Profile for GMPathy

This thread shows just a few of the issues with fan based funding…
http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/597/feature/6370/Developer-Perspectives-You-Cant-Always-Kickstart-Your-Heart.html

^^Many thanks for the communication and clarification, at this stage no such post would be made without your consent. I wish you luck with your project :D

TBH while it remains in off-topic and is a single thread I have no issues with a little self promotion. I am sure that if Dawntide gets going again I can drop a similar advert on their forums ;)

You are not alone, I miss the community aspect as much as anything else. I am currently messing around with a couple of other games but nothing comes close to Dawntide in terms of enthusiasm. I find almost every […]

At this stage the beta servers are closed as funding issues have put the project on hold. There is no new news since the latest post by Wiz at this stage.

At this stage Wiz is still in talks with a number of different possible partners. This strategy offers a far more robust future than a fan based funding system which would be a trickle of money over an extended […]

Indeed there are alternative methods for finance in the EU, including international business grants and private equity firms however at this stage I think Wiz is looking for a publishing partner or other private […]

removal via that method has caused no issues for me, I have even deleted to the recycle bin and reinstated in the past with no issues.

Kranick I have no real issues with MO, and was simply using as an example of an indie launch that was not succesful. I tested out MO and decided it didnt warrent any of my money and was not in a release ready […]

There were fundamental issues that will harm the future of the project should the dev’s release a sub-par product. Negative feedback can damage a games future beyond repair, look at games such as Mortal Online […]

I am considering this but its not high on my priority list right now, with the cancelling of pvp at release and the RMT situation. I will probably wait until the game is released and I can make a more informed […]

^ personally, I blame Bill ^ ;)

Dont lose all hope just yet, I have been in contact with Wiz in the last few days and he is still looking into more funding avenues. These things take time :D

Class and skill systems are totally different games from my perspective. WoW you have classes that can be fine tuned to personalise, skill based games you start with a blank character and build it from scratch. […]

Having a skill cap is very important in PVP as that determines the “balance” point. If players then have a choice about how they utilise those skill points through personal allocation that is the beginings of […]

Catnips I completely agree that negative feedback does more long term damage than good, both Mortal Online and Darkfall struggled to make progress after early problems.
With regards to some of the issues you […]