A rather diplomatic award distribution, every big game around the corner gets one.. ESO, Wilstar and EQN.. and noone can complain, and everyone will be right, and noone gets hurt.
Looking forward to testing Wildstar may have that certain something I need to get me to sub long time to a Mo again,even though may revisit FF14 2.0 when the dust settles.
Awesome to see Repop getting some well deserved praise it's been a long and bumpy road but things are shaping up nicely for Above and Beyond tech and The Repopulation.
I would have to agree with your picks, although since I am eager awaiting Wildstar as the next MMO I will be sucked in to, I would also call it my Most Anticipated. Once I have gotten bored with Wildstar I will then move on to ESO.
Originally posted by Fionn I just don't feel Wildstar at all. The game looks really boring with trademark areas ive seen countless times before.
If you take an in depth look on their site the game is all about long term game play and how each class is different and can affect the game world in dynamic different ways and paths to progression.
which to me leads to longevity what makes something different for me is not how samey the graphics are but how the game internally differs compared to what's on the market for us consumers to play.
Of course could be totally wrong but have a gut feeling this could be special and one to watch and so apparently do the experts like this site.
"Was GW2 out of the running for any of those due to it's showing being not at the actual PAX event grounds, but instead at Seattle’s Renaissance Hotel a few blocks away? "
It just seems likely that it was missed for some reason. After all, the game is the FASTEST SELLING MMO (in the West) EVER! And, it's got very innovative games within a game within a game (inception of GW2) via the S.A.B. It made huge announcements, had a $10k PvP tournament, and much more.
I'm just sadden that somehow it got overshadowed by lameducks that more or less made no announcements to the show at all (Wildstar, for example, was nothing new; everything already revealed at GamesCom previously, the rest rehashes).
I was really interested in wildstar until I got a chance to play it at pax.... I never wanted to call the game awow clone but they didn't even try and do anything original with the combat. It's just streight up wow fighting with a tiny...tiny shade of action mixed in.
I was iffy when they said box+ sub but a good game is a good game. I have 0 interest in playing wow again...even a reskinned one.
Wildstar Online - How is this game different than WOW? The graphics look virtually identical to WOW. The dungeons look the same. The mechanics look the same. Everything in the game I've seen in WOW. I don't understand how studios can do this and get away with it. They can have cartoony graphics and still make it feel original like SWTOR. It just seems like their big pitch is this game is for the hardest of hardcore players. Like they're almost bragging that the game will not be meant for players who are not hard core.If this is their gimmick that's cool but the problem is there are simply not enough hardcore players to keep this game alive.
The Repopulation - The person talking about this game sounds about as excited for it as a person waiting for a root canal. Seriously, replace this Lead Guy with someone who can really show passion for the game. The game to be honest didn't sell me. The way it was described made no sense to me. "It's like a peanut butter and steak sandwich that you make in a blender." Like WTF? That was my reaction to this game.
EverQuest Next Landmark - The only game I really want to check out! They're doing some truly innovated stuff that I've never seen before. I've been playing MMOs since Ultima Online.
Elder Scrolls Online - Oh. My. God. What in world is wrong with this game. I started falling asleep during the dungeon. How in the world can this game even survive? It's boring! Don't tell me "oh you don't know nothing about it." "There's more than meets the eye!" I don't need to all that to tell you exactly what I see on the screen, and what I see is a tired game trying hard to be fun! Bottom line: it doesn't look fun at all.
I guess I'll be a little different then others on wildstar... *ahem*
Omg this game will so suck, this is why... not enough fluffy, cute small races, need at least two more for this game to even succeed. I need my fluffy teddy bear.
Combat looks so dull, I mean you move around to cast and stuff? I want to just stand still and face roll on my keyboard, this system is stoopid.
after watching much of the released footage on wildstar, i think that will be the game ill play with a sub.
This game.. man this game... Nevermind
I almost cried when they pushed it back... Well not really, but I got all emotional and stuff...
------------------------------ You see, every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with their surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You spread to an area, and you multiply, and you multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.-Mr.Smith
Crowdfunded: check, to the tune of $21M (NO publisher or VC involvement! )
Publication date?
Beta?
different levels of crowdfunding gets you alpha and/or beta
they're shooting for a 2015 launch. they released the hangar module, I think the single player /wing commander/game is coming out late 2014 if all goes well. check out Roberts space industries or more info
Games i'm playing right now...
"In short, I thought NGE was a very bad idea" - Raph Koster talking about NGE on his blog at raphkoster.com
I just don't get how wildstar is different from wow? I'm not talking about the specific differences, I am referring to it in a broader sense.
Look at dungeons for example. You have the same tank/healer/DPS roles which is fine for me but you're clearing the same stupid trash mobs and then for boss fights, you're hand-held WHERE damage will occur, just make sure you're not standing in that red circle!
It's sad that this kind of hand-holding is still going on. I thought we were all sick of the wow-type crap?
You make it seem like giving an indicator as to where damage will occur means people wont stand in it. Wow have all sorts of don't stand in usually a red shape. They were always a stagnate shape. Also you have to Aim in wildstar the combat is far more involved than wow stand and slam head on desk.
I love the focus they are putting on the Elder game. You need great end game to hold a sub based community IMO and there isnt a lot of that out there. The pvp actually sounds interesting which for me is the first pvp that has me excited since they removed rankings from wow
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gameplay > graphics
lol...I concur.
They hand out nobel peace prizes to just any president...
Soon, you will get oscar awards just for showing up in a movie...
Purple hearts will be given to soldiers who run away...
Looking forward to testing Wildstar may have that certain something I need to get me to sub long time to a Mo again,even though may revisit FF14 2.0 when the dust settles.
Awesome to see Repop getting some well deserved praise it's been a long and bumpy road but things are shaping up nicely for Above and Beyond tech and The Repopulation.
If you take an in depth look on their site the game is all about long term game play and how each class is different and can affect the game world in dynamic different ways and paths to progression.
which to me leads to longevity what makes something different for me is not how samey the graphics are but how the game internally differs compared to what's on the market for us consumers to play.
Of course could be totally wrong but have a gut feeling this could be special and one to watch and so apparently do the experts like this site.
Just completely curious here:....
"Was GW2 out of the running for any of those due to it's showing being not at the actual PAX event grounds, but instead at Seattle’s Renaissance Hotel a few blocks away? "
It just seems likely that it was missed for some reason. After all, the game is the FASTEST SELLING MMO (in the West) EVER! And, it's got very innovative games within a game within a game (inception of GW2) via the S.A.B. It made huge announcements, had a $10k PvP tournament, and much more.
I'm just sadden that somehow it got overshadowed by lameducks that more or less made no announcements to the show at all (Wildstar, for example, was nothing new; everything already revealed at GamesCom previously, the rest rehashes).
I was really interested in wildstar until I got a chance to play it at pax.... I never wanted to call the game awow clone but they didn't even try and do anything original with the combat. It's just streight up wow fighting with a tiny...tiny shade of action mixed in.
I was iffy when they said box+ sub but a good game is a good game. I have 0 interest in playing wow again...even a reskinned one.
Nothing about Star Citizen?
MMO: check
space sim: check
Chris Roberts: check
CryEngine 3: check
Crowdfunded: check, to the tune of $21M (NO publisher or VC involvement!
)
Wildstar Online - How is this game different than WOW? The graphics look virtually identical to WOW. The dungeons look the same. The mechanics look the same. Everything in the game I've seen in WOW. I don't understand how studios can do this and get away with it. They can have cartoony graphics and still make it feel original like SWTOR. It just seems like their big pitch is this game is for the hardest of hardcore players. Like they're almost bragging that the game will not be meant for players who are not hard core.If this is their gimmick that's cool but the problem is there are simply not enough hardcore players to keep this game alive.
The Repopulation - The person talking about this game sounds about as excited for it as a person waiting for a root canal. Seriously, replace this Lead Guy with someone who can really show passion for the game. The game to be honest didn't sell me. The way it was described made no sense to me. "It's like a peanut butter and steak sandwich that you make in a blender." Like WTF? That was my reaction to this game.
EverQuest Next Landmark - The only game I really want to check out! They're doing some truly innovated stuff that I've never seen before. I've been playing MMOs since Ultima Online.
Elder Scrolls Online - Oh. My. God. What in world is wrong with this game. I started falling asleep during the dungeon. How in the world can this game even survive? It's boring! Don't tell me "oh you don't know nothing about it." "There's more than meets the eye!" I don't need to all that to tell you exactly what I see on the screen, and what I see is a tired game trying hard to be fun! Bottom line: it doesn't look fun at all.
I guess I'll be a little different then others on wildstar... *ahem*
Omg this game will so suck, this is why... not enough fluffy, cute small races, need at least two more for this game to even succeed. I need my fluffy teddy bear.
Combat looks so dull, I mean you move around to cast and stuff? I want to just stand still and face roll on my keyboard, this system is stoopid.
blah blah Esper wanna play, blah blah
This game.. man this game... Nevermind
I almost cried when they pushed it back... Well not really, but I got all emotional and stuff...
------------------------------
You see, every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with their surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You spread to an area, and you multiply, and you multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.-Mr.Smith
Publication date?
Beta?
Give me liberty or give me lasers
different levels of crowdfunding gets you alpha and/or beta
they're shooting for a 2015 launch. they released the hangar module, I think the single player /wing commander/game is coming out late 2014 if all goes well. check out Roberts space industries or more info
Games i'm playing right now...
"In short, I thought NGE was a very bad idea" - Raph Koster talking about NGE on his blog at raphkoster.com
I was looking forward to that one as well, unfortunately they didn't have a booth at PAX.
You make it seem like giving an indicator as to where damage will occur means people wont stand in it. Wow have all sorts of don't stand in usually a red shape. They were always a stagnate shape. Also you have to Aim in wildstar the combat is far more involved than wow stand and slam head on desk.
I love the focus they are putting on the Elder game. You need great end game to hold a sub based community IMO and there isnt a lot of that out there. The pvp actually sounds interesting which for me is the first pvp that has me excited since they removed rankings from wow