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Dhruin
Stranger In A Strange Land
Joined: 20 May 2002
Posts: 1825
Location: Sydney, Australia |
| A Tale in the Desert - French version announced |
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Developers of the unusual MMORPG 'A Tale in the Desert', Egenesis, have sent us a press release announcing the French version of this game. Here's the press release minus the corporate stuff:<blockquote><em>Montreal,QC - September, 1st 2003 - Egenesis and Alchemic Dream
<br>announce the launch of the French version of A Tale in the Desert.
<br>Egenesis and Alchemic Dream propose a free trial period and the game
<br>is downloadable on the English website www.atitd.com or on the French
<br>website http://atitd.alchemicdream.com.
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<br>A Tale In the Desert takes place in ancient Egypt. The players' goal
<br>is to master the "Seven Disciplines of Man" in order to create an
<br>ideal civilization.
<br>To reach this goal, players can create an economical empire by
<br>learning dozens of jobs and techniques, and by constructing many
<br>different buildings. They also have the possibility to create their
<br>own cities, chose their leaders and laws, and develop flourishing
<br>trades.
<br>The evolution of the game and scenario depend on the players,only
<br>their actions can turn Egypt into a prosperous civilization.
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<br>- Seven Disciplines to strive for
<br>Each discipline has seven tests, giving a total of 49 tests for your
<br>character to achieve.
<br>- Player Driven Legal System
<br>The laws of Egypt are written and passed by the community. Laws can
<br>even be passed to exile rogue players.
<br>- 100's of Buildings ATITD includes a large number of buildings that
<br>can be built once the relevant research is unlocked.
<br>- Research & Technology
<br>Seven Universities and Schools, one for each discipline allow players
<br>to contribute resources to research new buildings,tests, and
<br>technology.
<br> - Guilds & Guild Specific Buildings
<br>A powerful guild with a large camp can comand respect and power in atitd.
<br> - Combat Free Gaming
<br>There no chance you'll be pk'd while playing ATITD. Conflict in ATITD
<br>takes the form of the race to unlock technology, or achieve specific
<br>goals.</em></blockquote> |
Mon Sep 01, 2003 11:19 pm |
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Ammon777
Warrior for Heaven
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
Posts: 2011
Location: United States |
*yawn* no combat? hmmph. |
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Mon Sep 01, 2003 11:19 pm |
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Dhruin
Stranger In A Strange Land
Joined: 20 May 2002
Posts: 1825
Location: Sydney, Australia |
Each to his own, but eGenesis should be applauded for daring to be different in a genre of look alikes. We need more developers who are really prepared to be creative. |
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Mon Sep 01, 2003 11:57 pm |
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Ammon777
Warrior for Heaven
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
Posts: 2011
Location: United States |
Couldnt they be creative and have conflict in the game at the same time? Im all for innovation, but as far as i can tell, this is a crafting game and thats it.
EDIT -- i might be wrong about that.  |
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Tue Sep 02, 2003 12:41 am |
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Ekim
Eagle's Shadow
Joined: 27 May 2002
Posts: 2365
Location: Montreal, Canada |
quote:
Originally posted by Ammon777
Couldnt they be creative and have conflict in the game at the same time? Im all for innovation, but as far as i can tell, this is a crafting game and thats it.
Be "creative" by adding conflict??  Sorry, but... come on! Every single other game has a conflict of some kind in them, how creative would it be to have it there too? I think ATitD is very creative on its own because it has no conflict, and no combat. There is, as far as I know, competition in the game, and that's all that matters. It doesn't appeal to the combat-oriented player, and that was very intentional on the developer's part, I believe. And why not, for once! 
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Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:23 pm |
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Ammon777
Warrior for Heaven
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
Posts: 2011
Location: United States |
quote:
Originally posted by Ekim
quote:
Originally posted by Ammon777
Couldnt they be creative and have conflict in the game at the same time? Im all for innovation, but as far as i can tell, this is a crafting game and thats it.
Be "creative" by adding conflict
Thats NOT what i said.  |
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Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:48 pm |
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Ekim
Eagle's Shadow
Joined: 27 May 2002
Posts: 2365
Location: Montreal, Canada |
quote:
Originally posted by Ammon777
Thats NOT what i said.
Oups!!  Sorry Ammon, I misread you... You were wondering if they could be creative *and* still put a conflict of some kind in the game.
But my comment still stays valid: why even implement a conflict when all other games already have one. It would be kind of counter-creative, and would defeat the purpose of the game, in my opinion. I don't play the game because, personally, it just doesn't tickle my fancy. But I'll defend this game regardless because it is a breath of fresh air in this genre, just the way it is. To make it a little more like everything else would not be a good thing.
Sorry again for the misunderstanding though
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Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:23 pm |
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Ammon777
Warrior for Heaven
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
Posts: 2011
Location: United States |
Ah, its no problem!  |
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Tue Sep 02, 2003 7:49 pm |
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terabyte
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Just because there's no combat doesn't mean there's no conflict 
There is even a test where you can be given the opportunity to ban 7 people from the game. Quite interesting. And, if you're into crafting like so many people, this is definitely a game for you! |
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Tue Sep 02, 2003 7:51 pm |
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niteshade
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I think it's good for a game to play to it's strengths and not try to tack on features half baked. From what I hear there's definetely conflict and competition, it just doesn't involve combat. Trying to do too much at once often means you fail at everything. I think that's a problem I had with SWG which does in fact seem like a crafting game that just had combat tacked on. |
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Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:28 pm |
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Ammon777
Warrior for Heaven
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
Posts: 2011
Location: United States |
Well, that sounds reasonable. |
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Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:53 pm |
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