I'm definitely interested. I'm sick of the same shit over and over. Killing millions of people, mobs, for nothing really.
I would like a change of pace and this could be a good fresh breath for the genre.
The only thing I don't understand is why developers don't meld the two together. You can have your decent combat and exploration and then you can have your great social engine, with casinos, custom shops etc.
They always have it one or the other, all combat and no social engine or vice versa.
A nice middle-ground would be nice for a change, but leaning a little more to the social engine side. Lord of the Rings offers player music and fun tradeskills for instance. Though they could have made it much more, and that's for all games in general.
I have found my dream game and it is called Gatheryn. I hope they put up a beta reg form soon cause I want in.
"Possibly we humans can exist without actually having to fight. But many of us have chosen to fight. For what reason? To protect something? Protect what? Ourselves? The future? If we kill people to protect ourselves and this future, then what sort of future is it, and what will we have become? There is no future for those who have died. And what of those who did the killing? Is happiness to be found in a future that is grasped with blood stained hands? Is that the truth?"
I will admit i was kind of lost as everyone else was,but then i stopped to think for a minute.What this game really sounds like is a RETIREMENT community ,lmao yep.
You have a house ,put stuff in it,then go outside and meet other people in your community and do emotes back n forth.Then wander off to the store buy some stuff,maybe some pet food,then meet some more friends in your community ,do some more emotes,then go home lmao.Once your home ,you mess around with your 50 cats you got ..lmao,then wait for a fire truck to pass down the street.Then you see 50 others standing in their windows"HOLY cow ! Edith come look a fire truck just went past"wonder where it's going?Grab your coat go walking down the street,see others doing the same ,do some more emotes......fire truck was a false alarm..lol,,go back home ,play with the 50 cats.
After a week or two,you decide your place is boring ,so you buy a bigger house,more furniture and yep more cats lol.
Here we have it a SIMS retirement community game ..
I can't blame them for the concept,after all the SIMS has been one of the biggest selling games of all time,so there is obviously a dumbfounded market for this kind of ummm junk.Well to me it is junk ,i guess if it is a proven popular idea ,it is a success to others.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
To be honest they haven't stated wether combat is involved or not because they want to figure out a way to implement it as a way of resolving conflict imo. I think they will probably go for a puzzle pirates or even puzzle quest format, and combat should be treated as it would be in the real world. If you are caught and the way you choose to enter the combat (with weapon would be considered deadly) would determine if the gaurds capture you and put you into the jail of the game, forcing you to play a game of robotron and losing money for everytime that you die during play.....
See? Combat ANNND a "mature" setting for guys and gals alike to play in.. Fun for all...
It looks like a game for gamers who love the sims. But instead of controling a whole family you control one person and see the world in the eyes of the PC. Its an intresting concept to launch dureing this time in MMO history. I mean really i think even some hard core gamers might like this, i mean after all killing and pillageing gets boreing after awhile. But i can see this game being huge just for the fact its diffrent. I know ill give it a try, Who knows mabey it will stir some intresting posts of its forums. I just hope there is not to much hate threads. Seen way to many recently.
I've never been too interested in the steam-punk genre, but after seeing this game I'm intrigued.
I would definitely like to give it a whirl.
It is kind of sad that all these people are immediately dismissing it because of lack of combat. A retirement sim? What exactly do you do every day that's more interesting than interacting with friends, exploring the world, etc? If the only excitement in your life is atrophying on the couch/computer chair playing games in which a button press kills something as opposed to solving a puzzle, then that seems quite like retirement too.
I would not consider it a retierment game, but more of a game to sit down and relax after a hard days work or something to play with your girl that is some what cute and will kill an hour or two. I mean i rember comein home from working and get angery with games like LOTRO,WOW you name it becase of the same old spam chat of "noob" and "leet gear". I think this game will be great for those who just want to chill for a hour or 2 and relax.
I will admit i was kind of lost as everyone else was,but then i stopped to think for a minute.What this game really sounds like is a RETIREMENT community ,lmao yep.
ROFL - yeah, it does sounds like a retirement community.
I'm still interested though. I tried the Sims but could never really get into it. Too tedious. But the puzzles and other mini-games ing Gatheryn might just hold my interest.
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This game looks like a great addition to the MMORPG family. Not to mention, it gives a huge anime-esque style of game and origin, which i am a fan of.
I enjoy all games with player housing and such, because it adds an option to give your own unique flavor to it, and leave a part of you inside the game. I will most likely be playing this a bit when it is released, and hope i am selected to participate in the beta.
Erm... so it's a chat room/second life sort of thing? Like may of the posts above... what is there to "do". What's the purpose, the goal?
Yep this says it all about peoples mentality. Take away the mindless killing and suddenly the game becomes just another "chat room/second life sort of thing". Add the mindless killing back into the game with a pointless leveling treadmill to jog along and it becomes "Oh cool! A new awesome game to play!".
No option for killing monsters on a massive scale? No chance of getting to roleplay a mass murderer? Oh my gosh! Whats the purpose? Whats the goal? This cant be a real game without mindless violence in it?! If I cant slaughter everything.....then....whats.....the....point? I dont get it!!! Waaaagghhhhh!!!!!
Oh dear.......why are people so lame?
Wow... you got all that from someone asking a question about what there was to do? Jesus dude... you're reacting like I walked into your house and pissed on your kids!. What I am asking is... what is the purpose? Is it social, economic, puzzle solving, a mystery to uncover, a world to explore?. Nothing in that article said what it was.
I never mentioned combat, missing or otherwise. Christ... there's no combat in Sim City... it still has a clear goal and a purpose.
So, there's nothing "lame" or whining about it. Just a question.... which so far no one has managed to answer.
Erm... so it's a chat room/second life sort of thing? Like may of the posts above... what is there to "do". What's the purpose, the goal?
Yep this says it all about peoples mentality. Take away the mindless killing and suddenly the game becomes just another "chat room/second life sort of thing". Add the mindless killing back into the game with a pointless leveling treadmill to jog along and it becomes "Oh cool! A new awesome game to play!".
No option for killing monsters on a massive scale? No chance of getting to roleplay a mass murderer? Oh my gosh! Whats the purpose? Whats the goal? This cant be a real game without mindless violence in it?! If I cant slaughter everything.....then....whats.....the....point? I dont get it!!! Waaaagghhhhh!!!!!
Oh dear.......why are people so lame?
Overreacting; You're doing it... pretty damn well actually.
This actually does look to be interesting as a "mature" version of the Sony game "Free Realms"...both of them have the same general concept going on for them as far as the casual aspects but without the faries and goblins and other fantasy tropes.
I can say as a beta tester of Free Realms that it became addicting quite easily because of the pick-up-and-play nature of the mini-games..so if Gatheryn has even half of that going for it I'll play it too.
The only game that I can compare it to would be Myst Online, which was incredible. Essentially, you had an avatar and housing, but would solve puzzles solo or with friends. Doesn't sound very deep, but the story for Gatheryn so far seems to be really cool. It is a "casual" game meaning that there isn't combat. There are lot's of "normal" mmo's that players don't fight in, already! (Or fight very little.)
Beau
Myst Online incredible? In what way?
Housing? In what way? Or you mean that small room with books to click on so you could travel to one of the various exploration zones.
Wich in turn were EXACTLY the same, with EXACTLY the same puzzles you had done already with the single player games of the series.
The only difference with Myst Online was that they created a central hub where people could meet up, in wich they gave a new meaning to the word LAG.
The game was a complete disgrace to the series. Hence the reason it flopped so misserably fast.
And now they try to go Open Source in a hope they can get the game actually working properly as it should have been in the first place.
Sorry, but couldn't resist responding on your Myst Online is incredable statement! As I have been in the Closed Beta for quite some time and saw it going down just as fast the moment it tried to launch.
(Who are soon releasing a new non-pvp server, by the way - perfect for casual playing.)
I dont know how flexible this will be - can you terraform the ground, cut down and plant forests and so on like Wurm - but I love the setting and the use of shops and so on.
Will definitely go and have a play when it happens.
And good luck to the developers - I have always had a feeling that there is a big market out there, who are currently not playing games becasue they dont want constant battles and feel like they are being harrassed and sworn at by a load of thugs. It is a market that will be difficul to open up, but probably worth while in the long run.
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Gatheryn, SW:TOR and heros journey (a simutronics mmorpg in development) will all use the hero engine.
I'm definitely interested. I'm sick of the same shit over and over. Killing millions of people, mobs, for nothing really.
I would like a change of pace and this could be a good fresh breath for the genre.
The only thing I don't understand is why developers don't meld the two together. You can have your decent combat and exploration and then you can have your great social engine, with casinos, custom shops etc.
They always have it one or the other, all combat and no social engine or vice versa.
A nice middle-ground would be nice for a change, but leaning a little more to the social engine side. Lord of the Rings offers player music and fun tradeskills for instance. Though they could have made it much more, and that's for all games in general.
I have found my dream game and it is called Gatheryn. I hope they put up a beta reg form soon cause I want in.
"Possibly we humans can exist without actually having to fight. But many of us have chosen to fight. For what reason? To protect something? Protect what? Ourselves? The future? If we kill people to protect ourselves and this future, then what sort of future is it, and what will we have become? There is no future for those who have died. And what of those who did the killing? Is happiness to be found in a future that is grasped with blood stained hands? Is that the truth?"
I will admit i was kind of lost as everyone else was,but then i stopped to think for a minute.What this game really sounds like is a RETIREMENT community ,lmao yep.
You have a house ,put stuff in it,then go outside and meet other people in your community and do emotes back n forth.Then wander off to the store buy some stuff,maybe some pet food,then meet some more friends in your community ,do some more emotes,then go home lmao.Once your home ,you mess around with your 50 cats you got ..lmao,then wait for a fire truck to pass down the street.Then you see 50 others standing in their windows"HOLY cow ! Edith come look a fire truck just went past"wonder where it's going?Grab your coat go walking down the street,see others doing the same ,do some more emotes......fire truck was a false alarm..lol,,go back home ,play with the 50 cats.
After a week or two,you decide your place is boring ,so you buy a bigger house,more furniture and yep
more cats lol.
Here we have it a SIMS retirement community game ..
I can't blame them for the concept,after all the SIMS has been one of the biggest selling games of all time,so there is obviously a dumbfounded market for this kind of ummm junk.Well to me it is junk ,i guess if it is a proven popular idea ,it is a success to others.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
To be honest they haven't stated wether combat is involved or not because they want to figure out a way to implement it as a way of resolving conflict imo. I think they will probably go for a puzzle pirates or even puzzle quest format, and combat should be treated as it would be in the real world. If you are caught and the way you choose to enter the combat (with weapon would be considered deadly) would determine if the gaurds capture you and put you into the jail of the game, forcing you to play a game of robotron and losing money for everytime that you die during play.....
See? Combat ANNND a "mature" setting for guys and gals alike to play in.. Fun for all...
Nice to meet ya Gatheryn...I'm LTTexxan(Long Tall Tex...well you get the idea.)
So where did ya grow up?
What's your favorite color?
Follow any pro sports teams?
It's better to lurk in forums and be thought a fool...than to endlessly "Quote" and remove all doubts.
It looks like a game for gamers who love the sims. But instead of controling a whole family you control one person and see the world in the eyes of the PC. Its an intresting concept to launch dureing this time in MMO history. I mean really i think even some hard core gamers might like this, i mean after all killing and pillageing gets boreing after awhile. But i can see this game being huge just for the fact its diffrent. I know ill give it a try, Who knows mabey it will stir some intresting posts of its forums. I just hope there is not to much hate threads. Seen way to many recently.
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I've never been too interested in the steam-punk genre, but after seeing this game I'm intrigued.
I would definitely like to give it a whirl.
It is kind of sad that all these people are immediately dismissing it because of lack of combat. A retirement sim? What exactly do you do every day that's more interesting than interacting with friends, exploring the world, etc? If the only excitement in your life is atrophying on the couch/computer chair playing games in which a button press kills something as opposed to solving a puzzle, then that seems quite like retirement too.
I would not consider it a retierment game, but more of a game to sit down and relax after a hard days work or something to play with your girl that is some what cute and will kill an hour or two. I mean i rember comein home from working and get angery with games like LOTRO,WOW you name it becase of the same old spam chat of "noob" and "leet gear". I think this game will be great for those who just want to chill for a hour or 2 and relax.
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ROFL - yeah, it does sounds like a retirement community.
I'm still interested though. I tried the Sims but could never really get into it. Too tedious. But the puzzles and other mini-games ing Gatheryn might just hold my interest.
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The less you expect, the more you'll be surprised. Hopefully, pleasantly so.
This game looks like a great addition to the MMORPG family. Not to mention, it gives a huge anime-esque style of game and origin, which i am a fan of.
I enjoy all games with player housing and such, because it adds an option to give your own unique flavor to it, and leave a part of you inside the game. I will most likely be playing this a bit when it is released, and hope i am selected to participate in the beta.
Yep this says it all about peoples mentality. Take away the mindless killing and suddenly the game becomes just another "chat room/second life sort of thing". Add the mindless killing back into the game with a pointless leveling treadmill to jog along and it becomes "Oh cool! A new awesome game to play!".
No option for killing monsters on a massive scale? No chance of getting to roleplay a mass murderer? Oh my gosh! Whats the purpose? Whats the goal? This cant be a real game without mindless violence in it?! If I cant slaughter everything.....then....whats.....the....point? I dont get it!!! Waaaagghhhhh!!!!!
Oh dear.......why are people so lame?
Wow... you got all that from someone asking a question about what there was to do? Jesus dude... you're reacting like I walked into your house and pissed on your kids!. What I am asking is... what is the purpose? Is it social, economic, puzzle solving, a mystery to uncover, a world to explore?. Nothing in that article said what it was.
I never mentioned combat, missing or otherwise. Christ... there's no combat in Sim City... it still has a clear goal and a purpose.
So, there's nothing "lame" or whining about it. Just a question.... which so far no one has managed to answer.
Ascension - EU Mature, Friendly, Laid Back SW:TOR Guild now recruiting.
Yep this says it all about peoples mentality. Take away the mindless killing and suddenly the game becomes just another "chat room/second life sort of thing". Add the mindless killing back into the game with a pointless leveling treadmill to jog along and it becomes "Oh cool! A new awesome game to play!".
No option for killing monsters on a massive scale? No chance of getting to roleplay a mass murderer? Oh my gosh! Whats the purpose? Whats the goal? This cant be a real game without mindless violence in it?! If I cant slaughter everything.....then....whats.....the....point? I dont get it!!! Waaaagghhhhh!!!!!
Oh dear.......why are people so lame?
Overreacting; You're doing it... pretty damn well actually.
I'm Awesome, Deal With It.
This actually does look to be interesting as a "mature" version of the Sony game "Free Realms"...both of them have the same general concept going on for them as far as the casual aspects but without the faries and goblins and other fantasy tropes.
I can say as a beta tester of Free Realms that it became addicting quite easily because of the pick-up-and-play nature of the mini-games..so if Gatheryn has even half of that going for it I'll play it too.
Myst Online incredible? In what way?
Housing? In what way? Or you mean that small room with books to click on so you could travel to one of the various exploration zones.
Wich in turn were EXACTLY the same, with EXACTLY the same puzzles you had done already with the single player games of the series.
The only difference with Myst Online was that they created a central hub where people could meet up, in wich they gave a new meaning to the word LAG.
The game was a complete disgrace to the series. Hence the reason it flopped so misserably fast.
And now they try to go Open Source in a hope they can get the game actually working properly as it should have been in the first place.
Sorry, but couldn't resist responding on your Myst Online is incredable statement! As I have been in the Closed Beta for quite some time and saw it going down just as fast the moment it tried to launch.
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Ooh, very interesting.
It is like a Victorian version of Wurm Online
(Who are soon releasing a new non-pvp server, by the way - perfect for casual playing.)
I dont know how flexible this will be - can you terraform the ground, cut down and plant forests and so on like Wurm - but I love the setting and the use of shops and so on.
Will definitely go and have a play when it happens.
And good luck to the developers - I have always had a feeling that there is a big market out there, who are currently not playing games becasue they dont want constant battles and feel like they are being harrassed and sworn at by a load of thugs. It is a market that will be difficul to open up, but probably worth while in the long run.
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MMORPG have set up a forum board for this game here http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/402/view/forums
~Cosner~
a retirement camp? lol, not at all
in fact this type of game can be a breakthrough in the world of MMO,
after 5 years of hard core gaming with WoW and GuildWars, this game sounds just about right for me to go casual from now
especially that now i have worked, there is no way i could follow the schedule of my guild raid time ( which is too bad =(
but well, this game definitely interest me, and i will closely follow this game, might even try on the beta now
i hope the publisher will be a good one
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after 30 min of exploring in Gatheryn, could summed up a few points
-almost no ppl in the game
-graphic look decent for a beta
-basically the game is probably only 30% done
-UI very simple, and friendly
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