EA/Mythic Entertainment mount Ultima's corpse so they can kill it again

[DraQ]

I... I just don't even.

 

[markec]

"As huge fans of the Ultima franchise, the team at BioWare Mythic is not only excited to be able to bring this reimagining of the original rich world to the fans of the classic RPGs, but also to introduce a new generation of gamers who have never had a chance to discover why this is one of our industry’s most beloved worlds,” said Eugene Evans, Studio GM at BioWare Mythic.

Guys, guys it OK, they are huge fans of Ultima.

 

[mindx2]

BioWare Mythic and EA are banking on the time vs money trade-off. Some players have lots of time and little money; for other players, it's the reverse. The latter, ideally, will translate their impatience into microtransaction purchases, a kind of shortcut Barnett himself often uses in tablet gaming: "I could do the quest to kill the giant and go and kill the dragon and kill the necromancer to get the rights to go and have my boat made... or I could give them a buck and just have the boat. And I want a boat, because I want to go and sail around the oceans. I don't want to wait. I want a boat NOW."

http://kotaku.com/5925250/ultima-iv-gets-the-batman-reboot-with-ultima-forever-quest-for-the-avatar

This tells me exactly what modern gaming is today.... utter fail....

 

[DraQ]

I WANT TO BE A BOAT


I wish dragons existed so that every single one of these fucks could die due to being violently raped by one.

I also suspect one of sgc_meltdown's recent posts might have damaged me more than I realize.

 

[SinVraal]

I wonder what Smith will have to say about this.

 

[taxalot]

"Here is a clue ! The plot doesn't make sense !" ?

 

[taxalot]

Maybe the game is good ! Maybe it's not so good !

 

[Morgoth]

Divinity: Original Sin will be closer to Ultima's heart than this abomination.

 

[Black]

An oldie but...
http://www.gamerevolution.com/manifesto/ea-artist-soon-to-be-laid-off-burns-ea-management-2803

and he needed Paul Barnett. You know him as the crazy British dude that appears in random videos at EA to promote his latest bullshittery. We know him as the crazy British dude who we have no idea of how he still has a job. This man was supposed to be the savior of Warhammer’s vision and design. Now all he can do is promote his strange ideas about his little secret project web Ultima game that’s been almost universally criticized by all of us and focus groups. What’s that? You didn”t know Paul loves one of those old Ultima games sooooo much he’s making a literal copy of it for Facebook? Well, the cats outta the bag. Too bad it sucks ass.

 

[Outlander]

I mean, I'm aware that Battleship Potemkin defined modern cinema, but it's not a great view. You watch it and go, 'it's black and white and a bit crap, I'd rather watch something else.'

It plays fast, it's clicky, but the combat's fluid and fun rather than tactical and mind-numbing.

FUCK YOU PAUL, FUCK YOU

YOU ARE THE DECLINE INCARNATE YOU IGNORANT BASTARD RETARDED PIECE OF SHIT.

 

[commie]

I'd like to rage but can't be bothered too much. Kickstarter has opened up a whole new world of possibilities so all this type of shit is like in some other world now. The more the mainstream industry implodes with this type of shit the better and we'll be immune from it anyway. Just a shame that they will still cash in a bit and profane legendary names of old.

BioWare Mythic and EA are banking on the time vs money trade-off. Some players have lots of time and little money; for other players, it's the reverse. The latter, ideally, will translate their impatience into microtransaction purchases, a kind of shortcut Barnett himself often uses in tablet gaming: "I could do the quest to kill the giant and go and kill the dragon and kill the necromancer to get the rights to go and have my boat made... or I could give them a buck and just have the boat. And I want a boat, because I want to go and sail around the oceans. I don't want to wait. I want a boat NOW."

http://kotaku.com/5925250/ultima-iv-gets-the-batman-reboot-with-ultima-forever-quest-for-the-avatar

This tells me exactly what modern gaming is today.... utter fail....

The guy isn't thinking big enough. Why not just have a game where you pick the ending you want at the start then watch the cutscene? As a bonus all the achievements unlock at the same time so you can feel like a righteous 1337 badass?

 

[circ]

"Go show those thieves the Compassion this sword is made of !"

Sounds like a BioWare product alright.

You can't unalpha a mindset that produces that.

 

[sgc_meltdown]

Rules of the Gaming Fellowship:

Strive for Inclusion
Trust Thy Developer
Accessibility Precedes Reward

Code of Gaming Virtue:

Honesty: Thou shalt not not mod, or thou shalt lose thy access.

Compassion: Thou shalt support struggling publishers, or thou shalt suffer the lack of AAA and previews.

Valor: Thou shalt rejoice in the addition of deathmatch multiplayer, or thou shalt be banished as a coward.

Justice: Thou shalt confess to thine piracy and suffer its just punishment, or thy games shalt be put to deletion.

Sacrifice: Thou shalt donate half of thy income to indie games and Child's Play, or thou shalt have no income.

Honor: If thou dost lose thine flamewar against unreasonable expectations, thou shalt take thine own life.

Spirituality: Thou shalt have faith in the constant quality of games, or thou shalt die as a heretic.

Humility: Thou shalt humble thyself to professional journalists, or thou shalt suffer their wrath.

 

[taxalot]

Just in case, I'm pulling that stuff out. It has apparently gotten some unwanted attention.

Besides, I see that EA & Bioware are now busy making awful PR with smart Potemkin quotes. This is probably enough for you to judge the game quality

 

[Black]

Apparently spoony is freaking the fuck out, since he's an actual Ultima fan.

 

[circ]

Has he made a video, and if so, link please?

 

[mindx2]

Apparently spoony is freaking the fuck out, since he's an actual Ultima fan.

LINK PLEASE!

 

[chubs]

How does Paul still have a job? The bullshit he slung for Warhammer Online alone was legendary.

 

[sgc_meltdown]

spoony's just bugging out on his twitter, no big production or anything

https://twitter.com/TheSpoonyOne

 

[mindx2]

Somebody still have Taxalot's "preview" quotes?

 

[Black]

Apparently spoony is freaking the fuck out, since he's an actual Ultima fan.

LINK PLEASE!

https://twitter.com/TheSpoonyOne

 

[Infinitron]

I wonder what Smith will have to say about this.

Hints for Lords of Ultima, obviously.

 

[Micmu]

How utterly predictable. Rape was imminent.
So now you know why EA recently gave away those two Ultima adventure games for FREE* at GoG.

 

[Infinitron]

Just in case, I'm pulling that stuff out. It has apparently gotten some unwanted attention.

Besides, I see that EA & Bioware are now busy making awful PR with smart Potemkin quotes. This is probably enough for you to judge the game quality

Busted on the UDIC Facebook group.

 

[lmbarns]

Wow, I thought Lord of Ultima was bad.

What. The. Fuck.

Pre-UO:R UO was the best game ever, why they scrapped UO2 (years before WoW) is beyond comprehension. This is just..........(words can't begin to describe)

Why they keep insulting their fans is beyond me.