Green Monster Games (Curt Schilling)

[Fammaden]

Originally Posted by Ngruk

Oh it's so WHO now, everyone in the office is getting on me for this.

Seemed like people on this board were calling it WHO earlier on, but its been a while since I saw anyone call it that. Maybe it is different everywhere else but WAR seems to be the default abbreviation on FoH now, not the acronym WHO. I don't know maybe I'm wrong, seems that way. Doesn't matter.

[Teljair]

Originally Posted by Ngruk

Oh it's so WHO now, everyone in the office is getting on me for this.

Cinematics, we now realize, DON'T represent gameplay (or most don't try to) but they should tell you some story and give you some insight into what you are playing. WoW did that for me, and I felt the same thing with the WHO!!!! cinematic as well, incredibly well done.

Sorry, but it is WAR sir.

[Tyen]

W:AOR

[Flight]

Originally Posted by Ngruk

Oh it's so WHO now, everyone in the office is getting on me for this.

Cinematics, we now realize, DON'T represent gameplay (or most don't try to) but they should tell you some story and give you some insight into what you are playing. WoW did that for me, and I felt the same thing with the WHO!!!! cinematic as well, incredibly well done.

Its been said a number of times in this thread that the opening sequence and the very early game should be really good and suck you into the game.

Here is something I'd suggest we can learn from AoC - every aspect of the game experience has to be as good as that opening. Funcom were obviously short on finance; their strategy, in light of their limitations, was to focus on the game up to lvl 40. The game got a good reception because of this - most folk were surprised how good the game was, up to that lvl. I did not encounter a single issue or bug up to there. But, boy, did that soon change - and look where it went.

Its an extreme example of what I'm saying, but the point is if you build the experience up too much initially, the only way is down and a degree of disappointment.

You can apply that to the whole 'suck people into the game' thing. The opening half hour and then next couple of hours need to do that, but the whole rest of the game has to meet that level of reception or people will be disappointed.

[Druixx]

It is most definitely WAR, not WHO.

[Teljair]

Originally Posted by Tyen

W:AOR

Brilliant!

[Blackguard]

Originally Posted by Lonin

Ninja-Pirate-Bards... Right Shwayd?

No, Pirate Ninja Bards.

[Rythonn]

Was the thread falling too far?

[Zarcath]

Originally Posted by Druixx

It is most definitely WAR, not WHO.

When they first started development it was just called Warhammer Online, they didn't add the Age of Reckoning part until later.

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (officially abbreviated as WAR)

[Bongk]

Originally Posted by Rythonn

Was the thread falling too far?

It is almost amazing this thread stays on page 1 when it truly has no substance to it.

We know nothing about the game, there has been virtually zero information of any kind released. And some for reason people are all up curts ass like he is a gaming messiah, when in reality he is just a bored rich guy who thinks he can do it better than people who have years of experience.

I know it sounds harsh, but it kind of shows how desperate people are for a fun new game when they are excited about a game they know nothing at all about from a company that has never even made a game before that is years out from ever even seeing the light of day.

[Lenardo]

it was who originally because someone ELSE was making it, their version got canned ~3yrs ago and mythic got the NEW version and called it warhammer online: age of reckoning

original game in development 3years ago or so was WHO (warhammer online)- i remember FOH members here making fun of the guy with the Codpiece screenshot

[Old Man Potter]

Originally Posted by Bongk

It is almost amazing this thread stays on page 1 when it truly has no substance to it.

We know nothing about the game, there has been virtually zero information of any kind released. And some for reason people are all up curts ass like he is a gaming messiah, when in reality he is just a bored rich guy who thinks he can do it better than people who have years of experience.

I know it sounds harsh, but it kind of shows how desperate people are for a fun new game when they are excited about a game they know nothing at all about from a company that has never even made a game before that is years out from ever even seeing the light of day.

The only reason this thread is still here because Mr. Schilling is a wealthy celebrity. If a celebrity or industry bigshot posts in a thread then it's considered golden by the management here and gets a reprieve from being transferred to that other forum which shall not be named. MMO nerds and geeks love to cling to celebrities in order to validate their lives of quiet desperation; Curt gets some street cred and gets to feel like he's in touch with the masses.

Even the title of this thread is absurd as the company has long since changed it's name. Every time I log on to these forums and see this thread still in the top 10 of threads it's embarrassing to say the least -- not that these forums need any help in that department. Who knows, maybe someday we'll get actual legitimate information and discussion from Mr. Schilling about his upcoming enterprise and the thread may actually have a relevant title.

[Cinge]

Originally Posted by Old Man Potter

The only reason this thread is still here because Mr. Schilling is a wealthy celebrity. If a celebrity or industry bigshot posts in a thread then it's considered golden by the management here and gets a reprieve from being transferred to that other forum which shall not be named. MMO nerds and geeks love to cling to celebrities in order to validate their lives of quiet desperation; Curt gets some street cred and gets to feel like he's in touch with the masses.

Even the title of this thread is absurd as the company has long since changed it's name. Every time I log on to these forums and see this thread still in the top 10 of threads it's embarrassing to say the least -- not that these forums need any help in that department. Who knows, maybe someday we'll get actual legitimate information and discussion from Mr. Schilling about his upcoming enterprise and the thread may actually have a relevant title.

And yet you took time out of your precious day to post in such a irrelevant thread about why others are posting..

[gnomad]

Originally Posted by Cinge

And yet you took time out of your precious day to post in such a irrelevant thread about why others are posting..

As did you and I, so what?

BTW Potter and Bongk are correct with what they said.

[Aamina]

Originally Posted by Cinge

And yet you took time out of your precious day to post in such a irrelevant thread about why others are posting..

Me too me too I want to play! I like where this is going.