Comments on: The MMORTSES Cometh http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:17:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Dreamer http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-95367 The Dreamer Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:45:30 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-95367 No it hasn't, Lockpick is still running their version at www.dreamlords.com They licensed it to Aeria though, as they did with Gamigo in Germany and apparently Akella in Russia too No it hasn’t, Lockpick is still running their version at http://www.dreamlords.com

They licensed it to Aeria though, as they did with Gamigo in Germany and apparently Akella in Russia too

]]> By: DreamLord http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-64844 DreamLord Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:42:23 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-64844 Dream Lords has been taken over by aeria games Dream Lords has been taken over by aeria games

]]> By: Havoc http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-58951 Havoc Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:33:05 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-58951 Um, Lorya, pretty sure you mean Beyond Protocol there. I think I remember you from the early days, but I haven't seen you on much lately. There have been a lot of improvements since the early days in beta, including graphics overhauls, management interfaces and the new guild features. One last thing, Beyond Protocol has no "level design" not sure what you meant there. If you mean the environments, like planets/space etc, then those have been polished as well. As you should all be able to tell, I play Beyond Protocol and have played the others, including Boundless Planet (raigan ;)) I love the strategy and depth of play that these titles give. It's true that in the past, they've been in need of work, and I don't think Saga's launch was all they were hoping for, but Beyond Protocol has excellent support and a dedicated community behind it, I'm pretty sure it'll quell everyone's fears and make MMORTS a more widely known genre, even though it has been around since 1998... Um, Lorya, pretty sure you mean Beyond Protocol there. I think I remember you from the early days, but I haven’t seen you on much lately. There have been a lot of improvements since the early days in beta, including graphics overhauls, management interfaces and the new guild features. One last thing, Beyond Protocol has no “level design” not sure what you meant there. If you mean the environments, like planets/space etc, then those have been polished as well.

As you should all be able to tell, I play Beyond Protocol and have played the others, including Boundless Planet (raigan ;)) I love the strategy and depth of play that these titles give. It’s true that in the past, they’ve been in need of work, and I don’t think Saga’s launch was all they were hoping for, but Beyond Protocol has excellent support and a dedicated community behind it, I’m pretty sure it’ll quell everyone’s fears and make MMORTS a more widely known genre, even though it has been around since 1998…

]]> By: Iorya Dragon http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-58755 Iorya Dragon Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:35:00 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-58755 Beyond Control while it has great features, but is very unpolished, from level design, models, interface and most of the game, it a good game, but needs a lot of work. Beyond Control while it has great features, but is very unpolished, from level design, models, interface and most of the game, it a good game, but needs a lot of work.

]]> By: Gap Gen http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-58246 Gap Gen Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:22:33 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-58246 Thingus: Yeah, I heard about at least one of those. I guess one problem is that few people would have the patience to program in-depth, and MMOs live on the size of their subscriber base. Thingus: Yeah, I heard about at least one of those. I guess one problem is that few people would have the patience to program in-depth, and MMOs live on the size of their subscriber base.

]]> By: veerus http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-58233 veerus Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:52:33 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-58233 Worldshift... RPS featured a small article about it when the demo came out. That's mmorts-ish. Worldshift… RPS featured a small article about it when the demo came out. That’s mmorts-ish.

]]> By: internisus http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-58179 internisus Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:06:40 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-58179 An MMO Homeworld has been my dream for quite some time. An MMO Homeworld has been my dream for quite some time.

]]> By: Thingus http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-58138 Thingus Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:20:00 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-58138 Gap, and anyone else interested, check this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_game They're all quite old, and not RTS games per se, but there's free conversions of one or two out there, and the code for some of them can be written in Notepad and emailed to others, so they're great PBEM games. I think a RPS Robot Battle league would be a beautiful thing :D Gap, and anyone else interested, check this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_game
They’re all quite old, and not RTS games per se, but there’s free conversions of one or two out there, and the code for some of them can be written in Notepad and emailed to others, so they’re great PBEM games. I think a RPS Robot Battle league would be a beautiful thing :D

]]> By: raigan http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-58126 raigan Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:59:12 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-58126 BOUNDLESS PLANET!! BOUNDLESS PLANET!!

]]> By: Stromko http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-58122 Stromko Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:53:14 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-58122 Dreamlords also has you founding and managing cities via a browser-based overworld. Well, over-island, not world, you'd essentially control an island, choose what resources you want each city to gather (efficiency varied by location), research, and do battles that would increase your gnosis and allow you to expand. I think it may have made you island bigger after awhile (or at least your population), and you'd have to fight all sorts of critters that'd appear on your island and threaten your cities via the separate RTS client. It felt a bit like work to me after awhile, but I can say that about every MMORPG I've ever played so take that with a grain of salt. Dreamlords also has you founding and managing cities via a browser-based overworld. Well, over-island, not world, you’d essentially control an island, choose what resources you want each city to gather (efficiency varied by location), research, and do battles that would increase your gnosis and allow you to expand. I think it may have made you island bigger after awhile (or at least your population), and you’d have to fight all sorts of critters that’d appear on your island and threaten your cities via the separate RTS client.

It felt a bit like work to me after awhile, but I can say that about every MMORPG I’ve ever played so take that with a grain of salt.

]]> By: Testicular Torsion http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-58106 Testicular Torsion Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:27:23 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-58106 Re: SG: It had a lot of potential, but it ended up turning me off after a while. I was more of a casual player, and there was just no way that any random mix of casual players was going to beat the hardcore, well-coordinated clans that were emerging. After a couple weeks of nothing but beatdowns, I just said "You know what? You want this planet so badly, just go ahead and take it.", and canceled my subscription. I wonder how any future PvP MMORTS games will avoid this. Re: SG: It had a lot of potential, but it ended up turning me off after a while. I was more of a casual player, and there was just no way that any random mix of casual players was going to beat the hardcore, well-coordinated clans that were emerging. After a couple weeks of nothing but beatdowns, I just said “You know what? You want this planet so badly, just go ahead and take it.”, and canceled my subscription.

I wonder how any future PvP MMORTS games will avoid this.

]]> By: mechazawa http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/16/the-mmortses-cometh/comment-page-1/#comment-58081 mechazawa Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:25:01 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1929#comment-58081 I came here to speak about Shattered Galaxy, too. It was basically something like a Starcraft clone, but with epic battles, unit customization, strategies, politics, and greatness. It kinda sunk into oblivion now, thought, which is a shame. Despite the awful graphics, it was really deep and interesting. I came here to speak about Shattered Galaxy, too. It was basically something like a Starcraft clone, but with epic battles, unit customization, strategies, politics, and greatness.

It kinda sunk into oblivion now, thought, which is a shame. Despite the awful graphics, it was really deep and interesting.

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