Cow Mengde
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Wait, I'm confused. Is this Tiger Knight or a completely different game? It looks exactly the same but with a slightly different name. Even the Chinese name isn't the same. Did they change the name of the game midway?
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Wait, I'm confused. Is this Tiger Knight or a completely different game? It looks exactly the same but with a slightly different name. Even the Chinese name isn't the same. Did they change the name of the game midway?
SatelliteOfLove
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I'm currently looking for a good guild, this game is much more fun running with people I run into for quests/adventures. I think that'll be a big acid test.
I can vouch that. The biggest mistake you can do is go there with a solo attitude.
Azzurri
Member
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/0...h-biggest-sub-mmo-elder-scrolls-has-over-770/
Found this interesting.
ESO has almost 800k subs going 3 months.
Found this interesting.
ESO has almost 800k subs going 3 months.
So from going "5m beta sign ups!" to 770 subs (inflated number). Not sure if I should laugh or cry. Tragic is one word.
ArcheAge according to Trion had 1m beta sign ups.
Azzurri
Member
I'm still surprised ESO has 800ksubs after 3 months.
Yea beta sign up numbers hold no water.
ESO's brand value is huge. ESO, SWTOR you name it. The MMO community right now is
irrational (to be polite). Throw them shit to play and they will make that shit gold in a few days. Then they will go on various forums, complain about how "boring", "generic, "WoW-like" MMOs are when they have been the ones funding shit MMOs since start.
But the problem with MMOs right now is not F2P and its not the community. These things can be changed. Does the F2P need to burn because the F2P culture has no shame? Certainly. But the problem again is the lack of competition.
And I explain here why,
That is the system we have - Capitalism and that is how it works or should work.
What current state are we in?
Basically this,
Entry Level of an MMO
Pay for alpha/beta + Subscription + Cash Shop
or
Buy the game + Subscription + Cash Shop.
And why are they making still so much money regardless of the "global crisis". Because MMOs have become addictive as crack. They are slowly replacing real life.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
It ain't me, the guild was alarmingly detached, even the ones who ain't played WoW in years.
My response was meant to support your response D: not to criticize it.
The European name is Iron Knight I think. It is the same game.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Oh, that could be taken backwards and I did. My appologies.
Still, it's something I'm looking forwards to, and I hope to find one soon. My guildmates have bought SO many sub and B2P MMOs, and sunk SO much money on the F2P ones yet never stick with them longer than a couple weeks, but they don't even actually play WoW any more as a guild since January.
lemon_fresh
Banned
Everquest was my first MMO. But damn SWG spoiled me. I played release to NGE, and rage quit like everyone else.
I am still waiting for another MMO that sucks me in like SWG did.
Was it buggy? Yes. Clunky? Yep. But the concept was brilliant,and the game.was a whole lot.of.fun, even though it was a mess, and no other MMO has come close to doing what SWG do, much less what the game aspired to be.
Trust me, look at ArcheAge. I got into the closed beta this weekend and it has been nothing but awesome fun. Finally a proper sandbox game where you can literally be a farmer if you want to, or hell go plot a house down and live out your dreams of a fisherman. It is super crazy how open the world is, and just what you can do.
After playing for a solid 12 hours, this game is definitely for me. I've also learnt far more about the Patron system, and found that it is probably the most balanced approach to a free-to-play title with optional subscription. It doesn't stop you from enjoying what the game has to offer, and only locks away private hiusing/farming lots. This stops people just popping down residents everywhere and then quitting the game, essentially bloating the world with abandoned housing.
Definitely recommend SWG players take a look, it's got some crazy potential.
How is the PVP so far? I have seen a couple of legit complains about it. Many have mentioned trade winning or some shit like that and generally unfair match ups.
Sorry, I guess I just enjoy it? Not sure why I should stop bullshitting when its exactly what the game has to offer. Sure its not a full sandbox experience, but at the very least it offers players choices which is a hard thing to come by in today's MMO world.
Anyway, in other MMO news Dulfy.net has a great breakdown of all the content discussed during QuakeCon 2014 on The Elder Scrolls Online. Not only did the developers discuss a lot of new features coming to the game, but they also showed off actual work-in-progress instead of pie in the sky talk. This includes facial animations, imperial city zone, new expansion, champion points, justice system with new guilds and heaps more.
My powersupply got burned so I will re-update the initial thread soon. #InTesladonotbelieve
Credits to 2p.com
Credits to Steparu
The Crew - Closed Beta Walkthrough Video
Ubisoft recently released a Crew Closed Beta Walkthrough detailing some of the features that will be available in the upcoming Beta (July 21, 2014) and explaining why The Crew is an MMORPG.
We are talking about an MMO as you will be playing with your friends and with foreigners on the same server, and we can say that the game features several RPG elements as you will be able to gain experience, level up and even tune your car into one of the five unique and fully customizable specs. On top of this you will be able to explore a seamless open world that lets you travel anywhere in the USA, without any loading screen.
The country is divided into five regions, each with their own environment, moods and driving experiences. In this testing phase you will only have access to all activities in the Mid West and several key locations in the West Coast, but you will be able to explore the entire country.
After finishing the prologue, you will unlock a wide range of activities such as single or co-op narrative missions, skill challenges, PvP missions and landmarks. All of them will reward XP, cash and car parts.
The Crew Closed Beta Walkthrough [NORTH AMERICA] .
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It is barely mentioned in the article just above, but I'd say it's noteworthy news that Black Desert just got an EU and US publisher: http://steparu.com/latest-news/1588...an-and-europe-publisher-by-daum-game-division
The Crew feels a bit dull if you've played Test Drive Unlimited 2. It reuses a lot of the mechanics from that game. In the beta it is very slow to earn more cash, and the cars cost a lot. Of course there will be the microtransactions in the full version so you can just pay real money for the car you want. In a full priced retail game. The upgrades to your car are tied to your player level, you unlock different types as you progress. At least the handling model feels alright and driving around is fun. Sounds are also very well done.
Really excited for Western release of Black Desert Online!!
Really excited for Western release of Black Desert Online!!
Looking forward to this one. I watched a lot of videos during the last CB phase.
I'm not big into MMOs, but damn, I miss this. Last year I suddenly felt the urge to play it again (had to stop after a patch broke compatibility with my graphics card some time after Open) and to my surprise it closed down. There's nothing really similar out there.
After this, I am going to drop completely my interest for this game.
So yeah. Well Ubifail+PC was enough since start but I thought there might be hope.
If newer MMOs continue to apply this formula of P2W, I will do what others have done and stick to other types of online-play or converse entirely to single-player experience.
The only thing I am worried about is the cash shop. They have been really quite about it from what my intel can gather so I might try to push them if I see things are not progressing as fast as they should be with this matter. Not sure how to feel about the EU/NA publisher regarding Black Desert Online. Don't know who is what so I don't know what to expect.
Also irrelevant but still relevant, Massively has stopped producing critical articles after the cuts so I am assuming it has been ordered not to which is a shame. Eurogamer can't type MMO yet so I am going to try and find this week hopefully a good MMO website to do that. Too bored to read this spamfest of "updates" for every shit they can think of.
Anyhow, will probably stick to Blade & Soul in the Russian private server at the time being. Still keeping my eyes on Moonlight Blade. Some new stuff have appeared and the combat syste including animations is overwhealming me for the time being.
Well if you want to know more from my point of view what is going on with the "state" of MMOs and why it is preferable that you stay away until it starts bring more sub-quality to the table (since the F2P will not stop being an overall cashgrab), feel free (it is a long wall) to read this (I summarized all my points on the subject a few days ago so hence).
My overall summary is this;
I am extremely jealous that you had at least managed to play that game. In my time I am not sure why but I must have missed it. Seemed a great mech-MMOrpg. As it stands there is no other like it and unfortunatelly the MMO market does not seem interested at all to a mech-combat style like that.
daninthemix
Member
I know next to nothing about MMOs. Tell me - is it truly like Kingdom of Amalur, only with other players running around doing their stuff alongside you?
On a very basic level and until you reach endgame, yes. Especially for the more average ones. Except with worse combat for the most part. Think KOTOR in terms of combat, except you can't pause (obviously).
Which MMO are you guys talking about?
Taco_Human
Member
I recently reinstalled Guild Wars.... Makes me sad the game is pretty much dead now. I used to play when it came out and during Factions/Nightfall.
Stopped once EotN came out. Now I kinda don't wanna get into gw2 cause I heard some stuff can be transferred but not without eye if the north.
This mad me wanna try a new MMO. I tried the demo of WoW and the f2p Everquest on steam. Both did not do much for me. Maybe it's a sign that I should stay away. Well either way, I still would like to try out another MMO. Recommendations?
Stopped once EotN came out. Now I kinda don't wanna get into gw2 cause I heard some stuff can be transferred but not without eye if the north.
This mad me wanna try a new MMO. I tried the demo of WoW and the f2p Everquest on steam. Both did not do much for me. Maybe it's a sign that I should stay away. Well either way, I still would like to try out another MMO. Recommendations?
Do you mind telling me what type of combat you like, what type of setting (sci-fi, fantasy, ect), whether you are PVE-centric and so forth? I can only help you if you can be as specific as that.
crazepharmacist
Member
Guild Wars 2. Check out the GAF community thread. Game regularly goes on sale for like $20 too. It's a great MMO, particularly if you like large scale pvp.
Speedhoven
Neo Member
Still waiting for tree of savior!
I am not sure what the fuck is going on with that game. They started hinting international release and then they kept a low profile.
Been trying to ask myself whether I should continue playing Blade & Soul in the private Russian server. I think I will stop playing it because it is unbearable to play an MMO with constant "pauses" and translation efforts as if they used Google Translate.
They should have charged a few dollars per month to help them maintain a better and more stable server as well as a more appropriate translation.
Taco_Human
Member
I like PvE mostly. Setting can be whatever. I'd prefer more skill based cause that's sort of how I remember guild wars, with the cap at level 20, you had to be smart about what you used.
From what I know - FFXIV and WildStar have got the best and most challenging endgame content. Between the two WildStar is definitely superior.
Good video related from Corpsealot
bequietdrive
Member
This is the reason you all hate MMOs http://www.themetropolist.com/play/...of-warcraft-can-learn-psychology-behind-mmos/
although ironically, we can learn a lot from them as a society.
As a recent PC adopter, what are people saying about the Star Wars MMO. Is it worth a go these days?
although ironically, we can learn a lot from them as a society.
As a recent PC adopter, what are people saying about the Star Wars MMO. Is it worth a go these days?
People will tell you positive things about it, about how the story is great and the game isn't too bad, but it's still filler MMO quests with a ton of busywork and a very slightly above average story. It's still not a great story compared to single player RPGs.
From what I know - FFXIV and WildStar have got the best and most challenging endgame content. Between the two WildStar is definitely superior.
Good video related from Corpsealot
Pile of Garbage = EA Pass?
bequietdrive
Member
Is the world interesting enough to keep you invested in the game though?
I'll await where Ubisoft, Take Two, Zenimax, Activision comes up with their all equivalent.
Well the rumor from their fanbase is that "We are proud of Star Wars! It has gone through great lengths to reborn itself" or so they say or so the Devs say. Still it will never be what the major base expected but most of them are sucking it up just like they are doing with ESO. It all depends.
If you are a die hard StarWarsornothing gamer you might as well give it a try. If you are a StarWarGalaxiesownyouall gamer you might as well stay away.
But if you want more specific info ask me and I will try to help to make you decide. I played it for a bit and it never appealed to me.
I have never been able to get into MMOs.
I'm now held back by not having time to go on any kind of venture that requires my non-stop attention.
In the past, despite having plenty of time, I still couldn't get into them. I tried WoW a few times...usually got bored to death after a few days and wouldn't try again for a year or more.
I tried The Old Republic because KotOR is one of my favorite RPGs of all time.....nope, didn't make it a week, haven't been back.
I love RPGs, but I simply can't find an MMO that keeps my attention.
I'm going to try again with Destiny, and probably with Neverwinter next year. We'll see if an MMO finally grabs me.
I'm now held back by not having time to go on any kind of venture that requires my non-stop attention.
In the past, despite having plenty of time, I still couldn't get into them. I tried WoW a few times...usually got bored to death after a few days and wouldn't try again for a year or more.
I tried The Old Republic because KotOR is one of my favorite RPGs of all time.....nope, didn't make it a week, haven't been back.
I love RPGs, but I simply can't find an MMO that keeps my attention.
I'm going to try again with Destiny, and probably with Neverwinter next year. We'll see if an MMO finally grabs me.
For what it's worth, the Hall of Monuments stuff you unlock by linking GW1 to GW2 is entirely cosmetic (minipets, weapon and armor skins, titles, some ranger pet skins) and are always available retroactively (so if you decide you like GW2 but really want those items, you can always pick up EotN on the cheap later). I wouldn't let something like that stop you, especially since....
...you're kinda describing Guild Wars 2 here.
- Tons of PvE content (and more added every two weeks).
- You're already familiar with the setting (GW2 takes place 250 years after GW1).
- Skill-based combat (limited hotbar, no "holy trinity" / focus on self-sufficiency, active combat with lots of dodging and movement).
I'd give it a go.
Might want to look into Guild Wars 2 as well; apart from dungeons, you can pretty much stop and start playing any time you want. There's a lot of little quality of life features that facilitate short play sessions (fast travel, mail/trade anywhere, quick deposit of materials, etc.) and the lack of a gear grind means you can stop playing for long periods of time and come back right where you left off without having to play catch-up. The lack of a subscription also means you won't be getting gouged $15 a month for what might be a dozen or so hours of actual play time.
It's kind of the MMO for people who aren't able to get into MMOs. Might be just what you're looking for. We have a strong GAF community that would probably help you get the most enjoyment out of your limited playtime since folks are always eager to help out.
Hey Neo,
Thoughts regarding Firefall?
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So far on Opiniontube I found this - Firefall - New MMO Shooter Fails to Impress
Thoughts regarding Firefall?
Credits to Firefall
So far on Opiniontube I found this - Firefall - New MMO Shooter Fails to Impress
I HATE Tab and Shift as skills. Please stop trolling me.
Black Desert Online Gameplay Controls Sorceress Skills + Key Inputs Commands HD
Edit: Although shift for speeding or dodging might not be bad.
Black Desert Online Gameplay Controls Sorceress Skills + Key Inputs Commands HD
Edit: Although shift for speeding or dodging might not be bad.