Illwinter's next project - Page 8

S.R. Krol · #1 August 30th, 2011, 01:20 PM

Bear in mind the age of Dominions 3. The vast majority of games are discovered during their initial release period, when the reviews are out and folks are talking about the game on blogs, et cetera. In this regard Dominions 3 was no different. It's much quieter now because it's been what, six years since release? And actually when you consider you can find multiplayer games going on today on a majority of major gaming forums there is still exposure on a daily basis in some spots. How many other games from 2005 can say that?

Gandalf Parker · #2 August 30th, 2011, 02:19 PM

I do like that aspect of it. The many other forums have picked up where this one has dropped out.

I also love that if you google it, you are hard pressed to find any posts against it. Another of "how many games can you say that about"

Something else to consider, just as players.....
advertising might bring in more players but would you really want that? Now the players find out about it from serious gaming newsgroups and gaming sites.

Valerius · #3 August 30th, 2011, 03:29 PM

I prefer the Shrapnel or GOG model to Steam. No, I don't pirate software, I just don't like the idea of having to install third party software in order to activate/run a game. I wouldn't care if it were also offered on Steam, Impulse, etc, but would prefer that to not be the only option.

You can argue back and forth as to whether this would result in greater sales/profit and I don't know what the result would be. But even if the result were greater sales I'm not sure why that would matter to me as a player. Sure, if I like IW games (and right now I'm not sure if I like their games or like Dominions - COE3 will help answer that for me) then it's in my interest that the game sells well enough to encourage future development. But they seem content enough with the sales of D3 that they are working on another game, so that doesn't seem to be an issue (and I've always liked the fact that attempting to bludgeon them with "if you want to make more money you'll do so and so" doesn't get far). As has been mentioned, there's still plenty of MP games going on six years after release so I don't see a problem there either. The only other advantage of having more players that I can think of is you might have more mod content. That's not a big deal for me either but for some people that would be a benefit and is really the main advantage I can think of from a player's perspective.

Gandalf Parker · #4 August 30th, 2011, 07:27 PM

More mods?

Im having trouble trying them all now and keeping track of which ones I like.

More maps maybe. I think we could use more maps. But there is YAMG (yet another MapGen) in the works which might help

rdonj · #5 August 30th, 2011, 08:41 PM

One of the Outcasts wanted me to mention that Kohan is available on steam now.

Personally I don't care at all for this argument though and I'm not sure why we're going on about steam/digital download/marketing in this thread

DrPraetorious · #6 August 31st, 2011, 01:51 PM

I much prefer the indie model. I'm in the amusingly-named "Closed Public Beta" for Heroes VI, and I'm afraid they're going to push the game out before it's ready, which is a shame because I've been a fan of the series since Kings Bounty back in the day, and the fundamentals for Heroes VI are actually quite solid.

Speaking of which... there will be a Beta for CoE3, no?

Mods would be fantastic, especially as it appears (just by glancing at the screenshots) the art can be recycled from Dom3 mods? Amos generated enough zany skull monsters and cultists to add a dozen more nations.

Gandalf Parker · #7 August 31st, 2011, 02:16 PM

Beta is in progress now.
But it might depend on your definition. It's playable but doesnt have some parts incorporated fully yet

Korwin · #8 September 1st, 2011, 03:08 PM

I only found out about Dom3 last year. But - at least in my case - availability on steam would'nt have changed that.
So if I am able to download it, its good enough for me (or if I'm able to Transfer the Game - like Dom3 - with an stick. Kapput DVD drive...).

Edi · #9 September 8th, 2011, 06:18 AM

Glad to see you're enthusiastic about it.

The game is still in beta and under development, with lots of things on the TODO list, but I'm sure Johan and Kristoffer will make some sort of statement on that particular issue when it's more complete.

Doo · #10 September 8th, 2011, 07:53 AM

I'm on board for pre-order.

If it happens.

I'll write a haiku about my feelings:

Love Dominions 3
Really Love Dominions 3
Can't Wait, Head Explode

Thats a crap haiku
I wait without explosion
Still, daily I look