Friday with Means - August 26th, 2011 - Tir work

[Pomidor]

For the most part, AO Classic would be attractive to all players as it was before. But there is other side of this game - addonds, which, basicly give more power, stuff, faster leveling - so what, that AO classics has better story, better design ect? I belive, that AO alone, w/o addons, in current times of fancy MMORPGS would be still good.

As it goes for GMS - there is NO reason (storywise) that Froobs should be blocked from GMS. I mean, its like insurance - a Technical feature of AO world, therefor all Rubi-Ka inhabitians should get acces to it.

I logged few days ago, saw ppl doing nothing (only few, tbh), and logged off - wtb old crowdy times, lag, and ppl playing this game

[Misat0]

Basic functionality you pay for most everywhere else though

Right, first that and second I can't remember fully flavoured auction houses were "basic functionality" back in 2001. So those who blame classic AO for not having it should consider that.

[Alternity]

I hate the GMS, I hate the thought of a auction house! Why? I've been here since 2001, and one of my best early memories were players meeting to sell/buy items. We had regular places where you would travel and buy/sell items. Anyone remember selling stuff on OA Hill? In between the building walls there. Now that's prior to FC making OA a treehugging hippie town. Or selling buffs on the rock in Tir?

It is such little things that make the community interconnect, it is such interaction that makes the world feel like a living breathing MMO, and not a flat singleplayer RPG. I can't stand the new generation players who want to play MMORPGs as if they were a single-player game.

I don't understand why people want to make a game seam even less living and vibrant, I feel sad for those too young to have experienced AO of old, because it was truely a living world.

[quieter456]

Basic functionality you pay for most everywhere else though

That's true, but most other game trials have time, level, or currency restrictions that necessitate upgrade or leaving before the need to buy and sell goods becomes a huge issue. You think a level 10 noob in warhammer or level 20 noob in warcraft has a huge need to access the markets? No. But it takes froobs a long time to reach max level and many of them have no real plan to upgrade anyway. Staying froob forever is a viable way to play, staying level 10 etc, is not.

Besides which, froobs having access to GMS (both to buy and sell) benefits everyone. As a paid player you often come across items which are somewhat useless to other paid players. You can try selling on chat (time consuming and annoying) or hoping froobs will have paid people grab it for them (meh). But it would be better if froobs could buy directly. And on the other side, froobs spend much more time killing things that drop nanopograms and other legacy items that paid players still need.

Right, first that and second I can't remember fully flavoured auction houses were "basic functionality" back in 2001. So those who blame classic AO for not having it should consider that.

We can't blame AO for not having fully functional auction house/store system in 2001, but we can blame FC for choosing to add it to an expansion rather than to the core game.

I hate the GMS, I hate the thought of a auction house! Why? I've been here since 2001, and one of my best early memories were players meeting to sell/buy items. We had regular places where you would travel and buy/sell items. Anyone remember selling stuff on OA Hill? In between the building walls there. Now that's prior to FC making OA a treehugging hippie town. Or selling buffs on the rock in Tir?

It is such little things that make the community interconnect, it is such interaction that makes the world feel like a living breathing MMO, and not a flat singleplayer RPG. I can't stand the new generation players who want to play MMORPGs as if they were a single-player game.

I don't understand why people want to make a game seam even less living and vibrant, I feel sad for those too young to have experienced AO of old, because it was truely a living world.

Spamming various chat channels with goods and requests was neither a valuable social interaction nor a fun use of gametime.

[Alternity]

You're so angry lol

[quieter456]

Angry? Hardly. Since my subscription lapsed 13 months ago I have achieved the state of trollvana.

[Alternity]

Angry? Hardly. Since my subscription lapsed 13 months ago I have achieved the state of trollvana.

It's trolling if you actually play, it's obsessive anger if you don't.

[quieter456]

I'm pretty sure you can troll without playing. I'll have to consult Kintaii on that.

[Kintaii]

Can't post on the forums without an active account, though - It's in the rules.

[lainbr]

What bout froobs? They can?

[Obtena]

Active != paid

That's unfortunate part of the thing. Almost no barrier to keep non-paying failgang people with extra QQ off the forums.

[Crowena]

Can't post on the forums without an active account, though - It's in the rules.

Seems that several people manage to do that still.

[haxi]

Lots of non-paying/playing people post on the forums. I have never seen a more scattered and inconsistent message board. Some froobs can post, some can't. Some "unpaid" people can post, some can't. Big difference between canceled account and a non-paid account.

[Aikey]

lots of non-paying/playing people post on the forums. I have never seen a more scattered and inconsistent message board. Some froobs can post, some can't. Some "unpaid" people can post, some can't. Big difference between canceled account and a non-paid account.

qft.