What happened to the GAME of BoA?
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, January 1 2003 10:16
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I, as usual, search for interesting topics with interesting answers, especially with BoA, The upcoming game. But then I stopped and started to think. Why am I gonna download (and soon register) BoA? The obvious answer to that is the BoA Editor. Some people talk about it and wants special things with the Editor. So what ever happened to the actual game of BoA? I understand that BoA can read the scenarios of what you created from the Editor, but then what about the included scenarios? :confused: -------------------- I will avenge my father . . . someday . . . for I can harm and heal. I can also set people in fire... Did I ever told you I married Kyhar? She is, however, too freakin' old! Posts: 93 | Registered: Friday, November 1 2002 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, January 1 2003 11:29
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What, exactly, is the question? Posts: 319 | Registered: Monday, September 30 2002 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, January 1 2003 11:36
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He wants to know what scenarios are going to be included. The three that came with BoE (Valley of Dying Things, A Small Rebellion, and Za-Khazi Run) and one more (Bandit Busywork?) will be included. -------------------- My Myspace, with some of my audial and visual art The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, January 1 2003 11:37
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The include3d scenarios would be the three from BoE (valley of dying things, a small rebellion and the za-kazi run), and one new one. They aren't really all that great, but the reason that a player would buy BoA (as with BoE) would be to play 3rd party scenarios, which are, of course, limited by whatever limitations the editor has, which is why features of the editor are so important. Edit: D'oh, ADoS beat me to it [ Wednesday, January 01, 2003 11:39: Message edited by: Jigga ] -------------------- Riot Shields Voodoo Economics It's just business Cattle prods And the IMF I trust I can rely on your vote Posts: 530 | Registered: Sunday, September 1 2002 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, January 1 2003 11:46
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quote::mad: :( Who in the heck cares about the actual game BoA??? [ Wednesday, January 01, 2003 12:36: Message edited by: Son of Feoderic ] -------------------- I will avenge my father . . . someday . . . for I can harm and heal. I can also set people in fire... Did I ever told you I married Kyhar? She is, however, too freakin' old! Posts: 93 | Registered: Friday, November 1 2002 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Thursday, January 2 2003 02:21
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Nobody really cares about the included scenarios. VoDT will be okay, ASR will be good, and ZKR will be bad. The new scenario will not be Bandit Busywork. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, January 2 2003 03:47
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Haha, I think that was an advertisement. Anywho, I'm sure the 4th one will be entirly new, not a port of a particularly good 3rd party one from BOE. And yea again, the highlight of BOA won't be the included scenarioes, it'll be all the wonderful ones you can download! (Which Drakey is gunna host on his site, right? RIGHT?) -------------------- DEMON PLAY, DEMON OUT! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, January 2 2003 15:49
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The major problem is that I didn't register BoA, so the game was pretty useless for me. [ Thursday, January 02, 2003 16:05: Message edited by: Son of Feoderic ] -------------------- I will avenge my father . . . someday . . . for I can harm and heal. I can also set people in fire... Did I ever told you I married Kyhar? She is, however, too freakin' old! Posts: 93 | Registered: Friday, November 1 2002 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, January 3 2003 00:46
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You mean that you never registered BoE right, since none of us have registerd BoA yet since it has not been realeasd yet. :rolleyes: Posts: 250 | Registered: Saturday, July 6 2002 07:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Friday, January 3 2003 02:36
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Actually, those scenarios will be hosted on Jeff's site. I definitely don't have that much space on my slice of the server. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Friday, January 3 2003 08:13
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quote:Oops...didn't realized that. Thanks. I'm completely excited about BoA. Yes, I didn't registered BoE, so it was useless. -------------------- I will avenge my father . . . someday . . . for I can harm and heal. I can also set people in fire... Did I ever told you I married Kyhar? She is, however, too freakin' old! Posts: 93 | Registered: Friday, November 1 2002 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, January 7 2003 14:46
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quote:Why? -------------------- DONOR Fat Freddys Drop Shirow Miwa Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Tuesday, January 7 2003 14:54
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Why what? Why will ZKR be bad? Well if you haven't played the BOE version yet... it just isn't that great. -------------------- DEMON PLAY, DEMON OUT! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Wednesday, January 8 2003 02:02
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We already know what the included scenarios have to offer. Nobody will spend their time playing them besides to get a feel for BoA. Most people will jump straight to the editor. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, January 8 2003 13:20
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All too true. Think of 'em as a tutorial for the greater challenges that await you in the land of 3rd party adventures. -------------------- DEMON PLAY, DEMON OUT! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, January 8 2003 13:38
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Some people may play the new fourth scenario just to play another official Jeff Vogel product, and it can be helpful to have a scenario that you can walk around in and then poke at with the editor before you start from scratch. —Alorael, who also suspects that the editor will be the main attraction. Even people who never complete a scenario (*cough*) will ecstatically try to create the coolest, hugest epic ever imagined. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, January 8 2003 14:16
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Oh yea, well I wasn't talking about the 4th one. YES, definatly everyone will play through the new, 4th one. And yea, the editor is main attraction here. -------------------- DEMON PLAY, DEMON OUT! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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The Establishment
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written Wednesday, January 8 2003 17:04
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The four included scenarios main value will be as coding examples. -------------------- Your flower power is no match for my glower power! Posts: 3726 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Friday, January 10 2003 09:45
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Well, I'll end up playing all of them - having never played any of the Avernum games, it should help. :P Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Friday, January 10 2003 19:07
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Never played the Avernum games? Why don't you just download the demos? They're free! -------------------- DEMON PLAY, DEMON OUT! Posts: 1582 | Registered: Wednesday, November 13 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, January 11 2003 06:40
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quote:That's exactly what I did with BoE. When I saw the included editor (didn't know there was when I downloaded it), I completely skipped the game. -------------------- I will avenge my father . . . someday . . . for I can harm and heal. I can also set people in fire... Did I ever told you I married Kyhar? She is, however, too freakin' old! Posts: 93 | Registered: Friday, November 1 2002 08:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Saturday, January 11 2003 09:08
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I know this. I just haven't had any particular reason to play them. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 11 2003 10:00
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SoF, your point of view is flawed. So BoE isn't a stand-alone game; so what? Many scenarios exist for it that are better than most of the Exile series. The same will likely go for BoA. -------------------- desperance -- je me souviens arena -- et je me souviens de vous Posts: 2449 | Registered: Monday, October 15 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Sunday, January 12 2003 16:02
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I'm surprised the lord above (JV) hasn't thought of this one. Why not just release the game WITHOUT any added scenerios. The game will be out in a fraction of the time, and the number of scenerios that will be completed in the time it would take to make the included ones would be ten-fold. Or have a contest and release a second edition of BoA with the winning scenerios included. You could call it, BoA Gold or something. -------------------- Leave me alone. Posts: 123 | Registered: Sunday, August 25 2002 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, January 13 2003 09:23
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But then he might lose out on some sales which go to people who may think that the included scenarios are the main attraction and the scenario editor was just a bonus (although I'm not sure whether may of these people would exist). Plus then there would be no way of having a demo. -------------------- Riot Shields Voodoo Economics It's just business Cattle prods And the IMF I trust I can rely on your vote Posts: 530 | Registered: Sunday, September 1 2002 07:00 |
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