All Posts by markyturnip

Originally posted by Celestian

 

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Originally posted by markyturnip
... or is it simply because beta players tend to be more experienced and more inclined to like destruction and hate elves?
From what I see now, it's almost a total inverse of WoW: to be on the underdog but disciplined team, and to be a relatively lesser played class on that team, go high elf.
It seems bizarre, but I can see why that might be true. But do you think this will change once the game is released commercially?
Thanks!

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Not sure what world you're in but on the server I've played the balance of players has been pretty even.

I've played the 3 order races and I've not noticed a lack of any race or class being played.

I think you're more basing this on previous polls. I seriously doubt those polls will compare in anyway to what happens on retail. As many people have said people said the same thing during WoW beta and look what happened there.
 

I was speaking from no knowledge except from reading posts and polls.

If things are more even than they indicated I am encouraged.

I really had the impression that order was outnumbered and people disliked elves. If this is untrue that is excellent news... and very helpful to me making my class choice.

Originally posted by Tuck2000

This is not old news there is no Open PvP or RvR in war the server rule sets will be all the same its one game with no ruleset versions.

Interesting.

So, there will be no open pvp server? I had heard otherwise, but I personally have no idea.

I don't understand why there would not be.. random open world pvp is so much fun ... it introduces a great sense of unscripted possibilty.

ah well

... or is it simply because beta players tend to be more experienced and more inclined to like destruction and hate elves?

From what I see now, it's almost a total inverse of WoW: to be on the underdog but disciplined team, and to be a relatively lesser played class on that team, go high elf.

It seems bizarre, but I can see why that might be true. But do you think this will change once the game is released commercially?

Thanks!

Seems hard to believe... but indications suggest this.

Or do you think it's a beta thing, and that once this goes live they will be swamped?

any pointers?

a) ?

/whistles. what a seriously miserable MMO company.

Funcom to honest customers: lol, you pathetic idiots, you didn't cheat? hah! screw you ! serves you right.

Funcom to dupers: hey, good job on making a fortune from cheating. to ensure your advantage, now everyone knows how to do it, we will no longer let this happen - but you get to keep all your loot!

Funcom to people who raise this issue on forums: delete, banned.

I will never go back to this game. It is putrescent.

I would love to hear opinions on this... I want plenty of opportunities for fun open world pvp encounters.

Will core provide that, or should I go for open pvp?

If so, is it because

- destruction is more fun?

- people think that like wow the 'bad' side will be less populated but more disciplined on live?

- destruction has better classes?

ie, if I like playing the underdogs, but with a more mature and cohesive playerbase, should I roll order?

I admit, I am a video game and MMO novice; I have only beee playing games since the ZX81 came out, and MMOs since UO (although I only dallied with that). My main MMO experience is limited to EQ2, WOW, CoX, LOTRO, DDO, POTBS, GW, and Vanguard. I in no way consider MMOs to be my main video game experience. I have installed countless patches in RTS, FPS etc.

So, from this admittedly blinkered perspective, I I have never experienced a game in which patches were quite so consistently poor - in that they broke so much with every patch, and made such elemental mess-ups (improving catacombs.. oops - no one can actually zone in, there's an oversight).

But I am certainly willing to be corrected. Has any game in history been quite so abysmal at patching?

Originally posted by Mrbloodworth

Originally posted by zelahe

Once again another patch where none of the game breaking issues have been addressed.

Never mind pvp patch but gem stacking, duping, seige battles etc..still broken..

i gave this game its 3 month chance but now its bye bye..

 

Zelahe

 

Gem duping was fixed, just not in the patch notes.

Is this true?
 

If so, how was it fixed...

a) no one can dupe any more, but those who cheated keep gems

b) no one can dupe any more, and those who cheated had their duped gems taken away.

c) no one can dupe any more, and those who cheated had their duped gems taken away, and those who made a killing frm selling dupes gems armor kits are banned from the game.

If a is the case, it makes me puke.If b is the case, I may consider going back at some point. c) would restrore my faith that this game will not tolerate rampant exploits (and by explaoits, I mean hacking and serious cheating, not shooting someone from some stairs)

Sounds good to me.

I will be playing this game for pvp objectives anyway.

Personally, what would make me resubscribe is a relevelling of the playing field. (Alongside all the gameplay fixes we all know about).

Money, armor, items.

Keep your level, and crafting levels, that's it.

They need to start people back at the same level, because the cheating has been so rampant, the only people who would want to stay in the game - if they realised the full extent of it - are cheats, or people with no competitive spirit.

If people who worked for everything realised to the full extent what suckers they are, and to what extent Funcom doesn't care, they would leave in a heartbeat. Well, they already are leaving in large numbers.

So, amongst the other things needed to bring this game back, I agree, a reset is clearly required.

You can accept many flaws in an MMO. But feeling that you are being laughed at as a sucker, and a sensation that Funcom is incapable of dealing with it... well, does not encourage you to stay for long.

This was the nail in the coffin for me.

The whole point of a "game" is interacting with people within a defined ruleset and creatively working it to your advantage.

When the ruleset is thrown out the window, and the devs don't address it, there is no longer a game.

I can't go back to AoC after this unless they do something really dramatic to address it.

Originally posted by thark

I currently play AoC ...And honestly there is NOTHING wrong with it, from my perspective

 I have a used car which you might be interested in.

Originally posted by Galgamemnon

 

Europian site, what do you expect?

"Europian"

A beautiful response. Thank you.

And need I remind you, English was invented in England. An island in Europe.

Oo.. I thought you meant we should beware of herbal entities.

PS Simple answer: make your own mind up based on your own analysis.

Originally posted by Boneflower

That said, I almost always go the darker route myself. So, destruction for me. Just more this girl's taste. :3

with a name like 'boneflower ',"this girl's taste" sounds intriguing, to say the least.

Nothing against the content of your post, OP, but is punctuation really so difficult?

Bumping for the benefit of those who still claim there is no duping in this game.

Or are unaware of it.

I believe that if it's so widespread, everyone should know about it to even the playing field.

August 19?