Is Empires dead, dying, or just on hold...

Discussion in 'General' started by LordRoY, Apr 6, 2008.

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  1. knighttemplar

    knighttemplar Member

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    blah blah blah vapourware, blah blah blah shuttin down mah serverz

    been there done that
     
  2. taiiat

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    we can fix the learning part maybe by getting thse video tutuorials done. people watch youtube shit a lot, so theyll be willing to watch a vid instead of gettin yelled at for fking up a game.

    the emd of teh summer? goddamn.... wait, for all the aircraft or just 1 or 2? if the devs get a couple done they can be implemented as a thing to keep players in the mod. DIPRIP has done that. they released a version with only 3 of the 6 final cars, as a playable teaser. that way they have appeased the crowd of hungry players, that have wanted to play for almost a year.
     
  3. Reef

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    That's a good idea, it would be cool enough for MONTHS of playing if We would only have the transport aircraft. It's even better than having everything at the same time, because You need to change all tactics every new feature is released. Changing only the thamn jeeps would make the game interesting for few weeks... Something like StarCraft patches, that 'tuned' the balance: everyone had to adjust their playing style.
     
  4. pedro0930

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    Yeah..but with aircraft we also need those maps designed for air craft otherwise we will just see people buying them and running into skybox and dies
     
  5. petemyster

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    well im sure it wouldn't be too hard to stretch out a version of duststorm for the occasion.
     
  6. -Mayama-

    -Mayama- MANLY MAN BITCH

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    I agree with that
     
  7. Stu

    Stu BehälterGott

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    We already went through this phase after 1.071 was released, except it was a lot worse

    And can anyone tell me why M00tant keeps bitching
     
  8. dizzyone

    dizzyone I've been drinking, heavily

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    This sentence makes me laugh everytime, good ol days XD
     
  9. -=GODS=-EZEKIEL

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  10. Reef

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    As far as I know, 1.x releases were beta.
    The diffrence is to release features that are done.
    Coded but untested - it's not done.
    Coded but not documented - it's not done.
    Coded but not refactored - it's not done.

    When a certain feature is REALLY DONE, why not release it?

    Porting to OB required freezing the whole project, that's bad, but it'll end soon.
    Ouch, We have 16x scalability implemented already. Maby not all official maps support it already, that might be something to work on, but even if 3 maps scale well, why not release it? If it will be boring to play at more than 2x scale, admins will just use the 1x scale when server is less than 75% populated and 2x scale when it's full or almost full. It could be cool to play duststorm with no aircrafts on a 2x scale. It's the same map, but vehicles mean MUCH more. Geez, network transmission would lower (it would be impossible to gather that much players in 'network radius' since bases are FAR away).
    I am not telling anyone to do anything "my way". Just know that this approach is successfully used at the company that I work in. We don't try to do all the stuff at one time. We focus on 2-3 things, We make it really done. It's released and We move on. Users like that. Developers like that too. It's fun, seriously.
     
  11. pedro0930

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    That's what Valve recommends mod teams to do, too.
     
  12. Dragoon

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    I agree that the steep learning curve is a big problem for new players.
    If a friend hadn't show and explain the game to me, I am not sure if I would have continue playing.
    The vehicle menu is annoying for newbies who never used it before.
    It would help when u could assign weapons to slots by double clicking instead only of drag'n'drop.
    Add brief and neat weapon descriptions.
    As examples:
    HE Cannon - High Damage, Area Effect / Splash Damage, Anti Infantry Weapon
    Ranged Cannon - High Damage, Long Range, very Straight Trajectory
    Bio MG - Hit Scan, partially Bypass Armor, Directly Affect Vehicle Hull, Damage overtime
    Do the same for armour, engines. Have a button to auto assign armor plates.
    All this info about rate of fire, reload times have been more irritating and worthless than be of any use at the beginning.

    I especially like the idea for a Video tutorial on YouTube.
    A video that alone explain the Vehicle menu would help players tremendously.
    Not only how to use it but also using the opportunity to explain the benefit of reflective armor, bio engines, heat management or how to bind you weapons correctly and why. I still see to many players binding cannons and mls on the same button instead to split them between primary and secondary fire button.
    If I had any knowledge in video editing I would do it myself right now. I know I need Fraps but there it ends. With which program do the editing and I'm probably not the first choice voice actor.
     
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  13. Superlagg

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    Mittoes is empty. This isnt a good sign. When the noob servers are empty, 133tards wont have anyone to pwn, and after sparring with other 133tards for awhile, they realize they no longer have nubs to pwn, and they flee.
     
  14. LordDz

    LordDz Capitan Rainbow Flowers

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    Meh! No morew killz! :'(
     
  15. Beerdude26

    Beerdude26 OnThink(){ IsDownYet(); }

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    Well you obviously don't know how persistent Empires 133tards are
     
  16. -Mayama-

    -Mayama- MANLY MAN BITCH

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    As you see im still there :D :D :D
     
  17. Jephir

    Jephir ALL GLORY TO THE JEPHIR

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    We need more people playing Empires.
     
  18. Vessboy

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    We need the devs to start talking again. Keep our hopes up.
     
  19. Dubee

    Dubee Grapehead

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    You guys need to stop being so impatient.. Krenzo isn't getting paid to make this game so chill out.. Hell, we hear more info and get more updates/patches then any retail game I know of.. Enjoy what you got

    Remember people saying omg emp is vaporware and then 2.0 came out.. We waited for what seemed like an eternity for 2.0 and now we have it and we want 3.0 already!? 2.0 is still a new game!

    Watch 2 months after aircrafts come out people will be saying.. needs more 4.0
     
  20. The Buttery Lobster

    The Buttery Lobster Drama Queen.

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    I find your lack of faith... disturbing.





    um... i dont know why i posted that clip. Shut up, it's funny.
     
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