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Alessar
11/06/09

In reply to This Is The Warhammer Online Trial That Never Ends
It's an interesting approach to promoting the product. Unfortunately, I looked at the game initially and felt it was a bit too generic. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay has some really interesting and innovative classes and a cool class changing system. None of that is in this MMO. #warhammeronline
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stupid_mcgee: 1000 angels could save your soul ([k])
11/10/09

@Alessar: True. The PnP Warhammer RPG was great. I felt the MMO was just too... generic. Not so much the art style, as I love Game Workshop's art style, but the PvP felt small and like I'd done it a million times before (and done better) and the PvE felt incredibly drab with tons of "kill x of y" and FedEx quests. There were a few bright spots, but not enough to keep me interested and certainly not enough for me to pony up a subscription fee just to hope that it gets better. #warhammeronline
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madbassman39
11/06/09

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I really enjoyed WAR, just not 14.99 a month. If this game went the way of Dungeons and Dragons Online, I would be the first to jump back in. The biggest problem I had with the game was not the bugs (I really didn't run into any) or the low end level content (my highest level was 25. My name is Madbassman39 and I'm an Altoholic.) it was the fact that the game did not feel like I was playing an MMO but more of a level progression game. There was no "world" it was just a bunch of levels that you would progressively move up in. Other than that I really liked it from the art design to the graphics. Please make this free to play, and I will be a happy costumer. #warhammeronline
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Tenshigure
11/06/09

@madbassman39: Technically, the way they're wording it makes it sound EXACTLY like D&D:O, what with the hard cap on leveling and such, not to mention the obvious lockdown from different tiers. #warhammeronline
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Schoolimangooli's backpack turns into a ham sandwich!
11/06/09

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Someone enlighten me and explain streaming client, does this mean i don't need a great systems to play? #warhammeronline
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Moonshadow101
11/06/09

@Schoolimangooli's backpack turns into a ham sandwich!: Of course not, it just saves you a few gigs of hard drive space.

In exchange, you get to have loading times! What fun! #warhammeronline
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TwistedBishop
11/06/09

@Moonshadow101: It sounds more like LotRO's quick start download. Basically they know you won't be accessing all this non-Tier 1 content, so why force you to download it before you can play? Load in the engine and the first couple zones, then let the rest all stream in download while you play. It shouldn't add any loading screens which aren't already there. #warhammeronline
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Moonshadow101
11/06/09

@TwistedBishop: I really don't think that's it. They're talking about it like its an entirely different client to use all the time, not a quicker way to get started while the regular client gets set up. #warhammeronline
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JesseZao
11/06/09

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That's actually a cool way to do a trial. It's hard for me to go back to anything but WoW since I have spent so much time leveling those characters. If I had an endless trial I could go dabble in WAR whenever I felt like a different experience and could potentially make a new customer (I haven't ever played WAR so maybe not, but that's what they want to happen of course).

The only other MMO I've paid for is EVE, but that's in its own league and can actually be more of a time sink than WoW once you want to do the cool things or participate in pirating (so I quit after about a month). #warhammeronline
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fuchikoma
11/06/09

@JesseZao: I quit Eve in a month too, but this story reminded me of it because I went to a paid account not because my trial had expired, but because I needed an industrial ship to gather more resources. #warhammeronline
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JesseZao
11/06/09

@fuchikoma: Yeah I went paid before the trial because I wanted to access the better ships and go run missions with my pals. A publisher just needs to know when and why people convert to paid accounts and give out enough bait to lure people in.

I'm pretty burned out from WoW raiding, that I'm not sure I can ever get back into it. Sure, I'm looking forward to seeing how SWTOR turns out next year, but what I would love to see is a polished console MMO (an RPG or give me Borderlands:WoW since we already have BL:Diablo). #warhammeronline
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JJKujo
11/06/09

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Who wants to bet lvl 10 wars become a fad? #warhammeronline
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Neko_Tech
11/06/09

@JJKujo: Yes, just like in Guild Wars. =3 #warhammeronline
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balls187
09/29/09

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Mac, not MAC.

Also "only the computers it is played on will be slightly more expensive and prettier to look at."

Burn!
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Cloudleet
09/29/09

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awesome! I really loved it for the pc, can't wait to fire up the mac to play it! and on my birthday no less!
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Chilly Hollow
07/30/09

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Here's the FAQ page to help folks trying to sign up for the Warhammer Mac beta.

http://www.warhammeronline.com/faq/index.php?section=17
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Heliophage
06/10/09

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Eye of Providence is recognizable. I wish there were clues, so I can actually contribute. D:
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bakagaijin
06/10/09

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Is that a Maine Coon Cat? I have one. She's old, but the best breed of cat I've ever seen, in my opinion. The long fur is extremely frustrating to maintain though--if not downright impossible.
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Mike Fahey
06/10/09

@bakagaijin: He's part maine coon. He has the pitiful, high-pitched meow and the hair everywhere, but he's definitely got something else in him. Like staples.
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roflwaffles is attempting hipster irony
06/10/09

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Beetles.

Why is it always beetles.
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bobtheduck in Korea
06/10/09

@roflwaffles is actually made of cheese: They just came to tell you that all you need is love.
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the-hypnotoad
06/10/09

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Drink more ovaltine?! WTF!
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bobtheduck in Korea
06/10/09

@the-hypnotoad: Hehe... That story is classic. Summary of Commercialism while it was still in its... well, not infancy, but at least in its... teen years? Something like that.
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Omnimon
06/10/09

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Your cat is awesome.

WAR, not so awesome. I don't think I'll enjoy a game ever again that has Mark Jacobs or the Mythic name attached to it. And this is from DAoC days, not semi-recent douchebaggery.
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Matt Gray
06/10/09

@Omnimon:

Whatever your personal beef is, you should probably learn to forgive and forget. I wouldn't hate on a game just because someone is involved with it. I hate most of blizzard with a passion, but I still have respect for the shit they make - and thats all that counts anyways.

Since when did the gaming universe become a chatty cathy elitist turdfestival? I thought we came to play games, not hate on some dude that...also plays games.
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Omnimon
06/10/09

@Matt Gray: It's not a personal beef, other than the fact that he was heading up a studio (read: decision-maker), and ruined a completely good game. The downside of that, is that in doing so, he took a bunch of time that I had invested in said game and threw it out the window. He's still the head of that studio, I still question the radical changes he will approve in games produced by the studio, and because of past experience I choose not to play the game.

The gaming universe isn't a chatty Cathy universe, it's a consumer universe. The last time you had a horrible experience with the food from a restaurant, did you not hold it against the restaurant (and probably never go back, at least until it was under new management)?

I specifically have nothing personal against Mr. Jacobs (and thought I made that clear). I just will never play another MMORPG that he has anything to do with due to prior experiences.
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Shadowmist
06/10/09

@Omnimon: Just to throw another opinion out there, I for one enjoy Warhammer Online a lot. Not as much as DAoC before it got that annoying expansion, but it's very fun. Best PvP out there atm, imo. If they fix the extreme server lag in the giant battles, I'd say it's very close to what I liked about DAoC in the early days. Just without a third realm to keep things balanced.
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Omnimon
06/10/09

@Shadowmist: I have heard good and bad until today when a co-worker mentioned the game and started complaining about an upcoming patch that will revise all classes. I had a flashback.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the game, and I won't tell you not to have an opinion. Enjoy!
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KillerBee
06/10/09

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Easy, I already solved it....

Anal blood will fall on a pimple,

The Butterfly is torn in two,

One dollar to ride the elevator of fire,

Use the key and the fan,

The pimple is a bull.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
06/10/09

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That's not a real skull, is it?

(usually human skulls break when you ship them with UPS)
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Mike Fahey
06/10/09

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: Well, no. Wait...how do you know that?
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Rosto
06/10/09

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: Bubble wrap usually keeps bones intact, even if you would mail them. Now internal organs are a different thing...
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bobtheduck in Korea
06/10/09

@LordSock: But he said UPS... That's not mailing them.@LordSock:
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