Worst Game 2011

M4ko

i havent played many MMORPGS this year, but from what iv seen i have to agree with the title. I joined ER beta and saw that it was horribad...

M4ko

Originally posted by xpiher

Originally posted by AUNSLAUGHT

This game is due to be released in 3 days according to MMORPG and after playing about an hour in beta it feels as though the game is in need of a lot of work still. I think the concept of this game has something going for it but with the horrid controls and lack lust character options I believe that it may be better if they hold off a bit more to get this game a bit more polished before launching it in its current state.

The controls are fine. Read the manual!

controls are horrible mainly due to poor physics collision.

Germaximus_S

I wanna see for myself!

xpiher

Originally posted by M4ko

Originally posted by xpiher

Originally posted by AUNSLAUGHT

This game is due to be released in 3 days according to MMORPG and after playing about an hour in beta it feels as though the game is in need of a lot of work still. I think the concept of this game has something going for it but with the horrid controls and lack lust character options I believe that it may be better if they hold off a bit more to get this game a bit more polished before launching it in its current state.

The controls are fine. Read the manual!

controls are horrible mainly due to poor physics collision.

Then thats not a problem with the controls 

M4ko

Originally posted by xpiher

Originally posted by Alioth

There are two things to do in Earthrise - combat and crafting.

Good day.

 

P.S. These two things does not a sandbox make.

P.P.S. The combat is abysmal.

 

What else do you need in a sandbox game?

ur kidding right? i wont even make a sarcastic joke...

Mysticum

I, too, could stand no more than half an hour in the game. Amateurish from top to bottom. Absolute rubbish.

BigHatLogan

Originally posted by Agricola1

 I agree with this, open world sand box games are pretty much indie developer projects and few and far between nowadays. So people like me that like this type of MMO have a choice of spending the cash for a new sand box once or twice a year or sitting on my arse moaning about how an indie developer can't release it in a polished state (not that the big corporations like Blizzard or SOE can anyway).

So either I buy now and play and hope MHS is the next CCP or play nothing and whine on forums about it until one comes along or I die of old age! The money isn't that big of a deal (I spend more on cigars and drinks in a week than MMORPGs in a year), so I say **** it!

If it does a crash and burn then well it's another horror story for me to recant on the MMORPG.com forums to some nub in a few years that thinks the lead dev of X project is the second coming of Brad McQuaid until I remind him of the total disaster he had with ER

If not then I'll be happy until I get bored of the game and something new comes along, it's like buying a good cigar. A Habanos doesn't come cheap but you have to buy it and smoke it before you know if you like it, reading reviews of self confessed "Afficionados" just doesn't cut it so you have to accept the risk if you want to widen your tastes. If money is too much of a problem go back to smoking old holborn and if you got a free smoke to sample it and didn't like it ... just STFU and don't complain like a ****ing muppet!

 QFT

I refuse to play any MMO that is not a FFA pvp full loot sandbox.  I will purchase all games in this vein to encourage further development of this market.  So few come out that it doesn't hurt the wallet much.  I also spend more on booze and cigars in a week thani would on an mmo...lol.  Haven't tried this one but i'm pretty excited.  I couldn't care less about controls or how my character looks.  I want to take people's stuff after murdering them and get involved in the politics of an FFA game with conquest.  

Sicc1

^ What these 2 guys above me said. I couldnt stand Rift but im not all over the forums crying that it sucks. I understand its not my cup of tea simple as that.

Hellfyre420

Originally posted by xpiher

Originally posted by Celusios

Originally posted by Papadam

Compared to other indie snadboxes (DF and MO) its really good so far except for the perforamnce. If they delay it a month it will probably be pretty good.

Its funny that 90% of the posts here are whining about there being no old school MMOs being released and now when they do come out everyone just trash them.

Fallen earth had simillar problems just before launch and delayed for a couple of weeks and turned out pretty good.

I was in closed beta - release in Fallen Earth, it was miles ahead of this pile of junk. As far as MO and DF goes, i'd rather play MO any day than play this (I know it's sad) and i'm sure i'm not the only one.

ER launch state > MO's launch state. Enough said. 

Arnt you the person that defended FFXIV to the death even after its horrid beta/launch?

Worstluck

Well....trying to login today is pretty much impossible for me.  I cannot log into the beta account management or the game, just keeps telling my password is incorrect.  Don't really feel like emailing the support just to get a beta password reset.....sigh.

 

Oh well, gl to people out there buying this game, I think you will need it

blackemperor

Its too soon to say worst game of 2011, more are on the way :P

Vryheid

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Originally posted by blackemperor
Its too soon to say worst game of 2011, more are on the way :P

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Exactly. At least you can play this game, some of the upcoming MMOs this year look kinda pitiful. Earthrise does what it promises, and it will probably much better in the final release.

M4ko

Originally posted by Sicc1

^ What these 2 guys above me said. I couldnt stand Rift but im not all over the forums crying that it sucks. I understand its not my cup of tea simple as that.

the point is that most of us waited and followed this game for years. So to have such disspointment be released is a blow to those who waited and expected a decent game. ANd like super cool internet tough guy above said, if you want to support this POS and hope that it will turn into next EVE then good luck to you. You got sucked in by all the cool stories Atanasov has told you and because of that youre willing to waste your time hoping that someday it will deliver...

M4ko

Originally posted by blackemperor

Its too soon to say worst game of 2011, more are on the way :P

just remember the following words in 4 or 5 months: SWOTR will destroy this game in pretty much all aspects. And im not even going yo try  SWOTR

xpiher

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Originally posted by Hellfyre420

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Originally posted by xpiher

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Originally posted by Celusios

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Originally posted by Papadam

Compared to other indie snadboxes (DF and MO) its really good so far except for the perforamnce. If they delay it a month it will probably be pretty good.
Its funny that 90% of the posts here are whining about there being no old school MMOs being released and now when they do come out everyone just trash them.
Fallen earth had simillar problems just before launch and delayed for a couple of weeks and turned out pretty good.

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I was in closed beta - release in Fallen Earth, it was miles ahead of this pile of junk. As far as MO and DF goes, i'd rather play MO any day than play this (I know it's sad) and i'm sure i'm not the only one.

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ER launch state > MO's launch state. Enough said. 

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Arnt you the person that defended FFXIV to the death even after its horrid beta/launch?

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I didn't defend it, I explained why the UI lag existed and that was the first thing SE fixed in the game. Runs perfectly smooth now. Betas are betas, the UI lag existed in FFXIV until the week of launch and launch week it was gone. I didn't buy the game because I didn't like its content. 

jpnole

Originally posted by Celusios

This game is probably the worst MMORPG title on the market. Anyone who does not believe me get a beta key and hop into the game. Character creation is lacking as crap, UI sucks, and of course the movement controls are HORRID.

 Man that blows... I wanted to try it out!

Falcomith

Too bad the game releases in 3 days. Bad start. Another Tabula Rasa.

pixeldogmeat

like I said before, it wishes it was Tabula Rasa at best.

I really feel bad for the developers, they're going to get a huge influx of people and then a huge evacuation of people with people all over the forums saying how dissapointed they were, talking about that "failure" called earthrise, bundling with DF and MO, you know, the usual treatment.

circaen

No...really, this game is in BAD shape.

Kyarra

Originally posted by pixeldogmeat

like I said before, it wishes it was Tabula Rasa at best.

I really feel bad for the developers, they're going to get a huge influx of people and then a huge evacuation of people with people all over the forums saying how dissapointed they were, talking about that "failure" called earthrise, bundling with DF and MO, you know, the usual treatment.

Even though I got kind of bored in Tabula Rasa beta, TR was soooo much better then this game. Someone needs to bring that game back from extinction.

xpiher

Originally posted by Riverstar

Originally posted by pixeldogmeat

like I said before, it wishes it was Tabula Rasa at best.

I really feel bad for the developers, they're going to get a huge influx of people and then a huge evacuation of people with people all over the forums saying how dissapointed they were, talking about that "failure" called earthrise, bundling with DF and MO, you know, the usual treatment.

Even though I got kind of bored in Tabula Rasa beta, TR was soooo much better then this game. Someone needs to bring that game back from extinction.

Garrot is supposedly trying to do that. But what made TR better?

Neloth

I knew it would fail the second I saw the videos for the first time, why is it that all indie mmos perform so bad? When was the last one that did well? Does it mean only high budget mmos can pull it off?

xpiher

Originally posted by Neloth

I knew it would fail the second I saw the videos for the first time, why is it that all indie mmos perform so bad? When was the last one that did well? Does it mean only high budget mmos can pull it off?

 

Indie companies do not have the cash reserves to push releases back. Main stream companies just don't care sometimes, other times, it has to with publishing agreements with the publishing house. Look at WAR with EA or VG with SoE. 

xpiher

Originally posted by Robokapp

Originally posted by xpiher

Originally posted by Neloth

I knew it would fail the second I saw the videos for the first time, why is it that all indie mmos perform so bad? When was the last one that did well? Does it mean only high budget mmos can pull it off?

 

Indie companies do not have the cash reserves to push releases back. Main stream companies just don't care sometimes, other times, it has to with publishing agreements with the publishing house. Look at WAR with EA or VG with SoE. 

 the last 4 yeaars have shown us that this excuse and any other excuse - even if true - wont get them the result they want.

 

indie have to get a good product out. If they cant, its probably best not to invest at all. half-baked mmo's arent going to cut it. they're a waste of money and time both for the companies and the players.

 

quality or nothing. the time for "we're doing our best" is long gone.

 

Then we can forget about seeing a good sandbox MMO coming out from anyone other than CCP. Game companies have to start somewhere, CCP started with a barebones EvE, ArenaNet started with a CoOp-RPG. 

Inat_mivea

definitely disappointing to read this; i been waiting for this release. just wondering though - for those that played SWG at release, it too was considered rough. would you have stuck with SWG if it wasnt star wars?