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11-21-2013, 11:36 AM | #76 | |
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11-21-2013, 11:49 AM | #77 | |
Thats Right, Sniff the Glue!!!
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And to be clear, my ideas are not necessarily original. I stole a lot of things from the various MMO's that I thought they did right. Like the gem slots is sort of a take on the orange gear from SWTOR, just expanded upon. |
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11-21-2013, 12:05 PM | #78 | |
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Like the way UO was/is still on free shards. All gear created equal = all skill |
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11-21-2013, 12:13 PM | #79 |
Thats Right, Sniff the Glue!!!
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Problem with that is, the pellet race. MMO's are built around the pellet system. You do a bunch of stuff, you get a reward, then you do a bunch more stuff, you get another reward. If there is no reward, no much reason to do the stuff.
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11-21-2013, 12:22 PM | #80 | |
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With UO the system was get gold = invest in gold sink = gain power/prestige etc. And with UO you lost your loot, so you had to keep doing stuff to get your gear back, so that you could go out and open world PvP and lose it again. There will never be another UO, becuase of the way WoW has conditioned people, but it still has me playing 16 years later. So they did something right. |
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11-21-2013, 12:24 PM | #81 |
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BTW still want to play this someone give me access to their account in exchange for steam or origin keys. bf3 anyone? torchlight 2? mirrors edge? **** ill buy you the brand new WB humble bundle!
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11-21-2013, 01:20 PM | #82 |
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I seriously don't remember signing up for the beta but I got an e-mail the other night with the key and access to it.
I gotta stop smoking so much. I'll let you all know how it is. That is if I find the time to. |
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11-21-2013, 01:42 PM | #83 |
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Man I haven't played UO in over a decade, but it was the SHIT until EA got ahold of it. Damn you EA.
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11-21-2013, 03:57 PM | #84 |
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Downloaded the beta client last night -- just over 20 gigs
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11-21-2013, 04:04 PM | #85 |
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Couple Notes here, i'm too lazy to Quote:
1. I agree with JD, WoW became a lot less interesting with the introduction of flying. MMO's are about complete environment immersion, and flying just ruins it. Flying has also killed World PvP. BUT, the game has gotten so huge, there really isn't another option. For their next Xpac, you will not be able to fly until you reach lvl cap and complete a series of Quests, and even that won't be implemented until the first content patch. 2. The Gem Idea wouldn't accomplish anything. MMO's are about optimization, so people will still seek only the best gems. You have the same exact problem. What difference does it make if you're seeking the best helm or seeking the best gem? Either way, everyone's toon will end up being the same from a numbers standpoint. And WoW has already addressed gear appearance customization with the introduction of Transmogrification. 3. PvE vs PvP. This is obviously the most difficult issue, but again, WoW had a decent solution that still needs work. PvE gear scales down in Instanced PvP, and Baseline resiliance was raised on everyone. This allows for two things to happen: Casual PvE'rs can now get into Instanced PvP w/o getting creamed by fully geared PvPers thanks to the Resil change, and Hardcore PvErs don't come in and cream PvPers because their gear becomes normalized in Instanced PvP. The issue is with World PvP, where PvE gear does NOT get normalized. |
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11-21-2013, 04:24 PM | #86 |
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11-21-2013, 04:39 PM | #87 |
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11-21-2013, 04:43 PM | #88 | |
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As far as the PVP thing though, why shouldn't PVP'ers who have devoted hours and hours and hours to that game style be able to cream the nubs that just pop in? I mean have you ever run a raid or dungeon with someone has top tier raid gear? It's not even funny how much more powerful they are, don't see why it shouldn't be the same for PVPer's. |
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11-21-2013, 04:44 PM | #89 |
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I have 2 copy's of torchlight 2, just cause 2, dead space, crysis 2, medal of honor, mirrors edge, C&C3:uprising, dead space 3, battlefield 3
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11-21-2013, 05:01 PM | #90 | |
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As far as the PvP thing goes, they DO get to cream noobs. For example: A Complete PvP set will bring your Gear set score to 522. Lets say some elite PvE guys enters a Battleground with a PvE gear score of 560. That 560 Ilvl will then scale down in stats to 496 once he enters the BG. This ensures that PvE players who are new to PvP dont get completely destroyed but at the same time, keeps it so that having PvP gear in PvP content is actually GREATER than having PvE gear. Also, WoW gives all players a base Resil of 70%. This means that all dmg done Player to Player is reduced by 70%. This keeps the insane PvE gear from one shotting people in lesser gear. PvP gear awards "PvP Power", which is the anti-Resil. The more PvP Power a person has, the less his dmg can be resisted by the 70% baseline Resil, again helping to add importance to PvP gear in PvP content. So again, Someone who LOVES PvE and is in full 560 gear can go into PvP and be competitive, but still not as good as someone in 522 PvP gear, that doesn't get downscaled. Ideas like these are why WoW is the King of the MMO. |
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