All Posts by Khalathwyr

Because there are ways to ask questions in a mature adult manner and there are ways to ask question in a manner that will get you warned 7 times. Now, I'm not flaming you personally (heck, I don't even know you), but the proof is in the pudding.

That said, I have no respect for SOE or Sony as a corporation. With them, or any other product, if I didn't like how they did things I would just cancel my account and leave. That's what I did, what, a few days after buying the Trials of Obi-Wan expansion and then SOE drops the NGE bomb on us a week later. I left, and got a refund.

Plenty of other games out including another MMO Pirate game I believe. What should be more infuriating is yeah, you're pissed, but no matter how much angry/derogatory posting you do, they won't change anything and you will never get those minutes of your life wasting ranting to deaf ears back; minutes you could have spent enjoying some other game. 

Best of luck! 

IMO, it doesn't matter. There are plenty of gamers out there that if noone left WoW both AoC and WAR would be a success. Amazingly enough, WoW does not have all the gamers out there in their pocket. Add to that that financially a company needs around 200k-300K world wide and they are making profit.

I think AoC is cathing the attention of gamers who are tired of the same ole same WoW formula that companies imitate now. Believe me, they may not all hang out here, but I have to believe there are 200K plus gamers that fall in to that category. As for WAR, well, having worked for Games Workshop retail for a year, I know Mythic has a very large, very passionate audience who, of those that play WoW they are more loyal to GW. It is up to Mythic to figure out what the majority of those people consider "better" when compared to WoW and then put that "better" in WAR. Again, for many of those GW fans that flock to Games Days worldwide, just the fact that it has a Warhammer skin makes it better than WoW, in their opinion.

And all that said, WoW will still be WoW. People seem to forget that with each year, another crop of MMO gamers comes of age, finds out about this type of gaming and dives in. People most always "flock" to the biggest shiny they see, which is WoW, which is why they continue to grow. 

Torak pretty much nailed it on the head. The suits in these companies, and don't fool yourself as when they yell "jump", the code monkies making the gave start jumping and praying it's high enough, those suits only look at bottom line and could really care less what the game world is about. They want WoW type subscription numbers, which imo, is why the vast majority of the offerings we are seeing are not as complex as say EQ and UO or skill based like AC.

Most unfortunate for me and I dare say the many who cut their teeth playing UO along with me as I know we want more than what these companies today are going to offer. Funny, I thought I'd be playing MMOs all the way to my death bed.

Originally posted by charlizd

 

Originally posted by Khalathwyr

Anyway, glad to see you are still enjoying the game. I personally can't wait until player housing. Man, what I'd give to see the look on the faces of those naysayers now. I know it just burns them that LOTRO is doing well and they can't point at it like you can at Vanguard and yell "failure!".

You took the words right out of my mouth.

 

Although i do like Vanguard but my PC don't lol.

Oh don't get me wrong, I was in VG beta and for a good while tried to convince my group of friends to go that route. The idea behind VG was awesome, IMO. I really liked what they had in mind. The implementation, however, was not what I would consider something for my tastes. I mean, when the game froze and dumped me while crossing a chunk line on a PC I just built that would price $5000+ on Alienware or Falcon Northwest over a verizon fios line, well, I guess the gaming gods just didn't want me there. They gaming gods DID know that Sigil would sell out to SOE, so I have to believe they were looking out for me. 

As I've said many times before on these forums in the past, I never get why people who don't like a game spend so much time on it's forums, especially now when things are pretty much set, bashing the game and trying to ruin the fun of others. I can only attribute it to selfishness in that if they can't have anything nice, they don't want others to. I mean, it's one thing to constructively post why you don't like a game, emphasizing that these are your personal reasons. Most posts, however, equate to "This games sucks and you are stupid if you like it cuz I said so". LOL. Whew, I miss grade school!!

Good  grief Jack. I leave the forums for a month and a half or so to get lost in Middle Earth and you go and leave the back door here open to those few elitist oh-my-god-I-know-you-didn't-just-disagree-with-my-omnipotence folks on the pre-launch official forums to trickle in. 

Anyway, glad to see you are still enjoying the game. I personally can't wait until player housing. Man, what I'd give to see the look on the faces of those naysayers now. I know it just burns them that LOTRO is doing well and they can't point at it like you can at Vanguard and yell "failure!".

I register my 2 accounts and my wife's account weeks ago just because I had a feeling stuff like this would happen. All we have to do tomorrow is patch up and go!

Originally posted by seabass2003

So I was just wondering how many of you would actually sign up for this?

 

I'm signing up for the lifetime membership...twice.

Take care Krogg. I'll pretty much do the same and spend more time on my server forums and other official forums. I'll still be around here, though, waiting for the Warhammer 40,000 MMO forums to open!

If you read through the Warcry Dev chat that Jackdog posted in a thread on this forum it'll show that they have not officially announced the official time yet.

Originally posted by Fensus

Lol you guys are blowing this out of perportion... im not saying raiding isnt fun.. im saying that PERSONALLY  Grinding isnt whats fun to me.. its what get form it... like items and levels... and FOR ME the funnest way to use these items ive worked hard for is pure PVP.. not using my new found items and experience to start a new grind..rinse and repeat.

I understand i may have offended you guys by consuming your 4.5 seconds to post "DO MORE RESARCH! THERES PVP!"  but what i am trying to highlight is the fact that pvp seems TO ME to be put on the back burner, where as I prefer a more forfront aproach to it. The purpose of the post was to try and get some insight into your guys reasons to play since it obviously isnt for pvp. Instead you all have resorted to childish flaming in an attempt to defend the game.. in which i never was attacking.. just questioning

Well, Fensus, I guess it just goes to show you that many more people than you thought don't put as much emphasis on the kind of PvP you enjoy as a requirement to be a good game. LOTRO is solid, polished, has depth as far as story and is...fun.

Ok. If you Preorder for the US version, you start March 30, 2007. If you get the US Open beta client from a magazine or other offer that is not a pre-order, you start April 6, 2007.

The EU version starts on April 14, 2007 no matter if you pre-order or get a free EU OB key. (if I'm wrong about the EU side someone please correct)

Originally posted by Blurr

For the record I was playing with all settings maxed out. This is what I saw when I logged in:

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/128/screenshot00007wi3.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6466/screenshot00010qw0.jpg

I was so shocked and disappointed. I thought they can't possibly release a game that looks so crappy. Thus I'm trying to find a way to play it on the high res client. Otherwise that's all I really have to go on.

Originally posted by Jadar

FWIW, the storyline only covers the first book, there was no "war" until The Two Towers. So, it can't be said how that will play out. This does point to one of the weaknesses of the game though; it's a bit light on content. How fast will they fill in that great big map?

And Mr. Vanguard, I can certainly understand why you would be disappointed with game developers, but don't let it sour you on the whole experience! There's a big wide world of MMO goodness out there, lighten up, have some fun, get over it.

Over 1,500+ quests is light on content? Especially when they will be adding quests every 2 months or so? I've said it once and I'll say it again: If you can burn through all 1,500+ quests in under 2 months, you really need other hobbies.

Originally posted by Angelbound
So there already making an expansion? Is it free or do you have to buy it?

Turbine has announced that they already have plans for 5+ expansions and outlines as to what they will entail. They have also stated that they will offer periodic content every 2 months or so. Now, if you have not played AC1, the periodic content probably doesn't mean much to you. If Turbine stays true to AC1, which they have given no indication that they won't, then that content, which is free, will consist of content on the level that EQ2 has made you pay for so far. Probably after 1 or 1 1/2 years they will introduce the first pay for expansion. There is no official word on what it will be, but many signs point to Rohan.

Originally posted by Blurr

When I played beta with the Low-Res client, the game looked like garbage to me (have screenshots to prove it).

I really am hoping that the high-res client is a huge improvement. I'd like to believe that the high-res client makes the difference to make the game as beautiful and stunning as people keep saying it is. As opposed to the garbage I saw when I played before.

Unfortunately, as I'm unwilling to drop the cash to find out, I guess I'll never know.

Has anyone heard of an actual trial of the game? Or any way one can try the game with the high-res client before making the decision to spend money on it?

No, there is none. You can pay $5 for a pre-order at Gamestop and see, and then switch that $5 to some other game you want if not happy. You can go over to a friend's place that has pre-ordered, which doesn't really matter unless they have the exact same setup (vid card, drivers, monitor as you do. Aside from that pre-order DvD, as has been stated many times to your question, there is no current way to get the hi-res textures.

Personally, I don't see an issue with dropping a whole whopping $5 to get what you want, especially when if you don't like it, you've lost nothing. That $5 can be moved to another game or kept as store credit for when you purchase your next game. Just bring the pre-order DVD and the pamphlet inside it back. I mean, if you're indulging in the luxury that is video gaming, then financially $5 shouldn't hurt you, especially when you have all the aforementioned options.

Thanks Jack. You're a gentleman and a scholar.

Originally posted by Precusor

Originally posted by Samuraisword
LOTRO's endgame design revolves around raiding.

Well that sucks.

Pre, don't succumb to misinformation. Today, a company is damned if they add raids in for the sole purpose of those who want to do them can do them. Notice that the people who say such never link anything where a dev has stated the only end game is raids. That's because if they did, it would read that raids are only in for those who want to do them, and they they fully intend to add plenty of single fellowship quests, as well as the live events they have planned. Everyone fears that the best gear will only be from raids. The devs have stated that you can get equivalent "uberness" gear from regular grouping, player crafting and a very small chance soloing.

It's a shame that your fellow gamers, who profess to be looking out for you, give you the wrong information. Head over to the source to get your facts. Then you can sit back and laugh at the chicken little hysteria that goes on elsewhere.