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Adventure Mode... it's coming (Kickstarter).
HamsterIV:
Is any one else worried that adventure mode will split the already small PvP community? It sounds great, but all games sound great on paper. I just remember the original Guns of Icarus was only a viable multi player game for a month after release before the player base dried up. I have read in another thread (now locked) that adventure mode will have separate mechanics from PvP. While this is probably a good game balance decision if fear it will weaken the link between the two game modes and make it harder for players to jump between the two. Is there anything the developers can tell us that will address this fear of mine?
Ataris:
i suppose the existing PvP can be easier integrated into the AM.
As far as there will be NPC giving the missions for playes a single NPC could work like an arena manager bringing players to the window of skirmish mode (same game list and game lobby as they are now).
awkm:
—Whatever OS we support now, we will continue to support in Adventure Mode.
—We've worked with a commercial 3D printer before... we need to redo our 3D assets and see if it works. It's definitely not cheap so that's why we haven't talked about it. Will update once we get more info. They won't be as good looking as that $150 thing for sure, those look hand painted.
—The table does not talk about adding swag, but you can for $30 at any tier. Just add the $30 (and $10 for international shipping) to your pledge and when the campaign ends we will send surveys out.
—Standard version will just include the game. Collector's edition contains a bunch of extra stuff like some costumes, documentary, etc... Kickstarter Edition is the highly sought after Dust Rider costume. KE Skirmish will get the Dust Rider we have now. KE Adventure will get Dust Rider 2.0.
To address PvP and PvE community divergence concerns, it's something that we're thinking about and we hear you. It's a potentially big problem but we think there are ways we can solve this. Personally, I am supporter of having some kind of cross-mode interaction. While a lot of systems will need to be locked down for balance reasons, there are game modes that may work well to have both modes join together. A very old idea that I had was if a faction was trying to take over a town, you would need to successfully complete some number of attack missions (number depending on players we have)... basically making that progress bar go up within a certain time period (hours, days, weeks, months?). It would be interesting to see AM affecting matches pop-up in SM match list where you will at least affect that progress bar. The ultimate is you will play against or along with AM people to some extent.
Again, it's walking on a tight rope and we're thinking about it very closely. None of what I said is set in stone, just an example of what has been tossed around.
UPDATE 6 posted.
Meneldour:
--- Quote from: awkm on March 20, 2013, 01:11:59 pm ---
—Standard version will just include the game. Collector's edition contains a bunch of extra stuff like some costumes, documentary, etc... Kickstarter Edition is the highly sought after Dust Rider costume. KE Skirmish will get the Dust Rider we have now. KE Adventure will get Dust Rider 2.0.
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I see your info and thank you for quick response, but then the table is missing the "KE AM game" only, isn't it? I'm sure there's tons of people having the skirmish KS edition wanting the second one as well, isn't it? To them it isn't a very good deal, to have bought KS skirm game and now having to pay 60/80 USD again for "just KS AM" from their point of view...
Just to add, I'm not trying to be ungrateful or anything, I value the work you guys do highly and am personally considering one of the higher deals, I am just genuinely curious...
Veffidia:
--- Quote from: awkm on March 20, 2013, 01:11:59 pm ---—Whatever OS we support now, we will continue to support in Adventure Mode.
—Standard version will just include the game. Collector's edition contains a bunch of extra stuff like some costumes, documentary, etc... Kickstarter Edition is the highly sought after Dust Rider costume. KE Skirmish will get the Dust Rider we have now. KE Adventure will get Dust Rider 2.0.
Again, it's walking on a tight rope and we're thinking about it very closely. None of what I said is set in stone, just an example of what has been tossed around.
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That sounds very legal-speaky up there. I've seen in multiple areas on Steam and on the site here that Windows XP isn't "officially" supported.....even though it still happens to work. Obviously if the creation of Adventure Mode breaks W XP support because it would otherwise be holding the game back, then by all means, go ahead and break it if GoIO will become a better game. I'm just concerned about it a little as the new Kickstarter approaches.
Between the KE version of the game and the CE version of the game, does the KE include all of the documentaries & extras or just the Dust Rider stuff? The way that its all been presented seems to imply that I will be missing some sort of content or extra if I don't pursue both the KE and CE versions of the game.
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