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Post by fallen on Jan 23, 2013 19:55:34 GMT -5
bobsoup - thank you for your support. It is what keeps Trese Brothers alive these days! You now have the badge!
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Post by mikelrysk on Feb 6, 2013 20:14:08 GMT -5
I would enjoy this immensely.
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Post by paxdad on Mar 25, 2013 20:48:59 GMT -5
Just wanted to throw my 2 cents on this thread. I am NOT a fan of having to unlock levels. I am a casual gamer and there will probably be levels I will never play if I have to unlock them. I tend to play the games at a challenging level so that it takes time for me to pass levels.
I do not like to play on easier settings just so I can get through all the levels.
Really wish you could make unlocking all levels optional. But not a paid option for those that already paid for the game since they are unlocked now.
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Post by slayernz on Mar 25, 2013 21:12:54 GMT -5
Hey Paxdad - where are you seeing locked levels? If you are on the free version of the game, then yes, there are some locked levels, just as there are some locked squads.
However, once you've got the Elite version of TA, every single campaign has been unlocked. You can go create a new game with a new squad on Brutal, and go straight into Narvidian Dawn. Of course, if you survive the first level, I'd be impressed, but the game itself won't stop you from trying.
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Post by paxdad on Mar 25, 2013 21:17:18 GMT -5
Hey Paxdad - where are you seeing locked levels? If you are on the free version of the game, then yes, there are some locked levels, just as there are some locked squads. However, once you've got the Elite version of TA, every single campaign has been unlocked. You can go create a new game with a new squad on Brutal, and go straight into Narvidian Dawn. Of course, if you survive the first level, I'd be impressed, but the game itself won't stop you from trying. I saw some discussion on this somewhere. I own the elite version but I have heard some talk that the game was going in the direction of unlockable levels. I am sure that just means playing the game in some kind of consecutive manner, not having to pay more to unlock them. |
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Post by Lt. Hathaway on Mar 25, 2013 21:18:52 GMT -5
Paxdad is referring to the idea of locking all the levels into a single story arc, which I like as an option, but would not want to be forced into.
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Post by fallen on Mar 25, 2013 21:39:16 GMT -5
We have done work recently to allow for a chain of unlockable campaigns. We will not force a single linear line of campaigns, but may exercise the option of stringing certain campaigns together into smaller linear sets (for example, all the Vestmarch Campaigns or all the campaigns that relate to chasing down the villain Malloc).
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Post by paxdad on Mar 25, 2013 21:42:23 GMT -5
We have done work recently to allow for a chain of unlockable campaigns. We will not force a single linear line of campaigns, but may exercise the option of stringing certain campaigns together into smaller linear sets (for example, all the Vestmarch Campaigns or all the campaigns that relate to chasing down the villain Malloc). That might not be so bad. |
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Post by fallen on Mar 25, 2013 21:53:34 GMT -5
paxdad - we don't want to force people into a single path. Think of it like a web of short linked campaigns, helping to organize larger stories that span a single campaign or help grouping difficulty in more challenging or natural ways. The ability to abort a campaign will continue to be there, so this approach adds "larger goals" but also leaves in the flexibility.
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Post by TravisB on Mar 26, 2013 3:32:23 GMT -5
Do you think you would enjoy Templar Assault more or less if it was one long continuous story, 105 levels in a sequence? Right now the game is broken down into 20 or so disconnected campaigns? Would it appeal to you more if it was one continuous story arc? Yes I think so Cory.I have to admit though,that Templar Assault is not really my style. |
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Post by rabidbite on Mar 26, 2013 16:17:37 GMT -5
THIS IS WHAT I SEE WHEN I SEE TEMPLARSNot bulky Warhammer 40k imitation armor, but slick, dangerous bastards that go into devastated places to rescue survivors or destroy the enemy. 
Not quasi-fanatics, but A Band of Brothers and Sisters who face monsters, both human or otherwise, alone or together, but never without courage. I invite you to share my vision.
Shalun: The soul of my will.
Brothers and sisters: My shield and strength.
United in life. United in death.
First to land. Last to leave.
WE ARE TEMPLARSrabid
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Post by xdesperado on Mar 26, 2013 16:45:09 GMT -5
@rabid while I agree that the Templars aren't Warhammer 40K space marines, they do have more in common with them than most current military forces.
They are more fanatical in their beliefs and there is a definite relegious bent to them. The fact that one of your choices for a Captain is a Chaplain (not a doctor of some sort) shows the religious bent of the Templar organization. They are engaging in a "Holy War" waged in the name of protecting humanity. Anyone who doesn't toe the same religious hard line is at best suspect and most likely a threat needing cleansed from existence.
De Oppresso Liber (Free the Oppressed) is the US Special Forces motto and goes in hand with the idea of "winning the hearts and minds" of the natives.
Templars aren't looking to change governments, make other races friends of humanity or otherwise seek peaceful solutions to the conflicts they're engaged in. They simply want to exterminate anything not human and enforce the Laws of Shalun as they have been interpreted down through the centuries.
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Post by rabidbite on Mar 26, 2013 17:00:59 GMT -5
@rabid while I agree that the Templars aren't Warhammer 40K space marines, they do have more in common with them than most current military forces. They are more fanatical in their beliefs and there is a definite relegious bent to them. The fact that one of your choices for a Captain is a Chaplain (not a doctor of some sort) shows the religious bent of the Templar organization. They are engaging in a "Holy War" waged in the name of protecting humanity. Anyone who doesn't toe the same religious hard line is at best suspect and most likely a threat needing cleansed from existence. De Oppresso Liber (Free the Oppressed) is the US Special Forces motto and goes in hand with the idea of "winning the hearts and minds" of the natives. Templars aren't looking to change governments, make other races friends of humanity or otherwise seek peaceful solutions to the conflicts they're engaged in. They simply want to exterminate anything not human and enforce the Laws of Shalun as they have been interpreted down through the centuries. The name of the Thread is RETHINKING TEMPLARS :-) I want to RETHINK templars as more professional knights than professional fanatics. To a degree that involves religious symbolism and they have faith in Shalun Law (which is not religious, its actually a series of laws). The U.S. Navy has a Chaplain Corps, and many of them fight. Religion can go hand in hand with professionalism quite well. About the U.S. Special Forces motto, I just think it is cool. Don't you? My point is (since the title of this thread is Rethinking Templars) that if we're going to rethink them. We can give them a look completely unlike WH40k, and increase the market share of the end product. Oh here is another picture. Hope you like   |
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Post by xdesperado on Mar 26, 2013 17:27:07 GMT -5
@rabid here is a quote from fallen made in regards to johndramey's writing. Definitely makes Shalun a religion in my mind and not just a legal document. Think 10 commandments not the US Constitution or Magna Carta with Shalun taking the place of the major religous figure that founded this system of beliefs. The "real" Shalun may not have intended to create a religion, but from what Cory and Andrew have posted, that's what you have in effect with the current ST/TA universe. johndramey - one comment -- your Templars say things like "good lord" and "by God" where you might try saying things about "Shalun" or "Shalun law" or "the the righteous law" Also real life Chaplains are considered non-combatants and won't be found leading a Special Operations strike force. Oh and by the way I do really like your last picture for a Templar Chaplain. I find it quite fitting.  |
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Post by rabidbite on Mar 26, 2013 17:33:50 GMT -5
Yes, I know Chaplains don't lead special forces my friend, but we don't have to make Templar Assault match RL completely do we? :-) Also, I don't see any contradiction in the statement you quoted from Johndramey with anything I previously typed, so I don't understand ... what are you refuting with it? EDIT I think you're aiming at this part. With that assumption: I am in no way saying Templar Assault isn't a game of Religious Amored Fanatics. I am saying that, we can RETHINK them and since Shalun law IS a law, however much its been gilded in religious overtones, that it can be easily affixed to the "Rethought Image" that I am proposing. Yeah, that picture is cool rabid |
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