#349618 - 02/10/08 01:56 PM
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 Orc
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#349621 - 02/10/08 03:24 PM
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Angel
Registered: 03/10/03
Posts: 556
Loc: Germany
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* Purrrrrrrr* Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!! 
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#349633 - 02/11/08 01:37 PM
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Angel
Registered: 03/10/03
Posts: 17314
Loc: Canada
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This character jumping looks very arcade-ish for me
On the other hand, being blocked from areas in the Dark Forest (etc) because there was a 2 or 3 foot ledge isn't very realistic (not that a forward somersault in full armour is terribly realistic either  ).
As long as there aren't any moving platforms or swinging blades to jump over, around or onto, I'm ok with jumping the occasional stream or crevice, or possibly stacking a few crates to be able to 'climb' into an otherwise inaccessible place (though a straight jump would look a lot better for that).
So, with the apparent skill slots in the bottom menu bar, below the health and mana bars, we may be able to cast spells using a hotkey, rather than just select the active spell/skill. These slots may be to simplify the interface for gamepad controls, or they could be required to indicate spell preparation time or a recast delay. ... or not.
I assume below the stamina bar the icons are for equipment, inventory, etc.
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#349634 - 02/11/08 02:26 PM
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Archmage
Registered: 03/10/03
Posts: 5509
Loc: Germany
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Six months is plenty of time for a media blitz. Getting the press releases & stuff out to all the web sites & gaming magazines at the start and then keeping them updated is a job in itself.
Yes, it is a job by itself... that's my point. Nowadays, you need someone to do that job... and to do that job well. It will eventually pay off if you invest in that.
I think we can argue about whether six months is enough time or not. In my opinion, it is not. Not for an unknown game from a relatively small company with no big selling game so far.
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If you start the flood at the right time, everyone knows it's coming and will be expecting it when it arrives; too soon and they get bored reading about it and cease to care.
I think you don't quite understand what I say... nobody is talking about flooding anything. But about constant presence at least here in this forum. And leaking some news every now and then. How many screenshots do we have for example? A handful... and then look at the video shown in that TV show. It looks awesome, it's running, it's new. You just have to mention this TV show here and the people will do the rest... they will talk about it before the show, they will spread the news... after that, they will talk about how great it was and what they can get from it. Plus, they feel thankful for being told about the video.
What happened now? Only by chance, we read about the show and were lucky enough to see the clip in the internet. The quality is nice but we are also talking about the lack of new information - instead of talking about the video and the game.
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This is why I don't mind waiting. I'd rather get good info when they have it than the odd teaser released just to show us they're still here.
I don't mind the waiting either... I know about the game, I visit the board regularly, I work in the business, I will eventually know when the game is done and get the news like many people here, too. But I am talking about more than the few people here who are really interested in the game. I am talking about the casual readers here... and the many people who don't even know about Larian yet. It's time to get into their heads and thus to create a basis for a big success.
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#349635 - 02/11/08 02:51 PM
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 Battlemage
Registered: 03/14/03
Posts: 1489
Loc: London, England
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Elgi... I'll agree we should have heard about the vid. That was a definite slip. The ideal media blitz time is absolutely a matter of debate, too. My six months is definitely not an absolute. As for more screen shots... Not sure I see much point, honestly. We know it looks good. What do more screen shots tell us? The forum knows they're working on the game. I'm not sure what else needs saying... You and I are clearly looking at this in very different ways 
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#349636 - 02/11/08 03:34 PM
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 Mercenary
Registered: 12/06/06
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Loc: Belgium (Ghent)
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This little thread already made it's way to http://www.rpgwatch.com and http://play.tm/wire/cluster/1737596, that's the power of the internet...
And I agree that us fans are left out in cold. I understand they don't want to lure too much attention to the game now, but why can't they give away some info for us "diehards" here on the forum. It will give us something to talk and speculate about. It may revive this forum a bit, cause frankly this place is quite dull for the time being.
Edited by Hurri (02/11/08 03:39 PM)
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