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What I would do is basically treat it like an extra hobby, not a primary game. Log in, look for a group, try to start one, and if you don't get one after a little while, just log out and try again later. To me, the magic in Vanguard is grouping, and soloing to max and then trying for groups...

I wonder if it's against KS rules to raise enough money to pay for Hartsman's salary and entice him away from whatever he's doing. In general, I wish they could/would do this anyway. Get initial funding, then start mini Kickstarters for players to pool money toward specific things. I still...

I'm not a fan of instances, but I don't think instancing Nagafen's lair, or even Fire Giants, suddenly cheapens the game. It probably just means the most important boss fights will have the least lag, most stability, and be able to deliver cutscenes and 'story' and shit. Fully contested...

I was thinking.... if Curt had planned a little better he could have contracted Todd McFarlane to have action figures rewards as part of a Kickstarter campaign to help fund Copernicus/Amular. That was the perfect project for a KS. A main face with deep pockets to 'match' pledges. A celeb when...

Sounds generic and like any other MMO that's come along promising groupy group content for groups to group-play.

Wait, he did WHAT?!?! I, for one, am shocked at all these revelations. I've pulled my pledge. I just had no idea about all these things. I'm now a client the consulting firm of lysis, inc to ensure my future KS donations are more informed, because before this day I was ignorant of all this...

A lot of people like the extra stuff. That's why having tiers is cool, you can have a mix and range of stuff, instead of just the typical CE or digital CE. I don't want this team to bite off even more than they can't chew already with promises of physical items, though. Maybe for later...

I don't think a lot of tiers are bad if they're smartly done and re-visits of previous tiers that sold out. For instance, a $20 tier digital download version of the game, limited to 1k, sold out. A $25 tier that's a digital download version of the game, limited to 2k, sold out. A $30 digital...

Vanguard was full of compromises that ended up not necessary due to the population, but were a good start. You had 'open' dungeons, that had multiple versions. You had overland, contested raid content that was on lockout timers so if your guild killed it, they couldn't for a week, giving other...

If you don't believe they can 'fix' some of these issues in their design, that's one thing. But saying it's going to be like anything is a bit misleading. I'm following the project closely and I wouldn't feel comfortable saying it 'seems' like it's going to be one way or the other. Not enough...

My gut is they'll end up with a compromise, which is smart. Overland raids will be contested, but maybe with lockout timers, so every-single-spawn isn't a mad rush to the mob, calling guildies in the middle of the night and trying to train the other guild to keep them busy so you can engage...

He didn't design Rift, though, right? He was the producer/ceo, which is way different. Hell, I don't even think he personally liked Rift all that much. He had a job to do, and he did it well, got the project completed, within their own expectations even if we thought it sucked (and some of it...

This is my issue. Posted on my Vanguard+ guild forum and people are dubious, then made more dubious. Basically, the only chance is I follow the project and keep reporting and if it's not great they think I'm a douche. They all need to get on the same page. Mission statement. A quick and...

It's more, if you raise 6.7 they feel they can get all those ideas in the game, polished and complete. If they get to 800k, they still have all those features on their to-do list, but who knows if they'll get in by launch and how complete they'll be. In reality, if they raise 6.7 mil you'll...

I can never tell if you're being intentionally obtuse to bait people into arguments, or just don't take the time to research before you troll. Either way, it's not very effective. They've stated several times the stretch goals are not only to motivate people, but they feel if they crowd-fund...

The AMA's only really work well if you plan a time to basically do a sit-down interview with a ton of people in real time. Have to make a date, stick to it, and practice/plan for eventual questions. People gonna want specifics, not just vague notions. Even if it's not completely divulge...

They don't care about Everquest, so the nostalgia that is working well right now will just bore them. Down the road, it'll be a cocktail of more specifics when it comes to mechanics, more of a solidified theme/message about how current MMOs are candyland to challenge them, and momentum...

Arranged in order of budget... as well as how fun/good the games were? :P I think a LOT can be saved budget-wise by not trying to over-think and over-tune and over-design every last element of the game. For instance, PVP doesn't need to be a huge undertaking that millions are spent trying to...

If you want an old-school, hardcore, group-centric game (whatever all that shit means), then donate and hope it can be made, because I don't see anybody else even talking about making such a game, much less trying to. If you hate Brad or Sillius or any other dev that did you wrong or want Tad...

The KS is to START making a game, not continue or finish making one. Getting in at this point of pre-development may have been a mistake, but the basic facts of the situation aren't hard to find if you want to do more than find the most accessible thing to bitch about.

MY IMMERSION IS SHATTERED!

Hrm, more like he's the guy telling you your girl is a whore because she's had sexual experiences at all like anyone else or maybe had a few wild nights in college, and then when you don't bite, has an unnamed friend he can't name swear he knows a story about how something bad happened that he...

I don't think many people who aren't going to pledge anyhow would pledge if this advice was taken. You're either in for giving them a shot to START making a game that might end up what we've been missing, or you're out and no amount of proving they can design a kickstarter will sway you. By...

If it takes silent publishers using Kickstarter to get a good game out the door, then so be it. Wait, if we were all mouthpieces for SOE, doesn't that mean we'd WANT a SOE connection and hope Ut was right about it... instead of the opposite? I'm so confused.

Plumpness was a sign of wealth and you only wish you could undo a corset, you rapscallion!

I don't think the goal would be to sell them out first. More to have each higher tier be potentially more enticing than the last, which is the major problem. There are some tiers not really more enticing than the last, some that seem backwards, and some points where people may consider...

This is why class reveals are always boring and a letdown to me. It's either not very informative, or excites the people who were planning on being that class no matter what anyway. Also, I remember early descriptions of Blood Mage seemed different, but still very generic. Actually play a...

Want to be a pre-alpha tester? Pay 250. Want to be a full pledger and pre-alpha tester? Pay 400. Imo how it should be for anything worth being stand-alone. Can get that alone for a cost. Cant get that packaged at a higher tier for a cost. Maybe even make both tiers dry up after the...

Part of it is a failure on KS. You can't select multiple tiers. So stand alone stuff is great, but often just fragments and angers the people already on board. They should do exactly what you propose. Have the 'stand alone' added to a tier at a higher pledge. If someone wants just the stand...

With reddit, it's less like a forum and more like an IM session. You'll want to have you and a few other devs (maybe even a technical/code/engineer/server guy) plan a time to all be on, answering questions. Plan it ahead. Advertise the time. Then a bunch of people show up, get info, feel like...

I think it's more relatable to newer games, as even WoW at launch was very different from what it became and what other games have followed. In Final Fantasy: ARR, at least at the lower levels, they don't need a con system, because a) there's no reason to not kill something the game is...

They really need to hammer out one, solid tier system. Adding a few enticing things here and there down the road is great, but it's shifting around so much, it's like they're just using trial and error, seeing how the community reacts, then changing it. When it's supposed to be your final...

I stopped doing this a few years ago. Sadly, because I've been programmed by MMOs to know that if the game is marking an area on my map and telling me to kill something, I don't even have to begin worrying if the mob poses any real threat to me. I can just kill it because the game has...

On forums I've seen quit a few people dismiss the project outright. But also a lot of people on the fence. If they pulled it down it would just give everyone on the fence that nudge toward dismissing it outright. Right now, I think a lot of people on the fence are waiting to see how the KS...

Vanguard didn't have anything in the game that was being mentioned by Brad? Didn't have anything? Nothing at all, that Brad had talked about having? You've been right enough, and are smart enough, that you yourself don't have to bullshit us.

Seems to me most of the people coming out of the woodwork are more dubious of the project, making their first posts in a long time about how they don't understand how a mmo can be made on 800k, as if that's the first time anyone has [ignorantly?] pointed this out, and as if they've done nothing...

I rather like the idea better that you're a nobody, and your only chance at being a hero is to try to salvage what others did before you. Maybe they can tweak the lore a little away from what was first over-played 'you're a hero' to what became over played again in 'you used to be a hero, so...

Your characters Botany Bay Server are either mixed-race and/or servant babies born out of interracial wedlock? If so, sign me down!

A giant dungeon, where you have three or four different access points that are mini-dungeons that lead to the middle dungeon that is actually a city where each of the outer factions have their own areas/neighborhoods. You'll have quests from your chosen faction invading the other factions...

Fair enough, and thank you for sharing. I've known quite a few people who saved up and quit their jobs to focus on whatever dream they felt they needed to take a crack at. If nothing else, it's usually a good indicator they're going to put all their effort into something and not half-ass it or...