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• • Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning: Correspondent - About Those Cuts...

  • Some choice quotes and my choice responses...

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    Originally posted by grimfall
    Why couldn't Mythic spend the time (aka money) to make these cities and other classes fun? (The article) comes off quite fanboyish.

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    Originally posted by Tyres100
    Again we see the same thing happening where <insert game company> announces a release date and screws themselves. ... Taking mid development content out that was already stated for release does not help with bargaining.

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    Originally posted by DeserttFoxx
    Sure some people will applaud them for their decision but i am not one of them, i read articles like this as just a fancy way of saying the game isnt finished but we are launching it anyway.

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    So, let's discuss the fault with this logic of "you're releasing too soon."

    If every developer of MMOs held on to their title until it was polished to perfection, no game would ever be released. They would languish for eternity as the bleeding edge of technology continually forced them to update graphics or a shift in player demographics demanded new paradigms within a game.

    At some point, and this is an incredibly important concept for everyone to grasp, a developer and a publisher HAVE to say, "Enough is enough. We've put in an amazing amount of work, the game is as polished as it's going to get until we have hundreds of thousands of active players trying to break the system. It's time to release and move on to the next stage of development."

    This doesn't mean that the publisher and/or developer are throwing up their hands and saying "we're going to release an inferior products." What's being said is, "it's time to release what we have and let it grow organically from here on out."

    In fact, the best companies, like Mythic, are constantly updating and modifying the game to fit player needs (note I say needs, not wants). Development of a MMO does not end when a game releases the way it does when a 'standard' title releases.

    If you're holding your breath till a MMO is 'finished' to be released, you're going to die of asphyxiation. I don't care who the publisher or developer is.

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    Originally posted by Onecrazyguy
    I'm not buying the "we're cutting 4 to give you 2 great ones"... The bottom line is they are running out of time and have to cut scope. I would highly doubt that they are putting more time into the other 2 cities, it's more likely the case that pulling the 4 saves them time they need to just finish the game.

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    Given the company's honesty in their press releases and the large numbers of players in the beta, it's fairly obvious that they ARE working to improve the two primary cities now. Equally obvious is that they deliberately dropped the other cities and classes exactly because it saves them the time they need to polish the game before release.

    Wait...isn't that what the press release was all about? Oh, yeah, but then, you'd have to have read the press release to get that bit of info.

    
    

  • Posted: 8/04/08 6:53 AM
    General Discussion
• • People who like the game don't come to the forums. That's all.

  • Evidently, the people who like the game don't buy Funcom stock. After rising to $55 a share on fanboi hype for AoC, it has now fallen back down to around $24 a share.

    I think that's more telling than who posts on a forum and who does not.

  • Posted: 7/29/08 7:13 PM
    Age of Conan
• • Vanguard's new marketing campaign!

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    Originally posted by Kesran
    I have. Just the usual SOE weblinks and partnership advertising at the bottom of the page. In the posted screenshot, for example, it would seem the advert has even overwritten the ESRB rating which I'm pretty sure they are required to show. But thats by the by - people following the link can see for themselves, as you say, the veracity of the 'screenshot'.

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    It was real. The advertisement banner is run by cgm.adbureau.net, not Sony. SO anyone who pays could conceivably get an ad to show up at the bottom of the Vanguard page; even Dick Cheney. :p

  • Posted: 6/15/08 4:20 PM
    Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
• • Vanguard's new marketing campaign!

  • Hahahaha, looks like they pulled the ad.

    
    Or maybe it's just blocked for me. AoC makes baby Jesus cry.

    
    BTW, I'm giving Vanguard a second shot at the moment and having HUGE graphical issues with the game. Some of the same problems I had over a year and a half ago at the end of Beta. Are there any serious UI/graphic fixes out there? As it stands, I'd almost rather chew ground glass than play Vanguard because of the problems but I want to try and muddle through so I can give the game a legitimate review.

  • Posted: 6/15/08 4:17 PM
    Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
• • Age of Conan PVP hilarity

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    Originally posted by TsukieU
    This video has singlehandedly turned me onto the game, buying it tomorrow!

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    Tsukie, your sarcasm makes me smile. I love you.

    :)

  • Posted: 6/04/08 4:44 AM
    Age of Conan