Garrett Fuller had the chance to catch up with the folks from Icarus Studios, the makers of Fallen Earth, for a talk about their upcoming MMORPG.

Here at GDC this week we got to see a lot of games. One of them is a unique MMO that has been on the radar for a while and plans to offer players something new in genre. That game is Fallen Earth. For those who have not seen the game, it is a post apocalyptic world where the earth has fallen prey to disease, nuclear war, and general devastation. The remaining human survivors have formed into groups who live in the area of the Grand Canyon. These factions each have ways of believing that they are the ones to save humanity. From the savage to those who believe in law and order the six factions of Fallen Earth eventually fight it out for control. Think of a world with the look and feel of The Road Warrior and game mechanics that cater to player tastes and you've got Fallen Earth.

Read the whole article here.

Well i like the Road Warrior theme (or The Postman?), and i like that it's Skill based, and the character gx remind me of Anarchy Online; overall though the gameplay mechanics described in the review seem pretty generic for all mmogs today.  Hope they can somehow infuse the world with the same feel as the first 2 RW films - it wasn't just about  crazed characters running around doing random "stuff".  imo that's the flaw with all mmogs these days, player actions have no significance on the game world As A World. 

I now demand beta sign up else I seu mmorpg.com for the mental damage it will do to me if we aint getting them ^^....anyway. We can only hope this is not an misunderstanding on MMORPGs site or did the devs forgot they have not started Beta sign-ups yet ;)

As a player you gain AP points through crafting. It is possible in the game to reach maximum level simply through crafting. Here is the great part about Fallen Earth, you can set up your crafting queue and then craft offline!

emmmmmmm

I WAS intrested in this mmo but ....emmmmmm

Originally posted by Thony

As a player you gain AP points through crafting. It is possible in the game to reach maximum level simply through crafting. Here is the great part about Fallen Earth, you can set up your crafting queue and then craft offline!

emmmmmmm

I WAS intrested in this mmo but ....emmmmmm

Crafting is also very involved. It takes place in real-time, so to speak. Harder things to craft can take days. You also have to rely on others to bring you needed items that you can't access your self. So whether you are online or off during that process, it will still take the same amount of time,see? Otherwise, if something takes 24 real hours to craft and you can only play 1 or two hours a day, you'd take forever just to craft 1 thing depending on how intricate it is.

So have no fear, it's not an "easy mode" button.

Originally posted by Zorvan

Originally posted by Thony

As a player you gain AP points through crafting. It is possible in the game to reach maximum level simply through crafting. Here is the great part about Fallen Earth, you can set up your crafting queue and then craft offline!

emmmmmmm

I WAS intrested in this mmo but ....emmmmmm

Crafting is also very involved. It takes place in real-time, so to speak. Harder things to craft can take days. You also have to rely on others to bring you needed items that you can't access your self. So whether you are online or off during that process, it will still take the same amount of time,see? Otherwise, if something takes 24 real hours to craft and you can only play 1 or two hours a day, you'd take forever just to craft 1 thing depending on how intricate it is.

So have no fear, it's not an "easy mode" button.

Originally posted by angus858
Offline progression doesn't bother me but I'm still concerned about that AP concept.  In the only other skills-based games I have played you need to use a skill very frequently to improve it.  This AP concept sounds like you might be able to earn AP by kife fighting and then use those AP to improve your driving skill.  Is that the intent?  If so most people will find the easiest, fastest source of AP's and use that skill exclusively to improve everything else.  I really hope that isn't the way it works.

Wow this game looks awesome...a zombie MMO...always wanted one of those, I have one question though, how much is it gonna cost?

Originally posted by suske
newsletter signup is beta signup.

I really don't see how.

Once upon a time it was explicitly a beta sign-up. Then they deliberately removed any mention of beta.

If, as the author of this article claimed, Icarus were actively encouraging players to sign up for beta, then there'd be some indication of this on the FE website. There isn't.

Originally posted by Laxsith

Wow this game looks awesome...a zombie MMO...always wanted one of those, I have one question though, how much is it gonna cost?

1) No elves, not even space elves.
2) Guy in one of the SS is wearing an Exploited t-shirt.

On those two points alone, my interest is piqued.

I have not done a great deal of research into this game, but it sounds to me like the lvling system will be very similar to stawars galaxies back when it was popular.  I say this because in SWG you could achieve maximum lvl by simply crafting or you could have your character as focused in one area as you would like or have skills branching out over seceral different areas of the game.  To me the key for this games success is going to be how the enhancements (or whatever they were called) tie into the skill system and how much they will be able to make your character unique.

Very excited to see how this game progresses and am very happy to see a game that isn't so heavy on the fantasy.

Originally posted by Caab

I have not done a great deal of research into this game, but it sounds to me like the lvling system will be very similar to stawars galaxies back when it was popular.  I say this because in SWG you could achieve maximum lvl by simply crafting or you could have your character as focused in one area as you would like or have skills branching out over seceral different areas of the game.  To me the key for this games success is going to be how the enhancements (or whatever they were called) tie into the skill system and how much they will be able to make your character unique.

Very excited to see how this game progresses and am very happy to see a game that isn't so heavy on the fantasy.

I've been following this game for awhile now and I have to say it sounds better everytime I hear something new about it. I really think these guys are looking to cater to all the people out there that don't want to play the same old MMO again. The crafting system sounds incredibly deep and complex, something alot of people will enjoy. Hopefully the economy is well thought out and the loot system compliments the crafting instead of making it worthless. Not sure what to think about the PvP yet but with all the diffferent factions and their different views on how to save humanity I see alot of potential for PvP having a place in the story and driving the game forward instead of being thrown in because people might want to PvP once in awhile. If everything goes smoothly and the game is launched without any major bugs I think there will be alot of people out there that will happily hand over money every month to play it.