Posts made by Silarc

Im Immortal, greetings.

@logain Housing and building is planned for the next stream if i remember correctly, it was said during this stream.

Thanks for the link. Slowly gathering more and more of the available info now im actively involving myself.

I asked this in the stream a couple of times and some others did +1 it as they would also like to know. How in depth is the item creation system?
With regards to the visuals and say enchantments?
Can I make fancy looking weapons with the right resources, even if the stats are average?

@kellewic said in Haven't pledged? Want to upgrade, but not sure yet? Tell us why!:

@Silarc Here is a bit of information on VIP in this news post (about half way down)

https://fracturedmmo.com/cheaper-packs-pre-alpha-keys-more/

Thanks for this. Now working through all the blog posts =].

The main reasons I haven't pledged yet (Ive been eying up the EB Immortal and asked questions about said package), are as follows:

1.
There is not enough information about the game, in videos or screenshots or even sketches.
More aspects of the game need to be shown before I will jump in.
I'm not expecting wow factor pre-Alpha, but as people have said, a clear road map of where you want to go with everything would go a LONG way. I think this should be mandatory on any video game Kickstarter, especially one in as early stages as this one is.

2.
More information on what the rewards actually are.
What does VIP membership actually get you.
What you can get with the Dynamight Gold, what is purchasable, and how much you can get with your money.
How construction plans, pets and skins will be implemented, are they one time use? You have stated the constructed buildings can be destroyed, so will that be it for that plan once the building is inevitably destroyed?

One of the things I'm interested in is having my own tavern, for social reasons, and as a base of operations within the game, seeing as fireplaces and resting are key parts of the game, and it is going to be a social MMO. But I don't want to build up a place only to have it destroyed by a massive guild not long after release. I'm mainly a solo player who will interact with the community in my own way (I hate to use an anime reference as not everyone watches anime, but Kirito from Sword Art Online is my best example).

3.
Alpha access is way too expensive as people have pointed out.
More people in Alpha can only help in my opinion, for testing, and for pledges and pre-release sales in general. Even if not all of the players report everything thoroughly, or spend hours testing one specific thing from every angle. Many will. And the extra ones will just add to the dynamics of the game for those serious testers, as it is an MMO.
This is my opinion as a gamer with 18+ years of alpha and beta testing games as a player, I'm not in the industry.

4.
Loot.
Now, I know that you have mentioned that equipment is not nearly as impactful in gameplay as a game like Diablo or PoE. But in an ARPG, even one that focuses on skills, exploration, and team play, not having cool weapons, armour, and items will severely impact players motivation.
So will there be much variation in the equipment other than range and attack type?
And to what level can you customise the appearance seeing as players will be making them for the most part?

I just want to point out I am new to this game and these forums. I have researched as much as I can in the short time i have been exposed to it (About a week). So if these points have already been gone through in detail then by all means link me and I will read up if i have missed it.

But these are the things that are preventing me from backing.

I will at least pledge FOUNDER, at the least.
But I like what I HAVE seen and would love to drop 300+€ on this to support you guys, given more information.
I just think this information should have been there to begin with, mainly on the Kickstarter page, even if you had delayed a few months, it would have made sense to, and this thread would have been largely unnecessary.

Just a quick question before I decide to pledge.
Say I pledged to the Immortal pledge.
Would I get the following, as an example of + ALL PREVIOUS REWARDS!:

• Lifetime VIP membership
• Lifetime free Carpenter NPC contract
• 10,000 Dynamight Gold (30,000 total - retail €150)
• Access to developer forums
• Reserve guild name
• Reserve unique character name
• Your name or nickname in the in-game credits page
• Access to Alpha - Phase 1 through to Beta Phase 2.
• 2 additional character slots (6 total)
• Unique forum titles: “Immortal”, “Knight”, “Proprietor”, “Patron”, “Artisan”, “Founder”, “Pioneer”, “Recruit”, and “Supporter”. Or would it just be the top one.
• Unique in-game title: “Immortal”, “Knight”, “Proprietor”, “Patron”, “Artisan”, “Founder”, “Pioneer”, “Recruit”, and “Supporter”. Will these be switchable in game?
• Amethyst, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron forum badges.
• Amethyst, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron in-game avatar badge.
• Exclusive Knight Armor Skin and Horse Armor Skin
• Pet companion: Baby Dragon Evolution #4, #3, #2, AND #1. Or is it just #4?
• Exclusive Founder Statue
• Construction Plans for an exclusive “Founder Palace”, “Founder Villa”, AND “Founder Cottage”.
• 1 set of Crafting Stations to be placed and used in your plot of land
• 1 Mule mount plus a Wagon to carry heavy materials
• DRM-free copy of the Fractured soundtrack
• Official thanks from the Dynamight Studios team
• Newsletter
• Fractured Kickstarter Wallpaper