by Fuzzy on Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:27 am
Hi guys. Firstly thanks for the positive comments, knowing that people are eager to check out what we've got going on is really driving the team on towards the release of the demo. While we're still not announcing a release date, I can say that you shouldn't be waiting too much longer now.
One of the biggest compliments we take is that when people first heard about our plans for Dystopia they wrote us off as being yet another mod team with big dreams who wouldn't follow through. We've working on the project for over 2 years now, there's definately been tough times but there's never been any doubt in the team that we'd see Dystopia through to release.
Just touching on the comment about us "competing" with NS... We don't see that we're directly competing with any other mod for a player base. The entire team are hardcore gamers with backgrounds in a huge amount of different games. We've bundled up a lot of the things we've enjoyed in previous games, while also injecting our own unique gameplay ideas. We hope that gamers from any background will find things they love in Dystopia. As long as you enjoy fast paced action you should enjoy Dys.
Via our dual environment system and implant load out systems we know that players will be able to find a niche that suits them. If you're into mastering deep movement systems you're going to love cyberspace. If you like playing support roles like a medic, you'll select the mediplant implant and heal up your team mates in the real world. Like big guns? Go heavy and blast enemies into meaty chunks. Like being sneaky? Choose the stealth implant... The list goes on, each of the 10 implants will suit different playing styles.
Our goal has never been to create a "phenomen". We all got into this project because we wanted to make a game which we loved playing, since no one else seemed to be working on a skillfully deep, high action, fast paced team game. If it goes huge then obviously we'll be very happy, but just picking up a niche crowd of fans who dig Dystopia will be reward enough. Hell, the fun I've had during the last 3 months of closed beta testing has made all the effort worth while.
If you've got any questions feel free to ask here in this comment thread or over on our forums. I'll always endevour to give you an answer.
ps: Orion, I love your avatar and sig!
