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NeoKyosuke18 9/25/05 7:56:50 PM
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I just got back from a conference for Gamestop, and had a chance to play D&D Online. I gotta say "WOW!!!!!" I've been lookin at this game for a while w/ mixed opinions, but I now feel like this will be the next big mmorpg. This game has all the good of everquest + all the good of world of warcraft + new unique elements. Uhum.... DESTRUCTABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH HIDDEN ITEMS IN IT!!!!!! Your movements can help dodge!!! Meaning, if a giant swings his club at u and u backstep a couple steps from his weapons reach.. it doesn't hit you.. or I should say you gain a better chance of a dodge. Now I'm wondering how everybody else feels.
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Billius8 9/25/05 11:50:51 PM
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WOW, for all it's pros and cons, at least has a game world. Does DDO even have a game world? Last I read, it's just instanced dungeons. You can only do instanced dungeons so many times before it gets old. Would be much better if they'd recreate the Forgotten Realms setting and let players travel about the world.
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Anofalye 9/27/05 11:56:55 AM
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The enemy is so dumb! They believe that WE are the enemy! - A famous orc commander. |
Killing WoW wont happen now (not that I dont want it to happens).
Will this game beat WoW in subscribtions? It has a strong franchise, the strongest franchise that can possibly make it to the MMO world, so hell yes, it can.
Will it beat WoW? All depend on Turbines. No game has a better franchise and WotC marketing could teach SoE marketing a few tricks (SoE is the best Marketing team in the MMO world). So Turbines will only have to blame themselves if they dont beat WoW...unless they listen to WotC designers, which are prolly the most ill informed designers...
This game has all the prime requisite to do to the MMO world what Blizzard did when they release WoW...add new players to it in numbers not foreseen?
If Turbines succeed (which I dont think they are going to do), this game could reach a 10 millions subscriber easily...completely outmatching the competitors.
D&D is to RPG what the NBA is to Baskettball. If it fail, it is like if the players didnt care to miss their season for international nonsense. |
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-Jaguar- 9/27/05 1:41:19 PM
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I agree DDO is good |
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Dillig 9/28/05 11:08:42 AM
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If DDO is a hit it won't kill WoW. EQ is still kicking about and how many times has that had to survive a new mmorpg coming out. I would say if the game is great you will never kill it cause it will always have it's fanbase. If the game stinks it will die ala Asheron's call 2.
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Hashman 9/29/05 5:33:48 PM
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Sounds an odd thing to say, but only WoW will kill WoW. Can Blizzard keep churning out content fast enough? 1.8 test patch notes are out and they give a hint at the rumoured new raid zone in Silithus. I already know people leaving WoW, possibly in anticipation for DnL. How many subscribers are already thinking of leaving, but still play since there is no real alternative? One day WoW may implode under its own weight and if it does, it may not be pretty. Long time till that day though!
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AcheronEHJ 9/29/05 7:23:09 PM
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WoW mostly just needs more things for a level 60 player to do. It is still overly linear, and has a pretty serious "I am done" plateau at the end. Once they solve that, it'll have a better life expectancy.
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Theo 9/30/05 10:41:53 AM
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I think WoW won't have a "killer" per se. WoW has brought a lot of new players to the MMO market. Players who will eventually tire of playing the same game and will look for other titles for a new and different experience. Their eventual migration will benefit all MMOs, but I wouldn't look for any one game to replicate the success of WoW and knock it out of the top spot. |
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Mordrid 9/30/05 8:43:57 PM
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Yes DDO has a game world. It is based off the Eberon setting which is a very in depth world. I can see DDO pulling a great deal of WoW market for one reason, it is D&D. It is without a doubt the strongest rpg name ever. |
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DigableD 9/30/05 9:22:53 PM
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I'm not sure if it will kill wow or not. I heard it doesn't have a crafting system, and crafting and player made goods really make MMO's in my humble oppinion. Ethier way it will be at least worth a try. i mean it's d&d the father of the MMORPG (except instead of pixilicous polygons it had pweter and dice and a little immagination). |
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Bent 9/30/05 10:00:28 PM
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but I don't think it will be a WoW killer with no PvP and instancing. It should do fairly well though especially with the extra time Turbine is taking to develop it even more. The graphics are top of the line and the gameplay is unique.