All Posts by Nightbringe1

While I personally have never had an issue with SoE, they have made some pretty dumb moves in the past.

Originally posted by kitsunegirl

That depends on your expectations. If you want raiding or want to do tons of instances, good luck. I doubt they are thay low on people that you couldnt get an instance done though.

Im not a raider, so that doesnt affect me.

Vanguard has instances????

You don't really need a group to do the dungeons I have seen, though they certainly do help. As as side note, I've run across other groups in ever dungeon I've ever been in.

Every single one of us already expesses our opinion with our wallets, I don't need someone elses opinion on what is or is not satisfactory to tell me which games I should support by spending money on them.

You might be able to manage World of Warcraft

I used to play both, plus epic scale, Bloodbowl, Necromunda, and a few others. I don't anymore for the simple reason that I moved to a location where no one else plays.

Tyranids for the win.

As players I don't see much beyond word of mouth that we can do, the next step needs to be taken by SoE in the form of advertising and trial accounts.

Don't underestimate the power of word of mouth though, it is a very powerful tool.

Originally posted by page

I would say WoW over EQ2   65/35 %, don't get me wrong EQ2 is a great game. 

WoW has much better maps. EQ2 you have to search the internet very hard and use multiple sites to understand the world.

WoW has better world graphics, and much more lush. however EQ2's latest expansion pack equals WoW's graphics,but thats only a new 1-20 area.

WoW has most  servers full, and very easy to find groups. EQ2 you must be very social and sometimes pushy to get the most from it. EQ2 could be dead during the day, and does not pick up until late evening, if you live on the east coast.

I'm having a lot of fun with EQ2 and can squeeze the fun from it using the knowledge from other games, but you must squeeze and thats the best way I can put it !

EQ interface, download the EQ2 map program.

My vote would be for Vanguard though.

Nurgle, not only can I take a hit better than you, but no one is going to want to stand close enough to hit me in the first place

As a bonus, Nurgle does not restrict his followers in the manner of Khorne

Originally posted by DrChicken

Originally posted by fyerwall

I would rather have a game that was more of an open world with ok graphics than a heavily sectioned/instanced game with Pixar quality graphics.

 

I couldn't have said it better myself.

QFT

While graphics are important for making a good first impression, good gameplay is what is going to keep players engaged.

I personally enjoyed Enchanted Lands more than Zek, but you should try both.

Originally posted by JonMichael

This guy really doesn't have a clue... LOL.

Saying WoW and LOTRO are like McDonalds and AOC is like Steak and Wine? Well... he didn't specify what kind of steak and wine.  I'm thinking Riunite and cube steak.

Will someone please let this Gaute guy know that you should NEVER serve wine before it's time.  And if you're gonna promise good wine... don't serve Koolaid.

While I'll agree that WoW is the McDonalds of MMORPG's, I pesonally don't find AoC to be any better.

Graphics does not make a game and AoC has no soul behind the prettty pictures.

Originally posted by Waterlily

Has raiding gone too far?

The thought of grouping many people together with a common desire in mind seems fine on the surface. But what about the side-effects?

 

-Loot driven progression.

-Gaming becomes work.

-Clicks that form up.

-Sleepless nights of players staying up for a raid when they should be in bed.

-Server drama.

 

I'm sure many more examples can be found. Do you think raiding has gone too far?

Shouldn't the game be about the story and fun, instead of about loot? I think it should, I try to avoid games that have raiding. What do you think?

Short answer:
      No

Long answer:
     Everyone has their preferences. Some people enjoy raiding, some do not, don't try to deny this aspect of the game to those who enjoy it. I personally enjoy raiding with my guild in EQ1, it is something I look forward to 5 nights a week. On the flip side, I've been playing EQII a lot recently, where I am taking my time and completing a lot of lore quests with no real desire to level up ( I feel no need to be max level in order to have fun and just enjoy playing).

I'm a die hard D&D fan, I'll never grow tired of the fantasy games derived from it.

Not that I'm adverse to other genre's, I would love to see a Gamma World or Rifts based game. I'm just not going to ever get tired of my elves and orcs.

I'll buy my daughters WoW accounts before I let them anywhere near this.

I made the mistake of letting my oldest daughter into the Hello Kitty store at the mall once about 8 years ago

I just log into a differant game.

My faction of choice was always Nurgle, no real desire to play anything else so I will most likely just watch and see how things go at launch before I make any real decisions.

Originally posted by Ascension08

The AoC and WAR players beat the crap out of the tiny WoW player. 'Nuff said.

The most fervent WoW player I know is 6'3", about 250 lbs, has 10+ years experiance as a bouncer, and is very heavily armed (due to people coming back to the bar with weapons after being forcefully evicted.)