Author Topic: Fox offers "well wishes" to Firefly Universe Online (Read 8292 times)

dwturducken · « **on:** January 04, 2013, 09:12:11 PM »

http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/01/04/firefly-universe-online-reactivates-with-foxs-blessing/

We should keep an eye on this to see how they fair. It could serve as a model or a warning for any of our various efforts.

Electric-Knight · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2013, 09:28:08 PM »

Interesting... But I have to say...

FU Online... lol...

Victoria Victrix · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2013, 03:18:49 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RVZvUJDTUE

Good for them. I'd love to see it.

houtex · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2013, 05:48:38 AM »

Quote from: Victoria Victrix on January 05, 2013, 03:18:49 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RVZvUJDTUE

Good for them. I'd love to see it.

I tried to dance like this once. The ladies, they cowered in fear, and had some big burly dude kind of 'suggest' I should leave and not come back.

/You girls are hard to figure out.

TonyV · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2013, 07:29:08 AM »

Shiny!

Everfreefire · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2013, 12:32:06 PM »

Quote from: TonyV on January 05, 2013, 07:29:08 AM

Shiny!

There's really no other response to this.

Lucretia MacEvil · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2013, 05:41:12 PM »

About gorram time, too.

dwturducken · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2013, 06:10:03 PM »

So, since Chinese language and culture informed so much of the show, and we can assume a similar esthetic, here, do you suppose it'll be popular in Asia? Of course, I'm barely half serious, but I do remember reading that the show was popular with Chinese speakers, especially for the Bilingual Bonus.

Electric-Knight · « **Reply #8 on:** January 05, 2013, 08:19:33 PM »

Quote from: dwturducken on January 05, 2013, 06:10:03 PM

... but I do remember reading that the show was popular with Chinese speakers, especially for the Bilingual Bonus.

Heh, it would have been cool if, for dubbed versions in China, they had also dubbed the original Mandarin comments with English instead.

Although, they very possibly may not have gotten away with that so well, as there's a bigger chance of those English words being understood there.

Golden Girl · « **Reply #9 on:** January 05, 2013, 10:40:55 PM »

In other woirds, Fox regards it as a worthless IP.

Victoria Victrix · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2013, 01:42:28 AM »

Quote from: Golden Girl on January 05, 2013, 10:40:55 PM

In other woirds, Fox regards it as a worthless IP.

Which just proves how "good" those Fox execs are.

JWBullfrog · « **Reply #11 on:** January 06, 2013, 01:49:02 AM »

Quote from: Golden Girl on January 05, 2013, 10:40:55 PM

In other woirds, Fox regards it as a worthless IP.

and we all know just how wrong Fox has been about Firefly in the past. I would like to see this game get off the ground. Mainly because I'd like to play as an Alliance character.

Lucretia MacEvil · « **Reply #12 on:** January 06, 2013, 03:01:56 AM »

So, first Asheron's Call 2 got revived, and now Firefly Universe Online is coming back.

Is this the start of a trend?

(please?)

Samuel Tow · « **Reply #13 on:** January 06, 2013, 03:24:52 AM »

Quote from: Electric-Knight on January 04, 2013, 09:28:08 PM

FU Online... lol...

I did not catch that! Ha!

Just goes to show MMOs need to be a bit more creative than to simply append "universe" and/or "online" to the end of an established franchise. Why can't more game titles follow the naming trend of You Are Empty?

Victoria Victrix · « **Reply #14 on:** January 06, 2013, 03:56:43 AM »

Quote from: Samuel Tow on January 06, 2013, 03:24:52 AM

I did not catch that! Ha! Just goes to show MMOs need to be a bit more creative than to simply append "universe" and/or "online" to the end of an established franchise. Why can't more game titles follow the naming trend of You Are Empty?

Or maybe it is deliberate; a big old...flying finger...to Fox.

Profit · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2013, 04:02:53 AM »

Watching this with antici........ pation.

corvus1970 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 06, 2013, 06:15:34 PM »

This could get interesting if nothing else. But hey, I aim to misbehave

mikoroshi · « **Reply #17 on:** January 06, 2013, 10:09:12 PM »

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but Kotaku outed this as a fake created by the "Yes Men" comedy troupe.

Sorry.

dwturducken · « **Reply #18 on:** January 07, 2013, 01:01:59 AM »

Well, bugger.

JWBullfrog · « **Reply #19 on:** January 07, 2013, 01:03:58 AM »

I'd still like to see it. Somebody make that happen. I have commanded it, so shall it be done.

Aggelakis · « **Reply #20 on:** January 07, 2013, 01:12:05 AM »

It's been pushed from "

" range into "

" range. Read the last couple posts by FUO on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FireflyUniverseOnline

It may, in fact, be real.

dwturducken · « **Reply #21 on:** January 07, 2013, 10:22:35 PM »

I hadn't heard of these The Yes Men. I, for one, have added "firefly universe online" to my Google News feed, as classes start back up next week, taking the bulk of my time for active searching away from me. I will be doing some digging into these The Yes Men, though.

therain93 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 08, 2013, 12:20:46 AM »

I'm skeptical of a firefly game. For me at least, the cast and writing made it so special, not really the universe so much. Never the less, I hope it turns out well.

houtex · « **Reply #23 on:** January 08, 2013, 03:22:00 AM »

I expect that much like CoH, if there gets to be a 'town' for Browncoats to be in, they'll be in it, if only just to hang out and talk about Firefly. With their 'no really, I would look like this if it were real!' avatars.

/I'd be a lot like Wash, I imagine.

Septipheran · « **Reply #24 on:** January 08, 2013, 06:57:34 AM »

Moral of the story: Be nicer to Fox.

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Author Topic: Fox offers "well wishes" to Firefly Universe Online (Read 8292 times)

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