Earthrise: Sci-Fi PVP MMO

[SnakeCharmer]

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And don't forget everyone's favorite: Polished

[Segoris]

/revive for some new info

The game still hasn't hit beta (rumored to start in May), but two things came out this last week that are somewhat intersting in my opinion, and for anyone else that cares, here they are:

First Official Trailer (Alpha game still)

Also, the info below came out this week which is from the Massively interview at GDC that includes some new info that I found kind of interesting, which is seen below

A key game mechanic that's central to Earthrise's combat is a player's "battle rating" which is a numerical ranking of how tough you are (as presently skilled/equipped) and conversely how tough your opposition is. Your own battle rating and that of your opponents determines the experience you can gain from defeating them, or how juicy a target you are to them.

Your battle rating is determined by a few factors. The armor and weapons you equip and the abilities you've learned largely dictate battle rating. A target's battle rating will be visible to you and determines how much experience you'll get from taking down a mutant or other opponent.

The battle rating system will also give players flexibility in how quickly they advance. For example, you may be very strong but if you want greater experience gains from taking on weaker opponents you can choose to use weaker gear to match. In effect, you lower your own battle rating but earn more rewards by facing a greater challenge. The battle rating system isn't just a system that determines individual gains, it will also carry over to groups. Atanasov says, "I would say it's very unique in the MMO field. Nobody has tried it so far. I hope it will work well and will bring some new ideas to the future of MMO games."

I've always been a fan of risk vs reward, so this system to me sounds like a decent idea. I do hope this works out well for them.

[Mrbloodworth]

NVM. 

[Malakili]

Well, that looks kinda meh.  Especially the bit of combat that showed. 

[Slayerik]

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[Sky]

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Also, lern2trailer. My highlight:

[waylander]

That video really didn't show crap, and was mostly just a promo movie. I want to see real combat, a real UI, etc. In theory it sounds good, but they need to show us more than a simple cinematic.

[Sky]

They are clearly showing the anal probe gameplay!

[HaemishM]

Bragging that the video was filmed with the in-game engine, then showing action that appears to move at 10 FPS seems like a really bad idea.

[Malakili]

Bragging that the video was filmed with the in-game engine, then showing action that appears to move at 10 FPS seems like a really bad idea.

Yeah, and the combat seemed pretty terrible as well.  But guys, give em a break, ITS STILL EARLY. 

[HaemishM]

Heh. New rule: If it looks like shit, there's no reason to put out ANY HYPE WHATSOEVER ON IT AT ALL.

[Modern Angel]

I dunno. That actually didn't look completely horrible. Proof is in the pudding and all that but it's better than a lot of other super early hype videos I've seen.

[Zzulo]

It looked generic and dull, which is kind of a bad thing

[Ghambit]

It looked generic and dull, which is kind of a bad thing

precisely.

I see nothing really groundbreaking with this title so far.  They have their shot with a pretty interesting IP, but it doesnt look like they're taking it and running with it.  The post-apocalyptic game design I came up with when I was 9 yrs. old is better than this one from what I can see.

[Modern Angel]

Given that most MMOs of the past couple years or so have been completely horrific bland in an alpha is a bit of a step up.

[Ghambit]

Given that most MMOs of the past couple years or so have been completely horrific bland in an alpha is a bit of a step up.

A game's design has nothing to do with alpha, beta, whatever.  If it's bland it's just bland.

[Slayerik]

Necro!

http://forums.play-earthrise.com/index.php?topic=6167.0

Seems it has been pushed back to a fall 2010 release. Says they will be sending out more beta invites. The systems in this game are what I'm looking for. The game will obviously be shit though, has been that way for a decade now.

[Furiously]

The important question is do they believe in the true 4th pillar: melting your oponents face, screw story.

[UnSub]

Earlier this week, in the form of a creative and elaborate stunt that claimed the Earthrise development team was viciously destroyed by a Jaberwokie, Masthead Studios announced that the release of their upcoming MMORPG Earthrise has been pushed back from their original projection of Q2 2010.

It was in no way elaborate or creative. It was a stupid forum post that made the fanbois LOL. And the fact that it required clarification with a formal "we are delayed" post points out the pointlessness of the original post.

[Segoris]

Earlier this week, in the form of a creative and elaborate stunt that claimed the Earthrise development team was viciously destroyed by a Jaberwokie, Masthead Studios announced that the release of their upcoming MMORPG Earthrise has been pushed back from their original projection of Q2 2010.

It was in no way elaborate or creative. It was a stupid forum post that made the fanbois LOL. And the fact that it required clarification with a formal "we are delayed" post points out the pointlessness of the original post.

That "original post" you linked wasn't the original post and the beginning of what happened though. That was in response to this, which I'd say postman was creative and elaborate in his attempt for beta keys with much more then just a forum post. Personally, I like the fact that Masthead was willing to play along and positively interact with their community. Sure, they could have just said "we're delaying our release for X reason" and been done with it, but blaming the Jaberwokie just seems more fun. Was it the right way to announce a delay for those who were unaware? No, but they did go in with further explanation in a more serious tone later.

[SnakeCharmer]

Necro!

Going live in Feb 2011.
On a single server.
In Europe.

Publicly released beta footage

[ghost]

That looks fucking terrible. 

[Mrbloodworth]

That looks fucking terrible. 

[Soln]

run run run....  no thx

[Chinchilla]

How does this game play?  Is it any good?  I think its safe to spill more info since its going to be released soon.

[Tarami]

[CharlieMopps]

How does this game play?  Is it any good?  I think its safe to spill more info since its going to be released soon.

Judging from that Video it consists of:
wwwwwwwwwwwww *for a while through what appears to be several different empty plains*
*you see a mob*
F1 *to target*
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 *etc.. until mob is dead*
F2 *to pick up the LootCube™*

[HaemishM]

That looks fucking terrible. 

The correct term is fucktasticallyterribad.

[Chinchilla]

Just saw about 1/2 way through the vid.  It does look like crap.  And for post Apoc some of the stuff they were showing sure looked pretty futuristic and nice.

[naum]

How does this game play?  Is it any good?  I think its safe to spill more info since its going to be released soon.

Judging from that Video it consists of:
wwwwwwwwwwwww *for a while through what appears to be several different empty plains*
*you see a mob*
F1 *to target*
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 *etc.. until mob is dead*
F2 *to pick up the LootCube™*

Nah, there was a few jumps in there too…

[Sir T]

Tabula Rasa looked Far better and played far better than that on release.

[Mrbloodworth]

Earthrise Beta Video January 2011

While better in someways than the other video. I can't get over just how wrong this direction is for a MMOFPS.

[Malakili]

Earthrise Beta Video January 2011

While better in someways than the other video. I can't get over just how wrong this direction is for a MMOFPS.

For some reason these videos remind me of Phantasy Star Online.

[HaemishM]

While it's certainly prettier than the other videos, the animations are still terribad. It looks like an MMO with guns. That's not a compliment.

[ghost]

They appear to have improved the overall quality of the visuals quite a bit.  It will be interesting to see how it plays, but I'm not expecting much out of it.