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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 10:05AM (Unverified) said

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$1 million is not enough money to build a new type of MMO... :-\

OR am I wrong?
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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 10:47AM Ayenn said

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You are not wrong. It is not enough to complete an MMORPG. It is, however, more than enough to create a substantial "walk and talk" version to attract more substantial funding.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 10:44AM (Unverified) said

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The 1 million is probably to fund the beginning stages. Get a working concept going, some artwork, some fundementals to show to the company before the big money rolls in.

And they're close.... Victorian Steampunk is what I want to play! Sort of like Final Fantasy 6, or something along the lines of Shadowhearts.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 10:52AM (Unverified) said

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This sounds really cool. I'd love to see it come out. Now I just wish a company would throw some money to get Frontier 1859 up and running!
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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 11:12AM (Unverified) said

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Honestly, I really wouldn't have much interest in this game, and I see it as a very very VERY niche product.

In this economy, and this saturated market, this probably isn't the best time for something like this.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 10:43PM wjowski said

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A MMO actually offering something different? I'd say that's exactly what this market needs.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 2:18PM Mynxee said

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I wonder if they are seeking to appeal to women gamers with this one. As one, it's got my interest. Done right, it might be a nice counterpoint to the many hours I spend in EVE-Online!
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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 3:28PM (Unverified) said

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I have to somewhat, politely, disagree with the assumption that this is a poor frame of time to introduce a MMORPG of this type. A recent article posted abroad on several gaming sites have shown that the MMO market is one of few relatively unmarred by the U.S.'s present economic woes. In truth, any project that may stimulate spending of any type is worth while. But, this aside, I find this idea wonderful, and it is something I have long looked forward to. Growing up an avid reader of Jules Verne and having enjoyed early game titles like Myst, I believe that this title will be an incredible adventure, one this market could use in the face of the High Fantasy over saturation and bad Science Fiction romps. I wish these developers all the greatest of successes.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 8:26PM (Unverified) said

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I think this could be an interesting MMO. I would like to see a bit of Jules Verne/Sherlock Holmes/The Wild, Wild West (the original show, not the movie) type of elements thrown in to make that much more interesting.
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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 10:26PM claytondora said

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Steam! Mystery! Adventure! Yes!
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Posted: Oct 9th 2008 11:14PM (Unverified) said

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I'd be excited about this, but has no one here played Granado Espada/Sword of the New World? It was an MMO with a Baroque setting and you still fought fantasy creatures. I bet they will also be the lion's share of enemies in this game as well, unless combat is minimalized. Then we'd have an online Professor Layton, which doesn't sound bad either.
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Posted: Oct 10th 2008 6:49AM (Unverified) said

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I am totally interested in playing Gatheryn. I am watching this game really closely. I hope it actually comes out. But, very important, I would want the graphics to be top notch. I'm artistic, so I would want pretty pictures to look at. And music has to be very good also. Game music is my only source for music, so I would want the music in Gatheryn to be good. Probably orchestral type of music would be most fitting. The music on the Mindfuse website is good. (www.mindfusegames.com). So I wish the developers the very best of luck!
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Posted: Oct 10th 2008 10:45AM (Unverified) said

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A steampunk MMO would be great! So would a cyberpunk, for that matter. As for a fear of what type of creatures, etc. would be in there, anything is possible. Just take a look at Joe Landsdale's "The Steam Man of the Prairie and the Dark Rider Get Down". Very epic!
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