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Any RPG that is coming out that anyone is excited about?
- Thread starter Vikjunk
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Let's see.. There's Goldenlands, I think it's called. It's a CRPG being worked on by a Russian developer. It's turn based as well.
In the mean time, there's Avernum 3. I wrote a first look about it:
http://www.rpgcodex.com/content.php?id=7
We're still waiting to hear what Troika's new games are, hopefully they'll have some merit.
In the mean time, there's Avernum 3. I wrote a first look about it:
http://www.rpgcodex.com/content.php?id=7
We're still waiting to hear what Troika's new games are, hopefully they'll have some merit.
Sol Invictus
Erudite
When Troika comes out with their games list I'll *probably* make a fansite(s) for them.
Having nothing to do is wonderful!
Having nothing to do is wonderful!
Duck and Cover will probably color them.
They're not allowed to announce anything until January, 2003. Why the wait, I have no idea. It doesn't seem like that gives them much time to hype it.
They haven't said anything about it not being a D&D game. The only thing they said is they want the game to have more roleplaying in it and some people would love it, others would hate it, and it will be 3D. There are a lot of BIS fanboys that swear up and down it will be a D&D game because of some shallow “proofâ€.
I think they're right about it being D&D for one simple reason. BIS only has so long to cash in on the D&D license before they lose it. They can only make D&D games for three years, and those games have to contain the name, "Baldur's Gate" or "Icewind Dale".
Sheriff_Fatman
Liturgist
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D&D needs to be confined to NWN now. That's what it's there for.
The year just gone was my looking forward to RPGs year, and I was disappointed. The year to come is likely to be characterised by looking forward to MMORPGs. Sorry. I know, I know - now I have to leave and play with the other smelly kids ...
The year just gone was my looking forward to RPGs year, and I was disappointed. The year to come is likely to be characterised by looking forward to MMORPGs. Sorry. I know, I know - now I have to leave and play with the other smelly kids ...
Spiderweb's games are about as close to what I want from RPGs that one person can do on his own. There's a few design choices in them that I'd question, like not making attributes like Strength, Dex, etc. as easy as skills to raise. It's the level of detail and crafting in them that I appreciate.
I would like to see Spiderweb combine the elements of his character system(s) in Geneforge 2 though. As I see it:
All in all, I think it's Vogel's ability to craft a setting and present it well is why I like his games.
I would like to see Spiderweb combine the elements of his character system(s) in Geneforge 2 though. As I see it:
- Leadership skill from Geneforge is great. I love a good, used speech skill. I'd like to see it expanded more in another game.
- Advantages/Disadvantages from every game of his but Geneforge are super as well. Sure, GURPS does the same thing, but that's because it's a good idea. Anything that allows you to customize your character is a good thing.
- Classless system like Avernum has would be nice. I'm not sure why Vogel stepped away from that when he made Geneforge, but he did.
All in all, I think it's Vogel's ability to craft a setting and present it well is why I like his games.
wizard
Liturgist
There is a class system in Geneforge. The Shapers, Agents and Guardians are the classes but hopefully there will be more classes in G2.
And that advantages/disadvantages would be great.
And that advantages/disadvantages would be great.
It'd be hard to think what classes he could add with the current system, other than maybe a "Jack of All Trades" class that doesn't get any of the bonuses that the other classes have like how Shapers get the bonus to shaping skills but get a negative bonus to fighting skills. Something like the Sholai could be the "Jack of All Trades" type, since they aren't selected to be proffient in an area.
Adding a good number of Advantages and Disadvantages to Geneforge 2 would go a long way towards making the Shaper triad classes more customizable, though. If there were enough of them, you really wouldn't need more classes.
Then again, he could make some Advantages and Disadvantages define what a Shaper, Guardian, or Agent are. For example, Advantages that would do this would be Better Shaping, Better Magic, and Better Fighting that would give the bonuses typically given to those classes. Then throw in the opposite versions of those as Disadvantages, and have them offset the XP penalties. So, a Shaper archetype would have Better Shaping and Weaker Fighting preset. Then just allow a player to pick three Advantages/Disadvantages instead of just two.
That way, you could go with the Shaper preset and still pick an Advantages or Disadvantages. You'd basically be just like a Shaper from the original, but it would allow more customization all around for a player who wants to build their own class.
Adding a good number of Advantages and Disadvantages to Geneforge 2 would go a long way towards making the Shaper triad classes more customizable, though. If there were enough of them, you really wouldn't need more classes.
Then again, he could make some Advantages and Disadvantages define what a Shaper, Guardian, or Agent are. For example, Advantages that would do this would be Better Shaping, Better Magic, and Better Fighting that would give the bonuses typically given to those classes. Then throw in the opposite versions of those as Disadvantages, and have them offset the XP penalties. So, a Shaper archetype would have Better Shaping and Weaker Fighting preset. Then just allow a player to pick three Advantages/Disadvantages instead of just two.
That way, you could go with the Shaper preset and still pick an Advantages or Disadvantages. You'd basically be just like a Shaper from the original, but it would allow more customization all around for a player who wants to build their own class.
chrisbeddoes
Erudite
I wait for Elder Scrolls 4
I will probably need a pentium 8 running in 15000 MHZ with a geforce 8 with minimum texture ram 1 GIGA and minimum main ram 16 Gbytes but i think it will be worth the wait
I will probably need a pentium 8 running in 15000 MHZ with a geforce 8 with minimum texture ram 1 GIGA and minimum main ram 16 Gbytes but i think it will be worth the wait
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