Originally posted by Beatnik59 A great blog by Edward Castronova on the notion that FTP=Game, and Subscription=world.
http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2012/12/the-decline-of-swtor.html
"EVE can charge subscriptions - people like to quasi-li…
Originally posted by jtcgs the database was such a royal mess that it required restarts every single day.
Don't forget being told that it was normal for a game that handled such a massive amount of data, which was caused in part to being so kin…
Originally posted by Raph Sigh, whatever.
If you want to hear about what i did wrong, why not join the Q&A thread and ask me what my biggest mistakes were? I have to go over to that thread rather than answering here.
Oh, and until 6 months …
Originally posted by Neo_Viper Originally posted by JasonJ This is typical of Koster, when writing something where he has a great deal of time to word it, he will sound like a humble man that knows what he is talking about. Every other time howeve…
Sure are a lot of people fighting hard to keep having to pay money to play a game no matter how much information conflicts with the reason to do it no longer exists...or ever did for that matter.
This is typical of Koster, when writing something where he has a great deal of time to word it, he will sound like a humble man that knows what he is talking about. Every other time however its the exact opposite. He takes credit for everything unle…
TSW isn't really underappreciated due to its really horrible animations and other aspects that vastly draw away from its otherwise great base game design. If Funcom was capable of fixing their mistakes (See AO and AoC for a prime example of not bein…
So last night I was watching this show, it was a dream come true as such a big fan of the series.
The show was about a guy that moved into an apartment and used a ring as a deposit. His landlord, Sauron was a real jerk. The two guys living nextdoor…
Originally posted by Amjoco
Every time I play Skyrim I think, "I wish I could play with friends". No matter what happens, if I can play an ES game with a friend, they will have succeeded. Why does this site and it's fans pick things to death, and d…
Originally posted by iJustWant Originally posted by Bluefear77 If the game wasn't for you, which is ok and I can understand, move on already.
Totally agree. But sadly, this is an increasingly popular trend.
Players don't stop playing gam…
Originally posted by Foomerang I think it sent a clear message to both gil sellers and buyers. I have already seen an improvement on my server. Less spammers and more stable market prices are two things Ive noticed this week. I hope it continues to …
Originally posted by superniceguy Originally posted by jpnz
Swtor will be forever scorned for not being Swg pre cu.
What I don't get is why those people don't hate SOE for Swg.
LA mainly called the shots with SWG, and SWTOR is like an enhanc…
Originally posted by muffins89 Originally posted by PAL-18 I know that one character will be able to visit all three faction areas, but I have always been an altoholic. I have a favorite race in each faction and I would like to play as each of the…
So what we are being told by the moral high ground having writer is that since they cannot fathom a situation where sex in a game is OK, we should all stay in this nice little box created by their minds.
Why does a game have to have sex as the focu…
Originally posted by drivendawn Well you do have a point on the underlined, I guess there are plenty of companies stuck in the past like the Wildstar guys, Elderscrolls, FF. Archage hasn't said what they will have as a model yet maybe they can catch…
Originally posted by Akerbeltz
I think the ideal model for a substantial MMORPG is a subscription based one: it gives a sense of exclusivity to the gamer, very especially when a particular MMORPG looks oriented to a niche public that looks for a l…
Originally posted by drivendawn Originally posted by zaylin Originally posted by VassagoMael
I haven't purchased the game and have no intention of doing so, therefore I voted no.
whats the point of voting if you did not buy/play the game.…
Originally posted by RebelScum99 Completely wrong about both games. WoW never brought anything to the genre? How about making it accessible to millions of people by streamlining many of the tedious game systems found in current MMOs and bringing i…