KiraTV put out an interesting video talking about Crowfall's new patch. He raises some interesting questions like is it good to have players constantly participating in testing and development, and whether having multiple test servers diluting an already thread bare population is really such a good idea.
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I meant to check this out but I got my invite (I've never given them money - just signed up in their forums years ago) at the same time the New World preview thing was happening and chose to check out NW instead.
I'm sure there's plenty of time to check it out later at some point,
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I have been calling out this company for years. The shitty devs, the shitty ways they spent backer money (fucking videographers? seriously?), and the shit they were selling (some items were thousands of dollars!).
Want a game that was brought to you buy the people involved with killing UO AND SWG?! Crowfail is it.
Lets wait and see, we need a MMO CF success so I have my fingers crossed.
Actually they're not wrong, the store today is very different in comparison to what it was when the game first launched. There were numerous packages that were 1000, 2500, and up to 10,000 dollars.
I should know, I purchased the $1,000 dollar package.
You might be confusing dollars with Crowns?
I can't tell for the rest of the team, but Gordon, J Todd, Blair, Rhea and Tiggs still seem very passionate about the project. It shows when they do the monthly Q&A, answer customer service, post on the forums, etc.
I think Crowfall is going to follow the path of Warframe, as the devs were saying, starting small with a niche audience and slowly expanding the playerbase. They're constantly improving the game so I'm sure soon it's going to be good enough to attract larger crowds.
Paid for in full in 2016, 945 dollars. You can see that I originally put it on Layaway, had doubts. The day after I put down 179, I said screw it, put down the 335 so that I'd have 500 going towards it to pay it off in the next few months. Then I just decided to pay it off that day instead, so I wouldn't have to worry about it or remember to put money on it every month.
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The game is still in a playable state, so if you were a backer like I am, you can get in and play, kill people, die, harvest, build, all that fun stuff.
I am not trying to be mean or insulting in any way, I just find it fascinating that regular people are wiling to drop a grand on these kickstarter mmos. Was it the advertising that sucked you in? Talking with your friends/guildies? The game forums? Dev podcasts?
Highlights included 6 years of VIP Subscription
Another copy of the game via a Crowfall Collector's Edition
Tons of in-game items
Access to Alpha
I figured just 2 copies of the game plus just 6 months sub for each would run around the $250 (depending on monthly sub cost). To me it was a value proposition where the risk (the game may never come out or be utter shit like Pathfinder) was outweighed by the benefits (6 years sub time, an extra collectors edition, Alpha Access...).
So far I think it's an OK game, with potential, but honestly I can't get my other groupmates to login. Some are still playing Return to Reckoning and we have also discovered the XBOX Ultimate Gamepass and are making our way though the extensive PC catalogue.
Maybe when it gets to a final stage before the launch wipe...
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Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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and I have to admit.. I am having a hard time trying to find a good reason for us to log in and play..