Gee, what hasn't been said, well...
Phew, quite a few emotions here... Well, I think I'll add my two guilders, err make that euro's... Hmmm, wait a minute, they nerfed my money!!! Now I can only add 0.9076 Euro's to this thread :( Whaaa #$%&##$%... (whine, whine, whine, yaddieyadda, bla, bla....)
Back to the subject at hand. First of all I'm totally thumbs-up for this patch. Many ppl seem to ask for credentials before they take others seriously. You won't get them. Let's suffice to say that I'm playing from day 1 of release, is that enough for you?
Sure there needs to be some rebalancing done with the release of the patch. Sure, there will be some exploits or abuses (some players seem possessed about finding those things). Some will be happy, some won't... But one thing is for sure, this needs to be done.
Isn't it realy absurd that some players are able to equip weapons or equipment 2 times, or more, there level? Sure this is a game, I'm all for a little fantasy and absurdity now and then. But this.....
Yes, high level soloing is very difficult. That is because FunCom tried to balance out all those over equippers by introducing a steeper curve on the NPC difficulty. This happend a while ago, a few complained but not many. Now there are quite a few casual players (who are not less than more regular players mind you, some tend to think otherwise) who have reached the levels the regular players reached at the time FunCom made the changes. Those 'casual' players do not have the time, money or just don't want to over equip. So offcourse they complain now, they should :) And they should be able to solo... What has this to do with OE? All in all I think FunCom is trying to make it possible for 'casual' players to solo more effectivly (SP?)
PVP... Hehe, I won't even try to touch this subject (ouch). Other than saying that I believe FunCom initial design for PVP was it to be for groups. I think any attempt to try figuring PVP out for 1 on 1 is going to fail bacuase of that.
IP-reset stuff... Yeah great! Although I have one point and this can be said for the OE changes as well: Uniqueness...
I think that regular (hardcore?) players should have an advantage over casual players. They take the time to develop there character, get equipment, etc... A problem I fear is that it will be close to impossible to be unique and succesfull. With the IPR-points any player of a class can dupe the most succesfull player and be quite as effective (except for a few items maybe).
So yeah, I do have two points:
- Balance of NPC's with the OE-changes
- Uniqueness of regular players
And since I'm posting anyway and nobody will read my post (who will dig through around 70 pages?? Okay, Cz and few other wierdos (no insult intended Cz!) maybe), I wanna make a few compliments on the FunCom team. I don't think you guys hear this enough though :)
As a (somewhat) experienced programmer and designer I can relate to the hell it is to devise, design, program and manage such a monster this game must be. On the other hand, I've never worked (luckily :) on something as large as this. What I've experienced so far is first class and daring programming. Anyone telling me otherwise may first study for software engineer and get a few years of experience before even trying to tell me otherwise :) To be honest, I'd be discouraged with some of the voices in this playerbase... You guys get two thumbs-up from me for this game and the effort put into it.
Maybe someday I hope to design my own MMORPG (he, if ever, would be a dream come true though :), but I hope for a more considerate player base.
Oh yeah, for all you ppl: This IS a game you know... Real Life is a lot more serious and chalanging (SP?) btw...
Well now for the war-whoop (I love my dictionary ;) : Let the flaming commence!
Greetz...
Re: WHEW.. pant pant pant
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Originally posted by Drabin
Okay the poll is finished and up to date and I made the corrections for those of you who asked me to swap you to pro or con and/or to add you to the list if I missed you.
How did I make the positive list? I've been going on & on about how 14.2 is going to ruin the game for mid-level Traders, mid-level Agents, & PvP Pet-users. No, this does not apply to me, but I'd prefer not to see the game spoiled for anyone (or dumbed-down, for that matter...).
/me is NEGATIVE! -Templar Red
Re: Re: it's a multiplayer game...
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Originally posted by Gokudan
Can't speak for MP's but a trader has to rebuff the wrangle every 3 mins, that makes us useless on OE and giving pets :/
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Originally posted by Wutto
Plus they have better things to do than helping you get ur pet or weapon on.
I actually DO play a trader (my alt - now my main) I'll come along and give you a wrangle every 3 mins in a mission - plus I'll be happy to mop up on the xp. And we have better things to do? like what? We are just running around on the same level treadmill together anyway. Better to do it in a team.
The point of my original post is this is a MMORPG --- I just hate the concept of soloing most of the game anyway. While its cool once an a while - missions have made the game feel more like a single player game with a bunch of other people around. People need to be pushed toward a more team enviroment. The more each class is unique and better suited for a team - great! I'm not saying kill soloing but make it MUCH MUCH HARDER. Doing 50% missions on your own should be scary!
Anyway the above stuff is a bit off topic. As for the OE stuff - It's interesting. I'll admit I'm a freakin' super twink thanks to my other characters that can provide me with the funds to do it. I don't care if I have to step down to stuff more my level - I just pray they lower mob hp! I do think the way funcom is putting this into the game is a bit strange. One of the best posts I have read on the subject is Bionitrous's post. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
2 thumbs up on the IPR an the sneak stuff! My only question is: Will you be considered OE if a trader debuffs you to a point where the forumla says your OE or does it ignore combat type debuffs like deprive and ransack?
Re: Re: Implants implants implants?
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Originally posted by Crymcyn
That is, quite simply, wrong. You obviously know nothing about implants.
Emmm... Think twice before ripping apart a post and just posting this small sentence here. You are making accusations with no grounds at all... Believe me:)
Re: WHEW.. pant pant pant
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Originally posted by Drabin
Okay the poll is finished and up to date and I made the corrections for those of you who asked me to swap you to pro or con and/or to add you to the list if I missed you.
If anyone wants to keep tabs on this or add to it later on please feel free to do so.
I just wanted to give FC and CZ a chance to see past the outpoor of responses and get an idea of who feels what.
Take care and enjoy.
Bah!
Cz, please do NOT use this list.. it is blatantly wrong:) I am not neutral to it, I am against it:)
Put up a one account - one vote poll! You can do it guys:)