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A rather good game, thank you, Cryptic! // (My biased review)
General Discussion « Star Trek Online 2/15/10 6:54:33 AM
Originally posted by Xondar123
I laughed because it's funny and true. Your post reminds me of a certain Star Trek movie review: www.youtube.com/watch
And,,,, your point being? Girls cannot post? Guys whom you think sound like chicks cannot post on MMO forums? What relevance does your statement have about the content of this thread besides an attempt to be funny? Although i gotta admit, it was kinda funny indeed.... Alas; If my post sound like a girl telling her mother about her new boyfriend, than i suppose you sound like a girl who is gossiping with her other female friends about that biatch who has a boyfriend, yet deep inside you are sad and jealeus, since u have no boyfriend at all to begin with. I suggest you get a partner/game or whatever it is you are missing and get over it.:D |
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A rather good game, thank you, Cryptic! // (My biased review)
General Discussion « Star Trek Online 2/14/10 8:24:39 PM
Originally posted by SgtFrog
Confused? Could you really not guess that i meant Biased? Yes, thats what i meant, and English is not my native language, so i guess im prone to make some mistakes every once in a while... NEvertheless, i corrected the spelling mistake i made earlier, thank you for the heads up. |
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A rather good game, thank you, Cryptic! // (My biased review)
General Discussion « Star Trek Online 2/14/10 8:04:55 PM
FIRST OF ALL, im a fan of such games as: Eve online, Jumpgate, Earth and Beyond and generally most any game that has space ships and space in it, NO MATTER HOW DIFFERENT THEY MAY BE OTHERWISE...... (but im no star trek fan) SO MY OPINION IS BIASED!!
Well, FIRST THE NEGATIVES: *(Yes, im well aware that the game is not perfect,,, far from it)* -Extra races for sale? pfft -Champions online graphics engine ripoff- a little too cartoony for Star Trek, IMHO -Depending on your love or hate of the game, the quest can get repetitive after a while,,, like most any other MMO i have had the experience of playing -Doesnt have that much of an MMO feeling considering the fact that the game is mostly instanced, yet there is a standart monthly fee to pay. -Lack of proper craftin or anything -We got the combat, but where is the exploration or diplomacy so typical os Star Trek? -No proper death penalty... i mean i gotta admit: i hate LOOSING Substantial amounts of EXP or anything when i get killed (Like that final fantasy online game) BUT its too shallow yet.... *****BUT IM STILL LOVING' IT!!***** Why? Total customisation: -u can customise your characters appearance/traits out of a given species, or create a whole new one on your own -You not oly get to pick uniforms for yourself, but you also get to choose your crew and name/dress em in a uniform as u see fit -Furthermore, there are COOL PIECES OF KITS / ARMOR that you can equip on your character on top of your uniform and they VISUALLY show up,,, also there are some cool pieces of weaponry to be had -Almost TOTAL SHIP CUSTOMISATION: Pick the name of the ship that show up on your hull, color your ship to some extend, pick individual VISIBLE/HULL pieces for your ship AKA, Earth&Beyond style, and ofcourse equip it with guns/cannons/turrets etc etc from tip to toe. Other stuff: -Ground missions: SURE, they may not be so great, but at least they are there,, AND being able to move around with your character reminds you that YOU ARE NOT YOUR SHIP, RATHER THE CAPTAIN OF IT!! After some space missions, it always feels good to feel the soft touch of earth/whatever beneath my threaded boots! -Lotsa scripted missions to keep ya buzzy if ur into that kinda thing like me. -Tonsa random missions to fill in the blanks, there are also a few non-combat missions. -Generally well-done and satsfying art direction and graphics overall both for ships, structures, characters and equipment. Sound is nice too, after all, its hailing from the star trek franchise. -LACK of LAG: You may be experiencing rubberbanding, lag spikes or whatnot, but PERSONALLY i have notniced none of em so far,,,, AND HEY!!, This is MY* post so im posting here MY thoughts about MY Experience with the game, YOURS MAY DIFFER, heheheh... -Overall good performance: MAXIMUM SETTINGS, no lag............Yet again i just cashed in lotsa money for a new system so depending on your hardware setup, your experience may wary. -YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN: As i previously pointed out, you are not the ship, you are the commander in chief with your little officers stationed at the bridge obeying your commands and hundreds of your redshirts (the faceless ones:D) doing your bidding repairing your ship and keeping it functional. -Since you are the captain, you NOT ONLY get promoted yourself (Bigger/better ships etc etc) BUT you ALSO get to PROMOTE YOUR CREW i mean officers. And when ur promoted there is this little ceremony for that,, heheh.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the end, i am well aware of the shortcomings of this game, yet i find myself compelled to play it again and again. The sweet sweet feeling of equipping my CHARACTER -*AND*- my SPACE SHIP and going on adventures gives me that awesome feeling that i might be missing lately from other games i tried. I recommend this game if you, like me - enjoy being the captain of your own vessel so much that you can overlook some of the shortcomings of this game, but otherwise id stay away from it for now... Now back to my ship!! OH AND PS: As the title says: THANK YOU CRYPTIC! (RED ALERT!! FLAME SHIELDS UP)
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Perfection66: If you would have read my previous post, you would have seen that i am indeed using the ''right click'' block future, and yes, its not hard to do at all= i have EVEN posted it with bold letters and a thin line under to make it more visble. So; I am not saying that its bothering me so much at all; what i am trying to do is to make a statement as such that gold farming is indeed getting a little too rampant in this game, and that i sympatize with the OP. PS; i did not know of the /anon command - cheers for that. |
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I used to play Lineage II, but i was never bothered with the amount of ''private tells'' that i am getting now from Aion. During my time playing that game, i was only accosionally bothered with a ''gold spam'' on the general chat channels and the ilk, (i am speaking of MY experience, not others) but i did not used to get a private gold-spam tell once every 5-10 mins. So my point is that Aions in game gold spam seems to be more intense than my previous experiences with other games. |
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WHEN!!? :D I mean, the game is so new, and from the rumors i heard, the gold sellers were spamming the chat&private channels with sales advertisements eversince the game was released such a short while ago. (Especially the EU servers). Lol, day-one gold sales! Maybe they made the gold pre-release/early start, or maybe they dont have any gold to sell to begin with, the important thing is the ''spam and blocking''. Goldsellers are advertising their activities regularly on both general chat and via private tells. One click and they are blocked. *ALAS, i am even getting tired of ''blocking'' those people as the frequency of their ''tells'' is increasing daily :D heheh. Is there an AION TRIAL? Coz if those are not trial accounts used to sell gold, i dont see why the devs wont ban the whole account the ''gold seller - character name'' belongs to, AND pretty soon, the gold sellers will be loosing more money than they are making, right? (every ban=gold seller has to buy a new game) And thus the issue would be solved...... But ofcourse for this to work, the trial offers must be suspended - IF THERE ARE ANY to begin with, Just my two cents. Cheers |
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Well, i kinda like this game too, personally i would give it a 7.0 for now, and thats not a bad grade (in my opinion) although my only real gripe is with the que times. But as someone else has allready pointed, the OP did sound like a statement from an employee of publishing company/developers of the game, heheh.. errr,, if so, advising ''addiction'' doesnt sound so healthy.. :D where is your sense of corporate responsibility? |
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(European Servers) Wait times were expected, BUT this is still too much...
General Discussion « Aion 9/30/09 2:03:12 PM
Just an update. I have finally been able to play for about 6 hours straight, starting at twelve a clock straight last night,,, (had to wake up with only 4.5 hours of sleept today, not too pleasent) and to my suprise, the game was not so bad at all,,, i only reached lv 11 so far, (levelled my lv 4 war to glad) though, so it could definetly get much better or much worse, it is yet to be seen. I would honestly give this game a preliminery 7 out of 10 for now. (thats not such a bad grade in my book:D ) ALAS, I am disappointed in the wait lines STILL.. WHy? Because i tried to login today at 19.pm this afternoon, and yes, it might be a peak hour, But since its only a weekday (and not friday or weekend) and since they added some new servers as well as limited the player shops (private stores whattamacallit) , i was thinking that the line to wait would be about 40mins or something,,, instead im still getting 3-4 hour wait times. SURE, if it says 3hrs35 minutes, i get to wait NO MORE than 2.30 or 3 hours of wait time, but its still too much, IMHO. I wonder.............could the publishing/responsible company honestly not predict at all that so many gamers would be playing Aion at release........? Anyways, at least now instead of being kicked out of the game alltogether, i can now wait in line,,,, err,, its better than nothing, right? |
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Originally posted by URFUBAR
Like you said, you don't knolw how it is in Europe... lol? ALL EU [eng] servers are so full that you cannot even join the queue anymore you just get a server is full message. So no, EU is nothing like what you describe, troll! :)
YEah, i am afreaid you are right, Im EU too, and this is exactly what i am experiencing as well. (posted on my EU thread too) - servers so capped you cant even que. |
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Originally posted by URFUBAR
I couldnt agree with you more. This post by the company, which i too had allready read, is totally, absolutely pointless gibberish. It is almost the DUMBEST post i have ever seen in my life:D Let me give you an example: you: tell the doctor that your leg is broken and you cant move it an inch. You ask for his assistance, and pay the money to be treated up front. (as u been told) the good doctor, (we call him Doctor NC for now): tells you that it probably hurts when you try to move it. You say: yes it hurts- Doctor NC: you probably shouldnt move that leg. You: yeah sure. Doctor NC: Be glad that your other limbs are not broken You: err.. what has it got to do with anything? Doctor NC: ''The weather is so lovely today''. You: are you gonna treat me or not? maybe give me a painkiller, or plaster ? Doctor NC: no...no........ it costs money, i wont do it, BUT I WILL PRAY TO MY GOD , who is aptly named Aion (in game) so that he cures you. You: dude,THATS A LAUSY WAY OF TREATING A PATIENT!! your prayer aint gonna help me with the pain, or the leg. Besides i DID pay you up front, didnt i? just treat me allready! DO something!! Doctor NC: yess..... yes... no..... yeeeeeesss You: dude ....? Doctor NC: nooooo... yess. You: Dood your not making any sense anymore Doctor NC: yes...... no... you should probably go to a hospital and have a doctor check your broken- leg out..... You: I AM* in the god-darned hospital!! You ARE the freaking doctor!! Look , if you aint gonna treat me, just gimmi back my money and i will go someplace else. Doctor NC: well, we are trying everthing we can to allivate your problems. Thank you for dropping by! Come again! You:WTF?? Doctor NC: Thank you, come again! ..................in the end, it wasnt just a loss of cash, it was also a loss of time.
I think that the ''Aion homepage News item'' mentioned above helps us as much as Doctor NC helps that poor injured guy:D
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(European Servers) Wait times were expected, BUT this is still too much...
General Discussion « Aion 9/27/09 9:34:57 AM
OH MY GOD!! SCREWTHIS!! In all my previous posts i tried to AVOID to complain (cursing or to be mean) as much as possible Now im finally pissed off..... I AM OK WAITING HOUR/S IN LINE TO PLAY!! + I do other stuff in the meantime while waiting. BUT NOW IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE!! **NOW I CANNOT EVEN WAIT IN LINE ANYMORE: ** =Probably the server cap has been reached: so im being told that ''server is too full right now'' or something along that line, AND i am NOT EVEN* put into the waiting que!! dammit!! First there were lines to wait, its ok. Than there were longer lines to wait, its ok too. NOW THE LINES ARE GONE ALLTOGETHER , but not* because they solved the overpopulation issue,, NOOOOO. ''now the lines gone coz its so capped you cant even wait in line''. I used to play Autoassault, yeah it wasnt such a great game, i know, but still..... and they brought it down. Than i used the promotion they gave (when bringing AA down) to play Tabula rasa, heck i had even both the collectos of it, and they brought that game down as well. Both times, i never complained or got pissed off. But i swear, swear, aion going from longer and longer que times to NOT ALLOWED INTO THE GAME AT ALL: was the final drop of shit i could take. Screw u NC! PS BY THE WAY:: i KNOW i can TRY to create other characters on other servers. BUT PLEASE listen to this: I HAVE ALLREADY GOT 5 LV 3-5 CHARACTERS ON 5 DIFFERENT SERVERS ALLREADY!! I AM FREAKING TIRED OF CREATING NEW CHARACTERS ALL THE TIME ON ALL THE SERVERS, just coz they are qued/now capped. I pick a server that i can play on, i create a char on it, and than next time i try to log in, BANG, its capped too:( FINALLY: To summarize: Waiting in que wasnt so cool (ofcourse) BUT it was allright,, NOT being able to play the game AT ALL (as if i had not* PAID for the game or as if i was a pirate/or trying to play on some god-damned private server) is a biyatch! This is my freaking game! i Shelled 60 bucks for it and gone through all the registration/adding credit card info etc etc.. at least have the decency to to let us in the freaking line, coz i can not be bothered to try to login ever 3-5 minutes to see if our god, all mighty aion-game would let me que or not. Thank you. And if you think that i am over-exeggerating (read my opening post, i was cool back than, now its changed, and i explained why*) or something like that, u can flame me all you want, it wont change the fact that i cant even play this game at all now, and thats all that matters to me right now about this issue)
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Heheh, i think that todays games, and especially MMOs are really being played by gamers EVEN BEFORE they are released- Heck! Even before they are created! As the author of the article pointed out, ppl are getting burned out of a MMO before they have a chance to play coz they have allready played the game so many hours in their heads. And when the game is finally released, the real/actual game cannot compete with the dream that they had in their minds :D The gamers folly? Or the MMO industries? Personally i think we players might be at some ''fault'' but the greatest responsibility lies with the MMO company nonetheless. I appriciate the need for hype in the name of marketing and such, but i humbly believe that sometimes this is taken to the extremes by the companies. (Ex; releasing lotsa info 3 yrs before the release of a game:D That information is bound to get changed (at least to some degree) eventually=disappointment/broken promises and the opportunity for such an extremly early(mostly/generally unhealthy hype) OOOps,to summarize: i guess in the end i mostly agree with the article written above, cheers
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(European Servers) Wait times were expected, BUT this is still too much...
General Discussion « Aion 9/26/09 9:28:28 AM
Thanks for the replies, guys. At least i know that there are quite some of us experiencing these login issues, so it very likely will be fixed soon. :) Since no login=no gaming=no subscription hehehh. Also, i logged in this morning, like 14pm. and wait was just a MINUTE.,, i was so pleasently suprised!! I created a char, but than had to log off to answer the door (it was a friend dropping by to discuss something). Than i had a little late launch, i was back by 15:30pm BUT THIS TIME, when i tried to log-in, the wait time was 50+ minutes (more on other servers, actually - instead of the 1 min wait time just a cople hours ago) uhuhuh,, So i guess wer back to square one ? :D AND THE ''FUNNY'' THING IS!!= The more i cant log-in, the more i feel like i have an ''unfinished business'', thus the more i wanna be able to login to finish that ''business'' - clearly the lack of servers must be a NCsoft Marketing campaign to make their games more popular :D :D |
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(European Servers) Wait times were expected, BUT this is still too much...
General Discussion « Aion 9/25/09 12:57:10 PM
Aye, i wont die if i dont play the game today, tomorrow, or a few more weeks until they address the server overcrowding issues (however they see fit), and it was rather expected that the servers would be crowded like that during launch. ALAS, i feel like i should also add that i have this urge to play this shiny brand new game of mine(that i bled 60euros for), and waiting for ever in line is still boring and disappointing, no matter how you look at it. Wish NC would have had a more accurate prediction of the population they would have booming on their hands and planned accordingly, but i guess wishes dont make the world go'round! :D Money does! And they got mine, and yours, so at least (FOR NOW) one side of the bargainers is happy. |
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Originally posted by SwampDragons
Exactly what i needed to know. Thank you. Well, TBH i am a little disappointed regarding the mounted combat issue,, *but i still think that L2 is a pretty cool game (especially with the latest additions), so i guess ill be back soon anyways. Prepare your mounts to be mounted!! :D |
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BUMP Although bumping this thread might be futile as i dont think many people would have the answer to my last question........................................................................(about if there is mounted combat, and if its in general a decent idea to fight while mounted, or peophaps it totally nerfs your character and thus not a worthwhile idea at all) cheers |
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Thank you for your replies! :) From what i understand from your answers, it is indeed very feasible to be able to get a mount in Lineage 2 now. YET, there is one last thing that is really bugging me:D A.K.A=Mounted Combat. IF we take the wolf, for examle; i understand that i can raise it as my pet, and eventually it even becomes useful during combat as my pet (DD perhaps), attacking the enemies together with my character.... BUT what about mounted combat? If i finally raise my pets so that i can ride them, WHEN RIDING them, (mounted) can i STILL ATTACK mobs&monsters etc...=? Is it possible=? Or maybe there is no mounted combat, OR EVEN IF there IS; its NOT a good idea to fight while you are mounted? Thanks:) |
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How sad!! Bought 12 Boxes for 100$ USD for *NOTHING!! :D
General Discussion « Atlantica Online 7/07/09 7:38:18 AM
Op here; just to clarify, here is a quote from my own opening post: ''AND i learned my lesson, from now on im never ever gonna spend cash on online gambling again,,, '' ANd YES, somebody has got to pay so that these games keep on being free for the rest of the population,, but i think i have done my part MORE THAN ENOUGH!! HEHEHEHh..... so from now on,, no cash shop for me, as i said, i learned my lesson:) Also, there seem to be quite a lot of people who actually keep on paying those 100 (ish-up&down) bucks every once in a while,, so apperantly, either they dont regret it, or they gone addicted,, BUT EITHER way, its their choice, what can i do? ALTHOUGH, especially if ur a kid.. i think mommy and daddys gonna be real pissed off at the end of the month:D :D |
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How sad!! Bought 12 Boxes for 100$ USD for *NOTHING!! :D
General Discussion « Atlantica Online 7/07/09 7:08:42 AM
(WARNING!! This post is for warning people about the cash shop, BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT* for the purpose of bashing the game OR the community, as both of them are AWESOME!! - This is just to warn people (especially younger gamers) about gambling-cash-shop so that they don't end up in a difficult situation ) YUUUUP! Its random, its LUCK!! AND* I ''LOST'' :D heheh..... Bought 12 black tesla boxes, thinking that i AT LEAST ONE* of em would pop the mount that i was dreaming of (nothing special, just a mercury raider that MOST people i meet seem to HATE coz of its looks, but i wanted it coz it was different than the standart horse&mount stuff). U buy those 12 boxes for about 12000 gold on the item mall, which costs 100$ United States Dollars.... (packed together, otherwise it would be 120 dollars) INSTEAD; I got lots and lots of loot such as vials, and crystals to upgrade my mercenaries etc.... *BUT i really didnt want em, all i wanted was a mount:( So i tried to trade em in for a mount like the *armored mounts or stuff, but people seem to want hard cash for their mounts, OR trading their mounts for YET better mounts,,, so not much luck for me here..... IN THE END; i got the mount i wanted WITH THE HELP OF SOME PLAYERS through some other means and lots of trading... err... BUT THE BUTTOM LINE IS: You might get what u want at first, or at twentieth OR MORE tries,,, Its RANDOM, ITS LUCK **ITS GAMBLING!!** AND i learned my lesson, from now on im never ever gonna spend cash on online gambling again,,, because the worst part is FOR SOME PEOPLE IT CAN GET ADDICTIVE!! (Seriously, thats not good) --OTHERWISE THIS IS THE *BEST FREE-TO-PLAY GAME I EVER PLAYED, with an AWESOME COMMUNITY of players that really help you all the way whenever you need help and give you lots of presents :D Just be warned about the item mall GAMBLING, and remember, ur not guaranteed to win what you want even if you pay *200 dollars for a single item in hopes of getting it.... PS** Finally: the game is also offering services for cash such as permanent inventory extansions etc,, that u buy for ONCE and can use forever,, AND there is no gambling involved here, no luck necessary, just buy and enjoy, so its not all that bad:D |
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Hi, im not totally new to L2, as i have several lowbie characters, and even though its been at least a year since i last played this game, i have been following it a little bit online, and i think the game keeps getting better and better, so im thinking of coming back to the game. JUST ONE QUESTION; Back in the olden days when i had first started playing, i remember the dragons werent even out yet, than they were released, ALAS it was nigh impossible for an average gamer like me to get one... (I MIGHT BE WRONG, but it felt that way back than.....) HAS THIS CHANGED AT ALL? I hear the implementations of new mounts such as rideable wolves (Fenrir?) and armored horses...? Is it extremly hard to get em`? Can i buy a wolf pup, raise it all the way to mount size by feeding it and just ride on it, exploring the world and fighting on it?? (im not mentioning huge dragons for myself as it would be too hardcore BUT MAYBE as a casual gamer i could get another mount to ride&fight on?? ?? ) Coz if i could get such a mount, it would be a dream come through!! Than i would play all the way from newbe areas to more advanced levels without hesitation in this beautiful game, always thinking ofthe mount that im gonna get, and when i finally get it, its likely that i would play this game for years to come!! (unless i die, or internet turns into skynet and destroyes mankind or something,....:D ) Thank you!! |
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