Here are the three best launch experiences I have been a part of.

Lotro = Good

Rift = Better

Swtor = Best

DDO was an O.K. launch

SWG was a bad launch.

Originally posted by JeroKane

The game servers won't even be able to handle any influx of Free players.

I see servers, like Antonia Bayle, going to be a crashing lagfest.

Just have a look at DCUO. It's a total shambles for over 10 days now! The EU PC server has been totally unplayable ever since it went F2P ! And every hotfix they put out so far has made matters worse! Since last hotfix NOTHING works anymore ingame. LOL!

 

You can bet the same is going to happen when this game goes fully F2P!

This game is dying. They even charge FULL price for the upcoming expansion, that's even remotely not an expansion, with NO content added!

SOE has lost it completely! They are losing SWG! Vanguard on the brinck of death (especially now the remaining players have come to realise NOTHING is coming at all! All lies!), EverQuest 2 losing players faster than ever (especially since the last dissaster Game Update)

The only game they have left that is still doing decently, is EverQuest 1. But it's just becoming a very old game nearing the end of it's life as well.

Sorry to say (and I hate to say it), but I see another large round of lay offs and studio closures @ SOE coming up next year!

Planet Side 2, EQ:Next ...... I really wonder they will even make it to launch. :-/

 

My thoughts exactly!!

Originally posted by yarubpup

What's a DOTA and MOBA?

 

I googled the terms and so can you.

Originally posted by Latronus

Originally posted by eagle4x4

Originally posted by vorpal28

or you could just not play, and have a life?

I am not playing WoW currently because of the absence of any meaningful tradeskill content.

I had hopes that Blizzard would finally add some depth to the tradeskills or even a player/guild housing system.

I thought with the threat of losing market share to TOR, they would want to add content to attract a more diverse playerbase.

I was very wrong.

Well, your first mistake was thinking Blizzard would add depth to well, anything.

Sadly, you are correct.

Originally posted by vorpal28

not just wrong, but deluded to the type of content and play that WoW offers, it's never been about players wanting housing or about tradeskills, heck the tradeskills in WoW are merely a means to an end, I doubt you'll ever see them be anymore than they are.

So, I should just be comfortable with mediocrity? Also, in case you werent paying attention, Blizzard has a history of adding new tradeskill content with expacs....Jewelcrafting, Inscription, Archaeology. I am wrong to expect new content with this xpac?

The only game I can think of, off the top of my head, that has a half decent craft system is EQ2

I am currently playing EQ2, however, the engine is crap and the population is dying, so I was hoping to be able to re-sub to WoW if some new features were added.

And I'd be wary about posting about a game you no longer play opinions are great but if it has no real relevence to you, your just chewing over old leather, time to get some fresh air!

I bet the marketing people at Blizzard would beg to differ. I am the exact audience they are trying to lure BACK TO THEIR GAME....me deciding whether or not to re-sub is the definition of relevence!!

 

Originally posted by vorpal28

or you could just not play, and have a life?

I am not playing WoW currently because of the absence of any meaningful tradeskill content.

I had hopes that Blizzard would finally add some depth to the tradeskills or even a player/guild housing system.

I thought with the threat of losing market share to TOR, they would want to add content to attract a more diverse playerbase.

I was very wrong.

I just read the transcript for the panel that supposedly included tradeskills information and I far as I can tell, there is not one single new tradeskill feature announced for the next Xpac.

In addition, the tradeskill questions about Engineering and Jewelcrafting were dimissed with "no plans" answers.

Pathetic.

You must RAID, RAID, RAID...and when you aren't raiding you can dance around as a fat farking racoon faced teddy bear.

Vanguard gettin' some love finally. Bout' time.

Originally posted by Z3R01

The wall seems to happen just after scarwood reach.

Up to that point the game is flowing nicely its holding your hand the entire time, quests logs are full you have access to a couple great dungeons and three fun Warfronts...

Then u get to moonshade in your mid to late 30's.

Suddely the game opens up with three zones. your jumping from moonshade to early droughtlands and early ironpine peak.

You have a couple quests here, a couple quests there and its just way too much porting back and forth.

THe dungeons kind of dry up a bit and mentally u know u wont see another warfront until endgame...

in rift levels 36-50 are kind of painful because the game does something noone expects, it opens up!

Theres a reason i leveled from 44 to 50 doing nothing but earth rifts in shimmersand... because the game become unfocused.

many people here should appreciate that though, because the main complaint is that rift is way too linear.

 

Nailed it.

Originally posted by Torvaldr

So you run player dungeons with pre-mades and don't get to use your own characters?  That doesn't sound very fun at all.

This.

I was all pumped up about player made dungeons until I found out that you don't use your own characters.

WTF is the point.

Originally posted by Kyleran

Well, Blizzard is making Titan, and we know virtually nothing about it other than it exists.

Some companies are building new MMO's without much fanfare either, check out Citidel of Sorcery if you want to see someone promising  truely different gameplay.

And while some projects actually get started and manage to remain secret for a year or two it's almost impossible (and  impractical) to keep them totally secret until launch day.

Don't forget about Copernicus.

I recently re-subbed to the station pass for $19.99 and I have been spending most of my time on EQ2. Soooo much to do with adventuring, crafting, housing content.

Antonia Bayle has as strong population of very helpful folks, especially in the crafting channel.

Cheers!

Originally posted by punchrx

Originally posted by eagle4x4

Originally posted by punchrx

What about historical mmo's such as Wild West, Civil War Era, Gangs of New York. How about an MMO based on Australopithecus Afarensis/cavemen (2.9-3.9 million years ago) call me crazy but I think that could be cool, I dont know maybe not. An MMO based on the Mediterranean Sea aroun 1000 BC could be fun too, as far as IPs what about Blade Runner?

You must not have seen my post above.

Boot Hill is a wild west RP IP and Gangbeusters is a 1920's crime gang RP IP.

 Was Gang Busters a pencil & paper rpg?

Yes, all the logos in my original post are from PnP rpgs.

Originally posted by punchrx

What about historical mmo's such as Wild West, Civil War Era, Gangs of New York. How about an MMO based on Australopithecus Afarensis/cavemen (2.9-3.9 million years ago) call me crazy but I think that could be cool, I dont know maybe not. An MMO based on the Mediterranean Sea aroun 1000 BC could be fun too, as far as IPs what about Blade Runner?

You must not have seen my post above.

Boot Hill is a wild west RP IP and Gangbeusters is a 1920's crime gang RP IP.

All excellent choices if done correctly.

Originally posted by Daffid011

Since SWG, Soe has created or hand a heavy hand after acquisition of the following:

Everquest II

The Matrix Online

Vanguard

Legends of Norrath

Pax Nora

Magic the Gathering: Tactics

Free Realms

Clone Wars: adventures

DCU

The Agency

Several worthless facebook games

 

Sony doubled the number of MMOs they operate since then plus several additional other online games.  Perhaps Planetside and Everquest 3 will be awesome, but their past history doesn't suggest it will be any different.  Even ignoring SWG. 

 

 

You forgot that they were also the original publisher for Gods And Heroes prior to it being cancelled (it has obviously been reborn since and is no longer affiliated with SOE).

Did anyone else notice that they were specifically targeting MEN over 30 who play video games. Double standard much?

Oh, that's right, us men are suppose to be the mules of society while the women can decide to take a year off to see what they want to do, maybe go back to school, maybe have a baby......

Ya' mule !!!

Originally posted by jonesing22

I've been playing mmos since Ruins of kunark in EQ1.....AoC is the only one I've been able to get to end game raiding, get some epic gear, it has something that just grabs my attention and keeps it.

They are called boobs.