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[Dev Journal] The Secret World: The Albion Theatre
SBFord
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One of Funcom's most talked about goals for their games is to empower players by giving them 'sandbox-like' tools to create the things they want. In The Secret World Issue 4, the team aims to do just that with the Albion Theatre. We have an exclusive look at Albion Theater penned by Senior Designer Tanya Short. Read on!
The Albion Ballroom Theatre is a grand old façade on Mayqueen Market in London, across the street from Ealdwic Park. As of Issue 4, you’ll be able to go inside, and put on whatever kind of show your heart desires! Our goal is to empower players. Open mic night? Sketch comedy shows? Extensive Shakespearean productions? Cabaret? Music video? It's really an open toolbox – you and your friends can use the Albion to do whatever you want.
Read more of Tanya Short's The Secret World: The Albion Theatre.
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Yep, it's a whole new level from LotRO's small theatre event in Frostbluff
I'm not a performer myself, but I could be a devoted audience member of the better plays. Nice idea and I guess it fits in TSW.
I agree.
Something as well put together as the albion theatre would go down a treat in lotro especially on Laurelin.
Hodor!
A classic from the LotRO forum:
(and it's only a few emotes, some firework and a lot of coordination).
In TSW there will be much more options... Heck, I wanna see even the rehearsals, when they goofing around with the set management tools
Or when few people go in and hold a stand-up night... or anything.
Did i just read " a chance of dropping"? I hope there's no RNG mechanics in there. I like the idea of getting them from drops, but it better not be a random one for grinding.
Besides that, it looks awesome. I ike to RP and this is going to be a good tool for the community. Hope to see more stuff like this in the future.
omg, this will save the game! Great job FC!
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In SWG, on server Kettemoor, there was a very active RP community that periodically performed original plays and put on dance and music performances. It was real fun to log on just to go to the "theatre."
They didn't have a game mechanism, so it required some very well-planned coordination.
This will be so fun to watch!
Love it
A sure sign that you are in an old, dying paradigm/mindset, is when you are scared of new ideas and new technology. Don't feel bad. The world is moving on without you, and you are welcome to yell "Get Off My Lawn!" all you want while it happens. You cannot, however, stop an idea whose time has come.
Some people will be happy to spend a lot of time working with this system, it may not be the majority but it's a great addition for both RP and spectators. It's a good experiment to see what players will do with a sandbox feature, next step would be to expand it out in to areas of the world, it's a great start imho.
TSW hits the nail on the head for me as far as atmosphere goes, if they can keep that strength going with additions like this and attract new players, all power to them. Never expected this to be more than a niche title that grows, I hope that happens for them, I think this game really deserves a growing audience.
Well they said they "had designs on the table," for more player generated content. I hope this is the first of more to come.
Create a battle ground?
How about player created missions and story arcs with a design tool that rivals the STO and Neverwinter foundry. I think that would go over big in a game like this and be a huge hit with both RP Storytellers and hack-n-slashers.
Out of all these new mmos, tsw needs player housing the most. Put up an apartment building or two in each hub city. The setting calls for a place to call home. I mean, the game starts out with you in your house.
Yeah i think housing, player made structures and cities need to make a comeback to mmos. Needs to be standard. When i started up in this genre, all of em had it. It was part of the deal, just like crafting. Which btw also needs some love around here.
Well, Anarchy Online has player Housing (well apartments) and guild cities (for Alien Invasions). AoC has guild cities (there's even whores and drunks in them) which actually require Architecture tradeskill to make and a LOT of materials.
So why not TSW?