Questy Quest (QQ) (On Facebook) (By the way, I'm the Writer, >_>)

[schild]

Now, you might be wondering: Why is schild making a thread about a facebook game? Well, I'll tell you - because I'm just that kind of guy.

For the last 6 weeks or so, I've been a game designer at Challenge Games. I've working on a number of things, and one of them happens to be an absolutely insane rewrite of a diku-esque web thing on Facebook. It's called QQ. Or, Questy Quest if you want to type it out. I think QQ is more appealing, but whatever.

The whole world is pretty much upside-down and I'd say about 45% of it is rewritten. The entire first town is done, the items are done, and parts of the second town and one of the encounter areas is complete.

You should f'ing play it. Why? Because I want feedback, and it's hilarious, imo.

Three things:
1. It's slooooooooooooooooooooooooooow. This is because FBML (Facebook Markup Language) was used. You don't need to tell me it's unbearably slow, I know. So consider I'll consider it a blessing if you tell your friends to play it, it really is unlike other web games in terms of content, I think.

2. Please give me any feedback you have, private or public. I'm really hoping we can rewrite the frontend to be lightning fast, but for now that's just not in the cards, we have more important stuff to do. But if we get enough people, maybe?

3. Some of the flow is off. I'm reworking everything, so it's taking a while. The first town, however, is complete as far as I can tell. The third town and dungeon have not yet been touched. Hopefully I'll finish that by next week.

Anyway, link:

http://apps.facebook.com/questyquest/

[rattran]

Well, that puts you 2 shipped games ahead of Schilling by my count.

[Lum]

IT WAS MUCH BETTER THAN CATS
 

[Ingmar]

THIS GAME IS RACIST AGAINST HILLBILLIES

[schild]

Oh shit, my items didn't get put in. I need to get on that.

THIS GAME IS RACIST AGAINST HILLBILLIES

YOU'RE A HILLBILLY.

[Ookii]

THIS GAME IS RACIST AGAINST HILLBILLIES

And midgets.  And elves.

[schild]

THIS GAME IS RACIST AGAINST HILLBILLIES

And midgets.  And elves.

HILLBILLIES AND MIDGETS ARE NOT RACES.

THEY ARE MUTATIONS.

Elves are a fake race. They don't count. Also, they're whores.

[voodoolily]

Fuck a facebook app.

[schild]

Fuck a facebook app.

HEY. I haven't blocked your blog pimping, you can get your shit on this facebook app, or else. 

[Morfiend]

Hey did you steal those avatar graphics from duels? 

[schild]

Hey did you steal those avatar graphics from duels? 

Actually, all the art and such from before was kept in place. Yea, they used the Duels stuff. All I'm doing is a 100% rewrite, as well as adding new stuff. It's mostly just a pet project I'm doing on the side. If it's at all successful, I'll be updating it with more weird stuff, so tell your friends or something.

[Morfiend]

The first Rat is winning in the war of me trying to load an attack and him hoping the browser times out before I can swing at him.

[schild]

The first Rat is winning in the war of me trying to load an attack and him hoping the browser times out before I can swing at him.

Yea. That can happen. He's a crafty little bastard like that.

[Morfiend]

Still waiting..... 

[schild]

Still waiting..... 

Just reload. It remembers the page you were on and/or the result.

[Slyfeind]

Page not found.

[schild]

Server down. Items are getting put in. Sorry!

[Soln]

congrats, I will check this out

[Lantyssa]

Is there a way to have it throw a little "we're down for the moment" message then?  Might help those whom are easily dissuaded from never checking back.

[schild]

Is there a way to have it throw a little "we're down for the moment" message then?  Might help those whom are easily dissuaded from never checking back.

Facebook is awesome.

[Ookii]

How does one make money from these Facebook games?  That is the point right?

[schild]

Server back up!

[schild]

For those of you without a facebook account, here's what you're missing. The intro screen - sort of - as a teaser:

Edit: Scratch that, image added to top post.

[Trippy]

I didn't know porn games were allowed on Facebook

[tazelbain]

How much does the sex act "Restore Hope to the World" cost?

[schild]

I didn't know porn games were allowed on Facebook

There's no porn! I followed the letter of the law here, a little too perfectly.

How much does the sex act "Restore Hope to the World" cost?

SYSTEM ERROR

[Slyfeind]

Very fun. I think the frist fight should be over in one hit. Little grammar things bug me, like "If only there were a mechanic to deal with him" should be "If only there was a mechanic to deal with him" or "If only there were mechanics to deal with him." Other than that, fun and addictive, as it should be. The writing style is appropriately cheeky. Vampires and Mafia Wars seem to take themselves too seriously. You guys are doing it better.

[schild]

After I finish rewriting The Whole Shebang, I will make a sweep on grammar and such, as well as look into rebalancing. Balance, however, was at the bottom of the list. The writing was necessary.

[ezrast]

"If only there were a mechanic to deal with him" should be "If only there was a mechanic to deal with him"

lrn2subjunctive

[Morfiend]

Just got back from lunch. Managed to get one swing on the rat, now its hanging again.

[Slyfeind]

"If only there were a mechanic to deal with him" should be "If only there was a mechanic to deal with him"

lrn2subjunctive

Okay.

Mechanic is singular. It was a mechanic. It is a mechanic.

Mechanics are plural. Those were mechanics. Those are mechanics.

Your turn.

[ezrast]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive#Modern_form
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive#Future_subjunctive

[schild]

I didn't bite his silly grammatical bait because I know I used it just fine. DON'T GET SUCKED IN, EZRAST.

[ezrast]

TOO LATE

[schild]

TOO LATE