I was looking back on the past five years of Em-8ER and found some of the first "embers" of it's birth.
I DID NOT know that in 2016 Grummz had a Change.org petition to see how much interest there would be in making this game. From the description it says that before the petition he was inundated with requests from, at that time current and old Beta FireFall players begging him to make a game with the original vision FireFall was conceived to be at its core
With that Grummz posted the petition and it steamrolled from there. The three Milestones started and each was blown out of the water receiving hundreds of times the goal. Now we have Newcomer packs, continuously improving Demos, Skins! We've come so far!!
I love Grummz original petition pitch, which became the core of Em-8ER->
Em8er follows the principles and vision of the original game design.
So, back to why I am writing this.
it is to thank all the unsung FireFall lovers who originally took the time to contact Grummz and beg him to make the game. Who knows if we would even be here if not for them?
So again, Thanks all you FireFall-Grummz-stalkers and thank you Grummz for creating Firefall and it's spiritual sequel Em-8ER.
That is all.
PTJ
I DID NOT know that in 2016 Grummz had a Change.org petition to see how much interest there would be in making this game. From the description it says that before the petition he was inundated with requests from, at that time current and old Beta FireFall players begging him to make a game with the original vision FireFall was conceived to be at its core
With that Grummz posted the petition and it steamrolled from there. The three Milestones started and each was blown out of the water receiving hundreds of times the goal. Now we have Newcomer packs, continuously improving Demos, Skins! We've come so far!!
I love Grummz original petition pitch, which became the core of Em-8ER->
Em8er follows the principles and vision of the original game design.
- A shooter first, with great movement, guns and abilities. Skill matters. Progression is horizontal, opening up more options and abilities and gameplay.
- Mining and gathering of resources with the aid of huge, autonomous mechs. Resources matter, and finding and gathering them is fun.
- Build and customize your own "omniframe" suit and weapons system. Customize them to your unique needs and the role you want to fulfill.
- Sandbox world. Terraform the planet over time, create pockets of habitable areas and build refineries, defenses, and bases of operation.
- Play a simulated world, with dynamic events. Go anywhere, do anything. Events will unfold around you as you play--perhaps even war.
So, back to why I am writing this.
it is to thank all the unsung FireFall lovers who originally took the time to contact Grummz and beg him to make the game. Who knows if we would even be here if not for them?
So again, Thanks all you FireFall-Grummz-stalkers and thank you Grummz for creating Firefall and it's spiritual sequel Em-8ER.
That is all.
PTJ
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