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John Smedley's new company Pixelmage just released a kickstarter
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/herossong/heros-song?ref=project_tweet
John Smedley, the genius behind the Everquest franchise just released a game on kickstarter called Heroes Song. Its a 2d roguelike "hardcore" mmo with single player and private server options. If you dont believe how close this game mirrors the intent of Everquest, look at the classes. It has Everquest written right all over it. Classes include: Warrior, Beserker, Druid, Shaman, Bard, Paladin, Witch, Elementalist, Priest, Rogue, Monk, Dreadlord, Beastmaster, Necromancer, and Wizard. The AI also is quite similar on a private server level where in the land is procedurally generated but with Elves inhabiting the biggest forests and dwarves inhabiting the highest mountains but it will feature a different landscape in a different server. The game features creative design from NYT best selling author and if the 1 million dollar goal is reached Trolls, Ogres and Satyrs become playable races. I cant shill for this game any harder, please check it out ;P
John Smedley, the genius behind the Everquest franchise just released a game on kickstarter called Heroes Song. Its a 2d roguelike "hardcore" mmo with single player and private server options. If you dont believe how close this game mirrors the intent of Everquest, look at the classes. It has Everquest written right all over it. Classes include: Warrior, Beserker, Druid, Shaman, Bard, Paladin, Witch, Elementalist, Priest, Rogue, Monk, Dreadlord, Beastmaster, Necromancer, and Wizard. The AI also is quite similar on a private server level where in the land is procedurally generated but with Elves inhabiting the biggest forests and dwarves inhabiting the highest mountains but it will feature a different landscape in a different server. The game features creative design from NYT best selling author and if the 1 million dollar goal is reached Trolls, Ogres and Satyrs become playable races. I cant shill for this game any harder, please check it out ;P
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Not an ultra-graphics snob, but that far back retro look is not pleasing. The game would have to be really great to balance that out. And Kickstarters will never display that greatness, only the fond wishes of the developers.
If wishes were magic horses, we'd already be flying around fully in Star Citizen.
If you are holding out for the perfect game, the only game you play will be the waiting one.
A successful business man like Mr Smedley would defiantly have access to credit and should finance his own endeavors.
Its sad so many people are desperate for games that they just nod their head and shell out cash blindly.
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Generally speaking pre-funding/crowd-funding/early access are part of the problem in game development to me; my opinion will certainly change if the next wave of crowd-funded MMOs actually deliver what AAA studios have long been unable to.
The rule of startups: use other people's money to make yourself money.
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FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
LacedOpium: "So the question that begs to be asked is, if you are not interested in the game mechanics that define the MMORPG genre, then why are you playing an MMORPG?"
Of course, the latest one I know of is his little rant about hurting the family of a person he feels wronged him. Not only was the issue he was upset about a non-violent, but the guys family had nothing at all to do with it, and yet Smed clearly and vocally advocated physical violence towards them.
As such actions are definitely inappropriate, and even potentially illegal though difficult to prosecute (inciting to violence charges), they are absolutely nothing that should ever be said public for any representative of a company, much less it's leader, even if they are thinking such things.
He's becoming rather toxic, and I'd bet people in the industry are aware of it.
Lost my mind, now trying to lose yours...
Smed making a true old school MMO? Don't make me laugh, this will go P2W so fast it will make you wonder why you let the ghost of Sony past vomit another blunder. Your money would have less chance of being wasted with Brad and that's saying alot...
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As another said, this sounds like a mobile game offering.
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In fact, this looks like a fantasy RPG pack from RPG Maker VX.
RPG Maker:
Hero Song
No Thanks!
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He doesn't need KS but has fallen into the lure of taking a dip in the free money pool. That's not what KS was for.
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Interesting history if you ever have 45 min spare.
An another note, there's actually some decent talent behind this. I backed it. Not 100% it's going to be my cup-o-tea but color me intrigued.
Gamers are very dumb. i mean just look at the scam that tim schäfer is trying to pull and his...colleagues...and look at this shitty journalism surrounding us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFX0f_YUn1I
just watch it. and now tell me if YOU would back this Kickstarter. pls skip the Video back to the start. dont know why its jumping. tried everything.