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• • Lifetime Sub

  • I have been asking for a Lifetime DDO membership since LOTRO launch - I do wish they would make it a reality.

  • Posted: 8/16/08 3:16 PM
    D&D Online
• • Dungeons & Dragons Online: Gen Con Interview Preview - Module 8

  • And just as I was going to let my sub lapse, they bring in henchmen!!!! Damnit!!

     

    *decisions* *decisions* which MMO can I drop for this now.... already picked up EVE again..... CoH perhaps?...  cant drop the SOE station access.. too many games........ damnit!!!
    

    
    

    ...maybe the wife wont notice the CC bill.....

  • Posted: 8/15/08 7:50 PM
    General Discussion
• • How are MMO games really designed?

  • Basically the backend is merely a text MUD with a plush interface - even WoW is like that. The text is so that data is quickly transferred between servers and client while player sees the glory of particles and blood and gore.

    If you compare the functionality of a MUD with WoW (or most MMOs) the combat system (or quest system etc) hasnt changed nor evolved. Its a an old formula that just gets a gfx and content rehaul.

    And people are getting TIRED of this formula (since everyone and their cat thinks they can make a successful MMO with the me-too formula). And failures like AoC are starting to show the new trend that players are BORED with dishwatered formulas and are seeking NEW and creative ideas now.

    PS. And yes, I did code MUDs once.

  • Posted: 7/20/08 3:18 AM
    General Discussion
• • I want a sandbox is there anything left?

  • Entropia Universe would be your best bet - its is star-warsy and sci-fi and open ended.

    Down side is.... its a virtual casino with odds stacked against you. You will lose a lot of money 99% of the time playing it - even though they claim its free to play.

  • Posted: 7/18/08 1:09 PM
    General Discussion
• • Age of Anarchy online, The screen shot proof.

  • Originally posted by Locklain
    

    Originally posted by Teala
    

    LMAO!  Are you kidding me?   This is AO with a graphic make-over!   

    I wish it were AO with new graphics.  I would be playing that instead.

     

    I agree - if AO got the AOC level of graphics with a Matrix-y feel - it would be reborn as an ultimate and unique MMO experience. (Some combat update would be required as well - too stiff atm.)

  • Posted: 7/18/08 1:03 PM
    Age of Conan