Autohead 220/30/70 Solitus Soldier - Synergy Factor
Auron 220/25 Keeper ::: Shadowslave 220/23 Shade ::: Radius 211/21 Nano-Technician
Sunza 207/21 Martial Artist ::: Voss 182/15 Engineer ::: Shadowhead 150/16 Agent
The New Engine is, like the Cake, a lie...
ALTS: Alienhunter, Moonglum, Quellist, Quellcrist, Jesharet
Or, EA buys out FC and as a corporate descision they take AO offline - Then The AO team can say " Awwww, we just finished it too."
Fact: AO will get a new render engine
Fact: Rebalancing Act will happend
Assumption A: New engine will bring old and new players.
Assumption B: Changing professions will alienate players making them leave.
Scenario 1:
A -> B
New and old players arrive in AO -> Rebalancing drives away players
Scenario 2:
B -> A
Rebalancing drives away players -> New and old players arrive in AO
And given your genuine love of the game, I asked for confirmation that you would opt for the scenario where the end result is players arriving rather than leaving. Especially if you then add the following to the mix:
Assumption C: New render engine is AO's last best hope for a revival.
Most businesses work from budgets, determined prior to developments, not realtime. I bet FC has a full budget for all the activities planned for AO. That's just how a good business works. It's not like FC says, 'OMG, we got less money from AO this month. Pack it up boys.'
Awwww muffin, need a tissue?
Nevertheless I merely extrapolated from your own assumptions. You can't release the engine twice to draw in new people and advertising will only get you so far, especially if potential players was just burned by a NGE-like event (which is the scenario you are describing) a few months before.
I certainly hope that FC has learned something from the win back campaigns in AoC. Such as not inviting people back right after a major patch with major imbalances and much needed hotfixes a plenty to be only lasting impressions.
Now why I am I arguing about this while your OP asked about an ETA? Cause you probably know better than I, how many nanos docs has been released and got a better guesstimate on the proces. So apply some of your twinking math to that data and make your decision based on that, instead of sitting on the forums expecting an answer to a question, that haven't been answered in countless similar threads.
Yes. It doesn't make sense to talk about subscriptions 'sustaining' the development activity ... those funds are already alotted into budgets for those activities. Now, if you want to talk about subscriptions sustaining the game, that's a different story. It's also a different thread.
Awwww muffin, need a tissue?
You know the answer... Q1 2011
But something else... I think non of us really cares that much about a nicer look, the actual hope is that it will bring back old and hopefully some new player.
What if this don´t happens?
I can imagine following situation... a lot people come back to check out the new engine, they see only a small visual improvement, maybe they don´t like some changes, cant find any old friends and leave again.
Are you people still gonna play AO as it is, with the current player base?
Kloper 220/30/70 Enforcer
Honestly, I think we just want a little update on how things are going, straight from the source, and something that is rather hard to come by in this day and age: the truth. Though at the rate it's going, they might as well be making AO2 instead of revamping this one.
Natasha "Tashania" Niacescu, 66 Nanomage Engineer
Leader of ~Society of Salvation~
"Nothing that a good 5/8" wrench won't fix. Unless it needs duct tape. Then always use duct tape."
no hype no engine.
Since you appear to skipped over the last part of my post.
The premise: Will the new render engine launch within a month or so?
So do you personally think it will be done within a month?
I am no mindreader, but going by your vocal disapproval of the process I'm guessing "Hell, no".
FC can't decide what you (this is a general you) spend your funds on. You decide that. Take the data presented, apply your own preferences and act accordingly.
Crossing your arms and waiting for FC to present the answer on a platter (which all rational thinking dictates they will not), will get you exactly nowhere.
In fact such an approach is in essence just begging "to be stringed along".
Last edited by Myreyliib; Jan 12th, 2011 at 10:28:37.
New engine will "never" happen, and less on Q1 of 2011, (i will bet new engine will not happen on 2011) just think about it, 1 video and 2-3 pics from "new" in game in around 3+ years?, i check every single friday means for some update and all u get is some pics of heads (if u are lucky, if not just nothing) ...., if it just 3~ months (or 6) before it go live, why not more videos/pics in game? i will answer, 'cos it is far far far away from finish
Dont get me wrong i will still playing this game with or without new engine, but im just lil tired of dates that will not happen and more false hopes
Thor Mastablasta Hammersmith - Level 220, AI 30, LE 70 Clan Atrox Nano Technician - Setup
The Red Brotherhood
I'm a Nano-Technician, don't ever expect me to fight unbuffed, alone or fair.
Means: about f'ing time :P
Satenia: heresy <3
Znore: Mastablasta <3
Kinkstaah: I have agro from many mobs ;(
Madarab: we are aoe class, we are supose to use pistols
Marxgorm: the NT toolset does not fit into my raiding tactics
Obviously we don't understand each other at all. Or more likely you choose to misunderstand and misinterpret everything I say.
So, not going to waste any more time on you.
It's a simple question. Is it coming soon or not? Soon as in within a month or so, which is close to the deadline given by FC itself.
Why do you have such a need to come up with reasons why one should not ask when the engine will be released?
Last edited by Noobius76; Jan 12th, 2011 at 14:56:49.
You have the Q1 estimate... 2,5 months till that's over.
Thor Mastablasta Hammersmith - Level 220, AI 30, LE 70 Clan Atrox Nano Technician - Setup
The Red Brotherhood
I'm a Nano-Technician, don't ever expect me to fight unbuffed, alone or fair.
Means: about f'ing time :P
Satenia: heresy <3
Znore: Mastablasta <3
Kinkstaah: I have agro from many mobs ;(
Madarab: we are aoe class, we are supose to use pistols
Marxgorm: the NT toolset does not fit into my raiding tactics