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Latest Newsletter Details The Making Of 2 New Locations - Shroud of the Avatar - MMORPG.com

Shroud of the Avatar News - Portalarium has sent out the latest Shroud of the Avatar newsletter that among many other things details the creation of 2 new locations, Superstition Canyon and Blood Bay.

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Volgore

I almost completely forgot about this.
Not sure if it's my old age or just the game being so uninteresting.

ann4

Volgore said:

I almost completely forgot about this.
Not sure if it's my old age or just the game being so uninteresting.

Definitely not your age, I forgot too lol.

Joseph_Kerr

I forgot about this game and I own it, good thing I only spent $20 on it.

LeFantome

This game looks soooooooo dated.

I'm glad I didn't spend a dime on this one.

Arglebargle

So much for the question 'Why don't they make them like the good ol' days??'

flizzer

When people say "good ol' days" they are often looking through rose colored glasses. Games have never been perfect.

Grakulen

Still waiting on my physical rewards.

blythega

I created a mage. I'm stuck in the starter zone as it is so bugged i.e. the sword I am suppose to get disappears so I can't talk to the guy who opens the gate. For the life of me I don't understand why they are adding additional content when the basic stuff like core game mechanics don't work and classes are totalling broken.

Nilden

This whole game is like a well meaning guy who went to get the wedding cake and tripped face first into it.

borghive49

This game is just a money grab and they really can't hide behind the EA excuse anymore since this game has been in development for some time.

postlarval

borghive49 said:

This game is just a money grab and they really can't hide behind the EA excuse anymore since this game has been in development for some time.

They do hide behind the EA excuse....(E)arly (A)ccess

postlarval

Grakulen said:

Still waiting on my physical rewards.

You already received your physical reward: A big, gaping hole in your bank account. Enjoy.

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Cambruin

How about they fix the very basics instead of adding more 'content'? Who cares about zone X or Y when people log out in complete and utter frustration less than 30 mins in? Everything non-promotional is just downright negative. Massively had the "let's play" series that basically butchered this game. The person covering it couldn't wait for the session to be over. Or how about TheLazyPeon? It's the one game where he actually says he can't wait to wrap it up because there's nothing worth covering anymore.

This game is yet another confirmation of how out of touch RG is. As if Tabula Rasa taught us nothing. Edit: just look at the comments. Come on Portularium; get a hint already.

Dreamo84

The zones built in this game are some of the most beautiful and well thought out ones in any game I've played. IMO

MadCoderOne

I was so excited for this game, then I played it....

MMOredfalcon

Every time I have the urge to buy a founders package or early access for some great looking MMO with high hopes. I log into this game to remind me why I shouldn't put money down early. This game is mostly empty, and pretty much just a cash shop game. Any MMO in the past few years far surpasses this game, graphically and play-ability.

postlarval

Dreamo84 said:

The zones built in this game are some of the most beautiful and well thought out ones in any game I've played. IMO

kchisarik said:

I was so excited for this game, then I played it....

And therein lies the problem...

SotA is like that gorgeous woman you see at the bar. You buy her a drink, invite her over to your table and after the first five minutes, you realize your mistake.

postlarval

MMOredfalcon said:

Every time I have the urge to buy a founders package or early access for some great looking MMO with high hopes. I log into this game to remind me why I shouldn't put money down early. This game is mostly empty, and pretty much just a cash shop game. Any MMO in the past few years far surpasses this game, graphically and play-ability.

Lucky you.

I wish I had someone sitting at the computer with me when I pledged...to forcibly slap my hand away from the mouse before I could click 'buy'.

angus858

Dreamo84 said:

The zones built in this game are some of the most beautiful and well thought out ones in any game I've played. IMO

True. Hunting and gathering are very enjoyable due to the excellent scene design. I wish the over-world map was also well designed, but it isn't immersive at all. Still, it's been a lot of fun exploring the game.

Volgore

The graphics do look nice on this screen.
But they also look like there'll be heavy pop ups (i.e. trees) everywhere, other players/NPCs/creatures turn invisible at mid distance and the game will run with 20 fps on many machines because of poor optimization.

Dreamo84

I remembering why I got tired of coming here... every comment is "cash grab" whatever that even means at this point.

Dreamo84

The game is definitely very flawed still by any definition of the word. But it also not even close to being finished. Early access has made the impatient gamers 100 times worse as they are seeing it years before they normally would.

Solar_Prophet

Cambruin said:

How about they fix the very basics instead of adding more 'content'? Who cares about zone X or Y when people log out in complete and utter frustration less than 30 mins in? Everything non-promotional is just downright negative. Massively had the "let's play" series that basically butchered this game. The person covering it couldn't wait for the session to be over. Or how about TheLazyPeon? It's the one game where he actually says he can't wait to wrap it up because there's nothing worth covering anymore.

This game is yet another confirmation of how out of touch RG is. As if Tabula Rasa taught us nothing. Edit: just look at the comments. Come on Portularium; get a hint already.

Tabula Rasa was at least fun. Hell, I'd even say that during its last month or two it was actually a good game, though I suspect this is because RG was in space and left people who were actually competent in charge. 

SotA isn't fun. It's boring, it's broken, it's dated, and unlike Tabula Rasa it isn't improving. It also makes me question the common belief that Electronic Arts was almost solely responsible for the complete and utter destruction of the Ultima series. I now think RG had a much bigger hand in that than most people realize. 

Arglebargle

Garriott had been replaced far earlier than that (in Tabula Rasa).   He was just fronting the project the last year or so prior to release, and other folks chosen by NCSoft were in charge.  It had too many managers at that point, and the brew was spoiled.  Garriott's not a great project manager, but that's why he perpetually tows around Starr Long.  Long didn't ride herd on Garriott well enough in TR, and eventually NCSoft got tired of waiting.   I surmise that they killed it  because of the connection to GR.  Perhaps they would've been required to pay him more if they continued, and relationships were pretty testy then.

SotA is an MMO attempt on a shoestring budget.  Corners have to be cut.   I'm not aware of any similarly funded indie MMOs that have had success at that finance range.