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Dear PDOX fellows besides some imagination of Frederik wearing buddhist orange clothes after have shaved his head and living as a monk I had some simple questions to you...

First: Has someone thought about a sequel or remake to the old Microprose title "Sword of a Samurai" ??? Just imagine a RPG/Strategy/Tactics genre mix with some different levels like in the old game...

Second: It would also to be nice if anyone would try a remake of the old gothic-style RPG-game "DARKLANDS" from Microprose too...it would be very funny indeed and it is so sad that there has been nothing like that for a very long time...

Just my sixpence and greetings to all of you and thx for your good work and sooo many good games available which I could not buy because of my emptied purse...*grin*

Mike aka Hohenlohe
 
MikeFrank said:
First: Has someone thought about a sequel or remake to the old Microprose title "Sword of a Samurai" ??? Just imagine a RPG/Strategy/Tactics genre mix with some different levels like in the old game...
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It's in the works: Sengoku
 
Fredrik II said:
It took about 4 months for it to fully grow back. No bald spots showed up yet, but judging from my family I will keep my hair for a long time. Unless I engage in another bet :)
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What's the bet-status on the new V2 expansion? ;)
 
RedRalphWiggum said:
If I had to guess I'd say expansion packs are practically guaranteed to make profit.
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I wouldn't say so -- we'd only see expansion packs then. My understanding is that if the base game was "successful enough" (by whatever means used), an expansion pack is viable.
 
safferli said:
I wouldn't say so -- we'd only see expansion packs then. My understanding is that if the base game was "successful enough" (by whatever means used), an expansion pack is viable.
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Well yes, but think how much cheaper it must be to make an expansion pack and consider the fact that there is already an established customer base - I think you may have it wrong. In fact, wasn't Revolutions the thing that made V1 as a whole viable? An XP sells for usually about 70% of the cost of the base game but I bet it doesn't cost 70% as much to make.
 
RedRalphWiggum said:
Well yes, but think how much cheaper it must be to make an expansion pack and consider the fact that there is already an established customer base - I think you may have it wrong. In fact, wasn't Revolutions the thing that made V1 as a whole viable? An XP sells for usually about 70% of the cost of the base game but I bet it doesn't cost 70% as much to make.
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Paradox XP cost 50% at time of release -- usually Paradox games cost 39.99 at release, and XPs 19.99. Sure, XPs are definitely more profitable, but I wouldn't say they're an economic certainty. There ain't no such thing ;)
 
safferli said:
Paradox XP cost 50% at time of release -- usually Paradox games cost 39.99 at release, and XPs 19.99. Sure, XPs are definitely more profitable, but I wouldn't say they're an economic certainty. There ain't no such thing ;)
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Not in theory, no, but if you are a big enough bank... I bet every single expansion on the Clausewitz engine has made a profit. And I bet every one will.
 
RedRalphWiggum said:
Not in theory, no, but if you are a big enough bank... I bet every single expansion on the Clausewitz engine has made a profit. And I bet every one will.
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Well, at some point you'll to actually make a profit, not just barely break even ;) And then it matter how much of a profit you make.
 
RedRalphWiggum said:
If I had to guess I'd say expansion packs are practically guaranteed to make profit.
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You are somehow right but it seems to me that an independant publisher like PDOX still needs some additional money to produce new titles and/or repay some credits or even investments therefore some expansions are simply necessary to be produced...

greetings

Mike
 
Are we likely to see another EU:Rome sometime in the future? DO you think you would create a sequel or try a new approach, like ancient Greece or Persia?

Also, if you were given the chance, would you create a Game of Thrones Grand Strategy game?
 
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