Uber, steal my PIE idea...

I love Uber Entertainment because you're run by a pretty cool group, you dont take yourselves seriously, but at the same time you understand how to cater to audiences. I posted my questions regarding your future a few minutes ago, but I've had this idea in my head for a while and wondered if it could ever be made. UberEnt could probably pull it off, but I'm no CHEF, so you can tell me if this is a load of ****...

Also, readers, if the PIE idea is crap, feel free to leave constructive criticism...
First off, in terms of graphics, I'm thinking they should be similar to MNC - the TF look. Bright colors, realistic looking but cartoonish at the same time.

The premise is a PIE-crawl, and it caters to the role-players who burn through PIES and then never play them again.

Characters
There will be a range of 5-10 different skins for characters, male & female, young, old, and in between. This is just a skin, so it has no effect on your play style.

Premise
A castle is built upon an old catacomb system atop a mountain. Hundreds of years go by, and while some of the catacombs are explored and mapped, there are still miles and miles of unexplored dungeon. The castle is suddenly besieged by ogres, orcs, goblins, undead, dragons, and midgets (already awesome, I know). They are after the King's huge horde of bacon -- see what I mean about humor, here?

Classes
Each character has access to ALL classes and ALL skills. There is: Knight, Sorceror, Thief, Assassin, Pit Fighter, and Archer (maybe more, maybe less?) Of these classes, there are X tiers of skills, each unique. You get skill points based on leveling up and you can place those points ANYWHERE. So, you could have a Thief/Archer build, or a Knight/Assassin build. Or a Thief/Sorceror/Pit Fighter build. Some skills are passive, some are not.

LOOT!
Have a random loot table that gives random stats to random drops (ala diablo, borderlands, etc).

Dungeon
Make the dungeon be randomly built as players load in. Monsters, treasure chests, bosses, etc should be random. The dungeon can continue forever if it's all random, and the deeper into the dungeon you delve, the harder monsters get.

Multiplayer
4-player co-op. PvP can be a nice addition and I think would cause the game to sell more, but it's not a priority.

Player Level
Make the max level something like 250 or 400 or something ridiculous. People get obsessed with **** like that and would want to be on top of the ...

Leaderboards
Level, kills, deaths, gold looted, dungeon level, etc. People love leaderboards.

So far, this is just a rough outline, but I know *I* would EAT it. I wanted to put it out there because I think this dev team will at least LOOK at it and think about it, rather than just dismiss the idea from some "loser who knows nothing about PIES..."

Thoughts?

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As an aside, I was supposed to guest-host a podcast tonight and couldnt because I've been sick ... I had meant to promote MNC for one simple reason ... I want people to play so I'm not the WORST player around. Purely selfish, I know, but I can live with that...

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Wow, you'd like Uber to STEAL your idea? I would rather sell them my idea and rake in the profits, thus gaining most of the credit. But then again, that's just me.

It's a brilliant idea though! I love those sort of games! Role Playing, I think?

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I created a business model for a wild-west MMO idea I had a couple years ago...played somewhat like the old (good) version of Star Wars Galaxies. Something like that I would sell to a company, but a simple idea like this dungeon crawler I just want to see MADE.

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It sounds like all the other dungeon crawler RPGs, You would have to explain the equipment, skills and gameplay that would make this one different from the rest.

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Different from the rest: It's on XBLA.

We have NOTHING that comes close to an MMO, a 4-player co-op dungeon crawl that is massive in terms of difficulty and loot would be a welcomed addition to my library.

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Oh there are a few.

Have you heard of Arkadian Warriors? It's pretty good. Plus you also have Puzzle Quest and there's a second one coming out. There's also Puzzle Quest Galactix. We have the new Tomb Raider game coming out, the Penny Arcade series. That's quite a few.

But you're concept sounds better, I think.

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I have Arkadian Warriors, it was neat for the 5 hours it took to beat it. Puzzle quest is neat, but its title indicates just what it is ... a puzzle game.

I want a hack'n'slash game with loads of loot drops, massive amounts of enemies, player builds, constant "ZOMG We're gonna die!!" moments latched with the "Dude, whered you get that sword?!" discussions.

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I respect your enthusiasm but the concept is very generic. But overall it pretty much sounds like Hellgate: London in a fantasy setting.

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Yes, except the viewstyle would be closer to diablo rather than the over the shoulder thing.

Great game, btw, Hellgate London.

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This should go into Off Topic. We have a policy of not looking at unsolicited ideas.

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Well ****... Most companies have that policy, I suppose I should have thought of that.

There, it's now a discussion about Pies.

But isn't a General Discussion off topic, anyways?

If that isn't the case, then the subject of Pies is also off topic, therefore should go into the Off Topic section.

Or does the board's title "Uber Entertainment General Discussion" about discussion of Uber Entertainment or is it JUST general discussion?

I am confused.

I took it as general discussion about Uber as a company...which is why the 2 posts I had regarding Uber were made here.

But your discussion is now about pies!

Pies that I want Uber, as a company, to BAKE!

mm, I like Uber pies. there back on track!

But I...you...he...

AAAAAAAAAAARGH!

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