None of that is worth all that much, be lucky to get 100k for it all. I would keep them, the wind Main Gauche may be usefull for fast lvling a new character in izlude dungeons, but gauche are only of use to higher players as a slotted, not elemental. Keep the crystal blue for making arrow if u make hunter, and the ore is only worth something in large quantities,

It’s not just SOE, Cryptic did the same thing with Star Trek Online, in the first few months after launch we could see that more content was desperately needed, but all we saw was them steadily adding more c-store items, that should have been used to keep us going till the next real update. By the time I quit the c-store was overflowing, but the new content was a trickle.

Sat in on live plays, very nice combat, the music and graphics are top notch. Doesnt seem to have much open world though alas.

I too worry about the combat and animations, but though they are one of the first things we pick up from previews, along with faces, which also need work, they are one of the last things polished.

From the recent footage the combat appears to be situational, with patterns of mob/boss behavour and enviromental mechanics, reactive positioning and gradual introduction of more mechanics, in other words, stratagy, exactly what we need to see more of in mmo combat. They still need to add more to compete with the "heroic" combat of TOR, "dynamic" of GW2 or "action" of TERA though.

As to hype, its setting is more novel than the other AAA mmos coming out, the skill system is more flexible, the tone and hopefully community more mature, there are 3 factions, something only Planetside2 can boast and location graphics seem more next gen than the others.

Finally there is a certain "cool" factor with TSW, being the dark horse of the big titles, and with no sci fi or fantasy stigma.

I have played other MMO-RTS such as Travian and Stronghold kingdoms and although i find them more fun than mmo-rpgs most of the time, the one issue i have is the persistent world applied to a base. As it can be attacked at any time, you cant just forget about the game for a couple of days, it can take over your life, you need to log in many times a day to tweak things, and fend of an impending attack, or set up defence if it doesnt play out in real time. I am a hardcore gamer but i draw the line at 24hr micro managing.

Can anyone say how the defence works out, how much attack warning you are given and how often you will have to stay up 3 more hours or get up much earlier, or skip eating out for lunch due to things that need your attention?

Thanks.

 Even with a game like RIFT, which I agree is a good game, there's just nothing to hold you, I've just quit after playing since beta, for Gods and Heroes, but I have no doubt that will only last me 2 months.

Would now be a good time to join? (my EVE sub is up for renewal) or would it be better to wait till things settle down?

Potential is the one word i hear all the time, it certainly can have some very nice pvp, using the era well. I hope they come up with something good, using the estates, for the crafting, and hire more people to bring out content fast,

I and my tribe leader accidentaly ended up past a invisible wall and into the 30+ regions, there is a lot of nice zones already online that can be opened up soon, all that was needed was the mobs and npcs.

The community is shaping up well, and the historical details are very refreshing.

Playing RTS/TBS games such as civ5, total war, etc, they satisfy the sandbox itch, but i miss the company. (Casually play the more obscure themeparks such as gods & heroes, as the community is good.)  I hope that the sandbox content of Archeage isnt going to be shallow, as they are focusing equal attention on the themepark side from the fortage I've seen.

be very interesting watching where this goes, theres tons of content to add, and we dont know what the pvp will be like, hopefully exploiting the setting, and not just warzones.

Game has lots of potential, i'm enjoying what it has, but most in my guild intend to resub only after pvp/crafting/more lvls are added, we want the game to do well, as even in the face of the great mmos to come it can offer unique things.

I am really, really looking forward to SWTOR, but I agree with everything the OP wrote, when I think of how Arenanet are trying to change questing, combat, group dynamics etc, despite how I love the story and voice over content for SWTOR it is now GW2 that I think will be the best thing to happen to themepark mmos for over a decade.

I guess I am left with oddly mixed feelings how SWTOR, I don't doubt it will be great once we all get into it, but for that nagging feeling that we shouldn't get to dedicated as GW2 approaches, (or Archeage if your more a sandboxer).

Originally posted by Ceridith

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I've said a few times that I don't support their methods, but I do support their motivation. My point was that in the past, several forms of activism were considered against the law, but their intent was for a greater good. I understand the motivation behind their attacks, even though I don't agree with all of their methods or targets.

In the end, they're not causing phsyical harm to anyone, they're just causing mischief.

For 100 mil you could just make a new game. I love DC too, its the only reason i am thinking of trying the game again, (its cheap on steam right now), but so much needs to be fixed, soe either put a heck of a lot into it, or pull the plug, its hard to see it limping on like this, when swtor, tera, gw2 etc come out, this may be one of many mmos that will get swept away.

I would prefure a more bioware-ish game with major story, dialogue, as well as action, with some of DCs best writers, you could really do some nice stuff, maybe even elseworlds scenaros, think red-son or all-star superman, show the gaming world its not just cheesey fight set-ups.

Droughtlands is a pain on my server, there's a lot of elite mob quests and no one to do them with.

I enjoy the lvling, combat, estates, exploring etc, but to me main problem isnt the pvp or crafting, but that with cap at 30, it will too quickly become a gear grind in dungeons most of the time, the part of mmos I like least, that is why i may not buy this at launch.

There is so much potential here, but unless they do a Trion and release huge amounts of content fast, its no going to keep its subs or get new ones.