Dark Days Are Coming - New Funcom Project

[Le0]

Is there any hope in this, on paper this might be good, the screenshots even if its from an Alpha are pretty awful tho.

[HaemishM]

Is there any hope in this?

Made by Funcom

Were you hit on the head recently? Did the latter statement not clue you in to the answer to your question?

Made by Funcom

Abandon all hope ye who enter.

[Falwell]

I, as a representative of F13, have decided to wade into the great untamed wilds of the early adopter forums for this game. Should I not make it back, remember that I will always love you.

Cue Whitney.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGC003Xz3CY


Thread can be followed here.
http://www.darkdemonscrygaia.com/showthread.php?t=2599&page=7

[schild]

FALWELL, GET ON STEAM, WE MUST DISCUSS BATTLEFORGE.

[UnSub]

I, as a representative of F13, have decided to wade into the great untamed wilds of the early adopter forums for this game. Should I not make it back, remember that I will always love you.

I visit those forums from time to time - it's full of players who have been going months with no updates at all. It's the forum equivalent of in-breeding.

We'll see what happens when some more solid info comes out. Some of the established forum base won't like it and leave, but the place needs new blood (as does any unreleased title that goes months and months with no updates but has an official forums).

[palmer_eldritch]

I, as a representative of F13, have decided to wade into the great untamed wilds of the early adopter forums for this game. Should I not make it back, remember that I will always love you.

Cue Whitney.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGC003Xz3CY


Thread can be followed here.
http://www.darkdemonscrygaia.com/showthread.php?t=2599&page=7

It's early days on that thread yet, but your Funcom cynicism (didn't quite count as bashing) hasn't prompted the sort of furious backlash one might have expected.

[Tale]

Hmm. Ragnar Tørnquist on twitter:

# "Take this sinking boat and point it home, we've still got time." 4:37 PM Mar 13th from web

[schild]

Recorded Deputy Andy this afternoon and holy fuck, the actor just nailed it. Can't wait to hear the kitten monologue in-game.

He also wrote that.

So uhhhhh.

[SnakeCharmer]

That's from a song by Glen Hansard, called "Falling Slowly".  

Probably not the best stuff to put on a twitter to give the 'hur hur hur failcom boat sinking hur hur hur' people something to chew on.

[Tale]

Recorded Deputy Andy this afternoon and holy fuck, the actor just nailed it. Can't wait to hear the kitten monologue in-game.

He also wrote that.

So uhhhhh.

Sounds like he's making Cat Herders into a game.

[SnakeCharmer]

Update:

This thread appeared over the weekend with a video.  Which lead to this website.

Cool stuff.

[Xuri]

It's been really fascinating to follow this thread as people have dug into these puzzles.

Fun quote from said thread:

So ever since TSW showed up, I researched religions, myths, secret societies, digged through millions of anagrams and on top of it all - I just basically studied the whole history of the honey bee.

My teachers never got me to do that back in my school days LOL
They would be proud *snickers*

heh

[K9]

This viral stuff is incredibly cool, and done very well.

Solution to the puzzle below.

[Draegan]

Cool campaign they are doing there.  Fun stuff.

[UnSub]

Other solution:

[kaid]

Some rumblings that this stuff may be for beta keys in the future so maybe worth just filling it out just in case if such things interest folks.

[Draegan]

I was #203 or something.

[Cadaverine]

Yep

Dear Noitek,

At approximately 15.19 Universal Time on the 6th of April 2009 you were the 222nd person to pass the gauntlet. It is an achievement worthy of recognition. We have prepared a token for your keepsake. This is your personal token. Follow the link below to confirm your passage, and do not share it with anyone. There will come a time when it will serve you further..

[UnSub]

#218 (did it about 9.5 hours ago).

[schild]

334, this site is not getting many visitors.

Edit: Oh hey, what is probably a beta code given the number of digits in a nearly illegible font. Weeeee. Despite Age of Conan's fuckery, this is probably on the list of most looked forward to mmogs for me.

[SeaCell]

FunCom has proven they can market, still waiting for them to prove they can launch something resembling an MMO.

[Falconeer]

I am 333. Beat Schild by one, heh!

Wouldn't it be fun if the beta threshold was half the number of the beast?

[K9]

308?

[Zzulo]

why would anyone want to beta test for Funcom

They ignored pretty much every single bit of feedback in the Age of Conan beta

[Hindenburg]

Because after losing half a milllion subs in AoC and firing the chap in charge, they now appear to have started listening.
Could be wrong, but hey, if shit happens you can always sell the beta acc.

[SnakeCharmer]

Info push is starting:

No classes.  No levels.  High amounts of player customization.

Cool cinematic (although no gameplay).  Links here for images and trailer.

[Mrbloodworth]

Debut Cinematic Trailer HD

Ragnar Tornquist Interview HD

massively.com impressions from GDC09

Interview with Ragnar Tørnquist, Part I  (MMORPG.COM)

Interview with Ragnar Tørnquist, Part II (MMORPG.COM)

[schild]

god

yes

I've been waiting YEARS (YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARS) for even a bad MMOG to take place in an alternate real world. Something fucking modern. God yes. That trailer made me ten kinds of moist. Even if it was a cinematic. I like the cut of Ragnar's jib, even if he's crazy and slapped Zoey's shirt on an asian.

[Brogarn]

This looks seriously sweet at first glance but its Funcom and they burned me on AO and I let them burn me again on AoC. Third time's a charm?

[SnakeCharmer]

Interviews contain too much "I can't talk about that yet" and no timeline for beta or launch.

Fuckers.

[Murgos]

All right, I'm in.  #462

A modern sci-fi horror MMO?  Yes please.

[schild]

Interviews contain too much "I can't talk about that yet" and no timeline for beta or launch.

Fuckers.

More promising than SWTOR, which in the course of just over 2 years announced They were making a studio, they were hiring people, they have a game, it's all storyline based, and it'll be out in a jiffy! Also, I don't know if Ragnar Torquist has ever been this involved with an MMOG. I don't think so, and his presence alone means the world will at the VERY least be worth exploring. I like the whole, NY, London, Seoul thing. Seoul is going to be fucking packed with weaboos though.

[Draegan]

I can't wait until I have to sit and watch all of that.

[Mrbloodworth]

Interviews contain too much "I can't talk about that yet" and no timeline for beta or launch.

Fuckers.

More promising than SWTOR, which in the course of just over 2 years announced They were making a studio, they were hiring people, they have a game, it's all storyline based, and it'll be out in a jiffy! Also, I don't know if Ragnar Torquist has ever been this involved with an MMOG. I don't think so, and his presence alone means the world will at the VERY least be worth exploring. I like the whole, NY, London, Seoul thing. Seoul is going to be fucking packed with weaboos though.

Designer of games such as The Longest Journey and Casper, and writer of Anarchy Online.

[schild]

I know what he's done. And I've never heard anyone complain about the writing (given its age) in Anarchy Online. In short, I knew the answer to my comment.