STS Android BBQ Audio Recording

**IBNobody** · 10-02-2011, 07:55 AM

Here is the audio recording I made during the STS session yesterday.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wqxdv9...1-18-02-57.mp3
(It's 38MB)

The BigAndroidBBQ team is working on streaming sessions, but they haven't posted them yet. When they do, you'll be able to see Cinco talk.

(If any of the STS employees want to upload the power point presentation, that might be useful too.)

Key topics:
1. New PL Expansion called "Humania" is coming
2. New SL Expansion/City(?) called "The Shipyard" is coming
3. New Game announced: "Dark Legends" (Horror genre. May be a MMO, but I wasn't 100% certain). Beta ETA is December, but it may push out. The team is taking their time with it.
4. STS games will be made playable in the Chrome web browser.

While I was there, I was able to watch a few STS guys play as the Android Chefs. They both were in the same instance, and they were fighting. "You brought tongs to a fork fight!"

**Samhayne** · 10-02-2011, 08:06 AM

www.DarkLegends.com

**Ellyidol** · 10-02-2011, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by Samhayne

www.DarkLegends.com

Wow you guys are quick! Already a new game..

**IBNobody** · 10-02-2011, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by Ellyidol

Wow you guys are quick! Already a new game..

Apparently, the cash infusion they got from selling Platinum on Android let them expand their development teams.

**Ellyidol** · 10-02-2011, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by IBNobody

Apparently, the cash infusion they got from selling Platinum on Android let them expand their development teams.

Thank you, Droid users

**Redbridge** · 10-02-2011, 08:44 AM

Cheers for the update... Very jealous, wish I could have made it.

**Draco Mikato** · 10-02-2011, 09:00 AM

I think I know exactly what Dark Legends is.

**CanonicalKoi** · 10-02-2011, 09:09 AM

*bows deeply in gratitude to IBN for the update. And then pokes him with a BBQ fork out of jealousy* Oops! Sorry, slipped.

**DJMdivine** · 10-02-2011, 09:19 AM

Humania wont be out anytime soon will it? So others will have a chance to grind out to 61?

**Ellyidol** · 10-02-2011, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by DJMdivine

Humania wont be out anytime soon will it? So others will have a chance to grind out to 61?

It's probably way way off. Mt. Fang is scheduled to come out first, but even that may take it's time still. So the grind to 61 is still very much available and doable

**Silentarrow** · 10-02-2011, 09:33 AM

I hope DarkLegends is an open world MMO!

**Barrington** · 10-02-2011, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by IBNobody

Here is the audio recording I made during the STS session yesterday.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wqxdv9...1-18-02-57.mp3
(It's 38MB)

The BigAndroidBBQ team is working on streaming sessions, but they haven't posted them yet. When they do, you'll be able to see Cinco talk.

(If any of the STS employees want to upload the power point presentation, that might be useful too.)

Key topics:
1. New PL Expansion called "Humania" is coming
2. New SL Expansion/City(?) called "The Shipyard" is coming
3. New Game announced: "Dark Legends" (Horror genre. May be a MMO, but I wasn't 100% certain). Beta ETA is December, but it may push out. The team is taking their time with it.
4. STS games will be made playable in the Chrome web browser.

While I was there, I was able to watch a few STS guys play as the Android Chefs. They both were in the same instance, and they were fighting. "You brought tongs to a fork fight!"

another reason why chrome is the best web browser

**IBNobody** · 10-02-2011, 09:39 AM

Other key concepts at the event:

"STS learned many lessons from PL and applied them to SL"

There is no melee SL because melee in PL was off balance compared to ranged. Before they can add it in, they need to come up with a better risk/reward model.

The PvP elements in PL need refined before they add them to SL.

**Cabero** · 10-02-2011, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by Barrington

another reason why chrome is the best web browser

Only browser I use

**Ellyidol** · 10-02-2011, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by IBNobody

Other key concepts at the event:

"STS learned many lessons from PL and applied them to SL"

There is no melee SL because melee in PL was off balance compared to ranged. Before they can add it in, they need to come up with a better risk/reward model.

The PvP elements in PL need refined before they add them to SL.

Thank you so much for this, clears up a lot of thoughts! I'm really excited for what's to come in SL. More so for the future DL

**Draco Mikato** · 10-02-2011, 10:45 AM

Spacetime isn't content with just this pair of MMOs; it has announced that it has at least two more in the works, with one of those slated for release later this year. "We're looking at something with a darker theme, like Dark Legends with vampires or something like that," Blanco said. "And then these guys have been wanting to do a Western theme for a while. Something dirty and dusty."

Right up my block...

Source: http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06...nds-franchise/

**nazgulking** · 10-02-2011, 02:58 PM

I'm hearing the audio file. Humania campaign will take place on an island, will this mean we will have that so long awated beach settings? Or maybe the Volcano one.
I am a bit curios about dark legends

Listening in progress...

**octavos** · 10-02-2011, 03:26 PM

As more details are released, can we reserve names, guilds, ect...is it mobile also, hummmm. So many questions so little time lol. I lov the name dark legends. I want to be a stylish ghost

**Silentarrow** · 10-02-2011, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by octavos

As more details are released, can we reserve names, guilds, ect...is it mobile also, hummmm. So many questions so little time lol. I lov the name dark legends. I want to be a stylish ghost

Have they said if it will be the same format as PL/SL?

**Barrington** · 10-02-2011, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by octavos

As more details are released, can we reserve names, guilds, ect...is it mobile also, hummmm. So many questions so little time lol. I lov the name dark legends. I want to be a stylish ghost

dibs on Soldiers Of Misfortune