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ATITD2 Early Impressions

Posted by michael on from the kill-the-mob-get-the-loot dept.

Darniaq writes "While a relatively small game as defined by player count, A Tale in the Desert was a rather robust experiment into just how much crafting a massive online gamer would like to do. The game is also more evocative of a massive online real-time strategy game than a roleplaying one ala Everquest or City of Heroes. And now there's a sequel. The staff at Grimwell.com has temporarily relocated to Egypt, and provides a live report."

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  1. Damn Acronyms! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Every time I see ATITD I think it's Alone In The Dark (calssic pre-resident evil survival horror game), fsking dslexyia.

    1. Re:Damn Acronyms! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Oh, a "Alone in the Dark" movie can't be bad. At least if they put Macaulay Culkin in it.

      "Home Alone in the Dark" does have a ring to it....

  2. noitcerroC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Shouldn't that be "gnikcsf aixelsyd" ?

  3. Massive online gamers by RichardX · · Score: 5, Funny

    just how much crafting a massive online gamer would like to do

    Perhaps they should craft themselves some running shoes, and lose some of that mass?

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  4. Poetic license by MadFarmAnimalz · · Score: 3, Funny

    the law appears for several days in voting booths distributed over all of Egypt, and players can vote on it. If the law gets a two-thirds majority, the developers will then change the game code to implement it

    Cool. Now we (yes, I live there) can get to vote on our laws in a computer game, at least :)

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  5. Fun fun fun! by BenjyD · · Score: 5, Funny

    Collecting wood is a simple as clicking on a tree, then waiting 60 seconds for the wood to respawn.

    What fun! That's definitely worth $13.95/month. I can't wait for the "paint drying" mod.

    1. Re:Fun fun fun! by sw155kn1f3 · · Score: 1, Funny

      Look where I live we don't have too much trees.
      I want to be a lumberjack all my youth, you insensitive clod! :)

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    2. Re:Fun fun fun! by Dogers · · Score: 2, Funny

      Now we're gonna have tree respawn campers too? Great stuff!

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  6. Re:Confused. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    Let's break it up, shall we:

    While (a relatively small game as defined by player count), ([A Tale in the Desert] was a rather robust experiment into (just how much crafting [a massive online gamer] would like to do).

    In other words,

    1) A Tale in the Desert is a small game, yet

    2) It is a rather robost experiment into:

    3) Just how much crafting a massive online gamer is willing to do.

    The only stupid part about the sentence is the term 'massive online gamer', which implies a massive guy sitting around playing a game. Now, this may be true in many cases, but certainly not all.

    It is the game itself that is massively multiplayer ... not the gamers.

  7. massive online gamers by j1mmy · · Score: 3, Funny

    at least we're being honest here

  8. Re:what's this doing on the FP? by Rakshasa+Taisab · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're right. How could they possibly put a game that doesn't have a giantic budget nor the support of any hugh corporation... what is /. coming to...

    All they got is a bunch of nerds hooked on it. And I think they forgot to implement H&S.

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  9. Re:How very ironic... by rpbailey1642 · · Score: 4, Funny
    I wonder why one doesn't just go outside and experience that free-for-ever massive online game called REAL LIFE!

    Because there's a chance in the Sims that my characters will have sex, whereas in the real world...

  10. Quote by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny


    "MMOGs are like treadmills that make you fatter."