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Steelclaw's Manifesto... Or "If I win the Lottery..."
« on: June 26, 2013, 07:15:36 AM »

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« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2013, 07:25:50 AM »
Well, that's enough for now.  I may post other ideas I have as I have them if there seems to be any interest in this thread.

God willing, I will someday come into obscene amounts of cash and be able to make all this hot air into reality. 

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« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2013, 03:34:39 PM »
Okay, this is far beyond a typical "Hey guys, I have some ideas for a game!" post.  Are you currently affiliated with any of the Plan Z projects?

(And no, I haven't read the entire thread yet, just the Mechanics post so far, but I'm going to over the course of today.)

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« Reply #17 on: June 26, 2013, 05:57:59 PM »
Okay, this is far beyond a typical "Hey guys, I have some ideas for a game!" post.  Are you currently affiliated with any of the Plan Z projects?

(And no, I haven't read the entire thread yet, just the Mechanics post so far, but I'm going to over the course of today.)

I'm not affiliated with any on-going projects at the moment.  What you read above is more of a "pie in the sky" dream of mine than an actual plea for help in making it.

For one thing the project as I envision it is massive.  I would plan on at least 3 or 4 Public zones each as large as Paragon right out of the gate.  Basically I'd be STARTING with a game the size of CoH, CoV and Praetoria.  Add to that the Private Cities, skills system and all the other bells and whistles I would want to be bundled in the first release and you realize I won't be paying my developers so much as BRIBING them not to give in to exhaustion and hopelessness.

I am quite serious when I say it would take Powerball winnings to accomplish.  I figure it would be at LEAST 6 years of solid work time before we'd even have something worthy of taking to beta testing.  That's a long time with a lot of money going in and none coming back.  But, I will also say this... in my case it would be a labor of love and I would gladly sacrifice lottery winnings just for the experience of TRYING to create this monstrosity.

While you may think what I've written above is complicated and involved, it's not even a small percentage of what I have in mind and what will occur to me during creation if I ever get the chance to actually do it.

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« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2013, 04:04:06 PM »
I dunno, it just seems a shame to lock up that much serious game design capacity on 'maybe someday' when Missing Worlds Media is working towards a reality now. It's not like joining them means you can never win the Powerball and leave to make this thing.

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« Reply #19 on: October 25, 2013, 02:17:57 PM »
I've been buying lottery tickets ever since I discovered the Kickstarter lol.

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« Reply #20 on: October 25, 2013, 04:20:31 PM »
I've been buying lottery tickets ever since I discovered the Kickstarter lol.

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« Reply #21 on: October 25, 2013, 04:40:10 PM »
I've been buying lottery tickets ever since I discovered the Kickstarter lol.

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So have I. Figured I took and believed in smaller chances of success, why not put in and maybe win some money if it succeeds.

If I won, there would be many things I would do as long as it doesnt lead or potentially lead of being broke before end of life (30-40 years).  Min requirement to get what I wanted and live how I want without thinking about investments and still leave some behind.    the  min. is 5 million
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