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GuildBoss
04-15-2008, 10:37 AM
Was just playing around on lego.com with my 6-year old and discovered Lego Universe MMO (http://universe.lego.com/en-US/default.aspx).

Perhaps a nice introduction to MMOs for the wee tots in our homes...get em ganking people online as early as possible, says I.
AlanT
04-15-2008, 10:49 AM
Unless its got a player-driven economy and meaningful PvP, I'm just not interested.
Neopythia
04-15-2008, 10:55 AM
Unless its got a player-driven economy and meaningful PvP, I'm just not interested.

Lego PvP....the mind boggles with possibilities.
AndrewM
04-15-2008, 11:07 AM
Nerf 2 by 3 red blocks!
Poops McGee
04-15-2008, 11:13 AM
Penny Arcade from a few months ago:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2008/20080225.jpg
GuildBoss
03-11-2010, 05:41 AM
Just got:

"Congratulations, you have been chosen to participate in the Closed-Beta test of LEGO Universe!"

My 8-year old son is gonna shit a solid gold (Lego) brick. Who am I kidding? I can't wait to design my Indy-army-agent-starwars minifig and start camping Power Miner rock monster spawns!
BobJustBob
03-11-2010, 06:53 AM
I got in too!
jason
03-11-2010, 06:58 AM
I hope it is as good as I want it to be.
Falcon554
03-11-2010, 06:59 AM
Got in to :)
IainC
03-11-2010, 07:00 AM
I hope that Netdevil do better with Lego than they did with Mad Max Online.
Wader
03-11-2010, 07:01 AM
Sigh... I didnt get an invite...
Heliocentric
03-11-2010, 10:29 AM
I did, already been playing with my son. Can't configure the controls but using xpadder we are playing it with a 360 pad.
Slainte Mhath
03-11-2010, 10:38 AM
Thanks for the heads up guys. I just signed my son up, he's 10 and he's salivating over this in a big way. I hope he gets a beta invite. I'm not even going to tell him about the beta or he'll just bug the snot out of me daily about it.
Munky
03-11-2010, 11:54 AM
/cry

Close to 40 years I've been faithful to you, LEGO, signed up to follow development nearly day one, and this how you treat me?

/cry
Hanzii
03-11-2010, 01:05 PM
Yeah, I signed up at CES. Even told the devs demoing it, that I was Danish which should give me an automatic invite, and... nothing.

/impotent rage/
Brian Rubin
03-11-2010, 01:10 PM
I hope that Netdevil do better with Lego than they did with Mad Max Online.
They did a great job with Jumpgate. ;)
kerzain
03-11-2010, 01:49 PM
Here's a screen shot:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2jg2ewz.jpg

All I gotta say is that this game has a ton of promise, but I doubt it will live up to expectations, or potential. I'm also hoping that they'll do a flat fee per month for all content versus charging by the brick or some crazy crap like that.

I am eager and yet apprehensive.
Nightgaunt
03-11-2010, 03:26 PM
Guys -- Disclaimer: I am NOT guaranteeing anything! But my friends at NetDevil say they are not out of keys. If you've signed up at the website, you have a good chance of getting in.
Brian Rubin
03-11-2010, 03:29 PM
Guys -- Disclaimer: I am NOT guaranteeing anything! But my friends at NetDevil say they are not out of keys. If you've signed up at the website, you have a good chance of getting in.
You have friends at NetDevil?!?!?! Ask them about when the beta for Jumpgate Evolution will finally happen, please. :) /derail
GuildBoss
03-12-2010, 09:52 AM
Son and I had ear-to-ear grins while "testing" this last night. Wife came down and I said "Look, Alex is play-testing the new Lego Universe online game!" and she replied "Alex?"

So I relinquished the keyboard and mouse and sat back, pouting...

Anyway, there's an NDA obviously so I'll just say that it is definitely "beta" but we had fun in the little time we were able to play (test).
BobJustBob
03-12-2010, 10:37 AM
It's not an NDA, it's a code of secrecy!
Daagar
03-12-2010, 03:35 PM
I was a bit annoyed when I tried to create an account name though (on the website to sign up for beta), and Daagar was denied because it contained the word "Aa". :(
kerzain
03-12-2010, 03:46 PM
Well, I hope they don't ban Legolas because it has Lego in it. I have big plans for a brick elf.
ChrisPal
03-12-2010, 04:05 PM
I have huge hopes for this game as my son is just being exposed to Duplo and I will graduate him to Lego as soon a I can. I had a dining room table built with a full town when I was a kid. I still have all my bricks too.

Suffice to say, this would be a game for me if there ever was one.
SolomonGrundy
03-12-2010, 06:39 PM
You have friends at NetDevil?!?!?! Ask them about when the beta for Jumpgate Evolution will finally happen, please. :) /derail


"Someday"
kerzain
03-12-2010, 06:46 PM
Quick, someone notify Joystiq.
Brian Rubin
03-13-2010, 01:16 AM
"Someday"
God DAMMIT...
WarrenM
03-13-2010, 04:30 AM
So what is it about? Is it about building or questing or what?
KiloOhm
03-13-2010, 04:40 AM
So what is it about? Is it about building or questing or what?

It's like an MMO (not being snide) - the building (so far) isn't free form at all, more like "oh you collected X now you can build Y at the special build Y site". I'm still very early though.

My 5 year old was having control issues (due to her age) so I might look into seeing if I can get an XBOX controller or something she can handle.
malkav11
03-13-2010, 10:40 PM
There's a free build mode but you do it on your own property.