April fools-Add your idea here!

[Pallas]

Destruction and Order sign peace accords, war is no longer everywhere!...or anywhere for that matter

[Keiser]

I think the best April Fools would be something so ludicrous everyone would know it was fake.

But then two days later it's still up on the main page as headline news.

A week passes and there are screenshots confirming it...

[Llamazerker]

Originally Posted by Keiser

I think the best April Fools would be something so ludicrous everyone would know it was fake.

But then two days later it's still up on the main page as headline news.

A week passes and there are screenshots confirming it...

that would be about the only way to truely fool us. uhh yeah guys happy aprils fools, btw we're gonna be releasing the nda next week....

[Hellishreaper]

final HE class is a giant mutant bunny that wreaks havoc on the battlefield by flying around farting rainbows and spitting hearts that heal anything in the vacinity then they throw carrots of love that explodes on contact makeing everyone fall in love hugging each other then imploding from the inside because they loved each other to much

[Nightsoldier]

Originally Posted by Keiser

I think the best April Fools would be something so ludicrous everyone would know it was fake.

But then two days later it's still up on the main page as headline news.

A week passes and there are screenshots confirming it...

Actually I think this would be horrible but a great one at the same time.

I think mythic has to tread lightly though because releasing something like slayers are in or a high elf class that is believeable could cause trouble.

I think that keiser has a good idea. Maybe something like High elves ditched for Destruction and its a 2vs4 and the last high elf class is a penguin hunter.

Later that week release screenshots like you said with a penguin hunter working with a Wtich elf. Just imagine the horribleness of this joke.

[Mbj]

Folks,

Possible April Fools Announcements

1) That WAR has actually been a false front for the real game we are working on, a new MMO IP based on the Olsen Twins for a new console called the Timex Sinclair 2010. (this would actually have a bit of truth in it as we were asked by one company who was looking to buy us a long, long time ago if we would kill DAoC development and do Mary Kate and Ashley Online if they did buy us and one of my first commercial games was for the original TS 1000).

2) That I really don't exist in real life, that it can finally be revealed that multiple people post under my name and for my public appearances, my role is played by an actor named Cartwright Jones. (An "Where Eagles Dare" reference)

3) That we have decided to merge UO, DAoC and Warhammer into one game called either Online Ultimate Camelot warHammer (OUCH) or The Online Ultimate Camelot warHammer Experience (TOUCHE for short) scheduled to be released on Feb 30th, 2009. This of course would be immediately be confirmed by some of the tin-hat folks that doing such was our evil plan for UO right from the beginning.

4) That Mythic and IGE were going to collaborate on a new SCI-FI MMO with the working title "All your dollars belong to us!"

5) That Mythic has been secretly working on some "science fair" projects while we were working on WAR and the result is that we have perfected Negative Ping Code, Cold Fusion and thanks to his secret mental powers, Paul found Jimmy Hoffa's grave while preparing for his performance at the opening game celebrations for the World Champion New York Giants at the Meadowlands.

The rest I'll save for a few weeks, maybe.

Mark

[Gemini]

I'd pay big money to play The Online Ultimate Camelot Wars Experience!

[Necrotoxin]

Originally Posted by Mbj

The Online Ultimate Camelot Wars Experience (TOUCHE for short)

LMAO now that is creative.

[Kilrogg-WHA]

Originally Posted by Mbj

Folks,
1) That WAR has actually been a false front for the real game we are working on, a new MMO IP based on the Olsen Twins for a new console called the Timex Sinclair 2010. (this would actually have a bit of truth in it as we were asked by one company who was looking to buy us a long, long time ago if we would kill DAoC development and do Mary Kate and Ashley Online if they did buy us and one of my first commercial games was for the original TS 1000).

Somehow this makes me appreciate DAoC that much more.

[Futar Gallik]

send everyone fake beta keys :P

[Gemini]

Originally Posted by Futar Gallik

send everyone fake beta keys :P

The mistake beta email was enough for me, thanks.

[Mbj]

Originally Posted by Kilrogg

Somehow this makes me appreciate DAoC that much more.

You have no idea how true that story is and how I felt when I heard them say that. I think that was probably the nadir of my personal experience in the computer games industry. Jaw dropping wouldn't come close to describing how I felt.

Mark

[rogue_gamecube]

Olsen Twins Online, you say? Release it with an M rating, and we got a deal .




Also, we are grateful you didn't accept that deal. Pastel tones with Mary Kate or Ashely toons running around in DAoC? Hell has an MMO, and that is it.

[ChaosDreamer]

Originally Posted by Futar Gallik

send everyone fake beta keys :P

thats actually what I was thinking.

[Catseye2121]

I've thought about this... and I think I figured out the perfect trick. Make an actual announcement on April Fools. It would be so unexpected, it would trick everyone.