Did you read the previous 200 pages? The reasons for the low support have been discussed ad nauseam.
Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO
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Izo
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So fucking what? Doesn't mean I can't ask a question about the current situation of 333K funding vs 800K.
I'm not even sure I understand what the "oldschool" mmo vs "newschool" mmo debate is all about. Are people suggesting that there is no room for a MMO with the following three "features":
1. Limited Solo Content (grouping generally)
2. Non-Instanced
3. Non-Linear Progression (i.e. no quest hub -> quest hub)
When you boil it down, that is what people seem to be referring to "old school". Am I missing something? Are people really arguing that it is impossible to make a fun MMORPG with the above feature set? If so, this board is pretty fucking unimaginative.
1. Limited Solo Content (grouping generally)
2. Non-Instanced
3. Non-Linear Progression (i.e. no quest hub -> quest hub)
When you boil it down, that is what people seem to be referring to "old school". Am I missing something? Are people really arguing that it is impossible to make a fun MMORPG with the above feature set? If so, this board is pretty fucking unimaginative.
Since you've been in touch with him so much, what's his excuse about that claim they had working combat?
Don't get all bend. What I'm trying to explain to you is the question has been answered about 9 dozen times. Just read through the thread. Hell, use the search feature.
Feel sorry for Vu. He's the only dude on the entire team actually creating content and Brads probably screaming at him 14 hours a day to "HURRY UP"! haha
Drakurii
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More than a few seem to want to walk up hill both ways through the snow bare foot, anything less will destroy their immersion.
Arden
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Arden
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You can obviously debate endlessly about distilling what "old school" means, but I think the three features you name are pretty safe. Add to that:
4. Difficulty- as defined by risk/reward ratio, player vs. player competition, and a meaningful death penalty.
As to whether you can make a profitable game with those 4 precepts, we won't have to wait until Pantheon comes out to find out. Just keep an eye on Pathfinder. It's shaping up to be quite the old school mmo- though more in the UO vein than the EQ one.
My personal prediction (admitting it's still very early) is that PF will indeed be profitable. Part of the reason will be they will scratch a niche itch that clearly exists BUT the other reason will be because they have done a really, really good job at managing the production/expectations/timeline of the game so far.
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OneofOne
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Wait, $15 for the "elite" section of a forum about a game that may or may not ever be made? So it's going to cost as much to play the game as to read the forums? Am I missing something here? lol
Brad, we'd thought you'd learned already, STAY OFF THE COKE BRO!
Brad, we'd thought you'd learned already, STAY OFF THE COKE BRO!
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Cinge
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Wow, that's just sad. Those forums are going to be the worst circle jerk.
You're joking right?
Izo
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If every former EQ player put 3 x a pizza worth of dough in, we'd be set.Judy got Ever Jane financed. Lower bar, narrower market. Just saying it got funded.