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Originally posted by xion12121 What you have to keep in mind here is that they might not actually be banning anything. This could be just PR spin to retain current subscribers.
Right. This is the real issue. They are releasing a lot of PR, but they were saying good things about banning bots during the first month as well. However, I saw no action that actually supported their PR releases. For now this is all just a bunch of numbers that I care nothing about. What I need is to see video of typical bost-infested areas, taken over the course of a few days, that's NOT taken by anyone who is working with NC Soft. The bottom line is that I simply don't trust them. I spent so-called "closed beta" and head start dealing with the bots (and reporting them). I reported bots in Live (a number of which were the same bots from head start) every day for the first week until my ability to submit petitions mysteriously broke (the support ticket for which was "elevated to a senior GM" and then flatly ignored up to the point that I canceled my account). I saw the same bots that I reported every fracking day continue wide out in the open, ostensibly 24hrs a day, flat out ignored by NC Soft all while NC posted anti-bot PR on the web. If NC Soft wants my money again they will apologize to me for... ahem... losing my support ticket and then they'll SHOW me that there's actual substance behind their words. Otherwise they can stuff their empty PR straight up their turkey. |
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General: Free Zone: How Helpful Are MMOG Previews
News Discussion « General Discussion 11/25/09 3:12:13 PM
I agree. The example that immediately came to mind when I saw the OP's article was AoC. That MMO received glowing reviews for Tortage, but very few (if any?) gave anything more than a few sentences regarding the real game beyond the introduction. It's all about time. Ideally a MMO review should be broken into segments that cover the first three months. There would be a "Lunch Review" of the first two or three days, and then three more reviews written: Part 1 being written after the first month, Part 2 after the second, and, of course, Part 3 after the third month. Perhaps these monthly segments could also cover issues brought up in the forums. Forum comments are usually exaggerated and a review would be a good place to balance the reality versus the emotionally charged forum posts. Who's going to give it that much time though? For that matter, who's still going to care about the reviews at that point? I would really like to see how such an approach to MMO reviews would be received. |
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Originally posted by Sovrath
I just don't trust that a vampire mmo would work unless it was more along the lines of an Underworld style (doesn't have to have werewolves just the style) world where it's more about the conflict. I suppose what I'm saying is that mmo's don't seem to me to be very good at generating atmosphere. It's hard to be scary with people dueling in the tombs and people dancing on top of the bushes.
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Originally posted by Mystik86
That's assuming that they build it correctly, but you're forgetting something called "DDO". For many years I made your comment but in regards to fantasy MMOs, saying that if anyone ever made a Dungeons & Dragons MMO then that would be it. Most epic MMO ever. Well, you know that went. Don't get me wrong. I love WoD and vampires and werewolves and horror and... the whole shabang. While I have more respect for CCP than I'll ever likely have for Turbine, that's not saying that I have any form of explicit trust that they - or anyone - will actually do the IP justice. I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best, but I need them to be snarky on the forums.
EDIT: As far as a Twilight MMO is concerned, sure, let them have it. I really don't care. It would keep those types out of the WoD IP where they would almost certainly whine about how the vampires are too mean, not romantic enough, and otherwise not like edward. It would do everyone a service.
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Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted: Dralnok’s Doom: New High Level Content
News Discussion « General Discussion 11/23/09 8:55:27 PM
Yeah. Horizons. www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setview/features/gameID/17/loadFeature/957 ^ The comments should be fun, too. |
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Aion: NCsoft Drops the Banhammer on 16,000
News Discussion « General Discussion 11/23/09 8:20:06 PM
Meaningless PR piece is meaningless. The problem is that they blatantly ignore the blatantly obvious bots that operate in blatantly obvious locations. Yes, it would be a bad thing if they let the bots exist in locations that aren't obvious. Obviously you miss the obvious if that's the first retort that you jumped to. Meh. Meh is meh. This amounts to a slap on wrist and a pat on the head. When they actually start doing their jobs - or hiring more people so that they have the time to do their jobs - then I'll maybe consider resubbing. To future flame responses: lol @ your nerd rage. This post isn't directed at anyone, so if YOU take offense, then YOU clearly need to untie your ego from your MMO. Also, I won't be back to read your reply anyway, ergo your reply, much like your nerd rage, is meaningless. Thanks for reading. ^_~ |
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Am I the only one who HATES dragon age?
General Gaming « General Discussion 11/22/09 12:23:35 AM
Originally posted by Scyris
Agreed. Not only that but the characters are incredibly cliche. It's funny that you mention Lord of The Rings. This was one of my earliest / immediate impressions of the game. The Warden camp reminded me so much of the console-based LoTR games that I actually laughed a bit out loud at the game as I played through it.. Cute fanboy flamming me for not remembering the name of the area. You're so cool, fanboy, whoever you turn out to be. Anyway, year, I pretty much agree with all of your points. Cliche characters, cliche story, and has been pointed out, absolutely nothing new about the combat. Dragon Age = NWN2 mod.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Impressions of the Imperial Agent
News Discussion « General Discussion 11/22/09 12:14:51 AM
Originally posted by MMO_Doubter "Their" is grammatically incorrect. It implies more than one person. His or her is awkward, but correct.
Not necessarily. It works both ways. For more information see: www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/their.html |
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Anarchy Online: New Engine Screenshots
News Discussion « General Discussion 11/21/09 11:58:20 PM
The only real differences that I see in these screens is the addition of shadows and water reflections. It's all just camera position and lighting. I recall that the original video released for their "new graphics engine" looked better than this. ho-hum. |
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SW:TOR release possibly "Right In front of us".
General Discussion « Star Wars: The Old Republic 11/11/09 9:58:35 PM
Fascinating. Good find OP. |
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Originally posted by talismen351
Downright lie? The stone prisoner costs 1200 points the Wardens Keep costs 560 points. That is 1760 points = $7.00 for 560 points and $20.00 for 1600 points. So that equals $27.00. I bought retail purchase and did NOT get 'Stone prisoner'. But I did get a code for the dragon armor...which I used and never recieved the armor or quest on how to get the armor. I am not lying to justify anything...no more than I feel you are lying to justify your position. Also if you are gonna tell me they are charging for extra content because it was delayed...that is total crap. There is no reason at all why PC users should be charged. If these two quests are included in the console versions, then they should be free to download f or the PC version. Look for the card that has Mass Effect 2 on one side and a big rock dude on the other. It will look like one of those advertisement inserts that are always placed in the box. That will have your codes on it, one on each side, for blood dragon armor and the golem. |
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Anyone playing Cities XL that has info to offer?
General Discussion « CitiesXL 11/10/09 10:55:05 PM
Originally posted by Bountytaker
That'd be frustrating, but look at it from another point of view. If you posted it to the forum then you're spreading knowledge about the exploit. Try sending the information through a PM. |
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Originally posted by Dana
Yes, it's a lot of Dragon Age at the same time, but there's a less sinister reason for it all... The game launched this week. Naturally, that's when they're doing major advertising. It's also a logical time to call the makers of a single player game and talk to them. ;)
Absolutely. Also, I just realized that my "well boss" line came across in text much ruder than I intended it to, so I'd like to apologize for that. The timing of everything makes sense either way, but this way I get to enjoy conspiracy theories. ;D
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Originally posted by Horkathane All your bullet points are user error lol! - Forget you put them on Hold - Dont know how to use part hold or the tactical interface - Does not know how to operate ranged character Behaviors in the Tactical menu -Does not know how to deploy a strategic group Sorry sir, you are the problem. This game takes skill, L2P
If only it were as simple as yourself then there would be no bugs and no patches. We can dream. |
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Originally posted by Dana
Well boss I don't actually care, but I'd like to point out:
Purely by coincidence, and thus not in the button list, but still having a psychological effect was the DA-related comic that I saw on loading the front page. Collectively it was DA overload. Now maybe you don't know anything more about it than we do, and I'm generally inclined to believe that you don't on a professional level, but you do have to admit that it's a perfect storm of coincidence. With that said I don't personally care if it is all arranged or not. I find their (apparent) attempt to connect DA's success with SW TOR quite frankly amusing. If SW TOR is anything like DA then:
Bioware is as cliche as anime. The bad guy is always obvious. The betrayals are always obvious. The plot points are always the same. The same character archetypes are always used. The only thing that we're missing is the blue spikey hair. Good thing I like anime then. |
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Is your game log in different from your NC Soft master account log in? You should check your bank details just to be sure and check your master account details. Surely couldn't hurt to play it safe in this situation. |
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Originally posted by pojung
Mine: Botorific |
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Originally posted by xersent
Yeah, every MMO has bots. You could say that every house has bugs, too. Don't bother to spray or clean, just get used to them. You know what happens when you have that attitude? Aion happens. Sure every MMO has bots. Aion just happens to be the greasy $2 bot motel of MMOs. Some people, apparently such as yourself, are okay with that. |
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Originally posted by Torgozo
I haven't played WAR so I can't comment on that. As far as Aion is concerned, I canceled my sub yesterday due to the infestation of bots. They're forming guilds and operate indiscriminately.
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Sure. I got curious over all the talk about something so I checked it out. It turned out to be a very moving story that kept me awake. Like the one that you mentioned, the erotic scenes were completely arbitrary. I guess some folks get off on that? It's a damn shame, because it could be main stream. Oh well. Such as is. After being surprised at the quality of the story I decided to check a second and it was laughable, so I haven't tried any of the others. |
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