All Posts by nutha

When MMORPGs first came out there was not that great of an interest in them and open betas were open to the public just to get the game tested. Over the last 10 years the MMORPG crowd has dramatically grown in size and it's not hard to find people to beta test your products.

It's totally up to the developer who they want to invite into open beta, there is nothing that says it has to be fair and that each person should have an equal chance to get in.

Open Beta has been used for marketing as well, to get people in to see how it works and get excited about it. Now with how marketing is ran and website/fansites for games they don't need to market their games nearly as much.

Open Beta is quickly becoming a thing of the past, Soon I think there will be closed beta to the select few fanbois and friends of the developers and to get into the game early you will have to preorder like a lot of games do now.

Do I agree with it? I don't really care. In fact, I would almost rather wait for the game be released in a stable condition so that I do not get a negative opinion about it because of bugs, lag and lack of content.. etc.. Vangaurd SOH comes to mind.

I tried it but wasn't too impressed when comparing it to pc games. It is real basic, but for a cellphone or something small like a PDA or something I can see it being very good.

So if you were going to play on a PC I would deffinetly look for a more graphic and content oriented game. But if all you can play on is a PDA or cell, this is a viable option.

If you are not on a pvp server and like to level with friends etc pve style this game is one of the best ones out there. There is so much content and lore you will be sucked in for a long time.

If you like to pvp and like a balanced pvp system don't waste your time. This game is far from balanced and you will get ganked by twinked out players that locked there exp and got AAs so that by the time they are 17 they really are a 23+ so anyone within 4 levels is toast. It is one of the reasons I no longer play Eq2. I am a casual player and I do not have the time to craft and twink out a char so I can compete in pvp.

I have played both and would have to say there is actually very little to compare between Fury and WoW.

The game play is totally different: Fury is fast paced class support oriented like GW, play style more like Unreal or Gunz.

The lore is totally different: There are no elves/dwarves/cows/orcs, etc all i have seen so far in beta is humans.

The look is totally different: Granted this is just beta but this game looks more like GW with some Lineage style movements.

In fact there is very little in common to WoW other than it is a video game with some fantasy elements.. if you wanted to be remotely accurate in comparing it to something I would say its a cross between RYL and GW.

I have played over 30 mmorpgs, this game is no where near like WoW.

There is not a whole lot innovative about it in my mind.

You might try RYL - Risk Your Life, if you can find the right server and get on at busy times it can be a real fun game.

There are different versions, I would recommend - http://www.ryl2.com.my

That would never fly. Like any other monthly subscription you pay a monthly fee for the product/service, typically not for how much of it you use.

720 hours would last me an entire year of gaming. Thats 60 hours a month, approximetly 2 hours a day but since I don't play everyday I can play for 4-5 hours at a time on the weekends.

Anyways, that would be ~15$ for a years service for me, and undoubtedly there are many others like this.

I can't see how any developer could afford to hold a staff and keep the game updated and supported for that. And don't give me an example of an Asian grindfest F2P game as an example, they don't have much or any support and the updates are far and few inbetween if any. F2P = Poor service at best.

I know there are some games that you can buy hours and time for and actually do go by per played basis.

A fun thought but hardly feasible for the "Top 10" developers.

I would imagine that most of these guys that posted have played many more than 3 mmorpgs. Probably as many as you have but they were just following the threads instructions.. which were.. List "Your Personal" Top 3 MMOGS of all time.. apparently you missed that.

Edit : Also he said to mention your most anticipated MMOG coming out.

My top 3:

1. DAoC - Best pve/pvp combination I have ever experienced in a game, period.

2. AC - Best solo pvp I ever had.

3. WoW - Not sure why, nothing really stands out, it was easy and new. The pvp was okay.

Anticipating:

AoC and WO

Personally the more I read and hear I am starting to lean towards AoC over WO. I have a lot of friends that think WO will be the next great mmorpg.

 AoC to me seems like it will offer new cutting edge game play and combat style. Of course it is not in a genre of its own, but it does seem like the devs have really tried to make things different and have tried new things.

With WO it seems like they have taken what has worked in the more modern mmorpgs and are trying to implement them into one game. Mythic has an excellent team.

This is totally a hype call though, I have not beta'd etiher of these.

My HYPE, they both will do good.

AoC - 9   Looks solid and offers some ground breaking ideas with a "newish" theme.

WO - 8.5 Looks solid and offers the best of what we have now with the same old theme.

When this game first came out I played it for about 3 weeks and thought it was a "decent" game. This was before all the financial problems were occuring and such. I usually only play games that have a decent pvp system intact. I have looked at this game a few times in the past year or so but I can not get myself to play it simply because there is no real PVP involved..

Now, can I raise this notion without getting flamed by the pro pve/ anti pvp crowd?

I think this game would have had a much better chance at survival and would have piqued more curiousity had it instituted PVP from the start.

Anyone notice when you click on a link to review a game it shows the right one, but then you go to rate it and it trys to rate a completely different game? Just 1 minute ago I clicked on Guild Wars and when I hit the rate this game button Cabal popped up. I have previoulsy rated both of these games.

Also I have had problems with My Profile retaining the selections I make (yes i do select the save changes button at the bottom and do not hit the back arrow), and it has just recently started logging me in when I logon to the website, before I would have to manually login each time and it would not save my changes at all.

The whole built in pizza button in mmorpgs is a mastermind scheme of weight loss agencies all over the globe. ... need i say more?

Don't buy ArchLord unless you like grindfest asian type mmorpgs with gank style pvp. Honestly, I am waiting right now, doing other things till a decent mmorpg comes out that I can put some "well spent" time into. I agree with a lot of what you have said.

My advice, step away from the pc for awhile, enjoy the summer, log back on late fall and !BAM! some new mmorgps to try.

After reading your post it seems you are looking for a class that is "versatile" and not just unique. Unfortunetly most games have the basic class/race system implemented. What I find myself doing is going away from the cookie cutter specs and trying new combinations, not only does it make games more challenging I find myself understanding the characters skills/abilities much more. This helps tremendously in pvp situations.

If you haven't tried GW, try it, its free2play and a decent online game, and wait for something "more your style" to come along.

By nature people want to be right, and they want to have others agree with them. Unfortuntely it seems people would rather argue about something flawed in a game  then agree on something positive about the content or interface they like.  No game is perferct for everyone, it may be perfect for you, revel in that, enjoy it.

Its not that I don't  notice the shortcomings or flaws in a game, its just that I try to enjoy the positive aspects and not point out the negative in other games, that others like.

I played WoW on and off for about 3 years, it was good.

Its hard not to laugh when you read a post like this one here. The problem with a lot of gamers is the general mentality that they can have what they want when they want it. If the game or group is not going your way, just drop out or disconnect. Thats worse to me than to think/say you need an item and roll greed on it. But then the point that everyone will justify that they need that shiny/colored item is very accurate. If not for this character for another.

Greed is such in that it is so integrated in the mentality of the youth today the whole Need/Greed idea is hardly useful. I can see it working with guilds where a hierarchy is established, and with maturer players. Or anyone who has a sense of honor or respect.. a hard thing to find in mmorpgs these days.

A review is biased in nature, its one persons opinion on a game... And as far as accurate if it is exactly how they feel about it.. its 100% accurate. Thats why you have to take an accumulation of reviews and look at the good and bad then determine if you want to play the game. To only look for good or bad in a review would be to get a biased review.

Know what you are looking for in a game, look at the reviews and weigh the good and bad and make a choice.

A good review can save you time and money. e.g. i avoided the whole Dark and Light  debacle, thanks to the reviewers.

 --- bias reviewers! ... don't confuse them with fanbois.. and if any game deserved fanbois, it's LOTRO.

Yeah, I noticed the rating fluctuation as well. LOTRO was 8.4 and all dropped to 8.1 and it seems they are gradually raising back up as LOTRO drops. I have also noticed how when a new game releases it has high ratings but then seems to drop pretty quick, especially some of the lame grindfest asian mmorpgs you see. A dime a dozen... Now it seems like things have stabled out.

I thought this game was going to be a hit when it first was in the lime light. It took way too long for it to show and when it did they released it too soon and a lot of people were scammed and felt cheated. To many promises, very few kept.. there is a reason it is on the bottom of the rating list even though the 20 above are a joke in graphics and content. This game did have potential in my mind, I liked many of the ideas and concept.. just not how the devs and those behind it treated the customers and handled the situation.

I think AC was and is still a very good MMORPG and was easily the best of its day. It has lost some of the graphic luster it once had but as far as the combat goes and comparing it to AoC, i think there will be many differences.

Go to AoC's webpage and read on their REAL COMBAT ideas. http://community.ageofconan.com

There is some interesting things they discuss and say will be implemented in the game. I would comment more but this is the AC forum, .. AC was a great game!

 Click the link and hit FAQ on the left, REAL COMBAT is #2 on the list.