Originally posted by Reas43 That's what I meant by "I'm not going to waste time trying to be rational with the irrational." because that person had no interest in working the system, just lazy bashing. But by all means, you go for it.
I "worked the system" just fine. Until they changed it. I've seen this type of thing way too often. Once it starts, its usually down hill from there. "Lazy bashing" is sloppy thinking. I provided my reasons, if you don't agree, thats entirely your choice. But if I disliked the game, I'd hardly have three 60's (lancer, slayer, warrior).
Even if you levelled 3 characters to 60 you still can get bored of the game. And really, you must be the only lancer ingame that doesn't like the new system. It fixed a lot of problems and just because you personally think it doesn't, or should be changed in a different way doesn't make it bad.
Funny side story: On Essenia we got a guy named "Löwenherz" trolling /global by posting stuff like "fuck qoa2, they nerfed lancers badly, blocking is broken". Since there are still people not realizing he's a troll you should see the giant amout of ppl telling him how he's an idiot for not realizing how his class got a major boost.
One hand gives, the other takes... Its the same old, OLD story. I finally grew tired of seeing it. I stated I liked the new abilities. They add quite a bit to the class. If they had been in since launch, I doubt we would be seeing quite the tank shortage that we did.
That having been said, they didn't *have* to change the blocking system to add the new abilities. They changed it for what ever agenda they are currently pushing. Knowing studio politics, who is to say what else gets changed in the coming months?
Having been a victim of the Ghostcrawler Syndrome (focus on spread sheets and data mining, rather than on what makes a class/game *fun* to play) for years, I've just had enough. Those who want to continue to adjust and adapt, are more than welcome to do so.
It's good, you don't like the improvements that most players enjoy, I realized you have your own ideas of how things have to work and don't accept it if there are smaller changes to what you are fixated on . I can't imagine you'll become happy in any game like that, but if you tick that way, nothing you can change about it. Good luck with your future games nonetheless.
Originally posted by Mannish I just dont understand why they wont make the game Free To Play. The servers would have went right back to full like they were at release. Why merge down to 3 servers when 6 months from now you know those 3 will be on life support too? The question is what can we do to breath life into the game and thats is by going free to play. Look at NC Softs Truly Free that does not restrict content and use a ftp model like that. This game can still become something but as it seems I have to agree with the poster that said its looking like they just want to milk what they can from the game while it dies. I have lost all faith in En Masse.
Oh They WILL be going F2P - that's a given - and if they did it right it would be the best thing that could happen not just to it but for people who enjoy its combat style for other games in the future. C'mon SWTOR converted, so will TERA. There are no sacred cows.
But if they have to do something first is the server merges. Imagine if they started with F2P THEN in a couple of months server merge? Nah, that would be far sillier for them to do. I expect an F2P announcement before or at about the time SWTOR F2P launches.
As for me, I haven't paid a dime in months. I've been cruising with chornoscrolls and still have two more saved in my bank. What they have to do is simply take off the barrier or purchase price of the game and by the time your first character hits 60 you're F2P with a little inconsequential cash shop.
(I am not familiar with the peculiarities of Aion's FTP model - but I personally hope they do a modified Freemium model based on the chronoscroll instead of centered on the cash shop. No content limits, but perhaps some minor limits to character and inventory numbrs. Then have those limits lifted if you choose to subscribe as usual or purchase a scroll with in game currency. The game fundamentally maintains a P2P model but operates as F2P where a player once they have enough in game gold can get full subber privileges. Leave the cash shop anemic as it is currently - not a ghost of P2W).
(Or they can go ahead screw the pooch and do F2P like any other game and waste a golden opportunity, seems like the industry trend after all.)
Tera won't go FTP. They have the chronoscrolls...so if you want to play for free you can. Tera's problems are more a coincidence of timing and legal issues. This is the time people go back to school, GW2 came out and most of the tourist have left. Also Tera lost a legal battle with NCWest. So they had to let quite a few people go. Too bad..great game and I intend on playing it till the wheels fall off lol.
Originally posted by Mannish I just dont understand why they wont make the game Free To Play. The servers would have went right back to full like they were at release. Why merge down to 3 servers when 6 months from now you know those 3 will be on life support too? The question is what can we do to breath life into the game and thats is by going free to play. Look at NC Softs Truly Free that does not restrict content and use a ftp model like that. This game can still become something but as it seems I have to agree with the poster that said its looking like they just want to milk what they can from the game while it dies. I have lost all faith in En Masse.
Oh They WILL be going F2P - that's a given - and if they did it right it would be the best thing that could happen not just to it but for people who enjoy its combat style for other games in the future. C'mon SWTOR converted, so will TERA. There are no sacred cows.
But if they have to do something first is the server merges. Imagine if they started with F2P THEN in a couple of months server merge? Nah, that would be far sillier for them to do. I expect an F2P announcement before or at about the time SWTOR F2P launches.
As for me, I haven't paid a dime in months. I've been cruising with chornoscrolls and still have two more saved in my bank. What they have to do is simply take off the barrier or purchase price of the game and by the time your first character hits 60 you're F2P with a little inconsequential cash shop.
(I am not familiar with the peculiarities of Aion's FTP model - but I personally hope they do a modified Freemium model based on the chronoscroll instead of centered on the cash shop. No content limits, but perhaps some minor limits to character and inventory numbrs. Then have those limits lifted if you choose to subscribe as usual or purchase a scroll with in game currency. The game fundamentally maintains a P2P model but operates as F2P where a player once they have enough in game gold can get full subber privileges. Leave the cash shop anemic as it is currently - not a ghost of P2W).
(Or they can go ahead screw the pooch and do F2P like any other game and waste a golden opportunity, seems like the industry trend after all.)
Tera won't go FTP. They have the chronoscrolls...so if you want to play for free you can. Tera's problems are more a coincidence of timing and legal issues. This is the time people go back to school, GW2 came out and most of the tourist have left. Also Tera lost a legal battle with NCWest. So they had to let quite a few people go. Too bad..great game and I intend on playing it till the wheels fall off lol.
Tera won't go FTP maybe this month, but sooner or later it will happen. And for ppl like you who use chronoscrolls, someone else needs to buy them first using real money. With shrinking population, there will be less and less chronoscrolls on the market, their prices will go up, and that will be it for TERA and for ppl that use chronoscrolls to pay for sub-fees.
Tera won't go FTP maybe this month, but sooner or later it will happen. And for ppl like you who use chronoscrolls, someone else needs to buy them first using real money. With shrinking population, there will be less and less chronoscrolls on the market, their prices will go up, and that will be it for TERA and for ppl that use chronoscrolls to pay for sub-fees.
Some day, the sun will expand. The oceans will dry, the atmosphere will burn. It will continue to expand until it swallows the earth. Millions of years will pass, and the sun will slowly collapse in on itself, succumbing to it's own mass and finite supply of fuel. Millions of years before tat comes to pass all traces of life on Earth will have disappeared forever. The Earth WILL die. The Sun WILL die. No human will walk the earth then.
Tera won't go FTP maybe this month, but sooner or later it will happen. And for ppl like you who use chronoscrolls, someone else needs to buy them first using real money. With shrinking population, there will be less and less chronoscrolls on the market, their prices will go up, and that will be it for TERA and for ppl that use chronoscrolls to pay for sub-fees.
Some day, the sun will expand. The oceans will dry, the atmosphere will burn. It will continue to expand until it swallows the earth. Millions of years will pass, and the sun will slowly collapse in on itself, succumbing to it's own mass and finite supply of fuel. Millions of years before tat comes to pass all traces of life on Earth will have disappeared forever. The Earth WILL die. The Sun WILL die. No human will walk the earth then. But in the meantime I'll be playing TERA. With Chronoscrolls. Carpe Diem buddy!
"In the long run we are all dead"... (Keynes)
I suspect that the end of Tera will be considerably sooner than the long run. Given the various problems they face, I'd be suprised if its still around in its current state, this time next year. Its too bad, as I very much enjoy the combat system (level 60 lancer, slayer, warrior), and I really like the eye candy graphics.
But the horrible enchanting system, and lack of any real end game (unless you like endless lagfest PvP zergs), make it rather limited.
Well, I'll be right over there playing. Pointless to hold my breath, having too much fun. If and when doom finally makes his face shown I'll go do something else.
Well, I'll be right over there playing. Pointless to hold my breath, having too much fun. If and when doom finally makes his face shown I'll go do something else.
You forgot the traditional use of !!!11!1! in your above. ^^ I hope you continue to enjoy the game, for as long as its around.
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It's good, you don't like the improvements that most players enjoy, I realized you have your own ideas of how things have to work and don't accept it if there are smaller changes to what you are fixated on . I can't imagine you'll become happy in any game like that, but if you tick that way, nothing you can change about it. Good luck with your future games nonetheless.
Tera won't go FTP. They have the chronoscrolls...so if you want to play for free you can. Tera's problems are more a coincidence of timing and legal issues. This is the time people go back to school, GW2 came out and most of the tourist have left. Also Tera lost a legal battle with NCWest. So they had to let quite a few people go. Too bad..great game and I intend on playing it till the wheels fall off lol.
Tera won't go FTP maybe this month, but sooner or later it will happen. And for ppl like you who use chronoscrolls, someone else needs to buy them first using real money. With shrinking population, there will be less and less chronoscrolls on the market, their prices will go up, and that will be it for TERA and for ppl that use chronoscrolls to pay for sub-fees.
Some day, the sun will expand. The oceans will dry, the atmosphere will burn. It will continue to expand until it swallows the earth. Millions of years will pass, and the sun will slowly collapse in on itself, succumbing to it's own mass and finite supply of fuel. Millions of years before tat comes to pass all traces of life on Earth will have disappeared forever. The Earth WILL die. The Sun WILL die. No human will walk the earth then.But in the meantime I'll be playing TERA.
With Chronoscrolls.
Carpe Diem buddy!
"In the long run we are all dead"... (Keynes)
I suspect that the end of Tera will be considerably sooner than the long run. Given the various problems they face, I'd be suprised if its still around in its current state, this time next year. Its too bad, as I very much enjoy the combat system (level 60 lancer, slayer, warrior), and I really like the eye candy graphics.
But the horrible enchanting system, and lack of any real end game (unless you like endless lagfest PvP zergs), make it rather limited.
DOOM DOOM DOOM
The end is nigh
DOOOMMMMM
Well, I'll be right over there playing. Pointless to hold my breath, having too much fun. If and when doom finally makes his face shown I'll go do something else.
You forgot the traditional use of !!!11!1! in your above. ^^ I hope you continue to enjoy the game, for as long as its around.
Game will be around for awhile like a lot of the other 'dead' games.
Enchanting is probably the game's biggest killer in my opinion. Here's hoping EME brings the enchanting change soon. Soon as in October.
In the meantime, Planetside 2 is keeping me busy while I wait to hear about what they are changing with enchanting.