bummer, it had a lot of potential....
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bummer, it had a lot of potential....
Ya, that is a shame. I did enjoy the game, though I do agree with most of Vax's review. I stopped playing after ~2 weeks, but my reason was slightly different. I was actually quite successful with the economy. I was making incredible amounts of money, but as similar to so many RL high paying jobs I didn't have enough time to enjoy it. Simply put, the amount of time investment required to succeed left little time to actually enjoy the battles, missions, etc.
So what actually caused me to stop playing (and MMORPG's in general) was the realization that I am very good at business. And if I spent even 1/2 of the time I invested into making fake money toward making real money I could be very successful once again.
So, I made a change in mentality, and translated my life to a game... RL.. I'm now a level 14 SharePoint architect and have some neat quests currently in progress. Still playing a few games here and there, but none that require me to invest time daily to be successful. Currently, I'm still playing with, Skate, Rock Band, Sim City4, and Tiger Woods '08.
It's a shame really when something like that happens. So much hard work and such a good game (from what I hear). So much goes into making a MMORP. But if one little detail or aspect is not done quiiiiiit right, the whole thing can fail. I suspect this is why Blizzard takes months (years?) before releasing massive upgradees to their WoW franchise.
Blizzard is successful because they sweat the details. If they had blown the Auction House, or PVP, or Raids, or the solo-player experience...any one thing...and they wouldn't have been nearly as successful as they have been.
But they got it right.
Im hearing some good things from a buddy that is in the beta for Warhammer 40,000. Hes thinking it has potential for it to be a WOW contender.
Would Warhammer 4000 be the same as War Hammer online?
Looked interesting, altho I had my doubts since I played DAOC that it would be pretty simular with the realm vs realm zerg fest and what not.
Will probably take a look at it none the less.
Still have my heart set on Conan being a winner because I am a fan of PVP and gore and half naked barbarian wemon!