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Mages are fine over 50, plus there are far fewer of them playing 50+. There are hordes of Shaman and Clerics on P99. Good luck finding gear for them. Early levels for those classes are just brutal compared to any caster. While I leveled, I lost count of the number of super twinked Shaman out...

Yet many of these MMOs have rabid followers in the same vein. So, is it newer MMOs or us? I think many of us have done the diku mud treadmill to death and it just isn't intriguing. The Souls games are brilliant, which is why many people played through it. However, I'd say there were an...

I'd say quite a few of us grew up reading Tolkien and playing AD&D.. Then moved up to Commodore or Apple games.. then to online games a la Doors and MUDS. Everquest was the next progression for most of us in that same vein, and was a huge amazing jump. Then we got older and realized the only...

Ditto. Have zero desire to do this. Its a shame this game can't die and be merged with the good design portions of Vanguard.

The problem with the AH in GW2 is the same problem with so much of Rift. It took the personal touch out of the game, and made it huge and generic. There's nothing wrong with the GW2 economy, but essentially the lack of being able to make a lot of profit early on really took the trader fun out...

The thing is he didn't lead 989 or Verant, he was part of a team. His one chance to lead was a complete and abject failure and the stories from that really don't give me any confidence. It's not about second chances, more about a man knowing his limitations. I seriously doubt Mcquaid can lead a...

Jade Quarry, Tarnished Coast and Blackgate are the busiest PVE servers. I'd suggest moving to one of them versus going somewhere for a small guild.

Convo, after Vanguard I'm not sure how anyone could be high on his ability to run a team and actually launch a game. Especially given this time around he doesn't appear to have any real funding. Design a game? Sure. Launch? NFW. I'd be amazed if SOE is bankrolling this, which means it's...

Sadly, I'm more interested in this potential trainwreck than in EQ Next. The more videos I watch, and the more SOE stuff I read, the more I get an EQ2 vibe from EQ Next. It's just another game being designed by the smartest guys in the room, none who probably actually play MMOs. Mcquaid...

Nine years after SWG Jump to Lightspeed was released, Bioware releases a 'supposed' space based expansion that isn't even remotely in the same league. Didn't any of their dev team play any previous MMOs? No, Earth & Beyond does not count. Hey, maybe after this tiny space addition 'expansion'...

The amazing thing is that almost 10 years later WOW is still king of the hill. That's a testament to how good a game it is, but also how shitty it's competitors have been. The genre is in dire need of new and hotness.

Will it come complete with nonstop sb.exe crash to desktop errors? Only then would it be a real emulation.

The server is 95% cool people and 5% assholes. A good chunk of those assholes are in EC most of the time.

I disagree. WOW still has a good chunk of hardcore people playing. I'd say the ratio is probably similar to the EQ days. I think comparing then and now hardcore vs casual is absurd. Most EQ players were not hardcore. The vast majority played casually, but the no lifers are often focused on...

I really like the absolutely no two box approach, although it really would be nice to have an 'account' bank. Later games have spoiled me with that feature. The whole point of this server is to be social and have friends and for it to be like old school EQ. I have had no issue having gear...

1-15 is the worst time for a Wizard, but throw me a tell on my 53 Shaman and I'll buff you which will get through the early levels with minimal pain. Once you reach kitable levels, just buy SOW potions. I make them for several Wizards. If you can farm something nice, Jboots MQ is 7k firm...

Yes, you still can. I think their monitoring is pretty good, as I grouped with two 'supposed' husband and wife setups in my 30s that I thought were two boxing, and both apparently were suspended and/or banned. I have a friend who actually does play with his wife, and he's had no issues...

I'd prefer Dark Souls, the MMO. Its lore setup was perfect. Just add evolving big, bad nasties, dangerous risk vs reward, good group content, and a dynamic persistent world with a dark and nasty environment and you'd have an MMO I'd subscribe to for years.

In my opinion the Story is the best part of the game. The F2P option was great for me, although since I finished my Sith Marauder I have zero desire to play any more. Outside of Huttball which didnt have hooks into me, the endgame has is a snoozer and has no real lasting tug at me. I was...

I have no doubt. People are pretty cool by and large on the server when they aren't in merchant mode. It's kind of funny but a guy in the EC tunnel who will argue over 200P might spend three hours helping you get your corpse a few days later. I need three more books in COM to max faction...

You didn't have to server transfer. It was just a free 80. I bet an 85 in full timeless isn't too far out for WOW when the next expack hits.

That's pretty much my philosophy with my Shaman. I am 51 now and starting to actually save a small amount of coin. I'm also fairly close to my epic, but as I just joined a guild I don't want to be 'that guy' and push for it. Escapegoat needs to be online more to help me get my Wolf in MM! I...

For me I like nice eye candy that pushes my graphics processor. It's more about the advanced shinies versus 'art' to me. Give me games that look fresh, and not stuff that built for PCs from 2004.

I did my seven day trial and there was a lot of content, but it wasn't really anything that sucked me in. Nothing bad, just a snoozer for me personally. Timeless Isle was amusing, but not enough to stick around.

Actually, the Zynga types will play other games. MMOs are all about the epeen. SWTOR pretty much has the same setup as WOW and most other of our current games. I personally think most people do want to be Jedi or 'important'. The problem in SWTOR wasn't the story or being a 'Hero'. It was the...

Maybe they'll see the light and change this. I guess they're doing it for the PVP aspects, but really fighting based on faction is a far better design in every way, so I'm not sure why the Carbine guys are going this route since they seem to have a clue. Just let all classes pick their own...

Class variety and each one being distinct are big selling points to me. There's nothing unique when every Mage can be all caster classes, every rogue can be all stealther classes, etc and then they changed it so there's a ton of overlap with tanking, healing, and DPS. The other problem Rift...

Break out your sources, Scoop McMMOjUnkie and find out! Trion is not going to publicly trumpet what they are doing due to having live games out there. However, it's pretty much been rumored from many sites they are shopping the company. If Trion is still in the same setup a year from now...

You mean closing all their extra studios, doing massive layoffs, fire selling anything they can, and making their company as streamlined as possible for a quick and easy sale of assets? Including rumors of meetings between Trion and SOE. If it quacks like a duck...

I'm sure many people will buy the game, but really it needs a lot more work. Ut has negged me before and I do think he has a personal vendetta against this game, or just likes hating. I have no idea if he has any real information or is just blowing smoke. I do know what I've seen, and as a huge...

There was an article on another large MMO news site saying just this and quoting insiders not too long ago. It's pretty much been confirmed they tried to sell to SOE and are shopping their studio to anyone and everyone.

What exactly would Brad do here, Tad? The problem is Brad circa 1995 was one of us: an old school AD&D gamer and MUD player. Now, he really isn't. I doubt he plays MMOs much, and I'm not sure what he could bring to the table anymore,.

Apples and Oranges. AOC did a wonderful snowjob as it's initial game was great fun, and it's endgame design document with sieges and PVP was stellar. There were huge gaping holes in the content, design, itemization, and the entire endgame was not close to even in alpha when the game was...

I'd definitely be interested in this. It'll be interesting to see how they break down the factions. That said, I'm more interested in Velious for P1999.

Actually, I've noticed the server was a bit more bare than usual the last few days. My guess is GTA V might be eating a few regulars. I usually get more tells for my Shaman for groups. I did have a cool guild, Europa, let me loot my Child's Tear in Fear on my 48 Shaman. Too bad I don't have...

Frontiers in DAOC remains the single best PVP setup, ever, period, end of fucking story. Capture the Flag instanced PVP is boring as shit, and if I want to play something like that I'll fire up an FPS. Darkness Falls alone is 100 times better than any of the instanced shit ever released in any...

He's going from MS' big bucks on a huge project to making a tiny niche game probably with few funds. If he couldnt release a decent game with Micro$oft, I'm not sure he can do much with the scarce funds he probably will gather. My guess is he'll go the kickstarter route. Anyone who contributes...

Pay a Druid to power level you. That isn't against the rules. Being a glutton, I just hit 46 on my Shaman, completely untwinked. Everything he has on he either bought in that overpriced shithole that is the EC tunnel, or camped or got in a dungeon. In groups, SKs are excellent with their...

It sounds like GW wasn't getting anything back and had no desire to renew the license for a WOW clone game. The funny thing is a good chunk of this is from that Barnett dude, right? I think he was from GW. It's a shame they didn't make a really dark and gothic world in the spirit of Gotrek...

http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/09...december-18th/Today is Warhammer Online's fifth anniversary, but instead of getting a celebration, the players are getting a pink slip from Mythic. The studio announced that it will be shutting WAR down as of December 18th because its licensing deal with...