Originally posted by Ambros123

Originally posted by Sicae

It goes both ways.

 

You have one camp screaming OMG GAME TOO HARD and the other camp responding DONT DUMB THE GAME DOWN and not enough that give good feedback.

Well when you have players leaving because it's too hard then there's an issue.  Making normal questing areas overly difficult is a bad move and retarded as all your doing is hurting your community and the game.  Having specific designated  areas that are obvious to the player that this area you are entering will be much more challenging and higher difficulty levels in dungeons are where the challenge should lie at.

People want to play the decks they want to play and not be forced to play "solo" decks.  General questing should not require one to play a certain deck at all.

It doesnt require the use of a certain deck, there are a great many viable combinations that can be created. The best way to play , IMO, is too create your own deck. Dont rely on the premade decks to serve all your needs, they are not intended to anyway. 

Originally posted by solarine

Originally posted by spankybus

Doesn't surprise me, really. Most people on the planet are pretty stupid, otherwise they'd all be rich.

 

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Wow...MMORPG's are great training for yes-man corporate America!

 

And I guess it takes some special "corporate America thinking" to assume what all people would choose to do with their smarts is make money off it! :)

 

Hear, hear. Furthermore, that special "corporate America thinking" implies that poor people are only poor because they are stupid. To that idea I raise a heartfelt and sincere middle finger. Also, Spanky , you spelled genius wrong. 

On topic though , I agree that the challenge presented in the game is refreshing and that I personally would not invite a nerf to content difficulty. The challenging parts are easily overcome when player utilize the skill wheel appropriately. The game wasnt designed for players to pick a spec and run with it,  the intent was for us to find multiple , versatile builds that could be adapted per the situation. If you get stuck, retool your build. If you cant fingure out how , or what to do , then this game is simply not for you. 

Originally posted by santasanta

Originally posted by Sebber

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Are you sure you arent a seasoned forum poster, cause this my friend is a masterwork. Also, I agree with you about TSW it is the first game to come around for a long time to grab me this way...and here I was after TOR wondering if I had outgrown video games altogether. Funcom hit it out of the park with this one.

I dont think you can abandon quests, but you can replace them with other quests then pick them back up after...kind of a pain in the ass I know. Im not completely sure , but in open beta I ran into the same issue at that was all I could do. 

Originally posted by andreawales

Originally posted by jdnyc

Originally posted by andreawales

Sorry I felt I just had to say it :-) 

 

on a side note any one else had the Out of memory crashes , is there anything I can do about it ? 

What version are you using?  DX9 or DX11?  Video Card?  Tesselation?  Anti-Alias?

Second, what other programs do you have running?

Third, most important - What OS and how much ram?

 

I'm using DX9 , GT 8800 no Anti-Alias ( dont know about Tesselation ) Windows 7 32 and 4 Gig Ram  :-)

I would says its probably the 32 bit OS and the 4 gigs RAM...the game utilizes lots of RAM and I had the same issue until i upgraded my OS to 64 bit and added 4 more g's. Kinda tough upgrading everytime a new mmo comes out I know, but I guess thats just the nature of the beast that is PC gaming. :( 

Have you considered a murder/suicide pact? Sounds like a good fit for you guys.

They need to at least add different body types/sizes...while I have very few gripes about the game and am and chomping at the bit for Friday to get here, the lackluster CC is a drawback. A dealbreaker? No, but still could be improved on in obvious ways.

how about Peter Joseph? haha :) 

The reason it was so Templar heavy in Fusang was becasue everyone was playing the templar characters they created during the first beta weekend. I seriously doubt it will be this lopsided after launch and everyone roles the factions that they want and not just the one that was made available first...

Originally posted by Fendel84M

I'm saving the cut scenes for launch day. I do actually like the way he doesn't speak though. Especially as a roleplayer I don't like my character saying things that I don't want him to. It removes me from the character and makes me feel more like he's being played for me.

I agree. I dont like my character being forced to make scripted replies in a voice not of my own design, it detracts from the immersiveness. I can form a response of my own , with my imagination, in my own voice. Its more of an RPG and less of a choose your own adventure puppet routine. 

Yes , it was trolling. Your comment had nothing to do at all with the OP's question and was not meant to be constructive in any way. And btw,  who cares? You got a warning...big freakin whoop. 

TSW is the first MMO, or any video game besides Mario Kart Wii for that matter, that my wife has shown an interest in. If it happens I will be curious to see how her expereince relates to that of the wife in this account. Oh and to the author, gratz on your victory lol , i have been trying to get my wife to play mmos with me for ages...

You can boycott Nike, for example, because they abuse workers in Indonesia. You cant boycott Nike because you think the new Air Jordans look stupid.

I, personally,  have experienced very few bugs, none of which impeded my progress in game, and have crashed only two times in over 6 hours of play time. While im not a veteran beta tested, I do remember the Warhammer Online beta, and compared to THAT this is practically fine tuned. Also, I can remember during the WAR beta that people were talking about how much better that was than some of it earler prdecessors, such as WoW. As far as this player is concerned , all the Funcom hate is unwarranted  and is most likely just the knee jerk reactions of people with preconceived ideas about TSW and Funcom in general. 

I for one have experienced only a single crash and havent come across any bugs yet. Granted i just got to kingsmouth and am not far into the game, but compared to what some others are reporting, my experience has been a breeze. There are some aesthetic issues , but imo, what it lacks in crispness and polish, it makes up for with the unique theme and dark atmosphere. Besides, crispness will be applied as will some polish no doubt , so I dont have many complaints yet. Moreover, I think the skill system is really badass and the fact that its such a massive pool will allow for versatility of playstyle like no other mmo has been able to do. I think that the beta is going well so far and the haters, who logged in with their pre-conceived opinions of the game, and are now only able to feel somewhat justified in voicing their largely unsubstantiated opinions, simply because now they can say they have actually played it.

So long as the primary issues are aesthetic , besides the bugs that are inevitable with any fresh MMO, I can seem myself overlooking them and having a great time with this game. Moreover, if indeed the animations are mostly placeholders this issue should be remedied easily enough. That there is only one body type seems weird , but as the author pointed out TSW uses the same engine as AoC which allowed for various body types, could this be changed as simply as the animations when it comes time to swap out the place holders for the real deal? Im know next to nothing about the technical possibilities of that so late in the game , but I would think that it would be a fairly simple matter. Anyway, I will be counting the minutes until the beta goes live, stoked!