All Posts by Shohadaku

Originally posted by damian7

from reading posts in this forum lately, i'm noticing lots of folks commenting on flying covert ops frigates.

just as an aside from the normal "can a rookie catch up on sp" and "i love/hate eve" posts, i thought i'd start up a thread on stealthy ships...  why did you/do you want to fly one?  what kind(s) do you fly?  are you shooting for black ops (if you haven't already gotten it)?  do you mainly use it for exploration and not getting ganked whilst searching?  do you go hunting other players, all stealthy and if you do -- do you have any interesting win/lose/draw stories to share?

just anything involving any of the stealthed out ships in eve -- what do you think and what do you do?

me, nothing overly exciting.  occasionally go hunting for some exploration sites, scouting for a gang, and occasionally try to hunt down unfriendly folks hiding in their SS too close to our home.

It does not take long to get into a cloak. A cloak can be fit to any ship although the specilized ships work best as the penalties don't effect them as much.

I cloak my Nighthawk all the time for PVP (Command ship).

Cloaks have saved my arse many times escaping .

One time specific was in 0.0 we were in a battle of about 50 of us vs close to 100 enemy. My fleet got wiped out and I was left on gate. I had stopped firing when the last of our ships were going down to loose the gate agression (gate don't let you jump through if you were just firing on someone).

 Luckily the enemy didn't stop firing or notice I did. I managed to get through gate with over 50 starting to fire on me. On other side of gate I warped 100k off the next gate and cloaked, then slowly moved out of the line to the gate and watched everyone fly by me.

 I was the slowest ship in our fleet and the ONLY one to make it out of the hostile system. I sat cloaked while the enemy searchd the system seeing me still in local.

Thanks to a cloak my Nighthawk was saved.

Originally posted by Battleskar

Originally posted by swgtester1

there is no future unless the game is rolled back to swg pre-cu

$OE knows that i bet the game gets shut down in a month or they trash hoth and work on the rollback.

There will never be a roll-back or a classic server ever. The game will never be what it was so either play the game the way it is and help make it better,or go play wow or some other game ,rest assured you will never see SWG pre-cu ever again unless the emulator guys get it going in which it will never run like the old game either.

Ummm. The EMU runs very well. It IS real pre cu. They literally backwards enginierd the updates off the code.  It IS going just fine. They just implimented stims, and buff packs. Almost everything is done except housing on the test server. I will send links to whoever PM's me. It's open to the public. PVP events are happening often. It's legal because it's free. They can't charge for it to make a profit.

Infact it runs BETTER then the "old" game did. They are a dev team totally open to the players. They list every update to the code. A game fixed for players by players.

Infact SOE's stance is utter amazement at the fact people were able to accomplish this.

Try it before you make your "never" assumtions like this. The ONLY reason you don't hear about it here is because the Mods here will send you a ban warning when you mention it (like they have me, and most likely will again for writing this), because it makes SOE cry, at the fact there are more people playing it then NGE.

Originally posted by Drakenora

So I just coulnt control myself, being a fan of this game and all, and this post might just as well be barried in the masses here

In short, YES AoC has alot of bugs and shortcommings, and feels a bit too much like a single player game before reaching lvl 40 (join a guild is a must to have fun later on everyone(.

HOWEVER, remember when WoW launched, when Eq2 launched, when SWG launched....and guess what: THY WERE ALL extremely BUGGED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

And if you take in account the complexity of the new combat system and graphics with no equal on the mmo market (exept Eq2 maxed out), I say give them a break.

 

Now as for the missing content...true that pisses me off 

And you know what I did? I became a social person and play with friends and guildmates

 

Ok promise this is the last thing on my chest:

for all those comparing the AoC launch to LoTRO, just remember its only because the programmers in LoTRO used old and stable design techniques much simpler and faster to create. And the graphics may seem nice to you, but I had single player RPGs looking as good or better then that years ago.

ATM the only thing that makes LoTRO look a bit better then some free mmorpgs (now not even in all fields) is because of dx10, but even that cant hide the fact that they used way to much shortcuts that looks like good graphics but actually isnt.

(what is the difference: good graphics hold their ground in close-ups and objective criteria, shortcuts dont)

 

LOL

LOTRO graphics are simply stunning. The natural world elements are beautifull.

The only thing better graphiclly in AOC is the character model resolutions. Some structures look very nice too.

The art dept in AOC did a great job, but the programmers are very sloppy. AOC is a bug filled mess atm.

Don't try to compair a sloppy rush job like AOC to a high quality bug free MMO like LOTRO. To say LOTRO used some already done system as an excuse is a pathetic attempt to justify the mess AOC is in techniclly.

Funcom lied many times. Content was not released that was promised. CUSTOMER SERVICE IS BY FAR THE WORST EVER in ANY MMO released.

The storyline quests in AOC are pathetic. I actually picked up a girls wedding dress for a quest. Now THAT'S BARBARIC!

LOTRO has very well thought out storylines in a very detailed immersive world.

To justify the rippoff of Failcom making people pay for broken beta as it's the norm to release bugged broken games is plain sickening to me. Wake up and demand quality. I am tired of hack half assed jobs of MMO companies thinking it's totally fine releasing broken games.

I for one think it's about time game companies start releasing games READY to go live. Stop ripping people off releasing broken beta.

It's about time we demanded higher quality product for our cash.

When are these companies going to realize they would make millions more with quality bug free programming. Grabbing a quick buck off the early bugged release is nothing compaired to a quality game that keeps people subscribing for years.

WAKE UP DEVS!

Originally posted by Yamota

Did the trial and got a Loremaster (or whatever they are called) to level 10 and then did alot of Monster Play. But for the low level I got I really didnt see why this game has got such a high score.

Dont get me wrong, the gfx are really nice and the game has all the buzz you would want from a well made MMORPG but I dont see any innovation or something that makes this game stand out from all the other fantasy MMORPGs.

Beside the obvious difference (=LOTR world) is there anything you will see at higher levels that will make this game special? And by special I mean something that hasnt been done before.

Nothing in ANY mmo hasn't been done before, and no WoW did not innovate MMO's.

Until we get hologram screens with full virtual 3d rendering, or maybe smell-o-vision.

LOTRO is a very pretty world with a well programmed basically bug free game. It is the best running MMO out there. Very high quality programming with a vast immersive world. A top notch PVE MMORPG with one of the best communities out there.

The storylines are well done. The epics especially. The different landscapes are simply stunning.

Level 10 does not do this game justice. The fact you judge so quickly might signify this game might not be for you.

Contrary to the belief of that NGE fanboy, SWG did NOT mean "action" it ment FREEDOM to play the game your own way. NGE dictates how you level. Dictates your character into few cookie cutter generic copies. The cheesy items like posters of the movies are just simply stupid. How immersive of a world is it when you got a poster of the movie, in the world. I guess that's iconic

Some people liked just socilizing in the cantina. Not everyone likes running around mashing buttons like it is in NGE. Was all about living YOUR OWN adventure.

The simple fact of how much fewer people are playing now speaks for itself.

If SOE would have just bugfixed and added content things would be tons better.

NGE NOW has bugs from LAUNCH. My vet account has been active this month and since I already have the client (due to playing the PRE CU EMU) I have been checking things out.

Help us Obioware Kanobi. Your our only hope.

Originally posted by Crnobog

I've never looked into AoC to be honest, i knew WAR was coming and set my heart on it. Months ago it was known that both AoC and WAR will be released close together and the community here at mmorpg.com were 50/50 on which to go and play as their main mmo. Now, all i see is threads and posts about this game saying how bad it is, how it has failed and that even some people want their money back??? Is it really that bad? or did most people just expect to much from the game?

A friend of mine plays the game and he says its not bad, but will continue with Lineage II. I'd just like some more reasons why not to try this game out encase WAR doesn't deliver.

Combat system in AOC has alot of potential, but the game is bug filled and the code is very inefficient. The art is stunning, but the programming is very sloppy. There are huge preformance problems in certain areas that just should not be.

  Many features were simply left out of game. The customer service department is the WORST EVER I have seen even compaired to SOE.

The add direction also is a scam with it's "Death never looked so hot". They used to claim nudity was in game to "stay true to the Conan story", but in the end it's just a gimmick to parade hot girls in attempt to try to draw teenage boys. The community is full of a horrid element. The RP servers are not quite as bad, but overall I would highly advise you keep away from this game.

Originally posted by TasTY

I loved this game when I just started, but when I got to aorund 46 ~ on my Ranger, it got boring.

 

The biggest is the PvP part, if you choose a PvP server, its everyone vs everyone, and if they get the jump on you (SKILL DOESNT MATTER!), you are dead.

[EDIT: About the above text, don't tell me to go play PvE, when obviously I know the rules (none..) of PvP, the problem lies in the PvP system itself)

 

So while I am writing this, a level 73 douchebag by the name Brehon, a Barbarian, decided to kill every one sight in the starter area. He is a WoW kid and there are lots him.

Here are some convos:

(Click onthe links, MMORPG.com wouldnt let me put in a picture.)

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9413/cutegirlpicture000km7.png

http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cutegirlpicture001xn4.png

 

Next thing he was yelling I AM THE MASTER.

 

The game is hollow, full of bugs, idiots and have huge class balance issues (ToS..........)

I agree. This game had potential but way too bug filled.

The FFA PVP is a pathetic display of gankers with no immersion or reason however the RP server Hyperboria was a decent community in whole. MUCH better then non-rp pvp servers.

There really is no real reason for pvp other then boredom. The culture server is not going to get any attention as it had the only potential if only they would allow more then 1 race to align in the cultures.

The killer for me is this new add campaign "Death never looked so hot"

Pathetic display of the lies. Funcom claimed nudity was to stay "true to the story" but in the end the boobs are just a gimmick to draw teenage pervs.

Failcom is not getting anymore cash outta me for this sloppy mess of a game.

Wake up people.

THERE IS A PRE CU SERVER! IT IS UP AND IN OPEN BETA TESTING. IT WORKS, IS FREE, AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

I just can't speak openely about it because the mods here always send me warning mails telling me I can't talk about it in public forums.

 I will send links to anyone who pm's me. The more the marrier

Originally posted by RZetlin

I do not understand how people hate cash shop items (which is optional) turn around and pay games like WoW or AoC (which is not optional).   

You cannot like cash item games and then at the same time pay a monthly fee of $15 for fee base games.  It is hypocrisy.

You either like free games or not.

FTP is a scam. Give me my cost upfront. Don't try to pretend it's "Free to Play" and then wave cash items and experience cheats to try to suck cash outta me.

FTP is just shadey commercial tactics to fool you into paying

LOTRO by far.

The latest update made the graphics even more stunning.

Great quality PVE MMORPG with a MUCH better community then WoW.

Not to mention WoWs graphics are just bleh

Yes please

The SOE DC game looks really bad from the video I watched here.

DC are foolish for choosing SOE.

If you want a good comic game try City of Heros or better yet Champions Online when that releases.

Champions is going to blow the SOE DC game out of the water.

Everyone quit your crying. The game isn't out.

KOTOR WAS a class based themepark game. Also one of the best games made if you ask me.

Bioware has been a rock solid company so far. Let them actually show you what they got before you QQ all over the net.

If you want pre cu go play it. It's live now I just can't talk about it on these forums. PM me and I'll send you some links. 

Quit your damn whining already.

If it sucks it sucks. Go buy something else.

Sandbox unreleased MMO's to watch for is Earthrise and Fallen Earth.

My problem with free Jedi in SWG is NOT the destruction of the time period as much as the fact they took YEARS of work people put into attaining Jedi and just flushed it down the toilet.

No consideration of their then player base. They totally knowingly shafted all the people who supported that game in it's original form. Many lies to the players. Many broken promises.

Do not underestimate the creative works of Bioware. I expect The Old Republic to be the first NEXT GEN MMO.

There are MANY "factions" in the Star Wars universe in all it's time periods. Not just good and evil.

I could give a rats ass about their forums. The game is a bug filled mess. Every patch has made things worse so far. It actually ran better the first week then it does now.

The ad campaign is my point of the crowd AOC is trying to pull in.

All the talk of being a mature game trying to make a game for adults is a total lie. Just another to stack on the many lies Failcom has already racked up.

Shame because AOC has a potentially fun combat system.

This game totaly insults the many good works of the original author.

and yea it's pretty damn demeaning to women, which has nothing to do with the original theme of the Conan books.