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eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
https://discord.gg/DtdrwkN

Having this issue?

quote:

alpha sign up unavailable

rip


heres your answer

SabinBlitz posted:

You have to be logged into your Amazon account and click send me alerts about this product on their Amazon web page

eon can you put that on the OP please I get asked that multiple times



looks its probably gonna be bad but amazon is doing a mmo called New World and here is a writeup i read about it

https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/new-product/game/new-world-preview-3682676/

it sounds sandboxy and stuff and there is territory and i know we all eat that poo poo up so here you go

also you can sign up for the alpha on newworld.com i guess

eonwe fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Nov 13, 2018

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Frog Act
Feb 10, 2012



Hmmmm....how will I know someone is being worked to death and tracked by dystopian implants to maximize efficiency if I'm not getting a physical good shipped to me in less than ten hours?

Also, it will be bad and I bet it will have like prime crossover promotions

Moo Moo Canoe
Mar 11, 2007

Drunk postin' ftw
Hey guys, earn 500 bits for every hour you stream of our game, plus 10 additional bits for every pvp, or boss kill!

Suxpool
Nov 20, 2002
I want something good to die for...to make it beautiful to live
it's a good sign already that it's being funded by bezo$bux instead of kickstarter so maybe it has some potential

I said come in!
Jun 22, 2004

I've been playing the super early pre-alpha, can't really talk about it but there's not a lot to talk about either. I like the setting, and that people can work together to build settlements, that part reminds me of Star Wars Galaxies.

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

I said come in! posted:

I've been playing the super early pre-alpha, can't really talk about it but there's not a lot to talk about either. I like the setting, and that people can work together to build settlements, that part reminds me of Star Wars Galaxies.

thats awesome buddy, I hope I get in

Freakazoid_
Jul 5, 2013


Buglord
I'm not really sure what to make of this because it's being made by amazon.

I said come in!
Jun 22, 2004

Freakazoid_ posted:

I'm not really sure what to make of this because it's being made by amazon.

It's weird to see Amazon getting into developing video games. They are working on a couple games right now, plus their own game engine that they are licensing out to other companies. The most popular game using their engine is Star Citizen.

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
I think the only thing that makes me hopeful about this game is they are saying the sandbox stuff, but they aren't some 90s dev posting on kickstarter asking for money. They at least have a budget and presumably, a corporate structure above them that will want to see some work being done instead of squandering all the kickstarter bucks on nothing

Blazing Zero
Sep 7, 2012

*sigh* sure. it's a weed joke
you'd be surprised how desperate bezos might be for a tax write off, eonwe

Blazing Zero
Sep 7, 2012

*sigh* sure. it's a weed joke
how much is a diamon tier pledge?

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
i would be willing to pledge 100,000 to this project, sight unseen

Blazing Zero
Sep 7, 2012

*sigh* sure. it's a weed joke
if you go in for 200k, ill go in for 200k. lets do it buddy, together

TheAgent
Feb 16, 2002

The call is coming from inside Dr. House
Grimey Drawer

I said come in! posted:

It's weird to see Amazon getting into developing video games. They are working on a couple games right now, plus their own game engine that they are licensing out to other companies. The most popular game using their engine is Star Citizen.
its john smedley and the same ol SOE/Daybreak guys in everything but name lol

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
nah I think Smedley is working on a diff game for Amazon, not this one

TheAgent
Feb 16, 2002

The call is coming from inside Dr. House
Grimey Drawer
hero's soooooooongggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

insider
Feb 22, 2007

A secret room... always my favourite room in a house.
The setting makes no sense to me. Let's make everything realistic as gently caress to the 17th century with zero fantasy elements but let's add magic for no reason!

I said come in!
Jun 22, 2004

eonwe posted:

nah I think Smedley is working on a diff game for Amazon, not this one

I believe from this article https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-02-15-amazon-hires-john-smedley-to-lead-new-san-diego-studio he leads Amazons game studio. So he isn't in charge of any specific games (thank god).

Applebee123
Oct 9, 2007

That's 10$ for the spinefund.
It seems to be an amalgamation of the ideas floating around from lots of mmo.

-Sandbox
-Unlimited customization, but you can also make a tank / healer / dps.
-Focus on pvp, large guild v guild and fights over castles.
-Mob AI is clever.
-Pictures of middle ages fights in fields/forests.
-The world is huge

For me, I just dont see anything to be really excited about.

cmdrk
Jun 10, 2013
i dunno. im excited. but im also easily fooled :(

Space Monster
Mar 13, 2009

Applebee123 posted:

It seems to be an amalgamation of the ideas floating around from lots of mmo.

-Sandbox
-Unlimited customization, but you can also make a tank / healer / dps.
-Focus on pvp, large guild v guild and fights over castles.
-Mob AI is clever.
-Pictures of middle ages fights in fields/forests.
-The world is huge

For me, I just dont see anything to be really excited about.

The part missing is that it's being made by Amazon rather than 10 dudes from kickstarter.

Saint Drogo
Dec 26, 2011

Applebee123 posted:

-Sandbox
-Unlimited customization, but you can also make a tank / healer / dps.
-Focus on pvp, large guild v guild and fights over castles.
-Mob AI is clever
-Pictures of middle ages fights in fields/forests.
-The world is huge
every time a new MMO starts promising this poo poo my brain translates it into Rob Schneider herpaderp noises.

dipwood
Feb 22, 2004

rouge means red in french
"New World is focusing on a couple of key aspects that will set it apart from the current mainstream MMORPG stock. First of all, there are no classes. The game supports a wide array of skills and specialisations that you are free to persue and work towards as you wish."

Wow, what a novel concept for a sandbox MMO! These guys are really mixing it up.

clone on the phone
Aug 5, 2003

I said come in! posted:

It's weird to see Amazon getting into developing video games. They are working on a couple games right now, plus their own game engine that they are licensing out to other companies. The most popular game using their engine is Star Citizen.

I thought SC was using Cryengine?

Percelus
Sep 9, 2012

My command, your wish is

clone on the phone posted:

I thought SC was using Cryengine?

lumberyard is just a slightly modified cryengine

I said come in!
Jun 22, 2004

clone on the phone posted:

I thought SC was using Cryengine?

It was using CryEngine at first. Crytek is super butthurt that CIG changed engines and is suing them though, they need that Star Citizen crowd funded money because they declared bankruptcy and are barely staying afloat now. Unfortunately Chris Roberts spent all of Star Citizens money on cocaine.

clone on the phone
Aug 5, 2003

I mean, it makes sense.

GoGoGadget
Apr 29, 2006

I'd like to donate $10,000 so I can appear in the credits and have a collection of sword jpgs, where do I do this

I said come in!
Jun 22, 2004

GoGoGadget posted:

I'd like to donate $10,000 so I can appear in the credits and have a collection of sword jpgs, where do I do this

This isn't being crowd funded! Instead it's being funded by Jeff Bezos.

Frog Act
Feb 10, 2012



GoGoGadget posted:

I'd like to donate $10,000 so I can appear in the credits and have a collection of sword jpgs, where do I do this

you can send it to my paypal and i can assure you that you will receive a large number of unity store assets repurposed in a way that does not fit in with the world's theme, and also a moat.

Space Monster
Mar 13, 2009

https://wccftech.com/new-world-preview-amazon/

New article with a little more detail.

DancingShade
Jul 26, 2007

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 5 days!)


There is a disturbing lack of chainmail bikinis and chainmail banana hammocks in that article.

How am I supposed to play an MMO if my character doesn't look like a Conan extra in fetish gear? Immersion ruined.

Ehud
Sep 19, 2003

football.

https://twitter.com/playnewworld/status/1034877015990517760

Looks like we're getting closer to learning more about the game / alpha access.

Currently alpha access button takes you to an Amazon page to sign up for an alert when sign-ups open.

I said come in!
Jun 22, 2004

Looking forward to the alpha version. The pre-alpha has changed a ton as is. The game is improving at a rapid pace and coming into being an actual playable title.

dogsupremacy
Dec 3, 2012

GoGoGadget posted:

I'd like to donate $10,000 so I can appear in the credits and have a collection of sword jpgs, where do I do this

This is actually the only Conan/Rust/Whatever title that looks like its both learning from some mistakes and a clear vision from the onset that jacked up other survival games and has the resources it needs without infinite feature creep backer stretch goals/scammy poo poo.

The success/failure of this game and the new Fallout will probably be the determining factor if other larger studios pursue the sandbox pvp genre and what the details of those games look like.

The other competitive advantage I think is that Amazon loves throwing money at poo poo to win out over competition and I bet this game has some pretty high resource server hosting options when other companies say we plan on adding 1000000k player servers you have a laugh and know they are full of poo poo and its going to be some janky compromise but if its possible they have the resources to make it happen with this one.

dogsupremacy fucked around with this message at 22:09 on Aug 29, 2018

Space Monster
Mar 13, 2009

I said come in! posted:

Looking forward to the alpha version. The pre-alpha has changed a ton as is. The game is improving at a rapid pace and coming into being an actual playable title.

Break the NDA and tell us everything (Tell us whatever you can, even if it's just impressions. I'm one of those hopeless, desperate pvp mmo losers who has always been disappointed, do your part as a cynical goon and build up my hopes so that they can be crushed by the reality that the type of game I want doesn't make sense.)

KirbyKhan
Mar 20, 2009



Soiled Meat

Space Monster posted:

Break the NDA and tell us everything (Tell us whatever you can, even if it's just impressions. I'm one of those hopeless, desperate pvp mmo losers who has always been disappointed, do your part as a cynical goon and build up my hopes so that they can be crushed by the reality that the type of game I want doesn't make sense.)

Yo, this time it's got money behind it.

THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT.

Blast of Confetti
Apr 21, 2008

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Suxpool posted:

it's a good sign already that it's being funded by bezo$bux instead of kickstarter so maybe it has some potential

now instead of watered down tv series we can get watered down mmos ty jeff bozos

Kimsemus
Dec 4, 2013

by Reene
Toilet Rascal

I said come in! posted:

Looking forward to the alpha version. The pre-alpha has changed a ton as is. The game is improving at a rapid pace and coming into being an actual playable title.

tell us

what are they going to do, ban you from this game that might not ever exist?

roll the dice

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eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
https://www.pcgamer.com/hands-on-with-amazons-mmo-new-world-where-hundreds-of-players-war-over-a-supernatural-continent/

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