Content Locusts

SylenThunder - Twilight Temple
SylenThunder - Twilight Temple Posts: 7,908
edited February 2012 in Off-Topic Discussion
Found this interesting article today and thought I would share.
http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/6045/Content-Locusts-Killed-My-MMO.html
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  • Maelael - Heavens Tear
    Maelael - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,497 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Too bad you and I along with a handful of others, are gonna be like, the only people to read this and go "Mmmhmmmm."
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  • seitori
    seitori Posts: 1,328 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    b:surrender.....How true that links POST is, how true indeed.....b:surrender
  • Msward - Lost City
    Msward - Lost City Posts: 23 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mmmhmmmm
  • Safeng - Sanctuary
    Safeng - Sanctuary Posts: 336 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    "Back then, the journey mattered - hell, the journey was the game."b:cry
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  • VenusArmani - Dreamweaver
    VenusArmani - Dreamweaver Posts: 6,009 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mmmhmmmm
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  • Olbaze - Sanctuary
    Olbaze - Sanctuary Posts: 4,242 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    ... One of the things I liked about this game was that I could answer the newbies with "No one has ever reached the maximum level".
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  • Michael_Dark - Lost City
    Michael_Dark - Lost City Posts: 9,091 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Then I blame the devs for actually listening to those people, for whatever reason, and for assuming the content locusts are representative of gamers as a whole.

    Good article. I agree with it all.
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  • Mystic_Man - Harshlands
    Mystic_Man - Harshlands Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    The person who wrote this article DOES realize the game's only been out a few months...right.....right? The Developers will get to it when they get to it.

    That specific game is going to go a long, long way. If people hadn't leveled up so fast, they wouldn't be whining about being bored at endgame. The same thing happened in a certain game with certain Lords and Rings in them....people leveled too quickly, whined about it continuously, and are STILL miserable because they raised the cap and (surprise) people jumped up to that too. You seriously can't expect for a company to release the entire game in one shot do you? (But at least that particular game came through with what they advertised...amirite, guild base wars? *cough*)

    I'm personally playing (that specific game mentioned in the article) myself, and I honestly don't see much wrong with it. My 25 sage and I are quite content with the game and its mechanics. I wish they'd explain crafting a bit more, but other than that... I honestly have no complaints about the game at all.

    It was, imo, worth the years of waiting for it. The voicing is amazing, the battle flow is quite beautiful, the mechanics are very well thought out, and the storylines for each class are very unique and interesting. (In case you PWI developers are wondering, a storyline is the story occurring within a game. I realize this is a difficult thing to wrap your minds around as you plan your next sale trainwreck.) I wish they had come out with more endgame activities, but that's for another time, in which case I will happily take my time getting there and enjoy what the game has to offer me first. (I also wish they had explained the crafting system more...but eh...)

    I know where I'm going if PWI doesn't wake up...I'm already starting to spend more time in a galaxy far, far away than I am in an "ancient" world where motorbikes happen to exist...along with severely broken class and gear mechanics....which the developers have yet to fix....*sigh*

    $15 a month > Kidney for R9 to try and compete with other donors, ijs.
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  • Tatuaje - Lost City
    Tatuaje - Lost City Posts: 2,780 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    5 days to max level? I think that is a bit tad fast.
    tatuaje: grinding mobs and zhenning ???
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  • Michael_Dark - Lost City
    Michael_Dark - Lost City Posts: 9,091 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mystic_Man - Harshlands wrote: »
    The person who wrote this article DOES realize the game's only been out a few months...right.....right? The Developers will get to it when they get to it.

    That specific game is going to go a long, long way. If people hadn't leveled up so fast, they wouldn't be whining about being bored at endgame. The same thing happened in a certain game with certain Lords and Rings in them....people leveled too quickly, whined about it continuously, and are STILL miserable because they raised the cap and (surprise) people jumped up to that too. You seriously can't expect for a company to release the entire game in one shot do you? (But at least that particular game came through with what they advertised...amirite, guild base wars? *cough*)

    I'm personally playing (that specific game mentioned in the article) myself, and I honestly don't see much wrong with it. My 25 sage and I are quite content with the game and its mechanics. I wish they'd explain crafting a bit more, but other than that... I honestly have no complaints about the game at all.

    It was, imo, worth the years of waiting for it. The voicing is amazing, the battle flow is quite beautiful, the mechanics are very well thought out, and the storylines for each class are very unique and interesting. (In case you PWI developers are wondering, a storyline is the story occurring within a game. I realize this is a difficult thing to wrap your minds around as you plan your next sale trainwreck.) I wish they had come out with more endgame activities, but that's for another time, in which case I will happily take my time getting there and enjoy what the game has to offer me first. (I also wish they had explained the crafting system more...but eh...)

    I know where I'm going if PWI doesn't wake up...I'm already starting to spend more time in a galaxy far, far away than I am in an "ancient" world where motorbikes happen to exist...along with severely broken class and gear mechanics....which the developers have yet to fix....*sigh*

    $15 a month > Kidney for R9 to try and compete with other donors, ijs.

    ^ missed the whole point of the article.
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  • SylenThunder - Twilight Temple
    SylenThunder - Twilight Temple Posts: 7,908
    edited February 2012
    Yes, It's not about that game in particular, (although the author does use it as a frame of reference), it's about a problem that is running rampant in many MMO's today. PWI being a perfect example.
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  • Maelael - Heavens Tear
    Maelael - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,497 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mystic_Man - Harshlands wrote: »
    You seriously can't expect for a company to release the entire game in one shot do you?

    Having multiple friends that work in the industry, and done multiple betas myself...yes, yes I can expect an entire game released, balancing in effect, without content issues.

    The problem is the bean counters pushing for bottom lines, and game developers who now drive for the "Quick Buck" as the majority of MMOs are expected to die in under a year. From what has been explained to me: Between development and the short term game it produces, they barely break even or lose money.

    The industry itself needs a cultural shift or outright change.

    I highly expect the game mentioned in the article to failboat in year, as they are already on the well traveled path many mmos have already sunk on.
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  • Naturion - Dreamweaver
    Naturion - Dreamweaver Posts: 183 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    **** leveling up to fast, reaching end level isnt a big deal.
    If pwi really wanted to make this more intressting they would bring in new better contents, buuut nooouuu we're stuck with doing the samething over n over again a million times.
    oh and make trials more fun, cause its sooo booriing.

    If they could add new gears that are better then rank gears, something that can be farmed like Nirvana and TT that would be sweet, along with 2 new instances so we can do different fun instances instead of just doing 1-2 instances all the time
  • _Nerox_ - Dreamweaver
    _Nerox_ - Dreamweaver Posts: 753 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    LoL raise lvl cap, problem solved b:pleased
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  • Naturion - Dreamweaver
    Naturion - Dreamweaver Posts: 183 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Nerox we just talked about that its not about level LOL, but ya let the Goonz glitch whiners get a lvl raise so they can stop with their QQing lmao. even if people are 105 how are they cheating? did they get better gears? did they glitch to get R9? LOL
  • Flamespirit - Dreamweaver
    Flamespirit - Dreamweaver Posts: 337 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Recast rank 8 gears are good enough an obviously the game should not have any gear better then recast rank 9. If there is any part of the game you are having a tuff time at in fully gemed an refined recast gear then you probably ought to try your luck at another game...cause you ain't got what it take to play this one.

    Everything is repetitive, but even so, the nine trials really is the funnest part of the entire game other then tw..sometimes(when tw isn't 10 mins long)
  • Michael_Dark - Lost City
    Michael_Dark - Lost City Posts: 9,091 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Naturion - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    **** leveling up to fast, reaching end level isnt a big deal.
    If pwi really wanted to make this more intressting they would bring in new better contents, buuut nooouuu we're stuck with doing the samething over n over again a million times.
    oh and make trials more fun, cause its sooo booriing.

    If they could add new gears that are better then rank gears, something that can be farmed like Nirvana and TT that would be sweet, along with 2 new instances so we can do different fun instances instead of just doing 1-2 instances all the time

    Sounds like you completely missed the point as well.
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  • Naturion - Dreamweaver
    Naturion - Dreamweaver Posts: 183 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Im just bored Michael thats why.

    R9 was stupid because its not like Nirvana, u cant farm the matts or sell the matts so other players can make a profit, instead PWI has to **** up the market, make alot of the TT matts useless and Nirvana gear abit useless cause people wants to go Rank, what happens when people doesnt need some of the matts that are farmable? they wont sell. The matts still sell but its not selling good enough. So now you have to somehow get gold to buy the latest upgraded gear. How will players get the coins? meh by spamming TT for 200k when a gold matt doesnt drop, and spam it til all thoose matts are no longer needed lol.

    R9 was the dumbest idea anyways for the game, but for business it was a great idea.
  • VenusArmani - Dreamweaver
    VenusArmani - Dreamweaver Posts: 6,009 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Naturion - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Nerox we just talked about that its not about level LOL, but ya let the Goonz glitch whiners get a lvl raise so they can stop with their QQing lmao. even if people are 105 how are they cheating? did they get better gears? did they glitch to get R9? LOL

    They cheated because they exploited a glitch that was specifically banned as cheating in order to get a permanent competitive edge over people who didn't/couldn't do it. In the end there are worse things in the world than cheating at a video game. But at least call a spade, a spade. They already said they aren't going to ban anyone for it.

    Naturion - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Im just bored Michael thats why.

    R9 was stupid because its not like Nirvana, u cant farm the matts or sell the matts so other players can make a profit, instead PWI has to **** up the market, make alot of the TT matts useless and Nirvana gear abit useless cause people wants to go Rank, what happens when people doesnt need some of the matts that are farmable? they wont sell. The matts still sell but its not selling good enough. So now you have to somehow get gold to buy the latest upgraded gear. How will players get the coins? meh by spamming TT for 200k when a gold matt doesnt drop, and spam it til all thoose matts are no longer needed lol.

    R9 was the dumbest idea anyways for the game, but for business it was a great idea.

    The point
    your head

    It's more about MMOs in general, not PWI. The levelling culture and focusing solely on end game gears and end game concerns.
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  • Olbaze - Sanctuary
    Olbaze - Sanctuary Posts: 4,242 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Then again, MMOs aren't the only one who have these kind of people.

    I have seen people buying popular PS3 games just so that they can get the platinums.
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  • Esnemyl - Dreamweaver
    Esnemyl - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,079 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mmmmhmmmm
    b:avoid
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  • Xainou - Sanctuary
    Xainou - Sanctuary Posts: 5,369 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mmmhmmmm.

    :')
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  • Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear
    Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,864 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mmmhmmmm.
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  • VenusArmani - Dreamweaver
    VenusArmani - Dreamweaver Posts: 6,009 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Mmmhmmmm.

    yup....
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  • Tsukyini - Raging Tide
    Tsukyini - Raging Tide Posts: 1,766 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mmmmmhmmmm.
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  • Sagek - Sanctuary
    Sagek - Sanctuary Posts: 1,156 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mmmhmmm

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