I, too, am concerned with the size of the land mass. It appears to be no larger than a single realm in DAoC when it launched. And it launched with three.
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So some of them had tenure and it was cheaper to keep newer people. What I told you, was told to me by a dev at SoE at the time of the layoffs. I don't know the whole decision process, but I think the team is fine. A lot of them have redeemable work you can point to.
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The map is well done and while some of the names sound a bit generic, it still really looks nice. I completely disagree that it looks much different than before though. Nicer, indeed. Different? I don't see it. I think the land area is exactly what a small game needs for the early stages. We don't need massive content early. We need a well made and fun game. Places I'd like to explore and visit. Looks good but much. much more needed.
Edit- Merlin making me laugh once again. He has no idea how stuff works in life. The reason Ponytail gets the budget, talent, and time to do these things? Leadership, management skills, vision, production, and finishing projects. Everything Brad doesn't have and the primary reason he's having to beg players for money. Not because he wants us to build the game with him. Because he needs us just to get anything going.
Edit- Merlin making me laugh once again. He has no idea how stuff works in life. The reason Ponytail gets the budget, talent, and time to do these things? Leadership, management skills, vision, production, and finishing projects. Everything Brad doesn't have and the primary reason he's having to beg players for money. Not because he wants us to build the game with him. Because he needs us just to get anything going.
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The goal is 50 levels of content for 20 actual in game levels. I'm really not too worried about it. I'm going to work on getting a rough number of dungeons. Who knows how large those zones will be in game. I'd rather them just get a game out that's playable and add content later.
How can you expect a large land-mass with a shoestring crowd-sourced budget and a small rag-tag team of, at this point, mostly designers? I'd be more concerned of them actually releasing a playable alpha. If they're keeping the scope small and manageable I'll give them credit for that is the smartest thing I've seen them do yet.
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If leveling is as slow as they say it is, it'll get old staying in the same zone for a month at a time with no where else to go. If their dungeons are viable for leveling, then thus obviously isn't a big concern. We'll see.
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Planes of Triundia - Planes of Karana(even in roughly the same spot geographically as it was on Antonica)
Lost Lake - Lake Rathetear
Frostfael Peaks - Everfrost Peaks(again, roughly in the same spot geographically as Antonica)
The Falmyrys - The Feerrott
Skyfen Mountains - Rathe Mountains/Skyfire Mountains(there's even a giant dragon, merely a coincidence!)
Desert of A'Moka - Desert of Ro
Now, obviously it's high fantasy so things can only get so dissimilar, but when almost 50% of your overland zones coincide to that extent? Pretty bad..
Lost Lake - Lake Rathetear
Frostfael Peaks - Everfrost Peaks(again, roughly in the same spot geographically as Antonica)
The Falmyrys - The Feerrott
Skyfen Mountains - Rathe Mountains/Skyfire Mountains(there's even a giant dragon, merely a coincidence!)
Desert of A'Moka - Desert of Ro
Now, obviously it's high fantasy so things can only get so dissimilar, but when almost 50% of your overland zones coincide to that extent? Pretty bad..
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Yeah stop being a hater, they aren't making games for haters and trolls. I mean show your support with $15.00 a month and fap over the great new zones and OMG amazing sauce map. The names are totally different and not phoned in at all, Patheon lore is super in depth and awe inspiring. As an apprentice dev I got the 411 on the next expansion zones already.
Freeze Frost Peaks
Cool Cold Mountains
Swamp of wetness
Deserts of Fire
with new dungeons
Dark Depths of Blackness
The lost sands of the lost
Shrine of the Sky
Fiery plane of fire
I know it's high fantasy but for shit sakes put some effort into it, rip off some Tolkienesque ideas at least and give them some depth.
Freeze Frost Peaks
Cool Cold Mountains
Swamp of wetness
Deserts of Fire
with new dungeons
Dark Depths of Blackness
The lost sands of the lost
Shrine of the Sky
Fiery plane of fire
I know it's high fantasy but for shit sakes put some effort into it, rip off some Tolkienesque ideas at least and give them some depth.
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renames the zones man.. Let's see what you come up with
Maybe they could go in groupquest.
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Booze,
I'm fucking pissed I haven't heard anymore about your Groupquest game! Fucking getting to be like your hero Brad McQuaid or something. Next thing I know, you'll just leave and expect me to pay $15 monthly for the privilege of your insights.
On other thoughts, those maps look nothing alike. The names are kinda similar but the maps? No, let's not get Boozecube crazy in here now.
I'm fucking pissed I haven't heard anymore about your Groupquest game! Fucking getting to be like your hero Brad McQuaid or something. Next thing I know, you'll just leave and expect me to pay $15 monthly for the privilege of your insights.
On other thoughts, those maps look nothing alike. The names are kinda similar but the maps? No, let's not get Boozecube crazy in here now.
Maybe the people forum developers can, i mean they are paying to do it ......renames the zones man.. Let's see what you come up with
renames the zones man.. Let's see what you come up with
Turn fawyder upside down, smash. It under anotica, crame erudin into its side and cut ever frost up a few cenimeters...
zzeris
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Damn, maybe that's why my wife doesn't ask for my help with puzzles.
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