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The Bottom Line: Is the game really that good ?

ThomasN7ThomasN7 87.18.7.148Member CommonPosts: 6,690
in ArcheAge
 Before we all go crazy and start spending money. You just have to ask yourself if the game is really that good or will it be another 3 month and done routine just like every mmo has been since vanilla WoW. That is one of the first things I ask myself before I even consider buying a game. What kind of potential does this game have 6 months from now. I think personally people get too caught up in the term free to play. I'm not saying ArcheAge is going to be bad or is bad but just because something is labeled as free doesn't mean it is high quality and actually free.
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  • fascismfascism Member UncommonPosts: 428
    I dont know about this game... I played the RU version for awhile and I thought it was a sandbox but I just followed quest hubs from zone to zone like every other game.. maybe I played it wrong? It played fine even at 200+ ping and the class system is pretty good but I wonder if its the game people think it is.
  • fantomacefantomace Member Posts: 12
    No game takes my money anymore. No pre orders or any money at all, until at least a month or two passes. After then we will see what happens, but first they must hand a game in a good state and not a half finished beta client build.
  • Jonas_SGJonas_SG Member UncommonPosts: 475
    Originally posted by ThomasN7
     Before we all go crazy and start spending money. You just have to ask yourself if the game is really that good or will it be another 3 month and done routine just like every mmo has been since vanilla WoW. That is one of the first things I ask myself before I even consider buying a game. What kind of potential does this game have 6 months from now. I think personally people get too caught up in the term free to play. I'm not saying ArcheAge is going to be bad or is bad but just because something is labeled as free doesn't mean it is high quality and actually free.

    For RP-PvPers it's an AAA+ game. RolePlaying potential in this game is the highest of any MMO i have played to date.

    For PvPers it's good only if you are in a guild.

    For Solo Players - very bad.

  • ShephardShephard Member Posts: 69
    There is no way it is worth the money, I don't think the game will do well with F2P either.  Basically the game is Aion questing, Aion combat, with some sandbox features.  That is what I boil the game down to.  Aion with some more fluff.
  • Cuppett5Cuppett5 Member UncommonPosts: 156
    Yeah I'm just not sure, from what I've seen on Twitch it seems linear from zone to zone bullcrap just like ESO, SWTOR, and GW2. 
  • Viper482Viper482 Member LegendaryPosts: 4,101
    Originally posted by Jonas_SG
    Originally posted by ThomasN7
     Before we all go crazy and start spending money. You just have to ask yourself if the game is really that good or will it be another 3 month and done routine just like every mmo has been since vanilla WoW. That is one of the first things I ask myself before I even consider buying a game. What kind of potential does this game have 6 months from now. I think personally people get too caught up in the term free to play. I'm not saying ArcheAge is going to be bad or is bad but just because something is labeled as free doesn't mean it is high quality and actually free.

    For RP-PvPers it's an AAA+ game. RolePlaying potential in this game is the highest of any MMO i have played to date.

    For PvPers it's good only if you are in a guild.

    For Solo Players - very bad.

    What makes it bad for solo players? I am actually interested to hear this because bad for solo play=good for MMOs to me.

    Make MMORPG's Great Again!
  • MakidianMakidian Member UncommonPosts: 208
    Originally posted by Viper482
    Originally posted by Jonas_SG
    Originally posted by ThomasN7
     Before we all go crazy and start spending money. You just have to ask yourself if the game is really that good or will it be another 3 month and done routine just like every mmo has been since vanilla WoW. That is one of the first things I ask myself before I even consider buying a game. What kind of potential does this game have 6 months from now. I think personally people get too caught up in the term free to play. I'm not saying ArcheAge is going to be bad or is bad but just because something is labeled as free doesn't mean it is high quality and actually free.

    For RP-PvPers it's an AAA+ game. RolePlaying potential in this game is the highest of any MMO i have played to date.

    For PvPers it's good only if you are in a guild.

    For Solo Players - very bad.

    What makes it bad for solo players? I am actually interested to hear this because bad for solo play=good for MMOs to me.

    Good point.

  • kitaradkitarad Member LegendaryPosts: 8,177
    There have been people posting Archage is the shinitz and such well they should put the money where the mouth is.

  • negativf4kknegativf4kk Member UncommonPosts: 381
    Originally posted by Makidian
    Originally posted by Viper482
    Originally posted by Jonas_SG
    Originally posted by ThomasN7
     Before we all go crazy and start spending money. You just have to ask yourself if the game is really that good or will it be another 3 month and done routine just like every mmo has been since vanilla WoW. That is one of the first things I ask myself before I even consider buying a game. What kind of potential does this game have 6 months from now. I think personally people get too caught up in the term free to play. I'm not saying ArcheAge is going to be bad or is bad but just because something is labeled as free doesn't mean it is high quality and actually free.

    For RP-PvPers it's an AAA+ game. RolePlaying potential in this game is the highest of any MMO i have played to date.

    For PvPers it's good only if you are in a guild.

    For Solo Players - very bad.

    What makes it bad for solo players? I am actually interested to hear this because bad for solo play=good for MMOs to me.

    Good point.

    Snail pace development. Everything takes too much time for soloer. Group will built a boat or a house  faster, so they will start traiding faster, so they will have bigger income, so they can gear up faster., so on...

    AA is a group  game, i`m not saying its not for solo player, but its like entering F1 race in buggy that you build in your garage, by yourself.

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  • Jonas_SGJonas_SG Member UncommonPosts: 475
    Originally posted by negativf4kk
    Originally posted by Makidian
    Originally posted by Viper482
    Originally posted by Jonas_SG
    Originally posted by ThomasN7
     Before we all go crazy and start spending money. You just have to ask yourself if the game is really that good or will it be another 3 month and done routine just like every mmo has been since vanilla WoW. That is one of the first things I ask myself before I even consider buying a game. What kind of potential does this game have 6 months from now. I think personally people get too caught up in the term free to play. I'm not saying ArcheAge is going to be bad or is bad but just because something is labeled as free doesn't mean it is high quality and actually free.

    For RP-PvPers it's an AAA+ game. RolePlaying potential in this game is the highest of any MMO i have played to date.

    For PvPers it's good only if you are in a guild.

    For Solo Players - very bad.

    What makes it bad for solo players? I am actually interested to hear this because bad for solo play=good for MMOs to me.

    Good point.

    Snail pace development. Everything takes too much time for soloer. Group will built a boat or a house  faster, so they will start traiding faster, so they will have bigger income, so they can gear up faster., so on...

    AA is a group  game, i`m not saying its not for solo player, but its like entering F1 race in buggy that you build in your garage, by yourself.

    Very good points.

     

  • IsariiIsarii Member UncommonPosts: 46
    Originally posted by Makidian
    Originally posted by Viper482
    Originally posted by Jonas_SG
    Originally posted by ThomasN7
     Before we all go crazy and start spending money. You just have to ask yourself if the game is really that good or will it be another 3 month and done routine just like every mmo has been since vanilla WoW. That is one of the first things I ask myself before I even consider buying a game. What kind of potential does this game have 6 months from now. I think personally people get too caught up in the term free to play. I'm not saying ArcheAge is going to be bad or is bad but just because something is labeled as free doesn't mean it is high quality and actually free.

    For RP-PvPers it's an AAA+ game. RolePlaying potential in this game is the highest of any MMO i have played to date.

    For PvPers it's good only if you are in a guild.

    For Solo Players - very bad.

    What makes it bad for solo players? I am actually interested to hear this because bad for solo play=good for MMOs to me.

    Good point.

  • cylon8cylon8 Member UncommonPosts: 362
    yes the game is worth it its polished and beautiful puts most new and recent to be released mmos to shame especially eso

    so say we all

  • syriinxsyriinx Member UncommonPosts: 1,383
    Originally posted by negativf4kk
    Originally posted by Makidian
    Originally posted by Viper482
    Originally posted by Jonas_SG
    Originally posted by ThomasN7
     Before we all go crazy and start spending money. You just have to ask yourself if the game is really that good or will it be another 3 month and done routine just like every mmo has been since vanilla WoW. That is one of the first things I ask myself before I even consider buying a game. What kind of potential does this game have 6 months from now. I think personally people get too caught up in the term free to play. I'm not saying ArcheAge is going to be bad or is bad but just because something is labeled as free doesn't mean it is high quality and actually free.

    For RP-PvPers it's an AAA+ game. RolePlaying potential in this game is the highest of any MMO i have played to date.

    For PvPers it's good only if you are in a guild.

    For Solo Players - very bad.

    What makes it bad for solo players? I am actually interested to hear this because bad for solo play=good for MMOs to me.

    Good point.

    Snail pace development. Everything takes too much time for soloer. Group will built a boat or a house  faster, so they will start traiding faster, so they will have bigger income, so they can gear up faster., so on...

    AA is a group  game, i`m not saying its not for solo player, but its like entering F1 race in buggy that you build in your garage, by yourself.

    Also from what I understand the game is heavily PvP based.  There are large PvE areas but there is a central, very important trade area thats forced PvP.

    I could be wrong about this as Im only going by what ive read.

    But in general PvP games are bad for soloers and AA is a PvP game.

  • bound4hadesbound4hades Member UncommonPosts: 83
    This game is very guild-centered and I'm sure a few solo players will do fine, but overall if your not in a guild it may not be for you. As far as game play, love it, but with Trions money grab, im going to stay away. Stuff like that usually leads to more money grabs in the future and I want no part of it.
  • sethman75sethman75 Member UncommonPosts: 212

    Yeah i can see what i thought all along with this game. It's not for me.

    Guild based gameplay....nah!!!

    PvP orientated......nah!!!

    Grindy solo game......nah!!!!

     

    It looks like another copy/paste Asian MMO with pretty graphics.

    We have already played Wushu, AION, TERA etc and they all are grindy and boring, why do i want to play the same game again?

  • gelraengelraen Member UncommonPosts: 326
    Originally posted by negativf4kk

    Snail pace development. Everything takes too much time for soloer. Group will built a boat or a house  faster, so they will start traiding faster, so they will have bigger income, so they can gear up faster., so on...

    AA is a group  game, i`m not saying its not for solo player, but its like entering F1 race in buggy that you build in your garage, by yourself.

    Hmmm, all of that sounds pretty great to me, as a mostly solo player.  It's so annoying that most MMOs give you everything so fast.  

  • ReizlaReizla Member RarePosts: 4,092
    Originally posted by sethman75

    Yeah i can see what i thought all along with this game. It's not for me.

    Guild based gameplay....nah!!!

    PvP orientated......nah!!!

    Grindy solo game......nah!!!!

     

    It looks like another copy/paste Asian MMO with pretty graphics.

    We have already played Wushu, AION, TERA etc and they all are grindy and boring, why do i want to play the same game again?

    From what I've seen, heard and read here it's like a very good Lineage II (per-GoD) clone with all it's good points in a sandbox environment. Because of that I will certainly play AA when it's released, but if I will pay $$$ to be in the beta/alpha - I'm not sure...

  • psiicpsiic Member RarePosts: 1,642
    Originally posted by negativf4kk
    Originally posted by Makidian
    Originally posted by Viper482
    Originally posted by Jonas_SG
    Originally posted by ThomasN7
     Before we all go crazy and start spending money. You just have to ask yourself if the game is really that good or will it be another 3 month and done routine just like every mmo has been since vanilla WoW. That is one of the first things I ask myself before I even consider buying a game. What kind of potential does this game have 6 months from now. I think personally people get too caught up in the term free to play. I'm not saying ArcheAge is going to be bad or is bad but just because something is labeled as free doesn't mean it is high quality and actually free.

    For RP-PvPers it's an AAA+ game. RolePlaying potential in this game is the highest of any MMO i have played to date.

    For PvPers it's good only if you are in a guild.

    For Solo Players - very bad.

    What makes it bad for solo players? I am actually interested to hear this because bad for solo play=good for MMOs to me.

    Good point.

    Snail pace development. Everything takes too much time for soloer. Group will built a boat or a house  faster, so they will start traiding faster, so they will have bigger income, so they can gear up faster., so on...

    AA is a group  game, i`m not saying its not for solo player, but its like entering F1 race in buggy that you build in your garage, by yourself.

    Game is like EVE in almost every aspect. Of course corporations are going to do better than soloers. That is life.

    However what makes archeage rock is where a corporation may put a mom  & dad business under, in archeage you get to kill that mom and dad in the process.

    I mean think about it,  if Walmart had an army when they came to a new town and just massacred all the independent business owners on that first day in a new town and stole all their products , the company value to its investors would be massive. 

  • MavolenceMavolence Member UncommonPosts: 635
    Personally I don't think its worth it after playing.
  • Nemesis7884Nemesis7884 Member UncommonPosts: 1,023
    is the game worth getting into longterm? or is it already dead in korea? cause i havent heard of any expansions for two years...they dont even have included the races that were initially announced at the start?
  • summitussummitus Member UncommonPosts: 1,414

    I have just bought a founders pack yesterday , was playing it until 6am this morning, so far I love it. I was playing ESO and Wilstar up until this.

    It has that hook that I havn't experienced since playing Wow for the first time. It also looks amazing on high settings.

    And none of this 18,000 gold for a horse rubbish, a couple of Vita roots and a bucket of water and its yours , you only have to buy the baby foal and watch it grow ! :)

    Also got in a rowing boat and was actually rowing across the sea , great stuff. Cant wait to get my founders pack glider :)

  • Nemesis7884Nemesis7884 Member UncommonPosts: 1,023
    i just dont know if i can get over the combat...thats the only thing holding me back. I think eso combat is close to perfecdt (if it works)
  • ReizlaReizla Member RarePosts: 4,092
    Originally posted by summitus

    I have just bought a founders pack yesterday , was playing it until 6am this morning, so far I love it. I was playing ESO and Wilstar up until this.

    It has that hook that I havn't experienced since playing Wow for the first time. It also looks amazing on high settings.

    And none of this 18,000 gold for a horse rubbish, a couple of Vita roots and a bucket of water and its yours , you only have to buy the baby foal and watch it grow ! :)

    Also got in a rowing boat and was actually rowing across the sea , great stuff. Cant wait to get my founders pack glider :)

    Right now I'm playing ESO and love the questing and crafting while the PvP seems pretty dull and boring though. Then again, I'm more used to Lineage II's PvP system where I have to be on my tip-toes everywhere and not just in one area where the PvP is nothing more than a zerg of players to a NPC castle.

    I have made myself a promise NEVER to pre-purchase any game any more and made only an exception for ESO after having played in beta. ArcheAge might be the 2nd that'll break this promise to myself, but I think the prices are quite steep. I really need to play the game before I will even consider to pre-purchase it or just wait for release. Right now I'm downloading the Russian client and I hope I can get that one running on my system (have managed a couple of other MMOs as well). Though I don't speak a single word Russian, the general impression the game gives when playing will be the thing that'll pull me into pre-purchasing or not...

  • AstraeisAstraeis Member UncommonPosts: 378
    Originally posted by fantomace
    No game takes my money anymore. No pre orders or any money at all, until at least a month or two passes. After then we will see what happens, but first they must hand a game in a good state and not a half finished beta client build.

    Thanks. Now also realize that your decision helps in the release of better games, when publishers will no longer be able to make money this way.

    It takes one to know one.

  • ghorgosghorgos Member UncommonPosts: 191
    Originally posted by syriinx
    Originally posted by negativf4kk
    Originally posted by Makidian
    Originally posted by Viper482
    Originally posted by Jonas_SG
    Originally posted by ThomasN7
     Before we all go crazy and start spending money. You just have to ask yourself if the game is really that good or will it be another 3 month and done routine just like every mmo has been since vanilla WoW. That is one of the first things I ask myself before I even consider buying a game. What kind of potential does this game have 6 months from now. I think personally people get too caught up in the term free to play. I'm not saying ArcheAge is going to be bad or is bad but just because something is labeled as free doesn't mean it is high quality and actually free.

    For RP-PvPers it's an AAA+ game. RolePlaying potential in this game is the highest of any MMO i have played to date.

    For PvPers it's good only if you are in a guild.

    For Solo Players - very bad.

    What makes it bad for solo players? I am actually interested to hear this because bad for solo play=good for MMOs to me.

    Good point.

    Snail pace development. Everything takes too much time for soloer. Group will built a boat or a house  faster, so they will start traiding faster, so they will have bigger income, so they can gear up faster., so on...

    AA is a group  game, i`m not saying its not for solo player, but its like entering F1 race in buggy that you build in your garage, by yourself.

    Also from what I understand the game is heavily PvP based.  There are large PvE areas but there is a central, very important trade area thats forced PvP.

    I could be wrong about this as Im only going by what ive read.

    But in general PvP games are bad for soloers and AA is a PvP game.

    Thats realy the point where i need more information. The pvp-continent is fine, the same with the forced pvp on trading but i would realy want to know more about max-level pve besides farming/housing/trading and how much it is separeated from pvp.

    I love a lot of AA's mechanics and some pvp is good but i also enjoy larger events or raids and i don't want pvp during thoose events.

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