Posted March 09, 2013
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days to go
Elmofongo
It's 2L84U
Registered: Sep 2011
From Puerto Rico
ithilien827
New User
Registered: Aug 2010
From Norway
Posted March 09, 2013
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/comments?cursor=2404118#comment-2404118
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/comments?cursor=2404830#comment-2404830
Classy.
MMO, micro transactions (even if "the game can be played single player without a dime spent" it will just mean you're cut off from content), arrogant attitude to people who've pledged etc.... I'll retract my pledge, and judge the final product. The goodwill is gone, and the whole project just comes off as a money grabbing exercise.
Elmofongo
It's 2L84U
Registered: Sep 2011
From Puerto Rico
Posted March 09, 2013
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/comments?cursor=2404118#comment-2404118
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/comments?cursor=2404830#comment-2404830
Classy.
MMO, micro transactions (even if "the game can be played single player without a dime spent" it will just mean you're cut off from content), arrogant attitude to people who've pledged etc.... I'll retract my pledge, and judge the final product. The goodwill is gone, and the whole project just comes off as a money grabbing exercise.
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Forever:_Quest_for_the_Avatar]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Forever:_Quest_for_the_Avatar[/url]
POLE7645
Rediscoverer
Registered: Sep 2008
From Canada
Posted March 09, 2013
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/comments?cursor=2404118#comment-2404118
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/comments?cursor=2404830#comment-2404830
Classy.
MMO, micro transactions (even if "the game can be played single player without a dime spent" it will just mean you're cut off from content), arrogant attitude to people who've pledged etc.... I'll retract my pledge, and judge the final product. The goodwill is gone, and the whole project just comes off as a money grabbing exercise.
The micro transactions part is still a bit fuzzy. We're not sure HOW it's handled or WHAT is micro transacted. The has been a livestream (you can see it in the second update), but I haven't had the time to watch it yet.
dirtyharry50
WoW Addict
Registered: Dec 2010
From United States
Posted March 09, 2013
This is certainly exciting news. Added to my watch list on Gamespot so I can monitor news from there.
Too many kickstarters for this poor old man though: Torment, Wasteland 2, Project Eternity and now Shroud of the Avatar and of course, Grimoire. Lots of amazing RPG goodness on the way hopefully if all goes well with these.
Too many kickstarters for this poor old man though: Torment, Wasteland 2, Project Eternity and now Shroud of the Avatar and of course, Grimoire. Lots of amazing RPG goodness on the way hopefully if all goes well with these.
Gersen
New User
Registered: Sep 2008
From Switzerland
Posted March 09, 2013
I don't know, as much as I like the Ultima series I am yet not exactly very "enthusiast" about this new project... the fact that a DRM-free version is not yet (if ever) announced and that the "offline" portion of it is not very clearly defined doesn't help at all...
Post edited March 09, 2013 by Gersen
Sogi-Ya
<- OLD.
Registered: Jul 2009
From United States
Posted March 09, 2013
the concept is that the towns and world map are mmo based, but the missions / field areas are instance based. the game runs off a server that you have to log into but instead of being thrown into an open world with everyone else running around at the same time as you it will be sort of guild wars based with MMO-like social hubs mixed with instanced personal zones when you (or your party) walk out of town.
Remember that RG 's reign as president of NCsoft's NA division -WAS- during the development and publishing of the first Guild Wars games ... it's not all that unprecedented that this game should play something like Ultima Online mixed with Guild Wars.
McDon
Lazy and Proud
Registered: Jul 2011
From Ireland
Posted March 09, 2013
Lord British makes a new type of game-sandbox MMO gameplay that can be played single-player- and yet people still want another CRPG...As much as I love that genre there is hundreds of them already and kickstarter itself is saturated with them so I'm glad Lord British is coming up with something original.
As for his wealth, he first wants to see if people are even interested in their game and isn't he selling his mansion. No offence to the other kickstarters but it isn't like Osbidian is struggling for meals after realeasing New Vegas.
One thing I want to know is if you can make a private server or whatever? It'd be good to play the best parts of a sandbox MMO without other assholes ruining (unless it's your friends then it's fun :P).
Crosmando: Absolutely disgusting, I hope every one who pledges to this crappy disguised-MMO feels ashamed. Giving money to a guy who paid 30,000,000 to go into space, and also got 32,000,000 from suing a company, and who lives in a mansion, is ridiculous in the extreme.
This is the kind of project that is a stain of Kickstarter, it's a completely commercial-minded project, absolutely 100% mainstream and no different than any other MMO currently in the market that would have no trouble getting funding from a publisher.
The kind of morons and casuals who would donate to a project like this blows the mind. Seriously, get back to World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft is a theme park MMO and this one looks like a sandbox MMO. Completely different. Play Wurm Online to see what they're like, maybe you might actually enjoy it! :P
As for his wealth, he first wants to see if people are even interested in their game and isn't he selling his mansion. No offence to the other kickstarters but it isn't like Osbidian is struggling for meals after realeasing New Vegas.
One thing I want to know is if you can make a private server or whatever? It'd be good to play the best parts of a sandbox MMO without other assholes ruining (unless it's your friends then it's fun :P).
This is the kind of project that is a stain of Kickstarter, it's a completely commercial-minded project, absolutely 100% mainstream and no different than any other MMO currently in the market that would have no trouble getting funding from a publisher.
The kind of morons and casuals who would donate to a project like this blows the mind. Seriously, get back to World of Warcraft.
Post edited March 09, 2013 by McDon
Elmofongo
It's 2L84U
Registered: Sep 2011
From Puerto Rico
Posted March 09, 2013
As for his wealth, he first wants to see if people are even interested in their game and isn't he selling his mansion. No offence to the other kickstarter but it isn't like Osbidian is struggling for meals after realeasing New Vegas.
One thing I want to know is if you can make a private server or whatever? It'd be good to play the best parts of a sandbox MMO without other assholes ruining (unless it's your friends then it's fun :P).
I had enough of Single Player CRPG kickstarters since Shaker: An Old School RPG, we have more then enough right now. At least stop at Torment :P
At least its not another WOW clone thank goodness.
Sogi-Ya
<- OLD.
Registered: Jul 2009
From United States
Posted March 09, 2013
well, yeah, I respond too .... but that's because it's fun to be a dick and spew sarcasm at dumb people in the hopes of aggravating them.
ithilien827
New User
Registered: Aug 2010
From Norway
Posted March 09, 2013
There are tons of MMO games, and don't fancy any of them (though I'm a bit intrigued by the Elder Scrolls Online). What I want is a good SP experience (or perhaps MP with just 2-4 players, playing the same story as the SP), and I don't get the feeling that is what I'll get from this KS project.
I hate micro transactions as well. The business model I prefer is the way Bethesda is currently going (including their co-operation with Obsidian).
It might be that this project will turn out fine, but I'll sit on the fence until the final game has been released (which will make this the only KS RPG-project >50K that I'm not pledging for).
Elmofongo
It's 2L84U
Registered: Sep 2011
From Puerto Rico
Posted March 09, 2013
Update:
"Iolo" and "Lord British" talks about the game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nDyMuANAzBY
"Iolo" and "Lord British" talks about the game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nDyMuANAzBY
McDon
Lazy and Proud
Registered: Jul 2011
From Ireland
Posted March 09, 2013
There are tons of MMO games, and don't fancy any of them (though I'm a bit intrigued by the Elder Scrolls Online). What I want is a good SP experience (or perhaps MP with just 2-4 players, playing the same story as the SP), and I don't get the feeling that is what I'll get from this KS project.
I hate micro transactions as well. The business model I prefer is the way Bethesda is currently going (including their co-operation with Obsidian).
It might be that this project will turn out fine, but I'll sit on the fence until the final game has been released (which will make this the only KS RPG-project >50K that I'm not pledging for).
oldschool
I see you!
Registered: Mar 2009
From United States
Posted March 10, 2013
"Iolo" and "Lord British" talks about the game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nDyMuANAzBY
Nergal01
New User
Registered: Feb 2009
From Germany
Posted March 10, 2013
Over 600K now. Yep, seems LB's getting his wish after all.