I need your opinion on a game I am making (629 hits)
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Submitted by RagnarokPrime (View user info) at 2004-05-11 15:01:06 EDT
All I want form you here on Uber is your opinion on a game me and my friends are making. Please keep comments limited to that and only that.
I (for some odd reason) value all your opinions here on Uber. If I didn't then I would not be asking for it now.
Anyways, about a year ago my friends and I were bored and had nothing to do so we decided to make up a game. Not a stupid get drunken game, but a real tangible game. So we looked into it a little and decided that we don't know enough about programming to program a game. So we looked into other options. After a long time (5 min) we decided that a card game would be the best option. That seemed like a good idea considering the hit Magic and that Yu-Gi-Oh, or what ever that is called, have become.
After we figured out we were to make a card game, we had to find out what it is to be about. So we decided after a while (another 5 min) that it would be on Hacky sack.
For about 1 year now I have been making the game rules and all that stuff. So my question is this,
Do you think it is worth the time and effort to actually make this game, publish, produce and sell it? Or should I just stop now?
Please stick to the topic, thats all I ask.
Thanks.
User Reviews
Submitted by funk_boy (user info) at 2004-05-12 10:02:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
And what do you think of my game?
er.
Submitted by kireisarah (user info) at 2004-05-12 09:44:24 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
While this is the stupidest thing I've ever heard in my life, Random Joe's comments are making me keel over twitching in a bloody bloody mess of joy. I love you, Random Joe, whoever you are.
Submitted by Tim <tim.at.timsellsmacomb.com> at 2004-05-12 00:26:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Considering Hacky Sack is for stoners and losers those rules are way too long for someone who has been smokin the hippie lettuce to figure out....Why don't you and you boy's just creat a hacky sack bong instead of a game?
Submitted by Socially_Distorted (user info) at 2004-05-12 00:07:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I'm doing this for a subject at school, but it hasnt taken me a year to finish it.
obviously if its taken you this long to get where you are, then you're not fully commited in seeing it through anyway.
"Don't Bother (-2)"
Submitted by CunningVision (user info) at 2004-05-12 00:03:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Sorry about that. My "Respond To Shitty Post" button stuck.
Submitted by RagnarokPrime (user info) at 2004-05-12 00:03:32 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I forgot to mention this but the game isnt just playable one way. There are "sub games" that it can be modded for. Its ment to be versitile. Not only one way playable. There is a mod for the game "KILL" or you acually hit people with the sack. Based of the real game.
Submitted by CunningVision (user info) at 2004-05-12 00:02:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Are you serious?
Submitted by CunningVision (user info) at 2004-05-12 00:02:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Are you serious?
Submitted by CunningVision (user info) at 2004-05-12 00:02:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Are you serious?
Submitted by RagnarokPrime (user info) at 2004-05-11 23:59:53 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I didnt make rule 8
Some one made it up.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-05-11 21:46:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
what was rule #8?
8. Never get laid
shouldnt be too hard to follow that one.
did you put this in there intentionally?
cuz it sure sounds like you're abiding by it. dude, if you even end up talking about that game, you'll never get laid. ever.
Submitted by Method (user info) at 2004-05-11 21:34:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I have a belly button.
Submitted by Yams (user info) at 2004-05-11 21:29:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
Magic is popular because it's fun. I can't say the same about a card game about a...hacky sack? That's not going to fly. If you really want my advice, stop development now. Go into something else like...Oh, I don't know...waiting tables? It'd be much easier and less painful for all of us. Thanks.
Submitted by tshia (user info) at 2004-05-11 21:11:58 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I'm sorry, did you say card game about hacky sack?
Submitted by sixmilliondots at 2004-05-11 20:41:25 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 for random joe!
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-05-11 20:17:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
You're doing everything right, indulging your partner in his fetish. You're not laughing in his face, thereby causing him to regret trusting you with this sensitive info. So good for you. And rest assured: the sight of your boyfriend in diapers will stop inducing internal giggles once you get used to it, once it's just another part of your sex life and not some new thrilling freaky indulgence. People can get used to anything...even the sight of a grown man with a boner in a diaper.
Submitted by Quartermain (user info) at 2004-05-11 20:12:48 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
First of all, this is a bad idea. Bad bad bad. Bad in conception, bad in planning, bad in execution. It takes the very concept of 'bad' and elevates it to whole new universes of badness. This idea does for ideas what the Jonestown Kool-Aid did for kids drinks.
Secondly, you should know that constant whiny repetitions of 'stay on the topic, guys,' c'mon guys, only comment on the topic' would bring out all the smartasses.
Submitted by DraconianKing (user info) at 2004-05-11 18:11:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Suckage!
Submitted by RagnarokPrime (user info) at 2004-05-11 18:04:45 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Thanks for your input.
Submitted by jwlmar10 (user info) at 2004-05-11 17:13:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
A card game about hacky sack?! I'm going to have to go ahead and chalk that one up as the stupidest idea I have ever heard.
Can you seriously picture anyone playing this game? Imagine it. The nerdiest of nerds play games like Magic and Pokemon, but these games at least have weird pictures and crap. There don't exist nerds that are nerdy enough to play a game about a beanbag that a circle of people kick around. JUST IMAGINE THIS! "I will play my Hacky Luck card which causes you to be hit by the bean bag losing some mana!!! Haha I win! This game rules!!!"
Submitted by Rixes (user info) at 2004-05-11 16:50:27 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
Needs more cowbell.
Submitted by reallybored (user info) at 2004-05-11 16:24:29 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I'm glad to see you're still sucking at posting.
Submitted by DamienX (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:50:53 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Better yet, you don't even need to make the game. Just make t-shirts, stickers and window decals for cars, and people will buy those because everyone else has them, and they don't wanna feel left out. Why bother designing a product when you can just market it?
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-05-11 15:41:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Lack of reading comprehension is a sure sign of a developmental disability. If you find that it takes 3 hours to read the comics as you suggest, then maybe it is time to deal with this issue. Other warning signs include an overabundance of saliva, a penchant for riding short buses, and an inability to refrain from picking ones' nose in public. Laughing in the manner of a ree-ree is a surefire test of mental incapacity.
Submitted by Envenom (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:35:29 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Well, it looks like you put some thought into it. I take back what I said before. The idea doesn't really matter, it's all about marketing. (My cop out since reading all that is giving me a headache) If you can find a way to market this or any other product successfully, then it's a good idea. Bottom line.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-05-11 15:33:48 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Always remember that if you have a Latino friend, make sure to have enough salsa when he or she is over. Lack of salsa was the number one reason given in Latino-Caucasian homicide in 1999.
Submitted by TripinDayZ420 (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:31:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Here ya go. A part of the rule book.
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1. For you Yu-GI-Oh or Magic players this game is played like that, except when the hack is in play. Now the goal of the game is to eliminate the opposing peoples HP. When a persons HP is 0 he is out of the game. When it is it's your chance to play what Trick and Luck cards you want. At this time any one may play those cards. It is during this time when who gets the hack and who doesn't. And who gets hit or doesn't. Hopefully your cards are good so you don't get hit, or you get the hack and pick a target. To find out who gets the hack first we will need to know where it is. Let's say Jacob has the hack and hits it for the last time. Now the only people who can get the hack, without using a special card or ability like Robbie's who allows him to move across the circle with no reduction (but for this example he hasn't used that ability yet), are those around him, depending on CH %. Now let's say I am standing directly to the left of Jacob and Robbie is next to me. In order for Robbie to get the hack he first needs to get past me. Robbie has a CH % of 75 while mine is 50. So we subtract Robbie's CH % form mine. Since his is higher then mine he gets past me. Now he has 25% left. He has to use that to try to get the hack. But whoever gets the last hit on the hack and has the skill lvl to control the hack gets a bonus of 20%. That boost Jacobs CH % form 5% to 25%. Since Jacob has control over the hack he gets it even though Robbie has a CH % of 25 as well. But since I am standing next to Jacob as well I can also try to get it. Since there is no one between Jacob and me my CH % is not lowered. My CH % is 50 and Jacobs is now 25 so I would get the hack because I have a higher CH % then Jacob. But let's say Robbie has to go through more then just me to get to Jacob. Between Robbie and Jacob there is Irby and I. So Robbie must try to get past Irby and I to get to Jacob. If his CH % ever reaches 0 (it will in this case) then he can't get to Jacob to try to get the hack. This goes for more then 1 or 2 people as well. Now there is a chance that some one will hit the hack for the last time and will not have it under control. To see if that happens the person who hit the sack for the last time compares his skill lvl to that on the card. If his skill lvl is less then the one on the card then the hack can be grabbed by anyone in the circle depending on chance. You may also aim the last hit at some one. The point of doing that could be to make sure some one does not get it. If you aim the last hit at some one the person you hit it at will get a boost of 50% CH. So some one could have a 100% CH skill meaning they get unless some one plays a luck card.
2. Since in the game some people choose not to go for the hack, you can "run". What that will do is allow you to forfeit your chance of getting the hack to boost your defense by 10% of current value.
3. When a person gets hit by the hack they get HP taken away form them that equals the attacker's power - your defense. Here is an example: If Phil gets the hack and hits Robbie then you need to find out how much HP is taken. Since Robbie has a defense of 60 and Phil has an attack of 60 no HP is taken. Now if I (Simon) get the hack and hit Robbie 640 HP is taken away since my attack is 700 and his defense is 60. Now if your defense is higher then the attackers attack the defender will still get a letter, which means Robbie gets a letter. First a "K" then an "I" then "L" and another "L". When you get KILL then you're "on the wall". That's when wall rules apply.
4. You will be out of the game when your HP is depleted. Just because you got KILL it doesn't mean that you have lost the game. It is when your entire HP is gone.
*There will be rules for different game types that when you get KILL your out.*
5. When some one has hit the hack for the last time and has been thrown, whether it hits some one or not, the round is over.
6. During a game you can have a chance to "catch" the hack. For this to work your skill lvl will need to be the same or higher then the person attacking you. Then you have only a 25% chance to "catch" the hack. This will allow you to take no letter but you will take damage (unless a card specifies otherwise). The letter will also be transferred to the attacker.
7. Any card text will over rule this packet. FOLLOW THE CARD TEXT!
8. Never get laid
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rule book 2: the amendment
coming soon to a shitty post near you
goddamn im on fire today
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-05-11 15:30:42 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Take the pink ticket to the fifth door on the right
THE FIFTH DOOR...
Ask for Knuckles Magirk
The secret code is GO BEARS WOO!!!
Make sure you yell it, and emphasize the exlamation marks..
Knuckles has a keen ear and he'll box yours if you don't say it right.
Remember...
GO BEARS WOO!!!
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-05-11 15:30:36 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
It seems you've bitten off more than you can chew, so to speak. Perhaps your parents would be willing to talk a professional about your emotional scars. Owning pets is supposed to be a wonderful childhood memory, and not something to have nightmares about for the duration of your adulthood. Was the llama particularly large, or is this possibly an exaggeration over the course of time since the "incident"?
Submitted by TripinDayZ420 (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:29:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by Envenom (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:18:22 (#)
Ranking: -2
How can I tell you if it's worth it without knowing anything about the game?
I have an idea, do you think it's good? No, I'm not telling you what it is.
WTF???
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and furthermore... this was funny.
thank you.
Submitted by TripinDayZ420 (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:28:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
i think you should make the game. man that would be awesome. to actually get to play a card game about hacky sack? i cannot tell you how many times my friends and i would sit around the lake, bitching about how bored we were, and oh if only some kind of Hasbro Hero would come along and make a game thats like magic, only about hacky sack! i am now going to log onto my aol instant messenger and broadcast to my buddy groups that i am starting a webpage in your honor on geocities.
www.douchbag.com
Submitted by digsy (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:25:07 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Random Joe's comments are priceless, 1 for that alone!
Submitted by RagnarokPrime (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:23:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Here ya go. A part of the rule book.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. For you Yu-GI-Oh or Magic players this game is played like that, except when the hack is in play. Now the goal of the game is to eliminate the opposing peoples HP. When a persons HP is 0 he is out of the game. When it is it's your chance to play what Trick and Luck cards you want. At this time any one may play those cards. It is during this time when who gets the hack and who doesn't. And who gets hit or doesn't. Hopefully your cards are good so you don't get hit, or you get the hack and pick a target. To find out who gets the hack first we will need to know where it is. Let's say Jacob has the hack and hits it for the last time. Now the only people who can get the hack, without using a special card or ability like Robbie's who allows him to move across the circle with no reduction (but for this example he hasn't used that ability yet), are those around him, depending on CH %. Now let's say I am standing directly to the left of Jacob and Robbie is next to me. In order for Robbie to get the hack he first needs to get past me. Robbie has a CH % of 75 while mine is 50. So we subtract Robbie's CH % form mine. Since his is higher then mine he gets past me. Now he has 25% left. He has to use that to try to get the hack. But whoever gets the last hit on the hack and has the skill lvl to control the hack gets a bonus of 20%. That boost Jacobs CH % form 5% to 25%. Since Jacob has control over the hack he gets it even though Robbie has a CH % of 25 as well. But since I am standing next to Jacob as well I can also try to get it. Since there is no one between Jacob and me my CH % is not lowered. My CH % is 50 and Jacobs is now 25 so I would get the hack because I have a higher CH % then Jacob. But let's say Robbie has to go through more then just me to get to Jacob. Between Robbie and Jacob there is Irby and I. So Robbie must try to get past Irby and I to get to Jacob. If his CH % ever reaches 0 (it will in this case) then he can't get to Jacob to try to get the hack. This goes for more then 1 or 2 people as well. Now there is a chance that some one will hit the hack for the last time and will not have it under control. To see if that happens the person who hit the sack for the last time compares his skill lvl to that on the card. If his skill lvl is less then the one on the card then the hack can be grabbed by anyone in the circle depending on chance. You may also aim the last hit at some one. The point of doing that could be to make sure some one does not get it. If you aim the last hit at some one the person you hit it at will get a boost of 50% CH. So some one could have a 100% CH skill meaning they get unless some one plays a luck card.
2. Since in the game some people choose not to go for the hack, you can "run". What that will do is allow you to forfeit your chance of getting the hack to boost your defense by 10% of current value.
3. When a person gets hit by the hack they get HP taken away form them that equals the attacker's power - your defense. Here is an example: If Phil gets the hack and hits Robbie then you need to find out how much HP is taken. Since Robbie has a defense of 60 and Phil has an attack of 60 no HP is taken. Now if I (Simon) get the hack and hit Robbie 640 HP is taken away since my attack is 700 and his defense is 60. Now if your defense is higher then the attackers attack the defender will still get a letter, which means Robbie gets a letter. First a "K" then an "I" then "L" and another "L". When you get KILL then you're "on the wall". That's when wall rules apply.
4. You will be out of the game when your HP is depleted. Just because you got KILL it doesn't mean that you have lost the game. It is when your entire HP is gone.
*There will be rules for different game types that when you get KILL your out.*
5. When some one has hit the hack for the last time and has been thrown, whether it hits some one or not, the round is over.
6. During a game you can have a chance to "catch" the hack. For this to work your skill lvl will need to be the same or higher then the person attacking you. Then you have only a 25% chance to "catch" the hack. This will allow you to take no letter but you will take damage (unless a card specifies otherwise). The letter will also be transferred to the attacker.
7. Any card text will over rule this packet. FOLLOW THE CARD TEXT!
Submitted by Envenom (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:19:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by hcp28 (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:14:54 (#)
Ranking: -2
I remember one time I went to the circus and met a clown. This clown's name was Benji and we became the best of friends, even though he was just a clown. I promised Benji that I would come back next year and see him and he just smiled and waved his happy hand at me as I left. Next year I was all excited when I heard the circus was in town that I begged my parents to take me. Finally one day we went, I could not wait to see Benji again. "Maybe he will make me a balloon animal" I thought. When I finally got to the circus I looked for Benji all over but he was nowhere to be found. I went up to one of the men working at the concession stands if he knew Benji and he handed me a hot dog. After I finished it he leaned down and whispered in my ear, "You are eating him right now kid." I took another bite and that is why I love clowns, because they are delicous.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Submitted by rubixxcube (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:18:39 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Well the problem is that hackey sack, which i did for a whole summer when i was 17, is a fun thing to do, but what the hell does that have to do with trading cards.... Can you give us some sample rules or something. How does this work, is there like a jester card, or a stall card, how do you get points. I would rather hack then play a trading card game that hacks for me. Som sports etc transition well into stuff like this, for example, i can't play professional baseball but i love to play some baseball on PS2 and there's a market for trading cards based on the players etc. But who would ever say, i can't really hack but i would love to hack on playstation or play a card game that simulates hacking....
I just think it is a bad idea... if you want a trading card game you need something better. If you don't mind learning a few things read a book on flash and you could make all kinds of cool flash games.
Also did you think about cost, you need money to produce and package and ship cards etc... this does not sound like a cheap investment. Most card companies are established and produce other lines of cards etc... so you are looking at creating a company or finding a comapny to produce all this it has to be something that would catch on... plus it is bound to die eventually. rememeber pogs? Magic? is there still a market for these things? these companies probably moved on...
Submitted by Envenom (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:18:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
How can I tell you if it's worth it without knowing anything about the game?
I have an idea, do you think it's good? No, I'm not telling you what it is.
WTF???
Submitted by hcp28 (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:14:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
I remember one time I went to the circus and met a clown. This clown's name was Benji and we became the best of friends, even though he was just a clown. I promised Benji that I would come back next year and see him and he just smiled and waved his happy hand at me as I left. Next year I was all excited when I heard the circus was in town that I begged my parents to take me. Finally one day we went, I could not wait to see Benji again. "Maybe he will make me a balloon animal" I thought. When I finally got to the circus I looked for Benji all over but he was nowhere to be found. I went up to one of the men working at the concession stands if he knew Benji and he handed me a hot dog. After I finished it he leaned down and whispered in my ear, "You are eating him right now kid." I took another bite and that is why I love clowns, because they are delicous.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-05-11 15:14:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Have you had the lesion checked yet? A sore that size is likely herpes. You and your man friend should be tested ASAP. For future reference, anal play should be limited to one partner per session. Sharing toys is also big no-no, unless the toy has been properly sterilized between insertions.
Submitted by RagnarokPrime (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:13:14 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
The point of it is that(I dont want to give too much away) its for people who dont play HS. I aim for the lazy people. Not the people who really play it.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:11:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Buddy, I don't think it's worth a lot.
The concept maybe, but just the fact that you pondered this for only about 20 min. total and that you're still making up rules after 1 years makes this already a fiasco. And more importantly, the fact that you consider ubersite.com as a valuable ressource for buisness counseling.
Stay at McDonald...
P.S. Why is it that every nerd I encounter always has some delusioned visionnary gaming project in mind ?
Submitted by slowlyrotting (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:11:48 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
take this shit outside
Submitted by potatomanjack (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:11:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I'm sorry, but your game sounds pretty stupid. It would probably only appeal to the 0.05% of the population that enjoys hacking, and besides that, why wouldn't they just go out and hack instead of play a game about hacking? It doesn't make any sense to me.
Submitted by RagnarokPrime (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:08:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
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Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-05-11 15:05:00 (#)
Ranking: 0
I don't think you should date her. She sounds like a complete control freak. Besides, you are too young to be in a commited relationship. There are other fish in the sea, so take solace in that fact. Do you have a pic I can see?
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What the hell...
Submitted by lawryde (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:07:47 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
were you high when you came up with this shit
Submitted by Heimdall (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:06:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Hackey Sack is already a game. A poor one at that.
Submitted by mooner (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:06:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
its an original concept, but i cant stand trading card games.
I think it wont work too well.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-05-11 15:05:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
I don't think you should date her. She sounds like a complete control freak. Besides, you are too young to be in a commited relationship. There are other fish in the sea, so take solace in that fact. Do you have a pic I can see?
Submitted by BalloonKnot (user info) at 2004-05-11 15:02:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Get rid of that shit.
Balloon Knot has spoken.