Im pretty sure it's going to be for both PC (windows) and PS3. The game looks very interesting, and i will give SOE another chance to get a game right.
But with such little detail (from this news article and video linked in above post), it's hard to develop more than an initial opinion. To further speculate would be blatantly optimistic or pessimistic - depending on ones view and experiences. I choose to wait for more detail.
Meh. It doesn't have enough new features to really grab my attention.
MMO games played or tested: EQ, DAoC, Archlord, Auto Assault, CoH, CoV, EQ2, EVE, Guild Wars, Hellgate: London, Linneage II, LOTRO, MxO, Planetside, SWG, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard, WWIIOL, WOW, Age of Conan
Like SWG? no way, SWG was a decent game when it first come out. I can't speak on it now, but it started out a good game and just kept getting worse, lost more than half it's subscribers nad after that I don't know.
So IMHO I think it'll fail like Vanguard. i.e. People buy the game, log in, find out the game is ok at first, but then realize there's so much wrong with it there's no way in hell they'll pay for it, and unsubscribe.
It does look interesting. BUT, if its a MMOFPS I wonder how people will be able to play who do not live next to the server. When I used to play FPS games years ago, ping was god. Anyone with a ping over 300 isn't going to have fun if there are some pvp aspects to this.
umm do u even play mxo? im a mxo vet and mxo is no where close to the recycle BIN....
Yes, I'm sure it is given a very high priority on SOE's list and also has more than enough subscribers that it could survive on it's own without Station Pass.
Let me rephrase for you then: bargain bin, at best.
And yes I played it. And I regret every minute of it. Wanna support Warner Brothers' throw aways? More power to ya. But face reality: MXO is VERY close to the recycle bin gamewise, and IS in the recycle bin of most people who try it.
well u can tell that to those that still play and continue to. and i dont use a station pass for it because the other soe games dont interest me.
I can't wait to sink my teeth into this badboy. I wish we knew more about what they were planning. Not crazy about the console thing and I hate shooters, but I see a fresh new idea here and it rocks
umm do u even play mxo? im a mxo vet and mxo is no where close to the recycle BIN....
Yes, I'm sure it is given a very high priority on SOE's list and also has more than enough subscribers that it could survive on it's own without Station Pass.
Let me rephrase for you then: bargain bin, at best.
And yes I played it. And I regret every minute of it. Wanna support Warner Brothers' throw aways? More power to ya. But face reality: MXO is VERY close to the recycle bin gamewise, and IS in the recycle bin of most people who try it.
well u can tell that to those that still play and continue to. and i dont use a station pass for it because the other soe games dont interest me.
I'm all for action and new settings for mmorpgs however i don't want it to be dumbed down action. I hate games like WOW where i ahve to wait till im level 70 to play the game but then be bored cause i've been playing the game for 2 months already.
I want SWG depth with lots of action but also more stuff thats to do with socalising.
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SWG - PrePub9 Jedi mastered all professions - June 26th 2003 > Nov 15th 2005 EVE Online - 24 million SP - May 6th 2003 > Early 2005 PlanetSide - BR20 CR5 - May 23rd 2003 > Sept 2003
So many abbreviations that i dont have a clue what everybody is talking about. And that sounds like fun!
But i guess there are a lot of games i didn't see, play, test or even hear about. so... after all the abbreviations i did understand and a lot of aqp aer rph hgt and frgtr (dont ask what it is... gets you just as puzzled as i am reading those post
This game is maybe fun, maybe not. i'll give it a fair chance and play it.
oooh and i looove those smilies. do they grow well in my home? do they need water?
I played SWG and saw how it went down hill, but can anyone 100% show proof that it was SOE and not Lucas Arts that made the canges??? I know from being in the Table Top Gaming area that if you do not own the game any simple idea you make has to be ok'd from the owners before you can even work out the chnage and then again after you made the change, and again and again. As for SOE other games Matrix was going to close before SOE took over so now fans of the movies/game still play... Vanguard was going to close before the game was even done, but SOE came along... PLanet side I have to confess I know nothing about... EverQuest and EQ2 from what I hear from long time players is that its all been a good run, some bumps but good... The arcade stuff I do not follow not my thing... SOE now has two new running TCG games after taking over another company that was not doing the greatest and the seam to be doing well, I am surprised to say so because I have seen the way TCG/CCG's come and go, also if you look to the older online CCGs that were part of that company Startrek Online CCG, and Lord of the Rings CCG online there still there for thouse that play and SOE has said it will keep the lights on till 2010 for them... I am not a SOE lover because I do beilve they could do some things better but understand not all things are in there hands to control... As for there two new games Gods and Heros: Rome Rising and this one The Agency, I have high hopes for we need some different enverments to play in the same old elf and dwarf games are getting old... I see this in the Table Top Games as well there is such a flood of new games comming that it boggles the mind and I would have to say it is in part due to Wizard of the Coast and there d20 open game lisence... Many will say different but thats ok... I my self keep and open mind and look at each game from that angle and I belive if everyone does the same we can stop the hate and maybe get some good games to come out and maybe stand the test of time.
SOE's insistence on grind-based games will make this one a stinker through and through. It's not surprising that it came from the MxO team as it really sounds like a souped up (and IMHO should actually be) MxO. I'd be willing to bet it will play out almost identically.
This isn't true. This is being developed by the ex-MS group that was doing Mythica. They are in the same building though, so it may have some of the MxO team on it, but it was in development before they got the rights to MxO.
So does anyone know if Brad McQuaid or John Smedley is going to have any part in this? I tried to see if I could find their names in the news article but I couldn't find them.
Brad isn't involved at all. Smedley is the boss, so he has to be involved.
Personally I think the trailer looked awesome. I can't wait for more info on this, although no idea when more will be coming out. I may be biased though as I was a huge Mythica fanboi, and this is many of the same team.
Sounds like the game has prospects, but then again, SOE will find a way to screw it up. Also dumb to put it on the playstation. MMO's do not work well on consoles and the xbox is by far the better console. I will wait until they break down and have a free trial, not wasting money on any game from SOE until I know it is half decent.
LOL. Why on earth would Sony online entertainment build a game for the xbox while the other part of the Sony empire is building playstaions ??
PS3 and PC only? Where's the love in Xbox360? Anyway I do like this though. Looks pretty cool. I just hope SOE does a good job and not mess things up like the other MMO's they have made.
"LOL. Why on earth would Sony online entertainment build a game for the xbox while the other part of the Sony empire is building playstaions ??"
Last I looked, Sony was in business to make money. There are 7.4 xbox's out there for every PS3 and that number is not changing, retailers are having a very hard time moving the PS3's. There are some good reasons for that, few good games on the PS3 and again that is not going to change much, the PS3 is much harder to program for and the xbox graphics are considered better.
I am no microsoft fan, but business is business, you go where the money is, and the money is not with the PS3 at the moment and I extremely doubt it will be in the future unless Sony makes some drastic price reductions.
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Im pretty sure it's going to be for both PC (windows) and PS3.
The game looks very interesting, and i will give SOE another chance to get a game right.
Interesting.
But with such little detail (from this news article and video linked in above post), it's hard to develop more than an initial opinion. To further speculate would be blatantly optimistic or pessimistic - depending on ones view and experiences. I choose to wait for more detail.
so...
MMO games played or tested: EQ, DAoC, Archlord, Auto Assault, CoH, CoV, EQ2, EVE, Guild Wars, Hellgate: London, Linneage II, LOTRO, MxO, Planetside, SWG, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard, WWIIOL, WOW, Age of Conan
gonna fail misurable like SWG???
Gonna Fail? yes
Like SWG? no way, SWG was a decent game when it first come out. I can't speak on it now, but it started out a good game and just kept getting worse, lost more than half it's subscribers nad after that I don't know.
So IMHO I think it'll fail like Vanguard. i.e. People buy the game, log in, find out the game is ok at first, but then realize there's so much wrong with it there's no way in hell they'll pay for it, and unsubscribe.
It does look interesting. BUT, if its a MMOFPS I wonder how people will be able to play who do not live next to the server. When I used to play FPS games years ago, ping was god. Anyone with a ping over 300 isn't going to have fun if there are some pvp aspects to this.
Cew
Could be a good game. Nice to see something non fantasy. Too bad the Great Satan is involved.
Not much REAL info there. The good thing is, the idea is new, finally not ANOTHER MMo with elves and wizards, which is cool.
I am curious what the details are.
People don't ask questions to get answers - they ask questions to show how smart they are. - Dogbert
Yes, I'm sure it is given a very high priority on SOE's list and also has more than enough subscribers that it could survive on it's own without Station Pass.
Let me rephrase for you then: bargain bin, at best.
And yes I played it. And I regret every minute of it. Wanna support Warner Brothers' throw aways? More power to ya. But face reality: MXO is VERY close to the recycle bin gamewise, and IS in the recycle bin of most people who try it.
well u can tell that to those that still play and continue to. and i dont use a station pass for it because the other soe games dont interest me.Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
This game has serious potential..
I can't wait to sink my teeth into this badboy. I wish we knew more about what they were planning. Not crazy about the console thing and I hate shooters, but I see a fresh new idea here and it rocks
WHERE IS THE OFFICIAL FORUM FOR THE AGENCY?
Yes, I'm sure it is given a very high priority on SOE's list and also has more than enough subscribers that it could survive on it's own without Station Pass.
Let me rephrase for you then: bargain bin, at best.
And yes I played it. And I regret every minute of it. Wanna support Warner Brothers' throw aways? More power to ya. But face reality: MXO is VERY close to the recycle bin gamewise, and IS in the recycle bin of most people who try it.
well u can tell that to those that still play and continue to. and i dont use a station pass for it because the other soe games dont interest me.Umm, I think I just did.
some more details
http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=19070&type=wmv
I'm all for action and new settings for mmorpgs however i don't want it to be dumbed down action. I hate games like WOW where i ahve to wait till im level 70 to play the game but then be bored cause i've been playing the game for 2 months already.
I want SWG depth with lots of action but also more stuff thats to do with socalising.
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SWG - PrePub9 Jedi mastered all professions - June 26th 2003 > Nov 15th 2005
EVE Online - 24 million SP - May 6th 2003 > Early 2005
PlanetSide - BR20 CR5 - May 23rd 2003 > Sept 2003
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So many abbreviations that i dont have a clue what everybody is talking about. And that sounds like fun!
But i guess there are a lot of games i didn't see, play, test or even hear about. so... after all the abbreviations i did understand and a lot of aqp aer rph hgt and frgtr (dont ask what it is... gets you just as puzzled as i am reading those post
This game is maybe fun, maybe not. i'll give it a fair chance and play it.
oooh and i looove those smilies. do they grow well in my home? do they need water?
I played SWG and saw how it went down hill, but can anyone 100% show proof that it was SOE and not Lucas Arts that made the canges??? I know from being in the Table Top Gaming area that if you do not own the game any simple idea you make has to be ok'd from the owners before you can even work out the chnage and then again after you made the change, and again and again. As for SOE other games Matrix was going to close before SOE took over so now fans of the movies/game still play... Vanguard was going to close before the game was even done, but SOE came along... PLanet side I have to confess I know nothing about... EverQuest and EQ2 from what I hear from long time players is that its all been a good run, some bumps but good... The arcade stuff I do not follow not my thing... SOE now has two new running TCG games after taking over another company that was not doing the greatest and the seam to be doing well, I am surprised to say so because I have seen the way TCG/CCG's come and go, also if you look to the older online CCGs that were part of that company Startrek Online CCG, and Lord of the Rings CCG online there still there for thouse that play and SOE has said it will keep the lights on till 2010 for them... I am not a SOE lover because I do beilve they could do some things better but understand not all things are in there hands to control... As for there two new games Gods and Heros: Rome Rising and this one The Agency, I have high hopes for we need some different enverments to play in the same old elf and dwarf games are getting old... I see this in the Table Top Games as well there is such a flood of new games comming that it boggles the mind and I would have to say it is in part due to Wizard of the Coast and there d20 open game lisence... Many will say different but thats ok... I my self keep and open mind and look at each game from that angle and I belive if everyone does the same we can stop the hate and maybe get some good games to come out and maybe stand the test of time.
Sorry for the rant, its my two cents...
Crazey Wayne
The Truth is out there...
This isn't true. This is being developed by the ex-MS group that was doing Mythica. They are in the same building though, so it may have some of the MxO team on it, but it was in development before they got the rights to MxO.
Brad isn't involved at all. Smedley is the boss, so he has to be involved.
I don't think they have one yet. We're working on a fansite now and having a little discussion on the game here, http://forums.massivehq.com/forumdisplay.php?f=32.
Personally I think the trailer looked awesome. I can't wait for more info on this, although no idea when more will be coming out. I may be biased though as I was a huge Mythica fanboi, and this is many of the same team.
JonnyG
"Brutal" - Corel Dangel
No kidding. After the NGE i can't trust SOE to make a decent game.
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"LOL. Why on earth would Sony online entertainment build a game for the xbox while the other part of the Sony empire is building playstaions ??"
Last I looked, Sony was in business to make money. There are 7.4 xbox's out there for every PS3 and that number is not changing, retailers are having a very hard time moving the PS3's. There are some good reasons for that, few good games on the PS3 and again that is not going to change much, the PS3 is much harder to program for and the xbox graphics are considered better.
I am no microsoft fan, but business is business, you go where the money is, and the money is not with the PS3 at the moment and I extremely doubt it will be in the future unless Sony makes some drastic price reductions.
All I really need to say is:
I'M SO GLAD I DIDN'T HEAR THE WORD "STARWARSIE" LOL.
Also... Youtube gets the credit for the Boom Headshot line? For shame. Pure Pwnage deserves all that credit. FPS Doug owns that line.