03-21-2006, 05:09 PM
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The FPS being made in Austrailia? Yes, the producers of Stargate thought the quality was too low. It probably was. The MMORPG looks cool though.
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Everything looked like it came out of a badly done HL1 mod, seriously.
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03-21-2006, 05:50 PM
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I saw it and played a demo of it in E3 last year and I totally understand why it was canned. The game flatout sucks.
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03-21-2006, 09:43 PM
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  Huh? The gameplay was hit and miss according to beta testers. It got that far into production... do you honestly think it was canned so late just because of visuals? **** no... All I've seen of the mmorpg is a couple of pieces of concept art, not much to be wowed by. It doesn't really strike me as a sustainable license for a mmorpg and I'll be surprised if it gets off the ground at all, or for very long. At first glance it might mesh well with the current trend of instanced raids popular in mmorpgs. You can picture teams getting together and whizzing off through the stargate just fine... but then what? Character development isn't really covered in the show at all, its more about clawing their way to an even footing, not collecting leet buffz. What/where is the incentive to level up? Stargate fans don't really strike me as mmorpg gamers but that's just my biased and skiewed world view. I have ZERO idea why people enjoy watching RDA on telly, and even less understanding of those who praise what he does as "acting", let alone "good". Maybe it'll be like Star Wars galaxies and after hours of loyal playtime you unlock the 'annoying **** of a team leader who does nothing but whine and act like a cockgobbler 24 hours a day' slot on your account... |
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03-21-2006, 10:20 PM
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Images are deceiving. It did not look like that in reality when I saw it.
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03-22-2006, 02:08 AM
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Look at the rock, the crane, and the sea. Not quality... What licensed MMORPG is based on a IP that has already covered characer developement? The Matrix, LOTR, Star Wars or Super Heros in general? How many Stargate fans do you know?
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03-22-2006, 02:56 AM
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Typically stargate is far removed from that. If players are limited to SG1 or similar status then that totally removes the self interested exploration and development angle... in order for it to work as an mmorpg I can't see them letting people be SG members, at least and still be true to the IP. Perhaps you'll be able to play another race, with a stargate and be free to persue your own self interested development... but what fun is that to the average stargate fan who longs to be part of the team? I know plenty of Stargate fans. Forums full of them and a few in real life. Personally I loved the original movie premise but the TV show was more miss than hit with me, and I can't stand Atlantis. Well looking at Torri Higginson in her skin tight red-grey jumpsuit is nice I guess, but beyond that its a chore to watch, waiting for that tiny smidgen of good writing and a reference to real world myths. |
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03-22-2006, 03:11 AM
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03-22-2006, 05:54 AM
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Star Wars caters to more than just Jedi, its actually quite hard (or it was originally in the game design) to play a Jedi in Galaxies which instead focuses on playing other classes and builds (bounty hunters, smugglers, freebooters). Characters with self development as a primary interest... the carrot on the end of the stick of every mmorpg to date. The matrix is all about upgrades, powers, and exploiting the virtually constructed world. The mmorpg focuses primarily on missions set inside the virtual world where rag-tag splinter groups fight as best they can against agents. And solo, self aware individuals are referred to in the cannon of the IP. In contrast, SG1 is a military group under strict management. Each mission is heavily regulated and super powers and items only come about when the gaping plot holes and/or season finale cliff hangers require them. I'm not saying theres no room for self interested characters in the Stargate IP, but they've never been the major focus of the TV show nor the fans. |
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03-22-2006, 06:28 AM
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