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NWO goes live! Without finishing the classes?
oslion360
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We are still missing a class and all classes still have 1 paragon path. How is this game going live despite being so unfinished?
The foundry got some love but nothing of note so while people can create some fun stuff, it still lacks any and all depth. There are no unique boss encounters, or fights. Its all the same stuff re-hashed and maybe dressed differently.
The "coming soon" class has been coming for so long it's like a practical joke people forgot about and then we have the single paragon path for every class making it feel like it was just wording to feel special. Not anything that would actually allow class diversity.
Whats the deal?
The foundry got some love but nothing of note so while people can create some fun stuff, it still lacks any and all depth. There are no unique boss encounters, or fights. Its all the same stuff re-hashed and maybe dressed differently.
The "coming soon" class has been coming for so long it's like a practical joke people forgot about and then we have the single paragon path for every class making it feel like it was just wording to feel special. Not anything that would actually allow class diversity.
Whats the deal?
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Feast of the Moon | Rising of the Dark | Shadow of the World | Everdark
lol for reals?
Yes, "for reals"
If they waited to open the game until anything was finished it would never open.
regardless if it is separate teams working on them, people are going to get mad if they see new classes and the current ones are lame.
3 things that need to be addressed right away in my opinion are:
1) useless skills. every class has a list of them. (broken)
2) spending 2/3 of the time just holding left button because you have so few skills on long cooldowns (boring)
3) the game not being responsive. this one really gets to me playing a GF. if i am not holding down block for seconds before the attack actually lands the game probably wont register that i pressed the button. there is no developing skill and becoming better, you are just limited by the games slow response time.
the action is lacking in this action rpg.
I will just quote myself since i have answered this question before. ^^
Feast of the Moon | Rising of the Dark | Shadow of the World | Everdark
If they released the rest of the paths before they went live, gave us that other class thats been sitting as "coming soon" and actually made the foundry have the tools needed for players to make interesting and difficult bosses, This game would never get boring. Like it is, it feels like a rushed generic MMO money-grab.
We don't even get community updates to tell us estimated times for new things. Just random blather pretending to care what we thing about the game. It's sad.
A more reasonable outcome will be as follows. 1 new class every 4 months. For the first year, or until development leads change hats. Then expect a new set of promises that will not include anything previously promised.
Blue Harvest
As a bonus, most of the classes from 4E are pretty much ready-made for an MMO. Take existing models, pop on a few new animations (or don't. I'm easy), and boom: you've got your classes. I will say that with only five classes, this is one of the least diverse MMO's I know of.
I think one of two big determining factors is how well the ranger sells when it is released. If everybody runs out and buys one, then they'll pop out more classes quickly. If its not a hot commodity... well, you can do that math.
Of course, the other factor is how many people even play NW. If it has a regular player base of 100,000, then they need 20% of their players to buy each new class at 10$ to make 200,000$. Is that going to pay for the man-hours needed to make a class/path? I dunno. I know I loved my 4E warden and shaman and sure hope they make it to the game.
When the "new shiny* feeling wears off, all those little issues start to add up, and can very likely deter a player from, well, continuing to play.
Devs: If you are smart, and if you want this game to last a good long time, stay on top of all those minor issues, and keep the updates and fixes coming. Stagnation is the death-knell of any online game, so keep on top of this stuff and people will keep playing!
One last thought - keep the regular/legitimate play styles that you want to see people following, rewarding!
"Is it better to be feared or respected? I say, is it too much to ask for both?" -Tony Stark
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So by the sounds of it, this game will be playable in... 3 years!
Of course, that's assuming that it lives that long.
look, this is true.
Finally somebody said it. RESPECT