Stop the damn spam PM's... ACES.

Next stop is the in game mail!  All I gotta say is HELL YA.

I played on two servers since the patch, several hours worth, not a single spam, not a single "GOLD 4U!!!" messages.

I was most impressed by that, so how about ya'll?  For my wife and I the spammers seem, for the moment, silenced.  Whatever Mythic is doing, I hope they perfet it, then pass it on to all MMO's. 

Originally posted by Majinash

I mostly find it funny, because I pay with a credit card and thus this issue doesn't effect me.  but yeah... its kinda funny to run out of time cards.  says some good things about the game though.. or some really bad things about your gamestop.

I used to pay with my CC, but I forgot to Can-X WoW once and they charged me for 3 months I didn't play (I was deployed for that time).

So Time Cards are where it's at.   

I think that GS is okay, only thing they never have seemed to have is Wii and now WAR TC.

Originally posted by dirtyklingon

Originally posted by bodypass

To all War players who love the game out there:

Do you wanna know also why it IS dropping in player numbers after merely 3 weeks and IN the free time period? It already shows you can ALL forget the 1M subs even the 500K subs after 2 months and WHY ???

Go and look at your fighting speed, the unresponsive control of your avatar and the clunky combat in general.

Now start up a BG in Wow - ANY level.

And see the difference in SPEED, CONTROL, ANIMATION, lag-free avatar  PvP swiftness.

How can you make a PvP/RvR game which lacks everything in PvP fights the leader off this industry offers.

Terrible, only the ones that - for some reason or another - are blinded by Wow hate,  don't seem to notice the obvious.

PvP for slowly handicapped - with lag - that's the picture of the tactical finesse in War.

 

 

qft

wft'ing yourself bodypass is tacky.

Originally posted by Majinash

wow, out of timecards? thats kind of... odd.  but I give the post a 9/10.  very well written and pretty funny.

They really were sold out, kinda floored me to be honest, cause when I picked up our CE copies they had just stacks of TC and were pushing them on us.   Today being pay day, I figured I better hook us up.

Originally posted by orlac

As an old DAOC player who loved RvR, how does WAR compare?

My wife plays a black orc, sometimes.. when her Tank is running off after something, I think it's DAoC, the ghost of the game haunts WAR in a GOOD WAY.

When we were taking out a keep the other night... I was back in Camelot, watching my Albion Brethren raid those DAMN MIDGARD!  (till my wife came on the screen and shattered that illusion... sigh).

WAR is DAoC, but it's more then DAoC, it's less cumbersome, more fluid... it's DAoC if it had been done today if you get my meaning.  Influenced by changes in the MMO market, and based in a known IP.

I loves it.

 I went to my local video game trade house, known as Gamestop, and sought to purchase two WAR Time Cards.

They didn't have any...

WTF?  The guy said "Hey we're all sold out".   Sold out???  How the hell did they sell out?  What did Mythic think that most folks were gonna use their credit cards?  The hells... now I gotta go hunt around to find me some Time Card Action...

Shesh.  EPIC PHAIL MYTHIC!  EPIC.

I needs TIME CARDS!   Someone dock Mark Jacobs paycheck!   Get Paul on the line to appologize, I want him to show up ina  toga and appologize in person, singing telegram style!

Or... I guess I could have walked over to Target and picked two up... but THATS NOT THE POINT!

Originally posted by bodypass

Well,

That's very bad news for the War fanboys ...

Because the stats show LESS people played WAR yesterday than on launch day. (37K instead of 42 K).

That would mean .... they lost about 250K players in 3 weeks (out of a possible 750 K).

 But as there are NO new servers and queing lines have stopped for almost all servers....it shows indeed less players than in the first days.

 

Are you paid by the word, or the post by your masters at blizzard?

Originally posted by bodypass

Originally posted by MrVicchio

 I'm amazed at how well this troll got so many responses.  13 posts, did he even respond here?

 

I know the WoW paid forum trolls like Bodypass and a few others came in to try and goad more responses, but seriously, this should end this thread...

 

A toast to the troll author, and now... thread dead.

 

I am not impressed one bit.

I made more useful posts than anybody else of the so called fan boys: the low capped server issues were but one example. I showed everyone why you all had problems with the lack of people in RvR/PQ.

Even when you face 63 EU servers for a 200-250 K sub population (LOTRO did it with 11) you don't see the truth.

Doesn't bother me at all if you choose to shoot the critic. Because I know this critic is right.

This game's defenders are hanging in there on the last straws, bashing the persons who see the obvious.

Even x-fire stats are now being ignored. No problem: every week the truth is shown on the number of players still playing this game (despite good first week hyped sales). Yes it hurts that WAR has fallen under the 40K number even AoC had 4 weeks after launch.

Yes it hurts its no longer on the top 25 hot - best selllers gaming list on amazon.com after a mere 18 days.

But is it the fault of me that your servers are too low capped? Is it my fault players (despite NEW ones dropping in) are leaving en mass even 10 days before the free play ends?

No, this is not my fault. Better look at the designers who came - again - up with a so called Wow killer. And you all wanted it sooooo bad to succeed.

In the end it's the public that decides. And the decisions are already being made this very moment with the RED light on on  ALL elements you want to check. Being X-fire, being amazon.com, being the no longer locked number of servers and the ever growing list of low/low and low/medium server list.

This is not trolling, this is pointing out what everybody sees except the fan boys of course.

Freedom of speech.

 

 

 

Dude, you're the biggest fanboi on the MMO site Vicksburg.   You're a paid hack of Blizzard... like the mouth of Sauron as it were.  

 I'm amazed at how well this troll got so many responses.  13 posts, did he even respond here?

I know the WoW paid forum trolls like Bodypass and a few others came in to try and goad more responses, but seriously, this should end this thread...

A toast to the troll author, and now... thread dead.

Originally posted by Speedhaak

I must say some people's replies in here are just down-right ignorant. I read the entire post from the OP and I must admit that he makes some good points and at least put the effort into a decent write-up, not like some other people around here.  Ultimately WAR is it's own Achilles' heel, in so far as it tried ever so hard to bring PvP to us en-masse, but at what cost?

It brings RVR not PVP, and all his long thread said was "I play WAR like WoW and I am miserable".

That's it.

Originally posted by bodypass

What WAR players really want is a kind of COD4 with an attached system of:

- character evolution with better gear and accomplishments (up to 40 levels and 80 renown ranks).

- a stratego like map with connected battlefields that makes for a "capture the ennemy's HQ once a week".

To jump from battelfield to battlefield : use a loading screen of a heli-flight.

Forget crafting, economy, emotes, too much variables on items. Certainly forget an open world you fly over or travel in, because that is just a waste of time.

If Activision would make such a game for free play, WAR would be empty.

 

No, I like WAR for what it is, you should try playing it instead of trying to play WoW.

Would I do something like that? 

Originally posted by alcapwnyou

i thought their were going to be 10 lists. not a list of 10 things.

Why?

And here for your reading amusement, are the top ten ways to fail at WAR:

10.  Load WAR without reading specs and wondering why your Intel on board graphics won't handle the game.

9.  You never open your Tome of Knowledge and start asking people where your quests are.

8.  Yeah, guards of the other realms... kill you.  Stop trying to enter their warcamps.

7.  You picked up talisman making and cultivation.

6.  You rolled a Bright Wizard and are determined to be the first all melee fireballer in the game.

5.  You never use your squig, just your bow with your squig herder.

4.  You loved Van Helsing, you rolled a Witch Hunter now you're sewing outfits to match your in game toon.

3.  You walk up to a girl in a bar and ask "So, you rolled Order didn't you, cause Sigmar lead me to you!"

2.  Your idea of  RVR is to run ahead of your realm mates, take on the sea of red names solo and actually wonder why you keep dying.

1.  Your zealot has better posture then you do.

No, I stopped reading after you said WAR tried too hard to be WoW.

The problem is you are trying to hard to play WAR like WoW

Originally posted by Steelguru

Originally posted by MrVicchio

Originally posted by Zeblade

 Yeah lets compare a new mmo to a 7y old and ack like the 7y old was better.  Mark must love that.. 

 

Yes RVR is a blast but now its truning into "if you play will give you MORE XP and RR". See.. "MORE XP RR"..

 

Maybe do it for just FUN.. try it..

Zen, 

 

I AM having fun, tons of it.  I'm amused at people trying to max to 40 fast.  WHY?  There is sooo much fun to be had kicking the crap out of the enemy doing it the right way!   

 

Well on my server Order side, I can have 1-2 min Q's and I'd say in the 4 games with my IB buddy (2-2 or 3-1), I'd say paired up we got about.......65k XP and about 8k renown in less than 30 minutes? (tier 3 )  With the one big Dest zerg guild alone (aside from the rest of them) on our server constantly outleveling and outnumbering us, we tend to schedule keep RvR unless I want to join a random group for fun.  Which I do.  But I'd prefer to catch up in levels right now, as I'm tired of being outleveled.  Why run Scenarios?   Because it's the fastest way to level, and I see no need to draw it out, personally I have the most fun when I'm max level and not one of those who needs to smell every rose on the way.   More fun to leave a little content for a second character, and I spend plenty of time exploring and PvEing when I feel like it, or we have a PvE night scheduled.

I understand why you have fun rolling Keeps.....you chose to roll Dest which means long Q times, and you can zerg all the outnumbered Order for kicks.   The benefit of Order is that we can dictate RvR time and place, and if we choose we can run Scenario where we are evenly matched and stomp you on even terms.   So have fun with your long Q times, but don't wonder why people run Scenarios as it's the most efficient way to level by far, at least for Order side.

 

Actually, my guild and wife damnded we roll Destruction.   I have a BW Alt on Kislev (Billard) and he is my pride an joy.  The Scenario Q's are rediculous in how fast they are.  I love him more then my main Zealot.

Originally posted by Pangaea

Originally posted by MrVicchio

Originally posted by Pangaea

Originally posted by MrVicchio

Originally posted by Pangaea

Originally posted by MrVicchio

Lat night, my guild participated in what can only be described as DAoC reborn, and it was a BEAUTIFUL thing to see.

 

Let's lay it out, a lvl 25 WE, 24BO, 22GS and a 20ZE (yours truly).  We were in Teir 3 Chaos, out PQing and wiating for scenario pops when we kinda decided to take some of the flag points off those goody two shoe Order yuppies.  (Goody Two Shoes? If call a society that is a mix between the Spanish inquisition and the worst parts of the Salem Witch trials "goody two shoes" then yes.. we are goody two shoes...lol. we are as good as any prejudice, murdering, supremist society you can get. that is order by the way since you mentioned Chaos, but Elves are not all that good either.. they are egotisticle and noone likes them not even order of dwarves. And Dwarves are as about as good as Drunk bikers in a Biker bar.)

You fear the change, embrace the change, Sigmar is a tyrant, that demands you do "his will" and he sends his wanna be Van Helsing stand ins to inforce it and those goof balls with "Sigmar" written in lipstick on their fore heads to preach at you.   Go into that city and you see all the "right people" living comfortably and the wrong  people in the slums.   HMPH!   H'Elfs are more worried abou their hair and complexion then anything else, and demand all follow their "good ways".  Like hell.  And don't get me started on those stunted lumps up north.  Building theirpretty little forts and dirty holes into perfectly good mountains.  It's disgusting!  All I see is conformity or death.  BLEH!

 You shut your dirty heretic little mouth.. i will see you burned at the stake for your blasphemies. i will brand sigmar into your reched chest as you burn, while our standard waves high in in air catching the morning light. You my friend are nothing more than another burn mark near the gallows. Step into my town if you dare.. i will be waiting....

You know what we call little twigs like you in Middenhiem.... "Kindle".

 You do it because you are scared, scared your precious "sigmar" will look down you.  You get up and grovel to your little "god" and hope, in vain, that some how you can please him.   HA!  Sigmar is a cruel tyrant that cannot bend with the changes of time.  Sigmar is a rock, we are the wind and the waves, come to tear down that which is stuck.   We come to free you, yet you resist in fear.   

As for burning at the stake, we do that too, only I think you call it a spit.  Witch Hunters are best served with ale and just a touch of basil.

Basil... BASIL!!???  WTF... BASIL!!!!???!?!?  a Basil eating Zealot. And just when I thought I saw it all. 

Sigmar created the Empire! You know. The same Empire that beat back your armies. the ones that broke your moral and made you flee back into the Shadows. Sigmar is a ROCK.. That very same rock that you will break your shabby bodies over tryign to take down.

  Would you like the recipie?  I'm sure you'll love it!   I have one for one for your races and classes, like BBQ BW, just like mom used to make!   Dorf Ka-bobs for my Orcish friends and Helf.. well, we're short on white wine so we serve them to the dogs.

Sigmar said "I'm bored, I need slaves... who could I get?  So he went out and found the most pliable, weakest of the people and brought them together.   Personally, I think he made ya'll wear those Van Helsing outfits cause he's the only fan that movie ever had.  Someone send him to fashion school eh?

Sigmar didn't run us off BTW, we we're laughing so hard at those silly hats you guys wear we lots whole regiments, like that Monty Python skit come to life.  We spent weeks parading about Witch Hunter slaves till we could control ourselves!

 

So we took three locales, and we were on to the fourth when a few more showed up.  Within ten min we were part of a 24 man warband raiding the keep to the south.  Rams were pulled out, madness ensued, the Order had about 12 against us.  They poured oil on our heads, I died like 10 times, it was insane, and yes a fwe moments of "slide show" ensued.

 

Now, we made 800 RR PER POINT CAPTURED.

 

We took 4 before this all kicked off, so 3200 RR on top of the keep capture.  It was fantastic.  More XP, more action and more RR all faster then sitting around doing scenario's. (yup.. i love getting all that RR and Experience.. and usually I jump into a 5 min scenarios a few times through that whole ordeal to get even more experience and RR. nothing like .. slaying some Zealots.. laughing, jumpin in an RVR zone.. killing more chaos. and winning and then popping back out to defend the kepp or take camps.. great fun)

You mean you run to your guards and try to lure the zealous enemy to their doom.  Craven behavior is to be expected by "order"

 I am one of the sons of Ulric. We do not run. The only running I have ever done was to chase you Zealots while you frantically heal yourself. Carrying your mothers skulls in your hands, fleeing from the demise that so patiently awaits you. Run little zealot. Don't drop your toys. I make end up taking that little tooth pick and skull of yours and decorating your grave with it.

 

The Sons of Ulric are the lesser men of greater sires.  Perhaps if your forefathers had not mated with swine, you would be worthy fo even a smidgeon of respect.  And it's not my Mothers skull, it's yours.   I dug it up last week.   Really, she WORE that dress?  You have no sense of style sons of ulric.

(ok saruman) Does it still sadden you that unlike Sigmar and Ulric, that your gods don't give one ounce of care about you. Nurgle, Tzeentch, Slaanesh, Khorne..... they are all too busy flaunting thier powers amongst themselves. They have no care of you.. you are NOTHING. And path you choseto leade in life its easy to see that you are a rebelious child starving for affection for your measly gods. I will send the wolves for you... the wolves of ulric. the Inquisition will find you and bring you to JUSTICE.

We don't need to grovel to our Gods, we know what they want and do it.  Is it true you carry a "pocket guide to Sigmar" with you?  I carry the scalps of a few of your friends.   Make's a great party gift!   I chose the path of least WHINING.   I once snuck into a Church of Sigmar, I had to slaughter all there and still wake up in the middle of the night.. the crying to Sigmar was, distrubing.  How do you function like that?

So don't grind Scenario's... go WAR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The problem is that too many try to PLAY WAR as WoW instead of ya know...

Playing WAR as WAR.

Originally posted by Pangaea

Originally posted by MrVicchio

Originally posted by Pangaea

Originally posted by MrVicchio

Lat night, my guild participated in what can only be described as DAoC reborn, and it was a BEAUTIFUL thing to see.

 

Let's lay it out, a lvl 25 WE, 24BO, 22GS and a 20ZE (yours truly).  We were in Teir 3 Chaos, out PQing and wiating for scenario pops when we kinda decided to take some of the flag points off those goody two shoe Order yuppies.  (Goody Two Shoes? If call a society that is a mix between the Spanish inquisition and the worst parts of the Salem Witch trials "goody two shoes" then yes.. we are goody two shoes...lol. we are as good as any prejudice, murdering, supremist society you can get. that is order by the way since you mentioned Chaos, but Elves are not all that good either.. they are egotisticle and noone likes them not even order of dwarves. And Dwarves are as about as good as Drunk bikers in a Biker bar.)

You fear the change, embrace the change, Sigmar is a tyrant, that demands you do "his will" and he sends his wanna be Van Helsing stand ins to inforce it and those goof balls with "Sigmar" written in lipstick on their fore heads to preach at you.   Go into that city and you see all the "right people" living comfortably and the wrong  people in the slums.   HMPH!   H'Elfs are more worried abou their hair and complexion then anything else, and demand all follow their "good ways".  Like hell.  And don't get me started on those stunted lumps up north.  Building theirpretty little forts and dirty holes into perfectly good mountains.  It's disgusting!  All I see is conformity or death.  BLEH!

 You shut your dirty heretic little mouth.. i will see you burned at the stake for your blasphemies. i will brand sigmar into your reched chest as you burn, while our standard waves high in in air catching the morning light. You my friend are nothing more than another burn mark near the gallows. Step into my town if you dare.. i will be waiting....

You know what we call little twigs like you in Middenhiem.... "Kindle".

 You do it because you are scared, scared your precious "sigmar" will look down you.  You get up and grovel to your little "god" and hope, in vain, that some how you can please him.   HA!  Sigmar is a cruel tyrant that cannot bend with the changes of time.  Sigmar is a rock, we are the wind and the waves, come to tear down that which is stuck.   We come to free you, yet you resist in fear.   

As for burning at the stake, we do that too, only I think you call it a spit.  Witch Hunters are best served with ale and just a touch of basil.

So we took three locales, and we were on to the fourth when a few more showed up.  Within ten min we were part of a 24 man warband raiding the keep to the south.  Rams were pulled out, madness ensued, the Order had about 12 against us.  They poured oil on our heads, I died like 10 times, it was insane, and yes a fwe moments of "slide show" ensued.

 

Now, we made 800 RR PER POINT CAPTURED.

 

We took 4 before this all kicked off, so 3200 RR on top of the keep capture.  It was fantastic.  More XP, more action and more RR all faster then sitting around doing scenario's. (yup.. i love getting all that RR and Experience.. and usually I jump into a 5 min scenarios a few times through that whole ordeal to get even more experience and RR. nothing like .. slaying some Zealots.. laughing, jumpin in an RVR zone.. killing more chaos. and winning and then popping back out to defend the kepp or take camps.. great fun)

You mean you run to your guards and try to lure the zealous enemy to their doom.  Craven behavior is to be expected by "order"

 I am one of the sons of Ulric. We do not run. The only running I have ever done was to chase you Zealots while you frantically heal yourself. Carrying your mothers skulls in your hands, fleeing from the demise that so patiently awaits you. Run little zealot. Don't drop your toys. I make end up taking that little tooth pick and skull of yours and decorating your grave with it.

 

The Sons of Ulric are the lesser men of greater sires.  Perhaps if your forefathers had not mated with swine, you would be worthy fo even a smidgeon of respect.  And it's not my Mothers skull, it's yours.   I dug it up last week.   Really, she WORE that dress?  You have no sense of style sons of ulric.

So don't grind Scenario's... go WAR.