In case anyone is unclear about what a DDOS is:

One common method of attack involves saturating the target machine with external communications requests, so much so that it cannot respond to legitimate traffic, or responds so slowly as to be rendered essentially unavailable. Such attacks usually lead to a sever overload. In general terms, DoS attacks are implemented by either forcing the targeted computer(s) to reset, or consuming its resources so that it can no longer provide its intended service or obstructing the communication media between the intended users and the victim so that they can no longer communicate adequately.

Originally posted by Melgaroth

Originally posted by djmtott

I'm a bit worried as well. 7 days to go and there's little to no word on cost, pre-orders, incentives, etc...

At this point I'd hope we'd have daily communication up until launch. Just a note here and there to keep faith alive in the 12/12 launch date.

If we don't hear anything today I would start to worry.

Incoming release delay announcement in T minus 10...9...8...7...

Originally posted by jadedlevir
Lawl, av's inability to meet a deadline as a company is pretty mindblowing. Missed it by almost a month... wonder how many more there will be.

I think the good money now is on first or second quarter 2013.  Definitely no release this year. :(

Originally posted by ICEBLUE

I would love to see a PVE server.. Not sure why so many are addamently against it, since there would most likely be an option for players to move over to PVP if they wanted to.

Is it because the PVP community fears most will jump at the chance to go PVE is the option was open reducing the population on the PVP servers, or is ti because they need those noobs to hunt down to satsify something they get by doing so?

I enjoyed the world in DF1, liked to explore fight the PVE monsters etc, but got tired of bunny hoping gankers who preyed on the noobs, or those of us less thitchy fingured that would get killed over and over again.

I heard the "go play another game" rant but the real fact is, if there was a PVE server, more players would jump in and and many would eventually end up trying the PVP side as well, thus increasing the population which is the biggest issue currently and could quickly become the new big issue as yet again many wil try the game if stuck in PVP only, play a month or 2 and then leave.

My perosnal thoughts as a player of MMO's since way back with the Isle of Kesma on Compuserve ;)

 

My sentiments exactly, Ice.  Unfortunately, with a tiny--relatively unskilled--dev team like AV, I think we are setting the bar too high when we assume UW will be even half of what they are claiming it will be.

Originally posted by deathshroud
... in the lnog run it will improve the game but right now its a failure.

Sounds like an appropriate epitaph for MO.  After I did the trial recently I am not surprised one bit.  A more incompetent group of developers I have never seen.

Originally posted by GrumpyCharr

 

Lesson: Nobody gets a break and if you're going to try to go out on your own to start a game company, be prepared for folks to turn on you - it's the way of the gamer world.

Actually the lesson is: If you create a C- product and charge a Triple A product price for it, be preparied for folks to turn on you.

Well said, Biskop.  Thank you for phrasing what I've always felt in such a clear way.

Originally posted by Samhael

Well, at least the review at NO point even pretended to be impartial. I stopped wasting my time after I finished the second paragraph. 

Same.  No game deserves a 10/10.  And a 9/10 should be an extremely rare rating.  I give the credibility of this re-review a 2/10.

For some other, higher resolution Wurm screenshots look here: http://wurmonline.com/forum/index.php?action=gallery;cat=14

I actually find the graphics quite immersive.  But Wurm is not just a hardcore PvP game (though there are PvP full loot servers).

Thanks for the demo, Ripper X.  Amusing as ever.

Originally posted by VincentG85

This is where The Secret World stands :

 - No Levels : You start at "end-game" !

 - 500 Skills tu Unlock : Grinding all of the 500 is going to take a bunch of time !

- Developer: Funcom = FAIL

Edit: After 5 months playing TSW I am forced to admit that Funcom has actually learned a lesson from its past failures.  Now if they could just stop breaking the game whenever they patch it?   I'm taking a break from TSW while they fix some serious bugs that have been ruining my play experience.  And Funcom, get SLI working, dang it!

"Back then, the journey mattered – hell, the journey was the game."

I only play MMORPG's where the above philosophy is the focus of its design.  Hence, I haven't touched SWTOR, yet.

Originally posted by Benthon

Why do you keep putting (TM) next to "Coming soon"?

What is the current active population count (A number only, please, and not for went TC hits, or any other major patch. Right now.)?

Soon(tm) explained: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=soon%20%28tm%29

Originally posted by Ozmodan

much rather give someone Skyrim

 

I could actually agree with that sentiment if Skyrim wasn't so poorly ported to the PC.  When will Bethesda get a clue that there is a huge PC market for their Console games?

Originally posted by Adhesive33

Originally posted by William12

Whats funny is people expect TSW to be oh so great yet forget what company is developing it (funcom).

 

This same company is killing AOC.

Not me, I'll never subscribe to another funcom game again.

Same here.  After suffering the painfully poor release of AO (6 month sub, what a sucker I was) I gave up on them.  But then to put the final nail in the coffin the release of AoC 8 years later and they hadn't learned a thing as it was just about as bad as AO's release.  I don't care how polished it is now.  I don't respect funcom enough to pay them another dime.

Originally posted by huskie77

there is little reason not to just play the 14 day trial and see for yourself.

See what for yourself?  The OP is a long time player who is asking if the game is worth revisiting right now.  With 2.0 coming...someday.  And maybe a character wipe with it.  You can see why the OP is hesitant to resub.