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Anyone here who thinks this game has similarities with KoL?
(Or are the makers of this game, somewhat inspired by it?)

Posted 13 years ago by The Black Chicken Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I don't see a connection, apart from both being fun and funny. :)

    To me, KoL's humor is more dry, and Glitch's is more whimsical.
    Posted 13 years ago by machi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The other day a player posted Fernswarthy's Letter on the notice board in the Gregarious Grange flat. I laughed out loud :)
    Posted 13 years ago by Victoria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • An adventurer is me!
    Posted 13 years ago by Jennyanydots Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh wow, I haven't played KoL in years! I would agree with machi though. Also, doesn't KoL have battles or thieving? I seem to remember being in a group and trying to get stuff from other groups.
    Posted 13 years ago by anonymoose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Years ago I played KoL. And for many years the account lay dormant. But screw going back, glitch is more fun.
    Posted 13 years ago by Some_Random_Guy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • There is PvP in KoL but it's optional. To "activate" it you have to smash the Hippy Stone on your campsite :) They have that kind of humor with Glitch in common.
    Posted 13 years ago by Victoria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Humor and crafting. But Glitch has more crafting.
    Posted 13 years ago by Zurin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • There's also lots of crafting in KoL! Especially when you've ascended a few times. I think there's more crafting in KoL eventually.

    I would love to see some more adventure quests in Glitch. Perhaps the butterflies are tired of getting milked and would just want some massages, eventually dropping a super-special item. Or the piggies are jealous of the butterflies and want a massage too. Something like that, playing within the excisting world but adding temporary different mechanics.
    Posted 13 years ago by Victoria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love the idea of the pigs being jealous of the butterflies getting massages.
    Posted 13 years ago by The Black Chicken Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I saw similarities with KoL on multiple levels but considering that KoL is riffing on the MUDs from looong ago it isn't too surprising. I think that community interaction is easier in KoL but that could simply be because I have been on KoL since forever (2004 I think? 2005?).
    The humor is similar and the gather/travel aspects are too. I think KoL relies more on puzzles and pop culture and Glitch seems to have a heavier crafting/collecting and cuteness bent.
    I hope that both games continue to thrive.

    I did wish for a community channel that was active to yell "I have a baby piggie!" in the first time I got one. ;)
    Posted 12 years ago by Lynore Sunshine Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, and the calendar is very similar to KoL imo
    Posted 12 years ago by Lynore Sunshine Subscriber! | Permalink