http://www.worldsinmotion.biz/2008/08/wait...ique_olifie.php
"Henrique Olifiers (head of development on their upcoming Sci-Fi sequel to RuneScape, MechScape)"..."No, we have a new game coming out in March 2009 called MechScape".
That confirms the March 2009 date mentioned by Iddison. Not quite sure what MechScape being a "sequel" to RuneScape means - could mean nothing, could mean everything (I'm guessing nothing).
Full Version: Henrique also says MechScape in March 2009
Wow im stunned by the sequal... maybe they just ment that as its also going to be a jagex owned game , or maybe its going to be pretty much like runescape based not in space but a few thousand years later?.?
Probably meaning sequal as in the next mmo that Jagex is coming out with. Or it could mean a sci-fi version of Runescape in the future... hard to tell...
:O Its all getting exciting then, I doubt the `sequel` has much meaning.
Nice find, good to see that they're confirming it more and more. I doubt sequel means much.
Ren you always seem to be on top of every find - great work. Hmmm I'm pondering what sequel might mean, although I reckon it will just be similar in terms of game play rather than anything else.
Yeh, I think 'sequel' was just a poor choice of wording on their part, not a literal sequel to RuneScape.
Regarding their quote about RuneScape:
Hah, I couldn't disagree more with him there. The only storyline you get is fed to you in tiny pieces through quests, all of which are fairly unoriginal and the least bit engaging. Then when you finally get something interesting it never gets resolved. I remember back in the day when Jagex made a big thing over their "amazing multi-part plague city quest series"; now we have so many loose ends I honestly can't remember the last time I did a quest that gave me a satisfactory conclusion. Indeed, there's an underlying theme of the Gods in RuneScape, but it's scarcely touched upon in any real depth to be considered an integral part of the 'plot'. I suppose what I'm trying to say is, if anything, the storyline has been one of RuneScape's weakest points in my opinion.
Then there's the level grinding... Well, they may not 'encourage' it, but it's there, and it's what keeps the players paying even if they don't want to admit it. It's the part of the game that people would refer to (knowingly or not) if they say they're 'addicted' for the simple reason of a guaranteed sense of accomplishment. If you grind for long enough, you're going to get that next level. There's no probability, chance or luck involved, it's just good old fashioned repetition and knowing that in the end, you'll get what you're aiming for. Whether that's good or bad, fun or not, is a different matter entirely.
Anyway, went a little bit off topic there, sorry about that.
I suppose I'd just like to think that they'll do things slightly differently with MechScape, rather than letting it turn into another story-less grind-fest.
Regarding their quote about RuneScape:
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...We've tried to keep the emphasis on storyline and interaction between characters and players. We try not to encourage level grinding or anything else like that.
Hah, I couldn't disagree more with him there. The only storyline you get is fed to you in tiny pieces through quests, all of which are fairly unoriginal and the least bit engaging. Then when you finally get something interesting it never gets resolved. I remember back in the day when Jagex made a big thing over their "amazing multi-part plague city quest series"; now we have so many loose ends I honestly can't remember the last time I did a quest that gave me a satisfactory conclusion. Indeed, there's an underlying theme of the Gods in RuneScape, but it's scarcely touched upon in any real depth to be considered an integral part of the 'plot'. I suppose what I'm trying to say is, if anything, the storyline has been one of RuneScape's weakest points in my opinion.
Then there's the level grinding... Well, they may not 'encourage' it, but it's there, and it's what keeps the players paying even if they don't want to admit it. It's the part of the game that people would refer to (knowingly or not) if they say they're 'addicted' for the simple reason of a guaranteed sense of accomplishment. If you grind for long enough, you're going to get that next level. There's no probability, chance or luck involved, it's just good old fashioned repetition and knowing that in the end, you'll get what you're aiming for. Whether that's good or bad, fun or not, is a different matter entirely.
Anyway, went a little bit off topic there, sorry about that.
I suppose I'd just like to think that they'll do things slightly differently with MechScape, rather than letting it turn into another story-less grind-fest.
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We try not to encourage level grinding or anything else like that.
What a lie....anyone who played RS should have caught this. The fact that RS has around 33 uninteresting and repetitive skills really shoots them in the foot here...considering how long it actually takes to reach level 99 in each.
Lie number one.
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40% of our game world and quests are free-to-play.
40 percent of your quests?! Are you kidding me? There are 18 F2P quests and 124 member quests. Mabye he isn't very good at math, but 18 is not 40% of 142.
Lie number two.
Wow, two lies in a quick interview. Good goin'!
Lol.
Maybe he meant that # of F2P Game Worlds + # of F2P Quests / # of Game Worlds + # of Quests = 40%.
Maybe he meant that # of F2P Game Worlds + # of F2P Quests / # of Game Worlds + # of Quests = 40%.
QUOTE (Lightshayde @ Aug 8 2008, 09:23 PM) 
Lol.
Maybe he meant that # of F2P Game Worlds + # of F2P Quests / # of Game Worlds + # of Quests = 40%.
Maybe he meant that # of F2P Game Worlds + # of F2P Quests / # of Game Worlds + # of Quests = 40%.
Maybe he meant that, but it still doesn't really add up to 40%. Non members probably get about 30% of game world and 15% of the quests.
QUOTE (Lightshayde @ Aug 8 2008, 08:23 PM)
Lol.
Maybe he meant that # of F2P Game Worlds + # of F2P Quests / # of Game Worlds + # of Quests = 40%.
Maybe he meant that # of F2P Game Worlds + # of F2P Quests / # of Game Worlds + # of Quests = 40%.
Lol?
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40% of our game world AND quests are free-to-play.
I made the word AND really big just in case you didn't see it before.
Maybe, MechScape is going to be based in the Runescape world, but in the future. That would be kinda cool.
But other than that, I doubt they mean't anything by sequel.
But other than that, I doubt they mean't anything by sequel.
They did say that Mechscape would be nothing like Runescape though, apart from it being Java and browser based.
I read an interview from Geoff Idison somewhere (CEO of Jagex) that RuneScape was going to be their primary focus for the next 5 years. Maybe, by sequel, Mechscape is going to take over from RuneScape if it is a big success.
I read an interview from Geoff Idison somewhere (CEO of Jagex) that RuneScape was going to be their primary focus for the next 5 years. Maybe, by sequel, Mechscape is going to take over from RuneScape if it is a big success.
QUOTE (DeMaximus @ Aug 7 2008, 01:55 PM)
Probably meaning sequal as in the next mmo that Jagex is coming out with. Or it could mean a sci-fi version of Runescape in the future... hard to tell...
That's what I thought too.
Wow a Sequel to RuneScape, huh? interesting.
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