Ceythos seems like an awesome dude and does seem like the team is listening. Nice to have him posting around these parts. Great to see the project stretch beyond the 100K mark, even if it's mostly because someone dropped the big $10,000 hammer.
Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO
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Korrupt
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Made a ghetto AMA thread requesting Brad -[AMA Request] Brad McQuaid EverQuest creator. Currently producing Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, by Visionary Realms, Inc. : IAmA
Hi Ceythos
Hi Ceythos
i was hoping more along the lines of silliussux or something like thatJust a bit of light reading, eh?I've been lurking for longer than I care to admit - the rate you all's feedback is coming in is almost a full-time job to keep up with, lol. Please keep doing it though, my sleep cycle is overrated!
And fess up, who's going to be the first one to try to name their NPC "Fansy", or your item "Fansy's Famous Applesauce"?
Gaige
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A lot of fail there. I also don't get why he seems to get sole credit for EQ when I thought it was a team of 5 or 6 guys that made it. In fact didn't Roger Uzun do most of the coding for it? I guess it's just hard for me to understand how you guys aren't more jaded. Brad has a completely 100% horrible track record outside of EQ which after the first few expansions he really didn't have much to do with anymore.
Agreed , along with other saying this , give us a bone maybe occasionally at night just to drop in , don't worry about reading everything here except when really have time. MMORPG to Massively to PCGamer to Reddit and so on need your love during the KS time. Once done abandon them and back to us neckbeards.
Also agreeing with Quaid on the don't do a class a week bit , something about it seems tried, old and boring. Do many at once , then races , then other aspects. Spice it up some , it's only 4-5 weeks anyway and they all need to count.
And my own personal addition , sitting down finally tonight after kids in bed and I've got a thread to catch up on here for a Brad Mcquaid game I''ve done my first KS of a decent amount with ,and watch a video for EQL for the alpha I've bought into from SOE. I feel like I'm in bizarro world, a good one , but still something I'd never have expected a little over 6 months ago.
Quaid
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You think the coders should get credit for EQ and not the designers?
Horrible track record? One of the leaders on EQ, kunark, and velious. Probably the three most universally loved (by this community) entries into the MMORPG space, and you are surprised by our support for his endeavor to create a spiritual successor?
Please explain...
popsicledeath
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There are a ton of things to get critical about. A bio that clearly states the titles and roles of the subject of the bio isn't one of them. He only seems to get full credit for EQ because you're a fucking moron who wants to think that. Why the fuck would he start taking about who did most of the coding, when Brad a) is probably not the lead coder on this project and b) doesn't claim credit as the lead coder on Everquest. It says in the bio that he was original producer and co-designer because that's what he was. Explain how it can cite him as CO-designer and your theory is he's taking full credit for the game.
Wait, what, he didn't have much to do with EQ after the first few expansions? So you can read! And you say that like it's a bad thing? EQ + first few expansions = awesomeness that has people excited for Pantheon.
We're plenty jaded. We're just not morons, so get critical about things worthy of critique... and getting critical about the Everquest portion of a bland bio isn't really that.
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Also , even with the trainwreck VG ended up being , it still ranks as one of my favorite mmo's. So I know Brad has the idea of what kind of mmo is closest to the kind I want more than any other dev between EQ and VG.
popsicledeath
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I've tried not to suggest Curt should be contacted so he can donate to a game we all dream of making/playing, but like the rest of us doesn't have the money to develop himself!
Gaige
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I know.
This is the same Brad that wasted Microsoft's money, wasn't there when the Vanguard team got fired, went into hiding for a couple years refusing to post (when in times like this all he does is post) and already has a failed startup between Vanguard flopping and this right? I mean Sigil team members were saying Brad wasn't even around the studio for the last coupleyearsof development lol.
Maybe it's a different Brad...
The amusing thing is if this thing funds , does even reasonably well, a low cost mmo Kickstarted makes money while the mega bucks , gov't backed , Shilling mmo went into being sold at bankruptcy auction.
Bit ironic.
Bit ironic.
Convo
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Huh? He gave an interview a few days after and dedicated an entire blog about VG and what went wrong.. Not to mention his post here pretty much saying he was in a dark place. What else do you want? The guy deserves a second chance.. Most people do.
Brad,
Here are few concerns that I'm seeing on the Internet. Some people are still expressing concerns over some "old school" mechanics
Might be a few things to address in future updates or Q&A.
Here are few concerns that I'm seeing on the Internet. Some people are still expressing concerns over some "old school" mechanics
- They think you want this game to be an endless level grind
- They think you will make it impossible to solo, rather than just group focused
- They think this game is "hardcore only", whatever that means
Might be a few things to address in future updates or Q&A.