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Ex-Players Join Together to Petition for the Revival of Carpe Diem MMORPG
darksabaton
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On January 22nd, 2007 Persistent Worlds Ltd ceased trading. PW was a European publisher tasked with bringing a popular Korean game, Carpe Diem, to the Western market. The game was received well by gamers, who found something fresh and exciting in the game's quirky visuals and unique features, such as possession and mounted combat. But due to a poor marketing strategy, Persistent Worlds Ltd eventually folded, and with it we lost one of the unsung gems of the MMORPG genre; Carpe Diem. Many people were devastated when they heard the news. Now, a few months later, a group of ex-players have banded together and sent out a call for help. They are creating a petition with the goal of showing the world that the Carpe community has not gone silently into the night. They are still pining for what many of them have described as 'the best online game they have ever been part of'. Many ex-Carpers state that no other game to date has been able to fill that hole in their hearts; not even WoW! But they are not just relying on the goodwill of some anonymous company exec to stumble across it and pick up the game. They have the backing of none other than one of the former CEOs of Persistent Worlds*, Phil White (previously of Codemasters). Mr White has agreed to present their case to GNISoft (the Korean developers of the game) directly, in a plea to revive the Western version of Carpe. But in order to impress, they will first need as many signatures as they can get. So, what are you waiting for? Show the guys and girls your support. Whether you played Carpe Diem in the past, or would be interested in playing it in the future, or even if you're just in it for kicks - sign the petition. You don't need to register an account, and it only takes two minutes to make your mark. It can be done here: http://z11.invisionfree.com/CarpeKin/index.php?showtopic=345&st=0 The community eventually plans to reach 500 signatures, but they would be thrilled to get even more support, as each new signature brings their dream one step closer to fruition. If you'd like to see some visuals of the game you're helping to save, here is a user made video of one of the game's major events - "The End of the World" - which was to mark the end of Closed Beta. It resonates now as a prelude to the company's eventual downfall http://youtube.com/watch?v=tyt7zfY8xHw *Persistent Worlds itself claims that it will not be coming back any time in the near future
ok that was copy-pasted from one of my carpe frends. its quite long etc. but it says almost all i would like to say. i as many of you did, has been in search for a perfect MMORPG for me. passed almost all MMORPGs from f2p to p2p. when you look at the list here on mmorpg.com i tryed 90% of em, those 10% are outdated games, FPS games and some games i still need to try. one day, quite long ago, i found myself in closed beta test of Carpe Diem game. it had unique stuff non of games you can see on list has. its a persistant game (always continuing with story line) with great community. even a necromancer most of you know from D2 and even has bone spirit, golem and bone armor |
. aswell as unique playstyle where 2 players can merge into one player that is more powerfull and evrything. now you would think like "how can 2 players play 1 character?" well there are 2 characters in that one, so like both can use skills of their own characters, now more powerfull, but also die together since they get dmg for both of em. and many other stuff like invasions of mobs (yeah like 100+ mobs attacking city) and other stuff. the thing is... i found what i was looking for, then it broke down with its company couse of some marketing misstakes they made (game was even low priced so many ppl preordered it just that money they tried to spend never got to company and so their money was returned). so i ask you all who REALY dont like their games go down (like when we all played D2 , what would happen if it was an MMORPG that company went down along with servers. we would go nuts wouldnt we?) go click the link, you dont even have to register, just say your nickname, e-mail adress for contact and where you found info from. we could use all the help we can get. LONG LIVE MMORPGS!!!
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Seriously now, beta testing a F2P game that is worth your time and has a balanced item mall. Takes 2 minutes of your time. We will not be satisfied until we get at least one person from this site to sign the petition. We will continue to post here, and not leave you alone until you realize what your missing out on. ~Rhiannon
Here is a little about the game, you might find will persuade you to get involved with this project:
Three character slots, and three different races. Classes were tied to races, but you had a choice in each of them.
Humans could become warriors or archers.
Feys could become Healers or Flamesprites.
Dragonbloods had the most classes. Dark Assassins, Soulhunters, Dark Lords, Necromancers, Bloodblades and Monks of Ithalamar.
The game indeed had experience and levels. Stats were manually assigned, so you had freedom to create your own 'build', and many different builds had their advantages in different combat situations. Skill points were also manually assigned, and you chose which skills to learn and increase. Some higher level skills required you first to find a special scroll in order to learn them.
The exp grind was generic; but quite fast and painless. Many quests were available with multiple repeats to offer an incentive to go out and kill. Unique 'set' items could drop from monsters, which gave magical boosts beyond the regular equipment that the NPCs sold.
Items could be upgraded, and you needed multiple materials in order to do so. Your strength could also be boosted using Stones, and Stones could also be upgraded, but they were time-limited to several days (depending on their level) and you had to carry them around with you, which took up valuable inventory space. This was the trade-off you accepted for having more power.
There was a PVP arena, and the GMs held weekly tournaments and events there for both solo players and guilds to participate. Prizes for contests and events such as this were sent via an emailled code, which could then be input into the game to claim the prize items, which were often things that could not be found in the game itself.
Daily events were done to simulate the ongoing battle with the Evoker, Uzziel. Uzziel would attack random towns, kidnap players (and GMs), or cause important certain areas to be blocked with gates and monsters. It was up to the players to follow the clues and beat Uzziel back, often receiving the ever controversial 'free-for-all' prize-dropping mobs at the end of the fight. Wink
Guilds were an important part of the game, and there were 4 main dungeons which any guild could fight for and control. Dungeons contained unique monsters that dropped unique gears, gems and scrolls. If a guild controlled all 4 dungeons, they could even challenge Uzziel himself! One guild managed this before the game closed - the HandofDavid regiment - but they failed to defeat the Evoker (quite painfully failed, infact). xD
A great thing about this game was the possession system. Feys and certain Dragonbloods could possess humans and other dragonbloods, joining together to become a single fighting unit. The Human/Dragonblood being possessed controlled movement, and their possesser could cast spells and buffs and heals from the safety of their shoulder. The only way the possesser could die was if the possessee was killed.
Another unique feature was mounted combat. Everyone could get a mount at level 10, and there were multiple 'levels' of mount to find - Brown horses and Brown bears at first, then Black horses and Black bears, and finally White horses and Polar bears. Dragonbloods only had White minotaurs at the time.
Mounts leveled as long as the character fought while riding them, and their stats contributed to their rider's stats. Mounts could even learn their own skills! Horses could stomp the ground to stun nearby enemies, and bears could throw rocks for an extra attack. Eventually you could evolve your mount into it's greater incarnation, either Unicorns, Great Bears, or Horned Minotaurs.
And mounts could be coloured using dyes, as well as equipped with different saddles and bridles with various stats.
Phew. But that's not all. When you hit level 90, you could choose your advanced class. That was always fun - the advanced classes had some awesome skills. Dragonbloods didn't have advanced classes, however, seemingly a trade-off for having so many regular classes to begin with.
Did I mention there was a horse racing track? Smile
There are just so many things about this game that made it stand out. It's true that it did take a little getting used to - the interface/controls COULD be a bit more solid - but that was such a small hurdle to get over. Once I started playing, that was it. I was hooked for life. It was something more than just the features it offered. ~Chica
Hopefully that will make you want to try the game out. Ty for those who have signed the petition already, your support is amazing and we cannot thank you enough. ~Rhiannon
Keep them coming! ~Rhiannon
We want to impress these guys the best we can
Free huggles going around for those who sign up from MMORPG! lol
hehe aye, thx for the support guys. we still need loads more.
ehh wish i could go ingame now...
/Signed.
Come on guys, any as an MMORPG community we should be supporting MMORPGS no matter what we think of the one in particular. Carpe Diem was a fun game, i know i enjoyed it. Lets give this our support, its a great shame to see any MMO die.
Garrik
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"once upon a midnight dreary, while i porn surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of 'hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, "give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404."
One major event that occurred while playing CD was my wedding. It was on my birthday and one of the GM's named Chica held the event for us
A tourny event just ended and Chica started setting up props everywhere to make it identifiably unique. She put gates outside of the stairway so nobody outside of the wedding party could get in. She had us ported one by one into the center stage :] Both Hidden and KnightRyders (clans) were joined symbolically. She even had the honer of killing us :P What was so awesome about all of this is Chica and I were sending messages back an forth through e-mail of how I wanted the event to be like. I was even allowed to make my own vows
Here are some screenies that hardly capture the moment, but you will get the idea:
(The rainbow flag stand is actually a Weapon Of Legends icon, once you get to the end of the dungeon you have to constantly att that thing with all your clans might in hopes that it dissipates. People were going crazy because this was one of the WoL's that everybody wanted :P Also, after the Wedding was held, Chica let us pick out what color mounts we wanted which was very cool because it was easily distinguished amongst all over the other mounts in CD. My mount is Victorious and Sav's is Zeplin.)
Here is 2 pics of Bori & Dour's Wedding I captured
Here is a picture I was in in the skimpy but popular Santa costumes :P They were given away for x-mas for doing scavenger hunts or winning on the race track :P & trivia!
^^Thats Uzziel the big bad guy :P^^
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"Give a man a fire, and he is warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he is warm for the rest of his life."
thx for support m8s. we are currently at 185 signatures, so at 18.5% done. still alot more signatures needed...
ARE WE GAMERS OR WHAT?! LONG LIVE MMORPG's!!!
I /signed
Here's to hoping you guys get your game back, and I get a try at it too.
If this project in the end is just a flop, than at least we tried. This is our last resort and there is nothing else we can do. No other options...nothing. I just hope we can get through this without drama in the end if things do fail. I do not want everyone to be dissapointed, and I kind of feel at this point that I am intune with wishful thinking prior to reality. I hate thinking negatively but there is still that little hope left that keeps us going on, seeing this project move onto the next day.
I really do not know how to express how thankful I am to you all. This whole experience is bringing the community closer together, and I only have you, the supporters to thank for that. ~Rhiannon
We need help guys. You do not need to register, all you need to do is post as a guest and sign the petition to revive Carpe Diem.You do not have to leave your e-mail only your name. We need many more signatures before we can bring this up to GNISoft.Here is the link to sign the petition: http://z11.invisionfree.com/CarpeKin/index.php?showtopic=345
We need all the help we can get MMO players! You do not have to play this game if this project is succesful. The only involvement that you have is I will be contacting those who signed about the outcome of the project, if we were sucessful or not. If you only leave your sn from a site such as this I can contact you through pm here. If you leave your e-mail I can contact you through your e-mail.
I am the administrator of Carpe Kin and I will state that this is NOT a scam. Too many people are iffy about signing because they think they will get spammed. We write all e-mail's on the form in a way so that you will NOT get spammed. The only way to find this forum is by using a search engine and typing in Carpe Diem. Not too many people type in Carpe Diem from day to day. This forum is only advertised on MMO sites, gaming sites, and sites we are related too by friends.
This project is "Official" though it may not be the most professional way to do this, my time is scarce. I use the Carpe Kin forums because it is more personal and that is where the last of the Carpe Diem community is. No where else will you find that many members that used to play Carpe Diem.
Please take your time in helping us out. This game meant so much to us and still does. We will not let it die, and we will keep this topic bumped day in and out. Thank You. ~Rhiannon
Btw, from gamer to gamer would you let your own game you are currently playing die? You would probably do the same thing I am right now. This is our last resort.
If i could i would delete your petition i played this game and its horrible. not even gonig to go into detail but the reason its gone is because it sucked no other reason and ther not going to bring it back to please 5-10 people lol. start to pay a monthly and play Vanguard or something.
Lady Rhia, you replied 14 times thusfar to this post, don't you think it's enough? I'm sorry, the game's dead Jim.
First off Salenger
If I could I would title your post "Stupid". Get your facts straight. This game is huge in Korea and Japan. People dress up as toons at conventions all the time. The game didn't die because it "sucked". It died because they made it p2p when it is f2p in Korea and Japan.The game was marketed poor and rushed from CB->Live. If your idea of a game is just based on visuals (Vanguard) than I feel bad for you, your missing out on a lot of game elements.
It is well alive in Korea and Japan! Get your facts straight...They banned foriegn ips now 
& a little inside information they were thinking previously of bringing this game back.
Tranquility yes because I don't back down on my word. Not everyone has seen this topic so I will continue to bump this and if you don't like it post elsewhere. I said I would keep everyone up to date for each days progress and I have been doing such ever since it has been created. The game is not dead
To both of your replies you fail to see why I am here. I am a fellow gamer asking for help from other gamers. I think to support the online gaming industry you should at least be able to take 2 minutes of your time and sign the god damn thing. I am wrong for that? Also, it shouldn't be ripped from us out of nowhere like this game was. Karma is a bitch eh? Apparently it hasn't happened to either of you yet because you don't have any sympathy towards our community and you continuously bash this game before knowing all of the facts.
Your words only feed me the encouragement to persue this project.