Shataan wrote on Jun 19, 2012, 12:34:
I think someones nose is starting to grow. ;p But whatever you say man.

Shataan wrote on Jun 19, 2012, 09:14:
*cough*Bullshitter*cough*cough* ;p

1badmf wrote on Jun 19, 2012, 02:06:
breaking NDA much?

Cutter wrote on Jun 18, 2012, 22:33:

jdreyer wrote on Jun 18, 2012, 22:17:
I dunno. Hard to get excited without a campaign to play through either SP or Coop.

It'd be cool if they could weave some story arcs into stuff. Anyway, sitll waiting for my key!

Flatline wrote on Jun 16, 2012, 14:29:

MattyC wrote on Jun 16, 2012, 01:40:

SC2 was fun if you liked RTS games and has a large online community.

I've played, and loved, RTS games since Dune 2.

SC2 could have been pumped out in less than 2 years by a competent studio, given how much of the game was redundant. It's an average RTS, bringing absolutely nothing new to the table, and not even refining what it *did* bring to the table beyond a moderate graphics overhaul.

Considering that the "expansion" will hit 2 years of dev time next month, to add new SP missions and like 6 units. In reality, I suspect a holiday 2012 release, if not a 2013 release, because Blizzard has no idea how to work with alacrity any more.

And finally, "polishing and balancing" the game is bullshit. We all know in the first week or two everything will be nerfed/overhauled/changed anyway. Open up a public beta on a few different maps for a week and record everything about those games and then use that to balance shit. Spending more than a few months in private testing for "balance" purposes is bullshit and idiotic these days. It's fine for bugging, terrible for balancing.

mag wrote on Jun 16, 2012, 00:50:

Kitkoan wrote on Jun 16, 2012, 00:04:

Yifes wrote on Jun 15, 2012, 22:32:

Creston wrote on Jun 15, 2012, 22:27:
I might be interested, but it depends very heavily on the price. Anything over 20 bucks and they can go fuck themselves.

Creston

Blizzard has never priced their expansions at $20.

Blizzard also said that each one was going to be its own game, not an expansion so no doubt will be full priced. The price tag is for the campaign.

On a different note, my guess is the last 1% needed to finish is how to shoe-horn Diablo 3's always online DRM into this. And why wouldn't they? Did it with Diablo 3 and the customers loved it so much, they voted with their wallets and made Diablo 3 the best selling game of May. This tells Blizzard that people love always online DRM the most

Doesn't SC2 already have the always-on DRM? I thought you had to log in to play? No? (Never bought it)

Sempai wrote on Jun 14, 2012, 20:42:

OpticNerve wrote on Jun 14, 2012, 18:44:
I don't understand the appeal of TERA's combat system in comparison to GW2's. Been watching some youtube vids and reading some threads but as far as I know:

TERA:

Attacks, skills and spells root you into place

Some of the classes can dodge

You fight over-sized monsters called BAMs which have telegraphed moves

There's a crosshair

Main attack is bound to mouse 1 by default

No tab targeting

GW2:

Most attacks, skills and spells can be used and cast while moving aside from a very small handful of skills that purposely root you in place. Might account for the floaty feeling of combat some people have mentioned

All classes can dodge

Elites don't have easily noticeable telegraphed moves

No crosshair

The "main" attack is set to auto attack by default but can be unset and clicked on to "swing"

Uses tab or click targeting, but anything within reach or in the way of your attack or spell when used will be hit regardless

So aside from the crosshair and lack of tab targeting, what's so great about TERA's combat system in comparison?

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Ripperjack wrote on Jun 14, 2012, 14:39:
Someone needs to sit down with EME, Bioware and ArenaNet and make,

TERA Wars The Old Republic.

http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/05/02

Calistoga wrote on Jun 14, 2012, 13:05:
I agree its mostly "kill x of enemy Y" but isnt that really what most mmorpgs are for to achieve level progression? Its almost like saying that i dont like FPS because I am always shooting things. It goes with the territory. If its this rehashed formula you dont like, then Tera will not appeal.

I just believe as far as the kill x formula goes, Tera on a technical level does it better than any game before it. The artists did a fantastic job rendering this fantasy world using the Unreal 3 engine. The game has a very solid and organic feel to it.

I am in the GW2 beta and honestly could not play it for more than 30 mins this past weekend after playing Tera for 2 last months. GW2 does feel like an antiquated grind. Tera at last puts a fresh face, graphics and melee, on this formula where it does not feel so grindy.

I am a jaded old gamer and am very impressed with what Tera has put together.

wtf_man wrote on Jun 14, 2012, 09:13:

Sempai wrote on Jun 14, 2012, 06:21:
What exactly would you do different?

I think GW2 is nudging the genre in the right direction.

PvE is designed for "coop"... not "forced grouping" like the old days... and not "solo only" because folks can't stand asshats in PUGS, or even bothering with LFG.

Things just happen all around you and you participate.
Others can join without grouping.
There's no kill stealing, ninja looting, griefing.
Everyone can rez a fellow player and the coop environment encourages you to do so.

It makes for a much more friendly environment. Everyone can have their own agenda, yet play together in peace. That is awesome design.

What would I do different?
Well if I could... I would make the dynamic events a bit more dynamic than the same 2-3 triggered near the same point of interest. But given the scale of the game, I understand why that would probably double the cost of it's development.

1AngryGamer wrote on Jun 13, 2012, 14:59:
Im hoping this brings then entire MMO clone industry to a standstill and forces people to think about releasing shit games

Like Guild Wars 2 will be

Mr. Tact wrote on Jun 13, 2012, 12:37:

Orogogus wrote on Jun 13, 2012, 12:00:
Also, many South Americans do refer to themselves as Americans (americanos), and do say United Statsians (I forget the word here, something like estadounisen), which I guess sounds less terrible in Spanish.

So, they ignore their nationality in normal, general usage? If true, I find it very surprising. I mean, yes -- people in Europe or Asia might in some contexts will refer to themselves as European or Asian, but in normal general usage they think and refer to themselves as Germans, and Indians, or whatever.

Mr. Tact wrote on Jun 13, 2012, 07:34:

ochentay4 wrote on Jun 13, 2012, 06:44:
Sorry I was that hard. But some comments are really really stupid. If I'm a politically correct asshole for correcting someone who thinks that US Residents are the only AMERICANS in the fucking continent, then ok.

This is not meant as a provocation of any kind, I don't know the answer to this question: Are there residents of any country other than the US that actually refer to themselves as "Americans"? I assume people in Canada think of themselves as Canadians, in Mexico as Mexicans, in Columbia as Columbians, in Brazil as Brazilians, etc, etc..

And if it is "improper" in some way for residents of the US to call themselves "Americans" what should we call ourselves?

CJ_Parker wrote on Jun 12, 2012, 21:32:

ochentay4 wrote on Jun 12, 2012, 20:06:

CJ_Parker wrote on Jun 12, 2012, 19:24:
Whazzat headline mean? You mean there is more than one America?

Are you stupid or what? Do you live inside a bottle? There is North America and South America. US residents are not the only AMERICANS. Canadians, Mexicans, Colombians, Argentinians and every fucking country in the Americas have Americans.

OK. Took 22 minutes for the first politically correct asshole to show up. Pretty disappointing show there, guys. You politically correct assholes really need to take shit a little bit more seriously, man.

DarkCntry wrote on Jun 12, 2012, 17:36:
Well lets see, based upon the news topic, the content of the post you're questioning, Rattlehead, one could easily assume that Hellbuddy is a bot for Diablo 3.

Of course, that's only if one is capable of putting forth some effort in a logical deduction of the words written.

Verno wrote on Jun 12, 2012, 16:27:
These appear to have targeted HellBuddy specifically which is a start but D3A and several others seem to be untouched. AutoIT/AHK script loopers appear to be fine too. I wonder if they won't ban people using them due to their otherwise legitimate functionality. They need to ensure that these bans come very quickly instead of in waves so that the botters can't make back the cost of the game in between cycles.

At least they got the timing right with the launch of the RMAH. Prices are starting to come down from initial stupidity levels but there is still money to be made from even crappy 1k DPS weapons and such. It's scary how dumb people are buying with money right now on this thing, I hope it settles down later tonight.