I am not going to comment on the game in any form because I do not play it, but I will say this to the miss-informed. Arenanet used to be solely owned company, but lacked any publishing department and funding for it. So they went and sought out NCSoft who in turn became there publisher. Eventually NCSoft saw a good thing, and invested within Arenanet and now do own part of the company. This can clearly be seen by there investment portfolio. Does NCSoft control what Arenanet does? Yes and NO. NCSoft has given full development over to Arenanet because they know they can do there job well and have done so over many years. Do they control the money that comes into Arenanet? NO, because NCSoft is investors and publishers. All NCSoft does is take there publishing cut, usually around 30%, and move on. Any other funds comes solely from there investment. Investing doesn't mean you control the game. Only that you have some say so on the board of investors which usually deals with upper management and making sure profits stay up and not down. 

So in a nutshell for those who do not like to read and need a one liner:

NCSoft does nothing to GW2 but take there publishing cut.

Arena.net takes the rest and is in full development control over GW1/GW2 and any other game Arena.net decides to make.

Think were done here, and just a lil side note. All this was covered back before launch when NCSoft became there publisher. Did you people quickly glance over that thread, because I still remember it and I don't even play the game.

And remember to read the TOS, as it states Blizzard can and will ban or lock your account if you use the Auction House as an investment catalyst which to me sounds kind of odd. The TOS also states at anytime Blizzard can take thier currency from you if its loaded into there Battle.net service and they do not even have to tell you why since, hence you agreed to the TOS. Best way around anything, either:

A. Do not use the RMAH or

B. Transfer all cash to Paypal since technically they can't re-withdraw money from Paypal without your consent.

Blizzard has acknowledged the AH was a mistake but is not planning on removing it anytime soon since people have invested so much into it. See what I did there? Now read that first sentence again....It's about time people start realizing companies like Blizzard and Activision have pretty much turned away from communities since World of Warcraft and really only care about how much money your spending with them. It's not wrong in a sense because they are a business. But it can ruin a game for you if you treat it like a job instead of entertainment.

Game world is actually different, yes its a similar shape but a lot has changed..

They promised that the exp pack DF2010/arena would be free.. but they stopped making that and instead decided to be a totally new game.

You actually think Aventurine who can't even fix there old game, spent one year making DF 2.0 and its not the same game? Cmon people, they are an independent studio, this is NOT a new game. Any game developer can tell you the amount of time it really takes to build a new game. So instead of comparing this game to a console games development, which is ten folds quicker, try an MMORPG. So name one MMORPG that shut down its servers after the first game, and had a BRAND NEW game within a year? I will be waiting...........

And While we wait for your answer, ask me this, is this the EXPANSION they talked about or not? Because with as small as this company is, how in the hell did they go from working on an expansion for 1.0 to ditching that and working on a new game client in a matter of less than 2 years and be almost feature complete shocks me. You really think this isn't the same old game spiced up? They are either feeding you guys a bunch of bull, or they are simply thee best gaming company with thee fastest developers and coders in the world. I'm going to point my finger at my first assumption seeing as MMORPG game development is one of the longest development cycles of any game type. Don't beleive me, just ask Blizzard who employs a mass amount of developers, how long it took to put WoW together and how long its taken them with Titan. You really think Aventurine has better coders than Blizzard? This whole thread is funny to say the least....and thats my 2 cents.

Originally posted by grimfall

Originally posted by Loktofeit

Originally posted by dantheman13

From: http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/backer+questions

When is my card charged?

If the project you’re backing is successfully funded, your card will be charged when the project reaches its funding deadline. If the project does not reach its funding goal, your card is never charged. That's why we call them pledges.

A lot of people still seem to not understand this.  Knowing this, why not pay $25 to receive the game, a free month, and access to the beta (if the kickstarter funds) if you are even somewhat interested in seeing the game?  

Because it doesn't exist yet in any form so I'm waiting until I know more about it before I spend money on it. 

Just because they get all the money they asked for, it doesn't guarantee they'll publish it.  I am sure Curt Schilling thought they had enough money ($50 million +) to finish their game.

Technically Curt did finish most of his game, just only the single player side. I actually wouldn't mind if someone picked it up too, it wasn't bad at all. Sadly he hired people who spent more of his money on BS then actually working on the MMO side of the game.

Originally posted by Razeekster
I wouldn't really call that a "shrugging" matter.

They stole source code for over 30 different games, not account information. Stealing source code is actually kind of stupid but to his there own. So yeah, as a consumer, you can shrug it off. Seem's Trion is anyways since its really nothing more than some chinese hackers trying to steal source code they wont be able to use anyway and is probably outdated by now.

Originally posted by velmax

You know how people say, save the best for last? Well this has crossed through out my mind today; and i think it makes sense. Wildstar is gaining popularity for its similar mmo-feel but improved. The future of mmo's have changed to sandbox- player generated content, and most mmos are going towards this type of gameplay. (Ex. Archeage, EQ Next, Star Citizen, etc.) Casual mmos are not being made anymore, but i think Carbine has saved the best for last!

See this interview with the content director, Mike Donatelli. (with Pokket)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDfQEhnHFak

The end game sounds promising, and bringing back 40-man raids that are Hardcore, is a big deal. Warplots sound like a lot of fun for pvp players, and solo instances at end game is good for.. well the solo players. 

Idk if Wildstar is gonna fail or not, but i do know its gonna last a long time.

Not sure were you got your information from, but your dead wrong on every account. Casual MMO's will never go away, and if anything theres more of them than sandbox coming in the next 2 years. I can count atleast 5 upcoming Casual based MMO's. Sandbox MMO's are not a present as you would think. And don't go believing any of those upcoming MMO's stating they are sandbox, because most of them are not. They are more akin to sandbox hybrids. Thanks for the link though, had not seen it yet and goodluck and your future gaming endevours.

Originally posted by nate1980

Originally posted by mackdawg19

Wow 7 pages worth of threads and no one mentions the obvious. Im not here to defend what they are doing, but there is a reason. It's called game programming. Have you ever in your life seen a seemless world that can support hundreds of thousands of players on one server? You could probably answer yes to that on one game, EVE. But heres where things go wrong, ENTITIES!!!!!! You can only have so many moving objects on a screen before the server load gets to high and eventually crashes. If anyone of you have ever read anything John Carmack has written, then you would see why it can't happen with todays technology. There isnt one server that could handle 10000+ players on top of NPC's and the like.

So the question really is, would you rather play a game that crashes constantly but looks amazing and you can play with everyone, or would you rather have smooth gameplay and no crashes and only play with a select few? Trust me on this, you will never see a one server seemless world anytime soon. Getting over this now will help you move on and maybe you can start enjoying what you have.

How about option 3 where the game doesn't look amazing, but passable, yet in return allows me to play with thousands of people?

Its not the graphics that stops developers from building a seemless world with thousands of players, its the moving objects and server load. It could look like minecraft and still crash. Its the moving objects. People will never get that part of game development. Those same people need to just get over the fact that it will not happen. Not with this game, not with the next big game. There all built off what they can handle server wise. Trust me when i say this, the hardest part about making a game isnt the game itself. The hardest part is getting it took work over a network with the intention of supporting thousands of players. And this is why you will continue to get phasing/instancing. Now if someone really wants to help out, start using some of that free time to develop a server of that caliber.

Wow 7 pages worth of threads and no one mentions the obvious. Im not here to defend what they are doing, but there is a reason. It's called game programming. Have you ever in your life seen a seemless world that can support hundreds of thousands of players on one server? You could probably answer yes to that on one game, EVE. But heres where things go wrong, ENTITIES!!!!!! You can only have so many moving objects on a screen before the server load gets to high and eventually crashes. If anyone of you have ever read anything John Carmack has written, then you would see why it can't happen with todays technology. There isnt one server that could handle 10000+ players on top of NPC's and the like.

So the question really is, would you rather play a game that crashes constantly but looks amazing and you can play with everyone, or would you rather have smooth gameplay and no crashes and only play with a select few? Trust me on this, you will never see a one server seemless world anytime soon. Getting over this now will help you move on and maybe you can start enjoying what you have.

Originally posted by Zadawn
Why do people think that everything is about money?

Because it is. You must be one of those people that thinks the world does not revolve around money when in reality it does. This isnt the 1800's were people do things out of the likeness of their hearts. Were just not in those times anymore. Even free stuff cost some sort of money or kickback. Just look at every f2p game. Sure it's free to play, but not free to enjoy.

Originally posted by Karteli

 

Star Wars Angry Birds Collaboration Teased

2012-10-05

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Star-Wars-Angry-Birds-Collaboration-Teased-47808.html

 

Rovio's absurdly successful puzzle series Angry Birds may be traveling to a galaxy far away. A new image released by the company is suggesting a Star Wars cross-over project.

 

Ugh.

Your title should read the other way around like this:

"Star Wars coming to Angry Birds!"

It's nothing more than a themed Angry Birds like they do with the Seasons updates. I doubt they invested enough time to actually make a full fledged game since they just recently released Bad Piggies and Amazing Alex.

Originally posted by Silok

 

You see if you take the time to test the skills, you will not need to cheat. You wait until you have 3 skill points, after that you put these 3 points in the skill you want to try. If you dont like it you go respec these 3 last points in town and try another skill until you are satisfieed.

For me people who complaint about that sort of things are simply too lazy to read and try the skill or are people who want to be the best without the constraint of taking decison by themselves.

Seriously even if you screw up with 1 or 2 points, that not the end of the world. If you put your points in every skill you see, well dont blame the game mechanics.

No offense, but that is just wrong. Being called a cheat because he wants to respec his character? You cannot be serious can you? If so, wow just WOW. Runic needs to change that like now. Respeccing a character is NOT a cheat. If their intention is for you to make another character, then remove respeccing. But adding the option, then labeling the players who use it as cheaters and having the community look down on these people is just bad.

Originally posted by teakbois

Originally posted by Lyrisius
This is not an update, it's a expansion that EXPANDS the RIft world and more than triples the size of the world.

PR hype, nobody knows if this is actually true or not yet.

It is true, not hype. Maybe you missed the video where one developer sorta hit his map key. Plus you can clearly see by the developer videos the expansion is very large. Not sure why you wouldn't believe a statement like that from Trion, they are the only company that shows what they say.