Royal Quest in Development

Kolorabi · #1 10-22-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Kolorabi

Oh great, you announce a follow-up to two of my favourite games ever, and it's a freaking MMO.

Is that better? I used ****s, so I see no reason to edit it for "obscene language". Oh, now this post will get edited too, because there could be ANYTHING beneath those asterisks, and it COULD be obscene! That was a joke, FYI. I guess I'm just not used to this level of censorship.

I understand you're disappointed that the first post in your thread was negative. But I'm disappointed too. This is a developer known for their amazing single player games, and now they're wasting their time on an MMO that's destined to fail.

Nike-it · #2 10-22-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Kolorabi

Is that better? I used ****s, so I see no reason to edit it for "obscene language". Oh, now this post will get edited too, because there could be ANYTHING beneath those asterisks, and it COULD be obscene! That was a joke, FYI. I guess I'm just not used to this level of censorship.

I understand you're disappointed that the first post in your thread was negative. But I'm disappointed too. This is a developer known for their amazing single player games, and now they're wasting their time on an MMO that's destined to fail.

I can't say that I was disappointed by your post, but in any case using such expressions is strictly prohibited here.
We do understand that the announcement of MMO may be very unexpected, but I'm sure that guys from Katauri will again create fantastic game which will attract even more players.

MultiForce · #3 10-22-2010, 12:32 PM

It's always interested with new MMOs.

Will there be a closed/public BETA?

Nike-it · #4 10-22-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MultiForce

It's always interested with new MMOs.

Will there be a closed/public BETA?

It's too early to talk about Beta.

MultiForce · #5 10-22-2010, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Nike-it

It's too early to talk about Beta.

Riiiiight.... I read 2012 as 2011

mare911 · #6 10-22-2010, 02:28 PM

Did you decided about payment model yet?

I hope it will be proper p2p game

megakill · #7 10-22-2010, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mare911

Did you decided about payment model yet?

I hope it will be proper p2p game

We will talk about this closer to release. I think there will be various solutions depending on the market. Try selling a p2p game in China

Kolorabi · #8 10-22-2010, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Nike-it

I can't say that I was disappointed by your post, but in any case using such expressions is strictly prohibited here.
We do understand that the announcement of MMO may be very unexpected, but I'm sure that guys from Katauri will again create fantastic game which will attract even more players.

Ok, fair enough.

I hope you are right, but I doubt it will be a success in the US/Western Europe even if it is a good game. The MMO-market is oversaturated, and you need a big, big name in order to attract the crowds. Either that, or you need to use sleazy micropayment schemes, which are quite unethical in my view and it would be disappointing to see a respectable company go down that route.

Good luck, in any case. I doubt I'll be posting more on this, I'll be back when you announce Space Rangers 3 or King's Bounty 2. Or something else (as long as it's not an MMO).

Dwagginz · #9 10-22-2010, 03:46 PM

I find myself agreeing with Kolorabi, but at the same time, I'll admit Royal Quest has piqued my interest more than most. I like what I've experienced of Katauri, and I think 1C are a good publisher (If not underappreciated).
I do think a non-MMO title might be a preferable, but I'm going to keep my eye on it, and if it continues to look this pleasant in 2011-2012, I will consider picking it up.

Divebomb · #10 10-22-2010, 05:45 PM

yeah, a little disappointed by this announcement aswell. I mean I remember all too well a juggernaut developer like nival going down in flames to MMOs. not that they've gone down in flames, but do I know what they're even doing these days? nope, no idea. I'll still give this royal quest a fair chance.

hopefully making a mmo doesn't mean katauri will be stuck doing this game from now until forever, although that's what making a mmo means from what I can tell. unless the mmo is extremely poorly received, no one plays it, and is shut down. and no one wants katauri's games to fail, but I don't think anyone wants to see katauri working on this forever either.