http://www.sarna.net/forums/ubbthreads.php Sarna: Other Sarna.net Classic BattleTech Forums - UBB.threads(tm) http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=166896 http://www.nbcnews.com/video/in-game/51624640/#51624640 -- Karagin 04/23/13 06:19 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=166896 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=166405 just stumbled upon the following thread at mmorpg.com: "Darkfall: Unholy Wars - Aventurine "gets it". I wish all MMO devs did." http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/370722/page/1 If you wade through some of the fanboy-ism you might discover a few more thought provoking posts which might trigger some Neveron related déjà vu feelings: http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/5431512#5431512 http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/5431554#5431554 http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/5431599#5431599 Without having seen or experienced a fully 'finished' and or polished product (Darkfall: Unholy Wars) yet it should still be safe to say that it looks like "Darkfall: Unholy Wars" is heading the same direction like its predecessor, "Darkfall". Personally I'm already expecting game (design) history to repeat itself, you know, same lead designer / developer, probably largely the same team as well, same direction (focus on full loot, open world PVP) and therefore -- NeverSayNever 12/01/12 05:02 PM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=166405 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=166370 So what does everyone think about the new SW movie that is coming out in 2015? -- Karagin 11/17/12 07:27 PM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=166370 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=166193 Greetings Everyone, I am proud to announce the existance of a project called Exodus: Grand Melee, a 3d 4x mmorts game that is a spiritual successor to classic battletech. Exodus will be client/server based for pc and focuses on combining grand scale strategic campaigns, rts and turn based mech/combined arms combat, and galactic empire building simulation into one game. If you want more information and screenshots search for us on facebook! -- Hordwon 10/06/12 08:11 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=166193 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165843 OMG! A BT like movie....or is it? https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/389002_10151077896822754_2014642388_n.jpg -- Karagin 07/01/12 10:15 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165843 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165700 Hey all. Thought I would share a link to a game that is very similar to Battletech. It's a turn-based, browser game that is free to play. It's pretty fun. I'm trying to help build the game's player base a bit. (It's not my game btw.) I'm not allowed to post links yet, so please just google or visit: drop-shock.com -- Cruxader 06/06/12 01:34 PM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165700 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165366 recently stumbled upon the following: "The trouble with explorers" by Mike Rozak (4 May 2004, Revised 7-29 May) http://mxac.com.au/drt/TroubleWithExplorers.htm Just some food for thought ... Have a nice day / night. ---------------------------------------------------------------- P.S.: "Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology" http://www.gamerdna.com/quizzes/bartle-test-of-gamer-psychology P.P.S: Still waiting / hoping for something like this: "pirates, exploration (claiming additional zones) ..." http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=98000 added to Neveron ... --- and now back to exploring the web ... -- NeverSayNever 05/10/12 04:53 PM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165366 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165291 recently stumbled upon the following: "Entire MMO Accidentally Deleted by Company" http://www.blisteredthumbs.net/2011/11/mmo-accidently-deleted/ -------------------- Ouch! Have a nice day / night. -- NeverSayNever 05/05/12 07:45 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165291 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165008 I just stumbled upon the following two articles at gamasutra: "Flash in the Pan? It's like Déjà vu (Mac 1984) all over again ..." by William Volk on 03/30/12 11:56:00 am http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/WilliamVo...over_again_.php "Adobe announces Unity partnership, charging for 'premium features'" by Tom Curtis, March 28, 2012 http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/16736...um_features.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bad news for browser game developers running on a tight budget and using - or planning to use - flash technologies for their game/s? Yet another encouragement to use other standardized web technologies - like, for example, HTML 5 - instead? Another good reason to try using platform independent, more open solutions for browser games? Just some food for thought ... Have a nice day / night. -- NeverSayNever 04/02/12 03:05 PM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165008 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165003 I just stumbled upon the following article at gamasutra: "Cognitive Flow: The Psychology of Great Game Design" by Sean Baron, March 22, 2012 http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/166972/cognitive_flow_the_psychology_of_.php [note: Please don't miss the comments section below the article.] Just some food for thought ... Have a nice day / night. P.S.: The following comment / prediction from "Thomas Nocera" at gamasutra made me smirk: Quote: Thomas Nocera, 26 Mar 2012 at 6:03 pm PST If I may offer this prediction: Coming in a next gen console game will be invisible, seamless and highly interactive processes designed and lab tested to keep gamers playing within their own unique "flow envelope" leading to more of the kind of game play experience where one loses their sense of time. The technology will utilize the camera in the console (or the camera already built into a pc or tablet) which will be linked to an imbedded software track running linearly within the game. The camera -- NeverSayNever 04/01/12 02:32 PM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=165003 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=164981 A seriously [censored] off / frustrated hardcore PvP 'addict' suffering from withdrawal symptoms? What do you get if you deny the whole remaining playerbase of a hardcore, PvP-focused game their daily PvP 'fixes' / 'ganks'? A seriously [censored] off / frustrated playerbase consisting of hardcore PvP 'addicts' suffering from withdrawal symptoms? What do you get if aforementioned [censored] off / frustrated hardcore playerbase meets at their hardcore PvP game's forums? Hardcore forums (nerd) rage? How to visualize aforementioned rage caused by withdrawal symptoms? Well, how about a bunch of hardcore PvP players / lab rats sitting in their empires / cages frantically pushing a temporarily defunct "Attack Enemy" button / food pellet dispenser button? How to fix aforementioned situation? Fix the "Attack Enemy" button / food pellet dispenser button, you say? - Sure, that could help if the button was the only issue which needed fixing. Buy new hardware (new servers, new harddr -- NeverSayNever 03/29/12 03:06 PM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=164981 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=164869 I just stumbled upon the following at rtsguru.com: "Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances Preview: C&C in Your Browser (PREVIEW, posted Mar 16th, 2012)" http://www.rtsguru.com/game/449/article/...ur-Browser.html Hopefully the old core C&C game(play) turns out to be the main focus of the new Free-To-Play game while the cash shop part turns out to be a mere byproduct / necessary evil to help keep the servers up and running - and generate some revenue - as a byproduct -, too. On the other hand, if the cash shop part turns out to be the main / sole focus and the core game play is no or too little fun I'll simply reactivate my old mothballed PC and start playing old school C&C again. Have a nice day / night. -- NeverSayNever 03/18/12 09:28 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=164869 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=164706 Hi, My name is Javier CUesta (AKA Mantis in Neveron and Rantamplan in MW4 when i used to play it), I recently completed and released the spanish version of a new gothic role playing game called "Penumbra: the gothic post-apocalyptic role playing game" (But in spanish). Now Im working on its translation into english, since I do not have money for paying a profesional translator (more on this laters) I did the translation myself and now Im looking for people that is interested in checking how the book is written and rewritte it in words that any english native talker would use. I said that I have no money for paying a profesional translator, well the fact is that the project has been made with almost no money, The ilustrations of the book has been donated by severall photographers, the text is mine but some short tales have been donated by Azahara, the layout was almost a gift made by evil design studio... But the result is impresive, please download the game for cheking it in here: -- rantamplan 03/07/12 05:20 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=164706 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=164138 recently revisited gamasutra and stumbled upon the following: "Virtual Goods - An Excerpt from Social Game Design: Monetization Methods and Mechanics" by Brandon Cotton, Tim Fields, February 10, 2012 http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6700/virtual_goods__an_excerpt_from_.php Just some food for thought ... Have a nice day / night. -- NeverSayNever 02/17/12 06:22 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=164138 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=162695 I recently revisited gamasutra and stumbled upon the following: "Virtual Justice", by Greg Lastowka, December 1, 2011: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6560/virtual_justice.php Do you really 'own' that virtual Neveronian 'empire', or a specific virtual in game item (e.g. a Mech), for example? Any legal / real life consequences to be feared if an unauthorized person messes around with your virtual empire / properties (e.g. via login misuse)? Or at least any virtual / in game consequences (e.g. via game admin enforced justice / punishment) to be feared if an unauthorized person messes around with your virtual 'empire' / 'assets' / 'investment' / whatever (e.g. via login misuse)? Or, what happens to accumulated virtual 'properties' / 'investments' (e.g. official trading cards / virtual 'loot' cards) if a game developer / publisher decides to permanently shut down a _persistant_ virtual world's servers/s, for example a MMORPG's like Star Wars Galaxies? Poof, all pixel for -- NeverSayNever 12/04/11 11:01 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=162695 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=162636 I am trying to write a battletech bio to post here on Sarna, but I could use some help in doing so. Is there any writers that would be willing to help me? I have written most of what I want but I could use a little editing help and some help with some of the battletech info. -- His_Most_Royal_Highass_Donkey 12/01/11 12:04 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=162636 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=162599 was curious what other games we are into besides neveron. doing dc universe, and rift. with alot of games going free to play these days. it does allow you to try it before paying alot for a game. i even got the rift download version for only 19$ not bad in my eyes since im not a hard core mmo player in any mmo. ive got big time wood for warhammer 40k online and star wars the old republic. that with a slew of really decent games for the 360 this this month i find my fingers have dents in them. l8rs DABOSS -- cbtgod 11/28/11 01:56 PM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=162599 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=161732 Yesterday I stumbled upon the following, interesting (at least IMVHO) 'little' thread: "An overdue apology and request for parley" http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1536065 I started reading and tried to catch up, but no way, the thread started expanding faster than I could read. Everytime I thought I had finally reached the end of the thread and updated (clicked on "last" post) there were one or two pages more to read already ... By the way, any SWG (NGE) related déjà-vu feelings, or any Nev-related, random forced faction war (2005, old era Neveron, still with Randy and Wayward, our old admins, at the helm) related déjà-vu feelings? Just some food for thought ... Have a nice day / night. -- NeverSayNever 06/25/11 07:24 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=161732 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=161731 I just stumbled upon the following: "Sony Online To Shut Down Star Wars Galaxies" by Frank Cifaldi, June 24, 2011 http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/35452/Sony_Online_To_Shut_Down_Star_Wars_Galaxies.php more detailed info available at the official Sony site: http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com/playerinfo/ -------------------------- Looks like you better start polishing your rose tinted glasses soon if you want to take a last look back at all your shiny virtual pixel toys (be they looted, bought or crafted) before the clean-up janitor Droids (TM) start sweeping everything into the virtual bit buckets ... Or maybe everything gets blown up in a series of giant blazes of glory, you know, like in Death Stars (TM) orbiting the SWG worlds, charging their main laser batteries and delivering the final blow, turning entire worlds into asteroid fields ... Will there be a disruption in The Force (TM), an outcry of thousands of remaining loyal SWG subscribers watching all their ha -- NeverSayNever 06/25/11 06:59 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=161731 http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=161582 Click on the links below! -- Selffanifadia 06/10/11 03:47 AM http://www.sarna.net/forums/showflat.php?Number=161582