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It would be awesome if every "person" who works for FC got shit-canned.
It takes a special kind of sadism to want everyone else at the company to be out of job.
Sadism? Sure, I can live with that after seeing how FC treats their players.
On the other hand, it's still the only experience like it. It's the second most enjoyable experience in the MMORPG genre for myself and I'm not going to let that deter the fun that I have in the game.
and personally i love them , ive made so much money off there stocks it would make you sick
I agree, pretty much in the same shoes myself (just I don't like the RotGrindslayer). It still is a great game, fun mechanics, and I'm also a Howard fan so love the setting as well.
Heck, to me even the launch wasn't that bad - I got the bug vaccine and the dissapointment before, from Fuc... err Rockstar
and as @Scorchien says above, there was AO's launch...
Rawiz: Ragnar is in his own company now (plus I think he wasn't working on AoC, just on AO and of course on TSW, one of his best games so far next to TLJ)
Funcom might have disappointed on more then one occasion but these kinds of reactions are more horrible then anything they could ever do. Treat others like you wanted to be treated is what they say, they released products that disappointed you and promised things they could not deliver, you wish them harm. These posts say nothing about Funcom but all the more about you, disgusting.
I hope Funcom and their games survive, the games are rough but still a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale genre, the MMORPG landscape would be a lot more barren with them gone.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
didnt like secret world. Best quests by far though
The more often part is probably because Howard wrote episodes, while Tolkien worked on the world and the storyline all along. I'm similar in this, I used to read Silmarillion, Tales, Hobbit and LotR together, maybe once a year, while I read random Conan or Kull stories very often (even moreso since the Kindle era). It's fun though, if you follow one of the chronology lists (there are peeps who try to make a "universe" from his writings), did that once, but I think I prefer either the random, or the publishing order more... Phoenix on the sword was such a great opening (even if it's Kull actually
A matter of taste I guess but the Pict dungeon outside Tortage, the Aquilonia city and the Stygia city felt like pure Howard to me (on the other hand the Cimmeria zone was too gamey).
TSW has a good story - thanks to Ragnar, otherwise it's a very "meh" game. TLJ is probably top-5 adventure game in existence. That is exactly why I give him credit and no one else from Funcom. To me he has always been on another level compared to regular "visionaries" who work(ed) there.
So, on one hand it was good, CO is still here 4-5 years later and got a couple updates (actually I'm leveling a hero right now :awesome: ), STO got a new launch, regular updates and an expansion, plus they launched Neverwinter.
On the flipside... lockboxes everywhere, increased grind (and Khitai factions + AA is a massive grindfest, it'd be much worse
Mission in life: Vanquish all MMORPG.com trolls - especially TESO, WOW and GW2 trolls.
Tactical gameplay options? Please, you are talking about a more noob-friendly and boring combat system.
There's a lot of people that enjoyed it, so please, don´t say stupid stuff, AoC failed due to poor managing of the game when everyone wanted it to be heavy PvP oriented they demolished the game by going full PvE.
80 has ALWAYS been end game.
Why are are you talking as if you don't understand subscription model? Or are we pretending that it it wasn't the only model used by MMOs when released.
So you're saying you want access to the entire game for free now?
Choose what you want to play, not trying to stop you. Just calling out your BS for the sake of an honest discussion.
It is a 'tab' targeter for the ranger, casters and 2 caster healer classes, but melee is absolutely not tab targeting in the normal sense. Turning off auto-facing is important, as your weapons can cause splash damage. Fatalities are pretty cool too.
You can raid/solo/6-man and even the normal solo content can be a challenge. It's alternate advancement system is great as well, along with pretty nice and meaningful skill choices. Great unique classes, too.
It's brutal, ancient world feel is unique to the entirety of MMO's. No dwarves or elves or pandas either. The zones are well crafted, and as you progress they get pretty complicated to navigate. Aztell's Approach, for example, is a challenge at level because the guards are constantly sending warning signals and you can get overrun easily.
The Khitai zone is probably the best end-game content in any MMO period. It has challenging mobs (unless your full khitai or T4+ gear) and really does benefit in the areas above Chosain to have a group to progress. It is grindy, though, which is it's only downfall. IF the mobs were pushovers, sure it would be boring.
The vanity armor system is probably the best out there currently, although the soldier classes get the most bang for your social armor budget. Doing old quests often will get you a pretty unique piece, or crafted armor (Stoneheart Leggings for example).
The shop, though, is expensive. It also requires a sub to really play through at all (you gain AA points as you level, 1 per level with a sub). The expansion zones all cost money, too, and the newer ones are not as good as Khitai. Ardashir is pretty cool, and the solo dungeon is pretty cool. Tier 1 raid / PVP gear and full level 80's are available, but pricey. A nice option for a new player, though, if it wasn't so expensive.
Leveling is pretty tough, but there are many things you can do to help IE offline levels (for subs) and a free level 50 when you reach level 50 on your first toon. Pretty cool IMO. Offline allows for a single level every 4 days of paid sub. Good value.
Dungeons and raids are excellent, and they have tough mechanics that require certain mixes of archtypes to perform in many cases. This is cool IMO.
Funcom, though, has had a pretty bad reputation for not getting things done, and with their tiny dev team it's moved at a snails pace in the last few years. The crafting system for example
I just hope there is a way to run the servers if they do go out of business. I always come back to this game, it is amazing, and most the bugs are gone.
'Sandbox MMO' is a PTSD trigger word for anyone who has the experience to know that anonymous players invariably use a 'sandbox' in the same manner a housecat does.
When your head is stuck in the sand, your ass becomes the only recognizable part of you.
No game is more fun than the one you can't play, and no game is more boring than one which you've become familiar.
How to become a millionaire:
Start with a billion dollars and make an MMO.