All Posts by SaintViktor

Looking pretty awesome. D3 can't get here soon enough :)

www.gametrailers.com/player/41304.html

Who cares about registered users ? I wanna hear about sub numbers and WAR keeping those subscribers for a period of 3 months and beyond before anything can be successful.

I agree that 2008 overall has been disappointing. Right now I m playing AOC, I know at launch it didn't do good but there have been improvements since then and more coming though I highly doubt t will ever reach the success it was marketed for. I tried Warhammer and it turned out to not be my cup of tea. The sad thing is that Warhammer will be the best mmo of 2008 but only because there is no other real competition out there, just like when Lotro won best mmo in 2007.

For 2009 it clearly is a wait and see. The most anticipated mmo for me in 2009 is Guild Wars 2,  though it is not a given it will be released in 2009. I want to try Stargate Worlds but there isn't enough info to say just yet that this game will be good. I still think that upcoming games like SC2,Diablo 3 and Fallout 3 will be so much more successful than most upcoming mmos.

I honestly think that Blizzard will still continue to dominate the mmo market. WOW is still going strong and a new mmo from them is on the way, The other company I will be keeping a close eye on is Bioware and their new mmo. If anyone is going to even come close to making a great mmo like Blizzard did it will be Bioware. They are a proven company that most gamers can count on for having great games to play.

I think it all depends who you ask if this game failed or not. The diehard fans will say no and the rest will clearly have mixed opinions. It will be interesting to see how many actually will subscribe to the game and how long they will last.  Though I suspect it will do no better than DAOC did.

Not renewing. Just wasn't what I thought it would be. Some things were fun such as scenarios and pqs but after doing them a few times in t1 and t2 areas it felt very dull for me. Good luck for those who will continue though! It still is a decent game but it is definitely for the pvp niche crowd who played rvr before.

I would like to think it would be up to Bioware because they have always made great games that do not disappoint but ofcourse we need to keep it real and just wait and see.

Been playing Bioware games for the longest time, my favorite being NWN and Masses Effect a close second. Bioware has always had successful games and I suspect KOTOR to be well done as well. Can't wait to see what it looks like.

Don't know enough about any of these games and you forgot about Stargate Worlds.

I don't see a problem witht his at all. it is funny how some point out the same thing about WOW such as the game being too easy and gear dependant but yet so many are still playing WOW. Perhaps some should realize that games do not need to be complex in order for the masses to enjoy.

There is definitely hope for the game. They just need to keep fixing things like they are and they will be fine.

AOC has a better combat system. better raids, the game visually looks more appealing and a more mature community. There are still flaws in AOC but they are actually fixing them. I cancelled WAR, resubbed back to AOC and haven't been disappointed thus far.

I subbed to the game for a month to see how things were and suprisingly the performance I been getting in the game has been really good. No game freezes or huge lag spikes anymore. Yeah it has flaws still but what game doesn't ? Tortage was actually busy with alot of players rerolling characters, I was actually suprised.

People are resubbing because....

1. They aren't playing WOW

2. They was disappointed with WAR

3. They still like the game alot and are willing to deal with the flaws until more fixes come which are coming. There is actually a sense of hope for the game for the first time. I think the letter from the director gave people some hope and want this game to succeed despite the buggy launch. As long as they keep fixing things which they have been people seem to be curious enough to give it another try.

Giving AOC a try again and rolled a POM (level 15 on Wiccana). So far so good, seems they have fixed some of the performace issues I had when I tried it at launch. Anyway, going back in with low expectations and really having a good time with   the game so far. After trying WAR, I really do appreciate this game alot more now than I did at launch.

Just a note to Funcom, just keep on fixing the problems and people will come back. You might not get them all back but at best you would be a solid alternative to those not playing WOW which would be a good thing.

If you think the grind to 22 is bad just wait til you will be forced to grind for renown rank 80. Oh and I don't you can completely remove grind from the game, things can't always be that easy to attain all the time.

I'd take this with a grain of salt. Sounds like a disgruntled WOW fan wrote this.

WAR is everywhere but certainly not for everyone. More and more the game seems more geared for the casual players and niche rvr crowd. The hardcores will get bored really fast unfortunately. A nice game but definitely not appealing to the large masses and many thought.

AOC was by far more fun. The character classes were way more appealing, unfortunately not much worked at launch.

I played the game at launch and was very disappoited like alot but we don't need to rehash. So basically has anything changed for the better in AOC after Tortage ? If someone who has been playing can post some solid facts about life after 20 would be greatly appreciated. Who knows maybe I might give it another go. Thanks and have fun!

Well I agree with the OP pretty much. I tried just about every class and couldn't even bare to get any of them past level 20. The pve was pretty dull except the PQs but there is so many times you can run PQs for loot before getting bored. The scenarios were fun for awhile but they were just so unorganized and waiting to get in one was ridiculous wait times, I tried serveral different servers to see if that would make difference and honestly it didn't. I tried rolling as shaman on the Vortex server and the wait times for scenarios was an hour. Noone does open RVR on the servers because the faction imbalance is just too lopsided. Destruction just out numbers Order too significantly. Oh and playing a greenskin just horribly reminded myself that i was playing WOW again. Took me 2 weeks (including OB) to get bored and wipe it off my pc. The ironic thing is though that AOC was way more fun but just way too buggy to play. Eventually I just had enough of that and wipe that off my pc as well. Oh well another year of disappointment yet again.