All Posts by FomarThain

I'm just kind of so-so on this game, as it has been knocked around here and there,  but since it is Cryptic (and I love the CoH games) I will be giving it a shot.

That said a thought occurred to me. Having played many MMOs I have come to the conclusion that to really enjoy one you need to stay away from the official boards. With that in mind imagine the normal hammering that is thrown around on those boards with the addition of rabid, ability to list the nuances of every ship, those ears aren't the right size, ST fans on top of that.

Wow. What a rough place that will be.

Originally posted by Guillermo197

Seriously tho guys. Grow up!

Did you people even play an MMO ever? Or are you guys just professional (paid) trolls?

This is absolutely nothing new! So many MMO companies sell this kind of crap through a webshop.

Especially smaller studios aka indie companies do this to rake in some extra money.

So again! Nothing new! Move along....

Cheers

Yeah that is pretty much what I said in my earlier post. I know that some of the other bigger MMOs do this and it is fine for SGW to do the same. I was just pointing out that the skeptic in me thought the timing seems a bit funky given their "reported" financial woes. Thats all. Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't. Like I said it seems like it is something worth mentioning.

I played this game for about 2 years and while I cancelled (just from getting tired of it) I still keep an eye on it. From what I read about patch fxes, new issues and what not it really seems like NCSoft is doing a great job supporting this game since they bought it. For the friends I have that still play I am glad to see this.

Have fun Mac players!

The skeptic in me says that given their "reported" financial woes they are looking for other ways to make some cash.  I know other big MMOs have this kind of thing it just seems like some odd timing.

I don't think this a bad or good hire I just think it is kinda weird. Roper did some nice things at Blizzard and what he tried to do with HGL (well it was different lets leave it at that ) but now he's involved with a super hero MMO? I don't know why exactly this just seems weird to me.

Guess we'll see.

Originally posted by xtravert

I played the first month plus one additional month and decided that there just wasn't enough game play. onths it may be worth coming back and re-evaluating.

 Yeah that is exactly what I did as well. 2 months was enough. The reviewer talks about how player's characters and classes look the same at various levels from one another and I think that is right. But also one of the problems I had with the game is that my guy never looked any different himself! I basically looked the same at 10 as I did at 40 and that just doesn't sit well with me. I don't think that is much fun. I'm not a loot whore but... I am a looks whore. Give me some diversity and I will be happy. I felt the game was sorely lacking in that regards.

The culture armor looks really nice but.... unless I am missing something about its implementation won't everyone continue to look alike once they have it? I mean is it customizable? I remember seeing a dev video before the game came out of what looked liked hundreds of models in rows with all the various gear you could get and that spin guy was talking about all the combinations you could have to look unique. What the heck ever happened to that? Lol, and how sad it is that I have to refer to that guy as the “spin guy”. I typed that without even thinking, lol.

That lack of character "uniqueness" and the grind I seemed to be entering as the quests dried up were the reasons I left.

Will I give it a try in the future? Probably not. I did go back to AO once it was more "fixed" and I had a great time. So I think the author was right when he said they have a history of cleaning up their mess. But AoC is an entirely different beast. What all can you do in AoC? I mean how many systems are there to alter and enhance? Alot? Not when compared to AO. AO was broken out of the box but even on day one the base was there and it was alot more diverse than what is present in AoC. Besides graphics and a "different" combat system I don't see AoC offering up anything that current MMOs don’t already offer out of the box. Just my opinion of course.

Originally posted by Tails1

im sure the game is better than what we saw on the movie,

I bet you are probably right but... you don't want potential players who semi-follow the game to have to make that leap on their own imo. You better throw something out there that folks tell their friends about. I agree with what others have said... so far FS has shown nothing to warrant that word of mouth, except maybe some negative word to mouth by people who take MMOs more seriously than others, like all of us who read sites like this....

I think they are kinda shooting themselves in the foot. Less is more FS. If you are really early in beta you still have plenty of time to hype this thing.

I am going to give it a shot regardless. But I don't know... from the screenshots I have seen it kinda reminds me of Tabula Rasa. Makes me wonder.... Does no one else think this?

Its not only reason I want and like to play MMOs but since it is BW it really may succeed in creating a dynamic story that players can affect. So, imo, many MMOs have claimed that feature but no one, again imo, has pulled it off. Usually it just takes the form on one or two "dev events" that add a little something to game be it a new area or loot. It seems like they are just progressing a story that is really already set in stone.

Like I said it’s not the only thing that sells me on MMOs and since it is BW I will be paying particularly close attention to this title. If anyone can make a story work in a game I think it is BW so maybe they will be ones to pull it off .

That’s just one factor of course with the main factor being how fun the gameplay is. Given their past games I bet this one will be fun.

I am hopeful about this game since it is Cryptic as I loved City of Heroes. But I tell ya given the history of this game and the fact that it is a TV/Movie license I am very skeptical. I hope to be pleasantly surprised but I don't know... I am keeping my expectations low...

I have been pleased with the starting areas in this game in that I have not yet felt like I was doing something tedious. Even in those noob zones in which I had already made characters and knew my way around I never felt like I was "grinding on rats."

I have made characters in the Greenskin, Dark Elf, Chosen, and High Elf areas and I have been pleased with each. I have to say though that the Greenskin one takes the cake in so far as immersing you into the experience. If I had to guess I would say _alot_ of love went into the Greenskin areas. Not that none was spread to the other areas of the game but, to me at least, the Greenskin starting area really out shines the rest. Getting thrown in a lobber to the top of a dwarf fortress? That is a good MMO moment right there folks.

Originally posted by Mrbloodworth

Originally posted by Burnthebed

"While in scenarios, players will no longer be able to select "Need" in their loot windows unless their career or race can use the item being offered. Please note: players of a lower level than required by the item are still able to roll."

 

Single greatest addition to the game to date. Grats Mythic for pwning item hoarders, and greedy babies.

 

Yeah, its good stuff, and before the complaints come in, this is ONLY for scenarios.

Just thought I would add that in the final patch notes this scenario only part has been changed. It is now also a group option you can turn on for PvE. Good stuff.

Very happy to see they are off to a good start. I am playing and enjoying the game quite a bit. But let's face it though, this number means very litte until after the first month is over.