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General : The Bible Online Launches Beta
Posted Sep 06, 2010 by Suzie Ford
Players get the opportunity to reenact the good book in The Bible Online. The game has entered the beta phase of development and devs are looking for folks to help work out the kinks in the MMORPG-RTS hybrid. In the first 'chapter' of the game, characters work their way through Genesis participating in some of the timeless stories.
The Bible Online: Chapter 1 – The Heroes is a browser game with mixed elements of RTS and MMORPG. As the leader of their tribe, players have to construct their villages, manage resources and the budget. At the same time, players must protect their tribe from the pagans and also from other tribes. The game provides an alliance system, through which players can establish alliance for their common interest to protect themselves. Playing the role of Abraham his descendants, players also lead their tribe and raise heroes through hunting and gathering experiences.
Read more at The Bible Online site.
It appears people in NA or the US can no join:
NA, I am in Canada and I can't join
What.
Well this is bullcrap... no spells.... well only 1 guy can cast spells and it will be hundreds of years before he shows up and only one person can play him. To make matter worse he only gets to level 30 or so then he dies....
This game sucks!
Tell God. :P
I get that message as well (GA, USA).
I have to give it an A+ for subject, and for trying to take on something that big.
However I went to the website, looked at the screen shots and boy how sad can you get. Most of what I saw was tons and tons of text. I got to say I was expecting something a little more flashy.
I heard Jesus is OP and gets a self-rez. Nerf plz.
I choked on my coffee when I read this.
Stephen Hawking crits The Bible Online for over 9000.
@senadin: Laughing with cracked ribs hurts like hell. I hate you so much right now. ;)
As for this nonsense: if "they" can't get their message across by harassing you at your door every other week, they'll do it by trying to hook you into online games, instead, it seems.
So much for "games being evil," huh? Bandwagon for Attention! All aboard!
Wonder if Atlantis is included in the game?
It is unclear to me how this is an MMO at all. From everything I can find on the game it appears to be a single-player RTS with perhaps an in-game chat room.
In generaly I get the impression of an innocent, well-intioned idea that is just going to end very badly.
@MMORPG: I don't mind when you cover MMOs that aren't RPGs. I'd like to see a good MMORTS. However, please make sure that the games you cover actually satisfy the MMO part. A chat room does not make a game an MMO. A large community does not make a game an MMO. A "massive" number of users interacting with each other in-game in the same instance at the same time over the internet is what makes a game an MMO.
Guild Wars, Diablo 2, Dungeon Bandits, Team Fortress 2, and many other fun games DO NOT QUALIFY AS MMO. It is questionable whether or not this game qualifies, but based on their website I would say it does not.
Old testament stuff would actually be entertaining. Lots of death and such to inflict.
New testament would be snore.
Actually this would be a great setting for an MMO but from viewing their site it doesnt look like much of an effort.
LOL!
Am I the only one one that think this is a really bad copy of Sid Meiers Civ but with a more religious setting.
As Southpark said: "Christian rock sucks" and it seems like Christian games sucks as bad.
I am not much for settings like this at all, it seems to me they tend to upset people one way or another but this is worse, someone made a something that isn't a MMO and slap the bible on it to trick Christian players into trying it.
People say that DDO and Guildwars isn't MMOs but this really isn't a MMO, at best it is a multiplayer RTS game.
what the hell is this?! loool
is there any form of pvp?
St Michael as a level 8 unit. That's right, angels are at your command.
Looks interesting, but think it is going to be a epic failure. Too many problems and mixing religion always causes problems to the extreme, take for example the current troubles in the middle east...
Yeah, and don't forget the massive amounts of rape, incest and smitings. This game would make GTA's Hot Coffee incident look like Sesame Street. Better have an "M" rating.
Anyone want to join me in this game to preach Atheism..? ;)
I thought this was a joke at first, but since it isn't old testament is the way to go. I just wonder if they will leave in all the rape, murder, and incest. I just reread genesis and if they are going all literal it's totally not a game/book for kids.
From the games website It looks like an odd mix of Evony and something you might find on bubblebox dot com.
What is with all the characters on the character select screen being white europeans IF moses and abraham and Israel existed they sure as hell weren't white guys. Now don't get me wrong I am a white guy. By and large prefer them but I'm also someone who doesn't like stupid people, and anyone who thinks joseph was a white guy is so far below stupid that stupid would make a good goal for them.
@ Aercus
I do cause I don't have that kind of time to waste. Maybe you could sit in world chat and point the kiddies to some of the inconsistancies in the bible. Also maybe some of the places that god is just a dick there are plenty of those in Genesis.
I don't believe that unit was ever in game.
Screenshot or it didn't happen.
All I want to know is, Will the expansion include the lost 30 years of Jesus's life and will we get to see what its really like in heaven. Do we get to raise the dead, heal the sick, walk on water, feed a million people with five loafs of bread and a dozen fish. Will one of us get to betray Jesus and then allow us to see what Hell is like too. Maybe have a meet and greet with satin. And will we be able to start out as paguns instead of jews. The paguns had way more fun then the jews. Like having mulipule sex with the temple priests (all woman) to insure a good crop. Although I believe Moses got waisted and got it on with his two hot daughters, so maybe being a jew isn't that bad.........
Well, it sounds like a sound game design concept as long as they stay with the old testament. It seems almost hard to make a bad RTS game like that. I hope, anyway. Sometimes developers can surprise me.
You mean i cannot name my toon Jesus ?
I honestly wouldn't want to play the game due to the community. It wouldn't be the religous community I'd worry about, it'd be the community of folks like some of them on this thread, who would play solely to grief and harass said the religous community who this game may appeal to. The game would become secondary. IMO.
Nah, you want to be the Jews. The early grind is horrible - 400 years with a whole bunch of OP Egyptian PK-ers keeping you down, but once you get past that, you get some crazy OP spells.
If there is a cash shop, wouldn't that bring to mind the "Jesus and the money changers in the temple" episode, and do any of the people responsible perceive the irony therein? Also, I would point out that there is nothing less fruitful than wasting the precious hours we are "given" playing online games, let alone what it does to your chances of multiplying.
Well, this thread made me smile and even genuinely laugh out loud in places. I love Arathron42's:
"......I'm also someone who doesn't like stupid people, and anyone who thinks joseph was a white guy is so far below stupid that stupid would make a good goal for them."
and senadin's:
"Well this is bullcrap... no spells.... well only 1 guy can cast spells and it will be hundreds of years before he shows up and only one person can play him. To make matter worse he only gets to level 30 or so then he dies...."
lmao ^^
Humm, can I go arounf thumping the bible thumpers.
What the heck?
Does this game admit scientific reality, or is it a bunch of deluded fundies who insist that the Earth was made by magic 6,000 years ago? Just curious.
Aha, HERE is the IP I never thought would happen.
this game is religious . who is religiouse ? no one
Uronksur writes:
What the heck?
Does this game admit scientific reality, or is it a bunch of deluded fundies who insist that the Earth was made by magic 6,000 years ago? Just curious.
well the bible probably makes a good base for an RTS strategy game, its full of warfare and intrigue after all, and most of the wars mankind has been involved in throughout most of recorded history, has its foundations in it too, i mean really, for an action game with plenty of bloodshed and betrayal.. its.. a godsend (pun intended) i think it will probably be an 18 (mature) rated game though, as theres quite a bit of sex incest and .. er.. other things.. probably a bit more hardcore than Age of Conan was
Interestingly enough it looks like all they did was use the Bible (Old Testament) as a work of literature (fiction) to form the backbone of their storyline. Religion doesn't come into play at all.
This game is intended for people that believe in the Bible. Unless you have a time machine you have nothing at your disposal to refute their beliefs in the same way that they cannot refute yours. All either side in this fight can do is have faith that the manner in which they are interpreting things is the correct way with absolutely zero chance that either side is entirely correct.
Either way this doesn't look like they put much time or effort into making a fun game to play outside of the Farmville set.
I'm giong to play a Roman and camp Jesus!
Not true.. I didn't see anything about faith or religion. You don't have to 'believe in' a work of fiction to accept that it is a work of fiction and is entertaining or teaches a moral story.
Wonder if the game devleopers will be hit by lighnting like what happened to the actor/producer (who got hit twice) by lightning while making the movie "The Passion of Christ"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3209223.stm
It would be, but they did not put much of an effort in place. I looked at the website, and most of what i saw was text, one graphic picture well that looked something like an old sims game or possibly a modified early on country life from zynga.
To bad they had a good idea just not well put together.
I would say from the many various varieties of comments that a game like this would not win over many. The title alone would bring in those that want to bash it.
From the sounds of it this won't even have a shot past beta as it is not well thought out and planned. Low budget or just not real drive.
As many are asking for violence and blood and all the gore that goes with it. In truth there was plenty of that back then as well as sin and sex and all the devils tables of stuff just as it is now.
TBH I would think a game like this that would have a chance would have to do a lot of homework and have a really good devoted team. Even then not sure it would fly.
Religon and Politics is two things it is smart not to get into conversations with for the most part.
What will they think of next? The Koran Online? A Bhagvad gita mmo? Holly Vishnu!!!! I would like to see a game based on the Super Best Freinds from South Park. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSwG6MfiSqw
Woo i gona just spam make wine button .
When i thought the genre couldnt get any worse i was sorely mistaken.
Most amusing conversation. As for the game? Looks like another example of Christian Rock, Twilight movies, Much of today's rap on the pop stations, much of today's country, and the rest of the christian video games. These are examples of, 'We know who are audience is, and we know that if we say this is (insert genre or franchise here) then we don't have to bother making it good.'
Hey, cheer up, maybe this is hitting bottom, eh?
Old testament, would be cool, but I'm not sure they're going for an A ESRB rating.
The stonings would be so much fun though, perhaps like a mini game.
if they didn't block NA I'd actually give it a try, even if it isn't really an MMORPG. It'd be interesting to see how they manage to handle things and I hope they wouldn't see a reason to focus on the darker side of the story. (which seems to facinate so many folks here)
Another generic fantasy game.
Comic genius.
Thanks for that.
Actually I think Deepak Chopra and his son are/were working on a Bhagavad Gita MMO.
Imagine a buddhist MMO...login.../sit.
unfortunately i can't join because i'm from Brazil =/
You have got to be kidding me.
Lmao! No way?
Login......./sit......../sit...../bio......./sit....../tea break......../sit......./enlightenment. "You have acheived enlightenment! Your next character will be more advanced. Please wait for you character to die of natural causes and reincarnation! Try not to make any bad Karma in the mean time!". Hmmmm sounds kind of chilled actualy. The boy Deepak may be on to something here:)
Yeah, I don't see how this is an MMO. Does look like an interesting little RTS game with a chat box. I also don't think their target audience is the general public.
Let me get this straight, The Fundamental Christians of USA cannot log in to a Bible MMorpg???
So who is this Aimed at? Hundus?
Its an MMO, using the Bible, but its not religious. The bible as fiction, not the bible as a holy book.
In the beginning, God created the lulz and the Internets. The internets were without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the camwhore: and the spirit of God destroyed Oclet's liver.
And God said: "LET THERE BE LIGHT!" And there was light. And God saw that the light was good, for the Light was too bright and prevented even Him from seeing the Fat of the Camwhore.
And God created a firmament in the midst of the internets, to divide the interbutts from the internets; and He called the firmament Usenet.
And God said, "Let all the failures of the internet be gathered together into one place, and let them spam that place relentlessly." And it was so.
And God said, "Let forums multiply, and be fruitful, and fill the internets with their drama." And it was so.
And God said, "Let all manner of fucktards write on LiveJournal; and let them multiply, and be fruitful." And fucktards came forth in all manner of communities, and warred with each other relentlessly; and lo, some multiplied, and others didn't, according to their kinds.
And God saw that it was funny, and lo! He lolled.
This is most assuredly NOT an MMO. It's a cheap, browser-based knock-off of CIV. The concept has some merits IMHO but this game is far from what it could be and judging by the very new forums and the few comments found there, and the overall quantity and quality of the website itself, I'd say this Beta should be Alpha and that's being very generous.
My first thoughts as I looked over the website was that a bunch of guys in a living room somewhere in the Middle East (judging by the grammar and spelling errors and the fact that it is not being offered in the west currently) got together and decided to make their own game. During the 'brain-storming' session that followed, someone suggested making it browser-based, throw in a community chat, allow tribes to interact to a degree, and call it an MMO, at which point everyone got really excited and threw in a cash-shop suggestion so that they could all get rich (there is a 'Shop' tab in the upper right corner of the main bar in all of the screenshots).
What a shame. When I read the title, I really thought this idea just might work, especially in the Old Testament. Ah well.
Eh, sounds interesting, but doesn't sound like MMO material. Some are jus some titles really shouldn't be an MMO. If you know what I mean. This is definitely one of them. Not to sound offensive, but a Bible MMO sounds boring as crap.
But that's just my opinion they made, and if they can make money of it. They can knock themselves out.
"Players get the opportunity to reenact the good book in The Bible Online."
reenact? The content of the Bible is factual?
good book? Was the writer a fanboy re the Intellectual Property.
Oh I see, you allow developers or marketing to post their own previews etc, or you were too bone lazy to use your own judgement.
I am a Christian.
I live in the USA and have not been motivated to even try to look at the game.
Yes, the old testament is historical fact, and many of the towns, cities, and places that archeologists thought were fiction are now being unearthed, with some exciting finds, by the way.
In a nut shell the Old Testament is history, the story of man's struggles, sins, and mistakes, and God's direction in their lives to make them and their posterity better people.
There was a great deal of horrible acts carried out during those many years, yet, some people rose to greatness, but during this time their thought processes are revealed, along with weaknesses, and hard decisions that had to be made.
I do not think a game of this sort would be a success. Too many adults and older teenagers want violence, so that would leave children out.
How would the game creators provide the multitude of different characters and personalities? What timeline would be followed, would accurate accounts of foreign powers that attacked and demolished most of the Israeli nation be accurately portrayed?
After the death of Christ would the power grabbing murdering leadership in the "church" be accurately portrayed?
It looks like a can of worms to me, and by the reports here there seems to be very little dedication to accuracy, foibles and purpose of human kind and God's intent, good character, hard work, caring for our fellow man in a troubled and violent world, and knowledge of who God is, a person of great power and intellect that wants to love and be loved.
Would such a game be accepted by all? No. I am concerned that either some misguided "Christians" may be behind this or liberals, or some other group of people that are out to make trouble. If the "game" ever gets off of the ground may be we will eventually find out who is behind it and why.
And, to atheists, I hold no animosity against them for their belief, it is a God given right to be an indepentent thinker. I do challenge them, however, to spend time alone with the New King James version of the Bible and honestly challenge God to show them the truth. Read and study they entire bible, always praying to God, challenging Him to show them the truth. Starting out to disprove or debunk the Bible is OK, I just ask that they have an open mind and diligently search for the truth.
A short note on discrepancies in the Bible, some are from inaccurate translations, many are simply written from different view points and different recollections. One person could remember a sequence of events while another remembered the sequence slightly different and one can remember parts and forgotten some, while the other person recalled some of what the other forgot. It is called being human. The story is not contradictory, it is simply a story seen from different viewpoints and recollections.
The following is not in a biblical perspective, yet valid of human beings.
In the military, often after a protracted battle when an after action report would be written about a heavy engagement with enemy forces, reports will be given differently from different soldiers. It was the same engagement experienced by different troops with a position that yielded the truth as they saw it. This is not to say most of the men lied because everyone did not tell, word for word, the same story. They told the truth because their perspective was different; also, some could have forgotten some specifics that another remembered. If their report was taken in it's entirety a better picture could be formed than if only one story was decided to be the only one that mattered.
Again, that was not in a biblical context, just an example of different perspectives and why people see the same event and have different accounts.
Please disregard any misspelling and grammar; it is after 1:00 A.M. here.
Dude! It's the ultimate revival of pre-CU SWG: ONLY 1 JEDI PER SERVER, HE'S UBER, and HACKS PERMADEATH!
"reenact the good book",
As both the historiscity of and value of the Bible is questionable. This statment reflects poorly on the Author and the website.
Did the Author write this themselves or just copy a press release from an evangelical game company? Are they PR staff for the game company.
I strongly suggest to the administrators of this site that the Author be banned and the IP address blocked.
Wrong!!! It has a 3- day cd T_T :D :D :D hahahaha
Think im gonna go troll the game with my atheism.