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[Award] General: The Great MMO Face-Off of 2014 - Semifinals

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  • Overlord_NeizirOverlord_Neizir Member UncommonPosts: 136
    Originally posted by Chrille96
    I havent received any e-mails from TSW regarding this, nor have their Facebook page spammed me with requests to vote for their game in various contests like A LOT of other games have done. I think overall, they are all guilty, some to a less degree than others, but still. TSW is not winning against ESO because of e-mails being send that already are put in the spam box or ignored for most people, they are winning because people who have played TSW knows the quality of the available content is much better than what most MMORPGs out there have to offer
     

    My friend who plays TSW says otherwise. Also he sent me a picture of his inbox, with an email from Funcom trying to push their own game.

  • Kemosabe-TBCKemosabe-TBC Member Posts: 58
    Originally posted by Despair9
    Originally posted by Kemosabe-TBC
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir

    TSW's devs are getting involved in the voting and promoting it (This is confirmed). Isn't this against the MMORPG.com rules? In contests devs aren't allowed to vote in or actively promote their game.

    What? There is ONE single thread about it in the whole forum, and 1 DEV made 1 single post. I wonder how many do you have in ESO's forum...

    TSW devs (confirmed) are sending emails to their "playerbase", to vote for them in this contest. What a joke.

     

    2 points for you:

    1 - Even *IF* that was true, it would not be against the rules. Now, would please direct me to this written "rule" that says  this is not allowed? ;)

    2 - You are lying. I play the game since 2012 and I've yet to see any such email, none of my friends has seen it either. So, the joke is on *you*

  • Adjuvant1Adjuvant1 Member RarePosts: 2,100
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir
    Originally posted by Kemosabe-TBC
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir

    TSW's devs are getting involved in the voting and promoting it (This is confirmed). Isn't this against the MMORPG.com rules? In contests devs aren't allowed to vote in or actively promote their game.

    What? There is ONE single thread about it in the whole forum, and 1 DEV made 1 single post. I wonder how many do you have in ESO's forum...

     

    We have none :P Funcom is sending out emails to all of their players promoting TSW in the competition, plus I believe that some of the devs are voting, which isn't allowed.

    Is this conspiracy theory on reddit or something? Where are people getting this?

  • Adjuvant1Adjuvant1 Member RarePosts: 2,100
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir
    Originally posted by Chrille96
    I havent received any e-mails from TSW regarding this, nor have their Facebook page spammed me with requests to vote for their game in various contests like A LOT of other games have done. I think overall, they are all guilty, some to a less degree than others, but still. TSW is not winning against ESO because of e-mails being send that already are put in the spam box or ignored for most people, they are winning because people who have played TSW knows the quality of the available content is much better than what most MMORPGs out there have to offer
     

    My friend who plays TSW says otherwise. Also he sent me a picture of his inbox, with an email from Funcom trying to push their own game.

    The email from Dec 18th is a promotion with a 30 day buddy key. It doesn't mention mmorpg once.

     

    edit: This is the email:

    We wish to invite you to an all new Holiday Event unlike any other! See the Magic Flute opera, fight your way through ancient conspiracies, solve mystical Masonic puzzles and discover the relics of Saint Nicholas himself! Take on the End of Days and Krampus events as well for an awesome Holiday! Read More.

    Enjoy the brand new Rucksack of Saturnalian Delights as rewards for the Holiday content. These bags offer a host of new outfits and pets. You can also get them in the Item Shop along with the Bag of Wassail, which gives you and up to 20 players around you a bag with new social items. Use the bag around at least 10 people and you will be rewarded with an all new dance!

    30 Days Free Friend Key

    Want to give a friend the chance to try out the unique Holiday events in The Secret World? This Friend Key offers 30 days free play, an 8 hour XP potion and $5 worth of Bonus Points. If your friend uses this key and buys The Secret World within 30 days, you will get a free Month of Membership. Please note that this key may not be used on existing accounts which have already bought The Secret World and must be used before the 15th of January.

    Be sure to log on MMORPG.com and vote for us!

     

    I added the bit at the end to make you smile. It didn't happen.

  • Kemosabe-TBCKemosabe-TBC Member Posts: 58
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir
    Originally posted by Chrille96
    I havent received any e-mails from TSW regarding this, nor have their Facebook page spammed me with requests to vote for their game in various contests like A LOT of other games have done. I think overall, they are all guilty, some to a less degree than others, but still. TSW is not winning against ESO because of e-mails being send that already are put in the spam box or ignored for most people, they are winning because people who have played TSW knows the quality of the available content is much better than what most MMORPGs out there have to offer
     

    My friend who plays TSW says otherwise. Also he sent me a picture of his inbox, with an email from Funcom trying to push their own game.

     

    Cool, then you must the picture. Can you upload it and send us a link please?

  • SiugSiug Member UncommonPosts: 1,257
    Originally posted by Despair9
     

    TSW devs (confirmed) are sending emails to their "playerbase", to vote for them in this contest. What a joke.

     

    Then I'm singled out because I haven't got that email. Playing TSW since headstart. Don't be that desperate.

  • bcbullybcbully Member EpicPosts: 11,843
    Originally posted by SBFord
    Originally posted by Chrille96

    ESO ahead of TSW? Best joke of the year :D 

     

    TSW > ESO soooo hard. 

    I agree 100% :)

    I don't think there is any question which is the better game. ESO fans unite!

     

    Even though I was the TSW champion a couple years ago. image Guess I can't lose.

  • BillMurphyBillMurphy Former Managing EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 4,565

    It's OK if companies ask their communities to vote.

    It's NOT OK if we find out they're offering rewards for doing so.  If this happens, and we can prove it, we will disqualify the offenders.

    Try to be excellent to everyone you meet. You never know what someone else has seen or endured.

    My Review Manifesto
    Follow me on Twitter if you dare.

  • TheDoveTheDove Member Posts: 91
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir
    Originally posted by Kemosabe-TBC
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir

    TSW's devs are getting involved in the voting and promoting it (This is confirmed). Isn't this against the MMORPG.com rules? In contests devs aren't allowed to vote in or actively promote their game.

    What? There is ONE single thread about it in the whole forum, and 1 DEV made 1 single post. I wonder how many do you have in ESO's forum...

     

    We have none :P Funcom is sending out emails to all of their players promoting TSW in the competition, plus I believe that some of the devs are voting, which isn't allowed.

    Yes you do.

  • CarnicideCarnicide Member UncommonPosts: 222
    ESO and TSW? that has to be a joke. I can't believe so many have picked TSW over ESO. Have you played both? I couldn't walk through TSW for literally 3 mins of gameplay in TSW before I shut it off and uninstalled it. I got to veteran rank 14 in ESO
  • housatonichousatonic Member UncommonPosts: 9
    So you haven't played both games. Joke's on you.
  • BattlerockBattlerock Member CommonPosts: 1,393
    Voting TSW - don't want Zeni getting a big head - I just took the plunge and finally bought- eso- on steam - sso I've thrown plenty of marbles in that bag, now keep getting better eso
  • Adjuvant1Adjuvant1 Member RarePosts: 2,100
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir
    Originally posted by Kemosabe-TBC
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir

    TSW's devs are getting involved in the voting and promoting it (This is confirmed). Isn't this against the MMORPG.com rules? In contests devs aren't allowed to vote in or actively promote their game.

    What? There is ONE single thread about it in the whole forum, and 1 DEV made 1 single post. I wonder how many do you have in ESO's forum...

     

    We have none :P Funcom is sending out emails to all of their players promoting TSW in the competition, plus I believe that some of the devs are voting, which isn't allowed.

    What the actual...

    YOU made the thread on eso forum, and you did it before you made THIS post.

    http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/143641/losing-the-great-mmo-face-off-of-2014-semi-finals-eso-vs-the-secret-world

    Wow. Just, wow, dude.

  • NordadragNordadrag Member UncommonPosts: 45
    Originally posted by Carnicide
    ESO and TSW? that has to be a joke. I can't believe so many have picked TSW over ESO. Have you played both? I couldn't walk through TSW for literally 3 mins of gameplay in TSW before I shut it off and uninstalled it. I got to veteran rank 14 in ESO

    I have played both. I died a little inside playing ESO. How many animals/people goes astray and missing during the first  two zones and with no one else to find them but you? Great quest diversity there.

    The only thing ESO has over TSW, is crafting. Nice system I want that. In all other regards, ESO loses.

     

  • dancingstardancingstar Member UncommonPosts: 362
    Originally posted by Despair9
    Originally posted by Kemosabe-TBC
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir

    TSW's devs are getting involved in the voting and promoting it (This is confirmed). Isn't this against the MMORPG.com rules? In contests devs aren't allowed to vote in or actively promote their game.

    What? There is ONE single thread about it in the whole forum, and 1 DEV made 1 single post. I wonder how many do you have in ESO's forum...

    TSW devs (confirmed) are sending emails to their "playerbase", to vote for them in this contest. What a joke.

    I call bullshit. I have 2 emails that get promotionals from Funcom: the one that my actual TSW account (GM since a month after launch) is connected with got the same mail that others have quoted, plugging the Christmas event & with one of the one-month buddy keys that have been mentioned. No reference to this contest. The other -- nada.

  • Overlord_NeizirOverlord_Neizir Member UncommonPosts: 136
    Originally posted by Adjuvant1
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir
    Originally posted by Kemosabe-TBC
    Originally posted by Overlord_Neizir

    TSW's devs are getting involved in the voting and promoting it (This is confirmed). Isn't this against the MMORPG.com rules? In contests devs aren't allowed to vote in or actively promote their game.

    What? There is ONE single thread about it in the whole forum, and 1 DEV made 1 single post. I wonder how many do you have in ESO's forum...

     

    We have none :P Funcom is sending out emails to all of their players promoting TSW in the competition, plus I believe that some of the devs are voting, which isn't allowed.

    What the actual...

    YOU made the thread on eso forum, and you did it before you made THIS post.

    http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/143641/losing-the-great-mmo-face-off-of-2014-semi-finals-eso-vs-the-secret-world

    Wow. Just, wow, dude.

     

    I wasn't talking about how many threads we have in the forum. I was saying that there are no dev posts promoting their game in the ESO forums. The way the comment was worded seems like it was talking about how many dev posts promoting this there are on ESO's forum. Sorry for the confusion

     
  • Overlord_NeizirOverlord_Neizir Member UncommonPosts: 136
    Originally posted by Nordadrag
    Originally posted by Carnicide
    ESO and TSW? that has to be a joke. I can't believe so many have picked TSW over ESO. Have you played both? I couldn't walk through TSW for literally 3 mins of gameplay in TSW before I shut it off and uninstalled it. I got to veteran rank 14 in ESO

    I have played both. I died a little inside playing ESO. How many animals/people goes astray and missing during the first  two zones and with no one else to find them but you? Great quest diversity there.

    The only thing ESO has over TSW, is crafting. Nice system I want that. In all other regards, ESO loses.

     

     

    You obviously haven't played ESO, the quests are nothing like that.

    Also, TSW doesn't have massive-scale PvP, or a crime system, or a decent crafting system, or actual endgame content.

  • CarnicideCarnicide Member UncommonPosts: 222
    Originally posted by Nordadrag
    Originally posted by Carnicide
    ESO and TSW? that has to be a joke. I can't believe so many have picked TSW over ESO. Have you played both? I couldn't walk through TSW for literally 3 mins of gameplay in TSW before I shut it off and uninstalled it. I got to veteran rank 14 in ESO

    I have played both. I died a little inside playing ESO. How many animals/people goes astray and missing during the first  two zones and with no one else to find them but you? Great quest diversity there.

    The only thing ESO has over TSW, is crafting. Nice system I want that. In all other regards, ESO loses.

     

    What about combat? ESO most certainly beat TSW in that aspect. Graphics, music, PvP, ect..... Everything that makes an MMO ESO wins in. The main quest line in ESO is amazing and epic. I never once got that in TSW

  • CirittyCiritty Member Posts: 12

    It's just a silly voting competition, i'm not sure why the Eso supporters have to make up nonsense like TSW promoting the voting through email which it certainly isn't doing.

     Voted for TSW, not because the ESO fans seem petty (they really do) but because TSW is indefinitely a much better game in every aspect.

     
  • lordstarfoxlordstarfox Member Posts: 5

    Could someone actually get a picture of the email instead of spreading rumours?

    This is the only email i have received https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102174086/mmorpg.png

  • Kemosabe-TBCKemosabe-TBC Member Posts: 58
    Originally posted by Despair9
    Once TSW runs out of "email" votes, this is gonna get really interesting. I don't think TSW is capable of stockpiling enough votes to beat ESO.

    Probably not, because ESO obviously has a bigger fanbase. But I have the firm conviction that TSW has better content than ESO or any other MMO for that matter. I laugh when people say "epic storyline" about any MMO. I can't even bear to read quests in any other MMOs after I've played TSW.

     

    About the "email votes". Where is the email we have received this month ;)

    http://i.imgur.com/iKN2eRz.png

  • CazrielCazriel Member RarePosts: 419
    I really, really hate to break it to all you avid MMORPG readers and posters, but many gamers have not only never been to this site, they've never heard of it.  I'm sure MMORPG wants forum threads pointing players to their website to vote to heighten the site's visibility.  Ultimately, this is simply a  popularity contest.  It's all a matter of who likes or doesn't like the games in competition.   There's nothing objective about it because every analysis of a game's "goodness" is entirely subjective.   So what it boils down to is which community loves their game the most and is willing to come on to a site they don't know and vote for it. 
  • VikestartVikestart Member Posts: 14

    TSW for the win! :D

  • dreamscaperdreamscaper Member UncommonPosts: 1,592
    Originally posted by Despair9
    Once TSW runs out of "email" votes, this is gonna get really interesting. I don't think TSW is capable of stockpiling enough votes to beat ESO. Remember Friday is faaaar away. 60% of the lead till the end of the day might just not be enough, though I'm pretty sure by tomorrow ESO will be in the lead anyway.

    I think you're majorly underestimating how many people really love TSW's take on the genre.

    <3

  • tempinn3tempinn3 Member Posts: 1
    Originally posted by Carnicide
    ESO and TSW? that has to be a joke. I can't believe so many have picked TSW over ESO. Have you played both? I couldn't walk through TSW for literally 3 mins of gameplay in TSW before I shut it off and uninstalled it. I got to veteran rank 14 in ESO

    Well ESO is a much  easier game,thats for sure.. :D 

     

    I for one like a game that requires  me to use a few braincells :D   ( go TSW go!)

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