I'm not an expert networking engineer, but i do have to wonder how good peer-to-peer will be in the future. It's a pretty genius way to cut server costs if it's effective. There's obvious downsides to it though.
My fondest computer gaming memory was playing Ultima IV with friends on the C64. It was revolutionary. SotA is, sadly, uninspired and bland. The only thing remarkable about it is its ability to get people to pay for virtual real estate.
How can anyone but the biggest fans get excited about the Early Access launch of any game nowadays ? The thought of playing a buggy, incomplete, unoptimised version of an MMORPG does not fire my enthusiasm in the slightest...
Sadly the world is full of shitbox morons with a brain capacity of a migot. Nothing will come out thats any good. The retards and the sjw will make sure of the anything with an iq over 10 will die. I will buy this and make my own oppinion.
I know that, for some, this isn't a factor, but honestly this game looks like it was made 15 years ago. You'd think someone like Garriott would have the pull and ability to make a modern looking MMO for a modern time.
This is what happens when people are trapped in their own bubbles for too long. It happens with artists that never try photoshop or a digital medium, or musicians who refuse to use any digital software. They never adapt to modern styles of creation.
Mixing up the medium for the message. Modern music creation only makes things easier to do, it doesn't suddenly make the mediocre great.
Though Garriott was always pretty airy headed, and was the worst of the Origin project managers. That's why he now drags Starr Long from project to project.
Didn't you know you write better music with digital equipment? Its a little known fact that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven traveled forward in time to write their music using modern digital technology then went back in time and wrote it down on paper.
I bought the game quite a long time ago and honestly, I really do not care about its launch . Not sure if I ever play it again.
There are a lot of desperate whales who want to obfuscate the fact that there are way more accounts than people, so you can easily sell your account. I'm not sure what kind of mentally-twisted version of "protecting your investment" that is, but given the mentality of the whale pod, it's probably in line with expectations.
I was able to walk away without losing anything but time. When I put my account up for sale, it sold within a day to someone with multiple accounts.
Pay to win games aren't very popular here, so that's why nobody gives a damn. Well, that and I'm sure the game being absolute garbage overall has something to do with it.
People asked for a true successor to Ultima, but instead of giving us 4, 5, 6, or 7, he gave us Ultima 9. No, seriously. Compare screenshots. It's practically the same game with slightly updated graphics.
AN' DERE AIN'T NO SUCH FING AS ENUFF DAKKA, YA GROT! Enuff'z more than ya got an' less than too much an' there ain't no such fing as too much dakka. Say dere is, and me Squiggoff'z eatin' tonight!
We are born of the blood. Made men by the blood. Undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open. FEAR THE OLD BLOOD.
The features are very average - they are alright, but nothing revolutionary.
I think stable community would be the main selling point. Given the fact that some players pay 1000$ to own a house, while others sadly watch from behind the picket fence, I'm not sure how that is going for them.
I know that, for some, this isn't a factor, but honestly this game looks like it was made 15 years ago. You'd think someone like Garriott would have the pull and ability to make a modern looking MMO for a modern time.
Obviously you were not playing PC games 15 years ago.
To be fair, there was nothing inherently wrong with Tabula Rasa, thats is not also wrong with any other game out there. It was just the wrong time and the wrong publisher that made it fail. And mabye Garriot lining his own pockets, if thats what he did. If F2P had been established as it is today, it would still be around and raking in money. Another publisher might have been willing to try it, or go simply with box sales or whatever.
I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life, I'll Amass an army, and we'll harness a horde And then we'll limp across the land until we stand at the shore
To be fair, there was nothing inherently wrong with Tabula Rasa, thats is not also wrong with any other game out there. It was just the wrong time and the wrong publisher that made it fail. And mabye Garriot lining his own pockets, if thats what he did. If F2P had been established as it is today, it would still be around and raking in money. Another publisher might have been willing to try it, or go simply with box sales or whatever.
I agree. The game did have a very rough time at first, but was really turning into something special when NCSoft pulled the plug. The game was a lot of fun, especially the NPC base sieges. The fact that all the quest givers were at the bases gave people incentive to defend them, although smart players could make very effective use of choke points to hold off quite a few enemies.
Garriott was only a "genius" back when he started because it's easy to be innovative when there's hardly anyone else around. He had nothing more than the benefit of being a big fish in a tiny pond. Now he's algae in a sea of games. He's just a one-pump chump has-been.
I disagree. The narratives, worlds, and other concepts of Ultimas IV through VII are brilliant, and stand out even today. They were way ahead of their time. But yes, as he is now, he's a has-been. His passion for computer games is long gone, as clearly shown by the soulless husk that is SotA. Even when ignoring the pay to win aspects and the shoddy overall presentation, the world is just generic fantasy world #34365. It's a series of small, instanced zones which feel less like a world than any fantasy MMORPG to date. There are MOBAs with worlds that feel more alive than... see?! I can't even be bothered to remember the damn name of the world. That's how unremarkable it is.
AN' DERE AIN'T NO SUCH FING AS ENUFF DAKKA, YA GROT! Enuff'z more than ya got an' less than too much an' there ain't no such fing as too much dakka. Say dere is, and me Squiggoff'z eatin' tonight!
We are born of the blood. Made men by the blood. Undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open. FEAR THE OLD BLOOD.
Garriott was only a "genius" back when he started because it's easy to be innovative when there's hardly anyone else around. He had nothing more than the benefit of being a big fish in a tiny pond. Now he's algae in a sea of games. He's just a one-pump chump has-been.
Wow...
As someone who was actually around (you may be too.. no idea) when he started making games I think you are about as far off base as possible. No idea if his new game is going to be anything worth playing as I haven't even looked at it in a long time but nothing can take away from his contributions to the genre.
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Garriott was only a "genius" back when he started because it's easy to be innovative when there's hardly anyone else around. He had nothing more than the benefit of being a big fish in a tiny pond. Now he's algae in a sea of games. He's just a one-pump chump has-been.
Wow...
As someone who was actually around (you may be too.. no idea) when he started making games I think you are about as far off base as possible. No idea if his new game is going to be anything worth playing as I haven't even looked at it in a long time but nothing can take away from his contributions to the genre.
Even Tabula Rasa (unsuccessfully) sought to take the genre in a new direction and was more innovative for its time than most. .
Garriott was only a "genius" back when he started because it's easy to be innovative when there's hardly anyone else around. He had nothing more than the benefit of being a big fish in a tiny pond. Now he's algae in a sea of games. He's just a one-pump chump has-been.
Wow...
As someone who was actually around (you may be too.. no idea) when he started making games I think you are about as far off base as possible. No idea if his new game is going to be anything worth playing as I haven't even looked at it in a long time but nothing can take away from his contributions to the genre.
Even Tabula Rasa (unsuccessfully) sought to take the genre in a new direction and was more innovative for its time than most. .
I was in the Tabula Rasa betas, and it was definitely innovative in some areas. It had "dynamic events" before anyone knew what to call them. Warhammer Online also came out with "public quests", which was pretty much the same thing, but they were both released around 2007, so it's hard to say who copied who.
TR suffered from a bad game engine though and had ridiculous PC requirements that were too high still.
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I was able to walk away without losing anything but time. When I put my account up for sale, it sold within a day to someone with multiple accounts.
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To "try" all the features of the game will cost you $550.
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People asked for a true successor to Ultima, but instead of giving us 4, 5, 6, or 7, he gave us Ultima 9. No, seriously. Compare screenshots. It's practically the same game with slightly updated graphics.
AN' DERE AIN'T NO SUCH FING AS ENUFF DAKKA, YA GROT! Enuff'z more than ya got an' less than too much an' there ain't no such fing as too much dakka. Say dere is, and me Squiggoff'z eatin' tonight!
We are born of the blood. Made men by the blood. Undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open. FEAR THE OLD BLOOD.
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I think stable community would be the main selling point. Given the fact that some players pay 1000$ to own a house, while others sadly watch from behind the picket fence, I'm not sure how that is going for them.
I'll wait to the day's end when the moon is high
And then I'll rise with the tide with a lust for life, I'll
Amass an army, and we'll harness a horde
And then we'll limp across the land until we stand at the shore
Ah well.
I disagree. The narratives, worlds, and other concepts of Ultimas IV through VII are brilliant, and stand out even today. They were way ahead of their time. But yes, as he is now, he's a has-been. His passion for computer games is long gone, as clearly shown by the soulless husk that is SotA. Even when ignoring the pay to win aspects and the shoddy overall presentation, the world is just generic fantasy world #34365. It's a series of small, instanced zones which feel less like a world than any fantasy MMORPG to date. There are MOBAs with worlds that feel more alive than... see?! I can't even be bothered to remember the damn name of the world. That's how unremarkable it is.
AN' DERE AIN'T NO SUCH FING AS ENUFF DAKKA, YA GROT! Enuff'z more than ya got an' less than too much an' there ain't no such fing as too much dakka. Say dere is, and me Squiggoff'z eatin' tonight!
We are born of the blood. Made men by the blood. Undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open. FEAR THE OLD BLOOD.
#IStandWithVic
As someone who was actually around (you may be too.. no idea) when he started making games I think you are about as far off base as possible. No idea if his new game is going to be anything worth playing as I haven't even looked at it in a long time but nothing can take away from his contributions to the genre.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
Even Tabula Rasa (unsuccessfully) sought to take the genre in a new direction and was more innovative for its time than most. .
TR suffered from a bad game engine though and had ridiculous PC requirements that were too high still.