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JCM
Watch the trailer here http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/09/lego-universe-trailer-looks-unexpectedly-thrilling/
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Ninjas.
Pirates.
Indiana Jones-style ungle adventuring.
Medieval battles.
Damn, I want this, bad.
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Ninjas.
Pirates.
Indiana Jones-style ungle adventuring.
Medieval battles.
Damn, I want this, bad.
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Kitty Sinatra
I fin.d those damned Lego Star Wars, Batman and Indiana Jones games so freaking boring but I can't stop playing them, trying to wrest every last stud out of the scenery.
This MMO would probably have me totally addicted.
If I could truly build anything I want, I'd be hooked.
This MMO would probably have me totally addicted.
If I could truly build anything I want, I'd be hooked.
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JCM
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Multiplayer.
Luiza and I kill ourselves over who can get more studs, and heck, if they had dropped loot, equipment and an XP system ala Ultima online that allows wearing of better gear after a certain level, I'll get back to MMOs.
I just peed a little bit.
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Philosopher B.
Phew, that's good! I thought that was mine.
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Oddbot
Here's a much more in-depth look at the game with a lot of good info..
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/364/feature/3658
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/364/feature/3658
LEGO is truly man's greatest invention...
And then I got online and read about this news![/QUOTE]
You forgot to flush again i see... that's why it always smells around here...
I just peed a lot.
And then I got online and read about this news![/QUOTE]
You forgot to flush again i see... that's why it always smells around here...
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JCM
So its Everquest with the Lego games "break stuff to get studs", many lego worlds with their own themed loot and creativity ank that allows for the building of Lego stuff?
Im sold.
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Zumbo Prime
The monthly subscription really turns me off.
4 part walkthrough and some other stuff: http://www.gametrailers.com/game/lego-universe/4954
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Oddbot
Its an MMO, what did you expect? They either have cash shops or subscriptions, I personally would never play a game with the former, so I'm glad they're going with a subscription model.
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Chibibar
Cash shop can work, but it is REALLY hard to balance sometimes. I guess the Cash shop version could sell "rare" pieces that you can use to make your character, items, and such that differ from rare piece discover in game. (TOTAL assumption here)
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YAOMTC
I am so buying this game.
Actually... I still have all my LEGO downstairs somewhere. I think I might bring them out again...
The problem is that the cash shops generally aren't successful in the west unless the things you can buy are permanent or they give you a worthwhile advantage over free players. I mean... look at Battlefield Heroes. It's not doing all that hot.
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Overflight
Beta is accepting applications:
http://kotaku.com/5467669/sign+up-for-the-lego-universe-beta
I sent mine in, but judging by the website error that kept coming up, I'm guessing they are getting A LOT of apps. If I am selected, I'll let you know.
http://kotaku.com/5467669/sign+up-for-the-lego-universe-beta
I sent mine in, but judging by the website error that kept coming up, I'm guessing they are getting A LOT of apps. If I am selected, I'll let you know.
Green_Lantern
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Damn it, How I din't saw this before? So fricking good.
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Oddbot
The problem is that the cash shops generally aren't successful in the west unless the things you can buy are permanent or they give you a worthwhile advantage over free players. I mean... look at Battlefield Heroes. It's not doing all that hot.[/QUOTE]
More companies should really look to the success of DDO as to how to do a cash shop right. Players can either pay a monthly fee and really not need the cash shop, or players can play free and buy things when they need it.Giving players the option of an upfront cost or pay as you go, ensure that everyone gets to pay and play the way they want.
The problem is that the cash shops generally aren't successful in the west unless the things you can buy are permanent or they give you a worthwhile advantage over free players. I mean... look at Battlefield Heroes. It's not doing all that hot.[/QUOTE]
More companies should really look to the success of DDO as to how to do a cash shop right. Players can either pay a monthly fee and really not need the cash shop, or players can play free and buy things when they need it.Giving players the option of an upfront cost or pay as you go, ensure that everyone gets to pay and play the way they want.[/QUOTE]
DDO is a perfect example here. It's incredibly impressive how they rebuilt the value of their game around a new model, and they figured out how to approach Western gaming's pay-for-purples approach to the cash shop without imbalancing their game.
Green_Lantern
Staff member
The problem is that the cash shops generally aren't successful in the west unless the things you can buy are permanent or they give you a worthwhile advantage over free players. I mean... look at Battlefield Heroes. It's not doing all that hot.[/QUOTE]
More companies should really look to the success of DDO as to how to do a cash shop right. Players can either pay a monthly fee and really not need the cash shop, or players can play free and buy things when they need it.Giving players the option of an upfront cost or pay as you go, ensure that everyone gets to pay and play the way they want.[/QUOTE]
DDO is a perfect example here. It's incredibly impressive how they rebuilt the value of their game around a new model, and they figured out how to approach Western gaming's pay-for-purples approach to the cash shop without imbalancing their game.[/QUOTE]
Can you give a brief explanation about how it works?
The problem is that the cash shops generally aren't successful in the west unless the things you can buy are permanent or they give you a worthwhile advantage over free players. I mean... look at Battlefield Heroes. It's not doing all that hot.[/QUOTE]
More companies should really look to the success of DDO as to how to do a cash shop right. Players can either pay a monthly fee and really not need the cash shop, or players can play free and buy things when they need it.Giving players the option of an upfront cost or pay as you go, ensure that everyone gets to pay and play the way they want.[/QUOTE]
DDO is a perfect example here. It's incredibly impressive how they rebuilt the value of their game around a new model, and they figured out how to approach Western gaming's pay-for-purples approach to the cash shop without imbalancing their game.[/QUOTE]
Can you give a brief explanation about how it works?[/QUOTE]
Turbine and Atari basically found themselves in a place where they simply couldn't compete with WoW and other MMOs. They didn't have the resources to keep up with content updates, the implementation of 3.5 ed. D&D was a bit clunky at the time, and early game accessibility was pretty much non-existent if you weren't already deep into D&D. At $50/license, and $15/month, they had essentially priced DDO out of the main market.
Having a bit of a come-to-Jesus moment, they realized that, regardless of actual population size, the size of the market of users who played the free trial of any MMO completely dwarfs how many people pay a subscription cost to keep playing. They reasoned out (and with a little research into Korean MMOs) that if they re-launched the game, streamlined, as a free middle-range MMO, a permanent free trial as it were, they could re-position their value as a game with a large body of players. They then re-built the entire game into free zones and "advanced content". Players could play as long as they want in the free zones, much like a regular D&D campaign, experiencing lots of content and lore, but if they wanted an edge, or more interesting class/race combos, or access to new areas, they would be able to pay for as little or as much as they wanted as individuals. They reasoned that if the leveling experience was similar to D&D (expansive and slow), they wouldn't need to release new content quite as often, but advanced players who wanted more out of the game would still be able to pay more to get new stuff.
In fact, they used the free core gameplay and cash shop as a marketing for the subscription plan. Instead of paying a la carte, players can elect to buy the "all-access" option and get everything, which is technically cheaper than getting it one-by-one.
EDIT: It's also worth noting that the issues Turbine with DDO helped them make LOTRO much, much stronger, by trying less hard to differentiate the game's interface from WoW and focusing more on original content.
Green_Lantern
Staff member
Oh, I see, just like going to a strip club.
Sure, if you want to put it that way.
You could also say it's similar to pay-as-you-go phones, transit passes, magazine subscriptions, and antivirus software. W/e floats your boat.
Green_Lantern
Staff member
Sure, if you want to put it that way.
You could also say it's similar to pay-as-you-go phones, transit passes, magazine subscriptions, and antivirus software. W/e floats your boat.[/QUOTE]
meh, all those things copied strip clubs. :3
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Overflight
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kaykordeath
I did!
Green_Lantern
Staff member
Damn you guys
*jealous*
*jealous*
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