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• • HGL the biggest MMORPG flop in Asia.

  • Originally posted by Soldarith
    

    It is essentially the same story all throughout the world with this title; it isn't just Asia.

     

    First the game was in such horrid shape that it should not have seen the light of release day for a solid two months of bug fixes. Even then the game didn't have an ounce of in-game features that were listed on the website (before release). True, but the game was released a little early. They released several patches within a months time and fixed almost all of the problems that people complained about. They left out some content, put it back in, and added more now.

     

    Secondly, the game's development company pulled a "bait and switch" tactic on free features, founders features, and subscription features. I mean, they totally rewrote the whole online features comparison table -- AFTER many people had already subscribed/founded. Uhm, no? They always said that you were going to be able to play online for free, with additional features for paying subscribers. That has never changed and they don't plan on changing it.

     

    Third, they acknowledged that they KNEW, for months prior to release, that there were major memory leak problems but couldn't find them prior to release. You obviously didn't play during beta. During beta, it was HORRIBLE. They did fix the majority of it. Now, there is essentially no memory leaks.

     

    Forth, their response/actions towards in-game spammers has been lackluster, to say the most about it. Go on the game now, if I ever see an in-game spammer Scapes immediatly comes on and bans him.

     

    Fifth, their "support" is laughable at best and at worst it just plain doesn't exist. Uhm, once again, no? They have a very intensive support forum, and a very thorough FAQ. If you can't find where the FAQ is on the site than that's your own fault.

     

    Sixth, their billing system was a farce for well over two solid months AFTER release. Did anybody even both to test this thing before release? Are you just repeating yourself? Anyways, there were maybe 5 cases tops where their internet lagged and it caused them two billings. They fixed that problem immediatly, none since.

     

    Seventh, FSS and Ping0 have signed an agreement with a well-known spamming/farming company, for "future" titles and/or content in their games -- a'la item mall. I haven't heard this rumor before. Proof please.

     

    I suppose I could go on and on about all the things they did not do right but I won't; it isn't worth it. They have proven that the bottomline is cash and they haven't got an ounce of care for anything else. Otherwise we wouldn't be seeing the whole "You should thank us for our hard work" speeches Bill & team put out, when they announce (6 months later) that they are bringing in shared stash...yeah. You obviously don't release how hard it is to put that into a game. It's very technical and requires a lot of work. Plus, they were already busy with pleasing other gamers, optimizing the game, fixing bugs, and adding new content. You can't blame them if their busy.

     

    So this is the subscriber content, huh? Wait for months on items promised at release and then be asked to be thankful? I guess that is like being told you should be thankful you still have your job and to not ask for a raise or your position may be off-shored... It was never promised at release! Show me where they promised that. I remember them saying "And we'll have stuff like ... in the future" but they never promised anything like shared stash on release.

     

    They have a reputation that they are 100% responsible for now. When your company name has become a catch-phrase that means you've been duped/screwed, you know that you have pretty much blown your first (and in most cases only) impression. "You've been Flagshipped". That phrase is really only used by you and other nut-cases that care only about the small things, and nothing more. Bottom line is that the game is a fun hack n slash. Nothing more. If your too pissed off about a freakin shared stash or maybe your game crashing every 2 hours a month after release then you're just weird dude.

     

    Just made a few comments ^_^

  • Posted: 4/11/08 2:09 PM
    Hellgate: London
• • HGL the biggest MMORPG flop in Asia.

  • Do only to others what you would do unto them.

    You guys don't like the game, then why are you upset about it?

  • Posted: 4/08/08 3:59 PM
    Hellgate: London
• • The MMORPG Depression is upon us

  • Did nobody listen to me at all?

    I'll spell it out. M.A.B.I.N.O.G.I.

    God damn, if your bored then atleast give a game a try, more contructive than bitching about it.

  • Posted: 4/08/08 3:57 PM
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• • The MMORPG Depression is upon us

  • Originally posted by butter1011
    

    Theres no good games to play

    Everything is boring

    1 Month till AoC

    Mabinogi.

    Nuff said.

  • Posted: 4/05/08 9:12 PM
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• • monthly fees?

  • Also, with this new update, you'll get the extra shared stash with your subscription. That's a big thing too, since you seem to find only uniques for other classes (Atleast that's what happened to me T_T)

  • Posted: 4/05/08 9:11 PM
    Hellgate: London