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DStecks posted:Are we really going to poo poo all over an attempt to do something with a legitimately unique concept, in a world where everything triple-A is yearly sequels and zero innovation? terrible games deserve to be mocked for being terrible. if anything indie games deserve it even more
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Ville Valo posted:Ever Jane, the Jane Austen MMO has met its funding goal of $100,000. Pro-click video. Interesting stuff. When she got to talking about gossip-focused PVP I realized how badly I want her to succeed. Imagine all the real and imaginary tears when goonswarm takes over all the finest salons with great pride and extreme prejudice. And who doesn't love extravagant balls?
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Dec 4, 2013 01:45
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lol murder everyone who gave money to that jane austin piece of poo poo
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Anoia posted:Sure, it's a neat concept, but I already know exactly what the playerbase is going to be like: endlessly fighting over what truly fits the setting in between bouts of hardcore Victorian era erotic role-play. Regency era! Victoria wasn't even born until 1819 
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Dec 4, 2013 02:33
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...of SCIENCE! posted:terrible games deserve to be mocked for being terrible. if anything indie games deserve it even more Yes, this terrible game, which we know is terrible because we've all thoroughly played it. 
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DStecks posted:Are we really going to poo poo all over an attempt to do something with a legitimately unique concept, in a world where everything triple-A is yearly sequels and zero innovation? you're the $5000 dollar backer arnt u?
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DStecks posted:Yes, this terrible game, which we know is terrible because we've all thoroughly played it. GBS 2.1 › Awful Kickstarters Vol II: Reach for Your Microwallets! But seriously, $100k budget for an MMO? Good luck, that's almost certainly not going to happen.
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That Jane Austen MMO doesn't look awful. The person doing it apparently has some related experience, and that puts it ahead of the most MMOs on Kickstarter. I think the only critique I have is that they're apparently planning to go sub in the age of F2P item shops, but maybe they can make it work for them.
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Every time I think that a socialization-based mmo sounds interesting I remember The Endless Forest exists and shrivel up a little inside.
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burritolingus posted:I think the only critique I have is that they're apparently planning to go sub in the age of F2P item shops, but maybe they can make it work for them. The fan base is relatively small but if they're as rabid and dedicated as people are saying (and enough to raise 100k for this) then it could be feasible enough to be at least semi-sustainable.
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AlbieQuirky posted:Regency era! Victoria wasn't even born until 1819 See? See?!
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Ville Valo posted:There's nothing innovative about it besides the lovely setting. It's paperdoll character dress up, fetch quests and profession gathering sans combat. It looks interesting. Personally I'm curious how they will deal with that gossip thing - I've been thinking quite a bit about possible mechanics to translate substantial character-related events into free-form plot-advancing interaction options without disrupting strong central narrative, and this is basically exactly that, albeit in a PVP environment rather than in a setting populated by AIs.
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Dachshundofdoom posted:Glippets: The Animated Series! It's like Garfield with aliens, but actually way, way worse in every way.
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EvilTobaccoExec posted:When she got to talking about gossip-focused PVP I realized how badly I want her to succeed. Imagine all the real and imaginary tears when goonswarm takes over all the finest salons with great pride and extreme prejudice. Seriously. The griefing potential is off the scale. As to actually playing the game? No.
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"Look at these idiots giving someone money for a fancy themed chatroom with obtuse mechanics." *plays eve"
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DStecks posted:Yes, this terrible game, which we know is terrible because we've all thoroughly played it. I'm positive it will be terrible because of the following reasons: 100k for an MMO, that's a stupid rear end budget even for paper doll chat party. It's not actually innovative at all it sounds like it's just a glorified chat room with stats that don't matter and the ability to only play as a gatherer from most MMOs. I say this as a big nerd for this kind of literature, nerds for this kind of literature are loving terrible. Between the "OH WHEN WILL I FIND MY OWN MR DARCY" types and the spergiest period spergs this side of a Ren Faire, I have no doubt that the majority of people who would unironically play that will be insufferable. In general it's a poorly planned and barely detailed idea with the assorted 'iterations' adding things like 'travel between towns' and 'balls'. Not every new and unique thing is a good thing.
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You're all missing the point that this place is going to be a goldmine of well-to-do spinsters and barely-repressed librarians just looking for someone to pounce upon with the force of a thousand trainwrecks. Don't take that away from me.
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:You're all missing the point that this place is going to be a goldmine of well-to-do spinsters and barely-repressed librarians just looking for someone to pounce upon with the force of a thousand trainwrecks. Don't take that away from me. Let's all play Mister Darcy. Though I don't think anything is going to top Endless Forest responding to the goon rush by the creators appearing as gods and ending the world.
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FoxTerrier posted:I'm not sure why anyone finds this surprising. Austen fans are pretty rabid. Have you honestly not noticed the ridiculous amount of spin offs published this past decade? You can't take two steps in a bookstore without tripping over The New and Slightly Porny Adventures of Lizzy & Darcy's Second Cousin Betsy. There's been several films in the last few years as well, like Austenland, Lost in Austen, Jane Austen Book Club, etc. Apparently it all does well enough that more stuff keeps getting made. I knew that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a thing, but I was honestly surprised to come across Wuthering Nights 
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Anoia posted:Let's all play Mister Darcy. Come on, you know you need the proper balance to make a raid group: one or two wealthy landowners, 4-6 perky girls from the lesser gentry, and as many supporting characters as you can fit to meet the DPS requirement.
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Jedit posted:Come on, you know you need the proper balance to make a raid group: one or two wealthy landowners, 4-6 perky girls from the lesser gentry, and as many supporting characters as you can fit to meet the DPS requirement. I've got a level 52 Lady Susan Vernon with the legendary bustle set and maxed out flirtations skills, she really fucks poo poo up in the Northanger Abbey expansion set 
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gradenko_2000 posted:I knew that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a thing, but I was honestly surprised to come across Wuthering Nights You really, really shouldn't have been. Bronte fans are less numerous than 'Austenites,' but imho they just as crazy. Maybe moreso. Just look at the source material. Not that Austenites don't do their best to keep a tight hold on the crazy fanfic market. A few of the more hilariously bad titles available on Amazon: Apprehension and Desire: A Tale of Pride and Prejudice Mr Darcy's Cottage of Earthly Delights: Shades of Pride and Prejudice Mr Darcy Likes it Wild: A Pride and Prejudice Diversion A Fitzwilliam Legacy: Seasonal Disorder (I can only assume Darcy struggles with SAD and invests in a sun lamp?) Pride/Prejudice: A Novel of Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, and Their Forbidden Lovers and, of course: Spank Me, Mr. Darcy Bottom line: I am only surprised the Austen game didn't make more. Maybe they should have included more 'eartlhy delights'? vvv In fairness I think 'Janeite' gets thrown around a lot more than 'Austenite' these day. But that's even stupider. FoxTerrier has a new favorite as of 19:00 on Dec 5, 2013 |
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FoxTerrier posted:'Austenites' Ah, yet another horrible fandom with a stupid nickname for themselves. The list keeps growing. And the players will take care of the 'earthly delights' themselves, regardless of whether or not the developers acknowledge or encourage it. It'll be hilariously disastrous for their already shaky prospects if they try to stop it. 
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DoctorPresident posted:
This is from a few pages back but these are both good ideas and I would probably buy them, though not at the listed prices.
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Cyril Sneer posted:This is from a few pages back but these are both good ideas and I would probably buy them, though not at the listed prices. You should consider buying pants that are the correct length.
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Dachshundofdoom posted:Glippets: The Animated Series! It's like Garfield with aliens, but actually way, way worse in every way. Delusional people like this make me sad. This strip is probably this guy's full time job, and he's utterly convinced that Disney's going to be knocking on his door aaaaaaany minute now. In the video, he says he created the glippets TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO. Can you imagine how sick his family and friends are of these damned aliens? He probably gives signed sketches as gifts. "Hold onto those, they're gonna be worth a fortune someday!" Actually, looking closer at the art, this guy might be Bobby Crosby's dad. Or uncle, or teacher or something.
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Ever wanted to gently caress teenage-girl-Hitler?
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Oh come on, they moe-anthropomorphized the European theater political and military leadership of World War 2 plus Japan, but America is led by the Doonesbury White House? They couldn't turn Roosevelt into Rosie, a sickly girl confined to a wheelchair who also happens to be tough as nails?
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Morons posted:Hitora isn't Adolf Hitler, Starin isn't Joseph Stalin. The main drive of the game is for the player to have fun battling, and to see cute girls in uniform and try to woo them. Yeah, okay.
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"This game is partly influenced by a manga doujin - “Transformed into Females!! Biographies of World Dictators”" We did not nuke Japan hard enough.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:I've got a level 52 Lady Susan Vernon with the legendary bustle set and maxed out flirtations skills, she really fucks poo poo up in the Northanger Abbey expansion set Bustles are anachronistic, my immersion.  Also, remember not to wear your spencer when visiting the mansion or you won't be able to excuse yourself into staying overnight because it's too cold to leave. The designers made sure that encounter couldn't be cheesed by using resist gear.
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Dissapointed Owl posted:I guess he doesn't do hands well.     
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gradenko_2000 posted:I knew that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a thing, but I was honestly surprised to come across Wuthering Nights But Wuthering Heights is already a really hosed up story about really hosed up people (and also really good), you don't need to do anything to make it scary. Why would anyone do that. Goddammit internet. e: Man is the true monster in horror all the time anyway, so that's just adding a completely superfluous middleman. Veib has a new favorite as of 14:27 on Dec 7, 2013 |
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There's so much loving schadenfreude to milk out of this I don't know what to do with myself Vak Sambath's Guide to Kickstarter Success 1. Buy cheapass mostly non-functional $30 Chinese smartwatches 2. Launch Kickstarter, pass "The Rock Smartwatch" off as your own design which you've spent years and hundreds of thousands of dollars developing 3. Backers initially go in big, but catch on to your scam 4. Spam the comments section of your Kickstarter with copypasta and obvious sockpuppets in the hope you make it over the line before too many people drop out Dude apparently has hacked together a custom ROM for an existing smarthwatch that is a notorious piece of poo poo in China. The main menu is apparently an animated gif that looks like a smartwatch menu. The comments are now a loving riot of furious backers and Vak Sambath trying to out-spam each other: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/253126792/rocktm-first-qi-wifi-lifestyle-smartwatch-wireless/comments Vak's "Rock Smartwatch"  The Chinese Z3 (which came out last year) 
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UncleSmoothie posted:There's so much loving schadenfreude to milk out of this I don't know what to do with myself Their funding was just suspended about an hour ago.
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Vak is still talking on Twitter: "it's a good lesson man. I learned a lot from that. We have product and what we have isn't for Kickstarter. Fair enough" "in all seriousness this isn't a game that we're doing here. But again not for Kickstarter. No one wins."
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