All Posts by Elikal
All Posts by Elikal - 1422 found
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8/25/08 2:09 PM
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Since I had quit Conan, out of boredom - and while WAR isnt here yet to try - I thought, why not go to Vanguard and see how these new models look. And tbh... when I looked at how my once beautiful characters were RUINED... I almost cried. Those faces are so ... dead now. So out of anything I had them make look like! These new characters are a damn joke, even with all the sliders and stuff... *cry* Terrible.
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8/25/08 2:50 AM
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Originally posted by xpowderx
heh Eikal, we got this spread all over the WOW forums. Perhaps a future Penny Arcade star in the making. Should like the free advertising...
Teh, I dont mind. Its funny since I never played WOW besides 2 months. I guess I am one of the few players who actually is neutral towards WOW, for me its neither uber nor evil, it just wasnt my game. So the pic more was to express my surprise that no MMO even scratched the numbers of WOW. But its fun to hear it spread apparently. :) |
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8/23/08 3:34 AM
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*cough* *looks at the name of the photobucket link* *cough* ;) Its not that I am dead, right? But its ok, I am happy it kept being posted, heh. |
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8/12/08 7:32 AM
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Ok, since Star Trek is one of my three holy grails, it's enough to make me say something for once again. Having greatly enjoyed City of Heroes I do have some confidence Cryptic is capabale of making a good Trek MMO. However, there are some details that really made me thinking. My personal concept of a ST MMO was somewhat like SWG in Trek, a game where you are mainly around with other players and *sometimes* make space combat. Now what I realized thinking about it all was, that ST unlike SW is mainly about space, not so much planets. So basically my hope was, STO would be about me as a character being either on a planet or a space station or a great starship with other players. Now I must say that EVE never was my pair of shoes. The idea of space combat and staring into more or less endless blackness of space wasnt my idea of having a joyful MMO time. Not that I mind space combat, but I always preferred to explore, and explore PLACES, I mean like planets, space stations, whatever, but not endless variations of space, because with the exceptions of some nebulas or the one and other comet passing by, it's mainly empty blackness. It just does not have the same "density" of visual interest for me like a forest, a ruin, a city or a vast space station, or a big starship. Now I wonder why everyone has to be captain? I had rather wished people would form crews together, but apparently people will be alone, everyone captain of his own ship now. I dont like that idea much, alas, I really would have preferred a more "social" approach than this. This sounds awfully much like you and your ship and pratically identical, as its the case in EVE, a concept that never thrilled me much. All my dreams had been, being a crew members along with other player and NPC crew members and not alo9ne as soloist in my ship. I will follow how it goes, and I still think Cryptic can make a good game. But I wonder if a game where you are alone in your ship and a majority of time will be spent in the blackness of space really appeals? It is somewhat the same why Pirates of the Burning Sea wasnt my game. 90% of the time you rushed through bleak, blueness of "empty" ocean, and compared to the exploration of worlds it felt boring very fast, since ocean practially looks the same no matter where you go, and basically the same goes with space, right? Just my 10 cents. |
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7/24/08 6:03 AM
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For a long time I felt this forum, MMORPG.com, held some higher standarts of civility and respect, than the many other game forums, who already drowned in flame wars. For me this is highly regrettable, but necessary. I enjoyed and took part in gaming forums for many years, and was active here for the last 2+ years. For me MMOs are hobby and part of my life for almost 5 years now, and as someone who is greatly interested in the ongoings of MMOs I greatly enjoyed discussing about MMOs with others. I personally never minded if people attacked my opinion. I enjoy a good controversy about anything. But the mood shifted. It began in the offiicial MMO games forums, and now it has dragged down this once good forum, as well. I remember well that it used to be different once, that people were able to talk about MMOs without getting attacked personally. I dunno what caused this changes, but I watch it for a long time now, and for a long while MMORPG.com was relatively free of this. I will never understand this mental framework, where people are suspected, name called and ridiculed. When I see someone with whose opinion I don't agree, I give him at least so much credit as to presume his point is geniune, and not just made off for whatever reason, and I argue over his points, not his person, his grammer, his suspected evil motivations or whatever. I never expected to be touched with silk gloves in a forum, I attack controverse points as much as any guy, and its okay to see my points attacked likewise. What I dont understand is the motivation to personally attack someone, simply because I dont share his opinion. And unfortunate the overall mood here changed. Sure, there are some good and fair people here. But the amount of name calling, slandering, ridiculing, suspect and whatever respectless behavior has spread so far here, it makes the atmosphere like a piosonous swamp, often. MMORPG.com was a community I used to feel well with, a place I went to daily and was always looking forward to exchange views, opinions and experiences with. But these days it seems most people cant stand to hear another opinion without calling someone fanboi, troll, drama queen or iliterate these day. I dunno, what happend to you guys? Where did the spirit of chiralry go, where people abstain from mockery and name calling, no matter how hard you attacked his points, but not his PERSON? Unfortunatly this change reflects the changes in MMOs themselves. Where once MMO playing was only something for a few, now as it became mass market, the aggression level, the sheer amount of name calling and slandering in MMOs has risen dramatically over the last 2 years. And this is unfortunately reflected in this forum now, too. The old Confucian idea that you should treat the next person as you want to be treated is alas forgotten in our days. I dont blame gamers in particular - the loss of personal respect and the desire to degrade the person with another opinion is the trend of our days. But as someone who just posts his honest opinion, when a forum has reached a point that I think to censor myself in order to prevent personal attacks, I see the only way to leave. It is regrettable, because I enjoy debating about MMOs, and for a long time I thought not to "let them win over this place" and tried to stay on the path of sincerity. But at some point the battlefield changed, and right now I dont see there is anything to win here, anymore and the frustration outweights the joy of discussion. People stopped to listen to each other. They stopped to believe the opinion of the other are sincere and geniune. There are a few names, who especially contributed to the devolution of this forum, people you will know, who are all too ready to call someone troll or hateboi or fanboi. People who dont even start to work with your points, but go straight to your personality. People who will not even have so much decency to abstain for attacking your person, when you were already bashed by a dozen others, but like hyenas must bite into the downtrodden. For me, thats the ultimate cowardice. Sitting safely behind their desk anonymity, they attack in masses, laugh at those who have already been ridiculed by others and not even have the decency to do so in a one VS one level. There was a time when I did not want to give in to such people, who elegantly hide behind smartass comments and forum anonymity (calling someone a troll IS trolling btw!), but there comes a point when the atmosphere is so poisoned, that there is nothing to gain anymore. So I take my leave from this place, and return to passive watcher, for the sake of infos. It is regrettable for me, but those with destructive personalities as so often in history, have successfully ruined another place. Congratulations to your great accomplishment. The real tragedy lies in their own ignorance, that they will never see themselves as they are, and even laugh about their own folly. I just defy to be the whetstone for other people's inferiority complex any longer. Maybe the mods and those left with decency someday find the strength for a purification of this place, but my personal time is too valuable to spent it in a place like this for the time being, so do the only thing I can. I go. |
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7/24/08 5:19 AM
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Originally posted by PROdotes
Hey, I did NOT know you had this, ok? I just read it now the first time and thought wow I want to talk about this. Is that so hard to believe without being accused, slandered and personally degraded? Or being attacked as KOTOR-guy? Hello?? This forum has so devolved. |
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7/23/08 8:12 PM
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Originally posted by VirgoThree I just think a lot of people are on auto pilot these days, and automatically respond with such names when they see a post that disagrees with their point of view. Hopefully I didn't come off as being rude like the others.
Not at all. Your post was entirely polite and reasonable. When you say you are in beta and dont see at as such a cut, thats fine. I just dont make forum reading a lifetime task, I scan the first 2 or 3 pages topics. But I guess just giving a friendly answer is out of the question for most others here. I am entirely honest: War isnt high on my list, but I like a lot of things I heard, and this was of some concern to me, because at least to me cutting away 66% of the existing capital cities does sound... severe. Now I dislike WOW like anyone, but must we really be so blind in our WOW-hate that we blindly defend EVERYTHING in WAR now? Am I only allowed to write my recent concern after hours of professional forum digging and 24/7 following what others said? doh |
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7/23/08 8:00 PM
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Well, first I dont read news DAILY, so it was new to me. Second, I am not in beta, but as I understood, it seemed like city conquest was the culmination of the RVR battle. Since when is any concern of a poster a trolling, hello?? I mean, hey, I just wrote some concern, and I have an entire list of bashers and flamers on a simple, personal concern?? If THAT is the Warhammer community I know why they make no official forums! *shakes head* Did this forum degenerate so much that we must call each other fanbois and troller in EVERY single thread now? |
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7/23/08 7:46 PM
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I just read WAR has taken out 4 of the 6 capital cities out of the game, and I felt, wow, am I the only one who found this a mayor setback? I mean, I am not in beta, but in every video and podcast they always emphasized that the city siege and conquest was the final goal, the highlight of all the RVR combat, and how especially always two races are in opposition. Now how can they lead it to a climactic war, when FOUR of SIX cities are goners? I dunno, but that sounds like a major crippling of the game to me. :/ Not to speak of the four classes. I though they sounded cool. Now without Knights, who will be tank among order? Won't the missing classes rip a hole into the entire system?? Coming so close to the launch it doesnt feel like any strategic decision, but once more to launch another incomplete game, like Conan, like Vanguard like so many others with more and more features coming "some later time". And being focussed on RVR Warhammer already was - well let's say "thinner" in other non combat areas. (Crafting, Itemization asf.) My my... why are these humans always so hasty... |
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7/22/08 3:53 AM
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Let me break a lance for Funcom and say, lets wait and see. I mean, if they have enough new content for an expansion not too expensive, its alright to *additionally* put "patch content" into the Xpack. Lets stay cool and wait for the details. I am always willing to criticize things, but ripping them apart before knowing any detail is just a bit ridiculous. I admit, they didnt deliver a lot of things they promised, so I too am very sceptical about the xpansion. |
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7/21/08 2:55 PM
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Originally posted by Malickiebloo it's a trap!
*hand wave* There is no KOTOR MMO... this isnt the Online Game you are looking for. Move along! |
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7/21/08 8:45 AM
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Originally posted by falc0n
Lol yeah, what I thought too. |
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7/21/08 5:04 AM
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Originally posted by admriker4
I think your post and another here hit on a key point..."why not admit KOTOR officially now" The answer can only mean one thing logically... The end of Star Wars Galaxies. It doesnt seem likely that Lucas Arts would allow his IP to have two representatives in the MMO market. And that has nothing to do with the quality (or lack of) in SWG. You simply dont want competing games when you spend 75 million dollars to develop something. Yes Bioware will bring in new gamers to KOTOR probably like Blizz did with WoW. However a large amount of players will certainly come from ex-disgruntled vets and current SWG players. Bioware certainly wouldnt agree to invest into a large project knowing that SOE would be trying their hardest to keep their players at the same time. And then there is the whole secrecy issue. Sorry but I dont buy into the theories that Bioware wants to keep it a secret so players cant give input. Clearly hype helps with initial box sales (see Age of Conan). There can only be one reason to keep this project secret and thats to protect Star Wars Galaxies. There are a select few thousand remaining players over at Star Wars Galaxies that have deluded themselves into believing there is hope for their game. The announcement of KOTOR followed by the closure of SWG would quickly lead to the majority cancelling. Bioware's MMO is still 2 yrs from launch most likely. SOE and LA can milk a lot of money during that time from the SWG players. I doubt they could keep it quiet right till launch as they'd want beta testers but still they'd want to wait as long as possible. No question in my mind, the secrecy is obviously meant to protect SWG because its sunsetting soon.
I am not sure, this convinces me. *Maybe* you are right, but personally, if I would play SWG now, I would not leave the game now, simply because some day another Star Wars game would be on. Most SWG players will likely presume the coming of a KOTOR MMO anyway by now. I cant say how others function, but as I said, for me the existence of a KOTOR MMO in the future would not much inlfuence my decision in the presence. *shrug* Maybe a KOTOR MMO announcement would even bring more ppl to SWG, since some would be so fixed to play a SW MMO, who knows. |
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7/21/08 3:34 AM
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Originally posted by Soara
Lol nice pic too! Well, we have to kill the time with fun meanwhile, it seems. ;) |
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7/21/08 2:39 AM
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Maybe can someone who lives in the vincinity knock at their door and ask them what the heck is going on now, pls? Thanks. ^^
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7/21/08 1:29 AM
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I think the OP has a point. I played LOTRO about 6 months or so and left. I just was... bored. I mean, for me LOTRO feels like a museum. Its awesome to watch and walk through, but thats its. I never got this feeling of an open ended world with possibilities, but rather being the background-sidekick for the heroic book protagonists, Frodo and the rest. It's always "Frodo and his gang is in trouble there, go here and help by doing XYZ". I never felt like *I* was the main focus, which is just logical setting it in the same time as the books. I cant say 100% why, but somehow I felt bored after some time. I am sure the limitations, like classes and races played a great part. Compared to vast and diverse universes like D&D other high fantasy world, LOTRO felt more like low fantasy. It's a good game, but due to the books it is WAY too limited for me to have a long time appeal. |
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7/21/08 1:04 AM
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I really dont see what they can accomplish with this ongoing silence now that the beans are spilled. It was ridiculous before and has become childish now. "I have such a cool toy, but I dont tell you what... lalala". Seriously, it does smell like it was an accident, but whatever the facts are, they must spit it out at some point anyway. SOE will know already, I dont think it is a secret to THEM. So again, what for? Rabid fanbase? I dont see the fanbase being less of a problem now than any later time, I dont see the fanbase handling will be ANY easier with any later announcement time. Ok it was weekend, maybe they still ponder how to deal with this, what likely was NOT a planned announcement, but weekend is over now, so I expect *some* statement. This is really getting hilarious, its a frigging pixel game, not the Roswell secret or the Illuminati papers! |
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7/21/08 12:56 AM
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Originally posted by keltic1701
I would very much like to hear a real reaction for EA and Bioware. This really is getting to the point of being childish, first spill it out and then be silent about anything and leave us in suspence. I dont know what they hope to accomplish by staying silent any longer now. |
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7/21/08 12:53 AM
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A Star Wars game without jedi is a Eunuch. After the NGE, yes for a while many Jedi appeared. But so what? After a while it passed and the classes were VERY evenly in the groups I was in. Star Wars just mainly is a story about Jedi and Sith. (Not to forget the latter!) So making a SW MMO without Jedi sounds like missing the point to me. Not sure what an elitist forum like this says, but I am damn sure 99% of all customers OUTSIDE our enlightened forum cant imagine playing a SW MMO without! And I am damn sure WE here are a VERY VERY tiny, elitist minority among the MMO players. Most never really visit forums at all. |
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7/20/08 3:44 AM
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Originally posted by Psiho246
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