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This thread is getting weird. Hard to keep up with all the subplots. Is a game going to ship?

If you intend to WvW then pick one of the highest tier servers that are still open. Tier 1 servers are full atm, but I think a couple of the tier 2 servers are open. They will probably fill up after the expansion comes out. Lower tier servers are hit / miss in WvW and tend to have long...

Gold is fairly easy to get in this game. Easier than karma these days, although karma is pretty easy too. You can buy a complete set of exotics on the AH fairly cheap, especially if you stay away from zerker stats. Another thing to consider is the runes you put into your armor. Iirc, you...

Elidroth is loyal to the people he works with. I look for that when hiring, hard to find though. Also, in most ways it was just a name change. The issues that are going on with SoE / Daybreak were going on long before they changed ownership. Raggin on Elidroth is low class. The captain is...

Crap event in every way. Unusual since most GW (both games) events rock. They mailed this one in. Had more to say about it, but it's been said.

I haven't heard any of the stories. But imo the game failed for the simple reason that it was a 2 faction rvr game. That never works. People always gravitate to the winning side and without a 3rd faction to act as a check then one faction just hyper dominates by having most of the players...

Heroes were great. Even henchmen were fun, although they were pretty useless at times. Not a huge fan of GW2's dungeons. The lack of trinity makes them very strange to play imo. Haven't done a lot of them though, so perhaps those that do them a lot have a different view. In WvW the lack of...

One of the most important points of GW1 and GW2 is that the gear progression (grind) is trivial. Been there, done that, and don't want to it again. The focus is on gameplay. Once you get max level and get the basic equipment available then you can deal with all content. If they change that...

Before WoW, EQ had like 450,000 subs? Something like that. That number was just amazing in the biz, blew people away. People have forgotten how massive EQ was in the gaming industry back then. Of course WoW came out and changed the metric, but in its day EQ was king. They didn't call it...

As a single player game, Shadow of Mordor (or whatever it was called) set a new standard of immersion for me. The graphics and play were really a hoot for a while. But it got old and I didn't finish it. Need a lot of variety in games to keep me interested these days. I don't envy modern mmo...

Your definition of hardcore seems to be extreme grinding. That's not mine and I don't consider it a necessary part of any game. EQ had that but that isn't what I was referring to. EQ had many gameplay elements that created a sense of danger that doesn't exist anymore in most games. EvE has...

The gameplay was simple but the politics were not. And you obviously never experienced it. Stop using your admittedly very small experience with EQ to make broad generalizations. I'm not white knighting EQ, and don't want to have it redone exactly with just new graphics. But when I hear...

That's your opinion, and you are wrong. If everyone starts in the same zone, then what is the point? You might as well call it a LOBBY. Lobby games may be what you are looking for and they have their place, but you keep asking for the same crap that everyone is doing already. So much for...

EQ had high level mobs in low level zones and everything was killable. One of my first memories of EQ was some guild raiding Qeynos and killing everything in sight. They got jack for loot though. My quest mobs were gone for a half hour or so, but I couldn't care less. I rarely quested in EQ...

Smed and Brad... they remind me of Paul and Lennon. Good duo that couldn't live together.. capitalist pig and socialist swine.

Lol, the captain steers the ship. The direction and success (or failure), right or wrong, is his responsibility. Minions may do all the nuts and bolt work, but they will always be just hired hands doing the captain's bidding. Do you blame the failure of 38 Studios on the minions?

I want (and threw 20's at) both of these games. DAoC2 would be fukin killer. So would Crowfall if it follows through with their promises. I don't understand why people have to have only one type of game. Great line for a movie (there can be only ONE!), sux in real life.

Cool video. I mean really cool... but the nerd in me kept saying "What the fuck do they need rotating space station wheels when they clearly have artificial gravity without them? I hate not being able to overlook that kind of crap, but I can't help it.

Imo, it points to the disaster that is two realm RvR design. Warhammer and then later Aion both had some really cool mechanics and gave me some of the most fun I've had in RvR games since, well Daoc. But the imbalances that always happen in 2 realm games eventually destroyed them. In many...

Curt did the worst thing possible, he spent a large part of his personal fortune (loan guarentees, etc). Which, in the entertainment industry, isusuallya recipe for disaster. Chris is spending a large part of other peoples money. Basic CEO 101, let other people take the risks and you take the...

Lol, Ghengis Khan would disagree. in fact most leaders would laugh at you. Except those in roles where morality takes a center stage, like the Pope. But wait, turns out many of them weren't very nice people either, or very professional.

I don't have any issues with what he did or how he did it. Couldn't give a fuck less. You seem to be the type that thinks where the fork is placed on the table is more important that the lives of the people putting the fork down.

Which is a separate issue than dealing with people that threaten and commit crimes against you. You tying them together logically leads to a situation where one CEO who performs well can defend himself but someone who didn't perform has to let himself and his family be threatened and abused by...

I just find all this piling on Smed for being the victim very, very repugnant. I'll jump in and join you again once you start talking about Smed's part in destroying my precious (EQ).

I'm not a fan of smed. Blame him for the fall of EQ (my precious!) and all that. But I wouldn't wish what he went through on anyone. And until you've gone through it yourself you have no place to call him out for it. You sound more like a petulant child than he does actually. At least he has a...

Different paths perhaps? and endings? Otherwise replay value is low for the story folks.

All true, but that doesn't make him wrong. Don't know if SC will fail or not, the economic model they are using is too new to make any concrete predictions. But sometimes it seems like they are just selling pixel ships for a game they never intend to deliver. Just keep adding new "features"...

My brother loves all the Elder Scrolls games, he even likes TESO. For him, what he liked about the single player games is the mods. He didn't care much for Skyrim, too easy he said. So he loaded some mod that made it play like Morrowind and then he could get into it. He's not much of a mmo...

The main reason for those things is ease of inventory management. And occasionally (rarely) you see them for 20(25?) percent off I think. Hard to catch sales on that stuff, but it does happen. I've been tempted to get them also, just never pulled the trigger.

There are definitely a lot of people who buy those cosmetic items. But there are just as many who refuse to buy gems for any reason. And there are still plenty of people who think that buying gold, even if it's from ANET, is cheating. So the whale thing is true for the most part. I think the...

Pre-order available. Gets you into beta, etc.

I think your system would work but it doesn't have the immediacy of dinging levels, so wouldn't be as popular. Most players like leveling and like the ease of saying to their friends, "I just dinged level 37!" (heard that last night). If you take away that feeling of accomplishment then you need...

Yep, I agree. But until someone actually does manage to create the "Eve fantasy mmo", it's just term people throw out without thinking through the devilish details.

Most people have been asking for Eve in fantasy land for years. But for whatever reason it hasn't happened yet. It's a lot harder to translate the Eve experience to a rpg map than you realize. All kinds of basic gameplay elements are totally different and have to be redesigned. It isn't just...

Unfortunately, I missed out on the UO experience. So am somewhat hazy on the wherefores and whys, etc. So a question, why did the devs create the protected peace time you mention? I ask becuase even though I love the idea of full loot pvp, I get the feeling that it is a revenue killer for...

I doubt his resume got him the job. Once you've established yourself in the industry, then usually your next job is because of personal relationships. Somebody at the new company worked with you before and can vouch for you, etc, etc. Resumes are only important when you are new to the industry...

Great to see Koji Igarashi going off on his own and so many people rushing to support him. We need more creative powerhouses to break their corporate shackles.

I wouldn't be surprised if EQN is canned. And their reasoning that WoW style mmo's are over is partially true, but only for them. Because they are incompetent morons who couldn't take a great IP like Everquest and create something worthwile. They don't have the talent or leadership to make a...

Most people know what a PTW game is like, especially in PvP. Since I'm just a casual outside observer, I have no proof that this game is PTW, but it sure seems to be trending in that direction. Perhaps I am wrong and you can correct the impression.

Agree. Have only been following this casually, but I'm starting to get the impression that this game has lost it's way and has become just another cash grab, Pay To Win title. I'll buy the game when it's released and then delve into the inner workings of how to play / win. But if I am...