Hows the population? Horrible...like I don't know how this game stays afloat horrible. But enough for you to play if u make connections for everything and/or get a guild.
I logged in.. and videoed. I have no idea if it was in "offline mode". How would I login if that were the case? It's not like I was playing the game for an hour and decided to video.
Anhow.. as I said.. new video is uploading right now... clearly NOT "offline mode" and made around 10:30 Eastern tonight. Why dont you upload the video showing all 20 of those people you claim were there (apparently hiding)? Because I actually have a video... why didn't you make one? And my video was made EXACTLY after your post claiming my first one was a fake... So it's not like I spent hours planning and waiting for the 30 seconds where the town was clear....
Because I don't have a massive personal investment in affecting how people think of MO. Your videos are misleading, and you know it. I'm not gonna keep arguing, because it's not me you're trying to fool...
When I link my video please be sure to come back and explain exactly how I am being misleading. It will show exactly what was there. At a random time right after your post questioning the first video.. with the server clearly up and me stating teh time so noone could claim it wasn't made when I said it was. It's not like I waited all day for that 30 second window when everyone left town to take a dump...
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I think it has overall quite a bit. It's still not perfect, however - the game is having some problems right now with the recent release of the expansion. At the moment, they've disabled anything that has to do with the new mount system until they can fix it.
Having said that, the base game did improve significantly since launch, and they've added some nice things with the Dawn expansion (i.e. tasks, mail, graveyards, pickables, cooking, the Reserve system, etc).
A free trial is available - the best way to take a look and decide for yourself.
Hows the population? Horrible...like I don't know how this game stays afloat horrible. But enough for you to play if u make connections for everything and/or get a guild.
I think that is the key. People who say the population is good.. seem to usually be in a guild which is self-sustaining.. or maybe they live in Meduli. If you join an established guild that has cooks, butchers, armorsmiths, weaponsmiths, bowyers, tamers, and gatherers.. your life will be much easier and the low population will not affect you as much.
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I logged in.. and videoed. I have no idea if it was in "offline mode". How would I login if that were the case? It's not like I was playing the game for an hour and decided to video.
Anhow.. as I said.. new video is uploading right now... clearly NOT "offline mode" and made around 10:30 Eastern tonight. Why dont you upload the video showing all 20 of those people you claim were there (apparently hiding)? Because I actually have a video... why didn't you make one? And my video was made EXACTLY after your post claiming my first one was a fake... So it's not like I spent hours planning and waiting for the 30 seconds where the town was clear....
Because I don't have a massive personal investment in affecting how people think of MO. Your videos are misleading, and you know it. I'm not gonna keep arguing, because it's not me you're trying to fool...
When I link my video please be sure to come back and explain exactly how I am being misleading. It will show exactly what was there. At a random time right after your post questioning the first video.. with the server clearly up and me stating teh time so noone could claim it wasn't made when I said it was. It's not like I waited all day for that 30 second window when everyone left town to take a dump...
You still haven't edited that post with the link to the original misleading video...
Technically, the game actually works now(well...most of it lol..), and dupes/hacks aren't as rampant.
But I couldn't even stand 1 day of that horrible "hunger"system. And you have to sleep...sit their while your screen goes black. It's just too much of a hassle for me to care about. I love the idea, but it just has too much emphasis.
Your 17 second video didn't even include at version stamp.
Type /version in chat to include a version stamp.
Does that make the people appear? OK I will try it next time. Tomorrow or over the weekend I will try another starter town in prime-time US. I will be sure to type /version
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Just recorded, give it a few minutes to process. This is what I see at 1am in town.
Thanks for the more accurate video.
First off please take your helmet off when doing fraps videos like this.. :}
Also this was a little before 1am because 1am was roughly just after Dawn. I know I'm in game now.
Remember to always do a "/version" command in your videos so no one can claim your lieing.
What Slappy did was make extremely short video less then 30 seconds of the back alleys of Fabernum. It was purposefully made to misrepresent the world of Nave as being empty.
If you never played Mortal Online or haven't played in a while just download the free trial and try it for yourself.
I could take a similar 17 second video in the back Alleys of Stormwind on a high population server in WoW and record 17 seconds of not seeing another player.
Never trust a screenshot or a youtube video without a version stamp!
you should also really include the entrance to fab in your videos also because alot of people spend their time around the entrance fighting and talking.
Another reason for towns feeling a little emptier than they should is due to the new armour skills. Alot of the experienced players are either out in the wilds gathering ingredients for cooking or macroing up the new armour skills, its esentially a race to max each guilds armour skills first so they can have maximum pvp efficiency first. Unfortunatly this means finding remote locatinos and using guild cities to macro up armour skills which takes quite a few hours.
there are 2 types of mmo, imitators and innovaters.
you should also really include the entrance to fab in your videos also because alot of people spend their time around the entrance fighting and talking.
Another reason for towns feeling a little emptier than they should is due to the new armour skills. Alot of the experienced players are either out in the wilds gathering ingredients for cooking or macroing up the new armour skills, its esentially a race to max each guilds armour skills first so they can have maximum pvp efficiency first. Unfortunatly this means finding remote locatinos and using guild cities to macro up armour skills which takes quite a few hours.
Slapshot usually makes very sensible posts with arguments in it and has a much much fair and balanced speech about this game than you.
You just accuse him of lying and trolling whenever that suits you because you don't like what he says. You will always simply deny anything that can by any means make MO look bad.
you should also really include the entrance to fab in your videos also because alot of people spend their time around the entrance fighting and talking.
Another reason for towns feeling a little emptier than they should is due to the new armour skills. Alot of the experienced players are either out in the wilds gathering ingredients for cooking or macroing up the new armour skills, its esentially a race to max each guilds armour skills first so they can have maximum pvp efficiency first. Unfortunatly this means finding remote locatinos and using guild cities to macro up armour skills which takes quite a few hours.
Slapshot usually makes very sensible posts with arguments in it and has a much much fair and balanced speech about this game than you.
You just accuse him of lying and trolling whenever that suits you because you don't like what he says. You will always simply deny anything that can by any means make MO look bad.
Of course. The video that they "like" actually shows two different cities (Fab and Meduli) spliced together, but they never mention that. Also, it's really easy to get your 6 friends from vent to pop into town anytime and take a video. Not saying this is what happened but yeah... you can even wait until you catch it at the "right time". That's why I will do it again this weekend. Same time (10:30 EST), but I will NOT say what town in advance because as we see, when I post here it brings people out of the woodwork logging into the city looking for me.
And yeah, mine will always be under 30 seconds because that is what my version of FRAPS allaws. If there is some other video capture software I can use that is free and will allow me to take longer videos I'd be happy to use it, just let me know. If you look at ALL my videos they are all similar length.
Edit to add: And as for the "backalleys" claim... anyone can see with their own eyes that it is exactly as I described, the town CENTER and the bank.
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Just recorded, give it a few minutes to process. This is what I see at 1am in town.
Thanks for the more accurate video.
First off please take your helmet off when doing fraps videos like this.. :}
Also this was a little before 1am because 1am was roughly just after Dawn. I know I'm in game now.
Remember to always do a "/version" command in your videos so no one can claim your lieing.
What Slappy did was make extremely short video less then 30 seconds of the back alleys of Fabernum. It was purposefully made to misrepresent the world of Nave as being empty.
If you never played Mortal Online or haven't played in a while just download the free trial and try it for yourself.
I could take a similar 17 second video in the back Alleys of Stormwind on a high population server in WoW and record 17 seconds of not seeing another player.
Usernamey you know very well that was the center of Fab not a back alley. He was not wearing a helemt it was night time. You know very well that is how dark it is at night even in well lit towns.
And at least Slapshot backs up his claims an makes his arguements
Im pretty sure he was refering to my helmet in fab. But in all honesty Slapshot didn't record the bank. He recorded behind the bank. You guys also have to realize the mounts are turned off right now and a lot of people are not playing until things are back up and working. Another important thing to remember is this is 1 of many cities, fab is not the center of the universe. There are many things you can factor in right now towards the population looking low. All in all it will never be high so whats the point. Its a niche game that some enjoy, some don't. Simple as that.
Im pretty sure he was refering to my helmet in fab. But in all honesty Slapshot didn't record the bank. He recorded behind the bank. You guys also have to realize the mounts are turned off right now and a lot of people are not playing until things are back up and working. Another important thing to remember is this is 1 of many cities, fab is not the center of the universe. There are many things you can factor in right now towards the population looking low. All in all it will never be high so whats the point. Its a niche game that some enjoy, some don't. Simple as that.
Truth is, population is probably the same as in 2010 since financial reports show that there hasn't been any changes in numbers of subscribtions.
Dawn has certainly changed the population in MO right now, since my guild took on a further 10 people returning back to the game putting its member count somewhere aronud 60. of course 60 dont login at any one time but it isnt uncommon to see 30+.
the population has changed i know this because im playing the game everyday. Probably doubled.
But this thread im sure most will agree has gone far enough. the simple answer is login using a trial acconut in 1 or 2 weeks.
there are 2 types of mmo, imitators and innovaters.
Dawn has certainly changed the population in MO right now, since my guild took on a further 10 people returning back to the game putting its member count somewhere aronud 60. of course 60 dont login at any one time but it isnt uncommon to see 30+.
the population has changed i know this because im playing the game everyday. Probably doubled.
But this thread im sure most will agree has gone far enough. the simple answer is login using a trial acconut in 1 or 2 weeks.
And did it ever come to your mind that a big part of the population rise is due to people making trial accounts to see Dawn?
Many people I think will rather make a trial account to check out how things look rather than actually return to the game by resubbing their real account.
Are there any suggestions for key areas to FRAPS for each starter town? I tried a few last night (excluding Fab and Meduli) and just had difficulty due to my 30 second limitation. My the time I would run from say the bank to the crafting area my video was done...
I'll try again tonight or tomorrow but if we could figure out what the "heart" of each city would be that might help me be sure to include it.
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How about I just record the cities. Non biased opinions are welcomed more in these types of situations.
Go for it. Just do not announce what city you are doing as folks will flock there. Just pick a set time, login and start videoing whatever you see. I think we have Feb covered and Meduli is the default "capital" city so you can skip it. Just try Tox and Vadda etc.. all the towns you can start in.
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Hows the population? Horrible...like I don't know how this game stays afloat horrible. But enough for you to play if u make connections for everything and/or get a guild.
When I link my video please be sure to come back and explain exactly how I am being misleading. It will show exactly what was there. At a random time right after your post questioning the first video.. with the server clearly up and me stating teh time so noone could claim it wasn't made when I said it was. It's not like I waited all day for that 30 second window when everyone left town to take a dump...
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I think it has overall quite a bit. It's still not perfect, however - the game is having some problems right now with the recent release of the expansion. At the moment, they've disabled anything that has to do with the new mount system until they can fix it.
Having said that, the base game did improve significantly since launch, and they've added some nice things with the Dawn expansion (i.e. tasks, mail, graveyards, pickables, cooking, the Reserve system, etc).
A free trial is available - the best way to take a look and decide for yourself.
Hell hath no fury like an MMORPG player scorned.
I think that is the key. People who say the population is good.. seem to usually be in a guild which is self-sustaining.. or maybe they live in Meduli. If you join an established guild that has cooks, butchers, armorsmiths, weaponsmiths, bowyers, tamers, and gatherers.. your life will be much easier and the low population will not affect you as much.
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You still haven't edited that post with the link to the original misleading video...
Well short answer...yes.
Technically, the game actually works now(well...most of it lol..), and dupes/hacks aren't as rampant.
But I couldn't even stand 1 day of that horrible "hunger"system. And you have to sleep...sit their while your screen goes black. It's just too much of a hassle for me to care about. I love the idea, but it just has too much emphasis.
Video taken at 10:30.. server is UP...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTI8sPSmTE
I pan across the town center repeatedly.. walk to the bank.. and turn around again.
That's a video clearly showing who was "misleading" and who wasn't.
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Your 17 second video didn't even include at version stamp.
Type /version in chat to include a version stamp.
Never trust a screenshot or a youtube video without a version stamp!
Does that make the people appear? OK I will try it next time. Tomorrow or over the weekend I will try another starter town in prime-time US. I will be sure to type /version
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Maybe he is taking the video on the same proxy server russian was accepting goods from a pretend gm...
Sarcasm off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdbSvm42IFE&feature=youtube_gdata
Just recorded, give it a few minutes to process. This is what I see at 1am in town.
Thanks for the more accurate video.
First off please take your helmet off when doing fraps videos like this.. :}
Also this was a little before 1am because 1am was roughly just after Dawn. I know I'm in game now.
Remember to always do a "/version" command in your videos so no one can claim your lieing.
What Slappy did was make extremely short video less then 30 seconds of the back alleys of Fabernum. It was purposefully made to misrepresent the world of Nave as being empty.
If you never played Mortal Online or haven't played in a while just download the free trial and try it for yourself.
I could take a similar 17 second video in the back Alleys of Stormwind on a high population server in WoW and record 17 seconds of not seeing another player.
Never trust a screenshot or a youtube video without a version stamp!
{mod edit}
you should also really include the entrance to fab in your videos also because alot of people spend their time around the entrance fighting and talking.
Another reason for towns feeling a little emptier than they should is due to the new armour skills. Alot of the experienced players are either out in the wilds gathering ingredients for cooking or macroing up the new armour skills, its esentially a race to max each guilds armour skills first so they can have maximum pvp efficiency first. Unfortunatly this means finding remote locatinos and using guild cities to macro up armour skills which takes quite a few hours.
there are 2 types of mmo, imitators and innovaters.
Slapshot usually makes very sensible posts with arguments in it and has a much much fair and balanced speech about this game than you.
You just accuse him of lying and trolling whenever that suits you because you don't like what he says. You will always simply deny anything that can by any means make MO look bad.
Of course. The video that they "like" actually shows two different cities (Fab and Meduli) spliced together, but they never mention that. Also, it's really easy to get your 6 friends from vent to pop into town anytime and take a video. Not saying this is what happened but yeah... you can even wait until you catch it at the "right time". That's why I will do it again this weekend. Same time (10:30 EST), but I will NOT say what town in advance because as we see, when I post here it brings people out of the woodwork logging into the city looking for me.
And yeah, mine will always be under 30 seconds because that is what my version of FRAPS allaws. If there is some other video capture software I can use that is free and will allow me to take longer videos I'd be happy to use it, just let me know. If you look at ALL my videos they are all similar length.
Edit to add: And as for the "backalleys" claim... anyone can see with their own eyes that it is exactly as I described, the town CENTER and the bank.
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Usernamey you know very well that was the center of Fab not a back alley. He was not wearing a helemt it was night time. You know very well that is how dark it is at night even in well lit towns.
And at least Slapshot backs up his claims an makes his arguements
{mod edit}
Im pretty sure he was refering to my helmet in fab. But in all honesty Slapshot didn't record the bank. He recorded behind the bank. You guys also have to realize the mounts are turned off right now and a lot of people are not playing until things are back up and working. Another important thing to remember is this is 1 of many cities, fab is not the center of the universe. There are many things you can factor in right now towards the population looking low. All in all it will never be high so whats the point. Its a niche game that some enjoy, some don't. Simple as that.
Truth is, population is probably the same as in 2010 since financial reports show that there hasn't been any changes in numbers of subscribtions.
Dawn has certainly changed the population in MO right now, since my guild took on a further 10 people returning back to the game putting its member count somewhere aronud 60. of course 60 dont login at any one time but it isnt uncommon to see 30+.
the population has changed i know this because im playing the game everyday. Probably doubled.
But this thread im sure most will agree has gone far enough. the simple answer is login using a trial acconut in 1 or 2 weeks.
there are 2 types of mmo, imitators and innovaters.
And did it ever come to your mind that a big part of the population rise is due to people making trial accounts to see Dawn?
Many people I think will rather make a trial account to check out how things look rather than actually return to the game by resubbing their real account.
Are there any suggestions for key areas to FRAPS for each starter town? I tried a few last night (excluding Fab and Meduli) and just had difficulty due to my 30 second limitation. My the time I would run from say the bank to the crafting area my video was done...
I'll try again tonight or tomorrow but if we could figure out what the "heart" of each city would be that might help me be sure to include it.
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How about I just record the cities. Non biased opinions are welcomed more in these types of situations.
Go for it. Just do not announce what city you are doing as folks will flock there. Just pick a set time, login and start videoing whatever you see. I think we have Feb covered and Meduli is the default "capital" city so you can skip it. Just try Tox and Vadda etc.. all the towns you can start in.
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"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
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"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018