I agree with OP and Comaf, we really need to stop buying these titles or playing them (for free) and basically just boycott this crap. On that note, I'm excited to see what Funcom does next and to see how they handle it. I can guarantee that it will be creative.
Originally posted by chakalaka I agree with OP and Comaf, we really need to stop buying these titles or playing them (for free) and basically just boycott this crap. On that note, I'm excited to see what Funcom does next and to see how they handle it. I can guarantee that it will be creative.
If i am having fun, why would i boycott anything? If i am not, why would i play it in the first place?
The call to "stop buying xxx and boycott yyy" is just irrational. People should be already playing what they like.
What is going on with new games? Every game that comes out has less features and a mediocre story. I am not sure if development is being forced so quickly that games are skimping, but where is any innovation?
New games now have set rails and (at best) struggle to allow players to affect the world. Eso is on the right track and who knows Eq Next might have more, but games just don't have any choices.
Games used to have tons of skills and possibilities. I want skill lists, like UO, Marrowind, maybe even mabinogi. Game worlds such as Sword Art Online, Parallel universes. A mix of Scifi, Fantasy, Modern....I want a MMO like palladium's Rift or any other amazing book or comic series.
Is there any hope for the future?
At some point, someone will have the perfect combination of talent and $$$$....and it will happen. There will be a viable massive sandbox where roleplayers and general gamers alike can feel that thrill they once felt in their favorite titles. That day is not now, however. I suggest folks stick to RPGs until then and stop supporting the mediocrity that permeates the so called mmoRPG genre.
Garriott is doing far more with far less with Shroud of the Avatar than every game made in the last 4 years combined including TESO and Wildstar.
Garriott is doing far more with far less with Shroud of the Avatar than every game made in the last 4 years combined including TESO and Wildstar.
SoA is not AAA ... everything looks unpolished. And you can chop wood and make tables & chairs ... i hope that is not required .. because that sounds boring to me.
I would much rather just play a straight action game like Tomb Raider, or a dungeon crawler like Diablo.
If he makes it F2P, i will give him 15 min and take a look though.
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If i am having fun, why would i boycott anything? If i am not, why would i play it in the first place?
The call to "stop buying xxx and boycott yyy" is just irrational. People should be already playing what they like.
Garriott is doing far more with far less with Shroud of the Avatar than every game made in the last 4 years combined including TESO and Wildstar.
SoA is not AAA ... everything looks unpolished. And you can chop wood and make tables & chairs ... i hope that is not required .. because that sounds boring to me.
I would much rather just play a straight action game like Tomb Raider, or a dungeon crawler like Diablo.
If he makes it F2P, i will give him 15 min and take a look though.