Profile: zapyourit
Send PM  Forum Posts  Forum Topics 

Recent Forum Posts [more...]

• • 40 keys gone... Thanks and Gook Luck in Norrath

  • Hey Bronks,

     

    I would really love to get my hands on one of these.

    matthew.t.neville@gmail.com

    if you would be so kind

    

  • Posted: 7/10/08 12:11 AM
    Everquest II
• • Atlantica Online - Initial Thoughts

  • Originally posted by nightwing70
    

    Originally posted by Raltar
    

    I think that its very bizzare that a game which was just announched is claiming to be released THIS MONTH (July 2008, posted right on the front of their website). Perhaps they did it to avoid the fanboy hype that gets so absurd with other MMOs. But maybe they just spent very little time in development.

    Asian developed MMOs (Korean ones in perticular) are famous for massive amounts of grinding. Although the idea of a turn-based combat system in an MMO sounds amazing to me, I'm worried that if this turns out to be a grinding game then the grinding would only be made that much more painful by the slower than normal combat. (Imagine it, instead of killing 100 rats to get to level 2, you have to plan a massive three hour long battle aginst the rat king and his 3000 soldiers to get to level 2!)

    And do we have any information on the payment scheme yet? Will it be subscription based or will it be "FREE" with some kind of sinister catch? Will players be able to purcahse in-game advantages over other players using RL money? This sort of setup has become all too common these days, even more so with quickly developed asian MMOs like this one.

     

    Assuming that they avoid grinding, have a fair payment scheme and deliver on their promise of unique turn based combat, this could be a great game. Fail on any one of those counts... and we have another awful MMO in a sea of awful MMOs.

     

    turn based is disgusting

     

    In all likeliness, this has been out in Asia for a bit and this 'beta' is actually just a test of the American market and the American server(s).

    I really hope that the grinding isn't as bad as other games from Korea. I'm just hoping that the battles rekindle the love of RPGs.

    Seems like the concept is great though, and I agree with the three points made previous.

    As for the 'turn based is disgusting' comment by nightwing, please don't be another ignorant gamer. Know your roots and appreciate them. I'd be willing to bet your a nice little kid, but you probably never played any of the classics. Go back, don't complain about the graphics, and learn about a real RPG.

  • Posted: 7/05/08 1:48 AM
    Atlantica Online