Peter Molyneux reveals Curiosity prize is temporary, grace period undecided – Gaming news
22Cans founder Peter Molyneux has announced that the role of Curiosity’s winner as the main deity in the studio’s upcoming sim Godus will only last for a limited time.
Bryan Henderson from Edinburgh, Scotland, had removed the last layer off the cube in Curiosity, which was later renamed to “Curiosity – What’s Inside the Cube?” to hear a pre-recorded message from Molyneux, as well as receive a prize in form of being granted
virtual god of gods avatar in Godus.
In addition to the aforementioned prize, the Curiosity winner was also to receive an undisclosed percentage of the game’s earning for one year.
While it was being believed that Henderson would enjoy the role of main Godus deity indefinitely, Molyneux made it quite clear that the studio has other different plans.
While talking to Rock Paper Shotgun, the 22Cans founder admitted that he did not find it right to let the Curiosity winner enjoy the role of god of gods in Godus forever.
“It didn't seem right to me that Bryan would be god of gods for all time,” said Molyneux. “It seems right to me that he has a period of time to be god of gods, and that can't just be a few days. It needs to be substantial. And in that time, many things could
happen. And of course, the amount of physical money he gets depends on how successful the game is.”
He further elaborated the situation by adding that Henderson had basically won himself a grace period, a limited duration for which he could remain the god of gods in the upcoming game.
However, once the grace period is up, an opportunity will open up for another player to take on the role of main Godus deity.
Molyneux conceded that the studio currently has the grace period topic on the discussion table and are not yet sure about how long it should be.
He did, however, assure that the grace period will be of substantial duration instead of being limited to just a few days.
The 22Cans founder further went on to reveal that while Henderson will enjoy godly powers in the upcoming game, there would be a limit to what he can possibly do.
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