toxicitizen Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) I think it was vaguely known that Bioware have been working on a new IP? Looks like this could be it. Looks like a departure from their usual fantasy/scifi fare so that alone intrigues me. Edited July 25, 2014 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorrrr Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Huh. Looks interesting. I mean I'm not a fan of live-action trailers for games at all... But it's enough to know what Bioware's new IP is actually about. I'll be curious to see more. I'm a big Bioware fan despite their failings with some of their more recent games. I'll generally give them the benefit of the doubt though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yeah, not a fan of live-action either but for such an early teaser I don't really have an issue with it. It's when it's supposed to be a proper unveiling or closer to launch that it bugs me. At that point, it's really not what I want to see. But I'm with you, I have my issues with Bioware but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on a new IP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorrrr Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I wonder if it's going to be another RPG or if they're going to tread into some different ground... It would be intersting to see them try something completely new, although I do love a good Bioware RPG. The trailer would seem to suggest it's set in a more present-day era though, so I wonder. Of course this is all speculation now, we basically know nothing and I'm willing to bet it won't be out till late 2015 at the earliest. They're just getting the hype train chugging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Well, shit. Based on some url registrations from a few months ago, looks like it could be a free-to-play game. :/ Did anyone say MOBA? Edited July 25, 2014 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorrrr Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 What makes you think they're related? Am I missing something? From the video description: Quote The time is nearThey are watchingYour power is risingCologne, GermanyYou’ve Been Chosen Gamescom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Mostly the theme. Nightmare and Shadow Realm/Lord don't seem too far removed from each other. It could be unrelated, I actually hope it is, but it looks like there's a real possibility that it's not. And yeah, Gamescom seems like a safe bet. That's in what, a couple weeks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I think it's about a month. That trailer had me stoked, so I really hope you're wrong about it being F2P and/or MOBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorrrr Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 If it is either of those things I will have immediately lost interest. I've never enjoyed a MOBA before (not that I've ever really tried, the barrier to entry on things like Dota and LOL these days is far too high) and F2P... Well we all know EA's track record with that particular venture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Yeah, no combination of words makes me lose interest in a game faster than free-to-play. Although the MOBA part was just me speculating, those seem to be all the rage right now. I honestly don't get why everyone's making them. We sure as shit don't need more... Is it just about trying to get that Dota/LoL money? Did the industry seriously learn nothing from their complete failure when they similarly tried to go after WoW? Edited July 25, 2014 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 The only MOBA that's ever held my interest was Monday Night Combat. There was also a Starcraft 2 custom gametype that I really liked, where you controlled spaceships. It also had permadeath, no respawning, so that was interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorrrr Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Have EA said they're working on a MOBA yet? I'm trying to think who else is making one... So Blizzard/Activision have one... Gearbox are doing one, therefore: 2k... Dead Island is getting one, therefore... Deep Silver? I forget. Edit: Yeah EA have a MOBA in the works... Dawngate. http://www.ea.com/uk/dawngate So presumably this isn't one. Edited July 25, 2014 by Connorrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Confirmation that this most likely is Shadow Realms. Now I'm sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Yeah, that's what I thought. Oh well, nothing to see here. For all we know, it might not even be a "real" Bioware title. Just another team with the Bioware brand slapped onto it. Like that Command & Conquer game, Generals 2 was it? That was canned, right? Edited July 25, 2014 by FLD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorrrr Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Guh, if it is free to play I wonder what exactly it is they're going for. The theme at least looks intriguing and the horror elements seem interesting... So how will that fit into a F2P structure? Among those domains was indeed shadowrealmsf2p.com or something similar so it seems fairly conclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) What the fuck is up with EVERYONE doing a MOBA? Jeeez. Use your brain...it's the same with the running after COD...do something unique! Anyway, yeah...hope it isn't a fucking MOBA...and hope it isn't f2p. But...I do have other games in my sights that have me pumped, so won't be that big of a deal I guess.And Bioware? I'll be curious to see if they can do better than what they have been doing the last few years. I'm not pissed at them over DA II and the Mass Effect saga...just not a big fan anymore. But doesn't mean I've written them off.ETA: Oh, so it may be from one of their "bioware" for pretend studios. GUH! Edited July 25, 2014 by Vecha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 A BioWare MOBA? That's some leveraging of their core competencies! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) That's the thing, we don't know that it's a MOBA but the F2P part kinda limits what it could be. I seriously doubt it's another MMO and I can't really see it being a shooter either. What does that leave outside of MOBA? Perhaps some kind of ARPG? Now that I think about it, that's much closer to Bioware's wheelhouse and could be kind of interesting. Edited July 25, 2014 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I really hope it's not a MOBA, but even if it's not F2P alone is enough to turn me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 F2P is enough for me to never play, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorrrr Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 F2P doesn't instantly switch me off... TF 2, although it started life as a paid game, is a wonderful f2p game so long as you don't care about the cosmetics and you find a server of nice, experienced people who are fun to play with... Dota, on the other hand, I've dipped into and again, I respect the business model and how wildly successful it is but I just cannot get into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yeah, same for me. I tried Dota 2 and it's just not my kind of game. I almost kinda wish it was, honestly. The people that get into it seem to get really into it. It's not uncommon to see Dota 2 players with thousands of hours of playtime. It kinda feels like I'm missing out on something big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I agree with the feeling that I'm missing out on something. And I didn't mean that F2P is an irreversible turn-off, but it's handled badly so much more often than it's handled well that I'm predisposed against liking the game, they'll have to go a long way to winning me over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorrrr Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Oh totally, I've seen few, if any, good examples of f2p done outside of Valve HQ. I've been told Path of Exile was good, but yeah. Yeah I feel like I'm missing out on Dota as well, especially when I saw just how many people were into The International in such a big way, I watched a couple of rounds of it and it looked mighty impressive but I just couldn't get into it myself. It's too intimidating really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yeah, I'd probably be more inclined to give the game a serious shot if I could get into the competitive scene. I mean, I don't follow the StarCraft 2 scene religiously but I enjoy watching pro matches every now and then. It helps that I like the game but, even if I wasn't already familiar with it, it's pretty easy to understand what's happening on-screen. Two distinct races fighting each other, fairly easy to follow. But whenever I watch Dota 2 stuff, I just have no idea what the fuck is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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