Care to say what the reasoning was then? Because as you can notice from the replies of many of us, Freestyle is pretty much what keeps us playing MFKS even to this day. Not the quests, not MP... Freeplay.
Hmm. The development schedule *did* seem quite tight. I would normally have expected at least two years in development.kamrad said:
I can completely believe that. But randomly-generated maps aren't the main demand here, lack of specific freestyle maps is. Pre-generated maps for the purpose would probably do just fine- maybe existing multiplayer maps would do the trick?Venn Fairweather said:
Really? That would be distinctly strange. Interesting, but strange.Evilg said:
This is what I've been thinking from day 1 when I heard they were going 3D. I'm gonna be honest here and from the screenshots I've seen, the 3D version does not look as good as 2D. It looks alot less smooth and very.... I don't know, kinda pixelish or whatever you want to call it. Basically it doesn't look more "real" then the 2D version.
This is what I've been thinking from day 1 when I heard they were going 3D. I'm gonna be honest here and from the screenshots I've seen, the 3D version does not look as good as 2D. It looks alot less smooth and very.... I don't know, kinda pixelish or whatever you want to call it. Basically it doesn't look more "real" then the 2D version.
To be honest the 2D version was probably for this type of game. It seems like it will be alot more work and take alot more processing power to get a 3D game working, and I can only imagine how many glitches and technical flaws will be present with a whole other "dimension" added.
Not to mention the fact that this entire code was built from the ground up and didn't use a single bit from the original Majesty, I have to wonder if this really is in fact going to be the same game or just a game that looks like Majesty. I hate to say it but so far I can only express diappointment with what I've seen.
It looks like they don't have many features in the original but added a few gimmicks in reward flags and changed around a few units and allowed the user to add parties.
Beyond that, what else has been "upgraded" or "improved"? If there literally isn't anything else then why bother making this game anyways?
It's not 'pointless', it's just inevitably ignored by the people making the game.
In fairness, the graphics aren't bad here- it's just that the earlier art suffered a bit from over-cartoonishness. I do wish they had kept the camera at an isometric angle, though. But you're right, in a sense- it doesn't look more 'realistic' than the original.
Well, balanced classes and reliable multiplayer would certainly be an improvement over the original.Beyond that, what else has been "upgraded" or "improved"? If there literally isn't anything else then why bother making this game anyways?
dont like it - dont buy it
there is tons of improvements - new buildings, different heroes. new AI. new campaigns. 3D look. char development design. parties. lords. new flags. new monsters. temples can be build on special spots now. as well as trade posts.
why make a game? because first one was good and now there is lots of tech things that can be added/converted.
Interesting. So if you've just built a Temple to Whoever and you already have members of the 'base' class, you can have the choice between recruiting anew, or transferring (some of) your existing pool of talent to the temple. Either way, you end up with the same number of levels and heroes, but you can avoid being 'punished' for being slow to reach a particular temple by pretraining your paladins (or whatever) to be as the base classes. (And now we know that the Helios Archers' appearance is altered when they are ordained, thus explaining that question...)
What criteria went into the process of deciding which heroes, old and new, would make the cut for Majesty 2?kamrad said:
Screw you, I'll express my opinion if I want to.dont like it - dont buy it
temples being build on special spots now is an improvement?
Trade posts were already in the game. Parties are implemented in a way that makes it too micromanaging. 3D look actually looks worse.It'd be great if they actually added some useful stuff. I'll reserve my final judgment until after I have actually purchased the game or read some reviews from people who have played the final version of the game, but since we've been given information and can speculate on it (after all, this is a forum), I'm gonna say whatever I think my concerns are about the game so that perhaps some of the people who are "in the know" around here can offer insight.
Ah- I missed that. Here is another point which concerns me- what choice do the heroes have about being 'upgraded'? Can they upgrade themselves without your intervention? Can they refuse to be upgraded?
The benefits of these changes are in some cases offset by potential complications they introduce, or by artificial limitations that have been imposed upon them, or by introducing a limited degree of direct control. I don't know whether they will work out as an overall improvement yet. I'm hopeful, sort of.
Well, I'd hardly expect the developers to keep every class unchanged from the original (though I will miss my monks and WoDs.) What I do expect is for those changes to come with a coherent story-wise explanation.
