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so continue whinning about whinners and pretending your different.
i also said in my post that i click most rift topics, regardless of the topic. i would like a full analysis of what this game will offer, and that includes the people that are playing it, loving it, defending it, and posting it here, just as much as the detractors.
have a splendid day
I think that this is a better example.
EQ:
WoW:
Rift:
Aion:
I enjoyed this thread.
Sorry, I forgot about that game.
Priceless.
Re: your quote of mine, if you've read half as many threads regarding Rift here as I have then you've seen the exact same points brought up over and over- that's all there is. Unless something changes drastically between this beta and the next you'll probably see the same detractors complaining about the same things.
Now, as far as the community, that's going to be a big wait and see come launch. The MMORPG forums are only a small niche of the MMO community, you're not going to get an accurate idea of how the community on any one server in any particular game is from reading posts here.
Hell, we can't even really get an idea of what community will be like looking at previous "clones." I played on and off on WoW for years, and CoH and EQ1 before that (for the majority of my time). Community didn't change nearly as much until WoW hit, and in that I played on six different servers, some Alliance, some Horde, some PvE and some PvP. I found in that game that Horde usually had less idiotic chat, and the between PvE and PvP servers Hordeside still had better community. Does that mean it's the case on all WoW servers? Certainly not.
F2P vs. P2P? I currently play LoTRO (when the servers are up, anyway) and I've played it before and after it went F2P- on the server I currently play on the general chatter, while busier than P2P days, is usually appropriate to the channel it is in and people are helpful- much moreso than before it went F2P- there is occasional retardation late at night on the weekends but I figure those players are just drunk.
What I saw in Rift beta 5 on Shadefallen RP-PvE was only a bit better than WoW chat, certainly not RP and definitely not mature and rarely helpful- but this is beta and people were just rolling up wherever. You best bet on checking community will be if they have server forums on the main website and watching that.
I personally think that any MMORPG with a focus on solo-able gameplay cannot be conducive to having a good community. There has to be some kind of repercussion the playerbase will be subject to for being jerks, and in PvE that means the possibility of being blackballed by guilds and therefore being unable to level/progress. In PvP it can be easier because others can just gun for you whenever they see you. One thing is for sure- in older games there were GMs that would set the standard and make examples out of the asshats, but these days it's rare they even have a cursory check of the chat channels or names going through the filters.
i fold.
applied to beta. awaiting invite for next event.
Good luck! Even if you don't get in, it releases in March so the wait isn't all that big of a deal anyway.
Try this key: WW3K-9ZLY-P9RR-HLGH-XET7. Should give you a VIP access to the next beta test.
completely agree with your point, thank you for this thread sir
Really enjoyed seeing a sense of humor displayed by the OP and several posters.
For some, I think Sgt. Hulka says it best.: "Lighten up, Francis".
Speaking of lightening up, the lens flare about made me spray beverage on my keyboard. Well played.
totally awesome thread, thank you for making this point
Everything is better with a lens flare... or 4.
people need to calm down about this also I think it's funny. everyone is so pissed or defensive of rift. Take a minute get off of your elitest chair either way and laugh for a second with the rest of us.
this man speaks the truth
no love for DAoC?
All video games are clones of pong? Omg any game that has made and uses the same factors others used to achieve success, they are obvious clones! Since you can clone something exactly like its original in the human world. Oh wait I forgot, majority of mmo gamers live in lala land.
When did you start playing "old school" MMO's. World Of Warcraft?
Niiiice and funy !! +10! xD
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Sorry!
DAoC:
Here are a few bonus ones.
FFXIV:
SWTOR:
Rofl @ TOR!!! Love it!
Best thread on these forums! EVERRRRR
Fucking EPIC!
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best post i've seen in ages