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Foundry missions, Themepark MMO's and you.
zylaxx
Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 591 Bounty Hunter
While I normally loathe assigning names to people based on pre-suppositions but I will do so for the sake of this post, I will also make assumptions so if it offends you do not read further. In context they can be powerful arguments if the assumptions are backed by some validity.
There’s been a growing clamor about the MMO genre for more sandbox systems in MMO’s recently but suffice it to say, sandbox is almost always relegated to the confines of the indie developer because often times they contain gaming systems which bare little fruit in a triple-A title. Things like Free-For-All Full-Loot PvP and heavy crafting centric systems are niche at best. Now I have always stated you can build a quality sandbox without some of those niche systems but to do so means alienating your core demographics. Putting them in the game means alienating potential players you’re trying to attract. SO’ in this sense the Sandbox model for the time being will stay within the realms of Indie publishers. Baring the rare exceptions.
What does this have to do with the obvious themepark game of Neverwinter, you may ask? Well a huge part of me can’t help but think that User-Generated-Content is the future for the themepark sub-genre. It allows the developers time to add more polished and lasting content to the game when often times the user base is clamoring for more content after devouring what was initially implemented. Content can’t realistically be developed within the average “content-locusts” time frame. Therefore a lot of players end up quitting due to a lack of “endgame”.
Fans of NWO, I ask you to spread the possibilities of “The Foundry” and what it can do for the game. The more DM’s, hard core’s, and fans of long term gaming that we can reach to try the game, publish “great” Foundry Missions, the better this game will become. Be a Paul Revere for Neverwinter, I implore you.
Thanks for reading
Z
There’s been a growing clamor about the MMO genre for more sandbox systems in MMO’s recently but suffice it to say, sandbox is almost always relegated to the confines of the indie developer because often times they contain gaming systems which bare little fruit in a triple-A title. Things like Free-For-All Full-Loot PvP and heavy crafting centric systems are niche at best. Now I have always stated you can build a quality sandbox without some of those niche systems but to do so means alienating your core demographics. Putting them in the game means alienating potential players you’re trying to attract. SO’ in this sense the Sandbox model for the time being will stay within the realms of Indie publishers. Baring the rare exceptions.
What does this have to do with the obvious themepark game of Neverwinter, you may ask? Well a huge part of me can’t help but think that User-Generated-Content is the future for the themepark sub-genre. It allows the developers time to add more polished and lasting content to the game when often times the user base is clamoring for more content after devouring what was initially implemented. Content can’t realistically be developed within the average “content-locusts” time frame. Therefore a lot of players end up quitting due to a lack of “endgame”.
Fans of NWO, I ask you to spread the possibilities of “The Foundry” and what it can do for the game. The more DM’s, hard core’s, and fans of long term gaming that we can reach to try the game, publish “great” Foundry Missions, the better this game will become. Be a Paul Revere for Neverwinter, I implore you.
Thanks for reading
Z
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Character is what a man is in the dark
Character is what a man is in the dark
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Neverwinter, with its Foundry, should give both a great journey and a great endgame, not to mention the opportunity to create content the way I want it.
Can't wait!
They are supposed to have system with lots of checks and balancing to stop those kinds of abuses.
I plan to.
"Be the change you want to see in [Neverwinter]." - Ghandi-ish
They've had 14 months of trial and error with STO's Foundry as well.
My only hope is we can make the missions as challenging and as lengthy as possible. I understand not alot of people want to spend hours in a dungeon but some of us get our kicks off that sort of depth. It was one of the greatest reasons why Asheron's Call will forever hold my #1 MMO of all time. Nothing as fun (for me) as spending 3+ hours in a good group exploring the intracies of a dungeon.
Character is what a man is in the dark
It's interesting to note that both of these systems will have origins with Dungeons and Dragons games.
What excites me the most is that each new feature they add to the Foundry has the potential to change the game. Persistent maps, map sharing between authors, user-created PVP maps... sorry have to stop getting too excited!
Also kudos, your post sounds awesome when read in a British accent!