Fury set to make a comeback with FuryLeague
Filed under: Fantasy, Bugs, Game mechanics, Interviews, PvP, News items
Fury, the maligned combat MMO by Auran Games, has had a pretty rough history. Despite the critical drubbing, the low player numbers, and the loss of a huge portion of its development crew, Auran has managed to stay together with a skeleton crew, working on the problems that made Fury such a target for ridicule.Well, according to an interview with CEO Tony Hilliam, conducted by australiangamer.com, they've made significant changes to the title and renamed it FuryLeague, which will focus more on the competitive aspects, and less on the MMO features. Additionally, there is the prospect of winning game gold that can be converted to real money, which, because the game is skill-based instead of luck-based, means that it's not gambling and is therefore legal.
The full interview is available, and the Qualifying Season has already begun. Admit it: you're just as curious as we are. Give it a spin and let us know what you think!
[Via Kotaku]






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5-07-2008 @ 7:20PM
stuffitmx said...
I'm sorry, but since when had Fury been focusing on other MMO features?
[sarcasm]
"Ok guys, our game is 99% PvP, but apparently we didn't have enough features to keep people interested... what should we do?"
"Oh! Why don't we focus EVEN MORE on PvP, and EVEN LESS on everything else!"
"Now you're talking! They'll eat this stuff right up, they will!"
[/sarcasm]
Now, I respect these people for trying so hard, but this concept is rather dead. An MMO cannot have exclusively PvP. Cutting out 75% of an MMO's content, and removing all semblance of a persistent world... you're not giving the players anything to replace that!
It's just a glorified chat room where you can *shudder* duel.
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5-07-2008 @ 9:59PM
Tateru Nino said...
Seriously, I'm not sure I could go near this after their "Loser!" promotion.
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