Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO
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GuardianX
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Anyone know if the intent is all people start in Night Harbor? Not talking about for test but long term.
I'm really hoping this isn't the case unless they plan to do something like increasing the rate of spawns of mobs dynamically.
Thought it was interesting to hear about the lag issues due to food mechanics though. Made me think about Blizzards food implementation being an "Opt in" vs "opt out" and if that was their reasoning for it. Also thought about the discussion that someone was having about their testing involving test versions of "rested" being a negative incentive vs a positive incentive.
I'm really hoping this isn't the case unless they plan to do something like increasing the rate of spawns of mobs dynamically.
Thought it was interesting to hear about the lag issues due to food mechanics though. Made me think about Blizzards food implementation being an "Opt in" vs "opt out" and if that was their reasoning for it. Also thought about the discussion that someone was having about their testing involving test versions of "rested" being a negative incentive vs a positive incentive.
I know the long term plan is to not have everyone start in NH. I believe they plan to have at least NH and the Wood Elf city as starting areas by the time early access starts in 2025. As they finish other race cities I’m sure those will become available starting areas.
Not sure about this but maybe NH is meant to be a melting pot city and a way for friends to start at the same place if they so wish.
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GuardianX
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Thats interesting, I know in the zone scenes it talks about NH being the largest city.
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I think it's more a matter of scope. I believe they're leaning towards NH being the focal city until they have the means to develop the other racial cities. It's probably a smart decision. Early Access I believe is aiming to have one region/area complete, with the goal to add more as resources are available (which I'd assume is funding).
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Well since they havent taken any money yet, it's seemingly more a matter of time/scheduling or finding some good team members to speed things along. They do put out a good amount of new art, but just throwing manpower at a thing with a money truck really never works out well.
Siliconemelons
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well now that the test is over, my client loads now lol...
are they hosting locally on their own hardware or are they cloud? I would think with the cost of cloud, it would be better at this stage to self host in a local and have a good pipe...but maybe that is more than just spinning an azure or whatever when needed
are they hosting locally on their own hardware or are they cloud? I would think with the cost of cloud, it would be better at this stage to self host in a local and have a good pipe...but maybe that is more than just spinning an azure or whatever when needed
Siliconemelons
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Yeah i figured it was cloud hosted… i was more wondering out loud if it would be more economical to have a box with how cheap hardware is to what you get in base level azure etc
But its been awhile since i have done any paid cloud servers
But its been awhile since i have done any paid cloud servers
Some actual costs (albeit a year ago roughly, things have changed a bit probably) is in this update - Update 31: Stress Test Results — Monsters & Memories
Groove
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Stress Test this Friday, June 14th.
1 PM EST, scheduled to run for 4 hours.
Same deal as before. If they run into stability issues they'll either patch immediately or, if absolutely necessary, end the test.
FYI the last one ran much smoother and they kept a server running overnight. Fingers crossed this goes well and they get some more juicy data.
1 PM EST, scheduled to run for 4 hours.
Same deal as before. If they run into stability issues they'll either patch immediately or, if absolutely necessary, end the test.
FYI the last one ran much smoother and they kept a server running overnight. Fingers crossed this goes well and they get some more juicy data.
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Korzax Stonehammer
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TJT
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Its the closest thing to classic EQ. Mobs are not easy to kill at level 1. There is limited bag space. Nothing is obvious, but the more you play you realize 'how' and 'what' you should be doing. For example I discovered a noob quest where i turn in a couple scarab shells and I got a 4 slot container which really helped. Every class has a noob quest and you really have to figure them out, ask for help. The leveling is slow and they've made comments about keeping it slow -- maybe making it slower. Getting an item with a stat on it felt like an accomplishment.
If you like classic EQ, I think you will like MnM. If you're looking for classic EQ but with some QOL improvements...they aren't adding them. I like it. To each their own.
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Arden
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TBH I don't know anyone personally who was immediately blown away on logging into EQ for the first time. The game's fun kind of crept up on you if you were patient enough to give it a chance. EQ didn't really get good until you got good- which I liked. If M&M can capture that feeling I'm sure I'll like it.
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