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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Except it's meaningless. They may have overquoted the prior sub losses. They may have a spike due to a promotion <I get my free quarterly week and that's counted towards their subs>. The bump in subs could be China, Korea, or Western or something else. Nobody knows as Blizzard does not post...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    I think most recent MMOs have wisely followed the Blizzard philosophy of easy to play, easy to progress, and difficult to master. I also wouldn't assume an MMO vet is any better than a newblet. Recently playing WOW LFR has proven that point rather strongly to me. My understanding is the...
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    Project 1999 - Making Norrath Great Again

    The turnover makes sense. The rest is typical EQ but I wasn't considering heavy turnover. I played with my guild 99-01 and we had mostly the same 25 people, with another 25 coming and going. How many does it take to hit the bosses in P99? I did sparse raiding there, but can't really compare as...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    The problem is making an MMO that'll appeal to the Elder Scrolls people used to being superheroes in previous games. Plus, early game *should* be easy for everyone, not just vets who have played 32 previous MMOs and scoff at combat easier than Dark Souls bosses or pre fix EQ GOD Encounters. I'm...
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    Guild Wars 2

    This. 100x this. Plus the fact I despise my Thief in PVE and really didn't enjoy WvWvW except for the brief time PRX was there.
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    Project 1999 - Making Norrath Great Again

    Fuck you and the 15 year old emu game horse you rode in on! No, seriously, why did TMO lock down content for so long? That baffles me. It's not like poopsocking VS or Trak for the 50th time has any valid purpose that I can see except EMU cockblocking which seems a tad silly. I've been on...
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    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    You are thinking scientificially. Marketing sez you start at 60, then quarterly do a 24.99 sale.. Push that supply and demand angle!
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    Project 1999 - Making Norrath Great Again

    If that were true, they would've quit a long time ago since they were farming for 4th or 5th alts. It's serious business winning on an EMU server, ya know.
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    I found several caves with nasties inside that were far more difficult than the normal NPCs. Those critters dropped the only really good items I saw in my first 15 levels that I didn't purchase... I like the idea of having content too difficult for players, but I also don't think an EQ like...
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    I don't think the problem is EQN or SCO here in the MMO forums..Let me contemplate what the real issue could possibly be...
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    Which is interesting given Chris Robert's background with Freelancer and the sick amount of money Star Citizen is currently getting from schmucks like me. Use your mod superfriend powers and start cutting and pasting all Rescorla and Ut's posts from TESO to here. I'm amused that Cloud...
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    Assuming the game doesn't suck. I love the design of EVE, I just don't really enjoy actually playing the game. That said I've logged hundreds of hours into Wing Commander, Privateer, and Freelancer. I find it amusing that the Pantheon thread is nonstop, and this one is barely touched except...
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    After the abomination of X Rebirth, the bar is set pretty low right now. I haven't followed Elite too much, but I assumed it was more along the X-line of games which I love, but are a far different beast than the MMO persistent world that SCO is aiming at right now. I'll have to check it out. I...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Your old school cred is revoked. Nec dual wielding pet exploit in Lower Guk the first months put any mob killing in TESO to shame, even comparing endgame original EQ to TESO level 15...
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    NFL 2014 Off-Season Thread

    Offseason stuff is fun to follow. I'm curious who'll get the franchise tag, and free agency is usually interesting. March Madness starting soon, and then I can get ready for another season of being a Charger fan living in Ohio, trying to also support the Browns out of pure sympathy...
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    I think marketing definitely played a part, but there also is nothing else in this space. The thing is for every EQ fan there are a dozen or more Wing Commander and Privateer and Space Sim ones IMHO. There are dozens of EQ derivative games out in the exact same mold. There is nothing except...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Good advice, Moontayle. It'd be nice if we could discuss the game, and not agendas or whatever. Regardless of all SWTORs issue, the game was a lot of fun and I've definitely gotten my moneys worth. I personally think if any game sounds like fun, I'll buy it. I'm the biggest open world...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Good answers to a lot of what I was looking for in regards to this guys feedback and the soft caps: Sorcerers! Check it out - soft caps on magicka and stamina attributes makes health a primary stat : elderscrollsonline [-]NyblingTamriel Foundry | Entropy Rising[score hidden]1 hour ago...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Bondurant, you mentioned this before and I didn't quite follow. Is there any sort of reference for this? I read the FAQ and the reviews and there's very little information. Plus, endgame is different from leveling. What are the hard/soft cap numbers for this game? According to a few...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    I'm not here for drama, but actual game discussions. How much of the actual game have you played? You've blasted it, and I'd like to know why since most of your positions appear to be based on third party videos.
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Well, if we ignore your potential Fight Club style self shoutouts to Ut, it's obvious you are giving this game a fair shake and not just blasting it. Right.
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Actually, it almost sounds like Xaxius is Utnayen. He is entering OCD TESO attack mode. The shoe sure fits.
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    I enjoyed the gameplay enough to preorder, but my personal experiences in game are extremely limited so your guess is as good as mine. I'm worried about the bugs and the group content. I respect Tuco's opinion because I've not seen him ever act like a bullshitter, and it sounds like the PVP has...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    Actually, TOR has tons and tons of group based content. I'd wager as much group as they do solo. The thing is you don't have to do any of it, but it still is there. Yes, both leveling and endgame. The thing is group content and solo content are both valid things and should both available in a...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Well, their measurement will be dollars and cents. My measurement will be if I get 90 days of playtime out of it, which is more than the most MMOs and the last two WOW expansions gave me, personally. There are some valid complaints, and some trolling based on baseless feedback. We'll see when...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Music to my ears. Group vs Group combat, incoming.. More power to PRX, but I'm looking for small teams combat.. Now, just need said team put together...
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    38 studios Auction Nov 14th and 15th.

    Yep, can't argue it's a quest hub, WOW-lite clone in a single player format. I enjoyed the game and reviews were so so and accurate. It's no Skyrim, but it's a very fun cheap single player RPG. Far better than most of the crap I play. I think it was rated just right and is definitely worth...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Video looks cool, outside of the music, but I'm not into that. It fits the setting. I'd rather just watch the action and hear what's going on. What does VR10 mean? Level 10? Realm Rank 10? What level is your character there?
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    38 studios Auction Nov 14th and 15th.

    It was a quest based single player RPG. Bitching there are too many quests in KOA is like griping there is too much killing in TF2. I really enjoyed the game. I imagine Curt wishes he had went solely down the single player path for a while to build his company before trying to create WOW 2.0...
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    Star Citizen Online - The search for more money

    I know, I'm really impatient for this game. I hope they hit their target of April for the dogfighting and planetside modules.
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    PVP actually looks really good. I was planning on just messing around with the PVE, but the game might have better legs than thought.
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Psykel, how high did you make it in beta, mate? How did the group dungeons play out compared to the videos? I can easily see getting three months from this, especially if they can fix a majority of the bugs. The combat is far better than Skyrim. I'd guess groups will be fairly easy to get...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    I try hard to be casual, and I fail. My MMO OCD to win and get shinies takes over....I gotta get in and get that pre nerf guise of the deceiver or manastone, you know.... I have zero issues casually playing single player or coop games, but for some reasons MMOs affect me in that way. Maybe...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    My point isn't to direct you how to spend, just that I feel money 'invested' into Pantheon for 'time already worked' seems a waste to me, personally. If you think their work up until now merits your cash, then that's your decision. It boggles my mind, but I'm all for the free market, pyramid...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    You can play it, but your ego (time? thriftiness?) won't let you do 10 hours a week. That's my biggest problem, too.. Fighting to be casual.
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    You are giving them money for all their work up until now. I have zero idea how anyone can justify this, whether it's $250 dollars or $2.50. There is no gambling angle, this is flushing money down the toilet. There are tons of Indy devs on Steam who have poured their souls into games that...
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    Pan'Theon: Rise' of th'e Fal'Len - #1 Thread in MMO

    If he had initially invested 100k and actually gotten a working product, some actual original art, and a fleshed out design document instead of trolling forums for design tips then his KS probably would be funded. It's very apparent Brad does not want to use any of his own money for this at...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    How buggy were the quests in later zones? I actually enjoyed the PVE, and liked the treasure maps, and chests and I'm interested in crafting. I'm very interested in group dungeons, but man there seemed to be a lot of bugs in my beta weekend.
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    I do that with several MMOs, though. After I buy it, get that new car smell off, and play for however long it holds my interest, then I come back later when there's new content or just a desire to revisit things. I played Mists of Pandaria for 2 months after release, but have had no desire to go...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    It'll never happen for Ut, BAYR, or Bait. Anyways, group dungeons video...