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HirezShadowControl Hi-Rez Team Member Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:52 pm Posts: 303	GA and where it's going. As most of you know, GA has not received updates in a long time and the player base has significantly dwindled (probably an understatement). After the release, we did expansions and added content frequently but the population still dropped and with it the revenue needed to keep adding more to the game. Even though GA was not financially successful, we did learn a lot and tried to apply that knowledge to our new projects. GA had/has a variety of issues but the biggest is that we tried to do too many things with it and no single mode was as good as it could be. We always said it was like a few games in one (PvP, AvA, Open Zones, Raids, Co-Op PvE) We also learned a lot about developing content, performance optimization, balancing, patching, bots & cheats, f2p revenue models and more. Tribes was our next effort, a much more focused game that got great reviews but requires such a high level of skill to play that makes it a very niche game. With Tribes we developed our PvP platform further which incorporates many important features including optimization for lower spec machines, anti-cheat detection, improved UI, server balancing, better patching, spectating, and much more. The platform that started on GA evolved further with Tribes and with Smite which is currently in Beta. So what does that mean for GA? Several months ago we sent out Surveys and got responses about what players would like to see improved most in GA and how it should be released. The majority of the responses were to release a new version of GA 'GA2' with a PvP focus and make that as good as possible. So we are currently in the process of making that game. We will use a lot of the GA assets, some of the maps, and some of the game modes. We plan to add new maps, game modes, class weapons, and build it all on our newest platform. We expect to start Beta testing GA2 (or whatever we end up calling it) by the middle of next year.
Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:09 pm

Limyc Community Agent Joined: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:04 pm Posts: 4000 Steam Gamer Name: [DG] Limyc	Re: GA and where it's going. !!!!!!!!!!!!!! _________________ READ THIS PLEASE The Report System explained Try CAT the problem solver I am a community volunteer. I am not a Hi-Rez employee. Views expressed by me are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Hi-Rez Studios or its affiliates.
Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:16 pm

Hako Beta Tester Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:01 pm Posts: 2654 Steam Gamer Name: Hako	Re: GA and where it's going. Awesome to hear, though I do hope we still get some of that good ol' instanced PvE stuff. That was my favorite part of GA. _________________
Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:19 pm

Cyberlink Community Agent Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:27 pm Posts: 3040 Location: Dallas, TX USA Steam Gamer Name: Cyberlink119	Re: GA and where it's going. _________________ I am a community volunteer. I am not a Hi-Rez employee. Views expressed by me are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Hi-Rez Studios or its affiliates. Issues? Please see The BIG FIX Post -OR- Open a support ticket Play, learn, chat with others? ts6.gameservers.com:9148
Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:19 pm

Beeman1991 Joined: Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:51 am Posts: 6291 Location: British Columbia Steam Gamer Name: beeman1991	Re: GA and where it's going. <3 _________________ HELP HIREZDUKE TAKE HIS RIGHTFUL PLACE AS SUPREME DICTATOR GA2
Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:20 pm

GiVE Joined: Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:08 am Posts: 593 Steam Gamer Name: GiVE	Re: GA and where it's going. Maybe is a Troll? _________________
Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:22 pm

Stolichnaya Joined: Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:34 am Posts: 41	Re: GA and where it's going. Looking forward to this
Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:22 pm

Jack-Novius Beta Tester Joined: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:54 am Posts: 954 Location: Vancouver, BC	Re: GA and where it's going. Pretty much how I feel about it. _________________ SiiZ wrote: Newmz wrote: ...because your next tab finally loaded, right? Have you heard Jack-Novius talk? It's like a caucasian Canadian Barry White...
Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:22 pm

Anaakin Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:48 am Posts: 333 Location: Detroit	Re: GA and where it's going. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG _________________ Tribes Ascend Montage Vol. 1 Anaakin's Youtube Channel Watch in HD! Beware of Hip Hop music
Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:23 pm

GiVE Joined: Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:08 am Posts: 593 Steam Gamer Name: GiVE	Re: GA and where it's going. So what does that mean for GA? _________________
Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:24 pm

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HirezShadowControl

Hi-Rez Team Member

Joined: Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:52 pm
Posts: 303

GA and where it's going.

As most of you know, GA has not received updates in a long time and the player base has significantly dwindled (probably an understatement).

After the release, we did expansions and added content frequently but the population still dropped and with it the revenue needed to keep adding more to the game.

Even though GA was not financially successful, we did learn a lot and tried to apply that knowledge to our new projects.

GA had/has a variety of issues but the biggest is that we tried to do too many things with it and no single mode was as good as it could be. We always said it was like a few games in one (PvP, AvA, Open Zones, Raids, Co-Op PvE)

We also learned a lot about developing content, performance optimization, balancing, patching, bots & cheats, f2p revenue models and more.

Tribes was our next effort, a much more focused game that got great reviews but requires such a high level of skill to play that makes it a very niche game. With Tribes we developed our PvP platform further which incorporates many important features including optimization for lower spec machines, anti-cheat detection, improved UI, server balancing, better patching, spectating, and much more.

The platform that started on GA evolved further with Tribes and with Smite which is currently in Beta.

So what does that mean for GA?

Several months ago we sent out Surveys and got responses about what players would like to see improved most in GA and how it should be released.

The majority of the responses were to release a new version of GA 'GA2' with a PvP focus and make that as good as possible.

So we are currently in the process of making that game. We will use a lot of the GA assets, some of the maps, and some of the game modes. We plan to add new maps, game modes, class weapons, and build it all on our newest platform.

We expect to start Beta testing GA2 (or whatever we end up calling it) by the middle of next year.

Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:09 pm

Limyc

Community Agent

Joined: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:04 pm
Posts: 4000
Steam Gamer Name: [DG] Limyc

Re: GA and where it's going.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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READ THIS PLEASE

The Report System explained

Try CAT the problem solver

I am a community volunteer. I am not a Hi-Rez employee. Views expressed by me are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Hi-Rez Studios or its affiliates.

Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:16 pm

Hako

Beta Tester

Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 4:01 pm
Posts: 2654
Steam Gamer Name: Hako

Re: GA and where it's going.

Awesome to hear, though I do hope we still get some of that good ol' instanced PvE stuff. That was my favorite part of GA.

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Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:19 pm

Cyberlink

Community Agent

Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:27 pm
Posts: 3040
Location: Dallas, TX USA
Steam Gamer Name: Cyberlink119

Re: GA and where it's going.

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I am a community volunteer. I am not a Hi-Rez employee. Views expressed by me are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Hi-Rez Studios or its affiliates.

Issues? Please see The BIG FIX Post -OR- Open a support ticket

Play, learn, chat with others? ts6.gameservers.com:9148

Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:19 pm

Beeman1991

Joined: Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:51 am
Posts: 6291
Location: British Columbia
Steam Gamer Name: beeman1991

Re: GA and where it's going.

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HELP HIREZDUKE TAKE HIS RIGHTFUL PLACE AS SUPREME DICTATOR GA2

Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:20 pm

GiVE

Joined: Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:08 am
Posts: 593
Steam Gamer Name: GiVE

Re: GA and where it's going.

Maybe is a Troll?

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Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:22 pm

Stolichnaya

Joined: Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:34 am
Posts: 41

Re: GA and where it's going.

Looking forward to this

Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:22 pm

Jack-Novius

Beta Tester

Joined: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:54 am
Posts: 954
Location: Vancouver, BC

Re: GA and where it's going.

Pretty much how I feel about it.

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SiiZ wrote:

Newmz wrote:

...because your next tab finally loaded, right?

Have you heard Jack-Novius talk? It's like a caucasian Canadian Barry White...

Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:22 pm

Anaakin

Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:48 am
Posts: 333
Location: Detroit

Re: GA and where it's going.

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

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Tribes Ascend Montage Vol. 1

Anaakin's Youtube Channel

Watch in HD!

Beware of Hip Hop music

Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:23 pm

GiVE

Joined: Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:08 am
Posts: 593
Steam Gamer Name: GiVE

Re: GA and where it's going.

So what does that mean for GA?

:roll:

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Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:24 pm