Game News Age of Decadence May Update

[Niektory]

"I'm not sure there is enough interest. We can probably sell 70-100 boxed copies, but the quality I want requires a run of at least a 1000. I don't see us selling that much."

So you're saying that less than 1% of buyers would want the box? Sounds like an extremely conservative estimation.

 

[bat_boro]

Sorry if this has been answered already but how many hours does it take to finish the game?

 

[Vault Dweller]

"I'm not sure there is enough interest. We can probably sell 70-100 boxed copies, but the quality I want requires a run of at least a 1000. I don't see us selling that much."

So you're saying that less than 1% of buyers would want the box? Sounds like an extremely conservative estimation.

It probably is, but when it comes to sales forecasts, I prefer to be extremely conservative, especially when I don't know the industry.

Sorry if this has been answered already but how many hours does it take to finish the game?

It's very hard to say as it depends entirely on your playstyle. If you play a fighter and get into every fight, it might take a while considering that most fights would require several attempts. If you play as a non-combat character, then it will depend on your reading speed. If you play a hybrid, it might take you even longer because the fights will be much harder.

According to Steam, it took me 7 hours to do the 3 starting areas (Teron, the mine, and the raiders' camp) with a pure fighter, but I was alt-tabbing to take notes (I was testing difficulty and block), so it's hard to say.

Quite a few people on Steam played the early access version for 40-60 hours, but I assume that it includes 2-3 playthroughs with different characters.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

"I'm not sure there is enough interest. We can probably sell 70-100 boxed copies, but the quality I want requires a run of at least a 1000. I don't see us selling that much."

So you're saying that less than 1% of buyers would want the box? Sounds like an extremely conservative estimation.

In this day and age? Steam doesn't give boxes and yet it's wildly popular. 1% might not be too far off. Better safe than sorry and sitting around with $10000 worth of boxes + warehousing fees until you get them sold.

 

[Niektory]

Well, can't blame you for being cautious. I'm just sad because I wanted that box...

Spoiler

Clearly, Kickstarter is the answer

 

[Vault Dweller]

We'll look into again once the game is released and discuss all available options.

 

[bat_boro]

Sorry if this has been answered already but how many hours does it take to finish the game?

It's very hard to say as it depends entirely on your playstyle. If you play a fighter and get into every fight, it might take a while considering that most fights would require several attempts. If you play as a non-combat character, then it will depend on your reading speed. If you play a hybrid, it might take you even longer because the fights will be much harder.

According to Steam, it took me 7 hours to do the 3 starting areas (Teron, the mine, and the raiders' camp) with a pure fighter, but I was alt-tabbing to take notes (I was testing difficulty and block), so it's hard to say.

Quite a few people on Steam played the early access version for 40-60 hours, but I assume that it includes 2-3 playthroughs with different characters.

Firstly, thanks for the reply. I guess it would be a solid 2-3 weeks for a first playthrough then, considering that I'm a guy who took 36 hours beating KOTOR at the time.

 

[t]

Firstly, thanks for the reply. I guess it would be a solid 2-3 weeks for a first playthrough then, considering that I'm a guy who took 36 hours beating KOTOR at the time.

I think my first playthrough was way shorter, but that's because you can often fail quest and still progress. Still you shouldn't treat this game as a one-playthrough-and-done. It shines only after experiencing from different angles.

 

[Tigranes]

It's not a short game, but it is a game you can replay at least a dozen times, given I've done more than that of the early demo and still anticipate the game.

 

[a cut of domestic sheep prime]

Clearly, Kickstarter is the answer

Actually, not a bad idea...

 

[tuluse]

Clearly, Kickstarter is the answer

Actually, not a bad idea...

Yeah, I know VD hates it, but it's the perfect solution to either we make enough money to print 1000 boxes or not.

 

[Septaryeth]

We're aiming for Nov. Ideally, we'll stick with the schedule and have everything ready by the end of September and then take a month to tweak and polish and add a few more NPCs here and there.

(at Nov, of course)

 

[Forest Dweller]

1000/.01

The game has sold 100K?

 

[Agesilaus]

I've logged 59 hours according to Steam, and I played the game a lot before the steam release. Still anticipating the full version.

 

[Vault Dweller]

1000/.01

The game has sold 100K?

"Less than 1%" referred to 70-100, not 1000.

 

[Agesilaus]

So VD is actually working on his game. Not just arguing about politics in GD. )))

wait, there's a politics forum here? where, I don't see it

 

[Zorba the Hutt]

wait, there's a politics forum here? where, I don't see it

Perhaps you failed the stat check

 

[Davaris]

Clearly, Kickstarter is the answer

Actually, not a bad idea...

Yeah, I know VD hates it, but it's the perfect solution to either we make enough money to print 1000 boxes or not.

I don't know if Kickstarter is legal in Canada, but the people at GeekHack have been organizing group buys, of limited print run keyboards for years. Might be an idea for ITS to look into how they do it.

 

[Abelian]

Ganezzar looks great. I was surprised by the inclusion of flying fortresses, but if M&M can get away with spaceships, why not ?

we at least get updates that show continual progress and increasing potato.

Fixed

 

[Kem0sabe]

Firstly, thanks for the reply. I guess it would be a solid 2-3 weeks for a first playthrough then, considering that I'm a guy who took 36 hours beating KOTOR at the time.

I think my first playthrough was way shorter, but that's because you can often fail quest and still progress. Still you shouldn't treat this game as a one-playthrough-and-done. It shines only after experiencing from different angles.

Also depends on your class and what content you are locked out of because of it. On that aspect, the grifter class has a lot of options starting the game, much more than i had with my first playthrough as a Praetor.

 

[Goral]

I'm amazed at how good it looks visually O_O. But what's best about this game is the replay value which is on par with Fallout 1's (and Sacrifice but that's an entirely different game so...). I'll wait with my n-th playthorugh until I upgrade my computer though which for now doesn't even meet minimum requirements (and yet I can play AoD without problems).