General Discussion

At this year's Penny Arcade Expo, Carolyn Koh had the opportunity to get her first hands-on look at NetDevil's upcoming MMORPG, Jumpgate Evolution. In her report., she talks about controls, the feel of the game and how it managed to somehow avoid activating her motion sickness.

Netdevil showcased Jumpgate: Evolution at Penny Arcade Expo this year together with Dolby sound & voice technology and Plantronics’ new gamer head sets. I had been given a sneak peek at the game at the Ion Conference early this year but this time we were given the chance to actually fly a ship as Netdevil had set up 8 laptops to run off a local server, giving players the chance to play a few bits of an alpha build.

“Why and how,” I asked Herman, “did a graphics overlay for Jumpgate turn into a completely new game?”

“It took on a life of its own,” answered Herman. “We did one thing, and then another, then we wanted to put in all those things that we didn’t have in Jumpgate and before we knew it, we basically had Jumpgate II on our hands. We have a robust player economy system designed for Jumpgate: Evolution. Manufacturing (tradeskills) is in game as are Auction Houses, better AI, and just a slew of other features.”

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So when I read all this so far...

Then Jumpgate Evolution will be like EVE Online was years ago, but with far less features, hardly any Avatar customisation. Only difference being that you can navigate and pew pew with a joystick.

Cheers

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So when I read all this so far...

Then Jumpgate Evolution will be like EVE Online was years ago, but with far less features, hardly any Avatar customisation. Only difference being that you can navigate and pew pew with a joystick.

Cheers
 

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Mate, it's what is all about - EVE ain't about dog fighting - it's a RPGE-peen contest.

Jumpgate looks set to offer gameplay mate - the thing people have been crying out for since Attack of The WoW MMO clones.

Can't wait to sub to this game.

Originally posted by slide_k9

Mate, it's what is all about - EVE ain't about dog fighting - it's a RPGE-peen contest.

Jumpgate looks set to offer gameplay mate - the thing people have been crying out for since Attack of The WoW MMO clones.

Can't wait to sub to this game.

Ehmm seriously tho, but if you think a joystick is going to wear off RPGE-peen players, then you are seriously mistaken. It will be even the other way around. Easymode gameplay with a joystick is by far more appealing then the complex sandbox approach EVE Online has.

Cheers

Originally posted by Guillermo197

So when I read all this so far...

Then Jumpgate Evolution will be like EVE Online was years ago, but with far less features, hardly any Avatar customisation. Only difference being that you can navigate and pew pew with a joystick.

Cheers

No. It will be like privateer, with FAST action packed TWITCH BASED battles. And you must have skipped the part where its in beta, and avatar customization is in the works.

"Ehmm seriously tho, but if you think a joystick is going to wear off RPGE-peen players, then you are seriously mistaken. It will be even the other way around. Easymode game play with a joystick is by far more appealing then the complex sandbox approach EVE On line has."

It won't attract much of the MMO crowd, look at all the examples of dumbed down games failing in this genre.  That is exactly what players don't want.  This will be strictly a niche game, just like the original was.

What happens with games of this type of game is players don't play the game very long, and the developer has to constantly recycle the player base to keep the numbers up.  High turnover is an anathema to any MMO developer.

How is this "Dumbed down" when its not an RPG? It’s a mmo based on space shooters. Where is the comparison?

It can be mouse driven, OR joystick, it can use Newtonian flight, or atmospheric (dampeners).

Your saying that the requirement to aim (Twitch), and fly (Crashing into and asteroid is an option), is somehow  “dumbed down” from click to move, and tab target press ability/gun-to-auto-aim?

Jumpgate Evolution.. it will be the best mmo ever made when it goes retail.

Finally a good game with twitch skills instead of some dumb down auto atack grindfest.

yarrrrrrrrrrrrr

I am really watching this game now, can't wait. I long to get away from button mashing games....which is all we really have now days. A little skill will be involved .... love it.