KickStarter Shroud of the Avatar - Lord British's Not-Ultima Online 2

[undecaf]

They have a Felicia Day endorsment to gather interest.

 

[Kosmonaut]

Wow! This actually looks really good. An (spiritual) Ultima game at last! I'm withdrawing my pledge to Torment and pledging to this game.

Spoiler

 

[Jaesun]

So basically this is Ultima Online II?

Ugh.

BACK TO FAPPING FURIOUSLY OVER SHADOWRUN RETURNS VIDEO! OMG ITS HEVAN!!!!!!

 

[rrc2soft]

I... really do not understand. This guy had the potential to break kickstarter, and what he does? Basically a "MMO". And he uses Ultima 9 in the video. Ultima 9!!!!!
Fuck it. Going back to my lurker status.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

BTW - It was $30 million he paid to go into space.

You have to be a fucking degenerate, spotty faced little greb twat to prioritise making a shitty computer game over a chance to go into fucking space...space you cunts.

 

[Licaon_Kter]

So basically this is Ultima Online II?

Ugh.

BACK TO FAPPING FURIOUSLY OVER SHADOWRUN RETURNS VIDEO! OMG ITS HEVAN!!!!!!

"Multiplayer Online Game - which can also be played solo player / offline" so MMO or D3 like or WTF?

 

[Zed]

They have a Felicia Day endorsment to gather interest.

paid her off not to endorse Torment?

anyway. I'm not backing this until I've seen some updates on game systems and stuff.

 

[BigWeather]

Eh, I think, all things considered, this falls on the not so sucky side of the spectrum. It is PC-based, not a MMO (has multi-player but can be played off-line / solo), classless, crafting, houses. Many UO elements but not a MMO. On the negative side, however, is lack of a party and that it is almost certainly not turn-based. Those are two huge losses. Still, given LB and what he felt about the older games (that they were constrained by technology and that's why we got what we got), this is about as good as I expected.

 

[RyuRanX]

So this is basically a pseudo-MMO with 2001 graphics, awful animations and popamole gameplay... I think I need to watch that Shadowrun video again.

 

[Nope]

Looks like he wants to make a game like the original Guild Wars.
Not entirely sure I can blame him on the compromise, it's pretty clear his passion is on the Multiplayer side and there are a lot of people who consider UO pre-Trammel to be their one true MMO love.

 

[Kosmonaut]

They have a Felicia Day endorsment to gather interest.

paid her off not to endorse Torment? .

No, because she would endorse Planetscape: Torment.

 

[Licaon_Kter]

gameplay video now
they fixed the KS links also

 

[Kz3r0]

From Lord British's Treatise on "What is an Ultimate RPG?":
Fully interactive virtual world - If it looks usable, it should do something
Deep original fiction - Ethical parables, cultural histories, fully developed alternate language text
Physical game components will be available: Cloth map, fictional manuals, trinkets
Multiplayer Online Game - which can also be played solo player / offline

Classless character system:

Unlike most RPGs, players will not be limited to the class they select at the beginning of the game.

AKA respec.

Player housing:

Player housing will live in the persistent shared world, so real estate will have location value.

Once a house is purchased, players will need to pay regular taxes on it of course. But as a special thank you to select Kickstarter supporters, all housing obtained by making a Kickstarter pledge of Citizen, Lord, Baron, Duke or Lord of the Manor will be tax free for life!

Shroud of the Avatar indeed.

 

[Aeschylus]

It's kind of weird that the FAQ states that this isn't an MMO, and yet basically the entire pitch sounds like it is describing one. Ah well, my apathy towards this continues.

 

[evdk]

Shroud of the Guardian indeed.

 

[Jaesun]

Shroud of the Guardian indeed.

 

[Excommunicator]

• Pledge $10 or more
  
  1 backer
  GUILT PLEDGE ============================= Thank Lord British and prove your virtue with a $10 donation. If you ever pirated an Ultima game or used an exploit to grief other players in Ultima Online, here’s your chance to repent! For your $10 donation you will receive a clear conscience and Lord British's undying gratitude.
  Estimated delivery: Oct 2014

I can't help but think EA (and most of the industry) will be rather shitty at seeing him so complacent at the idea of piracy. Amusing

 

[Stabwound]

Wow, Facebook integration!

 

[Abraxas]

The kickstarter is at $57.000 and going up quickly. Not as much as Torment though

 

[Licaon_Kter]

he said in the stream that in his days it needed to meet with friends and exchange a game... old school piracy

 

[Jarpie]

Shit, he might break Torment's record.

 

[mondblut]

Screenshots look like Mount & Blade, except that everything that makes Mount & Blade good is apparently out.

 

[Charles-cgr]

• Pledge $10 or more
  
  1 backer
  GUILT PLEDGE ============================= Thank Lord British and prove your virtue with a $10 donation. If you ever pirated an Ultima game or used an exploit to grief other players in Ultima Online, here’s your chance to repent! For your $10 donation you will receive a clear conscience and Lord British's undying gratitude.
  Estimated delivery: Oct 2014

I can't help but think EA (and most of the industry) will be rather shitty at seeing him so complacent at the idea of piracy. Amusing

But you don't get your clear conscience until Oct 2014.

 

[FeelTheRads]

I don't think so. Didn't Torment have well over 100k by this time?

 

[Jaesun]

It wont make a million in 6 hours.

If it does, FUCK THIS GAY EARTH.