Stellar Dawn - Upcoming space MMO by Jagex (Creators of RuneScape) - Games

[img]http://www.panasonicjungle.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/stellardawnlogo.png[/img] [release] [b]FAQ:[/b] [b]What is Stellar Dawn?[/b] Stellar Dawn is the latest MMO from Jagex Games Studio, a leading online games publisher. Stellar Dawn is a combat-driven MMORPG with a rich sci-fi storyline. [b]Will there be a beta?[/b] Yes! More details will be announced closer to the time, but [url=http://www.stellardawn.com/beta-signup]sign up[/url] now so you don’t miss the opportunity to apply to take part. [b]How much will it cost to play?[/b] The game will be free to play, with extra areas and opportunities available to subscribers. [b]What happened to Mechscape?[/b] Mechscape didn’t turn out to be the game we planned, so we cancelled the project. While Stellar Dawn is also based on a science fiction storyline, everything else was reinvented with the exception of some concept art. [b]When will Stellar Dawn be released?[/b] Stellar Dawn is currently on track to be released in 2011 with a closed beta beforehand. Pre-release information will be available on the official Stellar Dawn website as well as on Stellar Dawn Central. [b]What will Stellar Dawn be like?[/b] Stellar Dawn will be a sci-fi MMORPG set in an alien star system and is confirmed to “have a PVP aspect”. Players will be able to “explore vast worlds of futuristic environments and engage with an extensive backstory”. MechScape was a 4X MMORPG (inspired by games such as Master of Orion and Ascendancy, see thread) which means Stellar Dawn may be too. However, Jagex have stated that a lot of the gameplay will change from MechScape so they may have moved away from 4X. According to the official FAQ, Stellar Dawn will be a “combat-driven MMORPG with a rich sci-fi storyline”. Stellar Dawn centres around four different species, although it has yet to be confirmed whether all of them will be playable upon launch. The four species are Human, Pliigi (plant-type, alter DNA to make living vehicles), Mortiga (rock-type) and an unnamed “technology” race. Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard has stated that the technology race is based on the “sci-fi, robotic, and mech-like” concept for MechScape and MechScape concept art has has led to speculation that this is a cybernetic species. The word Pliigi means “increase” or “augment” and Mortiga means “deadly” in Esperanto (a “constructed language”, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto]see Wikipedia[/url]). It is unknown if Stellar Dawn will include traditional MMORPG elements such as skills, experience and levelling. It was stated in a 2009 article that MechScape would not, though Mark Gerhard admitted in a 2010 article that “that wasn’t true. That was an ambition, it wasn’t a reality”. In answer to which traditional MMORPG elements Stellar Dawn will include Gerhard said, “It will have an, er, accumulation mechanic”. [b]What is Stellar Dawn’s target audience?[/b] It will have a 13+ age restriction and is aimed at a more mature audience than RuneScape. “Stellar Dawn will certainly be (aimed at an older audience) than RuneScape, and play to a more core gamer audience. It’ll still be casual, it’ll still be accessible to most people”. Jagex is “keen to distance this title from RuneScape” and Stellar Dawn “is deliberately aimed at a different audience from RuneScape, and while I’m sure there will be some RuneScape players that will enjoy Stellar Dawn, we expect the growth in this game to augment our existing community rather than split it. I believe Stellar Dawn is more likely to appeal to and acquire players from the traditional MMOs out there rather than RuneScape”. According to Mark Gerhard the audience Jagex thinks Stellar Dawn will most appeal to are “the same people playing World of Warcraft”. (All information taken from websites in the "Useful websites" block.)[/release] [release] [b]Artwork:[/b] [img_thumb]http://www.stellardawncentral.com/wp-content/gallery/stellardawn/SD_Logo_White_Small.png[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://www.stellardawncentral.com/wp-content/gallery/stellardawn/ground-assault.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://www.stellardawncentral.com/wp-content/gallery/stellardawn/waterfall.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://www.stellardawncentral.com/wp-content/gallery/stellardawn/settlement.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://www.stellardawnmedia.com/falling-pods.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://www.stellardawnmedia.com/mushroom-rocks.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://www.stellardawnmedia.com/city.jpg[/img_thumb] [/release] [release] [b]Useful websites:[/b] [url]http://www.stellardawn.com[/url] [url]http://www.stellardawncentral.com/[/url] [url]http://jagex.com/[/url] [/release] The artwork looks good, but we really can't make any assumptions about the game until there is some type of gameplay video. I am glad they are the kind of company that scraps something they worked hard on because it sucks.

Never played this Jagex of which you speak.

[quote]How much will it cost to play? The game will be free to play, with extra areas and opportunities available to subscribers.[/quote] in other words the f2p members will probably get a small area to play in with a really limited amount of things to do and they only get something new every 5-10 fucking years

[QUOTE=Applecrap;29323756]Never played this Jagex of which you speak.[/QUOTE] Whoops :j: how embarrassing

[QUOTE=Murkat;29323784]in other words the f2p members will probably get a small area to play in with a really limited amount of things to do and they only get something new every 5-10 fucking years[/QUOTE] Well, RuneScape has quite a bit of free content. By the time you get around to completing all of the free content you'd likely have upgraded to members anyways.

I will try it, but I've played Runescape for the past 6 years and Jagex isn't really a good developer anymore. I'm still paying 6 dollars more than everyone else in the world for "Australian servers" that are based in Europe and lag more than the US ones and I'm unable to find anything else to do when I'm not going for my quest cape. Gerhard brang back the wildy and freetrade, but he made alot of other shitty decisions aswell like making the entire game dungeon-centric.

subscribed for dat dere closed beta/newsletters AGES ago. still nothing. yeah I give up on this

Jagex making another browser MMO? They gave themself a real bad name with Runescape. [img]http://files.sharenator.com/Challenge_accepted_Meme_Faces-s400x300-156975-580.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=TheGronk;29486489]Jagex making another browser MMO? They gave themself a real bad name with Runescape. [/QUOTE] runescape is the most played f2p mmo its just the grind alot of people hate

I enjoyed it to start with, but once you get to around level 50 in skills, it's botting time.

Despite Runescape being...well Runescape, I secretly have high hopes for this.

The game logo remind me of the mass effect one.

Runescape is a great MMO..the only one I've ever been addicted to.

I'm interested to see what this "mech" race is.