Amazing Avery says: Oh btw you called AoC a bugfest too citing German magazine which is outdated, if you read their latest hands on your find it different just like buffed.de did.
Aye i read that just now and agree that they changed their opinions.
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My anticipations for the game are quite high. As long as it comes out as everyone expects the hype will soon catch up and this may be the golden mmorpg all of us waited for so much time.
There was a test day in Holland at 12th of Januari, and the Big Lord was there. He CANT say anything about it, but you might want to believe its word.
And about WAR, a game should take you from the first second you play. Not when you reach lvl xx. The game might be fun, but more as a WOW mod. Sorry that I said it, and YES I have read stuff about it.
I don't think I agree with you about WAR. It seems to me that posters on the WAR forum here at MMORPG and other sites are mostly PVPers, and that the first thing they are planning to do on launch day is hightail it over to the nearest RvR zone to kill each other. To them that is instant fun as they can level up that way.
I prefer to mix my pvp with good doses of exploration and pve, so I will probably have fun with the Tome and level a little bit before trying out an rvr zone... I like to know my toon's abilities little bit before embarrassing myself in pvp
As for TCOS, I love what I know about it and will definitely be buying it, BUT I do think this game needs to release a couple of months before WAR if its going to keep a decent population when WAR releases. I have a feeling AOC will disappoint a lot of people...
I'm rooting for this game and think it will be great. I'm ok with delays if they help the game play better, but it's up against some strong competition. I'm just not sure how much more anyone can take of yet another WOW expansion. Looking forward to something different.
I predict the exact opposite of most and I think it's War and AoC that should be worried. I think this game has what it takes. No need to flame as I expect all of these games to do well and hope for the success of each. I will certainly be playing them all. In the long run, I see Spellborn standing the test of time. Just my prediction from what I've seen, read and heard.
I'm looking forward to a busy year grinding away to a favorite. Let's see where we end up....
Well, it has all its chances if it's good from the beginning (no bugs, etc) but I think games like Aion comming out later in 2008 will seriously diminish this one's chances.
I'm hoping that TCoS will be a great game. However, I don't think it will be released in Q1 because here it is Feb 19 and no release date has been set.
Also, I think the buzz about this game has faded a bit in the last 6 months. I don't know if it's lack of marketing or lack of new info...
Edit: I just read on the official website that OB for Europe in April and Release in May. Other continents to follow in Q2 and Q3.
I am no longer interested in this game. It's going to be heavily instanced. Most dungeons and some quests as well as possible multiple copies of the same zone.
Had they been able to release this game across the world from March-May they'd have gotten a great head start on their competition.
But more and more it looks like they're having trouble getting the game wrapped up and out the door (not like anyone else seems to be able to do any better) and if they release in the middle of the fray right beside AION, WAR and AOC there's a good chance it will get lost in the shuffle.
But, if it truly is a great game (haven't seen any of those in many years either) than it will rise up and prosper.
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Sounds like a promising game and it could develop a loyal following, but it does not seem all that main stream to really grab a fair chunk of people.
My concern is that character development seems very similar to CoH. No 'gear', allocated buffs to skills etc., some stat point management. The whole costume thing is in line with CoH. That may be great for some people, but item hunters (and there's a lot of those out there) may be turned off before even giving it a try.
Sounds like a promising game and it could develop a loyal following, but it does not seem all that main stream to really grab a fair chunk of people.
My concern is that character development seems very similar to CoH. No 'gear', allocated buffs to skills etc., some stat point management. The whole costume thing is in line with CoH. That may be great for some people, but item hunters (and there's a lot of those out there) may be turned off before even giving it a try.
I doubt whether mainstream really cares about that at all. All they want is an immersive world, fun game play, quests to give us something to do and that sort of things.
i think this game will suffer the same fate as the saga of ryzom...good game...but promotion of the game is very quite and ti will most probably have a very quite release aswell... ..
Damn... well games usually don't get publicity for two reasons. 1. not enough money to get the publicity, which generally means not enough money to fund the project long term. 2. simply not a good game -- they don't want the publicity so their game isn't seen as a joke at release.
I hope it's neither, because I'm waiting on a great MMO to fill the gap.
Well if they release with the features they are talking about myself alone will probably bring around 10-20 people to try this game. Look at EVE, its a niche game and it is pretty succesfull.
It looks like a good game.. But Im seriously getting tired of the wow clones. I hope that this game doesnt follow that formula.
You did not really check this game, did you? Else you would know it does not. Well, maybe in one aspect it does follow WoW, it is aiming to be fun to play, does not need a top-notch computer and polished to the max at release.
It looks like a good game.. But Im seriously getting tired of the wow clones. I hope that this game doesnt follow that formula.
You did not really check this game, did you? Else you would know it does not. Well, maybe in one aspect it does follow WoW, it is aiming to be fun to play, does not need a top-notch computer and polished to the max at release.
Also seems to be following WoW by instancing most of the dungeons.
It looks like a good game.. But Im seriously getting tired of the wow clones. I hope that this game doesnt follow that formula.
You did not really check this game, did you? Else you would know it does not. Well, maybe in one aspect it does follow WoW, it is aiming to be fun to play, does not need a top-notch computer and polished to the max at release.
Also seems to be following WoW by instancing most of the dungeons.
Well thats because for most people instanced dungeons work great. But there will also be some oldfashioned EQ like dungeons (I am sure there will be)
This is one of the few thing they learned from WoW, but gamplay in this game is a whole other cup of tea then in WoW. Its like comparing apples and oranges. Both are fruit and have great taste. But in the end they are totally different.
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Well Bachus, after watching the latest video my estimates went up a tad to be honest with you
I liked what I saw quite a bit.
Also any news on whether the Shader Model 3 requirement on graphics cards is still in?
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Amazing Avery says: Oh btw you called AoC a bugfest too citing German magazine which is outdated, if you read their latest hands on your find it different just like buffed.de did.
Aye i read that just now and agree that they changed their opinions.
Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)
Bah, I was gonna offer my opinion of what I felt the chances were for this game, but I changed my mind.
I'll just say that I hope it does well come release.
My anticipations for the game are quite high. As long as it comes out as everyone expects the hype will soon catch up and this may be the golden mmorpg all of us waited for so much time.
I don't think I agree with you about WAR. It seems to me that posters on the WAR forum here at MMORPG and other sites are mostly PVPers, and that the first thing they are planning to do on launch day is hightail it over to the nearest RvR zone to kill each other. To them that is instant fun as they can level up that way.
I prefer to mix my pvp with good doses of exploration and pve, so I will probably have fun with the Tome and level a little bit before trying out an rvr zone... I like to know my toon's abilities little bit before embarrassing myself in pvp
As for TCOS, I love what I know about it and will definitely be buying it, BUT I do think this game needs to release a couple of months before WAR if its going to keep a decent population when WAR releases. I have a feeling AOC will disappoint a lot of people...
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I'm rooting for this game and think it will be great. I'm ok with delays if they help the game play better, but it's up against some strong competition. I'm just not sure how much more anyone can take of yet another WOW expansion. Looking forward to something different.
I predict the exact opposite of most and I think it's War and AoC that should be worried. I think this game has what it takes. No need to flame as I expect all of these games to do well and hope for the success of each. I will certainly be playing them all. In the long run, I see Spellborn standing the test of time. Just my prediction from what I've seen, read and heard.
I'm looking forward to a busy year grinding away to a favorite. Let's see where we end up....
Well, it has all its chances if it's good from the beginning (no bugs, etc) but I think games like Aion comming out later in 2008 will seriously diminish this one's chances.
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I'm hoping that TCoS will be a great game. However, I don't think it will be released in Q1 because here it is Feb 19 and no release date has been set.
Also, I think the buzz about this game has faded a bit in the last 6 months. I don't know if it's lack of marketing or lack of new info...
Edit: I just read on the official website that OB for Europe in April and Release in May. Other continents to follow in Q2 and Q3.
I am no longer interested in this game. It's going to be heavily instanced. Most dungeons and some quests as well as possible multiple copies of the same zone.
Had they been able to release this game across the world from March-May they'd have gotten a great head start on their competition.
But more and more it looks like they're having trouble getting the game wrapped up and out the door (not like anyone else seems to be able to do any better) and if they release in the middle of the fray right beside AION, WAR and AOC there's a good chance it will get lost in the shuffle.
But, if it truly is a great game (haven't seen any of those in many years either) than it will rise up and prosper.
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Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
Sounds like a promising game and it could develop a loyal following, but it does not seem all that main stream to really grab a fair chunk of people.
My concern is that character development seems very similar to CoH. No 'gear', allocated buffs to skills etc., some stat point management. The whole costume thing is in line with CoH. That may be great for some people, but item hunters (and there's a lot of those out there) may be turned off before even giving it a try.
I doubt whether mainstream really cares about that at all. All they want is an immersive world, fun game play, quests to give us something to do and that sort of things.
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Delanor
I hear it's actually pretty hyped in Europe. We will see.
well i live in europe ( uk) and its not really talke about...at all..not even in mmo gamer
Damn... well games usually don't get publicity for two reasons. 1. not enough money to get the publicity, which generally means not enough money to fund the project long term. 2. simply not a good game -- they don't want the publicity so their game isn't seen as a joke at release.
I hope it's neither, because I'm waiting on a great MMO to fill the gap.
Well, its a small company and they are allways looking for more funds...but they got pretty good at that...
I think the game will be a blast...
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Well if they release with the features they are talking about myself alone will probably bring around 10-20 people to try this game. Look at EVE, its a niche game and it is pretty succesfull.
It looks like a good game.. But Im seriously getting tired of the wow clones.
I hope that this game doesnt follow that formula.
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You did not really check this game, did you? Else you would know it does not. Well, maybe in one aspect it does follow WoW, it is aiming to be fun to play, does not need a top-notch computer and polished to the max at release.
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Delanor
You did not really check this game, did you? Else you would know it does not. Well, maybe in one aspect it does follow WoW, it is aiming to be fun to play, does not need a top-notch computer and polished to the max at release.
Also seems to be following WoW by instancing most of the dungeons.
You did not really check this game, did you? Else you would know it does not. Well, maybe in one aspect it does follow WoW, it is aiming to be fun to play, does not need a top-notch computer and polished to the max at release.
Also seems to be following WoW by instancing most of the dungeons.
Well thats because for most people instanced dungeons work great. But there will also be some oldfashioned EQ like dungeons (I am sure there will be)
This is one of the few thing they learned from WoW, but gamplay in this game is a whole other cup of tea then in WoW. Its like comparing apples and oranges. Both are fruit and have great taste. But in the end they are totally different.
Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)
Well Bachus, after watching the latest video my estimates went up a tad to be honest with you
I liked what I saw quite a bit.
Also any news on whether the Shader Model 3 requirement on graphics cards is still in?
it doesn't looks like a WoW clone. if you check it a bit more precise then you find out, there is more in it.
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