Project Rockstar
Description
Project Rockstar was a free MMORPG where players take the role of a band manager, trying to promote their artists and bands and climb up the pop charts. The game has both role-playing and resource-management aspects. Play does not happen in real time, instead, each night (3:15 am GMT) an update is run and a new "turn" begins. Update advances game time for one week.
Play mechanics are based on instructing your managed band to:
- practice - upgrades bandmember skills
- play gigs - earns money
- promote - increases sales for songs
- write songs - prerequisite for playing gigs or promoting songs
- write albums
- play a festival
Manager has to take care of finances and make sure there is enough funds to pay the band, studio time, etc. Band members have selectable skills which should match the band's genre. These skills are upgradeable by practicing and better skills make better songwriting.
Goal of the game is to climb up the charts. Singles and albums are ranked based on sales, gigs based on attendance, and managers based on money earned. Song lyrics and album covers have voting based ranking.
Managers can also create record labels or event venues, which will also be ranked.