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I only played DAOC for a little while. I was way too wrapped up in EQ at the time to give it a good go (and I kind of regret that now). And, frankly, I'm not in CU alpha or anything, so I can't claim that in its current state it's hopeless or anything. It's just been my experience with this...

Very true, I don't think anyone would argue with that. But I think it's fair to say there is more to getting combat right than engine optimization and network code. I think the concern here is that simply optimizing those two things won't be enough to fix combat in CU. I.e. there are flaws...

Agree with Vit, actually. Combat fluidity and character responsiveness and how combat "feels" overallshould be essential. Mmogs that don't get that part right from the ground up tend to never get it right. Frankly, this is an area that is often neglected in mmogs and those mmogs pay for it...

Yes, that sounds very fair

I think poor Dave was struggling not to look at her boobs the whole time. When she first came in and sat down with her boobs at his eye level it looked like he had a hard time talking.

You guys are confusing yourselves because of the way Mist asked the question lol. I do = you think the game ISN'T vaporware. I don't = you think the game IS vaporware.

I played a P99 chanter too etc, etc... Did a TON of research and testing on the subject and can say the primary factor in Charm LENGTH is level disparity. Very little else (other than luck) affects Charm length. Charisma is still pretty useful though, because Charisma affects both Charm...

Yeah, looks like it's minority moddable but no toolset like NWN. Boo. Oh well.

Is there any word about the ability to mod/create content in Pillars? I didn't see anything in their FAQ, so I assume you won't be able to craft homebrew stuff- wondering if anyone has heard otherwise. Looks like you will be able to in the new Swordcoast game.

Yep. I'm going to pay box price for this game too- when they have an actual box to sell me. There have been so many failures in this genre... no way I'm going to pay for hopes, dreams, and a bunch of "good ideas." In my experience there is a direct correlation between how grand a developers...

You guys are horrible at book summaries lol, but I'll second that recommendation. Great audiobook. I listen to a ton of them. Here are just a few of my recs: The Martian The Martian Audiobook | Andy Weir | Audible.com | Audible.co.uk Blindsight Blindsight Audiobook | Peter Watts |...

Thanks for the response. Great to hear no cash shops and no instancing in adventure zones/dungeons. Here's my feedback on locked encounters and raid size limits. Don't do it. If you want to limit an encounter, find ways to "encourage" the limitation without hard coding restrictions into the...

Yep. That's what I said in my edit

I'm not really seeing why a small team of devs can't take the approach Pardo mentions. I don't see why it would be necessary to build both out and up at the same time. The "start small, get it right, expand" philosophy seems just as applicable to a small team as a large one. In fact, it seems...

I think Tad is referencing Rob Pardo's formula for game development. Here is a snippet: "Elwyn forest is the first starting area we did. Northshire Valley is the 1st through 5th level area for the humans and we spent and inordinate amount of time working on that area. We would work on how...

Joppa: 1. Locked encounters in any way- i.e. once a mob is engaged other groups can't affect it, etc? 2. Raid size limits? 3. Any form of cash shop? 4. Any form of instancing? Only four questions I have (for now).

Both of those things are big negs in my mind. The "color-coded" weapons are just unnecessary and annoying. You don't have to color code things to tell me how nice (or crappy) my stuff is. Give me the stats and let me determine rarity and value on my own, thanks. Locked encounter sizes are...

As long as there is a relatively easy way to identify both players beforeandafter a kill, I don't care if it's nameplates or not. I just want a method of identification and nameplates seems easiest. I can see the arguments for finding an alternative means of ID though.

What does ponytaildo? I mean, is he just a talker, or does he have some type of "hard" skill?

Who wants to live in a world where sheep and wolves look the same? If you don't want to be eaten like a sheep, become a wolf. Homo homini lupus

Watched it with my dad too. During the intro he always had me try and pick out the place in the stars where the Enterprise would come flying out before it happened. Spock always kind of reminded me of my dad. He was a rock of stability, strength, and wisdom among the crew. You always got...

It will not feel like a Blade Runner sequel without Vangelis (or someone just as good). edit: Like any great movie, a happenstance perfect storm of things came together to make it happen. You had Scott who had just directed Alien; Vangelis, who had just scored Chariots of Fire; and Ford, who...

Vanguard was built like some kind of wacky museum. Elements of the game were groundbreaking (offensive/defensive targets, class design, diplomacy) but those elements were set in a framework that vacillated between haphazard and outright broken. It's like the museum had some amazing exhibits...

From 2005-2007 we had the "why Vanguard will suck" and, alternatively, the "why Vanguard will be the second coming" thread that never left the front page of fohguild for those years. Starting in 2007 we had the "why Vanguard DOES suck" and, alternatively, the "what Vanguard needs to do to not...

I don't know what you guys find so objectionable about this. Of all the kinds of gold, I've always thought that false gold was the worst...

Ok here's an example: My guild and your guild get into a skirmish over territory. It starts small, but soon escalates into a large-scale conflict involving most of the members from both guilds. I'm running around the edges of the fray, sniping at opponents on the outside (I'm a caster and...

PVP in a game like this should be heavy on the two R's- Reputation and Rivalry. Knowing the identity of your assailant/target/victim is imperative. Nameplates make knowing the identity of your assailant/target/victim easy.

No nameplates, no backing from me.

They are saving a lot. They are taking a pretty smart approach to the KS. Don't show your hand all at once, keep goals low and increase in slow increments.

So basically, status quo hasn't changed.

I'd be fine as long as nameplates were visible within killing range. If they are too far to even read, who cares?

I don't know what kind of wars you've been fighting... Seriously though, their reasoning is bogus. I'm all for realism, but trying to excuse anonymity in pvp by drawing real life comparisons to war is bullshit. This is a competitivegame. Not knowing who your opponents are does nothing but...

What you need for a successful reset server is two servers. Run server 1 until progression run is completed, open server 2 and restart a fresh progression server. When server 2 has run its course, migrate the player base to server 1, then reset server 2 as a fresh progression server. You can...

If you guys think that the cash shop won't providesomeway for people to spend real world $$$ to getsomeform of in-game advantage, you're fooling yourselves. The path between real world dollars and in-game advantage may be obfuscated by a series of go-betweens (like trading things for other...

A very low one. The real question you want to ask is if there is a chance that Pantheon becomes an actual game worth playing. The chances of that are pretty low for any attempt at an mmo.

I won't argue with that. Doesn't seem like much effort was put into those, does it?

The art hasn't been bad. Not particularly amazing- but I don't really care about concept art (in relation to the final product of the game). Agree about the writing. They need help. The names they are coming up with are pretty cringe-worthy. edit: I find that names are one of the most...

Change buying assets to making assets and Pantheon is in the same position as Crowfall.

Looked better than expected. Color me completely indifferent to where they get the assets they use. As long as the game is entertaining, I don't care if they bought their assets, stole them, or made them themselves. However they got their assets, they blended pretty well in that vid, tbh...

I spend a little less than $120 a week in food. $120 a month is roughly $4 per day. You either live in a place where the U.S. dollar goes a lot further than it does in the U.S., or you probably need to recalculate.