Comments on: It’s True! http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/ a group of adventurers on an epic quest Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:27:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Zapleaf http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-31650 Zapleaf Mon, 25 May 2009 10:48:01 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=3426#comment-31650 O man i agree with you 100%, Minus the hardcore aspect which draws me to it >_<. Ok to start off you are so right. I had this game's main page added to favorites for about a year i think. I would some times see changes on the page but nothing that said hey we are live. What i did see was things like "First glance" stuff like that that made me think "Omg just release already". Little did i know the game had already been released and i found it by seeing some people talk about it in another mmo. I rushed to the site and was like wtf it aint released yet they lied. So i went to the fourms and found it was, i was shocked! I looked around for the download options (NONE) i ended up finding a old post with details on how to Download the game so i did. Then i found out i had to be on at 3:00PM there time to buy a sub. I took a moment to understand what was going on and how pathetic this all really was, i just walked away. So sorry I typed so much, I thought I was alone on this topic glade to see you choose to speak up about this. O man i agree with you 100%, Minus the hardcore aspect which draws me to it >_<.

Ok to start off you are so right. I had this game’s main page added to favorites for about a year i think. I would some times see changes on the page but nothing that said hey we are live. What i did see was things like “First glance” stuff like that that made me think “Omg just release already”. Little did i know the game had already been released and i found it by seeing some people talk about it in another mmo. I rushed to the site and was like wtf it aint released yet they lied.

So i went to the fourms and found it was, i was shocked! I looked around for the download options (NONE) i ended up finding a old post with details on how to Download the game so i did. Then i found out i had to be on at 3:00PM there time to buy a sub.
I took a moment to understand what was going on and how pathetic this all really was, i just walked away.

So sorry I typed so much, I thought I was alone on this topic glade to see you choose to speak up about this.

]]> By: Grimhawke[EB] http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-30142 Grimhawke[EB] Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:13:18 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=3426#comment-30142 I'm pretty sure they did outsource the billing system to a greek company called Atcom. I think the problem is that they just did not have funds available to be able to launch the game with the necessary billing infrastructure or even server capacity. I finally got the game yesterday and started playing. I played the closed beta as well. The game itself is fine, I had to wait in a queue to login but the game didn't crash, wasn't laggy (100ms ping to the EU server from the East Coast USA). I got PK'd twice in the starting goblin area but still managed to upgrade my newbie weapon to a polearm, buy a staff for spellcasting and even got the mats for my first mount (just need a guildmate to tame one for me now). All in all the game is fun, and I hope it succeeds. I’m pretty sure they did outsource the billing system to a greek company called Atcom. I think the problem is that they just did not have funds available to be able to launch the game with the necessary billing infrastructure or even server capacity.

I finally got the game yesterday and started playing. I played the closed beta as well. The game itself is fine, I had to wait in a queue to login but the game didn’t crash, wasn’t laggy (100ms ping to the EU server from the East Coast USA). I got PK’d twice in the starting goblin area but still managed to upgrade my newbie weapon to a polearm, buy a staff for spellcasting and even got the mats for my first mount (just need a guildmate to tame one for me now).

All in all the game is fun, and I hope it succeeds.

]]> By: Soliloquy http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-30047 Soliloquy Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:15:32 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=3426#comment-30047 /quote But the bumps it’s had aren’t the end of the world. While I agree with your sentiment it doesn't really encourage most of us to part with hard earned cash. What I was interested in was the "new" style of gaming they promised, so that we could break away from grinding and the mad rush to the top of the level charts, unfortunately hardware stability isn't connected to this approach but an oversight in management... /quote
But the bumps it’s had aren’t the end of the world.

While I agree with your sentiment it doesn’t really encourage most of us to part with hard earned cash.

What I was interested in was the “new” style of gaming they promised, so that we could break away from grinding and the mad rush to the top of the level charts, unfortunately hardware stability isn’t connected to this approach but an oversight in management…

]]> By: LAR http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-30040 LAR Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:46:50 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=3426#comment-30040 I dunno, I'm still looking forward to playing. (Lets admit it, there aren't too many non-level based MMORPGs out there.) I'm not saying Darkfall's launch hasn't been a failure in just about every possible way or that Aventurine doesn't reek of inexperience. But the bumps it's had aren't the end of the world. I dunno, I’m still looking forward to playing. (Lets admit it, there aren’t too many non-level based MMORPGs out there.) I’m not saying Darkfall’s launch hasn’t been a failure in just about every possible way or that Aventurine doesn’t reek of inexperience. But the bumps it’s had aren’t the end of the world.

]]> By: yunk http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-30038 yunk Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:02:21 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=3426#comment-30038 I don't understand why more companies don't outsource payments. Hell I worked at a major retailer and even they outsource a lot. If it's not your core competency then why are you wasting your precious few resources on it? Especially when another company can do it a lot better and actually make you look professional. I don’t understand why more companies don’t outsource payments. Hell I worked at a major retailer and even they outsource a lot. If it’s not your core competency then why are you wasting your precious few resources on it? Especially when another company can do it a lot better and actually make you look professional.

]]> By: Dragon http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-30034 Dragon Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:12:50 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=3426#comment-30034 Right, sorry - thought you were asking if we were paying for my late night drunken ramblings. No, I'm not paying for this but apparently some people are. When I asked a former guildie why he was thinking of paying for it, he shrugged and said "Why not? I'm still paying for 4 UO accounts." Well, I imagine he shrugged. It's the sort of statement that would be preceded by a shrug. Personally I'm currently paying for EVE again. Or was just paying for it as I'm imminently moving jobs again so will be not playing for a while. Right, sorry – thought you were asking if we were paying for my late night drunken ramblings.

No, I’m not paying for this but apparently some people are. When I asked a former guildie why he was thinking of paying for it, he shrugged and said “Why not? I’m still paying for 4 UO accounts.”

Well, I imagine he shrugged. It’s the sort of statement that would be preceded by a shrug.

Personally I’m currently paying for EVE again. Or was just paying for it as I’m imminently moving jobs again so will be not playing for a while.

]]> By: Soliloquy http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-30033 Soliloquy Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:02:20 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=3426#comment-30033 this service? this game? this nightmare? Cue Darkfall, a fantasy MMO seven years in the making and they cannot even get a server running on release night, it doesn't bode well. I've just got a new box and haven't re-installed WoW so as to break a four year habit [I'm weak willed] but I cannot find anything on the shelves worth paying for, so I'm trolling the blogs & forums at the mo... this service?

this game?

this nightmare?

Cue Darkfall, a fantasy MMO seven years in the making and they cannot even get a server running on release night, it doesn’t bode well.

I’ve just got a new box and haven’t re-installed WoW so as to break a four year habit [I'm weak willed] but I cannot find anything on the shelves worth paying for, so I’m trolling the blogs & forums at the mo…

]]> By: Dragon http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-30032 Dragon Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:47:38 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=3426#comment-30032 <blockquote>Are you lot paying for this?</blockquote>For what, exactly?

Are you lot paying for this?

For what, exactly?

]]> By: Soliloquy http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-30031 Soliloquy Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:25:41 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=3426#comment-30031 Are you lot paying for this? Are you lot paying for this?

]]> By: Bissrok http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/02/25/its-true/comment-page-1/#comment-30030 Bissrok Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:41:47 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=3426#comment-30030 To summarize launch day: Servers down Website down Patcher down Forums down Patcher being patched Multiple/no/accidental charges Delays Guys, this isn't an MMO. It's an experiment to see the limits of fanaticism. To summarize launch day:

Servers down
Website down
Patcher down
Forums down
Patcher being patched
Multiple/no/accidental charges
Delays

Guys, this isn’t an MMO. It’s an experiment to see the limits of fanaticism.

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