There is only one way that I compare new games to WoW. That is all centered around does it look like the new game has a clear view of the customers that they want and how to please them.
WoW is excelent at these things and it made them the giant th…
Originally posted by WhiteLantern Originally posted by mmoDAD BioWare makes single-player games.
This again?!?
Retort: Blizzard made single-player games before making WoW. The guys that made UO made single-player games before UO.
BW attem…
I guess that one thing that impacts your ordering of the versions is which class and spec you played.
My prefered spec was fun in vanilla. It was also not overpowered. But Raid design trends for raids that started late in TBC and got worse in WotLK…
Originally posted by xDayx This is my opinion...developers should take their AAA money and make a AAA sandbox with more punishing mechanics than current themeparks.
But will enough play it to cover the development costs. Right now the feeling …
Originally posted by Kazara
Originally posted by Talonsin
Originally posted by crysent
This is crazy , lol...Group finder? My server is dead, 100% dead..I don't need a group finder, or more warzones, or more flashpoints, …
What I was looking forward to the most in 1.3 was multi-specs. It seems that the item that was listed for 1.3 with the 1.2 patch that everyone thought was multi-spec is not.
I think that everything that they are adding will help the game. But unle…
The Agency is the one from that list that I would like to see someone try to do again.
Several people have mentioned Star Wars MMORPGs. I also missed seeing SWG on that list.
Star Wars Galaxies as implemented for the Combat Upgrade was the game …
PvP in general has destroyed MMORPGS.
By this I mean that the vast majority of subscribers are not interested in games where the emphasis is PvP. But having said that most do like the option to PvP if they choose.
WoW has through the competition…
Originally posted by elliottalb I thought the game was great but I just couldn't deal with the crazy amount of censorship they practice on the forums and in game any longer. It got to be completly and utterly rediculous.
I'm not a fan of any ki…
Originally posted by gervaise1
As I said above though EA themselves, I believe, were much more conservative than Pratcher. What happens owever if SWToR gets less than the 500k subs it needs to be substantially profitable? As you say until the har…
As the laws are currently written they should not be passed. With a simple outside the US DNS server you completely circumvent the law while for those that do not use such things net access times will be hurt.
There is a problem with IP protection…
Fair review and what I would expect at the current age of the game.
Personally, I still doubt the commitment from EA to add content that is both timely and interesting over time. But the only way to remove those fears is to give them time to work …
Yes there is alot of hatred generated toward SW:TOR.
Some of it is from those that developed a hatred of SWG with either the CU and NGE and have been looking forward to a new Star Wars game. Only to find that mechanics wise it is everything they l…
I do not mind the addition of micro transactions in an MMO as long as it does not cross the line into must have exclusivity.
I do not mind MT items that speed leveling. make game play easier or are vanity items.
I do not mind MT being a way to o…
I really feel that the ratio of male to female players in an MMORPG is related to the popularity of the MMORPG.
In SWG I found over the last 8 years that about 10% are women. As to the guys that play female characters in that game, the only normal…
I doubt that PS2 will be the make or break for SOE. Right now they are seen as an MMORPG company and they completely admit that PS2 is an MMOFPS.
What it can do is make them a major player in that industry and that can allow them to start growing …
The thing everyone needs to remember is that the NGE was demanded of SOE by LucasArts.
SOE never really called the shots on SWG. The CU was requested by SOE to solve many problems with the original game. The exodus of the childish players over cha…
As you point out, Theorycrafting has become very popular and will outweigh a truely sandbox character development system.
You did make an important statement about exploration and experimentation. If you are punished too much for making bad decisi…
First off every game has levels even if they do not publish a number where you can see it. Having a certain number of skills/abilities equates to a certain level of ability.
Game designers have a fine balance to walk when they design a game. In on…
Originally posted by Korusus
Originally posted by Redemp
Originally posted by Korusus
Originally posted by Redemp
I guess I'm a fanboy because I applaud the way Sony has handled the situation ....
Does tha…