WAR (Warhammer Online)

Originally posted by Wellkie

Something I do not understand is why ever one feels WAR has to take away players from WoW in order to be a good game.

Originally posted by the_low

Originally posted by Wellkie

Something I do not understand is why ever one feels WAR has to take away players from WoW in order to be a good game.

It'll probably have to. Mainly because they share the same target audience. "Younger males that like fantasy and competative play".
I'm not saying every one that plays WOW is like that, i'm speaking generally and demographicly.

Also, i think "a good game" in this case means "a sucessful game". i.e. a stable game with lots of subscribers. In that case the above is true.
If you look at both games features, they are very similar. Both focus on a well known IP's, PvP focused classes/areas, PvE grinding/quests, similar graphic styles, the list goes on. I think that WAR is going to tear deaply into the WOW fanbase because of theese similarities. It's not really a question of "if".

WOW will not die because of this though. There are still enough difference betweeen the two, and there will always be the die-hard fans that refuse to let go. Blizzard will have to shape-up in face of the competition, so i really hope everybody will gain something.

Plus, i like to make pants, so i'm just going to have to play both ^^

anyone who uses "DPS" as a verb or adjective is a wow fanboi.

In UO and DAoC we just used the terms DD, AoE and DoT.  you either "hit hard" or "hit fast", we didnt  call someone who delt damage a "damage per sec" person just because everyone was using a popular add on that had a damage per sec gauge. Thats a wow fanboi.  Also,as you can see, 2473 hours spent playing wow?

Anyhow, this game dosent have to slay wow, it just has to appiese the small minotiry of people who want to RvR and Group vs Group. I think anyone who is waiting for W.A.R will agree, they would trade a daoc pre toa type of pvp experiance with only 500 people online playing.... against playing on a server in wow with 5000 people online and 90% of them locked away in instances and you will never see them. Its fun to run around and look to wage war on a rival gang (guild) keep score, take their keeps and burn their flag. Then when they beat you , you get upset, dust yourselves off, buff back up and go out to hunt them again... where as in wow when you lose to someone, you will prob never see them again and to stop from getting another loss all you have to do is spend more time inside an instanced dungeon farming loot insted of changing your attack plan.

That tactic wont work in W.A.R. Its play better, or stay home type of game. Thats more suited for myself and my friends so i couldnt ask for more.

Originally posted by Senden

There also won't be any buff classes nor crowd control ones.

anyone who uses "DPS" as a verb or adjective is a wow fanboi.

In UO and DAoC we just used the terms DD, AoE and DoT.  you either "hit hard" or "hit fast", we didnt  call someone who delt damage a "damage per sec" person just because everyone was using a popular add on that had a damage per sec gauge. Thats a wow fanboi.

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I might be picky, but thats just wrong. Not just because DPS is a well known term in most MMOs. A common term for casters and light tanks in DAoC was DPS classes. I understand that you dont like WoW (I dont either) but trying to turn anything about wow into a negative thing is stupid.

It'll probably have to. Mainly because they share the same target audience. "Younger males that like fantasy and competative play".
I'm not saying every one that plays WOW is like that, i'm speaking generally and demographicly. 
^^

I do not feel that will be the target audience at all. I think it will be more of a DAOC and a big draw from the older Table top and RP Warhammer players.