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Auto Assault, soon to be download only?

GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182
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Well, I was in the mall today,entered a gamestore, checking the avaible MMO's. I noticed WoW, still 40$, D&DO, 20$ and Auto Assault. only 10$. already a few months after release, store give it away for only 10$, like its saying: "For the love of god, PLEASE buy this game!". I also noticed the game dissapearing from a lot of stores. as there is no sign of Auto Assault being canceled, it seems NCsoft is aiming for a download-only method.

well anyway, as the game was only 10$, I picked it up. I gave the trial a go. it was a lot of fun, but I didn't really had the feeling it was fun enough to draw me away from Lineage 2. but I don't understand why this game has such a low subscriber base. its not the holy grail, but it definitly deserves to be on the same level of subscribers as City of Heroes.



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  • jaytravisjaytravis Member Posts: 10

    I think the fast death of Auto Assault may have partially come from a lot of negative buzz coming out from the Beta, that the Devs were having a lot of problems keeping the client stable and that the game just didn't have strong retention; the game felt really flat, and the "shininess" wears off faster than CoH. Responding to the criticism that the game was 'bland', halfway through the Beta the Devs even scrapped almost all their content in preference of starting it over (to a limited degree of success... as some one who was in the Beta, it was even worse before). But then that left them with even less time to get everything fixed before release.

    Then, at launch, the game was still plagued with bugs and broken issues; it was pushed out the door too soon and you only get 1 chance to make a first impression.

    Then Game Reviews were mediocre, and a lot of people started talking about the poor sales. And while many thought the game was okay, not horrible, I think many took  the attitude that it wasn't worth subscribing to for $15 a month, or leaving their current game for. Now with NCSoft lay-offs and the news that the servers have collapsed to 1, I don't think a lot of people will be willing to jump aboard what is perceived to be a fast, sinking ship.

    All of that combined with the fact that it's a niche concept to begin with I believe has led to its current woes.

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