The mechanics of the game make it to where drastic changes cannot be made.  Merge servers will keep the population a bit more stable I believe and that coule be one thing that helps

You are being way to picky.  Its a monitor and they are as disposable as printers at this point since they are so cheap.  Any Samsung or ASUS should suit your needs.

I personally really like TERA but in small doses right now.  The combat is great but everything else is simply so so at best.  It fills my need for sword and board fantasy while EVE remains the game I just cant quit.

That thump you just heard was some poor schmuk in the PR department just jump out the window.  Stupid statement to make in a game that is suffering to just maintain its current numbers just a few months post launch.

Originally posted by huskie77

The game has a million subs but 40% of people think it will be F2P at the end of the year? Are gamers really this out of touch with reality?

If my game lost 400k in about a month I think its cause for concern.  

Seems many new MMO games are one and done types where creating an alt is either the exact same path or pointless.  I like TSW though as it is something different anyways.

Its done stick a fork in her.  1.3 is still a good number but the decline is obvious and for the moster hit everyone predicted even the 1.7 million number was low.  

I really do like TERA more than any other fantasy MMO as of late but sadly it is another quick level curve game with little endgame payoff yet and thats after a year out in Korea.  The political system is ok but lets be honest and admit its only a good idea on paper.  GW2 weekend was a massive disappointment but I believe it will get better before launch.  TERA is beautiful and has a true world feel which is nice.  Crafting is as big a money sink as Aion but pointless other than alchemy.  The community is also horrible so far.  Game has both great and bad points but I think once TSW and GW2 hits it will be empty.

Originally posted by AZHokie54

Originally posted by parrotpholk
Most of the beta hiccups are expected and not disappointed in that regard.  I enjoy the atmosphere and the combat is ok.  The only negative I have is I hate the cutscenes.  They are right out shit IMO and would rather just read a wall of text.  But then if thats my biggest gripe then all must be well or as expected.

What part of the big triangle that says WORK IN PROGRESS did you not see during all the cutscenes?

Saw them just fine.  Does not change the fact they are shit and that someone thought they were good enough to throw in there.  Anyways you missed the point.

Depends on what you want to do.  My advice is figure out what exactly you want to do in the short term and specialize in that.  It will go a long ways to helping you understand things a bit better.  Join EVE Uni as well and it will give you a decent foundation. Having the ability to do anything without direction can be overwhelming to some.

Its game design is done so that drastic changes would be impossible.  The game was designed for the short term subscriber in mind.  Sell a ton of boxes, hope people sub for 3-6 months then rinse and repeat.  It really is a McDonalds style MMO where you go for a quick fix then move on.  I believe that is how BW envisioned it.  I just do not see how they thought someone would be willing or want to play it beyond that kind of time frame.

This is simply the result of someone who spends more time in a virtual environment  than the real world.  

Me thinks someone at Blizzard is horribly misinformed as to why folks are leaving in mass right now.  O how the mighty hath fallen in such a short time span.   Everyone was right through the years though that the only thing that would kill WOW was Blizz and they are doing a very good job.

The better question would be: Why are you not skeptical of GW2?

None of us have spent 1 second in the game but people have treated sneak peaks and press releases as gospel and the word of god.  I am excited for it but at the same time the hype is so feverish it could just as well end up a steaming pile of shit.  People are all worked up but again none of you have even played it yet with any amount of real time.  

Originally posted by Jimmydean

The only thing I found even remotely interesting about this game so far was the combat. Everything else is cookie-cutter mindless questing....   I can't wait until developers get away from quest grinding. I'd honestly rather kill 10000 boars at this point.

Nothing is stopping your from killing 100000 boars or chickens.  You do not have to do the quest grind if you so choose.  Problem is someone may get somewhere faster so instead of playing as you like you instead try to keep up with the Jones.

Anyone could see this coming.  L2 is a much better game in every way except graphically than Aion so although I think many will show up I just do not see many staying for any type of long term stay.  

Voice overs.  Those guys fluent in alien must have cost a ton.