Epoch wrote on Jun 17^th, 2012 at 12:01am:

Merrick wrote on Jun 18^th, 2012 at 9:21am:


Thanks for sharing this.  It had me rolling.  How the hell can Leroy Jenkins have more fame than this guy.  A pro troll before his time.

Some good lines taken completely out of context:

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GreyMouser wrote on Jun 17^th, 2012 at 10:38pm:


Couple of things.

Is a turn based (ie like table top) game able to make it in this market? I don't think so. The expectations for games require fast and furious action. With a turn based game, many abilities could be more in line, give players more options, and also give the ability to write more unique story lines and pace advancement of the characters.

A single player could work and possibly be successful, but not in an MMO environment.

The other problem is the tech available. I know that there are some pretty cool things on the horizon for voice applications (and other types of human/tech interaction), but I think we are quite a few years from making it affordable and reactive enough for games like this. Nor do I think that programs would be agile enough to accomplish near instantaneous feedback/results.

The problems are tech limitations and expectations. I think we are stuck in this model for quite some time yet.

Tech limitations are quite evident in the amount of lag players have to deal with. Lag and DC's are becoming more frequent with each update. Some may be connection speeds or poor video cards on the players end, but much is in the programming of the game itself. It has very evident since the physics update. Monsters and players getting stuck in walls, falling damage and other things.

I see most problems in the video rendering programming in this game. I can run any other game and not have a single issue. Only in DDO do I get hitching and lag. I have logged on, entered the market place and could not move for more than 2 minutes, or even DC'd. I can count on DCing if I enter Sands or Orchard. It isn't my video cards (dual 9800GTX in SLI). It is the programming. I really wish you guys would work on these issues.

Schmoe wrote on Jun 18^th, 2012 at 12:36pm:


What are your plans/ideas?

Schmoe wrote on Jun 18^th, 2012 at 11:59pm:



Details mate, it's all in the details.

Carpone wrote on Jun 19^th, 2012 at 8:50am:


Neverwinter Nights.

The thing *I* loved is how they were PROUD of the fact that they'd make it look like Generic_Fantasy_Zone_129142. "It's so great! It doesn't look at ALL like Eberron! It's absolutely the lowest common denominator, milquetoast, triple-distilled genera-crap you came to know and love in Forgotten Realms! We even made the buildings in Crap_Town_01 look like they're cookie-cutter-made!"

Gully dwarves FTW.

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Bupu!

Flav wrote on Jun 19^th, 2012 at 1:40pm:


Ugh. Yes.
I refuse to play in a group with Kender. Some of my friends had the kender doing things like loosening the fletching (whoo, almost typed THAT word wrong) on party member arrows, effectively making them useless....then one of them got a worn ring of invis...*shudders*

Another great setting: DeathGateCycle 
Also created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, the original DragonLance authors.  Arianus (the air world) all by itself seemed amazingly vivid to me, and that was just book one.

Carpone wrote on Jun 19^th, 2012 at 8:50am:


Well, these two paragraphs kinda make sense in context realms are probably the most generic setting in existence, and well, people (in general) love generic.

I agree. I really like the feeling of Eberron. Forgotten Realms seems a little bland to me atm, but I've only been to Evenstar, the Forest and a couple of the challenges. Need to get in and try the quests and see if they feel any less bland, I guess.