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Tie-In Novel, The Sword Of Midras, Ready For Pre-Order - Shroud of the Avatar News

ShelassaShelassa MMORPG.COM Staff UncommonPosts: 616
edited June 2016 in News & Features Discussion

imageTie-In Novel, The Sword Of Midras, Ready For Pre-Order - Shroud of the Avatar News

The latest Shroud of the Avatar newsletter has been released with the interesting news that the tie-in novel, The Sword of Midras, is now available for pre-order in hardcover print, Kindle, Nook and Audiobook formats. The book will be available on June 21st.

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  • bobbymcswansonbobbymcswanson Member UncommonPosts: 204
    It has been so long since this game announced.... Now they want me to buy a book? RIP Lord British......
  • Slapshot1188Slapshot1188 Member LegendaryPosts: 17,651
    I'm a fan of both.. and a backer of the game...

    But adding 4 new chapters and trying to sell it again instead of giving it free to those who already got Blade of the Avatar is a dick move.


    Now if backers get a free upgrade then ignore the above...

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  • postlarvalpostlarval Member EpicPosts: 2,003
    This game has to be the most entertaining train-wreck in the history of MMOs. lulz.
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  • Solar_ProphetSolar_Prophet Member EpicPosts: 1,960
    Maybe they should focus on making a playable game that doesn't look like a high school class project first. Oh, but that won't make them any money. How silly of me to suggest such a thing.

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  • Dreamo84Dreamo84 Member UncommonPosts: 3,713

    Solar_Prophet said:

    Maybe they should focus on making a playable game that doesn't look like a high school class project first. Oh, but that won't make them any money. How silly of me to suggest such a thing.



    Yeah Tracy Hickman! Go write some sweet graphics instead of writing books!

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  • Dreamo84Dreamo84 Member UncommonPosts: 3,713
    I heard the director of the Warcraft movie Never even BOTHERED to look at class issues in wow while he was directing... Jerk

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  • TweFojuTweFoju Member UncommonPosts: 1,236
    u know what, i never played UO my entire life, but i've been following this game just because everyone says the name "Lord British" and it makes me curious who this guy is,

    he might have had success with UO, but i think he's just using his "legendary" name to bs with people now.

    i think he should just retire known as UO creator afterall.

    So What Now?

  • DakeruDakeru Member EpicPosts: 3,803
    Dreamo84 said:
    I heard the director of the Warcraft movie Never even BOTHERED to look at class issues in wow while he was directing... Jerk
    I get what you are saying but there is still a difference between a big scale game like WoW which is making Hollywood movies for further marketing and a small mediocre game trying to cash in some more on the hardcore fan base.
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  • DistopiaDistopia Member EpicPosts: 21,183
    Dakeru said:
    Dreamo84 said:
    I heard the director of the Warcraft movie Never even BOTHERED to look at class issues in wow while he was directing... Jerk
    I get what you are saying but there is still a difference between a big scale game like WoW which is making Hollywood movies for further marketing and a small mediocre game trying to cash in some more on the hardcore fan base.
    I'm not sure I get this mentality, the small hardcore fan-base is exactly who such a company would want to cater to/ exploit (however you view such as).... 

    I'd also argue books and things like that are fairly important for a game of this nature, it's a good way to introduce the world as well as get folks to care about it, which breeds more longevity for those who actually enjoy/understand the setting. 

    This is what made SWG and games of it's Ilk so easy to get into, even though the game itself didn't give you much in the way of story. Knowing background elements as well as their existence...made it easy to immerse oneself into the setting as well as character(s).

    This is also a reason I can never get into most of the "sandboxes" that are available today, I care nothing of their worlds, or what's going on in their hastily laid out lore... 

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  • DakeruDakeru Member EpicPosts: 3,803
    Well it does list Lord British as one of the authors.
    So Dreamo's joke about a jerk not fixing his game to rather do minor sidestuff is actually accurate on this one.

    And you don't have to understand my mentality. Just like I don't understand how someone would want to read a book about a mediocre game.
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  • ste2000ste2000 Member EpicPosts: 6,194
    So now that the house marked stalled they are starting to sell books?
    How about they try to improve the game instead?

  • Slapshot1188Slapshot1188 Member LegendaryPosts: 17,651
    ste2000 said:
    So now that the house marked stalled they are starting to sell books?
    How about they try to improve the game instead?
    No they have been selling the book since the KS.  Now they are trying to sell the SAME book a second time by just adding 4 chapters to it.

    Dick move.

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  • postlarvalpostlarval Member EpicPosts: 2,003
    ste2000 said:
    So now that the house marked stalled they are starting to sell books?
    How about they try to improve the game instead?
    Not really. They gave the book away to early high-level backers, added four chapters, changed the title and are now selling it for $25. Those early backers will have to shell out another $25 bucks for the complete book and right now they are having a meltdown on the forums. It's hilarious!
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  • postlarvalpostlarval Member EpicPosts: 2,003
    Dreamo84 said:

    Solar_Prophet said:

    Maybe they should focus on making a playable game that doesn't look like a high school class project first. Oh, but that won't make them any money. How silly of me to suggest such a thing.



    Yeah Tracy Hickman! Go write some sweet graphics instead of writing books!
    You call that crap he spews out books? ;-)
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  • ste2000ste2000 Member EpicPosts: 6,194

    postlarval said:


    ste2000 said:

    So now that the house marked stalled they are starting to sell books?

    How about they try to improve the game instead?


    Not really. They gave the book away to early high-level backers, added four chapters, changed the title and are now selling it for $25. Those early backers will have to shell out another $25 bucks for the complete book and right now they are having a meltdown on the forums. It's hilarious!



    Lol.
    I think Richard Garriot needs extra money for his journey to Mars.
    I heard he booked it already with SpaceX.

  • postlarvalpostlarval Member EpicPosts: 2,003

    ste2000 said:



    postlarval said:




    ste2000 said:


    So now that the house marked stalled they are starting to sell books?


    How about they try to improve the game instead?




    Not really. They gave the book away to early high-level backers, added four chapters, changed the title and are now selling it for $25. Those early backers will have to shell out another $25 bucks for the complete book and right now they are having a meltdown on the forums. It's hilarious!






    Lol.

    I think Richard Garriot needs extra money for his journey to Mars.

    I heard he booked it already with SpaceX.



    lol

    Seriously though, a fanbase with more money than sense coupled with an aging game developer trying to cash in on past fame seems to be a recipe for $$$.

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  • jtripperjtripper Member UncommonPosts: 115

    Slapshot1188 said:

    No they have been selling the book since the KS.  Now they are trying to sell the SAME book a second time by just adding 4 chapters to it.

    Dick move.




    What a complete cluster fuck. I've seen other campaigns where a book was offered and backers still received a copy despite having a publishing book deal as well.


    postlarval said:

    Not really. They gave the book away to early high-level backers, added four chapters, changed the title and are now selling it for $25. Those early backers will have to shell out another $25 bucks for the complete book and right now they are having a meltdown on the forums. It's hilarious!


    They actually gave the book (digital copy) to almost all backers but amazingly pulled that reward once they had a book deal with a publisher. But what's more hilarious is how their blind fanboys are justifying the reason given. These guys will bend over for any reason and have deluded themselves into thinking anything the devs do is best for them.
  • DistopiaDistopia Member EpicPosts: 21,183
    Slapshot1188 said:
    ste2000 said:
    So now that the house marked stalled they are starting to sell books?
    How about they try to improve the game instead?
    No they have been selling the book since the KS.  Now they are trying to sell the SAME book a second time by just adding 4 chapters to it.

    Dick move.

    I wasn't aware of that part when I offered my 2 cents, that's a bit f'd.

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  • DistopiaDistopia Member EpicPosts: 21,183
    edited June 2016
    Dakeru said:
    Well it does list Lord British as one of the authors.
    So Dreamo's joke about a jerk not fixing his game to rather do minor sidestuff is actually accurate on this one.

    And you don't have to understand my mentality. Just like I don't understand how someone would want to read a book about a mediocre game.
    Well I'd assume if they're into it enough to want to read about it, I doubt they feel the same as you.

     Anyway what I didn't understand about the mentality is to think only a blockbuster franchise should attempt to expand their Lore, or have some sort of out of game presence. SWG was a rather "mediocre" game all things considered, yet the expansiveness of the lore outside of the game, did a lot for one's immersion. Lore means a lot to RP, awesome game or not, they shouldn't skimp on it. 

    It's the whole reason Warcraft is made into books as well as movies, D&D, so on and so forth. The greater depth to the underlying foundation, the more hardcore fans tend to get. A fan is a fan, this is what they want, big property or not. That goes for anything, especially if it's trying to be an RPG. 

    Hence my questioning of such a statement. 

    Which really has naught to do with SOTA, or Lord British..Your statement seemed rather all encompassing. As to say only Warcrafts of the world should be expanding their lore (as if it's all that great in itself), not small time indie games... 




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