10-12-2003, 10:32 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-12-2003, 10:35 PM by Mithrandir.)
Quote:The pricing still doesn't fit for me considering how many hours entertainment I can get from Baldur's Gate II or Diablo IIÂ Also, MMOG's - like any other game - will get repetitive at some point.
That's just the point - I have been playing DAoC for about 2 years now and am still having fun :) They just added a completely new PvE zone for each realm (and a new lvl 51 BP quest to go along with it), redid keep layouts, added some siege weapon models, added /hood, improved some combat lines, buffed up some spell lines, etc. all in one patch. MMOGs are dynamic worlds, but for the world to be constantly changing and evolving, programmers, CSRs, and developers must be paid :)
Don't get me wrong, DAoC (and all MMOGs) have their problems, but the monthly fee is hardly anything worth wasting your breath over when there are so many other things that deserve your "attention". The money for bandwidth, CSRs, developers, PR, server maintenance, porgrammers, etc. all devoted to ONE project and ONE game has to come from somewhere.
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Quote:Regarding all those MMOG "support teams" and "superior service" - I'm currently at a point where I don't trust any game producer's promises anymore
Mythic employees regularly read and comment on various DAoC boards. I have never had any complaints about the CSRs (other than the occasional fact that I didn't like the answer they gave me :) ), Feedback forms are easy to find and regularly cited as reasons why certain things were changed, and the patch schedule has always been exceptionally stable.
/shrug :ph34r:
--Mith
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Jack London