Among the various kickstarter projects I’ve seen, this would be the first ever project I am willing to back on the fact that 1. I’ve used to play Armada Online A LOT and 2. This is the first ever actual spaceship game that made me feel like I’m the actual captain of a starship the simplest possible way (sorry Star Trek Online).
So Armada Online is a space themed online game where you are (one among the many) “captains” of starships. The game is segregated into six races. The game has the option of going either PvE or PvP where PvE is usually either through space exploration or instanced battles where you and a handful of players go against hordes of space monsters. PvP on the other hand is done strictly through instanced/faction segregated instances.
Breaking off that train of thought. Armada Online has been in the alpha phase for years now, since the developers isn’t really a “team” and development is marred with delays because of financial and time restrictions. The thing is, regardless of those limitations, the game was successful in bringing the “starship captain” experience.
So now that Kickstarter has been helping out companies (or individuals) bring their projects to light. It’s not surprising that Armada Online is following suit. So what does it mean if you’d support Armada Online?
Pledging $12 or more:
- EXPLORER: Gain access to the Beta. Receive backer desktops. Receive a 47-page digital annotated art book. Credit in the game and on the website.
- Est. Delivery: Oct 2012
Pledging $24 or more:
- CAPTAIN: Digital download of the release version of the game, all updates and expansions. Digital download of the AO musical score.
- Est. Delivery: Oct 2012
Pledging $32 or more:
- PATRON: I will make a character portrait based on your likeness. Send me an 800×600 jpeg photo of you, tell me your likely character name/type/style. It will appear in the game at 32×32. I will send you a higher res version.
- Est. Delivery: Oct 2012
Pledging $42 or more:
- SURVIVOR: Gain early access to Tier 4 ship upgrades. Gain early access to the release server. Your account will be added to an early test list, and be backed up on three backup servers. We do no plan on purging test accounts, but this one account will for certain not be purged.
- Est. Delivery: Dec 2012
Pledging $99 or more:
- ELITE: Upgrade one account to an Elite account. Elite accounts have 6 extra character slots and an optional Commander flag when logging in. Commanders can choose to appear on a dedicated page of the friends list seen by all players.
- Est. Delivery: Nov 2012
Pledging $1,000 or more:
- DEVELOPER: Receive digital 3D models and special effects art resources from AO, and all art assets from Armada Arcade (android).
- Est. Delivery: Oct 2012
So if you’re looking to back a project in Kickstarter, I highly suggest you go with Armada Online 😀
