Galaxy on Fire: Alliances (By Fishlabs)

Discussion in 'Upcoming iOS Games' started by killercow, Feb 11, 2013.

  1. killercow

    killercow Well-Known Member

    #1 killercow, Feb 11, 2013
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    "Fishlabs has just announced Galaxy on Fire - Alliances: a massively multiplayer online RTS, that's set in the same universe as Galaxy on Fire 2. The game follows three factions - the Terrans, the Vossk, and the Nivelians - as they fight to claim domination of an uncharted region of the universe, and salvage the area's resources and artifacts. Alliances will be free to play. And it will launch on iOS first - it's currently in a playable Alpha state, and is scheduled for release in quarter three of 2013. After that, an Android port will follow."

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    http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Galaxy+on+Fire+-+Alliances/news.asp?c=48460
     
  2. snozzyboy

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    Pretty sure that'll ruin the series the second was amazing
     
  3. Fireball926

    Fireball926 Well-Known Member

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    This looks pretty cool, looking forward to it
     
  4. Talbs

    Talbs Well-Known Member

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    Fkn epic
     
  5. Candykiller

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  6. JBRUU

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    Another F2P game.

    *sigh*
     
  7. CoreyB

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    Oh man I pray pray we aren't losing another great dev so they can jump on the IAP racket. I love GoF2 but I refuse to play any multiplayer game where someone can use money to improve their play.
     
  8. Exact-Psience

    Exact-Psience Well-Known Member

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    This. If this ends up like the F2P strategy games... i dunno, it't just going to fail for me i guess.

    Fishlabs is a well respected dev, so im not sure how im going to react after reading about this new game.
     
  9. undeadcow

    undeadcow Well-Known Member

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    I really want to be excited about Galaxy of Fire: Alliances. It looks so potentially cool but I can't get past the freemium aspect. Maybe I'm overlooking something but a free to play competitive multiplayer game doesn't seem very logical; whoever pays the most will have an advantage rather than whoever is most "skilled."

    The original post here says it will be a "real time strategy game," which sounds promising but Fish Lab's webpage calls it a "multiplayer online strategy game with real-time elements..." which seems a little bit less appetizing.

    Wasn't Fish Labs one of the studios that really advocated for a premium price gaming on iOS? If I recall correctly it's sad to see them give up the ghost and resort to freemium themselves.

    Also ironic that they say this will have a Q3 2013 release; but also that just their announcement of the game was delayed... so I'm not optimistic about timeliness either.
     
  10. Xeyad

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    for the love of God, please stop this F2P non-sense. It's ruining iOS gaming as a whole, and will bring back the days of PSP and DS! I moved away from those because the iPhone and iPad were better for mobile gaming.

    Now it's being ruined! :(
     
  11. killercow

    killercow Well-Known Member

    Yeah i'm in two minds about that. On one hand you can't build a community with a hefty price tag (or sometimes even with a price tag) so for an mmo it's quite problematic. But on the other hand when you think about IAP in a strategy game you can probably guess that you'll be able to bypass any timer or even buy some currencies and this will lead to a Pay to win game. I don't really see how but I hope they'll nail the freemium aspect.
     
  12. Primoz

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    #13 Primoz, Feb 11, 2013
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    Damn... I'm still hoping that they will port Deep: submarine odyssey to iOS. That was an epic game.

    Regarding the F2P model. Before hating the game just because of the F2P model, I'll wait a bit and see. It's really hard to get a big community on a game that is not free these days. Let's just see how they'll implement the IAPs.
     
  13. september

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    Bummer, I really enjoyed this franchise.
     
  14. bramblett05

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    I just read on FB that fish labs thanked TA for their kind words on this....I don't see nothing nice lol
     
  15. visionwebs

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    #16 visionwebs, Feb 12, 2013
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    People have been asking for GOF with multiplayer for a long time...

    This is hardly what they had in mind. :(

    However to be frank I saw this coming months ago...

    When they pointlessly nerfed trading for gameplay calling it 'balance' (balance in single player? Really?)
    And added in IAP at the same time. That's when FISHLABS lost their way.
     
  16. crex

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  17. Twenty One

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    Man, this thread is dead....

    So, i installed the beta but have yet to play it......Anyone else in the beta?


    There is a NDA but I am sure the FishLab guys will be along soon enough to offer some info and hopefully some updated pics/videos, etc...
     
  18. Alister

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    #19 Alister, Jul 15, 2013
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    I'm on the closed beta as well..Hey do you know where we'll send the feedback??Im also surprised that the build was on testflight already even though I was not notified through email...good thing I logged-in and saw it earlier..

    Edit: pm me the answer if you know..
     
  19. Edmilan

    Edmilan Well-Known Member

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    Lol another f2p of a previously highly praised premium. No devs, just NO
     

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