Fourth Expansion?

Tcby · Post by **Tcby** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:37 pm

From the spacesector interview: "There’s several things about Distant Worlds that we regularly get feedback on. One is the pricing...We want at some point to do sort of a wrapped up release, that will combine all those together, and make both price and some other aspects of the game, like performance and other UI improvements, more accessible to the main stream audience, rather than the more hardcore strategy game audience."

Osito · Post by **Osito** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:59 pm

ORIGINAL: Timotheus

Just wait a moment.

A fourth expansion would make this the most expensive computer game on the market, seeing as fixes, repairs and patches which are necessary to play the game (and changes to the UI which were crucial) came in expansions DLC.

Milk it, but not that much, folks.

I adore this game, but, say, $100 not-sale price with all expansions for a computer game would be pushing it.

[:-]

I think it depends on their perception of the sales market. If they're primarily selling to people who have already bought up to 'Shadows', and they think there's a business case for selling those people another 'expansion', then why not go for it?. If they're trying to sell people the whole 'package' it'll be much harder, especially when the first game was released 3-4 years ago. So I can certainly see there may be a case for releasing another expansion. I'd buy it, but then I go around wearing a small piece of plastic with a vacuum operated end bit attached to my forehead. (Only kidding 'Matrix guys'.)

Timotheus · Post by **Timotheus** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:51 am

Osi... are YOU... The One? [&o]

Well, it is an interesting pricing and marketing strategy. Relying on word of mouth of converts on internet forums (like me!) - the true believers, but pricing the game so steeply so that a typical Joe Schmoe won't get this.

The price really is steep and a barrier to entry. But, it is a niche game, and friends of mine who play with plastic miniature soldiers pay upwards of $500 or more for their hobby, so it may work.

Either way, interesting game and interesting business model.

DevildogFF · Post by **DevildogFF** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:54 pm

Day five: Losing hope. I'm worried that my pleas fall on deaf ears. Or absent ears. Or not even ears at all.

Will start a new game as a pirate faction and do really mean things in response.

DevildogFF · Post by **DevildogFF** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:53 pm

Day six: What the hell...guess everyone is hard at work on expansion, too busy top answer my frequent inquiries. Will probably quit current game in protest. Probably for the better, as the damn Celaphs have me by the throat. YOU MADE ME DO IT, ERIK AND ELLIOT!

Icemania · Post by **Icemania** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:31 am

Maybe they really are considering Distant Worlds 2. Another expansion is hardly going to compete with Galactic Civilisations 3. While a good chunk of us would buy both, this would have to have an impact on expected sales.

What's going on anyway DevildogFF ... playing more Distant Worlds than Stardrive eh? [;)]

DevildogFF · Post by **DevildogFF** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:19 pm

ORIGINAL: Icemania

What's going on anyway DevildogFF ... playing more Distant Worlds than Stardrive eh? [;)]

Well, it does have more legs than the latter....soooo yeah. I am. In all honesty, I've probably put 3 times as many hours in to DW than SD.

A combination of the two would rock my world, though.

Deathball · Post by **Deathball** » Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:44 pm

ORIGINAL: Icemania

Maybe they really are considering Distant Worlds 2. Another expansion is hardly going to compete with Galactic Civilisations 3. While a good chunk of us would buy both, this would have to have an impact on expected sales.

What's going on anyway DevildogFF ... playing more Distant Worlds than Stardrive eh? [;)]

They already said DW2 would come after the next expansion and since they already recruited beta testers for Universe I highly doubt they'll just scrap it for no good reason.

DevildogFF · Post by **DevildogFF** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:03 pm

Hmmm....

Okay. I give up. I guess I'm the only one who really wants to know more.

Erik Rutins · Post by **Erik Rutins** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:09 pm

Never give up, never surrender! Currently scheduled for late Q1 2014. [8D]

DevildogFF · Post by **DevildogFF** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:53 pm

BUT I WANT SPOILERS! (see? not giving up! [:D] )

buncheesy · Post by **buncheesy** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:13 pm

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Never give up, never surrender! Currently scheduled for late Q1 2014. [8D]

Haha - this forum has been very entertaining over breakfast! second chuckle of the morning!!

hewwo · Post by **hewwo** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:56 pm

Hehe, yeah this is my favourite thread of the moment. Give me my spoilers!

DevildogFF · Post by **DevildogFF** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:44 pm

Also, do you think you'll be at HistoriCon again this year? I live in Fredericksburg and would love to go/meet you guys.

So, you need to give me spoilers AND go to HistoriCon.

Make it so.

Lecivius · Post by **Lecivius** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:08 pm

You guys want spoilers?

Spoiler Alert!

It will be a 4X space game!

Ok, we can all go back to breathing [:D]

<edit because my keyboard sucketh>

CyclopsSlayer · Post by **CyclopsSlayer** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:58 pm

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

You huys want spoilers?

Spoiler Alert!

It will be a 4X space game!

Ok, we can all go back to breathing [:D]

Damn you! Now you've gone and spoiled the suspense!! [;)][:D]

ASHBERY76 · Post by **ASHBERY76** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:39 pm

My understanding is this expansion is just mod based and has no new features so why the top secret silence makes little sence? People who actually mod would like to prepare and maybe have some txt files in advance.

CyclopsSlayer · Post by **CyclopsSlayer** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:10 pm

Wasn't it supposedly about opening more resources to Modders? If some of the now 'fixed' options can become mod-able then we could start seeing really incredible play extension.
More Govt types, new Wonders, variable tech trees, all could maybe become commonplace.

Deathball · Post by **Deathball** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:56 am

I'm just hoping for extensive component modding possibilities as I already have big plans for a complete overhaul, though its probably gonna fall short of my expectations. I want to introduce different size components like Titan Beam XL and Heavy Armor XL so that there's a choice between mounting big guns that can punch through capital grade armor or lots of small guns to deal with frigate swarms or some such. I'd love to tinker with the ship AI as well though I'm pretty sure thats not gonna happen. I also paused work on my "optimized designs for everything" mod that I was working on previously in anticipation of the new expansion. I'm curious what other pipe dreams the modders on here have come up with. But whatever the new modding capabilities are gonna be in the end there's bound to be a plethora of great new mods so I am eagerly awaiting March/April.

Icemania · Post by **Icemania** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:07 am

Good 2014 preview article here from Adam over at Space Sector with a mention of the Distant Worlds expansion (and this thread)

A List of Space/Sci-Fi/Fantasy Games You Can’t Miss in 2014

Hey Erik, if your goal is to release as little information as practically possible as compared to your competitors, you deserve a bonus!

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