Free to Play Cast: New Games Get Announced and Jason Tells Us We're Wrong Ep 204
On this week's show Jason chimes in on last week's debate to let us know we're both wrong but also brings a proposal for loot in MMOs, we chat about upcoming games that were announced, and we finish off with some embezzling. All that and more on this week's Free to Play Cast!
Discussion Timestamps:
01:42 Two New Projects Announced (Hi-Rez and Turtle Rock)
17:52 Jason's Loot Solution
31:39 $1 Million on Mobile Games?
38:45 Weekly Bombs (DA-Bomb / A-Bomb)
53:26 Questions and Answers of the Week
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About Hi-Rez I call it on an ARPG (I don't see them jumping directly to an MMORPG right now), there's a new trend of ARPG's coming out this year (Mu Legends, Lineage Eternal and Lost Ark are probably the most wanted) and a 65 people crew should be around the right size for that. Although this does not make sense from a revenue POV because for this to be more of a cash grab they'd need to go mobile again, this does make sense for their "studio portfolio" broadening, in order to build up more gaming audience. As for Turtle Rock's IP, erm it's all really thin but Co-Op + Dark Fantasy + FPS + Action = Hellraid but Online?!? One can hope! :)
About the "loot system", I hate it when I kill a spider and it drops a +3 Heavy Breast Plate of the Monkey-That-Didn't-Fly (and don't come at me saying she ate the wearer because i'm gonna ask where the helmet and boots are =P) the best possible way of doing things from my POV is actually griding factions or reputations in order to unlock or get recipes, mob/boss drops for special resources and then you put it all together and you CRAFT it or you ask someone to craft it for you (THERE, all immersion and loot system problems solved =P) add enchanting done by crafting and story bosses with the ocasional special/legendary item drop and you're done.
As to what Turtle Rock is working on with Perfect World, probably a co op hero shooter with MMO elements or some shit. As far as Hi-Rez, I don't play any of their games so I don't give a damn what they do.