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• • General: E3: Introduction To DC Universe Online

  • Even though I am usually a firm beleiver in the  "Give each game its own fair chance" rule...I'm afraid I for one am also going to have to go with the popular consent here.... SOE MMO's are a tried and failed product all around. The companies history is just too blemished now to give any title that even has thier logo on it a fair shot...its just not worth wasting the time...even if it starts out as a good title.

    Although again...this is my bias'd opinion of SOE:

    SOE is historically known for its blunders. SOE is historically known for running a decent title into the ground. SOE has a history of ignoring all/most of the player feedback. To me...SOE is the worst type of publisher, they are a bottom dollar company that doesn't care about the so called "content" they slam around their game engine so long as its a shiny title that appeals to a crowd or already has a fan base. They have no desire to make a good and lasting game that will provide many hours of real entertainment and joy for people...and that should be the number one priority IMO. They are banking on the retail sales and the 1-3 months of subscription fees they will collect from DC fans before they flee in shock and dismay. In the end...another SOE station pass garbage game they can write off as being "successful" because sooooooo many people of course are "Playing/Subscribed" the game  (because they have a station pass, not becuase they are active).

    The worst part...regardless of how bad they do...or how they botch a game...or how they ignore and treat their player base like garbage...they will NEVER APOLOGIZE....never say they are SORRY....and never correct their mistakes...regardless of how obvious it is to the rest of the world. Seriously...SOE has burned the bridge...with extreme predijuced.

    I feel truly sorry for anyone looking forward to this game because they are a fan of DC comics. Truly...my heart felt and sincere sympathies....because you will be witness to watching it get butchered. If you are a SW and a DC fan...well...really...there's nothing I can say to those people...they already know...or at least will find out.

  • Posted: 7/17/08 3:50 AM
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• • General: D&D 4th Edition - Learning from MMOs

  • Its a sad day when a PnP game takes a que from an MMORPG and not the other way around. PnP games came first...were good enough that MMOs are the attempt to mimic them into an online digital enviroment. It should never be the other way around. MMO's should be taking there ques from PnP games like they always have.

    PnP is all about creative content...not "rules".  The rules don't even count for the most part if your real D&D players....cause hey...remember this: "Your DM...what you say goes...regardless...core rules included." Thats part of what makes D&D what it was.

    4th Ed is the dumbed down version of DnD for the upcoming lazy generation...people who like everything handed to them...with little to no imagination...lead around on a chain....everything PnP D&D should stand against. Its made for the WOW crowd. Gary Gygax prolly turned over in his grave.

    4th Edition seems to have pretty much cut out everything thats not a bare minimum for "hack n slash" gaming. I even find the terms used to generic the class types offensive. They even cut BARD completly out of the game for example.

    I've played every edition of D&D to date...still have my 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 3.5 books...I don't forsee myself getting into or using much if any of the 4th edition rules personally. Apologies for the rant...its too biased and not very objectional.

    Anyways...the biggest point to 4th edition...is the money. Guess what...all those 3.5 books everyone bought...the hundreds probably published....now they get to re-release them all in 4th edition for everyone to buy all over again. They started to run short on new creative content...so it was time to change the rules to keep the money flowing by regurgitating all the same content over with the new system. Once that is tapped out...look forward to 5th edition...

  • Posted: 6/27/08 1:06 PM
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