If you remember from the video trailer a year and more ago, what was supposed to make DnL special was not the usual level grind/execute 8 sneetches MMO claptrap, but the ability to have really gigantic rip-roaring 50 player PvP battles without lag or loss of performance. If they had delivered on that, the rest of it could be forgiven. Last I checked they hadn't delivered.
Originally posted by Kraetus The most perfunctory of investigations would have revealed well before launch that DnL was a train wreck. With the amount of information we have at our fingertips these days, one who feels duped or deceived by the makers of DnL only has oneself to blame. There are plenty of expressions detailing the separation of stupid people from their money. I'll leave you to choose one that suits your fancy.
Hmm...Does anyone really need a point for point analysis of why Dark and Light is the laughingstock of the game industry? If so, I'll happily point you in the right direction: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setview/reviews/gameID/58/loadReview/43 On a more serious note, I definately could have gone into more detail. Mentally noted. Thanks for all the love-hate posts, I print out each of them on 3x5 cards and run around my house naked with them all stapled to my body.
LOL, that was by far better than your article.
I found the article amusing, which, I would imagine with a name like, MMOWTF, would not be full of great suggestions and points and counter-points etc.
MMOWTF doesn't really sound like something one would expect to see in depth analysis of an MMO. Instead, rants sound more appropriate.
DnL was a joke, everyone knows why and if they don't, there are ample opportunities to find out why. The only suggestions that could be posed for making DnL better would involve a time machine and explosives.
All I can say is thank god I was in beta so I knew well in advance how crappy the end game would be.
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I found the article amusing, which, I would imagine with a name like, MMOWTF, would not be full of great suggestions and points and counter-points etc.
MMOWTF doesn't really sound like something one would expect to see in depth analysis of an MMO. Instead, rants sound more appropriate.
DnL was a joke, everyone knows why and if they don't, there are ample opportunities to find out why. The only suggestions that could be posed for making DnL better would involve a time machine and explosives.
All I can say is thank god I was in beta so I knew well in advance how crappy the end game would be.
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