As someone who was super hyped about JGE i can say that the outlook for the game is really not good.

In fact I smell another Auto Assault.

And thats only if they actually manage to release the game at all.

So far the game is 2 years past estimated release date. And its not even in closed beta.

They scraped the combat engine several times , and redrawn what the game is sopposed to be about at least 3 times.

They are confused. And game is starting to be unfortunate salad of WOW, WAR and much much instancing.

And its nothing like original Jumpgate.

Amazing. But only consoles ?

Thats crap

There is no MMO right now worth the subscription

With 4 hours of gameplay. Just like MW2

Its just a mather of time.

I give EA 2 years from now to close Bioware

Sign of the time.

I dont care much for EA but its clear now that game industry is in dire straits. And it has recieved a blow that would take years to recover.

Dont expect any good MMOs anytime soon.

And if Dragon Age is any measurment , SWTOR will suck

Dragon Age = most hyped game in history

So highly hyped (payed) that even a site dedicated to MMOs writes articles about it.

Big fan of Bioware here. But DA:O is average RPG. And even that is to much of a compliment

Thanks mate !

Got it

Sadly i missed mmorpg beta key give away.

Perhaps some of you got the spare key you dont need ? Please, please, with sugar on top  :)

I completely stopped playing MMOs... since COH release.

The genre is dead

Everyone just buy the game. At 20$ is just bit more expensive than your MMO sub. And it will be money well spent.

Also Torchlight MMO will be even more awesome with more founding :)

Originally posted by heremypet

If I had a Diablo MMO I'd be set for life =D

Indeed.

@OP  

Closest ever to what you mention was Mythos.

What is now Torchlight (singleplayer, to be released in next days) and later to be developed as MMO. ( estimated release 2011 )

Sad thing is that since i joined this site in 2004. There was always something to look forward too. And if that turned out bad, there was always the next thing.

There was talk about "next gen" ...

Now there is nothing anymore. SWTOR as only "big thing" in production. Rest is one lame game by Cryptic, and another game that is probably waporeware.

It seems this genre is dead.

Actually it will die once people stop playing WOW. Because WOW is the genre

"1000 points for full Retcons ($12.50)"

Pathetic buisness practice.

Poor people that bought lifetime subs.

If a companysays game is ready for release 2007.

Than scraps it.

Say game is ready for relese 2008

Scraps it...

Say game is ready for relese 2009

Scraps it...

Say game is ready for release 2010...

Does that mean that they started over 4 times,cause something was terribly wrong ?

Or that they are so amauterish that they miss self estimated deadline by year..and than by another year...and another, and another.

They said game was supposed to enter closed beta 4 years ago for crying out loud!

Originally posted by Mulli

Not sure where you're getting your information (cite some sources would be good) but the game wasn't formally announced until the tail end of 2007/start of 2008 and was firmly described as being in alpha in March 2008. I'll happily cite my source: Scott Brown over a drink at the end of the Codemasters Connect '08 event - that was 14th/15th March 2008 and was the first public showing of the game.

As you corectly state - game was announced second half 2007.

At that time Scot claimed that they worked on the game for quite some time in quiet. And since they have great experience form JGC the game would be finished Q1 2008.

This was before Codemasters stepped in as publisher.

After that - they said Codemasters give them more time to concentrate on polish and the game will released in summer 2008.

Since they changed forums twice , its quite hard to find the source.

What I find symptomatic is that they said exactly the same thing when Gazillion took over.  And it was again in the time they promised the release.

It really starts to sound like waporeware

2007 they said the game will be released end of the year or early spring 2008.

Its just puzzles me how can you miss your estimate by 4 years ?

Originally posted by Ihmotepp

Originally posted by Lobotomist

Let me give you an example...

Two restaurants serving burgers:

First is charging you 10$ for a good burger - they count you will be satisfied and come again , time and time again.

Second is charging 200$ - they take 20 time more money than above restaurant, and they know (and dont care) you will never come again.

 

Second restaurant would be considered greedy

 

 

I think there is a caveat here. The second restaurant would be greedy, only if this practice is going to put them out of business.

If they are in a position where this is a sustained business model because of perhaps a unique location, then they would not be greedy, just charging what the market would bear which is what every business does.

Forgot to add

The burgers are same. And location brings no advantage.

Simply as someone above allready stated.

First resturant cares about long time profit.

Second resturant wants all the money now , and probably plans to close shop as soon as their scam becomes widely known.

Let me give you an example...

Two restaurants serving burgers:

First is charging you 10$ for a good burger - they count you will be satisfied and come again , time and time again.

Second is charging 200$ - they take 20 time more money than above restaurant, and they know (and dont care) you will never come again.

Second restaurant would be considered greedy

There are some rumours , or more talk at JGE forums. Saying that game is dead.

Netdevil are promising beta since 2007. And the game was delayed 3 times each time pushed by 6 months.

Gazillion that acquired Netdevil , started fiering employes yesterday and closing its studios.

And on top of that it was so quiet , i think most of the people forgot what Jumpgate is....