The man turned down EA. So I'm sure he has his funding plans in check. He has a good track record of successful games to go with it...
Then again Tabula Rasa...
Yeah - and Battlecruiser 3000, Dark and Light, the orignal vision for Horizons, Stargate Worlds....semi-deep pockets and big dreams oft go astray. The state of Rhode Island is regretting their early supporter stance -
Then again it could be amazing...
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Just 3 names....the man who brought us Mark Hammil(Commander Blair), Malcom Mc Dowell(Admiral Tolwyn), and later on Clive Owen as Privateer, yet space operas, immersive, pc juicing games, yes, he can have lots of paper money, because he is a gamer, he has the guts to say No to suits, that's why the gaming world will say YES to Mr. Chris Roberts....
When you have a Grandmaster you don't ask....you follow...it's like Yoda coming to earth, and suits asking him for an interview about his talents in intergalactic war conflicts.
So money grabbing, stupid suit, nose sniffing, opinion wise for just about everything,....move along....this is not another 10 year long pathetic game to release, you are looking for.
Take your consoles, tablets, touch screen ridiculous screen softwares, and chock on them...This is Personal Desktop Computing, and the Legend is back to Defend It and push it beyond it's limits!
3D Space Cockpits, Online Space Battles, free roaming, Privateer like by the Grandmaster of the Genre....ok....there is hope after all, at last, and substantial hope, indeed!
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Just 3 names....the man who brought us Mark Hammil(Commander Blair), Malcom Mc Dowell(Admiral Tolwyn), and later on Clive Owen as Privateer, yet space operas, immersive, pc juicing games, yes, he can have lots of paper money, because he is a gamer, he has the guts to say No to suits, that's why the gaming world will say YES to Mr. Chris Roberts....
3D Space Cockpits, Online Space Battles, free roaming, Privateer like by the Grandmaster of the Genre....ok....there is hope after all, at last, and substantial hope, indeed!
The first thing I thought was... Holy Sh*t Modern Wing Commander! That was before I even knew what it was! This game needs to happen, it needs to be made.
Hey TSW Players http://www.unfair.co/ for Mission guides, Lore Locations and stuff....
Originally posted by Teala Damnit - just make a Freelancer Online game. Duh! I think most people like the old Wing Commander games, but I think many probably liked Freelancer more. So why not do it right and just make a Freelancer game?
I don't see why it has to have the same name. If it's going to be better than freelancer then it may as well have a different name.
Freelancer online wouldn't work. It's gotta be a new game. Some of the old freelancer most popular online mods are not working any longer. The last one to die, Shattered Worlds, just yesterday. The only healthy on at the moment seems to be Discovery.
And sadly, everything the industry spits on us on the past 10 years, except some games less than a palm's fingers to mention, ain't worth a spit, really to play for more than a month.
So...i guess...we could as well let the expert do his magic, and the suits and the kiddos with big bucks to step aside for once:)
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Well i could be wrong but at one point in this video i saw 3 fighers attacking capital ship and they had Kilrathi iconographic. And they looked like some sort of new Straltha fighter.
And you don't find it the least bit troubling for them to even have the audacity to ask someone to donate $10k for something that *might* get made in the next few years? lol
I'm sorry, this is a prime example of why I write off any "upcoming" game the minute I see "Kickstarter", "pledge", "donate", etc.
I won't "pre-order" games from reputable developers/publishers, I sure as hell won't throw money at some Joe schmoe. And yes, I liked the Wing Commander and Privateer games, but this dude hasn't done squat in ten years. As far as I'm concerned, he's nobody until I see a new product released.
Why would it bother me? it is for the most dedicated fans of the genre. I have seen people spnd more obscene amount of money on most useless things. And to be fair the person who will give them 10 grands isn't going to sell his kidny for it. Rich people can do whatever they want with their money.
And you don't find it the least bit troubling for them to even have the audacity to ask someone to donate $10k for something that *might* get made in the next few years? lol
I'm sorry, this is a prime example of why I write off any "upcoming" game the minute I see "Kickstarter", "pledge", "donate", etc.
I won't "pre-order" games from reputable developers/publishers, I sure as hell won't throw money at some Joe schmoe. And yes, I liked the Wing Commander and Privateer games, but this dude hasn't done squat in ten years. As far as I'm concerned, he's nobody until I see a new product released.
I am currently playing a few games now that i have supported on kickstarter and you know what they have turned out just as awesome as they looked..
Kickstarter projects are the future of real PC gaming..
Am I reading that right though? 2 million dollars?
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If they want to aim for delivering a similar experience as Wing Commander 3 and 4 with real actors and cinematics. They'll need a lot more.
Don't need cinematics, just expensive fluff that are usually only watched once, same for voice overs unless of couse they don't go for expensive actors, but hire some local thespians from colleges. Why do you think SWTOR was such a bust, too much money spent on non essential things.
Good to see someone doing something other than fantasy. Will look forward to this game with great anticipation.
Oh and for the person demeaning Tabula Rasa, it was a better game than a lot them out there right now, just that NCSoft pulls the plug on anything that has a whisper of decline.
Oh and for the person demeaning Tabula Rasa, it was a better game than a lot them out there right now, just that NCSoft pulls the plug on anything that has a whisper of decline.
I still to this day blame ourselves, the players/fans, for the death of Tabula Rasa.
Game had so much potential for greatness.
We ruined it.
I remember the forums/chatter on the intertrons - I remember what we, the players, were asking for.
1. "We don't like the Bane invasions preventing us from turning in quests." So they took the one super unique totally cool feature of TR, the territorial capture/control WAR with the NPC Bane, and toned it down and ruined it rather than focusing 100% on that feature for a NEW, innovative, revolutionary PvE experience.
2. "We don't like how everyone is human." Queue add in of stupid alien/hybrid races that ruined the game's aesthetic and "humanity versus extinction" lore.
3. "Not enough PvP WTF add more!"
etc. I could go on.
We took a unique, potentially great sci-fi MMO with what could have been revolutionary PvE half a decade ahead of it's time, and turned it into yet another WoW-clone focused on quest hubs, instanced dungeons/raids, and pointless PvP.
Thanks MMO playerbase. Thanks!
My one biggest hope for Chris Roberts and Star Citizen is that he doens't listen to anyone but his own team during development. We, the fan, are generally retarded.
Am I reading that right though? 2 million dollars?
z
If they want to aim for delivering a similar experience as Wing Commander 3 and 4 with real actors and cinematics. They'll need a lot more.
Don't need cinematics, just expensive fluff that are usually only watched once, same for voice overs unless of couse they don't go for expensive actors, but hire some local thespians from colleges. Why do you think SWTOR was such a bust, too much money spent on non essential things.
The cinematics are for the single player game.. they added so much to the old wing commander series.. its somthing they need and thats missing from a lot of single player games these days.
A space sim. Great , I been waiting for a good space sim for years.
Currently playing: AoC, RIFT, Champions Online, DDO, LORTO, STO and Tribes: Ascend Have Played: TSW, SWG, AO, EVE, WOW, EQ, EQ2, SW:TOR, GW,CoH, DCUO, RotMG, WAR,
I dunno. He did make the Wing Commander games and Freelancer...
But he also did the Wing Commander movie...
Hmm, gotta think about this one.
Beat me to it...
I'll bless anything he does, as long as it's a game.
Good thing he is making a new game, and not a new movie then
Currently playing: AoC, RIFT, Champions Online, DDO, LORTO, STO and Tribes: Ascend Have Played: TSW, SWG, AO, EVE, WOW, EQ, EQ2, SW:TOR, GW,CoH, DCUO, RotMG, WAR,
You know if the current series don't work maybe a reboot of the others is in order. Played all the wing commanders and privateer, all were epic. Hopefully this will impact the current game in the same way!
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The man turned down EA. So I'm sure he has his funding plans in check. He has a good track record of successful games to go with it...
Then again Tabula Rasa...
Yeah - and Battlecruiser 3000, Dark and Light, the orignal vision for Horizons, Stargate Worlds....semi-deep pockets and big dreams oft go astray. The state of Rhode Island is regretting their early supporter stance -
Then again it could be amazing...
-Myth-
___________________________________________________
Illusion masquerading as metaphor in the guise of legend
Tabula Rasa was Richard Garriott...
Just 3 names....the man who brought us Mark Hammil(Commander Blair), Malcom Mc Dowell(Admiral Tolwyn), and later on Clive Owen as Privateer, yet space operas, immersive, pc juicing games, yes, he can have lots of paper money, because he is a gamer, he has the guts to say No to suits, that's why the gaming world will say YES to Mr. Chris Roberts....
When you have a Grandmaster you don't ask....you follow...it's like Yoda coming to earth, and suits asking him for an interview about his talents in intergalactic war conflicts.
So money grabbing, stupid suit, nose sniffing, opinion wise for just about everything,....move along....this is not another 10 year long pathetic game to release, you are looking for.
Take your consoles, tablets, touch screen ridiculous screen softwares, and chock on them...This is Personal Desktop Computing, and the Legend is back to Defend It and push it beyond it's limits!
3D Space Cockpits, Online Space Battles, free roaming, Privateer like by the Grandmaster of the Genre....ok....there is hope after all, at last, and substantial hope, indeed!
Fully supporting STAR CITIZEN by the Legendary Grandmaster of the Space Game Genre, Chris Roberts.For Captain Eisen's memory.....For Squadron 42...For the Space Genre....For the PC....I pledge!
Star Citizen
TOG Star Citizen-Join Us
Not fair.
I already told this community some time ago. I want my royalties! :P
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/5326108#5326108
I loved Wing Commander iV!
When I saw the video earlier: ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFSipPkusuw )
The first thing I thought was... Holy Sh*t Modern Wing Commander! That was before I even knew what it was! This game needs to happen, it needs to be made.
Hey TSW Players http://www.unfair.co/ for Mission guides, Lore Locations and stuff....
Freelancer online wouldn't work. It's gotta be a new game. Some of the old freelancer most popular online mods are not working any longer. The last one to die, Shattered Worlds, just yesterday. The only healthy on at the moment seems to be Discovery.
OMG how did i miss this...
As soon as i get paid this month they will be having my money..
And sadly, everything the industry spits on us on the past 10 years, except some games less than a palm's fingers to mention, ain't worth a spit, really to play for more than a month.
So...i guess...we could as well let the expert do his magic, and the suits and the kiddos with big bucks to step aside for once:)
Fully supporting STAR CITIZEN by the Legendary Grandmaster of the Space Game Genre, Chris Roberts.For Captain Eisen's memory.....For Squadron 42...For the Space Genre....For the PC....I pledge!
Star Citizen
TOG Star Citizen-Join Us
Well i could be wrong but at one point in this video i saw 3 fighers attacking capital ship and they had Kilrathi iconographic. And they looked like some sort of new Straltha fighter.
Granted it's just a feature list yet, but a well thought out!
Physics affecting ships? Like "push back" weapons & shockwaves for Freespace? *** YEAH!
Manning turrets of capital ships? (like in il2) To be a gunner? *** YEAH!
Playing missions with your friends like in Freespace? *** YEAH!
Free Roaming with your friends like in Freelancer? *** YEAH!
Toolsets to create own ships and self-hostet servers like in NWN Auroratoolset? Holy *** YEAH!!!!!
Even if the game is barren with such systems in place (working) this is going to be the biggest thing i've ever looked forward too the last 10 years.
My only regret is, that i can't fund more than 200$.
Why would it bother me? it is for the most dedicated fans of the genre. I have seen people spnd more obscene amount of money on most useless things. And to be fair the person who will give them 10 grands isn't going to sell his kidny for it. Rich people can do whatever they want with their money.
I am currently playing a few games now that i have supported on kickstarter and you know what they have turned out just as awesome as they looked..
Kickstarter projects are the future of real PC gaming..
Don't need cinematics, just expensive fluff that are usually only watched once, same for voice overs unless of couse they don't go for expensive actors, but hire some local thespians from colleges. Why do you think SWTOR was such a bust, too much money spent on non essential things.
Good to see someone doing something other than fantasy. Will look forward to this game with great anticipation.
Oh and for the person demeaning Tabula Rasa, it was a better game than a lot them out there right now, just that NCSoft pulls the plug on anything that has a whisper of decline.
I still to this day blame ourselves, the players/fans, for the death of Tabula Rasa.
Game had so much potential for greatness.
We ruined it.
I remember the forums/chatter on the intertrons - I remember what we, the players, were asking for.
1. "We don't like the Bane invasions preventing us from turning in quests." So they took the one super unique totally cool feature of TR, the territorial capture/control WAR with the NPC Bane, and toned it down and ruined it rather than focusing 100% on that feature for a NEW, innovative, revolutionary PvE experience.
2. "We don't like how everyone is human." Queue add in of stupid alien/hybrid races that ruined the game's aesthetic and "humanity versus extinction" lore.
3. "Not enough PvP WTF add more!"
etc. I could go on.
We took a unique, potentially great sci-fi MMO with what could have been revolutionary PvE half a decade ahead of it's time, and turned it into yet another WoW-clone focused on quest hubs, instanced dungeons/raids, and pointless PvP.
Thanks MMO playerbase. Thanks!
My one biggest hope for Chris Roberts and Star Citizen is that he doens't listen to anyone but his own team during development. We, the fan, are generally retarded.
Wow I am torn between the wingnut package or the Lancer ship package. I want to do both have high end combat and do exploration.
WEll if these guys pull this off I will be a happy camper.
The cinematics are for the single player game.. they added so much to the old wing commander series.. its somthing they need and thats missing from a lot of single player games these days.
Currently playing: AoC, RIFT, Champions Online, DDO, LORTO, STO and Tribes: Ascend
Have Played: TSW, SWG, AO, EVE, WOW, EQ, EQ2, SW:TOR, GW,CoH, DCUO, RotMG, WAR,
Beat me to it...
I'll bless anything he does, as long as it's a game.
Good thing he is making a new game, and not a new movie then
Currently playing: AoC, RIFT, Champions Online, DDO, LORTO, STO and Tribes: Ascend
Have Played: TSW, SWG, AO, EVE, WOW, EQ, EQ2, SW:TOR, GW,CoH, DCUO, RotMG, WAR,
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Pay-to-Win / F2P will be the death of real gaming, Boycott it !!
There is still hope for pc gaming.
If all turn as he says this game will be the best game ever created.
If they add ground combat as well then i dont see any other game beating it.