Recent posts by Hegemony on Kongregate

Topic: Critter Forge / Reset Account?

Thanks :)

Topic: Critter Forge / Reset Account?

How can I get my account reset/wiped?

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Daily(ish) Giveaways

Proxy server for the win

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Xbox Live Lawsuit: Is Snail games in trouble?

Hi All,

I haven’t had a chance to read that article yet, but did want to respond on the whole left over Kreds vs Points issue. Due to the fluctuating value of Kreds, they don’t match up to the current cost per item that goes across all of our partners. The conversion worked out to be 11 Kreds per 10 points in the game I believe. It would be unfair to our other partners if Kong was cheaper to play on than them, and unfair to the users of Kong if it was more expensive.

I think this is a very fair way of approaching the issue. There are other issues such as the laws in China about virtual currencies that had to be taken into account as well. But I hope this helps you all understand the thinking behind the current system.

-Scott

Scott Miller
CEO, Snail Games USA

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Where's my F&^#in box!!!

Hey guys,

I am visiting Snail Games in China right now… Sorry for the delay in responding. Can you each send a e-mail heroesofgaia@snailgame.net with your ingame name, server and guild? I have talked with the head of customer support and they are expecting your e-mails.

Sorry for the trouble,
-Scott

Scott Miller
CEO, Snail Games USA

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Excited about babel? Think again.

Hi All, I posted this in another thread, but apparently I need say it here as well. http://www.kongregate.com/forums/29-heroes-of-gaia/topics/68512-babel-expansion-and-focus-skill

Hi Everyone,

I just confirmed that the lack of Focus ability in the test version of Babel is only a settings error. There was never any intention to remove the feature, it was simply overlooked and left off in error.

Focus skill will still be available in its current form when Babel is launched. Sorry for the confusion!

-Scott

Scott Miller
General Manager
Snail Games USA

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Babel expansion and Focus skill

Hi Everyone,

I just confirmed that the lack of Focus ability in the test version of Babel is only a settings error. There was never any intention to remove the feature, it was simply overlooked and left off in error.

Focus skill will still be available in its current form when Babel is launched. Sorry for the confusion!

-Scott

Scott Miller
General Manager
Snail Games USA

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Babel - Expansion pack so early?

I just read through three pages of complaints about the difference between naming something an expansion or an update…. Heroes of Gaia is not your typical game, its a online web application. There is no physical product to ship, box to sell or CD to manufacture. The only reason why we are called a beta product is that there are bugs and localization issues. But in all honesty we could have “launched” the product when we went into “Open Beta”. The decision was made to called this beta because honestly we are still working very hard at fixing bugs and really wanted to convey this to the players.

Until earlier this year GMail had been in "beta’ for 5 years. Yet they had major updates and “expansions” of features. I bet every one of you has had a game that “launched” that you know was hardly worth being called “beta” let alone a finished product.

I want to make sure we stay true to our players and I think Heroes of Gaia is a beta product right now. I believe that the fixes and upgrades in Babel will bring us closer to “launch”. But if you think about the other MMO games you play, is there any major difference right now between their “launched” product and our “beta” product. They tweak the game like we do, fix bugs like we do and release expansions like we do. Also there is a long history of “beta” products releasing expansions, especially in the free 2 play market.

Also, yes Heroes of Gaia does operate worldwide and was released in China slightly before the US. But each region has its own schedule and issues to deal with and it makes sense to have betas for the game in with each partner. Please consider that Kongregate has auto login and integration with the Kreds system. This is UNIQUE to Kongregate and is worthy of a beta period in its own right even if the game didn’t have bugs.

Lets try and temper some of these issues with a bit of common sense.

-Scott

Scott Miller
General Manager
Snail Games USA

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Purchasing Points?

Points will be integrated into the kreds system in the near future.

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Someguyinworld's Lucky Box Log

Quick clarification the 300 ore/lumber cards are equal to the 150 sulfur/crystal cards.
Sulfur and Crystal are double the value of ore and lumber.

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / BEST MMO OF KONGREGATE

Thanks guys :) We are very happy with the response and as of right now are only .01 rating point behind the #1 spot for best new game this month. We can thank you all enough for the support!

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Tomb of Knowledge

Great post ferret, thanks very much! Maybe I wont come roll you for stealing my resources now :)

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / OFFICIAL THREAD - Latest Updates 20091107

Guys, fixing bugs takes time. As you can see the game is very complex and updates require testing to avoid causing more issues. Trust me, we want the game live just as much as you guys do :)

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Castillian defences error

Mystery Solved, Scooby snacks for everyone!

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Glitches/Bugs

Looks like we are back up :)

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Glitches/Bugs

We are currently making upgrades to the Kongregate API in the game, we will get the game back up as soon as possible.

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Unable to connect

Can everyone who is having connection issues please post their OS version (IE XP SP3), browser version, flash version and if you are running any specific type of anti virus or firewall solution. This might be a issue specific to any of these programs.

Thanks :)

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Objects following map scroll

This is a lag issue, enter your castle and go back to the world screen and it should go away. We will look into this on our end as well to see if we can do anything.

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Glitches/Bugs

Thanks for posting these bugs, keep them coming!

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Why Internet Explorer or Chrome 'recommended'? ( over Firefox )

During development there was an issue with Firefox and Flash not working properly. I think its been resolved, but that hasn’t been updated. Give it a try and see if you have any issues.

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / Unable to connect

Please let me know if you are still having this issue.

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / First!

yes the game is currently in beta. Not sure how the Kong staff are managing player access

Topic: Heroes of Gaia / First!

Heroes of Gaia is a flash based MMORPG which is currently in closed beta. Information can be found here: www.heroesofgaia.com/index.html