Forge is an arena based combat game brought to us by indie developer Dark Vale, and it hasn’t been performing so well on the revenue side of things. In order to keep the servers online and roll out more content, Dark Vale has announced that the game will be heading free to play.
As you all know, we’re an Indie developer and are able to continue to support the game with new features from the sales of Forge every month. In order to continue to do this we must change our business plan in order to get more players playing Forge so it’s fun for everyone and to continue funding development. This is why Forge must go F2P.
The good news is that the Dark Vale will be avoiding pay to win at all costs, offering initially just cosmetic armor sets and experience boosters, with items that would normally take a long time to unlock costing more than others. Future cash shop offerings may include equipment customization among other items.
Check out the entire announcement at the link below.
Forge is already available on Steam for $19.99, but if you’ve been holding out for some kind of sale you are in luck. Those of you who read MMO Fallout know that I love Raptr because it is essentially a version of Xfire (or similar programs) that gives you free stuff just for playing video games, including free copies of Rift and beta keys for other MMOs. Since I can’t write an article about Raptr without someone accusing it of being sponsored, and since Raptr has still yet to send the unmarked bills I specifically requested, I’ve kept the articles to a minimum lately.
The important part of this story is that, starting April 16th, you’ll be able to grab a 75% off coupon for Forge on Steam. All you need is newbie rank or above in one of the games below, have a Steam account connected to your Raptr profile, have run the desktop app recently, and have a verified email address. That’s it. No subscription, no surveys completed, no stupid fracking advertisements. If you aren’t familiar with Raptr, you gain ranks in the games the longer you play them with the desktop app activated (or the more achievements you gain on console games if you link those accounts).
Assassin’s Creed III (PC)
Borderlands 2 (PC)
Diablo III (PC)
DOTA 2 (PC)
Guild Wars 2 (PC)
Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC)
Team Fortress 2 (PC)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC)
Torchlight II (PC)
World of Warcraft (PC)
So what is the catch, Omali, you say. The reward will be offered on April 16th and there is a limited number of codes. I have no idea how many at this point, but you can be assured it will likely be in the hundreds, if not thousands.
Whenever I talk about Kickstarter projects, I always do so with a simple warning: Kickstarter is a crowd-funding tool for projects that may or may not see the light of day. You are acting as investor, and should be aware that the projects you fund may run into problems and never be completed. Whenever you invest, you should be aware that you are taking a risk. With that knowledge, let’s continue:
1. Island Forge
Island Forge features classic (old-school) RPG elements, with a unique (brand-new) game design. Explore player-created islands and stories, fight creatures, craft items, and level up with a unique health-based experience system. You can meet others in town and form party expeditions to explore and fight creatures. You can also go solo to follow stories at your own pace. Choose your level of peril when setting out on each expedition, or even choose no peril. Earn resources to craft weaponry, potions, spells, and other equipment for your character.
FORGE plays like a third person shooter, but with the abilities, strategy and pace of MMO PvP combat. It is built with a focus on fun and accessibility, but with the attention to detail and balance of a deep, competitive game. Whether you’re new to first person shooters and MMOs, or a veteran, FORGE will be easy to pick up yet offer much to learn as you play. FORGE places you into an epic fantasy setting, taking on the role of a warrior from a culture unlike any you’ve seen, fighting for your right to return home. FORGE is built to be enjoyable even if you have only a limited amount of game time available each night, keeping the low time requirements and ease of access of a traditional first-person-shooter (FPS). Skill is the only determining factor between victory and defeat, not whether you were able to grind out a set of armor or weapons better than your opponents.
With SideQuest, we’ve decided to tear down those walls and treat game ideas like they came a la carte, rather than as part of a fixed menu. We’ve taken MMO PvP and endgame elements and married them to a robust single-player campaign; we’ve taken the aesthetic and feel of classic console RPGs and leavened it with modern PC design innovations; we’ve taken Japanese aesthetics and paired them with Western narrative techniques; and we’ve crafted a deep, rich setting and populated it with absurd characters. In short, we believe that it’s possible to have your cake and eat it too.
Quest Fallen is an upcoming, multi-platform, massive multiplayer online role playing game for browser, Android and the upcoming Ouya console. It will feature classic top down rpg gameplay with mmo features like guilds/clans, chat/messaging and PvP arenas. There will be an extensive map to explore with multiple dungeons in the beginning. New content and quests will be continually added and updated to keep you coming back.
MMO Fallout 