Would you still play Defiance if the show didn't exist?

[MacDeath]

I would play it anyway. I used to live in the SF Bay Area and I was intrigued as soon as I heard Defiance was based there. The fact that there is a tie-in to a TV series is a plus for me.

[LALLY]

When you don't watch SyFy and they don't show commercials on other channels that I watch... Yea without this game I would have never of heard of thisshow. There are so many shows I have never of heard of but see when I scroll through the guide. Why is this surprising to you it is not like it is the World Cup or Olympics.

lol...I gave u a link so you could watch it, trying to be nice, I don't watch syfy, I don't even watch tv, I live in England and refuse to pay for a tv licence because its mainly crap on tv here, I was surprised because the BIG thing about this game was that its tied in with a tv show, im sure 99% of people who play the game know this, that's why I was surprised.

[KSC]

I never would have given it the time of day without the show. I hate "MMOs" or any online gaming experience, really. WoW nearly ruined my life (with my help of course), and I suck, suck, SUCK at PVP. If it's not bullet hell, fighter, puzzle, vintage, ect, the only games I'll typically play are those I can play offline, have good stories, and definitive endings! For instance, I play Halo campaigns, then I'm done with them.

I would watch the show without playing the game, but the only reason I was intriqued by the game was due to the cross-over of the two mediums. If the Defiance game existed entirely in it's own universe/timeline, I would have most likely passed.

edit: Ok, I may have checked it out eventually if the show became a favorite, but I wouldn't have bothered going out of my way to get it on release day and played it so much before the Premiere on 4/15.

I don't watch the show and I have no desire to do so. I enjoy the game.

Why wouldn't you, exactly? I liken that to listening to a band, yet having no desire to see them play live.

[Cutlass Jack]

Why wouldn't you, exactly? I liken that to listening to a band, yet having no desire to see them play live.

Running with your analogy, some people might enjoy shooting at Justin Bieber more than listening to him play music. (Not that I'm suggesting anyone actually do this!)

[Khufu]

Had the game not existed I still would have watched the show, Khufu I am gathering you are a PVPer because without the show, the game is a a thin weak TPS that tries to be halo or Mass effect and fails. The show is what gives it meaning.

You've gathered incorrectly, sir. I'm not a big fan of PVP. I picked this up hoping it was going to be something like Tabula Rosa, Fallen Earth, Hellgate: London. Sadly it's not close to any of those games. I've enjoyed my playtime but I'll be done with this game before the end of the month.

[GoldenTouchDown]

Of course, it's a PVE MMO with shooter combat, only this game and Firefall can say that and Firefall is still in beta.

[DeMoted]

lol...I gave u a link so you could watch it, trying to be nice, I don't watch syfy, I don't even watch tv, I live in England and refuse to pay for a tv licence because its mainly crap on tv here, I was surprised because the BIG thing about this game was that its tied in with a tv show, im sure 99% of people who play the game know this, that's why I was surprised.

I did watch it a while ago... I am saying if I didn't play this game I would have never of heard of the show.

[Sajin]

Interesting question I thought of.

I think many of us were more intrigued for this game because of the unique premise of a live action show being directly tied into a video game.

But what if Defiance wasn't tied into a show and was just another online game by Trion, would you still be as invested in this game?

That is soooooo a Developer question.

[LALLY]

There's a show!?!?

ok I was just a bit confused seeing as you said this ^^^^^

[CapN CooK 420]

I was so happy when the show was actually good. Only reason I got this game was because of the rare entertainment chance! Video game + show = great oppurtunity. The game will die off way before the show and then all that they will care about will be the show.