All Posts by Gorilla

What no perma death? Freaking carebare game

Originally posted by Jackdog

Anyway as I keep stating, one day after FC merges servers and provides a free trial I will go see exactly how much it has improved. According to some posters ~cough cough~ the game was absolutly amazing  and was perfect  at launch so you will have to excuse me if I am sceptical of any improvement posts that appear on this website.

Same but I can't see it beeing more than a bit of a diversion.

I hope we see such compllexity and depth again one day. I am looking forward to some of the (very few) skill based (rather than level based) games coming out though.

I see dofus has introduced permanent death, perhaps thats the game for some?

Put another way FC 'made' me 'upgrade' to Vista, wouldn't you be angry too?

Originally posted by Capn23

Originally posted by Gorilla

Funnily

 

 

This made me lol. Sorry...I don't usually comment on bad grammar, but this cracked me up.

Hehehe for some reason Firefox spell checker dosen't always seem to catch stuff in MMORPG's editor. Have they got there own checker that intercepts it? <shrug> I dunno but I'm lost without a checker <blush>

Originally posted by wolfmann

Sounds good, but there need be more before I'm comming back.

Tho it's not like I have many game choices of "quality" these days.. since all the "saviours of MMORPG's!!!!" has kinda been rather...bleh?

 

As for DX10... That would be important for me, when DX10 came to XP, and not before.... Vista on a gaming computer is only for those with too much $'s and not enough brainpower.

Nahh that was the case it runs absolutely fine and dandy. Not my favourite operating system (I would be happy with a command line 'loader')  What you gona do though, run Vista 64 or XP 64? MS wont add DX10 support to XP (or so they say). Sadly you just can't fight 'progress' (haha) or we would all be on Windows 3.11. MS have extended support for XP but they are banging nails in that particular coffin as best they can.

Originally posted by OrionMan

Referances please. I have heard that FC announced no DX10 like 1 week before launch. I would really enjoy reading the interview you claim Gaute gave like 3 days before launch. lol

When you say there are some serious game archtecture issues in AoC, what do you really mean? can you explain a bit more?

Yeah link or it didn't happen...feeling lazy I'll take a look sometime, pretty sure I didn't dream it

As for the architecture the main think that occurs to me is to support the high level of graphic detail they have had to introduce dynamic zone instancing. Thats really not conducive to a PvP experience. Also the zone's tend to be small and somewhat 'on rails'...that would is surmountable with new zone designs but is likely to hit performance. It's a shame that siege warfare is a 'mini game' too, again that is surmountable, in a year or two PC specs will have moved on.

I can understand why some decisions have been taken but they are limiting. Funnily enough WAR suffers from a different (and almost opposite) set of issues. Worth checking out to do a 'compare and contrast'.

I look forward to having another go when they have it in good enough state that they offer a free month to past subscribers. I get the impression thats still a long way off.

I just wish they would do AO2 or deal with some of the shortcomings in AO 1. Splendid game but with a few serious flaws. Been back to that 3 or 4 times.

OP if you strictly apply the definition in your post then you have an absolute unbiased measure of whether a game is vapourware or not.

I bought a new machine and operating system to enjoy DX10. <shrug> Personally I dont like being lied too. 3 days before release Gaulte said it was in and he was playing it and it was amazing. One of many out and out lies. Most people don't like being treated like this. It's worth playing the early stages of the game graphics are good some of the music is outstanding (I want the soundtrack) but as an ongoing MMORPG it really aint great. I guess FC will get there eventually but there are some serious issues with game architecture that will be hard to sumount.

I have to say I really hope they manage to deliver something credible. I just can't help feeling that they might be being a touch naieve if they think that a small group of internal testers is going to uncover all the stuff they need to.

I also hope that they have evolved and learnt the lessons they need to over the lengthy development process. Hard to tell, at least they aren't making extravagent claims (except for release this year).

Just hope that Tasos dosent turn out to be another McQuaid or Garriot i.e. somone that starts to believe the fantasy rather than the reality of thier game.

Another concideration is with some f2p models the games stay in open beta for years.

Originally posted by davidab

Cancelling, but only because the genre is sucking my life away.  I love the game, but I told my wife I would quit for her.

Time to sub to a new wife.

Originally posted by wozzu

 

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Originally posted by Burnthebed
What is the point of this post?
Does it serve any purpose at all?
These posts, and the Xfire numbers posts need to stop already.
 

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It's to see how many people are buying the game. Who would want to play a massively multplayer online game without a massive number of online players?

It will also indecate whether or not there will be server merges and should you roll on a low pop server. It's good for planning.

Sounds like Eve is the game for you.