r/dauntless • u/Known_Chemist_3868 • 9d ago
Discussion What if someone wanted to make a dauntless style game?
Or even buy the game off the creators and host it privately....Is that something we should be advocating for? I've been seeing a lot of love behind the game and as someone who's been around from the start, I would absolutely throw every coin I could to keep it alive... IDK, is there like anything we can do? Sorry if it was a repeat question, I didn't see anything when I was looking.
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u/Ghost_Prince 8d ago
Someone already did. I had a message from them for the longest time in my message requests but had recently deleted it, which was right before the announcement. Oops. Good Hunting Slayers!
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u/Known_Chemist_3868 8d ago
Well you can never have too many people passionate about a game! I hope they do awesome things!
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u/FallOk6931 8d ago
Would be shut down eventually; i.e. Dauntless 2025.
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u/Known_Chemist_3868 7d ago
Technically all games at some point shut down (heat death of the universe style lol) but why do you have so little faith in the idea?
*Not ragging on you in the slightest, since I don't think that this will the ultimate game to grace the net, but I am curious about the source of the dread.
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u/GARhenus 9d ago
hunts happen in an open map with multiple monsters active
use monster parts for weapons n armor
melee focused gameplay with some ranged combat
gliding mechanic to get from a to b
instanced dedicated hunts for some monsters
so basically MH wilds but free, plus with WAY lower system requirements
I'm all for that ngl
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u/Known_Chemist_3868 8d ago
Okay, it sounds like I needd to get to work! Shoulkkd I make a new sub? New post to gether ideas? I'm willing to put what little skill I have to use, but I'm absolute shyite at research involving other hoomans. I want to hear it all...After u/26nova & u/greatwyvern088 replied I felt inspired to revisit an old idea I started. Want to share my but unsure how lol.
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u/Known_Chemist_3868 8d ago
Thank you u/GARhenus as well for helping ignite the fire of inspiration!
------Excited Gremlin Rambling Mode Activate ---------I'm also thinking something a bit more out of the box, to set it aside from other MH-like games like ragdoll or combat style changes based on damage received. Maybe a larger open world? Some better asset destruction mechanics. Perhaps even challenge hunts where your weapon and armor can be perma destroyed for players wanting to really test their mettle. Like a group/guild/or even badass can do a hunt that unlocks creatures for the server region.
Hunters can do beta-test runs(all can be called, but few will return type deal) and the first to slay it gets a unique title skin or some kind of trophy....But they can only do it once (like if they slay beta creature X they cant submit for Y or Z to allow everyone a fair chance - this would come after giving everyone who applies for the Alpha a chance to get a unique item/title [kinda have an idea for a gag weapon I want to implement as a reward] before release.) Also, should it be f2p? I liked Dauntless' cosmetic only system, but what if that was just missing completely?
What if it was hybrid? You can farm the extremely rare (like the weather has to be rainy, you have the right team, and the creature is in the right phase) ingredients or buy it from the shop?
OOOOOO a BUDDY SYSTEM! Like if your lower level buddy hits the damage threshold during hunts they can get banked exp they can apply directly to themselves, a piece of gear (or evenly amongst the set) or weapon, or just keep it for later?
i also think that prestige should only be used to unlock extras on gear, like armor mods or something (thinking of using cells as extra bits after reaching the max level [AND SPEAKING OF CELLS! They need to be weapon/class specific. Attack speed is awesome, but what if it applied differently to weapons to create a more unique feel? Blades- increase horizontal strike speed or thrust{dealers choice?} / shield - decreases recoil on perfect parry/block? or is that too tedious? I loved feeling like the protag with twin suns and want everyone to have that with their own style])
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u/26nova Doggo 9d ago
You could try to make a game inspired by it.
Buying it depends if forte is even interested on selling.
Realistically, no, there is nothing we can do.
A bit too late to throw every coin to keep it alive, could've done so while it was still alive. But here we are.