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Putting together a brief tagline that hints at all this game has to it for players to enjoy after nearly 20 years is going to be the ultimate neat trick.
If someone truely pulls it off, make his account free for life and immortalize him with a statue at the Landing north Gate. Better yet, rename the Landing in his honor as well. :)
It would have to be something that most other games out there couldn't honestly claim. A longer text mission statement might be nessesary. Adventure At Your Fingertips is way to general. All games could use that.
There is:
How long Gemstone has existed. Isn't it the longest running game? Says something inportant right there.
The size of the world.
The RP environment.
The depth of the game.
The fact it's text-based and lets you see the world as you wish to and not as set graphics. It's an imagination game with all the flair and magic your mind can add to embellish the basic image given by the text. What's your image of the main room of Helga's? TS? Walking the trail south from town? :)
The list can go on.
What held me for twelve straight years and brought me back was that 'magic'. :)
1) GSIV : Imagination unleashed, creativity unbound
2) GSIV : Because pointy ears are sexy
3) GSIV : We invented the internet
4) GSIV : By the players, for the players
5) GSIV : Welcome home
6) GSIV : ???
I'm done
To me it suffices to wonder at these secrets and to attempt humbly to grasp with my mind a mere image of the lofty structure of all that there is - Einstein
2) GSIV : Because pointy ears are sexy
3) GSIV : We invented the internet
4) GSIV : By the players, for the players
5) GSIV : Welcome home
6) GSIV : ???
I'm done
To me it suffices to wonder at these secrets and to attempt humbly to grasp with my mind a mere image of the lofty structure of all that there is - Einstein
I am so impressed by all the fantastic ideas! And I'm also really glad I asked for your input :)
I know that we need to put together more than a tagline, but we need to have a slogan that is easy to put on advertisements -- something that eventually makes people say, "Oh, that's for GemStone IV". From there, we will definitely want to explain what the game is all about. Baby steps. :)
Hooray for you guys!
~ Kitrina
I know that we need to put together more than a tagline, but we need to have a slogan that is easy to put on advertisements -- something that eventually makes people say, "Oh, that's for GemStone IV". From there, we will definitely want to explain what the game is all about. Baby steps. :)
Hooray for you guys!
~ Kitrina
Off the anacronyms for now
Gemstone IV: When just reading a book won't do
Gemstone IV: You've seen the movie, now live the adventure
Gemstone IV: Imagination required, reality optional
Gemstone IV: Create a whole new you
- Keelty and her sick-at-home pet
"Butterflies are NOT insects, they are self-propelled flowers"
The 'Super Fletching Script' and an updated Wizard
Now at http://www.citlink.net/~keelty
I can be reached via AIM at keeltykadair
Gemstone IV: When just reading a book won't do
Gemstone IV: You've seen the movie, now live the adventure
Gemstone IV: Imagination required, reality optional
Gemstone IV: Create a whole new you
- Keelty and her sick-at-home pet
"Butterflies are NOT insects, they are self-propelled flowers"
The 'Super Fletching Script' and an updated Wizard
Now at http://www.citlink.net/~keelty
I can be reached via AIM at keeltykadair
Gemstone IV: Where you can Live the Magic of your Favorite Book
Gemstone IV: Read the History, Live the Book
Gemstone IV: Read, Explore, Live the Tale
Gemstone IV: Where Legends Come to Life
Gemstone IV: Be the Story
Gemstone IV: Where Magic and Adventure are a Keystroke Away
Nyrithorn says in elven, "She's speaking psycho speak. One of our brothers killed our mother for speaking it."
www.gemstone.game-host.org/towncorpse
www.gemstone.game-host.org/festivalofcontemplation
www.gemstone.game-host.org/foa
Gemstone IV: Read the History, Live the Book
Gemstone IV: Read, Explore, Live the Tale
Gemstone IV: Where Legends Come to Life
Gemstone IV: Be the Story
Gemstone IV: Where Magic and Adventure are a Keystroke Away
Nyrithorn says in elven, "She's speaking psycho speak. One of our brothers killed our mother for speaking it."
www.gemstone.game-host.org/towncorpse
www.gemstone.game-host.org/festivalofcontemplation
www.gemstone.game-host.org/foa
>Steal a line from Gimli: "GemStone IV: Let's hunt some orc" <Krakii>
?!
Krakii!
It was Aragorn, not Gimli!
Bad line or not, I expect you to know these things!
You are a wiki, after all =)
~ Lumi
And.. an empath has the chance to boneshatter someone. That's pretty violent.
Accidents happen to pacifists too, you know.
?!
Krakii!
It was Aragorn, not Gimli!
Bad line or not, I expect you to know these things!
You are a wiki, after all =)
~ Lumi
And.. an empath has the chance to boneshatter someone. That's pretty violent.
Accidents happen to pacifists too, you know.
GSIV:Mind over Graphics
-player of hakwea
"Man is his own star. His acts are his angels, good or ill, While his fatal shadows walk silently beside him" ~Rhyme of the Primeval Paradine AFC 54
The demonologists Handbook: http://www.geocities.com/gsdemonologist/
-player of hakwea
"Man is his own star. His acts are his angels, good or ill, While his fatal shadows walk silently beside him" ~Rhyme of the Primeval Paradine AFC 54
The demonologists Handbook: http://www.geocities.com/gsdemonologist/
End of Fellowship, actually, when the fellowship has been disbanded. Frodo and Sam are off to Mordor, Boromir is dead, Merry and Pippin are kidnapped by orcs, Gandalf was lost in Moria.
That leaves Gimli, Legolas, and Aragorn, who resolve to rescue Merry and Pippin, since they are all resigned now to letting Frodo and Sam see the ring to Mount Doom on their own now.
Man...I love this story ^_^
And.. an empath has the chance to boneshatter someone. That's pretty violent.
Accidents happen to pacifists too, you know.
That leaves Gimli, Legolas, and Aragorn, who resolve to rescue Merry and Pippin, since they are all resigned now to letting Frodo and Sam see the ring to Mount Doom on their own now.
Man...I love this story ^_^
And.. an empath has the chance to boneshatter someone. That's pretty violent.
Accidents happen to pacifists too, you know.
Gemstone IV: Because imagination is the brightest jewel of all.
Check out the Lore Benefits Summation Chart at... http://carabele.com/odds/LoreBenefits.htm
Check out the Lore Benefits Summation Chart at... http://carabele.com/odds/LoreBenefits.htm
Gemstone IV: Pictures are for Pansies.
More seriously,
Gemstone IV: Live the Fantasy
rail
Gemstone's history sorted by race and culture!
http://www.riversrest.net/Highmount/tomes.htm
Don't forget to check out:
http://www.Krakiipedia.org for all your Gemstone information needs! If it ain't there, sign up and add it!
More seriously,
Gemstone IV: Live the Fantasy
rail
Gemstone's history sorted by race and culture!
http://www.riversrest.net/Highmount/tomes.htm
Don't forget to check out:
http://www.Krakiipedia.org for all your Gemstone information needs! If it ain't there, sign up and add it!
>>Gemstone IV: Save the world - a lot. --- EULOGIA
Nice... a BtVS reference. Kudos.
~
GM Emeradan --- loves him some BtVS, mostly for Faith
GS4-EMERADAN@PLAY.NET
GemStone IV Forums
~
Clark: "So you killed him?"
Kara: "He didn't feel any pain."
Nice... a BtVS reference. Kudos.
~
GM Emeradan --- loves him some BtVS, mostly for Faith
GS4-EMERADAN@PLAY.NET
GemStone IV Forums
~
Clark: "So you killed him?"
Kara: "He didn't feel any pain."
Don't be an Ever-Crackhead, Be a GemStoner!!!
- Christina
/fleeeeeeing!
Augie, Official Tart Girl of Elanthia
President and CEO of Darkrede Enterprises
http://www.playershops.com/Pipsqueak
http://www.playershops.com/Augie
http://www.playershops.com/Washee
- Christina
/fleeeeeeing!
Augie, Official Tart Girl of Elanthia
President and CEO of Darkrede Enterprises
http://www.playershops.com/Pipsqueak
http://www.playershops.com/Augie
http://www.playershops.com/Washee
GemStone IV: One MMORPG to Rule Them All.
~
GM Emeradan
GS4-EMERADAN@PLAY.NET
GemStone IV Forums
~
Clark: "So you killed him?"
Kara: "He didn't feel any pain."
~
GM Emeradan
GS4-EMERADAN@PLAY.NET
GemStone IV Forums
~
Clark: "So you killed him?"
Kara: "He didn't feel any pain."
<<GM Emeradan --- loves him some BtVS, mostly for Faith>>
Huh, I would have picked you as a Willow man. Redheads and all.
<<Gemstone IV: The Game that Launched 1,000 MMORPGs - Furrowfoot>>
Good "Dr. Faustus" reference. Plus, it's true!
To stay on topic I'll throw out: "Gemstone IV: Adventure for Life"
Evan
"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Bill Watterson
Huh, I would have picked you as a Willow man. Redheads and all.
<<Gemstone IV: The Game that Launched 1,000 MMORPGs - Furrowfoot>>
Good "Dr. Faustus" reference. Plus, it's true!
To stay on topic I'll throw out: "Gemstone IV: Adventure for Life"
Evan
"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Bill Watterson
GemStone IV: Going Strong Since 1987
In my opinion, a tagline is more about positioning than explaining. I think you need to position yourself by how long you've been around because it's nothing any of the current games can compete with. It's also much easier to communicate than "a text-based game where you get to adventure around a fantasy world with your friends."
If you're planning to advertise with something like adwords, the year will make you stand out among all of the other ads. Or, if you are advertising with a banner, you can do something like: "Tired of all of the games that come and go? Join the adventure that started them all. (Fade in) GemStone IV: Going Strong Since 1987."
On a banner, you could also have the tag line typed out like someone is typing it on a keyboard. The message will differentiate you, and the simple act of showing it typed out will tell people what type of game it is.
In my opinion, a tagline is more about positioning than explaining. I think you need to position yourself by how long you've been around because it's nothing any of the current games can compete with. It's also much easier to communicate than "a text-based game where you get to adventure around a fantasy world with your friends."
If you're planning to advertise with something like adwords, the year will make you stand out among all of the other ads. Or, if you are advertising with a banner, you can do something like: "Tired of all of the games that come and go? Join the adventure that started them all. (Fade in) GemStone IV: Going Strong Since 1987."
On a banner, you could also have the tag line typed out like someone is typing it on a keyboard. The message will differentiate you, and the simple act of showing it typed out will tell people what type of game it is.
"GemStone IV: High Adventure Since 1987!" -- Kyrion
Nnnnt! "High Adventure" is a Boy Scout "thing", and you'll probably get a ton of hits from people trying to get to Philmont (70+ years in operation), Florida Sea Base (??), or Northern Tier (50+ years).
Player: "Hey I know Krakii's last name now!"
Wife: "-Pedia?"
Nnnnt! "High Adventure" is a Boy Scout "thing", and you'll probably get a ton of hits from people trying to get to Philmont (70+ years in operation), Florida Sea Base (??), or Northern Tier (50+ years).
Player: "Hey I know Krakii's last name now!"
Wife: "-Pedia?"
<< Nnnnt! "High Adventure" is a Boy Scout "thing", and you'll probably get a ton of hits from people trying to get to Philmont (70+ years in operation), Florida Sea Base (??), or Northern Tier (50+ years). >>
Oh, that would never do... How could we deal with all those Boy Scouts visiting? Dirty, nasty, sneaks! Trying to steal our precious... :P
Oh, that would never do... How could we deal with all those Boy Scouts visiting? Dirty, nasty, sneaks! Trying to steal our precious... :P
