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MaxWilson · #11 June 22nd, 2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Johan K

We have been quite busy with the new game, so Dominions development has been very sparse. The new game is progressing nicely though, but it is still secret what it is. Probably partly because we are to lazy keep any webpage up to date and the game is changing quite a lot.

Aha! So it IS a game and not a rocket-powered go-kart. Looking forward to it when it's ready.

-Max

SlipperyJim · #12 June 22nd, 2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeldor

Isn't it supposed to be a fantasy mixture of RPG and strategy with more focus on SP?

I think it's supposed to be a fantasy mixture of real-time strategy, the Sims, and Minesweeper, but set in the Dominions-verse. You play a lonely Crone who's looking to found her own religion, but you have to steer clear of the Bog Beasts. Then, just when you're about to finish the game, some jerk casts Burden of Time, and you only have thirty seconds left before you die of old age!

RegnorVex · #13 June 22nd, 2009, 09:52 PM

Omg, the speculation begins. Surely, something as momentous as the next game from the creators of Dominions cannot possibly be kept secret very long?

Dragar · #14 June 22nd, 2009, 10:05 PM

they've been doing pretty well on the secret stakes for a long time.. it's the advantage of a 2 man company, very few leak sources and it's pretty easy to identify who the leak is if it isn't you

iceboy · #15 June 23rd, 2009, 04:45 PM

Dominions in space! How cool would that be!

Sombre · #16 June 23rd, 2009, 05:06 PM

WARNING.

WARNING.

Aezeal post approaching.

WARNING.

WARNING.

Stretch · #17 June 23rd, 2009, 11:54 PM

I'm excited to hear what they're working on, but it looks like Dom3 will keep me satisfied until then. Great game!

Omnirizon · #18 June 24th, 2009, 12:27 AM

actually, it's going to be a new immersive MMORPG called World of Dominions. It will be carefully crafted to require you to spend a lot of time doing meaningless things such as travelling from place to place to ensure that you do not progress too quickly through the game, and thus complete and get bored with the content. This is because said content will consist solely of grinding on the same set of 50 or so monsters just with different colors that simply random walk with some set bounds.

However, due to the fact that our modern society has essentially socialized most people into a "daily grind", the banal and second-job like characteristics of this new game will prove to be a familiar setting for most, and it will become a sort of wildly popular social networking ecosystem, even attracting an over representative number (given that its a game on the internet, and everyone knows there's no girls on the internet) of female players.

vladikus · #19 June 24th, 2009, 02:03 AM

Ha, I bet it's a MUD.

SlipperyJim · #20 June 24th, 2009, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Omnirizon

actually, it's going to be a new immersive MMORPG called World of Dominions. It will be carefully crafted to require you to spend a lot of time doing meaningless things such as travelling from place to place to ensure that you do not progress too quickly through the game, and thus complete and get bored with the content. This is because said content will consist solely of grinding on the same set of 50 or so monsters just with different colors that simply random walk with some set bounds.

The only real problem with your theory is that you've just described every single MMORPG. Ever. So ... you know ... there's nothing new there.

Now, how would JK & KO add that special "Dominions" flavor to an MMORPG? Blood slaves? Bog beasts? Random barbarian attacks? Bogus & Friends?