of the site, which can make Slashdot interviews a little more pointed than some, and also means they can cover a lot of ground. This is no exception, covering everything from how City of Villains will interact with City of Heroes to the state of massively multiplayer games in general:

What the MMP medium has NOT had is the breakout hit that defines it. Duke Nukem and Doom, for instance, were so popular that they created the FPS explosion that continues to this day. In the RTS medium, every game is still compared to Warcraft and Starcraft. Successful MMP’s have sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but nothing has yet sold the millions to match what these other games have. Eventually, there will be one. Of course, it’s impossible to predict something like that until it already happens.

If you want to see Jack expound on this and other subjects, including death penalties, battling the grind and user generated content, you can read the whole thing here...