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Meter
01-25-2004, 01:55 PM
Posted by Stoffer (mailto:touborg@sol.dk)

Like most of you overweight teenagers with pimple problems, I am also looking for something to play (or a chick to jump on). WoW sure seems like it will come out by the time hell freezes over, and I see no reason not to play anything else till' December (which is my estimated retail date of WoW altho many of my peers disagree).

While browsing around, I learned a valuable lesson: FAQs may be the best source of quick info on a game, some of the questions are also insanely retarded. Lemee show you some of the stuff i've run into during the last half hour whilst cruising for something to play.

This is from The Matrix Online, or MxO as they call it. The abbreviation I personally think is pretty stupid, but no doubt brought cheers from nerds around the world. It’s funny because this game will fail miserably (IMHO), but not before selling millions of boxes solely because of its name (SWG ring a bell?). Lets look at their FAQ:

Are martial arts in the game?
There are several martial arts styles attainable within The Matrix Online. It wouldn't be The Matrix without the wire fu combat. The Matrix Online will feature cutting-edge martial arts experiences, including bare-knuckle fighting as well as combat with firearms.

The fact that there will be martial arts in this game baffles the mind. Im sure that everyone expected broadswords mixed with the everquest hit “bash” skill. /smirk

Are there agents in the game?
As in the Matrix movies, agents are a deadly threat in The Matrix Online. If you wander into the wrong area, any pedestrian could transform into an agent with little warning. And to quote Morpheus, "Every single man or woman who has stood their ground, everyone who has fought an agent… has died."

OF COURSE THERE WILL BE AGENTS YOU MILDLY SENILE MIDGET, DID YOU EXPECT ORC CAMPS FOR XP?

Will there be a subscription fee for The Matrix Online?
Yes. Once you register your copy of The Matrix Online, a monthly subscription fee will be charged for the service. Pricing plans will be announced at a later date.

Ah yes, here it is. If your customer is stupid enough to think a company works for free, you don’t want him to buy your product! (Then again Everquest has huge success stacking retards on blueservers so I suppose I could bve wrong!).

Are there plans for an expansion?
The Matrix Online will have regular updates, with new story, missions, and art content. There will be scheduled larger expansions as well, which will include new weapons and abilities.

Oh no sir, we already charged you for the first package. What kind of gaming company would CHARGE you for updates you’re entitled too by paying you’re monthly fee?. (that was sarcasm if you didn’t notice...another poke at EQ ;p).


Next up is Trials of Ascension. Look at the good stuff they have to offer!:

Weather System:
Even the world itself provides challenges, in the form of heat, cold, rain, snow, and dramatic natural disasters such as a rampaging tornado or bone-shaking earthquake. A wise explorer will take precautions against encountering such adverse conditions. An unwise explorer is unlikely to survive them.

That’s right ladies and gentlemen. This game is so exciting that the weather will be one of the greatest foes. Oh gee, where do I pre-order this picnic basket of excitement?


At the moment the gaming scene is really depressing. Sure, there are a few potential winners out there, but most of it is trash. Companies are realizing that it’s not about making a quality game, it’s about making an addictive treadmill. Make a game with medium to low quality gameplay, make pvp unavailable and you have a success. Sad but true. No controversy = easy money.

It’s not just insulting to the intellegence, it also breeds retarded people like the ones playing blue servers on Everquest (the sheep). We are talking about a group of folks that some see as successful because they have the 2 criteria it takes to compete on a bluebie server: unemployment and the feeble hope the girl character they see in game is a girl IRL. Because, let’s face it, the second playing a game takes effort and skill, the customers dwindle, pvp games are excellent examples of that. Knowing that I will probably spend the next few years in the company of whining carebears is making me tired.

I hate you all.

Meter
01-26-2004, 02:43 AM
I have been trying a lot games lately but have not found a good one yet. Its depressing for sure.

Mindgames
01-27-2004, 02:09 PM
Come on Wow *fingers are crossed*

DerrickH61
01-29-2004, 11:10 PM
So you hate non-PvP games, but you can hardly wait for WoW, which will be 90+% non-PvP...

No one knows how pvp in WoW will be. We have been getting reports of everything from restricted pvp to all out pvp servers.

Meter
01-30-2004, 01:59 AM
We are betting on pvp servers, if they do not have any we will find something else to do.

DerrickH61
01-30-2004, 07:01 AM
No one knows how pvp in WoW will be. We have been getting reports of everything from restricted pvp to all out pvp servers.

From WorldofWar.net:

"As there is no PvP outside of the special PvP areas, there is currently no friendly fire between party members.

Player Vs. Player

At the opposite end of Teamplay we have PvP and this will feature in World of Warcraft. Unlike many MMORPGs PvP will be consensual and can only be carried out in special PvP areas of the game such as arena areas or 'battlefields' where players will fight for control of towers or other such buildings. About 90% of World of Warcraft's zones will not be PvP enabled."


Sorry guys, no pwning an entire server.

GrayRage
01-30-2004, 07:39 AM
From the World of Warcraft FAQ or Q & A:

The following items have not been decided at this time:


Guild War Functionality

PvP Servers

Battle Games such as "Capture the Flag"

Guild Houses

http://www.battle.net/forums/wow/thread.aspx?FN=wow-general&T=1036923&P=1&ReplyCount=4#post1036923


Like Meter said, if they don;t have PvP servers, we likely will not stay in WoW long as there are many promising upcoming games that WILL support PvP.

Oh and if you wish to read a thread that specifically addresses this issue:

http://www.battle.net/forums/wow/thread.aspx?FN=wow-general&T=1098831&P=1&ReplyCount=2#post1098831

Stoffer
01-30-2004, 07:48 AM
Point is, Derrik, that no one knows what pvp will be like. Every site has their own version, and christ, the game hasn't even started beta yet.

We are hoping that it will contain pvp, and till we see hard evidence that it will not, this is where we will be.