Calling all Tad Williams fans!!! They are making a Otherlands MMO Game

JBod · 2 Oct 2008 at 10:00

EDIT: I NECRO'D MY OWN THREAD! Early Access is here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/376310/

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Rather than put this in PC Games (although I may do that as well

) it has just been announced they are releasing a PC MMO Game based on the Tad Williams Otherland series of novels:

http://www.developmag.com/press-rel...OGndash-dtp-entertainment-announces-Otherland

Not slated for release until about 2010, as usual I am in two minds about this going to be really really good or really really bad. However with Tad Williams consulting for it.... chances are good (I hope).

JBod · 2 Oct 2008 at 11:56

Heh, I put this in the Book section originally thinking it would generate more interest there... shoulda known Tad Williams fans are more likely to haunt the PC Games section

JBod · 2 Oct 2008 at 13:55

Adsta said:
so another mmo....... just what we need more mmos

Compared to FPS, RTS, RPG, 3rd Person Shooters they are a drop in the ocean.

Here is a list of all MMORPGs released and in dev:

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm

JBod · 2 Oct 2008 at 17:06

Sleepery said:
Decent sci-fi mmo's at the moment you can count on the fingers of one hand - Eve, Tabula Rasa, um...Anarchy Online I suppose and if there's something seriously wrong with you, SWG.

I'd kill for a few more decent mmo's that don't have orcs in em (except for the WH40k one, natch )

here here!

I advise you to check out a MMO supposedly being released next year called Earthrise... this looks like a very good Sci-Fi MMO.

JBod · 3 Oct 2008 at 12:00

hexxed said:
Screenies here on his website:

http://www.tadwilliams.com/

That looks awesome. I am glad they are basing it on their version of the internet in the future depicted in the Otherland series.

JBod · 17 Sep 2015 at 05:35

Resurrecting my old old oooolllddd thread.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/376310/

Finally in early access, any takers so far?

JBod · 17 Sep 2015 at 16:08

Haggisman said:
Niiiiiicceee!

I remember hearing/seeing some rumours about this years ago, but it kinda slipped off the radar - figured it had been dropped.

Unfortunately I now have a 3 year old, so I don't think I'll really have time for an MMO

Wait until he/she is in bed. I have a 6 and a 4 year old, they sleep fine from 7/8am

I installed the early access last night and had a chance to to make it through about 80% of the tutorial before I got too tired. Graphics are quite impressive and the backdrop/settings are nice with nods to the books... it is a long time since I read them though.

Not yet made it to Lambda Mall! So far it is a typical "kill X at Y" style with a radar and map to direct you right to the spot.

I really need to read a manual and the website rather than guessing, but from what I have figured out so far - The weapon systems seems interesting, 3 different slots for quick switching between 3 different weapons and then some kind of extra moves on the Q and E key. After that the usual style attack/buffs on numeric keys 1 through 9. For some reason you can sometimes extract eDNA after killing something as well as collecting "bits" (currency?) and loot.

One thing they seem successful at straight off them mark is the weird eerie feeling I got from the books. The surreal settings.