'No one really liked any game pre-WoW, you're just looking through rose colored glasses' - Despite the fact that many of those systems people enjoyed are still around and enjoyed today although spread amongst 10+ various games rather than all under one roof, 13-15 years later.
'You'll never love another MMO as much as your first!' - Bull. My first MMO was Ok, I loved my second, quit my third to return to my second, quit my second when I fell in love with my 4th...and on and on...
People suffering from the inability to consider concepts foreign to them in depth and honestly seem overly attracted to cliches and any clever single sentence remark that can neatly sum up and categorize complicated scenarios that are more than black and white. It's an easy and convenient way for them to avoid doing any homework or analysis of their own.
Surely if something sounds zippy and witty it must be bullet-proof wisdom pre-packaged and ready for deployment in any thread!
"There's no innovation in today's games". Followed by "Why can't they make a game like x or y".
That one drives me up the wall.
There's no innovation in today's games.
What about game A?
That's space. I don;t like space.
Ok, what about game B?
It's all solo play.
Ok, then game C and D?
I don't like the art style
Alright, how about E?
It doesn't have an auction house, a STAPLE of modern MMOs!
Game F?
It's 2D
Game G
Anime sucks
Is there something in particular you are looking for in a game?
[favorite game] was perfect. I don't see why devs don't just make a new game with all the features everyone loved from [favorite game].
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein "Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
"i've solved that problem in my game" or "That's not an issue in my game"
referring to a game that exists solely in their mind or on scraps of paper next to their computer.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein "Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
"You can have your death penalty. Just delete your character when you die. It's the same thing" "If you like playing solo then why not just play a singleplayer game while having iirc chat open. It's the same thing" "If you want a bigger challenge then play blindfolded, the game is fine as it is"
Hehe.
You can add "If you don't like teleporting, then don't use it!" to that list.
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"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
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"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
This thread has turned from 'cliches' into 'anything I have ever heard someone, even one, person say on these forums and can use as a way to snipe at someone else in a self superior smug way'.
Time to let it go?
After all, it's not like anyone who posts here is vastly original... The vast majority just parrot whatever 'pro' opinion it is fashionable to have at any given time and most even use tired borrowed memmes on a regular basis to be one of the cool kids.
Folks in glass houses, and all that cliched stuff.
This thread has turned from 'cliches' into 'anything I have ever heard someone, even one, person say on these forums and can use as a way to snipe at someone else in a self superior smug way'.
Time to let it go?
After all, it's not like anyone who posts here is vastly original... The vast majority just parrot whatever 'pro' opinion it is fashionable to have at any given time and most even use tired borrowed memmes on a regular basis to be one of the cool kids.
Folks in glass houses, and all that cliched stuff.
Looks like someone wants to feel superior too.
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been-Wayne Gretzky
"I didn't like the game, so the game is crap and there's no way that anybody else can have fun in it, or if they do they're idiots."
I think that's the most seen statement on these forums in all its many variants: people who dislike a game who're completely unable to understand that if they didn't like it, other people might still have an awesome fun gaming experience in it. That's one bridge too far for many.
"Game X is dying..." = hold all headlines this just in! - forums
"The next WoW Killer." = The kiss of death. - journalists
"This is going to be AAAA, Triple-X, Bleeding-edge, Next-Gen MMORPG that will appeal to everyone" = we badly need this game to make some helluva money, just look at wow's 12m subs *slurps*! - developers
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I am sorry, but it is true...
If I am going to spend a lot of time looking at someones rear view, it might as well be one that resembles a woman.
Oh and...
"iB4 {insert witty keyword}"
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'No one really liked any game pre-WoW, you're just looking through rose colored glasses' - Despite the fact that many of those systems people enjoyed are still around and enjoyed today although spread amongst 10+ various games rather than all under one roof, 13-15 years later.
'You'll never love another MMO as much as your first!' - Bull. My first MMO was Ok, I loved my second, quit my third to return to my second, quit my second when I fell in love with my 4th...and on and on...
People suffering from the inability to consider concepts foreign to them in depth and honestly seem overly attracted to cliches and any clever single sentence remark that can neatly sum up and categorize complicated scenarios that are more than black and white. It's an easy and convenient way for them to avoid doing any homework or analysis of their own.
Surely if something sounds zippy and witty it must be bullet-proof wisdom pre-packaged and ready for deployment in any thread!
"Game X has this many subs today. Game Y only had that many subs way back before gaming was mainstream. So game X must be better!"
That one drives me up the wall.
There's no innovation in today's games.
What about game A?
That's space. I don;t like space.
Ok, what about game B?
It's all solo play.
Ok, then game C and D?
I don't like the art style
Alright, how about E?
It doesn't have an auction house, a STAPLE of modern MMOs!
Game F?
It's 2D
Game G
Anime sucks
Is there something in particular you are looking for in a game?
[favorite game] was perfect. I don't see why devs don't just make a new game with all the features everyone loved from [favorite game].
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
"Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
Yeah I know, but clichés often are true
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In reply to an existing MMO issue:
"i've solved that problem in my game" or "That's not an issue in my game"
referring to a game that exists solely in their mind or on scraps of paper next to their computer.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
"Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
Hehe.
You can add "If you don't like teleporting, then don't use it!" to that list.
All these are very true."Developers make bad games intentionally to get rich."
... WHAT!?!?
I wonder whether someone has made a post yet with only a link to a random youtube video in it.
I maintain this List of Sandbox MMORPGs. Please post or send PM for corrections and suggestions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
Thanks.
I maintain this List of Sandbox MMORPGs. Please post or send PM for corrections and suggestions.
Probably already been said....
XFIRE numbers are meaningless
I've been playing MMORPG's for XX years and don't use XFIRE
Only children use XFIRE
"Real" Gamers don't use XFIRE
"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"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
"breaks my immersion"
"Socializing is dead" followed by "I refuse to use VOIP programs".
I actually don't know - haven't even met - anyone who uses crossfire - or Xfire for that matter. I must be lucky.
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky
Well, I personally don't know anyone who uses XFire, not even my son and his friends, but someone seems to.
(I don't get out much though, Facebook is still a fad to me)
"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"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
This thread has turned from 'cliches' into 'anything I have ever heard someone, even one, person say on these forums and can use as a way to snipe at someone else in a self superior smug way'.
Time to let it go?
After all, it's not like anyone who posts here is vastly original... The vast majority just parrot whatever 'pro' opinion it is fashionable to have at any given time and most even use tired borrowed memmes on a regular basis to be one of the cool kids.
Folks in glass houses, and all that cliched stuff.
Looks like someone wants to feel superior too.
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been -Wayne Gretzky
"nothing new"
blah blah blah "rose colored glasses"
blah blah "themepark" blah blah "sandbox"
"games should be fun"
"dumbed down"
blah blah blah "that has meaning"
"depth" (ironically almost always meaning tons of rather meaningless & slight variations, but hey, its got BIG quantifiable numbers!)
"risk vs. reward"
"consequences"
"gotta work to appreciate anything"
"doesn't get good until level" blah
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"i stopped reading right there"
because blah blah blah "i'm scratching this game off my list"
"as soon as i saw" blah blah blah "i uninstalled the game"
"you don't want a" blah blah "go play an FPS" (might as well say to go play Parcheesi)
"today's gamers won't stand for" blah blah
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"I didn't like the game, so the game is crap and there's no way that anybody else can have fun in it, or if they do they're idiots."
I think that's the most seen statement on these forums in all its many variants: people who dislike a game who're completely unable to understand that if they didn't like it, other people might still have an awesome fun gaming experience in it. That's one bridge too far for many.
There's too many good ones here, rofl.
2 big ones:
"Game X is dying..." = hold all headlines this just in! - forums
"The next WoW Killer." = The kiss of death.
- journalists
"This is going to be AAAA, Triple-X, Bleeding-edge, Next-Gen MMORPG that will appeal to everyone" = we badly need this game to make some helluva money, just look at wow's 12m subs *slurps*! - developers
http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014633/Classic-Game-Postmortem
"Popular games are popular purely because they have superior game mechanics."
mmo vet - what does this even mean ?
EQ2 fan sites