Originally posted by gactrainer

Okay, so approximately how much would you think it would cost to make a Browser-Based game.

 

Perhaps one with a little map like in the game Crystal Saga, though it wouldn't be so vast and the map wouldn't be the main feature of the game; just a map so the players could inteact with.

 

Players would be able to go on the map to go to horse shows or get their horse groomed(it would be a horse-game.)  And then, when not on the map, it'd be simple. Auctions they could put their horses in, Direct Sales, etc.

 

I'd just like a little quote on what price range you would approximate this idea to be? 

$10,000 or $10 or $0 or $1,000,000...

Originally posted by Majinash

Originally posted by SBFord

"the vast majority of Internet traffic we see from these regions are from cyber-criminals relating to account theft, gold-farming and other hacking behavior."

What's your reaction to the IP blocking?

The problem I have is that the cyber criminals who do all that stuff know exactly how to get around IP blocking.  I don't mind blocking off people from a game if there were some benifit, but I feel like this ONLY hurts legit players, for pretty much zero gain.

This is a very good point.

UO

Truth be told I didn't read your whole post but I think I see where you're going with this and it does present some interesting ideas. I like it to some extent and find it original for sure. Like anything else it would take testing and fine tuning but it could have some truly original implications if used correctly.

I would stay away from Gateways and Dells. The graphics cards you're looking at the, GTX 520 and the 6750, neither of them are really for gaming, they would run TOR I think because it has low graphics requirements but I would recommend something like AMD 6850 / 6870, or Nvidia GTX 560 or 560ti, they are mid range cards and will provide better experience in games and be able to run future games better. Keep in mind though neither would be able to max out a demanding title at high resolution (ie Battlefield 3 at 1080p+).

For people who don't build their own computers but want gaming machines I recommend ibuypower or similar sites. I have purchased a computer from ibuypower and I would recommend using them they are legit and use quality products. Dell and Gateway mass produce PCs and cut corners on components to lower the price which is fine to some extent but is not ideal if you can avoid it.

Just my opinion .

I'm pretty sure f2p Lineage 2 is going to help NCsoft a lot. There are a ridiculous amount of people playing L2 now and I imagine there is a lot of money being made from it's cash shop.

Just get Skyrim OP, D3 doesn't even have a release date yet.

You're all retarded anything Ultima or Garriot related is gunna be good. Even though I hate facebook and have never made one I would make one to play a new form of UO.

I'm playing at the default Adept difficulty and I think its really good. Some fights are way harder than others. Sometimes you have to strategize and sometimes you can just hack n slash but in general I think the difficulty is near perfect.

Man a lot of delusionary talking in this thread, L2 F2P will not "kill" anything, I tried the trial the other day I had forgotten how boring this game was. And the guy who said 10m players I really hope you are trolling.

Hrmm ditching MMOs for MW3 SP huh? So you're gunna stop playing MMOs for a day or so and come back?

I don't play any MMOs right now (nor have I for way too long due to the endless wave of shit the industry has been producing) though I am gunna be playing MW3 mainly MP though.

I'll do some of my favorites based on catigory because I cannot pick one all time favorite, I'm way too indecisive for that.

MMO: Ultima Online

FPS (Single Player): Bioshock

FPS (Online): Counter-Strike

RPG: Mass Effect

Platformer: Mario 64

Racing: Gran Turismo 3

Open World: Grand Theft Auto 3

To name a few.

Originally posted by CorkCorkCork

Thanks so much for your feedback !

I'll probably pop down to my neighbourhood DIY computer store and see what other better DIY rigs I can purchase. I will also post the specs for the next DIY PC i would consider buying soon !

I would recommend Newegg it's really the best site to buy computer hardware and they have great deals and the reviews are quite helpful for novice builders.

Originally posted by grawss

Horrid buy.

^ This

If you want to do without a videocard look into something like the Intel Sandy Bridge which is a very good line of CPUs and has better than most integrated graphics built into the chip. Or the AMD Llano which is a decent CPU and has a better integrated graphics than Sandy Bridge but not quite as good processor.

Either way the build you have listed is worthless I would save up another $100-200 dollars and get a newer gen cpu with at least a modest videocard.

If you want PM me your budget and anyother relevent info and I will try to help you out with a decent build.

Nice I'll go back to L2 for some F2P fun.

If this would have came out earlier this year I would have cared more, I had really wanted to try it but it looks like next will finally have some good MMOs. D3, GW2, PSO2, TSW (maybe), Archeage (maybe), TERA just isn't on my radar anymore.

I also agree with the person who said they should have released it around the same time in NA as they did in Korea. I never understand why Asian MMO companies release their games in the US a year or so after their Asian release dates, it cannot take a year to dub the game which is all they should be doing to it anyways. No one needs "westernization", anyone who wouldn't like Asian style games still wont like them after this process.

I think the math you're refering to and the lack of really cool skills stems from attempts to balance the classes from a pvp stand point. One way I can think of to counter this is to have 2 seperate skill trees, one only used for pvm where the skills can be over the top both in effect and power, and another set for pvp which would be more controlled and even. Obviously the 2 sets of skills should be exclusive to their field ie pvp skills can only be used in pvp and vice versa.

I am still willing to play games from any company providing they are good but here is my shit-list:

EA - for ruining Ultima Online, cancelling UO2 and cancelling UXO

NC Soft - for canning Tabula Rasa WAY too early, among other stupid shit

Square Enix - for calling FFXIV a game

Activision/Blizzard - for massively dumbing down the mmorpg genre and just being greedy (mainly Activision but Blizzard aren't saints either), and for cashing in on COD by re-releasing it every year

SOE - ruining SWG, nuff said.

Like I said I will still play a game from any of these companies if its a good game but you can bet I would never buy stock in them or sing their praise like a lot of the delusional fanboys on the web.

Originally posted by Supersoups

Originally posted by hazy

GJ Funcom, I knew you guys were cool.

 

So now FC is suddenly cool, gotto love these forums. ;)

 

lol bud I think you are looking for something thats not there. I think they are cool because they gave people who didn't have facebook a way to sign up for beta when before there was none.  Thats a company listening to their player base, which is cool. Simple as that.

GJ Funcom, I knew you guys were cool.