Where do you see Allegiance...

Deathrender · Post by **Deathrender** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:44 pm

I see all the current squads competing for 1st place in the league and a couple more newer squads getting pwned by cake.
I see Allegskill being fixed then replaced by an even more borkened ranking system.
A couple more factions in development....
Mr. Chaos's monkey monkey coming to life and being #1 on the leaderboard!

Whadda you guys think'll be here in 10 years? I wanna know.

Makida · Post by **Makida** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:51 pm

I dunno, I think this game will survive another ten years, as long as there remain volunteers to update the code to keep it compatible with newer and newer systems. I doubt even another ten years will bring a game that does quite what Allegiance does.

On the other hand, as tech continues to improve, it will doubtlessly bring many new original and exciting games, so it's hard to imagine Allegiance still being quite as popular as it is today in the face of competition (more an old favourite to play once in a while to remember old times among a small group of old-time fans), unless it goes through a really major overhaul to update graphics and make gameplay even more complimacated and varied than it already is, in which case in ten years it will be exactly as popular as it is today.

I wonder if virtual reality technology will finally come into the mainstream over the next ten years, with the result that by that time you'll be able to experience flying ints firsthand.

Easy · Post by **Easy** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:03 pm

Somewhere deep in the land of lost

badpazzword · Post by **badpazzword** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:13 pm

In 3 years this game will be only playable in XP mode.
In 5 years this game will be unplayable.
Allegiance will then implode to the boards and we will return to the good ole days of pidgeon-mail gaming.

Deathrender · Post by **Deathrender** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:16 pm

Badp wrote:QUOTE (Badp @ Jun 17 2009, 07:13 PM) In 3 years this game will be only playable in XP mode.
In 5 years this game will be unplayable.

BadP, I hope you don't tell fortunes for a living.

slap · Post by **slap** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:21 pm

I don't think this game will last 10 years, it seems unlikely.

Makida · Post by **Makida** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:30 pm

Badp wrote:QUOTE (Badp @ Jun 17 2009, 06:13 PM) In 3 years this game will be only playable in XP mode.
In 5 years this game will be unplayable.
Allegiance will then implode to the boards and we will return to the good ole days of pidgeon-mail gaming.

slap wrote:QUOTE (slap @ Jun 17 2009, 06:21 PM) I don't think this game will last 10 years, it seems unlikely.

I believe you have identified a problem! Now, what are some possible solutions?

Post by **Papsmear** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:08 pm

Newbies will still be bashed, whored on, booted and verbally beaten down. Just like they have been for the last 9+ years

coopertronic · Post by **coopertronic** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:35 am

This game has survived 9 years, I think it can last another 10.

In the future all pods will come equipped with en suite bathroom facilities.
Advanced figs will be able to rip without the aid of a telephone.
Bombers will be able to repair scouts with the turret.
We will all be wearing spandex jump-suits and driving hover cars and own a robot called Bob who mows the lawn on a Sunday.

Makida · Post by **Makida** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:50 am

coopertronic wrote:QUOTE (coopertronic @ Jun 17 2009, 08:35 PM) Advanced figs will be able to rip without the aid of a telephone.

"Oh noes, I have to rip out! <Dial - whirr... dial - whirr... dial - whirr... dial - whirr... dial - whirr... dial - whirr... dial - whirr... ... ... BEEEP ... ... ... BEEP ... TELEPORT ABORTED!> Damn, busy signal again... >_<"