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Pathfinder MMO!!

AdamupAdamup Member Posts: 48
in The Pub at MMORPG.COM

Get in on the ground floor with this new kickstarter! If you love Pathfinder, try to support it early and get in on alpha testing and the like. Figured someone out there would want to see this.

 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1675907842/pathfinder-online-a-fantasy-sandbox-mmo?ref=email

Comments

  • SamraeSamrae Member Posts: 5
    I have been reading Goblinworks pathfinder online blogs for a year now and I can't wait til it comes out. I am sooo sick of theme park  games.  Good luck to GW and Paizo!
  • XiaokiXiaoki Member EpicPosts: 4,050

    An MMO based on the James Fenimore Cooper book?!


    Oh, wait, its just that P&P RPG.


    Sad.

  • QuirhidQuirhid Member UncommonPosts: 6,230
    Gotta say, it seems a lot less shady now when they have actual gamefootage in their "tech demo".

    I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky

  • MumboJumboMumboJumbo Member UncommonPosts: 3,219
    Originally posted by Quirhid
    Gotta say, it seems a lot less shady now when they have actual gamefootage in their "tech demo".

    It really is a very basic Tech Demo - it's not even alpha footage, It's a test of competence of the devs: 2d pathfinder art -> 3d environment + animations (choreographed by dev controlled NNPC's vs Goblins: It's not even combat, just animations!). The Goblin Works Blogs are very interesting: https://goblinworks.com/blog/

    One of the best mmorpg video summaries I've seen (eg up there with ArenaNet's Evolution of the quest system presentation):

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUPrYVkdbc0

    Published on Jul 18, 2012 by Ryan Dancey

    • 00:00 - Paizo & Goblin Works
    • 00:30 - A Brief History Of MMO's
    • 03:28 - Theme Parks vs Sandboxes
    • 05:50 - The Theme Park Trap
    • 06:55 - The Ideal Sandbox
    • 07:20 - Pathfinder Online: Adenture, Exploration, Development, Dominion

     

    ^Recommended viewing.

    http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014633/Classic-Game-Postmortem

  • QuirhidQuirhid Member UncommonPosts: 6,230
    No, I'm talking about a video labelled "tech demo" in which they just talked about what they're hoping to do. No gameplay, no ingame footage, not even screenshots. Just the devs blabbering on camera.

    I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky

  • NiburuNiburu Member UncommonPosts: 402
    Tab Targeting already a boring combat system and thats what i do most of the time, rather spend my money on Xsyon
  • TsaboHavocTsaboHavoc Member UncommonPosts: 435
    nice finding! will toss some coin in this and repop.
  • AdamupAdamup Member Posts: 48
    I figured someone would want to see this and perhaps support it. Give em a break, a lot of the tech demo is really early stuff. They even discuss it at the bottom of the kickstarter in the faqs. Im excited, and optimistic. Whats very cool is, how often do you get to be there at the beginning of a MMO during creation? They usually arn't even revealed until well into development, and with the right pledge, you get to start helping them one on one in a year and a half. Thats a pretty unique opprotunity for people who are not in the "in crowd".
  • HedakeHedake Member UncommonPosts: 14
    I see some of the guys from PBG in there, I wish them well! 
  • DibdabsDibdabs Member RarePosts: 3,239
    The rank awfulmess of "Miner Wars" has put me off supporting projects of this sort for all time, sadly.
  • MumboJumboMumboJumbo Member UncommonPosts: 3,219
    Originally posted by Quirhid
    No, I'm talking about a video labelled "tech demo" in which they just talked about what they're hoping to do. No gameplay, no ingame footage, not even screenshots. Just the devs blabbering on camera.

    I don't disagree with that - in fact I'm surprised they used that footage for the pitch. But have you read the Goblin Works Dev/Design blogs, I'd point out as a more positive side to this sandbox mmorpg?

     

     

    Originally posted by Niburu
    Tab Targeting already a boring combat system and thats what i do most of the time, rather spend my money on Xsyon

    This is my major concern with this mmorpg - but bear in mind the tech demo footage is not combat - just animations dev controlled to choreograph the idea of combat in a 3d world with some basic animations (those I like actually).

    There's been a little discussion on the combat design in the blogs: 

    Blog #24: A Three-Headed Hydra

    Blog #26: Gentlemen, You Can't Fight in Here! This is the War Room!

    But it's skill-based instead of class-based = +1

    There's obvious trade-offs between systems (eg it's not tera: Awesome combat, uninspired other or SWOTOR: great story but low on other) as it's a sandbox it's going for broad systems that integrate. But I hope they can still come out with a combat system that is a lot more fun than the usual tab-target hot-key systems. I think it's possible if they can take inspiration from PnP rules more...

    http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014633/Classic-Game-Postmortem

  • AdamupAdamup Member Posts: 48
    They added some sweet new incentives to the kickstarter. Minatures and a dungeon book anyone?
  • xmentyxmenty Member UncommonPosts: 719

    The $100k they get from first "Tech Demo" kickstarter actually to fund for this Kickstarter?

     

    Pardon my English as it is not my 1st language :)

  • AdamupAdamup Member Posts: 48
    It has tied into the creation of the MMO as a whole but it was not part of this kickstarter specifically. If you go the the kickstarter page they address this in the FAQ section.
  • CaldrinCaldrin Member UncommonPosts: 4,505
    Originally posted by Dibdabs
    The rank awfulmess of "Miner Wars" has put me off supporting projects of this sort for all time, sadly.

    humm i paid what $5 for MinerWars back a few years ago and have been messing around with tech demps, alphas, beta and now release and it turned out pretty good really.. well worth the cash i paid for it..

     

    I have also backed other kickstarter projects that im currently playing and very happy with..

     

    I am not sure about this one tho, are there any tech demos yet or screenshots of the actual game?

  • MumboJumboMumboJumbo Member UncommonPosts: 3,219
    Originally posted by Caldrin
    Originally posted by Dibdabs
    The rank awfulmess of "Miner Wars" has put me off supporting projects of this sort for all time, sadly.

    humm i paid what $5 for MinerWars back a few years ago and have been messing around with tech demps, alphas, beta and now release and it turned out pretty good really.. well worth the cash i paid for it..

     

    I have also backed other kickstarter projects that im currently playing and very happy with..

     

    I am not sure about this one tho, are there any tech demos yet or screenshots of the actual game?

    Not much apart from the tech demo in the Kickstarter pitch itself. They've still to reveal the tech (middleware) info also, so I can appreciate it's very early days for backing this mmorpg. But I recommend their excellent design objectives, workable release strategy and good community.

     

    http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014633/Classic-Game-Postmortem

  • JRRNeiklotJRRNeiklot Member UncommonPosts: 129
    Originally posted by Xiaoki

    An MMO based on the James Fenimore Cooper book?!


    Oh, wait, its just that P&P RPG.


    Sad.

    Considering every MMO ever developed is based on a p&p rpg, why is it sad?

     

  • DauzqulDauzqul Member RarePosts: 1,982
    Dang. 26 people pledged over $1,000 for this game.
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