FOOL to start development this month!

Post by **King of Creation** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:36 pm

[ Game -> Update ] - More info on <a href="#Fallout: Online">Game: Fallout: Online</a>

<a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=70969" target="_self">That's rigth folks!</a><blockquote>The subscription-based game would cost a lot to make and run though
- with a budget that "totals $75,000,000 and will be funded by
Interplay, its development and distribution partners" (and the
aforementioned whoring of stock).If things go to plan, Interplay
hopes to start production next month - giving it just over three and a
half years to get things ready - and then quickly build an audience of
one million subscribers in the first year the game's on sale.</blockquote>Herve is starting design work on the Fallout MMOG as we speak! He's taking night coding classes at the local community college. FOOL is gonna be big...I can't wait ;-) Thanks for the tip Boywoos. Oh...and for those who haven't seen <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/ ... tation.htm" target="_self">Interplay's SEC presentation</a>, check it out <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/ ... tation.htm" target="_self">here</a>. It has nifty graphics!

Brother None · Post by **Brother None** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:38 pm

Erm, KoC, that bit is just a write-up of the piece of fiction we call Interplay's SEC filing, not actual news.

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:39 pm

wooo, confidential

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:54 pm

Will there be dragons?

Cthulhugoat · Post by **Cthulhugoat** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:58 pm

VasikkA wrote:Will there be dragons?

Yes. And Elk Armor.

Frater Perdurabo · Post by **Frater Perdurabo** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:00 pm

WoW = ~8 million
GW = ~200k last time I checked.

They want to make a game that hits 1 million within the first year?

I shall say "good luck", as I am confident in Herve's ability to make it piss poor.

The 7 P's:
Proper Previous Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance

That has nothing to do with the above newsarticle, however it just reminded me of it.

Post by **King of Creation** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:17 pm

Kharn wrote:Erm, KoC, that bit is just a write-up of the piece of fiction we call Interplay's SEC filing, not actual news.

I know...I just felt like posting something stupid and sarcastic.

vx trauma · Post by **vx trauma** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:15 pm

good choice. the news weil is tied painfully good.

Brother None · Post by **Brother None** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:22 pm

King of Creation wrote:I know...I just felt like posting something stupid and sarcastic.

then you should've riffed on the fact that according to his filings Herve should long be done gathering funds and as of last notice should've had news in the week after new year's.

Wish he would file for bankruptcy already. The company is DEAD DEAD DEAD.

PsychoSniper · Post by **PsychoSniper** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:59 am

Just when I thought I saw all the pompus fools in the form of officers in Iraq ..........

Then I remember.......

Theres always Mr Froggy.

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:04 am

welcome back, Psychosniper

Are your Iraq holidays over already?

vx trauma · Post by **vx trauma** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:10 am

exploding grannies? ied marmelade any good?

PsychoSniper · Post by **PsychoSniper** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:17 am

Yeah, finished my year up.

I managed to not sample the marmelade, tho I later found out I drove right by this shop selling it.

It was so small you could swear it was buried on the side of the road.

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:11 am

Marmelade Is Pretty When You're Not Getting It On You

Jawohl!

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:10 pm

Cthulhugoat · Post by **Cthulhugoat** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:43 pm

Blech, webcomics are all the same.

Naked_Lunch · Post by **Naked_Lunch** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:55 pm

Get it? It's funny because he masturbates with rats

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:55 pm

I lol'ed a lil bit C;

Corith · Post by **Corith** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:20 am

As I stated in my NMA posts time and time again, I just can not see Interplay ever creating anything of value, much less a Fallout MMO, with Herve at the Helm.

Herve just isn't a savvy enough businessman to manage this Herculean feat. He lacks the inspiration for good business deals, and does not possess any knowledge about the venue of the game industry. All he really has is an IP (Fallout) and a buzzword.

Which is easier to accept as truth? That Herve, with his long history of breaking deals, lying, bad business decisions, no working demo, no concept art, no original fallout writers nor a staff of any type managed to find, 7 days after being served an involuntary bankruptcy order, an unknown, secret, investor with ultra-deep pockets to funnel some $75 million into a untested MMO genre that will take 3-4 years to start yielding a profit.

Or, Herve hustles up a document filled with misspellings, inaccuracies, fallacies, cheap graphics and unrealistic expectations claiming to have secret investor a week after being threatened with bankruptcy?

PsychoSniper · Post by **PsychoSniper** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:15 am

Hey Corith.

No offense, But Ive went to Iraq, came back, and you still aint got paid.

I say see if you can force him to sell his car to pay all y'all.