Loading Live #18 - Fallen Earth Closed Beta Dev Chat

Length: 46:00

Synopsis: Lead Game Designer Lee Hammock is the voice of the rugged post-apoc MMORPG Fallen Earth coming later this year from Icarus Studios. Lee's fresh from a fan event in Portland, Oregon and has plenty to report from the game's closed beta, including new details on vehicles (including vehicular combat and how mounts work), the game's economy, graphics performance, combat system, and much more. Encapsulating tough post-apoc realities like Fallout 3 yet inspired by richly enjoyable IPs like the Mad Max movie series, Fallen Earth might be the most affecting MMO done in a dystopian setting yet. This podcast is your ticket to understanding what the excitement is all about. Join Ethec and Machail for the week in MMO news, then listen in as the staff and community toss Lee a variety of questions in our Loading... Live #18 - Fallen Earth dev chat!

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Participants

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Jeff "Ethec" Woleslagle
Ten Ton Hammer Editor-in-Chief Ben "Machail" de la Durantaye
Managing Editor - Ten Ton Hammer Network

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Lee Hammock
Lead Game Designer, Fallen Earth You!
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0:10 Introductions

We introduce our team and special guest, then move straight to the news so we have plenty of time for questions.

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0:58 The Machail Report 0:47 - SOE staff shuffle 2:52 - CCP motivated by another award 4:00 - Funcom in the pink

The Machail Report looks at the major MMO news and events happening each week.

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Ten Ton Hammer Q&A 5:42 - Update from Portland 8:27 - Why most post-apoc / sci-fi MMOs haven't worked 13:14 - Lee's inspirations for FE 15:01 - Using humor 17:47 - Mounted combat

Audience Q&A

20:08 - Your first vehicle 20:55 - Multi-person vehicles 21:19 - Beta Status 21:50 - Varying the landscape 23:30 - Exploration 24:21 - Tech after the fall 25:21 - A bounty system? 25:43 - The economy 28:20 - Cover and stances 30:16 - Quick travel 31:12 - X marks the spot? 32:09 - Post-release aggressiveness 33:43 - Player created towns 34:58 - Combat system 36:50 - Improving performance 38:16 - Planning for longevity 42:11 - Crafting and NPC vendors 46:26 - Getting into beta

Fallen Earth's Lee Hammock covers nearly all the many aspects of Fallen Earth and sticks around to handle a few bonus questions in our longest (and most Tabula Rasa bashing) dev chat yet!

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Beta Signup Icarus Studios Site Tour & Game Demo Hoffa Bunker Screenshots Closed Beta Announcement Ten Ton Hammer FE Storytelling Op/Ed

 

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