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  • richrem1 said: I don't even @#!? care. The game isn't out, is it? Did people buy and play it? No, therefore I don't give a rats ass what state the game is in. I'll care when it is released and take a look at the reviews for it before buying. I …
  • I would have been perfectly happy with the graphics they had from the first videos released a bit after the failed kickstarter (the one with the skellies and running around the world with the caster) and those were extremely clunky looking, and unfi…
  • Mendel said: Thanks for the feedback, @Tanist. When I think of 'tools', I include IDE libraries in that broad category.  Most of the 'stand-alone tools' tend to be graphical development and animation tools.  Sure, IDEs have simplified the tas…
  • Shaigh said: WoW is listed at $200 million for 5 years of upkeep costs, it states nothing off how much the development cost was. Sovrath said: two sources I've found list World of Warcraft as 63 million. That's 99,389,920.59 in …
  • Mendel said: Tanist said: cheyane said: Tanist said: Is this a scam?  The real question for me is if it is an intentional scam or merely a scam of incompetency.  Let us not forget... EQ took how long to make? (3 ye…
  • Brainy said: cheyane said: Everquest had Sony backing it. This game is struggling to get funding. I don't think it is a scam but it may fail that is for sure. Well, didn't they just raise 2.4 mil?  I think they said that was 50% …
  • cheyane said: Tanist said: Is this a scam?  The real question for me is if it is an intentional scam or merely a scam of incompetency.  Let us not forget... EQ took how long to make? (3 years I think Brad had mentioned, with around …
  • Is this a scam?  The real question for me is if it is an intentional scam or merely a scam of incompetency.  Let us not forget... EQ took how long to make? (3 years I think Brad had mentioned, with around 11 people) From scratch, with much less "…
  • Kyleran said: Nanfoodle said: TwistedSister77 said: Funcom's "The Secret World" MMORPG, was a lot about solving mysteries, riddles, and puzzles.  People seemed to enjoy it a lot and took pride in not looking up stuff. I…
  • achesoma said: delete5230 said: tzervo said: Tanist said: tzervo said: Even in "dumbed down" games people can challenge themselves and excel if they want. Why would any sane person want to play a "dumbed d…
  • cheyane said: Tanist said: tzervo said: Even in "dumbed down" games people can challenge themselves and excel if they want. Why would any sane person want to play a "dumbed down" multiplayer game with other people who think…
  • Aethaeryn said: delete5230 said: Wellspring said: If you want Everquest 1, then why don't you play Everquest 1?? It may be shocking to learn, but the game is still around! Can you buy a Commodore 64 from ebay to play…
  • tzervo said: Tanist said: Why should everything be dumbed down because a bunch of half wit low intellect kiddies want to cheat?  Low ROI. It would cost in development resources and apparently the studio believes it is not a "bunch …
  • Raidan_EQ said: Rhoklaw said: Raidan_EQ said: @Rhoklaw I want a ridiculously harsh death penalty - see the Wolfshead post I link ad nauseam for its importance:  https://www.wolfsheadonline.com/the-death-penalty-mechanic-and-…
  • Wellspring said: Tanist said: Wellspring said: Tanist said: tzervo said: Tanist said: There is? What reasons would those be? I see no logical position that could validate cheating in a game as such other…
  • tzervo said: Tanist said: by that logic, coming up with new ways to cleverly stack your excrement while playing that "dumbed down" game is considered a boon to playing a game designed for retards.  If I remember correctly, you a…
  • tzervo said: Tanist said: tzervo said: Even in "dumbed down" games people can challenge themselves and excel if they want. Why would any sane person want to play a "dumbed down" multiplayer game with other people who think …
  • tzervo said: Even in "dumbed down" games people can challenge themselves and excel if they want. Why would any sane person want to play a "dumbed down" multiplayer game with other people who think it is worth while?  That is like going to a…
  • TwistedSister77 said: Funcom's "The Secret World" MMORPG, was a lot about solving mysteries, riddles, and puzzles.  People seemed to enjoy it a lot and took pride in not looking up stuff. Nanfoodle said: TwistedSister77 said…
  • Wellspring said: Tanist said: tzervo said: Tanist said: There is? What reasons would those be? I see no logical position that could validate cheating in a game as such other than to avoid the game harming your efforts (ie…