Monsters and Memories (Project_N) - Old School Indie MMO

Kirun said:

Because the game is so fun you can't put it down? Unless...

Sure, it's a metric with a lot of caveats right now, but it's definitely one to watch.

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Like most metrics there is almost always something that can be gleaned...you just have to know how to read it.

I would say the game looks and feels like a PoC demo and has a lot of amateur feel to it


This is why I wish it were a licensed EQ remaster, because they're trying to come up with their own game world and the world design part of it is not going very well, and there's probably no meaningful lore. Coming up with worlds and lore is really hard.

Even George RRs map of westeros looks really made up, like something you'd come up with during summer school.

Kirun said:

Ooof. Only 25% played beyond 4 hours. This game should have literally dozens of players by day 30.

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That is actually a fairly high count by retention standards. Likely beats World of Warcraft's Day1 retention rate.

There was a lot of technical issues that limited the test. I quit after the first 5 minutes and had other stuff to do, because it was a stress test and my characters were ephemeral.

I will put in time when there is more to do and the lag ia gone.

Another observed metric that was not on the infographic, 1249 played longer than an hour. From the population counters on Shawn’s stream, there was almost always over 600 online the whole 12 hours, dipped into 400-500ish range later in the test.

I didn't play long at all. I was there at the beginning to help with hammering them servers. I'm saving my gameplay for release. I'm usually don't invest a ton of time in MMO betas. I want to invest my time into a character that will stick around.

I did the full time. I remember needing to pee really bad at the end of it

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Some good technical info on the test and findings.

Mur said:

Update:

Update 31: Stress Test Results — Monsters & Memories

Hi all! First off: THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE! The participation and vibe during the tests was amazing, and we were blown away by the response. It was a unique experience for all of us. For this (April’s) update, we’re focusing on the results of the Public Stress Test (April 28th and 29th).

monstersandmemories.com

Some good technical info on the test and findings.

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My stream was on the screenshot of streamers. Very cool.

If you get a chance, watch one of their new team members Vgfx on Twitch work on armor textures. They are looking really good.

numbers seem great for initial stress test.

just talking out my ass, but wont you need like 5,000 subscribers at 15$ a month for a game with these requirements to be remotely profitable? thats 900,000 a year. so like 6 salaries + maintenance cost? seems like you'd need more

your_mum said:

numbers seem great for initial stress test.

just talking out my ass, but wont you need like 5,000 subscribers at 15$ a month for a game with these requirements to be remotely profitable? thats 900,000 a year. so like 6 salaries + maintenance cost? seems like you'd need more

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5,000 subs + merch sales being able to support your team is an amazing place to be at. If that's sustainable for them then this game will be amazing regardless of whether it explodes in popularity or not.

Secrets said:

Daybreak announces new investment, new H1Z1 and EverQuest mobile titles, and a new esports arena | Massively Overpowered

massivelyop.com

They had a mobile title in the works. Unclear what manifested from that.

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Given that article was written in 2018, probably nothing. It was likely bullshit to attract investment.

merkmerk73 said:

Coming up with worlds and lore is really hard.

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For a generic high fantasy Tolkein/D&D style world? Not really. EQ1's setting/lore was hardly the most original, and most players were barely even aware of any of the lore.

EQ1's lore was lifted directly from a homebrew D&D campaign. There's quite a lot of obvious influences.

Kriptini said:

EQ1's lore was lifted directly from a homebrew D&D campaign. There's quite a lot of obvious influences.

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Here's the interview ALovingRobot did with Kevin McPherson which describes exactly what you're saying. Kunark and Venril Sathir was literally a D&D campaign that Kevin and his friends had. It's a good watch.

Zefah said:

For what it's worth, EverQuest was really the only MMORPG with an original setting I've ever played where I genuinely enjoyed the lore. The setting felt mysterious while still feeling consistent and believable enough to not immediately dismiss.

Not saying it's Middle Earth or anything, but still an enjoyable aspect of the game..

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I couldn't tell you the EQ "story", but the world felt old and lived in. You had ancient god's influencing the world, locations, and their races. It all tied together, even if it was in not-so-obvious ways. The fingerprints of god's, religions, races, factions, guilds, were all over the game world and fit together. They would hide things all over the world that you didn't know wtf it was, but as you branched out and saw more, it all started to make more sense.

EQ lord was awesome because you to seek it out. It was hand fed to you and guiding your gaming adventure like it is with WoW and everything else.