Non-Disney Online Games Virtual Family Kingdom Thread

[SharkMeal]

OK I won't say anything Aengus, heh, but I don't think there is a quest going
on right now, there is a VFK quest scheduled for the 29th.

 

[dudeonator]

OK I won't say anything Aengus, heh, but I don't think there is a quest going
on right now, there is a VFK quest scheduled for the 29th.

I was about to say this also, and that VFK is not down. But Aengus's post seems to have gone poof.

 

[aengus]

I got bad info so I just deleted it so i wouldnt confuse anyone, but looks like I managed to do that anyways ROFL

 

[Goofy05]

Taken from VFK's homepage:

VFK FAD-ulous Summer Quest
Sunday, June 29th 7:00 A.M. Pacific time to Monday June 30th 10:00 P.M. Pacific time

What's better then a summer full of fun and fads! This Sunday and Monday join us as we search for some of the funniest, funkiest, and way out fads through history. So grab your Tamagotchi, dust off your hula-hoop, and get ready for the new craze in quests! It's going to be a blast from the past, not just a passing fad, so get ready to Woot for the Zoot! You won't want to miss the awesome prizes, because they might just teleport you where you want to go.

While this is all fine and dandy, I don't see how such recent history fits with the Colonial, Victorian, Medieval or Old Western areas of VFK. (Tamagotchi is historical?)

 

[SharkMeal]

Hey, everyone, there are updates on VFK.

You can now have your own signature on your player card.
You have a player card when you click on yourself and other players.
You have a pin lanyard on your player card, no pins yet though
You have a reply button when you view your messages so you don't have to
search for your friend in that list to reply to them.
When you receive a message the message button flashes.
It seems they are trying to code things better, when you move over the new
trade, friend, boot, report buttons in the player card the mouse thing turns
into a hand.

However my send button is not working now.

 

[threeboysmom]

boot, report buttons in the player card

Woot! Just in time! Aengus is coming to town soon!

 

[NedsTJ]

OT:


You're such a NERD...

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[aengus]

Woot! Just in time! Aengus is coming to town soon!

oh plz pink when was the last time you were even in there?

 

[SharkMeal]

And you two are at it again

By the way a new room was added really early this morning from
a live test apparently:

I like how the electric sparks and torch are animated it adds a
nice touch.. Also you can't actually get into Merlins yet but with pin
lanyards added yesterday and today we get closer to the merlins door
to opening I think we may be getting magic soon.

 

[TinkPinkPoem]

Taken from VFK's homepage:



While this is all fine and dandy, I don't see how such recent history fits with the Colonial, Victorian, Medieval or Old Western areas of VFK. (Tamagotchi is historical?)

I agree.

From the type of furniture to the quest themes nothing about the game but for the areas of vfk seems to be history related.

In previous pages someone said that they are trying to distance the game from the original history theme to make it more fun but in my opinion they are once again not true to what they say.

I believe that the game would have a lot of potential as a fully fledged history game. It would be really interesting.

But that's just my two cents.

 

[threeboysmom]

oh plz pink when was the last time you were even in there?

Stop stalking me! Geesh!

 

[funfly]

History - 1 A recorded narrative of past events, especially those concerning a particular period, nation, individual, etc. 2 The branch of knowledge dealing with the records of the past, especially those involving human affairs. 3 The aggregate of events concerning a given subject, recorded or unrecorded. 4 Past events in general

Current - 3 In actual progress, or belonging to the immediate present.

(the above is as stated in funk & wagnalls international dictionary - credit given to them for the definitions)

That being said, history is history, whether it was 100BC, 100AD, 1930's, 1960's, 1990's, 2007, or even from the beginning of this year....it is all past events from particular periods. Current events, in short time, can become History.

Kids in school have history from all time frames, and VFK is doing just that. They are incorporating (at least in my opinion) fun learning with history, ie, Father's Day Quest, Ice Cream Quest, etc with fun items of blue lava lamps, ice cream sundaes, etc. Learning is/can be random topics during or taking place in various places/forms school, home, own interests.

ok, stepping down off my soapbox.....this is now history. Back to having fun

 

[funfly]

By the way a new room was added really early this morning from
a live test apparently:

I like how the electric sparks and torch are animated it adds a
nice touch.. Also you can't actually get into Merlins yet but with pin
lanyards added yesterday and today we get closer to the merlins door
to opening I think we may be getting magic soon.

Very cool!! Love the new room, the look of night there too. Friend of mine is a magician and loves the look of Merlin so far!

 

[SharkMeal]

According to many staff, including a developer (VFK_Surfer) and the lady
on the phone when you call them, magic, pins, and merlins shop is supposed
to be out later this afternoon.

 

[Cardinal]

Kids in school have history from all time frames, and VFK is doing just that. They are incorporating (at least in my opinion) fun learning with history, ie, Father's Day Quest, Ice Cream Quest, etc with fun items of blue lava lamps, ice cream sundaes, etc. Learning is/can be random topics during or taking place in various places/forms school, home, own interests.

VFK is just about as informative as an episode of Time Squad. If you're going to take history lessons from the people who run VFK, you should just head to the nearest McDonalds and ask for an interview now

 

[aengus]

I like the lightning effect and glow from the shop

I would personally like to see them lose the texture based graphic style though.

 

[WDWLIGHTNINGZ]

Sign above the store out front:

Inside:

Magics

 

[swimmingneno]

Sign above the store out front:

Inside:

Magics

dances like a mad man!!!!! WOOT!!!

 

[aengus]

Don't care for the inside of the shop as much, looks like a lame science classroom

the pins look to much like vmk too @_@

 

[Goofy05]

Don't care for the inside of the shop as much, looks like a lame science classroom

the pins look to much like vmk too @_@

I agree. The 'Sparkle' pin looks a lot like the Pirate Costume/Coral/Draw the Sword sparkle. Not that I don't like it, just once again trying to mimic VMK. The only difference is my avatar was WAY cuter on vmk, and I could dance and sparkle at the same time. hehe
The outside of Merlin's looks great! I'll give them kudos for that, but the inside makes one wonder if two different programmers worked on that project. They should have carried that magical look from the outside into the room.
10,000 credits per magic!!! And only ONE game to play to earn them? At least vmk had many ways of earning credits, and when magic was first offered for sale, snowman was 2,000 credits not 10K. 10K is unreasonable and unattainable for a lot of players.
Okay, back to my corner to await my flames.