Seed from Runestone takes MMO's to a peaceful place

Seed by Runestone, the first MMORPG from Denmark, focuses not on killing but on working together as a community. Players maintain their colony; vie for political power and resources. This non-combat MMORPG will inspire player storylines and strong bonds with friends. This game takes a 3rd person point of view. Set in a Sci-fi setting, they use the gritty realism of science, but tamper with physics when the story and science clash. The players can form rings, which are essentially guilds and also projects which bring people together for a common goal. While there are factions, political parties are not defined and are in complete control of the players. There are no combat roles; you can be an engineer, a repair tech, and a researcher. A medical profession will be released soon.

The inhabitants of the tower are forced to work within their means for their very survival. The harsh surroundings on a distant alien planet have forced a derailment in the original timeline as colonists are forced to find the most important tasks: From punctures in the hull of the space station, to dangerous microbes, and the politicking among their fellow citizens. Utopia is everyone's dream, but which version of it do you make your own? Vying for political power is essential to the success of your agenda.

When it comes to gaining access to much-needed, but limited, resources like lab equipment, the most persuasive argument wins. The dominant group can reconfigure machinery and alter the tower's will toward their ultimate goal, whether by adaptation or getting back on track. Staying dominant, however, is never guaranteed as issues are decided by a playerbase-wide voting system. This is where the core conflict of Seed comes in. Instead of duking it out with swords, the battle is played out on a field of thoughts, emotions, and arguments. An anecdote relayed during the interview proves that players are more than up to the task. There was an issue with an elevator missing floors and an NPC robot was stuck in the elevator. The technical explanation was 3DStudio MAX converted the appropriate animations from one video format to another, which caused a loss of essential frames when placed in the game. While Runestone worked frantically to address the bug, the players decided to turn it into a quest to free the robot. Some players favored a direct approach to get the robot freed; others began seeking a means of repairing the faulty controls that had taken hold of the elevator.
One of the most impressive things to note from this was the participation of Alchemic Dreams, the live events team, in supporting the wishes of the players.

Whether you wish to focus on curing the latest disease, hunt down a new home in the alien wilds, or merely become the most popular inhabitant of the tower, many routes are available to you in achieving your goal. If you don't like how the story is progressing, you can step in to change it, drawing from a solid base of fiction at your fingertips. Even as you patch the game for the first time you become enveloped in the world of Seed as it awaits your presence.

The art style is not photorealistic, but an innovative comic art style through 3D application. However character customization is not as in depth as other games; facial expressions and item customizations help further distinguish the characters. After Seed was released on May 2nd 2006, positive player feed back confirmed that this style of game proved to be very appealing and addictive. This game offers constant content updates. In the near future a recreation area will be introduced that players will earn and build themselves. Plans to vastly increase the skill tree are in the works, and as mentioned earlier the medical profession will be added so players may heal each other. There is talk of natural disasters and various world events that will affect the colony, as well as contagious diseases.

Seed targets role players and casual gamers, offering an interactive environment where players come first. Priced at is a $15 a month, the game is free to download and available online at www.seedthegame.com. There is also a 14 day free trial, and a special this May for 2 months for the price of one.