Non-Disney Online Games Virtual Family Kingdom Thread

[Adambinder]

OMG ARE YOU KIDDING.. HOLLY COW!!! YOU JUST GOT ME TOO EXCITED FOR TOMORROW!!!

Im already having a blast today with the moving rock!!!

 

[PirateBell]

Ok well I am on.. I can see my talkign in my room when I come on
I am guest 1458... but when I leave this room I can't see my talking. But can other people and others talking.

Happy are guest 1019? I saw some who they were happy guest so wondering if that is you.??

Also I was finally able to register my hubby Space_Grumpy and also my grandson. No probablem registering them.

Someone mentioned about a game? haven't see that yet.

So far I am impressed with what they have sone so far.... I think that when they get it going good it will be awesome!!

 

[Adambinder]

Not trying to be a debby downer here, but has anyone asked exactly or has it been said how they are going to pay for this game?? How are they paying or going to pay the staff?

Good question.

This what I found on the About us page:


"We are a small group of technology specialists and engineers who primarily create complex internet applications for insurance companies and universities. Over the last 8 months we have also been working on expanding our expertise in the area of social networks and three dimensional online environments.

As part of this effort we have created a next generation virtual world which we had originally developed to use in business applications. However, we have recently decided to use this technology to create an online virtual world for families. This was motivated primarily because we could not find a virtual world similar to this on the internet.

Our commitment is to create a family friendly environment which will be something the entire family will enjoy.

The game will be free, just as you have experienced. We will not be accepting advertising, as we believe this is inappropriate when children are involved. We have put together a solid business model for this effort and you can rest assured that the Virtual Family Kingdom will not disappear in three years.

We know that you will have many questions, and we will be releasing information about the upcoming beta release on a continual basis, so check back often."

Well, without ads or anything, I really dont know.

 

[team disney]

Ok well I am on.. I can see my talkign in my room when I come on
I am guest 1458... but when I leave this room I can't see my talking. But can other people and others talking.

Happy are guest 1019? I saw some who they were happy guest so wondering if that is you.??

Also I was finally able to register my hubby Space_Grumpy and also my grandson. No probablem registering them.

Someone mentioned about a game? haven't see that yet.

So far I am impressed with what they have sone so far.... I think that when they get it going good it will be awesome!!

Woot for you! but why can't I see anyone? I tried 3 different computers. Both yesterday and today

 

[cyre]

Good question.

This what I found on the About us page:


"We are a small group of technology specialists and engineers who primarily create complex internet applications for insurance companies and universities. Over the last 8 months we have also been working on expanding our expertise in the area of social networks and three dimensional online environments.

As part of this effort we have created a next generation virtual world which we had originally developed to use in business applications. However, we have recently decided to use this technology to create an online virtual world for families. This was motivated primarily because we could not find a virtual world similar to this on the internet.

Our commitment is to create a family friendly environment which will be something the entire family will enjoy.

The game will be free, just as you have experienced. We will not be accepting advertising, as we believe this is inappropriate when children are involved. We have put together a solid business model for this effort and you can rest assured that the Virtual Family Kingdom will not disappear in three years.

We know that you will have many questions, and we will be releasing information about the upcoming beta release on a continual basis, so check back often."

Well, without ads or anything, I really dont know.

thank you for posting that. I guess time will tell!

 

[SharkMeal]

OMG STUPID GAME!!! I saw Fin and I wanted to say hi so badly but I couldn't
talk -_-

I refreshed, I could talk, I walked to the crossroad where she was and I couldn't
talk.

I refreshed, I couldn't talk.

I refreshed, I could talk, went to the crossroad and fin wasn't there.

I refreshed, found fin in my backyard and I COULDN'T TALK!!

OMG!

I saw VFK_Willa but I couldn't talk to her either.

 

[disvaclub92]

Woot for you! but why can't I see anyone? I tried 3 different computers. Both yesterday and today

You are not alone. Same boat as you. Not that it makes any sense, but hope it makes you feel better.

 

[Narnian_Princess]

Day 2 without being able to talk or see anyone...

However, I love the interior of the castle.

 

[SharkMeal]

GRR why can't I talk? I can talk in my house but when I exit my house I can't
talk anymore. I can see people and I can see people talking but why can't I?

 

[cteddiesgirl]

Not trying to be a debby downer here, but has anyone asked exactly or has it been said how they are going to pay for this game?? How are they paying or going to pay the staff?

Good question.

This what I found on the About us page:


"We are a small group of technology specialists and engineers who primarily create complex internet applications for insurance companies and universities. Over the last 8 months we have also been working on expanding our expertise in the area of social networks and three dimensional online environments.

As part of this effort we have created a next generation virtual world which we had originally developed to use in business applications. However, we have recently decided to use this technology to create an online virtual world for families. This was motivated primarily because we could not find a virtual world similar to this on the internet.

Our commitment is to create a family friendly environment which will be something the entire family will enjoy.

The game will be free, just as you have experienced. We will not be accepting advertising, as we believe this is inappropriate when children are involved. We have put together a solid business model for this effort and you can rest assured that the Virtual Family Kingdom will not disappear in three years.

We know that you will have many questions, and we will be releasing information about the upcoming beta release on a continual basis, so check back often."

Well, without ads or anything, I really dont know.

Whow knows? Maybe they can go the way of Gaia. Have special items that can be bought only with real money (but traded to anyone). They have two monthly collectables that you can purchase for $2.50 each per month. They also have Gaia cash that you can buy and it allows you to buy things in the cash store. There are certain items available only in that particular store (or by trade to anyone) and you can only use Gaia Cash. Or everything in the other Gaia stores can be bought either by gold coins (credits) or by Gaia Cash. They also have a store of real items that can be bought such as t-shirts, pictures, plushies, etc. This generates revenue for them to keep the game free.

 

[Sir_Quikslvr]

Sir_Quikslvr aka Guest136 is on!

But can't talk and can't see anybody :/

 

[Adambinder]

I saw someone but could not talk.

They are updating it as we speak. Hooray!

 

[cteddiesgirl]

OMG STUPID GAME!!! I saw Fin and I wanted to say hi so badly but I couldn't
talk -_-

I refreshed, I could talk, I walked to the crossroad where she was and I couldn't
talk.

I refreshed, I couldn't talk.

I refreshed, I could talk, went to the crossroad and fin wasn't there.

I refreshed, found fin in my backyard and I COULDN'T TALK!!

OMG!

I saw VFK_Willa but I couldn't talk to her either.

Aww! hugs. It's frustrating. But there will be lots of chaces to talk to her, I'm sure.

Hmm...I wonder if that's the same Willa from VMK?

 

[team disney]

GRR why can't I talk? I can talk in my house but when I exit my house I can't
talk anymore. I can see people and I can see people talking but why can't I?

well, you are actually in better shape then you think! I can not see anyone at all... And I can't talk... strange isn't it?

 

[SharkMeal]

Aww! hugs. It's frustrating. But there will be lots of chaces to talk to her, I'm sure.

Hmm...I wonder if that's the same Willa from VMK?

I can talk now but Fin left. XD Oh well..

I didn't know there was a VMK_Willa?

 

[charstar]

I am in the garden talking with some people

I am Guest #684 If your there

 

[Goofy05]

It's 24 hours old. I don't understand why people expect it to be a full-featured game like VMK, which had 3 YEARS to develop into what it was (and still had problems even then).

Nobody expects this to be a complete "live" game, but basic features should be working smoothly. This is in no way a Beta version.
VMK had a team of programmers working for three years, yes. This developer stated vfk was a WORKING model for an insurance group for eight months. Why does it feel thrown together in a few weeks?

I just LOVE to play with the new mini game they released.

Go to the castle wall, and look closely for a rock.

THE ROCK IS MOVABLE.

OMG the best game ever is moving a rock!!!

Haha! Too funny!

It's called beta testing, and it's still in the working. You'll get your own
hair, clothes, items, games, less lag, your own room, being able to type,
and the ability to see, a ladder down from buildings all soon.

They put this together in 7 weeks and I think they're doing a great job for
something in such little time.

Plus they have 50,000 players to deal with during beta testing. They're trying
their best and I think they have excellent potential.

Now if the game is not perfect for you when it's 19 hours old then I dunno
what to say, no game is perfect when it's 19 hours old.

Again, see my response above. This is not Beta. Alpha, maybe..
Also, Beta testing is usually limited to a small number of players. 500-1000 would be a good test number, not 50,000!!! They should have never opened testing up to so many people. Full features should have been perfected before a Beta release. I don't see that any features have been perfected. If you can't see other players or text on your screen, it hasn't been tested well.
If you're happy with it so far, good on ya! I don't expect it to be much better in the future unless they go back and correct the basic issues now. Adding new rooms and items, games and friend lists is only going to create more complex problems for the developers.

 

[Tiggerholic]

Okay, am I dense or something I signed up 2 different people, never got a confirmation email, and have tried logging in both accounts and I get thrown to this page:

http://www.virtualfamilykingdom.com/chat_test/login.php

which is another login ??????

Argggggggggh

 

[Sir_Quikslvr]

When I exit the room I disappear gotta log in again.. >_<

 

[disvaclub92]

Okay, am I dense or something I signed up 2 different people, never got a confirmation email, and have tried logging in both accounts and I get thrown to this page:

http://www.virtualfamilykingdom.com/chat_test/login.php

which is another login ??????

Argggggggggh

Did you use the register button first to register again with the information you provided with the "pre-registration" before?