Pantheon kickstarter

[mrgoochio]

Originally Posted by Taluvill [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

They sold me at the 1800$ donation snippet that they gave us:

New Class: Druid
Got SOW?

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Fuck yeah! This game sounds awesome.

Why need SOW if have MOUNT?

[Eldaran]

Originally Posted by MrSparkle001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I do, I really do. I guess now that I'm older I see games in a whole different way: I'm not at all serious about them, not at all interested in being a hardcore gamer or raider, and really just want to enjoy myself with others in a large world. It doesn't become my life (I will never, ever schedule my life around MMO raid times or anything like that) and I don't play them to make friends or be social. There's not too many other players my age to be social with anyway.



See I've never once formed a last bond over a videogame. The entire idea is alien to me. Videogames are where I go to get away from the world, including friends and family. I'm not saying I don't make friendly acquaintances in MMOs but I don't form bonds or actual friendships. I actually prefer to keep real life out of MMOs, not knowing a person's real name or anything. Once real life creeps into a game immersion and illusion are lost for me, and that avatar I'm killing undead with is now no longer Legolas Drizt the elf archer but Jack Thompson the 19 year old kid from St. Louis Missouri.

(and yes I don't like to be reminded that I'm playing games with kids [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I know I am but so long as real life never invades the game I can maintain the illusion)

Sir, I agree with you that I don't schedule my life around video games, nor am I "hardcore". I can't get away with the 16 hour days my brother pulls because he has no girlfriend, job, or real life engagement except part time work, and if they are between jobs they only take naps and continue to game. I can't fathom that. I do however not want my hand held in game, I enjoy the downtime of medding and regenerating hp because I've had great conversations with people during those times. The fact that you might spend 5 hours together at the wall in Crushbone means that you have a significant time to learn the way eachother play and to even have a few laughs or close calls. I have made many lasting friendships throughout the years of gamers I met online and continue to talk to even though we have moved on from our games.

What Pantheon is preaching and what this Project 1999 server shows me is that I enjoy this older mentality of MMOs. Nothing has compared to EQ not just because it's EQ, but because it challenges me and delights me in all the right ways. If Pantheon can save that mentality while making a new game with new people I am sold 100%.

We are just very different people. i don't play a massively multiplayer online game to solo, although you can find me soloing if I only have a short amount of time to be online between tasks or something.

[MrSparkle001]

Originally Posted by Eldaran [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I do however not want my hand held in game, I enjoy the downtime of medding and regenerating hp because I've had great conversations with people during those times.

Don't get me wrong I like that too. I quit Rift because it became so casual friendly I felt like I could beat any content blindfolded with one hand and almost no downtime. Dude they even removed falling damage. Doesn't get more newbie friendly casual than that.

My gripe is with having to group to do most things. Dungeons yeah that's fine, they're for groups. But questing? Hell no. Questing is me time. Gathering crafting components is me time. Grinding in a certain area (if I ever want to grind) is me time. Basic leveling or even camping a spot is me time.

Again, it's one reason why ESO appeals to me so much. It's a good mix of me time and group time. Some content is virtually impossible without help, but you can help and get help without having to LFG or worry about splitting loot or anything. There were plenty of quests where a bunch of us ganged up on quest mobs, and some tough quest mobs virtually impossible to solo where someone would wait until help arrived then both would kill the mob. No actual grouping required. It's perfect. Tackle that content as a group then go do your own things when done. Plus there's the fact that there's no such thing as grinding or camping or anything like EQ had, it's mostly quest-driven and that's where the major XP comes from, not from killing mobs.

(for a game called Everquest there isn't a whole lot of questing, it's mostly grouping to grind mobs or obtain items.)

[Rec]

30k they're rich!

[Rallyd]

put 150$ into it, Brad is a god.

[Nune]

Semi- off topic, on Kickstarter, if they miss their mark do

a) you get your money back?

b) if they're waaay short of their mark, and (for samples sake have to have SoE then fund it) do you get your money back?

[Rec]

if they don't make it in any way you get your money back

[citizen1080]

Yep its all or nothing. I will be starting up a Kickstarter myself in the next few months. it is snowboarding related so I don't think there will be much interest on this forum but I still plan to post something when it goes live.

[citizen1080]

Not a fan of the stretch goals...if we don't pass 800k we don't get 70% of the game apparently.

4.7m to get EQ

[dre]

They are making this game in Unity3d