11-05-2004, 09:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-05-2004, 09:50 PM by MongoJerry.)
Roland,Nov 5 2004, 02:22 PM Wrote:Edit:
I know all about MMOs. I play them all the time these days. I know how they work, and I know how they can be worked on after release. But you CANNOT RELEASE A BROKEN GAME! Imagine releasing D2 without only the first 3 Acts and only 4 out of 5 characters had skills. It's the same exact thing. It doesn't mean JACK that they can patch to eternity after release. That's a given. What is "laughable" is your willingness to bow down and accept a wholly incomplete game that's missing the most BASIC functions!
I guess that's the difference in our perceptions. I don't think it's missing its most basic functions. The game is pretty darned good *right now*. In contrast, D2 was an awful broken game at the start, and D2:LoD was such a half-formed broken game that it disgusted me so much that I stopped playing it after two weeks and didn't come back until I heard about the 1.10 patch coming out. (imho, the 1.10 patch is what LoD should've been like in the first place).
Quote:I'm getting WoW at release, and I'm sure I will enjoy it (how long remains to be seen), but I am not going to stay quiet about a release without Paladin and Hunter talents. THAT is what is laughable.
I can't agree with you more there. As I have stated before, I'm waiting until the patch to decide whether to buy the game. If the hunter and paladin talents are reasonable and if the refinements to various zones pan out, then I'll buy the game. The difference between me and some others here is that I'm actually optimistic, and I don't see the need for all of the apocalyptic pronouncements. I've enjoyed playing the game heavily for over eight months and there's still a ton of it left for me to explore. That's not an indication of a broken game to me. It is certainly light-years beyond the brokeness of D2 and especially D2:LoD at their respective releases.