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[Jeru_Sorrin]

There is a new article out on SoaDA and its got a fasinating tidbit on how match making will go. The dev's realized that one role or the other will be favored. So to the role that is having issues for having enough players(I don't quite know how they will do this) will make that role have a bigger currency reward for playing in that role. That's pretty cool in my opinion becuase that way people who want to get something in the game quicker can try out new things and get rewarded somewhat. Oh btw the article is the statedgy informer up in the news section.

[WeReWalRuS]

Thx for the share.

I found this in the article too...pretty neat

Strategy Informer: You guys are a pretty quiet bunch for a developer. No one really knows what you guys are up to until you’re doing it. Is that a deliberate tactic or are you a little bit shy?

Blair Fraser: We just don’t like talking about something until we are very confident in the quality of the work. We try out a lot of ideas and most of them are garbage so we are embarrassed to talk about them because it may skew impressions in a negative way for eternity. This is a direct response to what happened to us with Sins of a Solar Empire. We produced a very low budget “concept trailer” to try and convey what we were trying to with the game as we searched for a publisher. But the internet being the internet has resulted in that video being the first result on YouTube to this day.

I still have a hard time reading the comments in there about how bad the game looks even though it reflects in no way the final graphics or gameplay. During that same timeframe we also made a number of comments about ideas for the gameplay and they’ve haunted us ever since. Finally, given our personalities, we find it difficult to experiment and be creative if it’s all in the public eye so we just keep quiet.

Its frustrating that they're so tight lipped about things...but at least the focus on making a quality title is there. I can't wait for them to get this beta rolling.


OT:

Strategy Informer: Can you talk more about the ‘Hero’ and ‘Commander’ divide? Do players have both a ‘Hero’ avatar and then a ‘Commander’ (non-visible) avatar? That they level up separately and are used depending on what role they get assigned during missions?

Blair Fraser: When a player enters a game session he has already chosen what role (Commander or Hero) that he wants to play – the role is not assigned to him by the matchmaking.


Sounds pretty cool


And some bad news:

trategy Informer: I noticed you’ve adopted the Blizzard “When it’s done” stance concerning release date. Is there a window at least you’d like to hit?

Blair Fraser: Sometime in the next two years would be ideal. Beta starts this summer but as with Sins of a Solar Empire, it could easily take a year or more to sort out everything properly. Our betas are not demos, they are rough, typically not very fun until late, and they can change radically over the duration – again, look at some of the radical shifts during the Sins of a Solar Empire beta that we made as a direct consequence of mass public feedback. In the end, it turned into a much better game so we are looking to emulate the same process – it’ll be done when it’s done.

A possible 2 more years? YIkes...no bueno

Edited by WeReWalRuS, 25 May 2012 - 12:12 PM.

[FleurDeMur]

I'm personally fine with 2 years. It gives them more than enough time to have a fully polished game, assuming the beta will run the full 2 years. Looking forward to the beta though

[IanD967]

Interesting article!
I thought they were going ahead with a random lottery system with each person getting a certain percentage chance of getting the Commander role.

WeReWalRuS, on 25 May 2012 - 12:06 PM, said:

And some bad news:

trategy Informer: I noticed you’ve adopted the Blizzard “When it’s done” stance concerning release date. Is there a window at least you’d like to hit?

Blair Fraser: Sometime in the next two years would be ideal. Beta starts this summer but as with Sins of a Solar Empire, it could easily take a year or more to sort out everything properly. Our betas are not demos, they are rough, typically not very fun until late, and they can change radically over the duration – again, look at some of the radical shifts during the Sins of a Solar Empire beta that we made as a direct consequence of mass public feedback. In the end, it turned into a much better game so we are looking to emulate the same process – it’ll be done when it’s done.

How is this bad?

[WeReWalRuS]

I'm just impatient. I rather have quality than a rush job...but I want it nao!

[murdeoc]

i feel you were, but indeed as long as we get to play the beta i dont care how long it will take for it to be done (thats my selfish self right there!). also, possible radical changes during the beta can make it even more interesting to keep playing.

the matchmaking system they described sounds good, another stroke of brilliance from these guys as far as i'm concerned.

also it's summer now right?

[FleurDeMur]

They only said "sometime in summer," not specifically when. However, I would hope and expect that they release it soon.

[IanD967]

FleurDeMur, on 01 June 2012 - 03:17 PM, said:

They only said "sometime in summer," not specifically when. However, I would hope and expect that they release it soon.

I am expecting it to be nearer the end of Summer like August of a very early September.

[murdeoc]

i dont even think it was actually summer when i said it, just wanted to say it anyway!

so is it summer already?

[FleurDeMur]

murdeoc, on 03 June 2012 - 12:34 AM, said:

i dont even think it was actually summer when i said it, just wanted to say it anyway!

so is it summer already?

Yeah, sorry; I always think it's summer as soon as school gets out . I'd bet it's summer though.

[Ekko_Tek]

Summer = June 20th to September 20th
I'm predicting July 24th.

[IanD967]

If it is on July the 29th then that will be awesome

[FleurDeMur]

I say June 7th.

Posted on the 6th

[murdeoc]

i think you will miss your window of opportunity there...

[IanD967]

That's some real wishful thinking

[TheseWalls]

i say now.......... how bout now........ now.... how bout now.......i'am still wishing here.

[IanD967]

Join the club

[Repent]

NOW! Please now, lol

[torxen]

Repent, on 20 June 2012 - 09:30 PM, said:

NOW! Please now, lol

Today is just after the start of summer after all.

[IanD967]

It's been a month since Summer began her ein the UK it doesn't feel it with all the rain but still! haha