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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #220 on: April 08, 2014, 02:36:35 AM »
Anyone who plays ESO [...] is going to have one hell of a bad time.

Truer words have never been spoken.

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #221 on: April 08, 2014, 05:38:04 AM »
No saddam...
Guest is the chosen one.
That was so exciting until I quoted it...
Fuck Guest
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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #222 on: April 08, 2014, 04:45:38 PM »
No saddam...
Guest is the chosen one.
That was so exciting until I quoted it...
Fuck Guest

Fuck you, Guest. >:|

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #223 on: April 08, 2014, 04:51:48 PM »
No saddam...
Guest is the chosen one.
That was so exciting until I quoted it...
Fuck Guest

Fuck you, Guest. >:|
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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #224 on: April 08, 2014, 04:58:01 PM »
No saddam...
Guest is the chosen one.
That was so exciting until I quoted it...
Fuck Guest

Fuck you, Guest. >:|
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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #225 on: April 08, 2014, 04:58:54 PM »
Guest  Guest  Guest  Guest  Guest  Guest  Guest  Guest 

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #226 on: April 08, 2014, 05:18:20 PM »
No saddam...
Guest is the chosen one.
That was so exciting until I quoted it...
Fuck Guest

It could be worse.  For example, beardo was fooled by it even after he quoted it.

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #227 on: April 08, 2014, 07:09:31 PM »
"Shortly after the game's launch Joystiq's Massively blog reported that players couldn't start the thirty days of free time included with their purchase until a subscription had been set up and—in "a strange state of affairs" and "most likely a mistake"—after a full month had been paid for." - Wikipedia


Yeah, it was a mistake. Let's go with that.

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #228 on: April 08, 2014, 07:28:17 PM »
Oh its out?
How are the reviews?  Is it worth downloading the free trial when that's out?  Or will it be F2P in a few months?
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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #229 on: April 08, 2014, 09:28:47 PM »
Vauxy just linked to the "Reception" section of its Wikipedia article.

I wouldn't go by that. Dave should watch some gameplay videos and player reviews before delving into ESO. From what I've seen, it's a mess... but Wikipedia will tell you otherwise.

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #230 on: April 08, 2014, 10:32:32 PM »
The game itself feels like one giant grind MMO, not like an actual Elder Scrolls game. You're forced down a very linear path of quests just like every other MMO out there. Yeah, it makes some interesting changes to the MMO sphere (such as classes not affecting your playstyle) but the overall game feels bland. MMOs see WoW as a success but they fail to see the WoW generation is tired of WoW.

I'm looking forward to games like Star Citizen, games that take the massive multiplayer aspect and do something really interesting with it, not copy and paste WoW's aging schema.

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #231 on: April 08, 2014, 11:12:41 PM »
The game itself feels like one giant grind MMO, not like an actual Elder Scrolls game. You're forced down a very linear path of quests just like every other MMO out there. Yeah, it makes some interesting changes to the MMO sphere (such as classes not affecting your playstyle) but the overall game feels bland. MMOs see WoW as a success but they fail to see the WoW generation is tired of WoW.

I'm looking forward to games like Star Citizen, games that take the massive multiplayer aspect and do something really interesting with it, not copy and paste WoW's aging schema.

The only MMO I've ever really enjoyed was Final Fantasy XI. I played WoW, had a max level character, and was in a guild... one day I quit and now I have no desire to go back. It's easy to get into that game if you have "friends" around who play it.

One MMO that has always captured my interest is EVE online, but I haven't tried it outside of a short free trial. The whole idea of EVE is extrememly appealing to me though. I want to pilot my own starship, damnit.

Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #232 on: April 08, 2014, 11:29:28 PM »
I fancied Eve until I saw the combat.

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #233 on: April 09, 2014, 02:15:00 AM »
The game itself feels like one giant grind MMO, not like an actual Elder Scrolls game. You're forced down a very linear path of quests just like every other MMO out there. Yeah, it makes some interesting changes to the MMO sphere (such as classes not affecting your playstyle) but the overall game feels bland. MMOs see WoW as a success but they fail to see the WoW generation is tired of WoW.

I'm looking forward to games like Star Citizen, games that take the massive multiplayer aspect and do something really interesting with it, not copy and paste WoW's aging schema.

The only MMO I've ever really enjoyed was Final Fantasy XI. I played WoW, had a max level character, and was in a guild... one day I quit and now I have no desire to go back. It's easy to get into that game if you have "friends" around who play it.

One MMO that has always captured my interest is EVE online, but I haven't tried it outside of a short free trial. The whole idea of EVE is extrememly appealing to me though. I want to pilot my own starship, damnit.

EVE is one of the few games that really gets immersion right.  I've played EVE off and on for some years and always enjoy it.  The last corporation I was in slowly dissolved, however, and I haven't met a group I clicked with since.  EVE without a good corp just isn't very exciting, I'm afraid.  But it is a magnificent game, for sure.

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #234 on: April 09, 2014, 02:16:24 AM »
I fancied Eve until I saw the combat.

EVE isn't about shallow and pedantic combat. It's a game for super smart scientists with some time to kill in between PhDs.
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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #235 on: April 09, 2014, 08:21:56 AM »
EVE's alright but I got bored with it after a while. I'm not sure if that's because I'm getting older and find computer games a bit same old same old.

Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #236 on: April 09, 2014, 09:25:31 PM »
I fancied Eve until I saw the combat.

EVE isn't about shallow and pedantic combat.

But that's what combat is. I mean I'm invoking Rush's Law here (I've never played it but that doesn't stop me having an opinion that's stated as fact). But from what I've seen combat is basically spinning around in a circle going pew pew pew. Elite was better than that.

But I think its cool that stories like this get published.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2547908/EVE-online-sees-biggest-battle.html

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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #237 on: April 09, 2014, 10:40:57 PM »
I fancied Eve until I saw the combat.

EVE isn't about shallow and pedantic combat.

But that's what combat is. I mean I'm invoking Rush's Law here (I've never played it but that doesn't stop me having an opinion that's stated as fact). But from what I've seen combat is basically spinning around in a circle going pew pew pew. Elite was better than that.

But I think its cool that stories like this get published.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2547908/EVE-online-sees-biggest-battle.html
Can someone explain to me why EVE has a protection racket going?  Is it game company run or player run?
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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #238 on: April 10, 2014, 02:43:52 AM »
Can someone explain to me why EVE has a protection racket going?  Is it game company run or player run?

A company (CCP) develops and maintains the software, releases new content, etc. but as far as the actual game they do not touch it at all. CCP is very laissez-faire with Eve and it has gained them a non-stop increasing amount of subscribers since its release. It is the only MMO that has ever gained people at a consistent rate, rather than have an initial spike in popularity and taper off later. Other than game mechanics, the game's content is almost 100% player driven. There are NPC quests but they aren't fun in anything other than short burts and you only grind them for money. Eve is all about PvP. If you're not affecting another player in some fashion (good or otherwise) you are playing Eve wrong.

CCP is also the only gaming company that thinks griefing and scamming are legitimate parts of the game. If some guy scams you out of all your dough and you weren't smart enough to catch it, try whining to CCP. All you'll get is a "go fuck yourself." Albeit they might say it in nicer words.
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Re: The Elder Scrolls Online
« Reply #239 on: April 10, 2014, 10:17:14 AM »
Can someone explain to me why EVE has a protection racket going?  Is it game company run or player run?

A company (CCP) develops and maintains the software, releases new content, etc. but as far as the actual game they do not touch it at all. CCP is very laissez-faire with Eve and it has gained them a non-stop increasing amount of subscribers since its release. It is the only MMO that has ever gained people at a consistent rate, rather than have an initial spike in popularity and taper off later. Other than game mechanics, the game's content is almost 100% player driven. There are NPC quests but they aren't fun in anything other than short burts and you only grind them for money. Eve is all about PvP. If you're not affecting another player in some fashion (good or otherwise) you are playing Eve wrong.

CCP is also the only gaming company that thinks griefing and scamming are legitimate parts of the game. If some guy scams you out of all your dough and you weren't smart enough to catch it, try whining to CCP. All you'll get is a "go fuck yourself." Albeit they might say it in nicer words.
So the money that wasn't paid was for a player run protection racket?  Bloody Hell.  Someone's making a lot of money off this game.  Some people are just way too into it if they agree to patrol territory as a second job.
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