G`day mates ...

Just wanted too toss in my 2 cents ...

Sorry guys,but GreyGhost is right ... i come to this site to read up on MMORPG ... NOT SINGLE PLAYER GAMES..( i dont care how good it was either)

Their are a ton of sites for single player games ..

Guess im going to have to find another site that actually focus on MMORPG`s ..

Too bad... cheers guys

I'm not too bothered about having 1 or 2 articles not directly related to mmo's, but Stradden doesn't exactly have a good attitude when responding to posts no need to get so offended, very un-professional.

Originally posted by Stradden

Originally posted by elocke

Not an MMO, yet...newsworthy?  Really?

Yeah, you're right, covering one of the most popular RPGs released in recent memory probably isn't worth mentioning here, even if Dragon Age WAS a genre defining title and even if the company that made it has a major MMO in the works. I don't know why anyone would be interested in this.

We don't list the game, we just occasionally and rarely write about it. Simmer down.

 I don't know how genre defining it was considering their basically trashing DA and making ME 2 with swords and magic for DA 2. In order to a define a genre, you would actually have to stick with your own design and others do something similar to what you put out as well.

Originally posted by dr4ygon

I'm not too bothered about having 1 or 2 articles not directly related to mmo's, but Stradden doesn't exactly have a good attitude when responding to posts no need to get so offended, very un-professional.

 Unfortunately Stradden did kind of set the tone to be pretty harsh here. I understand it can get frustrating to have similar replies to these kind of articles all the time. The fact that we see this non-mmo complaint all the time should, at the very least, just create an expectation we'll see non-mmo complaints all the time, so it's nothing to get excited about from the other side either.

 Must say i'm pretty sick of seeing DLC for this game.. I bought Awakening even though it's storyline should have been in the original game to begin with.. (this same DLC trend for all games is getting on my nerves) and that was it, won't be getting anymore of my money until DA2!

Ok, I didn't mean for a crapstorm of negativity to form around my teenie little comment, it's just that. Besides the fact that I found Dragon Age abysmally boring, the fact that the news about 38 Studios moving to Rhode Island hasn't been posted but this little news item about a single player RPG, that is only popular because it seems "they" have stopped making them like they used to, quality and quantity wise, is where my SMALL complaint stems from.

That's all. Lets just focus more on MMOs. I get Game Informer or Gamespot articles for non MMO games. I prefer this site over theirs as MMORPGS are the BEST type of game out there, for me personally.

why you guys are complaining about a silly thing like this, and not complaining about the way they make dragon age to milky more money, they did sell the game with at least 3 DLC done just for us to buy (and I will not pay for then), if they want to sell expansions later? fine but at least make it worth, not this silly money grab thing,

the sad part is people will pay for that...(even sad to fight over a silly thing like a news just because its not a mmo)

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Originally posted by Stradden

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Originally posted by GrayGhost79

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Originally posted by elocke

Not an MMO, yet...newsworthy?  Really?

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They've been doing that and it gets annoying lol. That time could have been spent doing interviews and writing up an article on an MMO. Having 3 news pieces on the front page talking about non MMO's gets aggravating, if I wanted info on SC, Dragon Age, or 38 Studios PC RPG (The non MMO) I can check any number of other sites or even simply look in my email lol. If MMORPG.com wants to focus on non MMO's there becomes less of a reason for me to stop by this site lol. 
 
And yeah, I understand Stradden. But seriously there are news articles about 3 non MMO's on the front. 3 out of 8 on your little highlight reel lol. 2 are discussing random crud that most people already know such as why MMO's take so long and people already have their opinions about whats so good and bad about hardcore. Which leaves you with 3 relevant pieces lol. 
 
3 actual MMO News related articles. GW2, Tera and SW:TOR. There are plenty of MMO's that could have been reviewed and plenty of interviews that could have been done. There are actually changes and upcoming changes that could have been talked about. 
 
Unless your wallets hurting there's no reason to pump out non mmo news, interviews, reviews and such that bumps, replaces or comes at the cost of some MMO related piece. 
 
You guys actually really got me disappointed with the 38 Studious: Reckoning piece. I was all hyped until it turned out to be just an RPG for the PC and not an MMO. Yet, there is almost no info about the MMO lol. Bring us news on the Offline PC RPG and still leave us high and dry on the MMO. Seems off doesn't it lol. 

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ok, wow.
First of all, the Starcraft featurette very clearly states that it's pointing to an article on our sister site, another site in this network, for which it is relevant. Next, if you can't see the point of talking about the 38 Studios RPG in the context of the fact that it is set in the same world as their MMO, thus giving us a deeper understanding of what the MMO is about, I can't help you. We didn't CHOOSE not to talk more about the MMO. That information simply isn't available at this time, so we present what we have.
As for the editorials... We've been doing those for a long time. They're very popular and very relevant. We're not going to stop producing them. If you don't like them, don't read them. We also have plenty of game specific articles, they just aren't necessarily in the featurette slider. Try checking out the rest of the page before telling us that you have all of the answers.
So no, it doesn't seem "off" to me, nor to the tens of thousands of people who read the articles that you've decided shouldn't be here. Though I have to say that I really do appreciate your insights into how to do a job that I've been doing for quite some time now. It's always good to hear from someone more knowledgeable and with more experience.

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Now that's just a bit antagonistic. You are assuming you know the poster's job or work history. I understand you are miffed, but good negative criticism from some members is not a HORRIBLE thing, nor personal.

Originally posted by Dawgspeed

G`day mates ...

Just wanted too toss in my 2 cents ...

Sorry guys,but GreyGhost is right ... i come to this site to read up on MMORPG ... NOT SINGLE PLAYER GAMES..( i dont care how good it was either)

Their are a ton of sites for single player games ..

Guess im going to have to find another site that actually focus on MMORPG`s ..

Too bad... cheers guys

 

 Don't let the doorknob hit ya....well you get the drift. If a few articles bother you that much then quite honestly there is no where that will please you because you have too narrow of a thought process. I'm sorry, but for anyone who lets little articles like this bother them to the extent that they will abandon a site then they simply can never be fully pleased. And in truth there is no way 'everyone' will be pleased with everything done. A majority of folks do not care about these articles being posted here and many appreciate them as well.

And guys really need to get off the 'They should be covering mmorpg news!' Umm...they do. Do you think there is news on the noteworthy mmorpg's every freaking second of every second day. One person brought up the fact a mmo company moved to Rhode Island....who gives a f***! How the heck is that important and worth reading? Do you guys want to know that Bill in the game designing department stubbed his toe on his desk making him miss out on two minutes of work too? Sheesh people...freaking relax *laughs*

And by the way Straden...I like your response and it was needed because some of these guys are a bit ridiculous in what gets their panties in a bunch. Thanks for the article and the expanded coverage. Nicely done.

If people seriously want to leave the site or stop reading mmorpg.com because of articles like this, then let them. Its not different from a child stomping their feet when they dont get what they want and then threatening "im gonna run away!".

My brother tried, that, moms and pops packed a bag for him and told him get to steppin.

This forum needs an ignore option. If you don't like my post ignore me. If I don't like your post, I can ignore you too. :D Then everyone is happy. Just like chat in our MMOs. Or, I know, a rating system. Since some people like to talk out of their...anyway, enough said.

I love the site, just every now and then I question the purpose of certain articles. That's all. Keep up the good work. oh,and as a wise succesful businessman, Gordon Ramsay says, "take the negative comments from customers above all else" and work on those. Food for thought.

...pun intended...

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Originally posted by Stradden
... Dragon Age WAS a genre defining title ...

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your kidding, amimright?

Originally posted by CasaFranky

 

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Originally posted by Stradden
... Dragon Age WAS a genre defining title ...

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your kidding, amimright?

  Despite enjoying the game, I must agree. DA was pretty much the same mechanics as NWN/2, just more refined to make it console friendly :)

Originally posted by 9GreenMen

Wow...get a life whiners.

 For real.

It's just in the news section, you don't have to read it or respond to it. A lot of you are just arguing for an argument. Some people would argue that the world is not round or the sky is not blue just to be combative.

REV UP THOSE HYPE ENGINES

Piss on DLC.

Im still waiting for my happy ending with Morrigan. :( Now that DA2 is a completely different story in a different timeline ... it better come in a DLC or expansion!

Originally posted by Stradden

Originally posted by GrayGhost79

Originally posted by elocke

Not an MMO, yet...newsworthy?  Really?

They've been doing that and it gets annoying lol. That time could have been spent doing interviews and writing up an article on an MMO. Having 3 news pieces on the front page talking about non MMO's gets aggravating, if I wanted info on SC, Dragon Age, or 38 Studios PC RPG (The non MMO) I can check any number of other sites or even simply look in my email lol. If MMORPG.com wants to focus on non MMO's there becomes less of a reason for me to stop by this site lol. 

 

And yeah, I understand Stradden. But seriously there are news articles about 3 non MMO's on the front. 3 out of 8 on your little highlight reel lol. 2 are discussing random crud that most people already know such as why MMO's take so long and people already have their opinions about whats so good and bad about hardcore. Which leaves you with 3 relevant pieces lol. 

 

3 actual MMO News related articles. GW2, Tera and SW:TOR. There are plenty of MMO's that could have been reviewed and plenty of interviews that could have been done. There are actually changes and upcoming changes that could have been talked about. 

 

Unless your wallets hurting there's no reason to pump out non mmo news, interviews, reviews and such that bumps, replaces or comes at the cost of some MMO related piece. 

 

You guys actually really got me disappointed with the 38 Studious: Reckoning piece. I was all hyped until it turned out to be just an RPG for the PC and not an MMO. Yet, there is almost no info about the MMO lol. Bring us news on the Offline PC RPG and still leave us high and dry on the MMO. Seems off doesn't it lol. 

ok, wow.

First of all, the Starcraft featurette very clearly states that it's pointing to an article on our sister site, another site in this network, for which it is relevant. Next, if you can't see the point of talking about the 38 Studios RPG in the context of the fact that it is set in the same world as their MMO, thus giving us a deeper understanding of what the MMO is about, I can't help you. We didn't CHOOSE not to talk more about the MMO. That information simply isn't available at this time, so we present what we have.

As for the editorials... We've been doing those for a long time. They're very popular and very relevant. We're not going to stop producing them. If you don't like them, don't read them. We also have plenty of game specific articles, they just aren't necessarily in the featurette slider. Try checking out the rest of the page before telling us that you have all of the answers.

So no, it doesn't seem "off" to me, nor to the tens of thousands of people who read the articles that you've decided shouldn't be here. Though I have to say that I really do appreciate your insights into how to do a job that I've been doing for quite some time now. It's always good to hear from someone more knowledgeable and with more experience.

 

Tens of thousands? Hyperbole is cool for those 'heat'em up' political sites, but for journalism it always seems a bit off.

Now protect your decisions how so ever you wish, but exaggeration rarely ever helped a cause.

Originally posted by J0K3R_3D

Im still waiting for my happy ending with Morrigan. :( Now that DA2 is a completely different story in a different timeline ... it better come in a DLC or expansion!

  Haha, I know what you mean.

 She had one of the more interesting endings, and it really led you to believe it wasn't going to end there. Even an endgame dialog choice is something like "Q:so what are you going to do now?" "A:I'm going to go find Morrigan" /roll credits.

 I want to know what happened to my darkspawn love child damnit! xD That would be one DLC pack i'd actually consider buying now.

Originally posted by eburn

Tens of thousands? Hyperbole is cool for those 'heat'em up' political sites, but for journalism it always seems a bit off.

Now protect your decisions how so ever you wish, but exaggeration rarely ever helped a cause.

 

Yes, actually, tens of thousands. No hyperbole. Many of the articles being criticized receive tens of thousands of views.