Is it possible to hate this game?

tiki · May 2007

i feel that it is nearly impossible for this game to be hated at its stage its at right now.

Every MMO follower is begging for a new game that doesnt follow orc or goblins and such things like that and for a company to take a risk, POTBS did just that with a game fully funded by itself with no big business telling them what to do.

Its not suppose to get millions of subscribers so it shouldnt get the wow fanboys or any other games fanboys bashing it without trying it.

The graphics look amazing and i dont see how anyone can put down the quality of the apperance.

It has no real signs of being a poorly developed game, its not going to release until months after its original expected release date.

Im sure there are many people out there hating on this game but honistly i dont see how anyone could, im not a POTBS fanboy or anything, personaly im waiting for warhammer, it just seems to me like a very neutral game that took the risk of a new genre and a full player run economy.

skotfarkis · May 2007

Just prepare yourself for a lot of people saying "but WoW is so much better!" ... cause thats how all of these posts go :P

I'm personally really hoping to either get a beta spot or that they do a free trial. *highhopes*

Shogunite · May 2007

WoW player here, and I can't wait for this game to come out.

I'm tired of the whole elf/dwarf/etc fantasy scene and this game looks set to be something fun and different.

My only gripe with it if I'm totally honest is the graphics, the realism is there, which is great as it fits the genre (it is set in the real world after all) but it all looks too clean and shiny, if they darkened it up a little, and dirtied stuff here and there, I think the overall look would benefit a hell of alot, just my 2c though, still going to play it

Carl132p · May 2007

WoW vanguard eq eq2 ffxi L2 player here and i dont care about this game at all its something called personal preference and im choosing to forget this game was ever created. yes its very easy to hate this game for no other reason than you like it

I hope its good just because bad games are so common but no i dont ever want to play this

Shogunite · May 2007

So, out of curiosity, why post here? why even check these forums?

tiki · May 2007

Originally posted by Carl132p

WoW vanguard eq eq2 ffxi L2 player here and i dont care about this game at all its something called personal preference and im choosing to forget this game was ever created. yes its very easy to hate this game for no other reason than you like it I hope its good just because bad games are so common but no i dont ever want to play this

forgeting about the game is far from hating the game tho

PezDSpencer · May 2007

I'd just like to point out that anything is possible.

And to anyone who says "You can't defy physics" or something equally ignorant, contemplate this:

We know what's in approximately 5% of the ocean. There are millions of species left to be discovered on EARTH.

It's likely that we'll never know what's possible/impossible. But I do know that I'll never play this game. Not appealing at all (to me, anyways).

Mark701 · May 2007

i think people are going to be surprised at how popular this game will be for a few reasons.

1. It's different. Its not the same old worn out formula of elves, dwarfs, orcs, dragons etc. I believe a large part of the gaming market is looking for something new and this will likely appeal to them.

2. Some evidence of its popularity can be estimated by the respone to Voyage Century. Granted Voyage Century is free, however my point is people aren't turning away from it because it doesn't follow the standard D&D formula of most MMORPGs.

3. The game looks beautiful and thats always a plus

Its sucess, naturally, will depend on how interesting the game is, customer support, the abiility to play with friends and intangibles like atmosphere. No game, at least in the near future, will be able to compete with WoW, so any comparison to that would be unfair. But, correctly done, POTBS will fill a niche for old gamers like me who are looking for something different. Peace.

Derrial · June 2007

If I'm not mistaken, the second most successful MMO right now after WoW is City of Heroes, which goes to show that a game that is wholly different from WoW has the best chance to do well. There's not enough room for more fantasy MMOs right now and frankly I'm tired of them. I think there is a large base of gamers that prefer historical-based content over fantasy or sci-fi or that are just tired of fantasy/sci-fi and this game will fill that void. I think the only MMO to offer that so far is WWII Online and that came out ages ago.

KinslayerX · June 2007

There is one huge reason for players to hate on this game... The fact it seems like it will never hit beta or we'll never get regular updates on it.

I'm looking forward to PotBS purely becasue it offers something differnet to the fantasy third person hack fest the MMO market seems to have got itself mired down in but they really need to work on the PR side.

Just look at how WAR has generated so much hype simple by keeping joe public so well informed of the design process and thinking behind each major decision. No flashy demos or CGI sequences, just honest developer diaries with as much info as possible then let word of mouth take care of the hype.

Please, give us some chunky updates on PotBS as it seems very close to getting itself labelled as vapourware lately!

freiheit · June 2007

I hate that there isn't a mac version. But I love to see new MMO's that aren't typical fantasy PVE games.

kraiden · June 2007

I would find it very hard to hate a small company comming out with a very good and highly innovative video game

montin · June 2007

I watched this game in development for over 4 years. They seem to have made good progress and I for one will certainly try it simply on the grounds they are trying something new. And for all you kids that love WoW, it was NEVER new. So unless your a narrow minded simpleton, only hate it after trying it. And good luck to the company developing it.

defenestrate · June 2007

I think alot of people will be apprehensive about playing the game at first, but if they try it out in the beta or after when it is released ALOT of people will be really pleasantly surprised.

Snoogems · June 2007

This game will also be succesful because its very simplistic like WoW which is popular. There is not much content so anyone could just hop on a pvp or pve. Alot of younger will be playing this and may be a big hit like WoW.

DarkEssence · June 2007

Pirates of the Carribean Online FTW. Honestly, with 3 different online games based of pirates which do you think will have the most hype?The first pirate based game, Voyage Century, or whatever it's called failed in my opinion, and I really hope that these two do not do the same. Whenever they all are released it's going to be interesting to see the competition between them. You know not all of them are going to survive in the end. I'm sure after a year or two after all of the final releases, people will have tried all three of the games, and we'll probably see a split of migration to two of the three games. Which leaves the third to wither out and die.

Viramor · June 2007

I wouldn't go as far as saying that I hate the game but I didn't like the direction the developers took it.

A historical game should be just that, historical but PotBS is quite far from that. Flying labs took historical and wow'ified it.

Koolaider · June 2007

Originally posted by freiheit

I hate that there isn't a mac version. But I love to see new MMO's that aren't typical fantasy PVE games.

Actually, Rusty (FLS CEO) said that he ran the game fine using bootcamp for MAC.

Adrys · June 2007

PotBS is breaking alot of new ground.

I think there's a type of MMO player who is really into the Fantasy setting and this game probably won't be for them. But for those of us who just want to get into a genre breaking MMO that definately charts new waters (to coin a phrase) this game would seem to have it all in a nice attractive package.

WoW (and yes, I'm a player) has set a pretty high benchmark for subscriptions. I'm not sure that we'll see another game hit those numbers for a while, though I wish all of the new ones the best of luck. But it did fall short in several areas that most of us who play it just tend to overlook because we just don't see another good option out there... yet.

It's not a guild friendly game. The mechanics for forming a guild and a basic chat option seem to be as much though as went into guilds by the WoW devs. Guilds just seem to be there to make it easier for people to chat about things and plan instance and quest events. Other then that, they don't serve much of a function compared to the likes of DAoC, Lineage, and EVE.

It's PvP is uninspired. Again, I'll point out EVE, DAoC and the City of Villians/Heroes games as better implementations of a concept.

I think PotBS will up the benchmark in alot of gameplay areas. And I look forward to sailing my own ships on Flying Lab's Seas.

tiki · June 2007

Originally posted by CayneJobb

If I'm not mistaken, the second most successful MMO right now after WoW is City of Heroes, which goes to show that a game that is wholly different from WoW has the best chance to do well. There's not enough room for more fantasy MMOs right now and frankly I'm tired of them. I think there is a large base of gamers that prefer historical-based content over fantasy or sci-fi or that are just tired of fantasy/sci-fi and this game will fill that void. I think the only MMO to offer that so far is WWII Online and that came out ages ago.

actaully the next most successful game is Lineage, then Lineage 2, then FFXI, and a few more are just around the same as COH, all being fantasy based besides EVE

RedwoodSap · June 2007

Originally posted by Viramor

I wouldn't go as far as saying that I hate the game but I didn't like the direction the developers took it.
A historical game should be just that, historical but PotBS is quite far from that. Flying labs took historical and wow'ified it.

Sadly it seems that way.

Greyhawk4x4 · June 2007

I am not sure, but, if they don't release it fairly soon, people will stop caring.

It is kinda becoming the Duke Nukem Forever of MMOs

RickSaada · June 2007

Originally posted by eagle4x4

I am not sure, but, if they don't release it fairly soon, people will stop caring.

It is kinda becoming the Duke Nukem Forever of MMOs

Oh ow. That hurt. Low Blow! DNF has been in development for over 10 years! We're not even up to half that.

Rick Saada

FLS Dev and EPFBM

Greyhawk4x4 · June 2007

Originally posted by RickSaada

Originally posted by eagle4x4

I am not sure, but, if they don't release it fairly soon, people will stop caring.

It is kinda becoming the Duke Nukem Forever of MMOs

Oh ow. That hurt. Low Blow! DNF has been in development for over 10 years! We're not even up to half that.

Rick Saada

FLS Dev and EPFBM

Don't get me wrong, I am gonna play the game no matter when it comes out.

I am just afraid some will lose their enthusiasm if it takes a whole lot longer to get it released.

Annekynn · June 2007

I am just afraid some will lose their enthusiasm if it takes a whole lot longer to get it released.

For the most part, the games before PotBS looked like this:

elves!
orcs!
more elves!
more orcs!

and then, for the most part, everything after PotBS looks like this:

barbarians!
elves!
orcs!
more elves!

etc.

So, for those of us who have basically committed genocide killing orcs and elves over the years, its either wait for PotBS, however long it takes, or kill some more orcs and elves.

Rehmes · June 2007

Originally posted by Annekynn

I am just afraid some will lose their enthusiasm if it takes a whole lot longer to get it released.

For the most part, the games before PotBS looked like this:

elves!

orcs!

more elves!

more orcs!

and then, for the most part, everything after PotBS looks like this:

barbarians!

elves!

orcs!

more elves!

etc.

So, for those of us who have basically committed genocide killing orcs and elves over the years, its either wait for PotBS, however long it takes, or kill some more orcs and elves.

Aye, QFT. Its a title with unique setting so im sure regardless of whats out itl garner some attention. Ofc big boys may hold a lot of people but that would have happened anyway. Not many pirate titles out there, and those that are, arent seen as quality titles so im sure PoTBS will hold it own.

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