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A Tale in the Desert

Posted by michael on from the not-everyone-gets-to-be-a-pharaoh dept.

Sandy99 writes "A Tale in the Desert is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (mmorpg) that has been in development for 4 1/2 years and goes live tomorrow. There is no killing in this game. It is all about cooperation to unlock the knowledge of Egypt. A basic overview is at the official site. Discussion forums are at atitd.net. Maps of Egypt and construction knowledge are at atitdmaps.com. Everything has been produced by a handful of independent developers and a bunch of volunteers. This is also the first mmorpg to debut with both windows and linux clients."

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  1. Hardly even worth /.ing... I mean NO killing!!!!! by FragHARD · · Score: 0, Troll

    Games like this need to be played on a card table not a comp.

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    FragHARD or don't frag at all
  2. Re:A truely fascinating game by cheese_wallet · · Score: 0, Troll

    Slashdot is a MMORPG.

  3. The real game by Kurin · · Score: 0, Troll
    I think the real game is finding people stupid enough to enjoy such a crappy looking game (I'm not saying this is the only one... any pay to play game like EQ or TSO or DAoC is included in the 'crappy looking game' statement) and then continuously sucking $13.95 out of them all every time the month changes. I mean, it's not like the people who play these shitty games know when the months change, they just sit inside their basements for hours on end whacking rats with swords or clubs, or in this case, making wine.

    I won't play another MMOG (yes, I was stupid enough to play the piece of shit games as well, guilty as charged) until it's a FPS/twitch type game that has vehicles, teamwork, and the taking over of fortresses (I have already designed the framework, and it even includes a stat-based system). Sure, you'd need broadband to play, but I don't think the people with dial-up should limit what we could do with games today.

    And if you have dial-up and you want to bitch, either get a new modem or have fun playing something like BladeMistress, a game that celebrates the shittiness of MMORPGS and dial-up modems, TOGETHER! Here, read the unintentionally hilarious FAQ!

    You have to be the same avatar as everyone else, you can't kill other players (which really sucks because anyone who plays that game should be killed in real life) and you STILL have to pay a monthly fee.

    I still play Team Fortress Classic for HL, thank you very much. Fun game, it's only ten dollars, one time. And it's also CounterStrike, Day of Defeat, etc.