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• • Official Invite Thread (Part 2)

  • OOOH!!!

    I bought the game. I played the game. Now the game sits on my shelf.

    I trust you guys, MMORPG, but I wonder how much longer your Hype Meter is going to work with me.

    I've been coming to you site for many years, perhaps as long as it has been around, and I trust you.

    Recently, I finally decided to start commenting. I'm glad I did.

    As far as VANGUARD: Blah Blah goes...think of playing a modern version of AC with ridiculous code that simply causes your VM to constantly whirl while you play. One terrific thing about VG:BB is that they cater to the players via website. Much information is at your fingertips, even if you dont have the game loaded, you can poll your toons and plan when you are away, sailing on the ship in the bahamas.

    Good luck with VG, and please...go buy the freakin software you cheapskate!! <smile>

     

  • Posted: 4/25/08 3:34 AM
    Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
• • Asheron's Call: Alive and Well

  • Allow me to rant, please.

    MS ruined the chance of ever making a nickel off of AC2. They created a whole new game and wasted tons of resources trying to tie it to Asheron's Call. They had millions of gamers wanting a graphic update to the original game. What gamers got was a fake AC with beefed up graphics. I must admit, however, They did a great job with the graphics.

    Yes...with a total upgrade to graphics, and some additional addons like seiges, voicechat, and perhaps mounts, AC would have thrived along side the toonmaster game called WoW.

    As far as Botting goes...well, yah know what...get over it. Game devs are not the only ones with people smart enough to develop ideas, code, or addons to fit the life that most people have to spend on a 'game' that yields nothing more than a stadium filled with enthusists.

    Yes, there were issues with PvP, but what game doesnt have issues. Should the devs be a fault for the exploits that players develop over months of trial and error...dont think so. But, in all fairness, they try their best to make the classes balanced (a word I have grown to hate).

    AC is probably the first and last RPG that allows a newcomer to enter a world where they may not see another player for a week, if so desired, and a place to explore, adventure, and simply sink into the many, many, areas of RP that some games only reach in their titles.

    LoTR, DDO, WoW, etc...they miss the mark totally.

    If you've never played AC... you've missed an entire world.

    I'm providing a checklist of sorts that shows the depth that other games fail to reach...

    1. Born into a world where you can start exploring and adventuring at level 1.

    2. Run across fields of threatening or non-threatning mobs.

    3. Spend a week in a Dungeon trying to conquer it's residents.

    4. Own a home with personal item storage.

    5. Perform Quests when YOU want to do them.

    6. Cast Powerful and useful magics.

    7. Custom build toons via raw stats

    8. Solve simple and complex problems for quality rewards.

    9. Loot static chests for plats, scrolls, or fun.

    10. Gain three levels while you sleep (wink)

     

    I could go on...

    But yah know what, AC is what it is, but I would have loved it much more with the graphic update. 

  • Posted: 4/25/08 3:22 AM
    Asheron's Call
• • Roleplaying and We

  • Roleplaying is as simple as exploring an unfamiliar land and can be as complicated as finding the 'Sword of A Thousand Truths'.

    The biggest problem RP'ers face, like myself, is that we are not alone in this adventure. The 'MMO' part of RPG (hehehe) is what has buried our quest for a world to roleplay in depth. Since players gather from all corners of this planet called Earth, this means that we must be flexible to the beliefs, customs, and courtesies that follow.

    I have been to a country (name intentionally left out), for instance,  where the 'Television' had three basic things broadcasting.

    1. Sports (with no camera shots of the 'cheering crowds')

    2. War Movies (24/7 no commercials)

    3. News (with no eyewitness commentary)

    Guess what? Some fortunate person from that country is playing the Paladin in your party.

    So, as we have tried to become the teachers and mentors to all those who seem sub-par...perhaps they are roleplaying...as much as their life-experiences can allow.

    Having tried every RPG in the MMORPG Game List, I am personally dissatisfied with developers more than the 'kiddies' who say, 'Hi. How are you? Plz can you spare some goldz?' Afterall, the devs want to make real money and the world is full of people that devs cater .

    Hang in there...perhaps there is one of you who may influence someone who can make a place where people can be Elves and not Elvis.

     

  • Posted: 4/25/08 2:39 AM
    General Discussion
• • Roleplaying and We

  • I was slightly dazed and confused when I found myself in a alley with a dead-end to my back. I dared not to move or let my breathing disturb the soft sound of ooze dripping from the walls. The stench was horrid. It was the odor left behind when maggots had devoured flesh.

    My hands were beginning to sweat. I could hear my heart beat as I slowly descended into the darkness ahead. The grit beneath my feet sounded like I was walking on small granules of stone. Something was ahead of me, I could feel it. As I moved down the middle of this narrow alley, the darkness began to swallow where I had been and continued thru where I was heading.

    What am I doing?, I asked myself. Why is it so important to travel this god forsaken place. Fear had crossed my mind, if not for a moment, but it was rapidly replaced by curiousity. My mind began to wander...Perhaps this is a dream...Maybe this is that world I had longed to traverse.

    You see, I have always wanted to wake up like this...In some foreign land with nothing more than my senses. I wanted a place that I could start with nothing and make something of myself. I wanted a world that I could have control over what I ate, where I slept, and whom I fellowed with...Yes, this is that place!

    But...Where are the taverns and barmaids? Where are the weary travellers, mysterious denizens, and lofty towers? WHERE ARE YOU!?, I thought aloud.

    A small light appeared at the very end on the alley. I smiled. I knew this was that place. I knew this was the door leading to that place. I knew it all along. As I touched the light, I could feel coldness...it was not what I expected, but there was no turning back. I touched it again...and again..and again. With each touch, it became warmer.

    In the light was a door. I could not see what kind of door, but it was...a door. I found the metal handle. It was smooth, crafted to the highest quality , but it too was cold. I pulled the lever with my fingers,  a soft click was heard. Followed by the soft click, I could hear the sound of a wheel spinning, a cog clicking and finally, the sound of two metals sliding against one another.

    I lifted my hand from the handle and braced myself for the worse. The door opened slightly to reveal a small child. I looked at the child. The child looked at me. As I began to speak, the child yelled...

    HEY MISTER, GOT ANY SPARE GOLD?!?

  • Posted: 4/25/08 2:14 AM
    General Discussion
• • Back to the game after 6years or so...

  • AO has so many things to like that it's fruitless to compare it graphically to newer or emerging MMO's.

    AO is the pioneer of all that  stuff we have come enjoy in other games. In fact, other games can't touch some things that AO Players have enjoyed for eons...

    1. Flying Vehicles (not brooms or skateboards)

    2. Housing

    3. Crafting

    4. PvP

    5. Self-Supporting Economy

    6. Exploration

    7. Indoor Gaming (Instances/Missions/Lairs)

    8. Outdoor Gaming

    9. A living Computer Host

    10. Characters that feel...real.

     

    Good Luck AO...see yah after I do A.O.C.

  • Posted: 4/24/08 1:05 AM
    Anarchy Online