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• • Star Wars: The Old Republic, The New MMo..?

  • I'm really looking forward to this new Bioware game. There's no reason why this game shouldn't be amazing.

  • Posted: 9/08/08 6:26 PM
    Star Wars Galaxies
• • RvR & PvP, the Point Is?

  • I have a question for anyone who's played the beta: Is the PvP leveling fun? Or does it feel like you're grinding out gear/ranks like it did in WoW?

     

    And I understand the opinion of it being more rewarding because you're not only playing for yourself, but at the same time...I don't pay $15 a month so someone else can have a good time. I realize that makes me sound like an ass. I'm not saying that others shouldn't have a good time, or that I try to ruin others' experiences. And I'm most DEFINITELY not saying I enjoy griefing. I'm just saying most people also get entertainment from bettering their character in some way, so I understand the whole "what's the point" and "what do I get out of it" mentality. I wouldn't necessarily consider that selfish so much as I would say that the most fun you can have in a game like this is when there are risks. The more you have to gain and lose, the better it is when you're rewarded.

     

    Anyways, just my two cents.

     

     

  • Posted: 8/21/08 9:11 AM
    WAR (Warhammer Online)
• • AOC ruined MMORPG for my guild

  • Yeah, right on. I can see the let down. Usually you're expecting more out of your 65 bucks for an MMO. I have a different mind set going into MMO's generally. I bought Matrix Online knowing full well that I hadn't heard one positive thing about it, but I had to try it anyways. Basically a waste of 50 bucks, but I figured it would be, so I wasn't disappointed.

     

    Just tell those dudes they shouldn't let one bad experience influence their decision to play another game. Most of the time compairing games is like apples to oranges.

  • Posted: 8/13/08 5:02 PM
    Age of Conan
• • AOC ruined MMORPG for my guild

  • You paid $65 for 100 hours. Sounds like you got your money's worth. Few console games can be played for 100 hours and if you're paying for a 360 or PS3 title then you're paying close to $65. While I find that AoC wasn't everything that I was dreaming it would be, it's still a nice change of pace from the other games that are out, and it's nowhere near a failure in my book.

     

    I understand though how frustrating it is to have a game be a complete let down (SWG), and that sucks. Although, I've never been unlucky enough to have any game ruin my gaming experience so completely that it turned me off to games altogether.

     

    And because I'm a UO fanboy, I just have to respond to this:

    "Vanguard, Ultima Online, Anarchy Online (admittedly, a Funcom game), Dark and Light, Wish, and even the first few days of Warcraft all stand out in my mind as clear examples of games that had a much more horrific first few months of release.  (not making it to launch is the worst)"

     

    I didn't play upon release of UO but didnt UO basically create the genre of what we now know as MMORPGs? That game was a pioneer and while I'll admit even after years the game was still iffy when it came to bugs and stability, I think it's different than the other games on that list.

     

    Neither of my comments were meant as flaming btw, just making observations (maybe incorrect ones at that).

  • Posted: 8/13/08 1:06 PM
    Age of Conan