Green Monster Games (Curt Schilling)

[Lonin]

Originally Posted by Ngruk

Check out the contest button on the front page of 38 Studios | World Domination Through Gaming for any college students in the state of Mass.

Damn, if only I was a college student in Mass and had any skill at designing games.

[Lonin]

Originally Posted by Draegan

This is a great idea. I like it. But after a while it'll turn into repeatable quests WOW has. You go out and farm X and you know NPC A.B.C need it. It's ultimately the same thing but just worded differently and executed differently. You're still collecting bear asses, but you're "selling them" after the fact instead of going out and picking them off a list.

Same result for an experienced player. But for me I'd start to get pissed off if I'm out doing story line quests and all of the sudden I find that a guy in town need X amount of pelts and I only haver X-2 and I have to go back to where I was and waste time getting 2 more of those things. I'd rather know ahead of time.

And yes WAR does this to some degree. It was in one of the podcasts.

True enough, I think it comes down to the perception thing. Even though you may know that X NPC wants X item after awhile, it would still be a lot more immersive IMO, especially for new players or new areas. Plus, you could always randomize the needs that NPCs have and make those NPCs accept any number of the items it wants, not just 10, or 20, or whatever. If you only have one or two, you'll just get a lesser reward until you maybe hit a certain number where you get a final reward.

[Kodylan]

So now that it's official, I have to just come out and say it: Curt, hire Scott Hartsman.

[Lleauaric~EW]

Lol..

I love the website for 38 Studios.. the monster ate my mouse! Very Cool

[Ngruk]

http://www.38studios.com/mgc_contest...ubmissions.pdf

There is the link if there are any Massachusetts based kids looking to get in front of folks in the industry.

Excited to see the response we get from the kids in the gaming curriculums around here.

[Aetos]

Originally Posted by Ngruk

http://www.38studios.com/mgc_contest...ubmissions.pdf

There is the link if there are any Massachusetts based kids looking to get in front of folks in the industry.

Excited to see the response we get from the kids in the gaming curriculums around here.

Heh, I go to UMass, sadly I'm no longer a compsci major

[Ngruk]

You don't have to be enrolled in the comp. classes to be part of this. If you can code, draw or market in the space you can get a team together. You just have to be able to submit a game
BTW please don't take this as bad marketing or PR but if anyone is interested in talking 38 and different ideas I am trying to narrow the amount of forums I am participating in to give them more of my time when I post, someone started this site and most of our team interacts with subscribers there if you are interested.
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[Agraza]

I can understand your position, but with barely a clue about the core methods and features of the game I don't have a reason to frequent some stranger's board. I'm sure the bigger splashes will be posted here regardless, so if anything changes I'll take a look.

[Ngruk]

Totally understood.

Just understand that there is no reason for us to offer that up now. For reasons beyond the obvious which are that many things we as players want to know about are not locked in decisions now, nor anytime soon.

Talking about PvP, quests, storylines, features, years out of launch, is an open invitation to be called a liar, lose customers and facilitate damage control of assets and content that may never exist.

It's a true lose lose when you think it through.

I can assure you that I would LOVE to start talking with players about a ton of what we are doing. I also know that the first time that would happen I'd have Roberts, Danuser and Schwayder in my office Monday morning with pick axes, torches and rope.

We are targeting Comic-Con this year as our first 'unveiling of our IP to the public.

[Agraza]

I don't expect a lot of hype or explanation at this point, false or otherwise. I doubt anyone here does. My message to Gallenite, in the thread confirming his departure from SOE, was to avoid becoming a punchline. We want you to deliver a quality product.

I wish y'all luck at Comic-Con, and we all look forward to digesting the details when you're ready to give them.

[Lonin]

Originally Posted by Ngruk

Totally understood.

Just understand that there is no reason for us to offer that up now. For reasons beyond the obvious which are that many things we as players want to know about are not locked in decisions now, nor anytime soon.

Talking about PvP, quests, storylines, features, years out of launch, is an open invitation to be called a liar, lose customers and facilitate damage control of assets and content that may never exist.

It's a true lose lose when you think it through.

I can assure you that I would LOVE to start talking with players about a ton of what we are doing. I also know that the first time that would happen I'd have Roberts, Danuser and Schwayder in my office Monday morning with pick axes, torches and rope.

We are targeting Comic-Con this year as our first 'unveiling of our IP to the public.

That all sounds reasonable, except Shwayd doing anything to you, I hear he's been beat up by 5-year-olds.

Now I'm tempted to go to Comic-Con, even though I'm not a comic nerd.

[Teljair]

Originally Posted by Lonin

That all sounds reasonable, except Shwayd doing anything to you, I hear he's been beat up by 5-year-olds.

Now I'm tempted to go to Comic-Con, even though I'm not a comic nerd.

We could be roomies!

[Azrayne]

What date is comic-con, for those of us who don't keep up to date with that kind of thing?

[QforQ]

Its usually like the last week of July.

[Lonin]

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