I also really like this idea of maps without anything indicating my location. Hell I still use EQAtlas maps if I play on p1999. If they don't put them in game I'll just pull them up on my phone while running merrily along for the same effect.
Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO
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Seananigans
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Yes maps in-game (some form of exploration/purchase required to "fill them in" though), no, never show your location on them, and zero minimap.
Done and done.
Done and done.
Big Flex
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Not crazy about the generic god name after shit like druzzil ro & luclin. Guess the article is delayed until tomorrow?
Tack Vanguard on to that and you get a rather extensive list of shit. The landscape was entirely different when EverQuest came out hence what I said in my original post, and I suspect Brad's desire to make a good game before he got rich was infinitely higher. Anything people disliked about EQ was quickly forgotten due to the lack of competition and it being the first 3D MMO EVER! Jesus Christ Elderscrolls has a fully functional world with what I would say is decent art and it gets RIPPED APART on these forums because the animations are clunky.
Do you honestly think Brad is going to deliver a game that rivals WoW smoothness yet has the gameplay you all so desire on a infinitely smaller budget?
Whidon
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We do need a bigger sample size but from what we have we can draw some conclusions, and come up with projections. I would feel better if their was some data indicating that the past two days are likely to be among the lower end of those upcoming. However every other comparable KS I have looked at goes way down on it's worse days in comparison to the day 5-7 area that we are looking at. Yeah it's def still got a chance but I feel it's better to implement changes now rather then waiting for the lack of funding to become acute and obvious to everyone.
@orsenfelt saying that $124 is a good amount, in comparison it is vs the avg KS, however that it is so high without much tiers shows that it has potential to see those high tiers get bought, whats the downside of making those tiers anyways? i don't see a really good argument for not having them. in any case you can either improve the number of backers or the amount per, or some combo of both. yet something needs to get them moving in the right direction.
@lysis I don't think you can draw much of a conclusion based on comments to backers, many backers are really into this project and I feel it's possible it's simply them posting alot. of course you could be right but it's very, very hard to tell.
Big Flex
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cant be worse than a nature God named 'tunare'
having said that, terminus is a nickname for Atlanta
nexus = Luclin
orenthal is an old black man's name, not a fantasy deity. its like 'the godking wyndell washington'
dgaf however
I don't know if he will or not but nobody else is gonna fucking do it. So we can take a gamble on this or spend the next 10 years playing WoWCraftScrollsNext shit.
Uhhh no. I don't. You would hard pressed to find a single supporter on this board who thinks a small, niche company is going to be able to create a game with the "smoothness" of a giant, AAA game with a $70 million dollar budget.
Sad fact is even if Pantheon launches and it's not total shit 90% of the people in this thread would bail for WoW 2.0.
I don't agree that decent PVP can only be implemented at the design stage. I think it requires a dev who is into pvp and has a vision of how it can be fairly implemented within the existing game. It can remain simple as long as it's balanced and exploits are weeded out.
I'm all for basic, no rules PVP in Pantheon. They call that emergent gameplay now. I just don't want it to suck, be easily exploited or eventually ignored.
Whidon
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This is how I see it, I have very little interest in details of the game beyond the general outline because it's soo early anyways.
I just want to see this game get made. If it fails the KS this could end our chances of ever getting a game like this made. So i am going to do what i can to help, i know many others feel this way.
arallu
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They had a whole seperate Kickstarter for just a tech demo 6 mo before the main one:Pathfinder Online Technology Demo
No I don't think I'd be that hard pressed. People will be easy on them given their small budget but ultimately it won't be a game they want to play.
I am not expecting anything like WoW at all. EQ1 is the standard I will use to judge this game. Kind of a low bar, really.
I completely agree. I seriously doubt people have much of a problem with a static map built into the game. That is just a quality of life feature that has zero effect on the game. People are going to create maps whether you include it yourself or not and once they are made everyone is going to use them. The problem is either including too much detail on the map or making the map a GPS.