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Remember the movie "Falling Down" ???

goneglockingoneglockin Member UncommonPosts: 706
in The Pub at MMORPG.COM

Remember the scene where michael douglas walks into that convenience store and goes berserk with a bat and smashes everything?  If you haven't seen this move- what in the hell is the matter with you?  Get "cultured."

I wish I could walk into WoW's server/data center like it was that convenience store.  It'd go a little something like this:

*Walks in to WoW server center with a baseball bat slung over my shoulder*  Greetings!  I'm here today to standup for my rights as a consumer. 

Please!  We don't want any trouble- just take some money and go!

You- you think I'm a thief!?  No no- you're the thief.  I'm not the one charging 14.95 a month for an overglorified chatroom.  I'm rolling back gameplay to 1998, what do you think of that?

Just take a free Burning Crusade expansion!  Please just leave us alone!

How many people need to be in a raiding party to get a rare item?

Uhm... 10 people...

Too many.  *smashes a server tower to bits with a baseball bat*

No!  Stop!  Stop!

How many open PvP shards are operational?

Tw-th-t... four...

Nice try...  They're all open PvP shards.  *a shower of shattered electronics sails through the air*

Ohhhh- come on!  Please!

Actually I think this whole array looks a little suspect...  *smash- smash- smash-*  It's been a pleasure frequenting your establishment.

Hope you got your things together. Hope you are quite prepared to die. Looks like we're in for nasty weather. ... There's a bad moon on the rise.

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  • SpaceCowSpaceCow Member Posts: 4
    Not funny at all.




    Eep

  • NullapaxNullapax Member Posts: 401
    I know what your getting at.

    There have been a few times when poorly programed or too tough games have made me wish the game Devs were sat next to me so that I could express just how upset I felt image

    The thing is, if your sane you back off and cool down.
    If go the route of M Douglas in the movie then you end up dead or locked up, and that is how it should be.

    I'm not saying that some people don't deserve a baseball bat in the gob, just that there may be better ways to express ones anoyance image



  • The_Boo_CatThe_Boo_Cat Staff WriterMember UncommonPosts: 157
    ...like unsubscribing!!


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  • MMO_ManMMO_Man Member Posts: 666
    So your class got nerfed huh? Go play something else -----you------>image


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  • sly220sly220 Member UncommonPosts: 607

    "pats Goneglockin on the back"

    i understand image

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  • RattrapRattrap Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 1,599

    Just give me the baseball bat and point me to Blizzard main office.

    And then let me go in and say

    "I came here to kick ass and chew boublegum, and i am all out of gum!"

    "Before this battle is over all the world will know that few...stood against many." - King Leonidas

  • goneglockingoneglockin Member UncommonPosts: 706
    Yay!  It's nice to see that some people understand in share in the frustration that comes from the 7 year domination of the genre by craptastic games like WoW.

    Hope you got your things together. Hope you are quite prepared to die. Looks like we're in for nasty weather. ... There's a bad moon on the rise.

  • SpaggsSpaggs Member Posts: 14
    Yes, I love that movie, havent thought about it in years. Thanks for the reminder ima go pick up a copy of it soon on DVD.


  • MMO_ManMMO_Man Member Posts: 666
    Originally posted by goneglockin
    Yay!  It's nice to see that some people understand in share in the frustration that comes from the 7 year domination of the genre by craptastic games like WoW.
    If you guys hate the genre so much go play another genre until something comes out that suits your needs. It's like movies, I hate love stories so you know what I do? I stay home!
    I don't go to every sissy-kissy-lovey-dovey movie that comes out and then complain about how much I hate them. If you don't like games like WoW don't play them period!image


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  • MajorBiggsMajorBiggs Member UncommonPosts: 709

    Talk about flame material. Thanks for doing nothing but.

  • DanmannDanmann Staff WriterMember UncommonPosts: 95
    Great flick. Who wouldn't fall in love with a movie about a mentally disturbed dude ineptly trying to take on the world?

    Notice: The views expressed in this post are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the reviews of MMORPG.com or its management.

  • Squall15Squall15 Member Posts: 454

    Just cuz u dont like a game, u think that you should destroy all the servers? You do realize that there are people out there who actually like WoW.

    Do i smell troll?

  • goneglockingoneglockin Member UncommonPosts: 706



    Originally posted by MMO_Man

    If you guys hate the genre so much go play another genre until something comes out that suits your needs.


    Silly goose!  We love the genre!  We just hate how it was turned over to carebears almost exclusively before it had a chance to mature as open PvP.  Your 7 year reign comes to an end soon; more and more people are waking up to the shallowness of games like EQ and WoW every day- desperately seeking something new to play; but realizing the entire MMORPG genre is dominated by this CRAP.

    Can't wait.

    Hope you got your things together. Hope you are quite prepared to die. Looks like we're in for nasty weather. ... There's a bad moon on the rise.

  • PyscoJuggaloPyscoJuggalo Member UncommonPosts: 1,114
    Originally posted by Danmann
    Great flick. Who wouldn't fall in love with a movie about a mentally disturbed dude ineptly trying to take on the world?
    Us Americans fell in love twiceimage


    Now back to the OP, for everytime I heard "Is this game the next WoW because I am bored of WoW," "This game is a 'WoW clone,'" "Is this game the WoW killer," and "WoW is cooler then this game," I would smash a server.


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  • DarkentwoDarkentwo Member Posts: 160


     I'm no fan of WoW but some peoeple (read the OP), need to get a life. So what if WoW is boring and generic? Peopel like it and they play it...whats your friggin problem with that? Did blizzard come over to your house tie you to your charir, put a gun to your head and make you subscribe or sumin? This moronic WoW bashing on the forums has got to stop. If you don't like it, don't play...stop trying to be the Guardian of the MMORPG realm.
  • Squall15Squall15 Member Posts: 454



    Originally posted by Darkentwo


     I'm no fan of WoW but some peoeple (read the OP), need to get a life. So what if WoW is boring and generic? Peopel like it and they play it...whats your friggin problem with that? Did blizzard come over to your house tie you to your charir, put a gun to your head and make you subscribe or sumin? This moronic WoW bashing on the forums has got to stop. If you don't like it, don't play...stop trying to be the Guardian of the MMORPG realm.

    100% /agree

  • goneglockingoneglockin Member UncommonPosts: 706



    Originally posted by Darkentwo

    So what if WoW is boring and generic? Peopel like it and they play it...whats your friggin problem with that?

    Games like WoW promote uninspired clones dominating a genre that has already been under carebear rule since UO went trammel.  Do you have any idea how much it pisses me off after getting a taste of what open-PvP MMORPGs could be like 9 years ago- only to be denied another bite for the past 7?

    Very pissed off.

    And it's all because of games built to achieve mass appeal instead of solid gameplay.  That's all WoW is- a god damned Frankenstein; bits and pieces of everything designed to have the most appeal for the most revenue potential.  It's sick and disgusting; and anyone complacent to it is a piece of shit.

    So what's my problem?  You; and everyone else HOLDING BACK PROGRESS.

     

    Hope you got your things together. Hope you are quite prepared to die. Looks like we're in for nasty weather. ... There's a bad moon on the rise.

  • RazorbackRazorback Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 5,253
    I love the movie and I see your point. Nice post image (dangerously close to the line.... but nice)

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  • SpeedhaakSpeedhaak Member UncommonPosts: 296


    Originally posted by SpaceCow
    Not funny at all.


    Says the guy with two posts to his credit, I thought it was quite 'relevant' and funny seeing as I loved the film, I know where the guy is coming from. He is right too you know, Blizzard is the 'Burger store' in Falling down, they treat the majority of their customers like fools.
  • jackilojohnjackilojohn Member Posts: 144
    2 cents = Yea, it's a systematic developement that began with the end of pre-trammel UO. If not for that severe mistake think of how far MMORPG's could have evolved. Instead they slowly but surely cut everything interesting out of the genre.


  • DarkentwoDarkentwo Member Posts: 160
    Originally posted by goneglockin

    Originally posted by Darkentwo

    So what if WoW is boring and generic? Peopel like it and they play it...whats your friggin problem with that?

    Games like WoW promote uninspired clones dominating a genre that has already been under carebear rule since UO went trammel.  Do you have any idea how much it pisses me off after getting a taste of what open-PvP MMORPGs could be like 9 years ago- only to be denied another bite for the past 7?

    Very pissed off.

    And it's all because of games built to achieve mass appeal instead of solid gameplay.  That's all WoW is- a god damned Frankenstein; bits and pieces of everything designed to have the most appeal for the most revenue potential.  It's sick and disgusting; and anyone complacent to it is a piece of shit.

    So what's my problem?  You; and everyone else HOLDING BACK PROGRESS.

     


     If you think Pre-Trammel UO is what the market wants and that all the current developers have no imagination, heres what you do:

    1. Have a creative thought of your own and turn it into an idea
    2. Market it to somebody with money
    3. Make your perfect game
    4. Sell it to all the peopl who want to play it, which should not be a problem since you claim all the MMO players are just dying for UO Pre-Trammel
    5. Profit

    And if you cannot do any of this, shutup about WoW and the constant whining about their success. Thier customers like what they are offered and that's the reason the part with their money on a monthly basis.

     Not to mention the fact that WoW is probably the major reason the MMORPG market has suddenly boomed.

      Not liking their game is fine but saying you want to beat them up and dressing it as a very unfunny joke, just shows some people need to get out more instead of staying cooped up in their basements.


    PS: Claiming UO Pre-Trameel was l337, in every other sentence, does not validate your argument nor does it make the OP look any more intelligent. Some people need to get their IQ tested to make sure they aren't adopted chipanzees raised among humans.


  • jackilojohnjackilojohn Member Posts: 144
    Darkentwo, I agree with goneglockin so I would suppose i'm also whatever primate you referred to. Some of the arguement between these two very different types of games cannot be disputed. They are no longer opinion they are fact. One of these is that obviously alot of people like the WoW gameplay. Another fact is that no matter how many people like WoW's gameplay it is shallow. It lacks the depth that pre-trammel UO had and that is a fact. It cannot be disbuted. 


  • logangregorlogangregor Member Posts: 1,524

    Originally posted by PyscoJuggalo

    Originally posted by Danmann
    Great flick. Who wouldn't fall in love with a movie about a mentally disturbed dude ineptly trying to take on the world?
    Us Americans fell in love twiceimage


    Now back to the OP, for everytime I heard "Is this game the next WoW because I am bored of WoW," "This game is a 'WoW clone,'" "Is this game the WoW killer," and "WoW is cooler then this game," I would smash a server.


    Who wouldnt fall in love with a MOVIE about a mentally disturbed dude ineptly trying to take on the world FOR PURE REASONS OF GREED AND MONEY. <--Fixed!


    Too bad its not a movie. It would be alot easier to laugh at.

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  • goneglockingoneglockin Member UncommonPosts: 706



    Originally posted by Darkentwo

    If you think Pre-Trammel UO is what the market wants and that all the current developers have no imagination, heres what you do:

    1. Have a creative thought of your own and turn it into an idea
    2. Market it to somebody with money
    3. Make your perfect game
    4. Sell it to all the peopl who want to play it, which should not be a problem since you claim all the MMO players are just dying for UO Pre-Trammel
    5. Profit

    Let's be realisitc first.  I'm not gonna get someone to produce an MMORPG on paper anymore than a woman with elephantitis is gonna get hitched to a millionaire industrialist.

    Now- I don't claim "all the MMO players" want "Pre-UOR."  What I am saying is that there is a very large segment of disenfranchised or disenchanted MMO gamers who know what they want; and an even larger untapped market of people who would want the same thing if they knew whatever it was existed.

    So what is it?  Is it a Pre-UOR clone?  No.  It's simply an MMO of it's own that takes it's lead from Pre-UOR; taking anything but the fundamental principles with a grain of salt.  I personally feel the core elements are open PvP; risk vs. reward; and flexibility of how one chooses to play- i.e. no forced raiding for items.




    And if you cannot do any of this, shutup about WoW and the constant whining about their success. Thier customers like what they are offered and that's the reason the part with their money on a monthly basis.

     Not to mention the fact that WoW is probably the major reason the MMORPG market has suddenly boomed.

    Because I can't do any of this... (design and pitch my own MMO and ensure and manage it's production) it's just one more reason from me to yell even louder; because it's all I and a hell of a lot of other people have.  A voice.  A negative, pessimistic, cynical, and nagging voice that begins to sound like nails across a chalkboard.  It's the best weapon in our aresenal- and I'm not gonna give it up, and I encourage others to persist as well.

    As far as customers and their money is concerned- a subscriber is not necessarily a happy subscriber.  I'm sure many people remain subscribed to socialize and be with their friends- and not because they find the gameplay rewarding or meaningful.  There has been a flood of posts on these boards from burned out WoW quitters who are looking for something "new" and something "fun."  A lot of them mention more mature PvP within their inquiry in on form or another.

    And has there been a boom in the market?  I don't think so.  WoW is doing great for itself; but the market hasn't picked up any extra big pushes from it- and many of the titles on the horizon are lackluster at best.  There will be a boom in the market when WoW begins to falter and hemorrhage subscribers rapidly.  Then the market will be flooded with players looking for something new and improved; and that's when we'll see a real "boom."

    The sooner WoW and games like it begin to die out; the sooner we can see progress.

    Hope you got your things together. Hope you are quite prepared to die. Looks like we're in for nasty weather. ... There's a bad moon on the rise.

  • fizzle322fizzle322 Member Posts: 723

    Um you deserve it for playing WoW.

    It's a game for little kids, why would you even login?
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