Black Friday pledge sale

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• grnarrow Member Posts: 14

  November 2013

  It may be worth noting that the first alpha test is going to be in 2 weeks, and everyone who pledges $45 or above gets access to all alpha tests and beta tests, as well as a copy of the final release.

  Here's their notes about the first scheduled alpha:

   

  Below is the currently planned schedule for releases over the next few months. It is important to note that all dates and deliverables are subject to change.
  
  RELEASE 1: December 12 - December 14, 2013

  • Install / Patching system: Step one for you guys to play the game is for you to download the game and then patch the game. Since this is the first hands on impression of the product, it is critical.
  • Login / Registration: Players should be able to log in using their existing accounts and if they have not yet registered, they should be intuitively led to the steps to register.
  • Character Creation: Players should be able to create and customize their character. Creation / Customization options for Release 1 will include: name, gender, head shape, skin tone, hair style, hair color, and eye color.
  • Single Player Online: All public releases prior to commercial launch will be online only. For Release 1 and 2, it will be constrained to single player online only.
  • First Town: Our first town (perhaps Owl’s Head) will be open for business. This is important for testing purposes so we can better tune our performance metrics on real user machines. For Release 1, exiting the town will just funnel you back into the same town (anyone see Groundhog Day?)
  • Conversation: Important that players converse with the townsfolk so we can start expanding the dialog system. As you talk to NPCs, we will be tracking your conversations and using them to add more content based on your input.
  • Bag Inventory: This is a hot topic in the forums so we want to get it in your hands for feedback on preferences. Immersion vs. ease of use, let the battle begin!
  • Equipment: Players will be provided with several chests full of “ph@t lootz” (armor, clothes, weapons, etc.) for trying on for size.
  • House Claiming: Players will be able to select a house from the entire list of player houses (even Lord of the Manor!) for free so that we can test out the various size houses on the lots and allow players to test drive the various houses so they can have a better idea of which they ultimately want to own.
  • House Decorating: Chests full of furniture and decorative items will be provided so you can stress test the decoration system and try out various styles of interiors. Help us figure out all the ways you can break things! (Look forward to screenshot contests on this!)
  • Metrics: All the while you are playing, we will be stress testing our metrics system. This system is critical to maintaining a balanced economy, tracking exploits, and gathering data to improve the experience.
• goboygo Member RarePosts: 2,141

  November 2013

  Are they still using housing and land something that is a limited and finite resource as the primary driver for the pre game cash shop?  Something that at launch will then be purchasable from another player either with cash from some 3rd party auction site or some ungodly over inflated amount of gold that again could only be obtained from some 3rd party gold seller. 

  Or will it be possible to buy the game at launch then just through actual game play attain a home and land in a reasonable amount of time and effort?
• grnarrow Member Posts: 14

  November 2013

  Although they are still selling land and special houses, they are primarily raising funds through account pledges. I wouldn't be surprised if all the land plots from the store are gone by the end of this black friday special.

  It will be possible to buy a plot of land with in-game currency after the game launches, but the supply with definitely be limited.  Whether the time and effort it takes to earn enough currency to buy a plot is reasonable will depend on your definition of what's reasonable.  At this point nobody knows how many plots will be available (only that there will be way more players than plots), or how much in-game currency they will cost, or how quickly people will be able to earn currency in game. 

  For this first episode of the game (there will be 5 over the coming years) I expect it will be difficult to get a plot just because of the supply/demand imbalance, but the world will expand with the second episode and more plots will become available.  It's important to remember though that it is not necessary to own a plot and house to enjoy the game.  It's more of a convenience/vanity item, though one that a lot of people will want.
• grnarrow Member Posts: 14

  November 2013

  As of Friday night (the last time they updated the numbers) they were down to 39 village lots left.  The store numbers do not update automatically, so they won't manually update it until Monday at the earliest.  By now they are probably nearly out of village lots. 

  Anyone who has been waffling on getting a lot or not during this sale should act soon.
• grnarrow Member Posts: 14

  December 2013

  It seems the sale goes until the midnight at the end of Sunday, not Monday, so this does not continue during Cyber Monday.

  In other words, if you are interested in pledging and getting the bonus, you've only got about 9 hours left before the promotion ends.
• Dreamo84 Member UncommonPosts: 3,713

  December 2013

  I wish there was a way to get a land plot without spending $550

  
• Sephros Member UncommonPosts: 429

  December 2013

  There will be once the game is in progress. You just wont be in the leet kickstarter cities. If I understand right.

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