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When I think of old schoolgames, the memories just flood in from thesegames.... (so many other goodgameshave already been mentioned that I played)

Probably a poor choice of words on my part. They may be touted in terms of concept but I don't think any of them have been above reproach. While I agree with the other post regarding the expectation, that may be so, though, again I still believe that players would consider it a make or break...

It isn't about being warm and fuzzy, it's about LFG tools are hardly used even in games that it is even needed. So why waste development time "trying to get it right" when you could just focus on the core game and see if it is even needed. I still stand that a good game doesn't need a LFG...

If you have a healthy, active population in a world that has relevant dungeons and open world that aid in progressing your character and promotes interacting with not only the environment but the playerbase as well, the LFG tool will be irrelevant.

Death in EQ meant a lot at key levels. I remember not being "allowed" to go on Vox raids until 49 because I was a cleric. The moment I hit 49, I was dragged everywhere but, my first Vox raid the raid leader decided to try something new with the healers. Never the less, we were put into a...

Can this movie be bad?? Sure it can... I believe the point is that even at matin?e pricing, how could this be a bad idea for $4 or $5? Even if the entire movie is just move of what we have seen in the trailer then I will happily pay $5 to watch robots and monsters punch each other that sounds...

I think the idea to look at when speaking of EQ's subs is to remember that approximately half of a million people were exposed to the type of game it was during its peak. I think timing is in their favor. I believe that people do not necessarily want what EQ was but they would sure like to...

No offense or disrespect because I really don't know any truth or untruths here but I call bullcrap. There is no way they wouldn't let Brad have "some" input or let him review things as they have went along. Why else would they employ him? To play with VG? A friendly favor? Nah, he's there...

Anyone know if Smed is taking some notes here? Can we at least get Brad to read the last few pages? There's a lot of good stuff here I would at least like to hear their side of the why and why not's to these suggestions.

I had one as well. I actually found my Guide Program folders too. I think they are all gone since our move but yeah... I miss things like that as well. I'm sure people would probably explode without a map but, I would at least like to explore it so many times before it became "mapped" or...

I miss having specific purposes... regardless if you felt they were very advantageous or not. It still added a lot to the choice, development, and even passion to your character. Every raid or even group, once a particular class came on board, they had to know what their role was or learned...

I agree, it is just better to understand context for discussion. If we believe The Hobbit is a failure based on director decisions or trueness to the story then I or even people and this board can agree and disagree. But to say it is just a "fail" I don't think is fair. That was my point. I...

This... Pretty much the movie was a financial success and the most prominent complaint has been regarding the way it was filmed. Each time I watched it, people left the theatre with good things to say. i'm a pretty die hard fan and went in with minimal expectations and I was pleasantly...

I'm was looking around but has anyone really done this..? I mean literally pull the plug, clean house, and announce a grand reopening? I really think that took a pair and if they make anything from this, it should really be commended. I think it also goes back there is no such thing as bad...

Same here.. I really didn't line up Pacific Rim with anything else was simply because I didn't think it was similar to Voltron, Power Rangers, etc. Now, if 5 or so Marines got in some animals and formed them together at the end of the movie to make a larger robot then yeah, I would have made a...

I feel the same way but you know what.... I have found myself looking for more and more at what people are saying about this game than any others. Looks like I'm already getting caught into the potential hype. Maybe it is where I passed on the last few hypes and i'm getting suckered in by the...

Seems reasonable. If everything goes to the max time or close to... this puts release around June. I think they are advertising mid Q2? Like the fact two phases have the NDA lifted which should give everyone 4-6 weeks to talk it out. The more my friends and I looked at this the more we...

If the beta turns out halfway decent i'm sure you may get some bites and I wouldn't care to help but there is just so much uncertainty with this game.

This is freaking hilarious.... btw

I actually went to see this for a third time this weekend since my wife surprisingly wanted to catch it before it left the theatre. I am still a little miffed at the negative criticism. Maybe I went in with different expectations. I cannot count the times I have read The Hobbit, maybe more to...

I have always quietly hoped and cheered for Final Fantasy as a MMO probably due to my love for the franchise from growing up. FF4(US 2) and FF3 are still some of the best gaming experiences I can remember. I look through a different set of eyes maybe as some because I played EQI for so long...

This is it in a nutshell. Ultimately it will come down to some kind of market and consumer research reports and bunch of suits around a table. Just as previously stated, it's not profit anyone is looking for it is maximizing profits. Right now they like the bigger barrel. The preference is...

Lemmi, I'm with you. It's kind of a stretch but overall correct. I'll springboard off your AC example. I think what I enjoyed the most in those situations is people knowing you were there, talking as they traveled across the zone or maybe just helped you out for the next spawn. I can...

All the people doing this is getting exactly what they wanted... some air time. CNN has nothing to talk about and if you look at the negative reviews on RT, it is mainly the reviewers that people dislike the most and have a history of trashing decent movies. I think its hilarious that people...

That's the whole deal with shops. People really underestimate just how many people will buy from shops just for the novelty of it. To some people, dropping $20 or even $50 is minuscule at most. Especially when they can justify it by not having a monthly subscription. I don't mind shops as...

Yeah, I was speaking about LoL in more of a business/developer model. Essentially they have someone coming into the meetings, conveying someone's vision, and prioritizing issues a,b, & c. They seem to have it together. That is all I meant. I kind of felt this way when Scott was over at EQII...

You take into consideration all the complaints in this topic (GW2 and TOR) and you compare it to a game like LoL.... The LoL/Riot team balances countless champions and not just old ones but introduce new champions pretty often. To translate that into what MMO's are failing to do is focusing...

All this being said I believe we can all acknowledge why LoL is so successful. It's not a MMO I understand but how many games can actually offer a unique, good time and camaraderie day in and day out...? Someone in the MMO industry is going to have to step up and step up soon...

I don't know... I can see what he's saying. When he says "they're in that style", that's true. People can say what they want but EQ was pretty well the ground work for a bunch of people saying, "Wow, we can do that and even better AND make millions of dollars!" In my opinion, Blizzard has...

At least Smed doesn't seem ignorant. I like the nod to LoL. What they have done under the radar (somewhat) has been amazing. A year ago, you would not have seen any mainstream advertising or product placement/displays for LoL. Now look at them... I would hate to know just how much money they...

I somewhat disagree though I do see the point of the prequel statement and this movie not being "The Hobbit", sure it isn't as light hearted and it veers away from a true children's story but, I think it was a catch 22. Including all the extra elements to provide a clearer story I thought...

My son absolutely loved the graphic novel which is actually really good. He was 4 the first time I read it and still likes it now at 5. I am willing to bet we went through the spiders, wolves, and gollum no less than 20 times a piece.

I would still rather see either EQ (by SoE) true Classic and/or DAoC vanilla before this.... just my opinion.

I went to the midnight showing and I was pleasantly surprised how much I did like it.

I think Brad's problem is a lot of what happens to many actors and actresses (well anyone with one good idea) and that is he doesn't want to go down in history as a one-hit wonder or a one trick pony. However, some people make good livings and even go down in a lot of books for their single...

I would love to keep the 80's movies going as they have some of the best moments but I honor of The Hobbit opening this evening, i'm going with my favorite LoTR moment....

I love movies like this.... when work or school is stressful, maybe just life in general, just go to movies like this and enjoy the you know what out of them. I think it looks pretty good regardless. I can't see why it wouldn't be worth a matinee' price..?

EQ2 has been the most drastic roller coaster of any game I have played. I'm probably in the minority that played at the beginning and actually toughed it out for several years. It was pretty rock bottom in the beginning and then the PvP servers were a solid spike. Afterwards there was a lot of...

Agreed... this looks great.

Everyone see on Twitter where Smed announced they let the EQ and EQ2 teams see EQNext for the "first time"? Do we really need someone on the inside right now that could throw us some anonymous information. I would really just like to know how much is done...