I agree, while its not perfect. what it does, it does well. it is one of the first MMO's I was actually willing and eager to listen to the quest all the way through. i can see myself playing this for quite a while as it progresses and more content is added.

Originally posted by Pelaaja

I have a gift to you here *hands bag full of paragraphs*

lmao. wow made me laugh. thank you sir. well played, well played. that made my day.

yeah i got the email too.

i got to lvl 20+ almost as a dps warrior. and not once did i ever have to group with anyone for quests. rifts while fun in the moment get kind of boring. didnt even need to get into any guilds. frankly I found the game quit lacking and  boring. been there did that type of deal. felt like warhammer online mashed with wow elements, with decent graphics. i just canceled a couple days ago. I think I will hold out to see if any decent MMO's are slated to come out.  but just my opinion.

was playing this during beta. was a pretty fun game. mix of ballastics simulation and arcade styled gameplay. think they did a pretty good job with builds, and add ons to tanks. not too shabby. sucks having no real internet though grrr else id still be playing this. good to hear they got these awards.

Originally posted by wildtalent

I like a combination of your ideas.  Use the letter system, as its easier to understand what constitutes an A over a B and then use the rating of different areas of a game and average those findings for a final letter grade.  Sort of like giving each game a GPA score.

this is exactly what I was thinking. Letter grade system is almost universally understood. Everyone has a general understanding of the difference between a A vs a B. But still make sure to incorporate aspects of the game into perhaps catergories giving an explanation of what you experience good or bad, so we know what to expect overall. I feel  that once you pass below a 5 the game is pretty much crap at that point, labeling it with a 1 or a 2 isn't going to really make the damage any worse so you do in fact end up with half a scoring system that is useless.

I would still go with full out reviews, though Previews are nice, but I feel a review is better as i want to know if the game is worth my intitial purchase, and not only that, will it be worth a continuing subscription or perhaps I should wait a couple months. The more informed I am, the better decision I can make about where to put my money.

this is nice and all. but damn shame when I went back for a month I couldnt find a group worth a damn being lvl 80. mainly eeked my way through lvl 80 by myself doing single faction quests and some other quests in guk. everyone that plays anymore is already lvl 90, not willing to group with a lvl 80 or there is no one around that is lvl 80. I was on blackburrow too bad frankly otherwise id love to play as this game has a place in my heart, just a shame not many people play it anymore.

im going back to FE once i get paid from my new job and can pay my insane internet/cable bill lol. rolling off hotspot onmy sprint phone, not feasible to update given its barely 1mbit a sec. lol if it was 4g (6mbps) then wouldnt mind, but yeah gotta hold off. but expect me there in the coming weeks.

I agree with kazihuro. its not even a real game. within less than 20-30 minutes, I realized I was playing Mafia wars with elements of civilization 4/5, and maybe a bit extra, but nothing beyond that. pretty much what kazi said in a nutshell is what you can expect from this game. was sorely disappointed. oh well moving on.

wow engrish much?

like many people I am going to have to go with  the answer no. for 2 reasons, 1, as you said yourself the game hasnt seen a content/patch update for over a year. what that means is that they have no real development team working on improving or adding to the existing game, they only have a skeleton crew. 2, the game still has issues plaguing since launch, mind you alot of them have improved, but they are still there. So why would I fork over $15 to a game that has no real future?? The game may be running but its not flourishing nor will it ever, and you can't really blame people for not wanting to support a game financially that was developed so badly. Gamers dont forget, and they don't always forgive easily. Too much competiton out there to choose from.

oh yeah and whoever in the community that is left still playing, are already max level  and there aren't many of them left on the 2 servers left. so good luck on making a new character and doing anything remotely fun group wise.

Originally posted by Isane

Originally posted by ButterflyWst

Yeah, well, my last post got deleted - for "excess negative comments."  Looks like some people don't want to hear the truth, when the truth hurts.

THe Engine is being used to develop one if not the biggest AAA MMO of all time. I guess that is a failure in your eyes, for me the SWTOR MMO will display may of the features HJ had so I get to see the mechanics. If someone subsequently decvides to finish the core HJ game off and release it even better.

I guess the truth does hurt and the truth is that everything that HJ stood for is being released as the core of one of the biggest AAA MMOs every delivered.

Setting aside the fact that Bioware essentially used a fraction of the HE tools, and most likely none of the rendering system, which as far as I am concerned is a total joke, I took HE training in St louis, and found it to clearly years out of date. there is no doubt the collaboration tools are good and extremely useful from a standpoint where you have a large team which requires a cohesive organization that requires alot of efficiency and quick turn arounds for features inputted. But for $1 million price tag i find it to be a joke with clear alternatives that are both cheaper, and are by far better from a Technology stand point such as rendering systems, API, coding/scripting and numerous other backend software solutions that kick HE to the curb. the HE cloud system was a clear stab at gaining more ground whereas their silly ass price tag did not work, and they were millions in the hole when they were bought by IF. to me there are far better solutions to chose vs HE. then again that's just me.

Originally posted by SHOE788

"And the only way to kill them is with Head and Shoulders"

 

What I expected at least.

lol.

Ladies and Gentleman!

Welcome to the first Starfall Play Party! If you have not yet installed the link to the game can be found in the Event Description, or you can just copy paste this link into a new tab: http://apps.facebook.com/starfallfrontier

We will be holding a public event  Monday, December 6 · 6:30pm - 10:30pm

We are starting to make a huge push here, and player response has been quite positive overall, but we need every one of you to help as much as possible in the coming few weeks.

We, at Pillar 4 Entertainment, love making games for you. It is all we long to do, and we need your support to make it through the next while here. If you like the game, please "LIKE" the game, and go to our Starfall Frontier App Page:

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=127460300631875

Here you can hit "suggest to friends" and instead of suggesting it to only 26 people through the "invite Friends" tab, you can suggest it to everyone on your list. We would be eternally grateful to you all if you invited everyone you know, and get us to the fastest growing game on Facebook! Please write a review!

Also, we need your feedback! For that you can follow this link here:

http://starfall.pillar4.com/forum/index.php

You can have a hand in making Starfall the best game it can be, and your voice is needed here to make sure that we crush the silly cow clicking time-waster apps on here, to make facebook a place where real gamers like you can have a place and a game to call home!

Also, if you want to make our lives better, or just want to buy the nice folks who made the game a cup of coffee, you can go hit our Donate button right here:

http://starfall.pillar4.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16&sid=d36fb20b1b6a4e6694a4d3bfd47eb9fa

We love you all, and we would be nothing without the amazing people who make the dream possible!

All of you rule!

Pillar 4 Entertainment.

As always we strive for efficiency and improve the game daily. We have added a new update to Starfall with the inclusion of a Victory/Defeat message as well as music that is associated to each. We also have included a music clip to notify the player when they have leveled and or increased xp.

I will post with any new updates. We hope to have full ship abilities to be included over the next week. So continue to play the game, let us know your thoughts via the forums, we value your feedback so we can bring to the community a good game that everyone can enjoy. thanx

James

Art Director, Pillar4 Entertainment.

chat has been enabled. click display chat to open the window, click hide chat to minimize the window, press x to close it off completely.(clicking x wipes the chat info).

go check it out.

seems chat will be functional soon today in Starfall Frontier. yay! keep tabs on it and test it out when it released.

god bless him he was a comic genius. he lead a full life. I will miss him alot.

new update. we have 1v1 now. :) so its easier to get a game going. I would like to mention we will be enabling a player vs AI (PVE) game to Starfall soon. This will you to play against an AI when you merely want to practice your skills, test out new ones, new fleets or merely want to have simple fun and not worry about players.

Features to soon to be included over the rest of the week or has already been put in

New features added this weekend and today:

1v1 play

functioning ranking system, with exp progress.

To be completed:

PVCOM(Player VS Computer)

Detailed tutorial on gameplay, movement, ship placement, abilities, manuevering, Glyph use etc.

New Ship Ability Unlocks based earned when leveling and ranking. New fleet unlocks, with multiple texture skins.

GUI art optimization

New GUI features.

gameplay optimizations to lower the amount of time needed to finish a game when playing against another player.  

e.g. collidable space objects debris making it hard to hide, risk of dmg, which are also destructible by opponents which can cause bonus dmg to the player if the dmg is near by.

Chat System

these are a few of the new features to be over the next week or so.

come Play and try it out, give us your feedback. We value community feedback on our game. The team will try to be on whenever possible to help and assist in the game and forming rooms. But please be patient if you find yourself alone :) dont leave right away try to stay a few minutes until someone comes in. We will always try to check or stay in a room for you but we are a small team afterall :)

James

Art Director, Pillar4 Entertainment, LLC

if you want to get in touch with me directly  I will be online via aim if want to play a full game. the developer team will be on to fill games if  you find yourself waiting. mY aim name is netphreak4. here is also my facebook link.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/SGTKOOLAID add me as a friend if you wish.

I will answer any questions regarding the game and its progression.

here is the company page http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Stevens-Point-WI/Pillar4/111433678891981

here is a brief tutorial on how to play the game until we get a full fledged tutorial completed. this will at least give you a basic idea on how to play the game.

http://starfall.pillar4.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6

So I will be on every day between 10am-5pm, so will the developer team to help you learn to play, ask questions. I hope you have an enjoyable experience.

thanx

oh yeah, fyi, for now, until we get 2 player option enabled, if you see only one player, suich as me (james) or will, andy, phil, bonnie, just be a bit patient. I will send out out word the team to get on asap so dont leave right away. I will be there or the other guys will be there and will get a room full just in case. with the 2 player option enabled it should be alot easier to get in. thanx :) we are working diligently to get the game improved, and upgraded for the community.

James

Art Director, Pillar4 Entertainment.