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IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719

WTF? No kickstarter... no announcement of paid alpha? What gives?

 

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  • AlleinAllein Member RarePosts: 2,139

    There's still plenty of time for all that =)

    Although this could be something I'd actually be willing to "support."

    I bought EA for Landmark and will do the same for H1Z1 eventually and EQN if they offer it, but SOE doesn't need my support really.

    Looking at Star Citizen, the unique snowflake that it is, it is possible for a game to be funded at least partially by the fans. Pantheon was another "say all the right things" game, but what and how they delivered was terrible. In one article and a few forum posts, Crowfall looks more polished and promising then months worth of info from Pantheon and even Camelot Unchained which is more Crowfall like. To be fair, it probably is a bit easier to put together a few pretty concept art pieces and even early UI/models then show of early in-game footage like the other two games. 

    With that said, as indie studios are able to find funding apparently, I'm assuming with the team behind Crowfall, they shouldn't have to work too hard to get the cash flowing from real backers.

  • NanfoodleNanfoodle Member LegendaryPosts: 10,901
    What MMOer worth their salt is not? 
  • CrazKanukCrazKanuk Member EpicPosts: 6,130
    I would expect some sort of crowdfunding or founder program. I'm ok with that, though. Personally, as long as they provide value *cough* firefall *cough* in their program, then I don't mind. Oh, and by value, I'm not talking about a level 1 legendary item or a cool "Founder" forum avatar. Give me something meaningful.

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  • GitmixGitmix Member UncommonPosts: 605
    Originally posted by Iselin

    WTF? No kickstarter... no announcement of paid alpha? What gives?

     

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    Indeed they're doing everything wrong, the game's doomed to be a success.

  • xxxxxx1xxxxxx1 Member UncommonPosts: 105
    ArtCraft Entertainment has raised $2.4 million from the venture funding on July 7, 2014. They said that they have been working for six months. Nothing suspicious.
  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    Yea all we got is a video of three old dudes skyping.  How is this considered anything yet?
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,060
    Originally posted by Scambug
    Originally posted by Iselin

    WTF? No kickstarter... no announcement of paid alpha? What gives?

     

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    Indeed they're doing everything wrong, the game's doomed to be a success.

    Ah, I see what Iselin did there.  image

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  • NeherunNeherun Member UncommonPosts: 280
    Originally posted by filmoret
    Yea all we got is a video of three old dudes skyping.  How is this considered anything yet?

    We are as cautious about the game as we are of the validity of your opinion.

     

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  • SpottyGekkoSpottyGekko Member EpicPosts: 6,916
    Originally posted by filmoret
    Yea all we got is a video of three old dudes skyping.  How is this considered anything yet?

    Pfft...

     

    Just the fact that THOSE three "old dudes" were in the same Skype convo is enough reason to light ceremonial candles and prepare a goat for ritual sacrifice... image

  • ReklawReklaw Member UncommonPosts: 6,495
    Originally posted by filmoret
    Yea all we got is a video of three old dudes skyping.  How is this considered anything yet?

    https://crowfall.com/#/

    Sign up and get slightly more info.....

  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Originally posted by Reklaw
    Originally posted by filmoret
    Yea all we got is a video of three old dudes skyping.  How is this considered anything yet?

    https://crowfall.com/#/

    Sign up and get slightly more info.....

    Could see the screens without signing up yesterday. I see we need an account now.

     

    All kidding aside it's a development process I'll be watching with interest.

     

    The character creation screen already looks interesting with tidbits like "30 Creation Points" and "Hunger Resistance" under stats.

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  • AlleinAllein Member RarePosts: 2,139
    Originally posted by Iselin
    "Hunger Resistance" under stats.

    Very curious to know what that entails and looks like the pane scrolls down a ways further so stats might get very interesting.

  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    So far sounds like 50% of the mmo's that have come out in the past decade.  Come on people this isn't even worth discussing at this point.  One of them guys can get married and we never hear from him again.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • AlleinAllein Member RarePosts: 2,139
    Originally posted by filmoret
    So far sounds like 50% of the mmo's that have come out in the past decade.  Come on people this isn't even worth discussing at this point.  One of them guys can get married and we never hear from him again.

    Which mmos are those? I must of completely missed them.

    Most of the discussions on this site are pretty pointless, but it is something to do. Assuming that if one of them gets married, he probably still needs a job to pay off all the expenses =)

  • DistopiaDistopia Member EpicPosts: 21,183
    Originally posted by filmoret
    So far sounds like 50% of the mmo's that have come out in the past decade.  Come on people this isn't even worth discussing at this point.  One of them guys can get married and we never hear from him again.
    Originally posted by filmoret
    Yea all we got is a video of three old dudes skyping.  How is this considered anything yet?

    Is there a reason you're trying to mute discussion of this studio and what they may possibly do? Or are you just trolling?

     

     

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  • BoneserinoBoneserino Member UncommonPosts: 1,768
    Originally posted by Distopia
    Originally posted by filmoret
    So far sounds like 50% of the mmo's that have come out in the past decade.  Come on people this isn't even worth discussing at this point.  One of them guys can get married and we never hear from him again.
    Originally posted by filmoret
    Yea all we got is a video of three old dudes skyping.  How is this considered anything yet?

    Is there a reason you're trying to mute discussion of this studio and what they may possibly do? Or are you just trolling?

     

     

    What they are trying to do is raise cash at this point. 

    Until we see what they are doing with that cash, it is all just smoke and mirrors.   Come back in two years and see what they are promising then.

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  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    Originally posted by Distopia
    Originally posted by filmoret
    So far sounds like 50% of the mmo's that have come out in the past decade.  Come on people this isn't even worth discussing at this point.  One of them guys can get married and we never hear from him again.
    Originally posted by filmoret
    Yea all we got is a video of three old dudes skyping.  How is this considered anything yet?

    Is there a reason you're trying to mute discussion of this studio and what they may possibly do? Or are you just trolling?

     

     

    I'm just following the topic of the thread.

    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • Entris38Entris38 Member UncommonPosts: 401
    Originally posted by MisterZebub
    Originally posted by Iselin

    WTF? No kickstarter... no announcement of paid alpha? What gives?

     

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    Well I'm not. As a true MMO player and long time lurker of these forums I believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that Crowfall will be the best game ever in the history of ever. Finally we sandbox lovers will find the game we've been looking for all these years. And in Crowfall we will finally get the champion that will smite the daemon known as World of Warcraft and give it a damned good kicking. Also with the launch of Crowfall war and poverty will end, the planets will align in harmony allowing contact with all forms of life, from extraterrestrials to common household pets. Hooray.

    I know this sounds blindly optimistic on my part, but that's the nature of the MMO player. While blind optimisim has never seen us through in the past, I'm certain that this time it shall reign triumphant.

     

    In closing, mutter mutter, don't drink the haiteraid, if you don't like it don't play, why do you come here if you hate MMOs, mutter mutter, large bowl of porridge, yer mum, self entitlement, you know nothing of MMOs Jon Snow, et cetera, et cetera.

    Great post, at least I got a chuckle this morning before the office shreds my brain.

    I'm really just hoping for an "almost" Shadowbane game with decent coding/engine this time around and a good crafting system. I may not get my wish, and believe it or not, I typically despise pure PVP games, but Shadowbane was the one of the games that's  always is up there in my favorite games I ever played.

  • superconductingsuperconducting Member UncommonPosts: 871
    Originally posted by Iselin

    WTF? No kickstarter... no announcement of paid alpha? What gives?

     

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    That's what the countdown on the front page is probably for.

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  • waynejr2waynejr2 Member EpicPosts: 7,771
    Originally posted by DMKano

    Everyone should be suspicious - I am - and I am a huge fan of Crowfall's devs previous games.

    Suspicion this early in dev cycle *should* be the norm IMO.

    However, at the same time I am excited for the possibilities - but the chance of everything going as promised is zero. It happens with every game and with best most experienced devs - time and time again. All the things promised now will not make it into the game.

     

    Things

    will

    change

    before

    release.

     

    It's inevitable.

     

    It is amazing to see how quickly the jaded folks a round here can get so hyped up about this game.  Drop the right buzzwords and you are all dropping your panties for this game.   What happened to the let's be better consumers about mmorpgs?  You guys are too easy.

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  • cerulean2012cerulean2012 Member UncommonPosts: 492
    Originally posted by Nanfoodle
    What MMOer worth their salt is not? 

    Plenty of people on this forum would not be suspicious.

    I am, been burnt before, will wait until mmos release before jumping into them.

    I will watch this game, but I will not let myself fall into the hype.

  • TigsKCTigsKC Member UncommonPosts: 187

    I created an account, and what you learn from doing so is that quite a few of their FAQs read like a copy-n-paste from the Camelot Unchained playbook.  I will not go into detail here as you can easily sign up for yourself.

    As a big fan of CU, I find this very fascinating and look forward to their future announcements.

  • ReticulataReticulata Member UncommonPosts: 98

    Originally posted by Iselin

    WTF? No kickstarter... no announcement of paid alpha? What gives?

     

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    Indeed they're doing everything wrong, the game's doomed to be a success.

    Pretty much.

    SOE changes name to Daybreak games, cause dey break games.
  • FrammshammFrammshamm Member UncommonPosts: 322
    Originally posted by Nanfoodle
    What MMOer worth their salt is not? 

    what was that?

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