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5/3/2018 Fable 3 preview: It's the economy, stupid https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/fable-3-preview/ 1/13 Home Gear Gaming Entertainment Tomorrow V ideo Reviews Events The Buyer's Guide Log in Sign up 3 r e la te d a rt ic le s Lo g in L o g in 5/3/2018 Fable 3 preview: It's the economy, stupid https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/fable-3-preview/ 2/13 Im ag e c re d it : Fable 3 preview: It's the economy , stupid Christopher Grant , @http://twitter.com/chrisgrant 10.15.10 Late st i n G am in g H arm on ix i s r e v iv in g R ock B an d N etw ork in ' R ock B an d 4' 3h a g o T he M orn in g A ft e r: M ost o f u s d on 't m in d th e sm artp h on e notc h 3 r e la te d a rt ic le s Lo g in 5/3/2018 Fable 3 preview: It's the economy, stupid https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/fable-3-preview/ 3/13 4h a g o S te am b eta a d d s s u pport fo r N in te n do's S w it c h P ro C on tr o lle r 7h a g o G oogle r e p orte d ly b ack in g a n ew so cia l g am es sta rtu p 18 h a g o Sp on so re d L in ks b y T ab oola E ast Lan sin g , M ic h ig an : T h is U nb elie vab le , T in y C om pan y I s D is ru p tin g a $ 20 0 B il lio n I n d ustr y G et Fre e P ro d ucts l ik e C om pute , S to ra g e a n d M ore 3 r e la te d a rt ic le s Lo g in 5/3/2018 Fable 3 preview: It's the economy, stupid https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/fable-3-preview/ 4/13 If y o u p la y ed Fa ble 2 a n yth in g l ik e t h e w ay I p la y ed Fa ble 2 , y o u en ded t h e g am e a v ery , v ery , v ery r ic h p la y er. W hy w ork a v ir tu al j o b Eve rQ uo te I n sur an ce Q uo te sM icr oso ft A zur e Don't B uy E le ctr on ic s o n A m azo n W ith out U sin g T h is T ric k - H ere 's W hy H on ey 3 r e la te d a rt ic le s Lo g in 5/3/2018 Fable 3 preview: It's the economy, stupid https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/fable-3-preview/ 5/13 This i s a b ou t m ak in g t h e e co n om y " m att e r," A tk in s s a y s. " W hen w e pou rin g c o ld b eers w hen y o u c o u ld b u y a p ie ce o f v ir tu al p ro p erty , tu rn o ff y o u r X box , p ou r y o u rs e lf a n a ctu al c o ld o n e ( o r 1 0 ), a n d w hen y o u c o m e t o i n t h e m orn in g, y o u 'r e d eh yd ra te d a n d g ro gg y - - o h , a n d y o u 'v e b een e arn in g r e n t m on ey i n -g am e, t o o? T hat f e atu re - - t h e a b ilit y t o e arn r e n ta l i n co m e w hile a w ay f r o m t h e gam e - - w en t a l o n g w ay t o w ard s m ak in g F a ble 2 's A lb io n f e el l ik e a l iv in g w orld ; o n e t h at w en t o n r e g ard le ss o f w heth er o r n ot y o u r hero w as t h ere t o s e e i t . T hat f e atu re w on 't b e r e tu rn in g f o r F a ble 3 . " It w as a F a ble 2 f e atu re ," L io n head l e ad d esig n er J o sh A tk in s t e lls J o ystiq . " W it h e v ery f e atu re , w e s p en d a l o t o f t im e r e ev alu atin g n ew t h in gs t h at m ak e s e n se f o r t h e e m otio n s w e w an t t o i m pact a n d get f r o m p la y ers i n Fa ble 3 ." G alle ry : F a b le 3 ( e co n om y) | 4 P hoto s 4 3 r e la te d a rt ic le s Lo g in+1 5/3/2018 Fable 3 preview: It's the economy, stupid https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/fable-3-preview/ 6/13 get i n to t h e i d ea o f w an tin g t h e e co n om y t o m att e r a n d w an tin g pla y ers t o r e ally t h in k a b ou t t h e g o ld ; a n d w heth er o r n ot w e w an t th em t o h av e p au se b efo re m ak in g a b ig d on atio n t o t h e t r e asu ry ; an d w heth er o r n ot w e w an t t o b e e m otio n ally i n vo lv ed . I t h in k i f y o u t u rn o n y o u r X box a n d y o u h av e a g ia n t d ep osit , t h at k in d o f m ak es t h e e x p erie n ce t a m er." T am er, y es . .. b u t w hy d id n 't t h at m att e r i n Fa ble 2 ? " W e w ere n 't a s w orrie d a b ou t t h e e co n om ic b ala n ce o f [ F a ble 2 ] ," A tk in s s a y s, "b eca u se w e r e ally w an te d p la y ers t o e x p erie n ce a ll t h e f a ce ts o f t h e gam e. S o p u tt in g u p w hat w e c o n sid ere d t o b e a rtifi cia l b arrie rs w as so m eth in g t h at w as k in d o f a g ain st t h e o vera ll p h ilo so p h y o f t h e gam e. W e l e t p la y ers e sse n tia lly p la y a s t h ey d esir e d ." B ut e v en th ou gh p eo p le w ere " e n jo y in g t h em se lv es" w it h Fa ble 2 's t h e-r ic h - get- r ic h er e co n om ic s, i t d id n 't " m att e r" i n t h e w ay L io n head w an te d .

T h e e co n om y i n Fable 3 i s d esig ned t o m ak e y o u s to p an d c o n sid er y o ur a ctio n s b efo re s p en d in g m on ey. "W hen w e s ta rte d Fa ble 3 , w e w an te d t h e e co n om y t o m att e r m ore fo r a v arie ty o f r e aso n s. P artia ll y b eca u se w e w an te d i t t o b e a r e al w ay f o r p la y ers t o p ro ble m s o lv e i n t h e g am e a n d p ic k a n d c h oose th eir o w n p ath a s t o h ow t h ey w an te d t o t a k e a d van ta g e o f t h e eco n om y," A tk in s e x p la in s. A s a r e v o lu tio n ary fi gh tin g h is o r h er w ay fr o m i n su rg en t t o r u le r, y o u r r e la tio n sh ip w it h m on ey i s m ore c o m plic ate d a n d " th ere fo re , i t h ad t o b e m ore s ta b le ." " O nce y o u b eco m e t h e r u le r, t h ere 's g o in g t o b e a l o t o f p eo p le l o okin g f o r h an dou ts a n d a l o t o f p eo p le l o okin g f o r h elp ," A tk in s sa y s. " A nd y o u 'r e g o in g t o h av e a n i n te re stin g c h oic e - - a n d w e h op e it 's a n i n te re stin g c h oic e - - o f c h oosin g t o g iv e a w ay o r d on ate t h e 3 r e la te d a rt ic le s Lo g in 5/3/2018 Fable 3 preview: It's the economy, stupid https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/fable-3-preview/ 7/13 mon ey y o u 'v e m ad e i n y o u r p ers o n al f o rtu ne o ver t o t h e g re ate r p op u la tio n . A nd w e w an t t h at d ecis io n t o b e i n te re stin g. A nd i f t h at d ecis io n i s fl at, i f t h ere 's n o m ean in g b eh in d t h at d ecis io n , t h en t h at m om en t i s k in d o f l o st." B ut t h ere 's a n oth er r e aso n t h e e co n om y m att e rs : c o -o p . F a ble 3 's c o - op d oes a w ay w it h Fa ble 2 's a w kw ard " h en ch m an " i m ple m en ta tio n an d r e p la ce s i t w it h a co -o p t h at m att e rs . Y o u p la y a s y o u r h ero w it h y o u r w eap on s a n d - - h ere 's t h e i m porta n t p art - - y o u r g o ld . Y o u c a n m arr y a c o -o p p artn er o r b eco m e b u sin ess p artn ers a n d, a s w ou ld b e ex p ecte d , y o u r g o ld a ls o b eco m es t h eir g o ld , a n d t h e r e q u ir e m en t fo r a m ore m ean in gfu l e co n om ic e x p erie n ce b eco m es c le ar. " W e w an te d t h e e co n om y t o m att e r i n c o -o p s o w e a d d ed t h ese t w o fe atu re s t h at a llo w y o u t o g et m arrie d a n d a ll o w y o u t o b e b u sin ess p artn ers ," A tk in s t e lls u s. " O ne o f t h e s id e e ff ects o f t h ose t w o i d eas is t h at i f t h e e co n om y i s t o ta lly b ro ken , t h en o n e o f t h e b en efi ts o f gett in g m arrie d o r b ein g b u sin ess p artn ers - - t h at y o u g et t o s h are y o u r g o ld - - i s g o n e." S o e arn in g a n d k eep in g y o u r w ealt h h as t o b e a m ore l e an -fo rw ard , p artic ip ato ry p art o f F a ble 3 . " T he g o al i s f o r i t t o fe el l ik e y o u n eed t o p u t m ore t im e i n to i t i f y o u w an t t o a m ass t h at 3 r e la te d a rt ic le s Lo g in 5/3/2018 Fable 3 preview: It's the economy, stupid https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/fable-3-preview/ 8/13 kin d o f f o rtu ne. I t i s n 't j u st a n e asy d ecis io n . Y o u n eed t o t h in k ab ou t e ach p ro p erty ; y o u n eed t o t h in k a b o u t w heth er o r n ot y o u 'v e p u t t h e r ig h t f u rn it u re i n i t ." W ait , h old o n . .. w ou ld -b e r e al e sta te b aro n s w ill n eed t o a ctu ally t a k e c a re o f t h e d oze n s u pon d oze n s o f p ie ce s o f p ro p erty t h ey c o u ld c o lle ct t h ro u gh ou t t h e g am e? D on 't w orr y , t h at's w hat t h e fi ne tr a d it io n o f E nglis h b u tle rs i s f o r. A tk in s s a y s, " T he n ic e t h in g i s t h at y o u h av e J a sp er t h ere , t h e b u tle r, w ho w ill h elp y o u w it h t h ese e co n om ic d ecis io n s. " W e w an te d t h e e co n om y t o m att e r." - J o sh A tk in s, le ad d esig ner Yo u b asic a lly h av e t h e c h oic e o f h av in g J a sp er m an ag e y o u r pro p erty . H e c a n g o i n t h ere a n d b asic a lly m ak e s u re t h at a ll t h e hou se s h av e g o od f u rn it u re a n d t h at y o u 'r e g ett in g t h e m ost a m ou nt of r e n t f o r t h e s ta te o f t h e h ou se . T he b u tle r i s g o in g t o h elp y o u w it h a ll o f t h is , s o w hile y o u n eed t o p u t m ore t im e i n to t h is , w e h av e m ad e i t e asy o n t h e p la y er a s w ell." M ost i m porta n tly , t h e e co n om y i n Fa ble 3 i s d esig n ed t o m ak e y o u sto p a n d c o n sid er y o u r a ctio n s b efo re s p en din g m on ey. F in din g a c o -o p p artn er t o e it h er m arr y o r e n te r i n to a b u sin ess r e la tio n sh ip w it h h as t h e a n cilla ry b en efi t o f m ak in g y o u w ealt h ie r. M on ey, a n d acce ss t o m on ey, c a n o p en u p p arts o f t h e A lb io n f o r t h ose w illin g t o s p en d. " T here 's a g u y y o u r u n i n to w ho's r e q u estin g a d on atio n t o r e sto re t h e b rid ge t o t h e F a ble 2 g y p sy c a m p a s a c o m mem ora tio n t o t h e F a ble 2 h ero ," A tk in s t o ld u s. " Y o u 'l l h av e a c h oic e a s t o w heth er o r n ot y o u w an t t o h elp h im b u ild t h at b rid ge a n d t h en , w hen y o u d o bu ild i t , y o u 'l l fi nd t h at t h ere 's a l o t o f i n te re stin g s tu ff a cro ss t h e brid ge. M ay b e a w hole o th er v il la g e," h e t e ase s. 3 r e la te d a rt ic le s Lo g in 5/3/2018 Fable 3 preview: It's the economy, stupid https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/fable-3-preview/ 9/13 Hav in g a p artn er a llo w s y o u t o l e v era g e y o u r c o m bin ed w ealt h t o e x p lo re m ore o f t h e w orld o f A lb io n ; h ow ev er, w it h t h at a ls o c o m es th e w eig h t o f d ecid in g h ow t o s p en d y o u r m on ey. " T here a re a l o t o f asp ects o f t h e g am e t h at a re e asie r i f y o u h av e s o m eb od y w ho's y o u r partn er, y o u r c o m ra d e-in -a rm s f o r s o lv in g t h ese p ro ble m s. A nd th en , t h ose p artn ers h ip s b eco m e r e ally i n te re stin g a g ain w hen y o u get i n to t h e r u lin g s e ctio n o f t h e g am e, b eca u se i t 's n ot o n e p ers o n 's d ecis io n . Y o u 'r e g o in g t o h av e t o t a lk t h ose d ecis io n s t h ro u gh b eca u se y o u a re p oolin g y o u r r e so u rc e s." A ll t h e w hile , b ack i n y o u r S an ctu ary - - F a ble 3 's n ew m en u-s y ste m - th at's -r e ally -a -r o om - - y o u r p ile o f g o ld w ax es a n d w an es, g iv in g y o u a l it e ra l, S cro oge M cD uck -s ty le r e p re se n ta tio n o f y o u r w ealt h . " T he re aso n w e t h in k t h e e co n om y i s i m porta n t i n Fa ble 3 i s i t 's o n e o f t h e are as o f t h e g am e t h at's r e ally u p t o t h e u se r o n h ow t h ey i n te ra ct w it h i t ," A tk in s s u ggests . I n o th er w ord s, y o u d on 't n eed t o b e w ealt h y, j u st l ik e y o u d on 't n ee d t o b e w ell- lik ed o r h on est. I t 's a ll p art o f t h e e ff ort t o m ak e t h e e co n om y - - a n d r e ally a ll o f y o u r decis io n s i n Fa ble 3 - - m att e r. In t h is a rt ic le : e co n om y , F ab le -3 , J o sh -A tk in s , L io n head -S tu d io s , m ic ro so ft , M ic ro so ft- Gam e-S tu d io s , x b ox 11m 3 r e la te d a rt ic le s Lo g in 5/3/2018 Fable 3 preview: It's the economy, stupid https://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/fable-3-preview/ 10/13 11m a g o in Xiaomi is of ficially coming to the UK and Europe The Chinese tech giant will sell its phones through Three UK. By ,  1 1m a g o 33m a g o in Developers would rather ignore Cambridge Analytica at F8 Nobody wanted to talk about securing your data, they just cared about the free VR headset. 3 3m B y ,  3 3m a g o 51m a g o in General Motors is 3D printing parts to make EVs more ef ficient Previously complicated parts are now lighter and stronger . 51m B y ,  5 1m a g o 1h a g o in Amazon puts Seattle expansion on pause over tax proposal The tax proposal would provide af fordable housing and services for Seattle's homeless population. 1h B y ,  1 h a g o 1h M ob ile M . 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