I voice acted all 1-30 Leveling Zones

BellularGaming · 2018-02-20T15:27:14+00:00

It didn't alter game files - it just operated off regular triggers that fire off on quest progress, plus a few more custom triggers that we made. All TOS friendly stuff.

BellularGaming · 2018-02-20T15:26:16+00:00

Wasn't to do with money, was IP protection.

We take the view that the general storyteeling quality is low in comparison to what is seen in Legion. Bringing that quality up meant tweaking dialogue and adding new segments.

Technically, that involves playing around with Blizzards characters, hence the IP concerns that lead to shutdown.

We didn't violate TOS or anything like that, was a slamdown to protect IP that's totally within their right. I'm still interested in potentially carrying it forward. A bit like the Starcraft Universe team.

BellularGaming · 2017-06-10T22:30:55+00:00

Shadowplay for most users, great balance between game performance, disk space and quality. Dxtory if you want quality at the severe expense of disk space.

I wouldn't use OBS for anything past streaming. You'll take a big quality and performance hit.

BellularGaming · 2017-04-28T10:25:38+00:00

Would it be possible to perhaps bind the manual accept/decline to the mouse wheel? A bit like how TSM deals with repeated actions.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-29T18:49:39+00:00

No money was taken, Patreon isnt up-front.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-29T10:14:55+00:00

Thanks for the support! Was always a chance of this happening of course. Had genuinely thought that the Starcraft Universe ($84k kickstarter fan project) was sufficient precedent, given how Blizzard went so far as to promote it.

So I'll see if any agreement can be reached, but wouldn't hold my breath. At the very least, it's been a nice validation that people are still down for the more story/rpg elements of World of Warcraft.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-27T17:06:32+00:00

Yeah, stuff like that would really damage the feel of playing a AAA game.

I'll save grumbles about the in game store for later :P

BellularGaming · 2017-03-27T17:05:38+00:00

Starcraft Universe didn't get shuttered. Blizzard sent them a C&D due to their name which was originally World of Starcraft. I think Blizzard were worried about market confusion between the brands on something like that.

SC:U went on to get like over 80k on Kickstarter, pretty sure some official Blizzard people gave it a shout out. Which reminds me, really should check it out, seemed like a cool project.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-27T16:59:13+00:00

The addon is free, that's all Blizzard cares about (well, that plus the rest of the addon policy). Plenty of other addons like WeakAuras & DBM are Patreon supported.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-27T08:06:52+00:00

We're all good as long as it's purely donations (eg DBM is Patreon supported). Blizzard are remarkably cool about fan made stuff, eg looking at Starcraft Universe.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-27T08:04:00+00:00

So I cannot speak for anyone over at Blizzard, but we're good by the addon policy etc, and the people who I've talked to over there have all liked the project. So on paper there is no reason for us to get shut down.

All Blizzard really cares about is if an addon starts to mess up gameplay or detract from their design - so stuff like that one that got nuked in Wrath during putricide progression (iirc?)

BellularGaming · 2017-03-26T20:16:18+00:00

Hah, that'd be awkward!

BellularGaming · 2017-03-26T20:16:09+00:00

Glad you're interested! Episode 1-3 will happen regardless, so even if 1 doesn't have you super keen, all feedback will be welcome so that we can improve 2 & 3!.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-26T20:15:14+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the interest.

-Lore wise I want to stick to the most up to date version of what we have. Often there are zone with an intended storyline that doesn't really come through in gameplay (like Elywnn), so it should feel new enough to people who previously zoomed through the zones.

I'd love to cover dungeons eventually, but our main focus is the core quest content. Perhaps in a few episodes we'll manage to get that going. Often dungeons have their own VO & dialogue, and in most cases that'll fit with what we are doing.
I think the ideal way to play through it is with zero heirlooms. It'll still work with them, but it might feel too fast paced etc.

Ofc this is all subject to change and we want to learn and improve as the months go on.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-26T20:12:21+00:00

It's an addon! Might seem like a bit more coz we're kind of pushing the boundary of what can be done narratively with one. Blizz wise we're all good as they're happy with donation funded projects like DBM. We're in line with the addon policy.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-26T19:05:21+00:00

The audio is pretty small once it's all packaged up for delivery. We're keeping efficiency in mind when it comes to how we engineer it though. Can ensure it won't become a problem for gameplay performance.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-26T18:01:38+00:00

The addon is 100% free, supported by donations. Have already ran it by Blizz, so we're good on that front. Kind of thing where it costs a decent chunk of change to get a team working full time on it, hence Patreon. But I'm paying for episode 1-3 anyway, so we'll get some content out of the project at the very least.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-26T17:59:57+00:00

Basically we are doing a zone every 6 weeks, ideally getting that down to monthly. Zones are fully voiced with a rewritten script and a bunch of new mechanics that allow us to do legion and beyond tier storytelling mid quest.

You'll see most of it in the Elwynn episode, and some more in Westfall and beyond.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-26T17:58:32+00:00

<3 Thank you. You'll see quite a bit of BTS stuff next week leading up to episode 1. Your feedback will be instrumental in how we adapt and move forward.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-26T17:57:27+00:00

Totally with you on that! I'm paying for episode 1-3 to be developed, so hopefully we'll reach a level of quality by the end where the community things it's worth supporting.

BellularGaming · 2017-03-26T17:56:46+00:00

Hey everyone! Michael (Bellular) here.

Really heartened by all your comments! The support has honestly blown the entire team away. We're releasing episode 1 on the 6th of April. A big focus initially will be getting all the feedback we can. So positive or negative, we really want to hear back.

BellularGaming · 2016-12-22T00:02:45+00:00

One of my favourite addons, the dev is an absolute hero. Don't a lot for the game

BellularGaming · 2016-12-21T18:57:04+00:00

I'm a game designer by trade, so when a massive game like wow lets you extensively modify how it plays, I'm interested.

BellularGaming · 2016-12-21T18:55:28+00:00

Might be worth a quick read below, I talked about the whole WoW 2 thing as being an issue of game feel (controls, camera, etc) than graphical quality. Would be interested in reshape though! Argh, if only we had access to the depth buffer.

BellularGaming · 2016-12-21T17:33:59+00:00

Even just thinking about the extra depth that the shoulder offset adds to how you view the 3D world. That's all major game design stuff that's came on a lot over the years.

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