View Full Version : Shadowbane getting desperate
Ghosthunter
08-09-03, 01:44 AM
http://www.shadowbane.com/freetrial.html
They now have a 10 day free trial...lol knew it was going to happen figure it would be sooner
Immortal
08-09-03, 02:20 AM
hahaha... poor poor... wooooo woooo
Cretins.
Maybe someone will come out with a similar MMORPG that actually is fun and useful to play.
Incognito
08-10-03, 01:32 AM
Can you say World of Warcraft? Yea, I knew you could.
Immortal
08-10-03, 01:33 AM
If blizzard can't get it right... I really don't know who can.. since starwars came out as crap... well I know it's getting better now.. but I like to gripe..
Originally posted by Immortal
If blizzard can't get it right... I really don't know who can.. since starwars came out as crap... well I know it's getting better now.. but I like to gripe..
Games shouldn't have to "get better" weeks or months after their release. I'm still shocked to hear some people tell me "don't worry, they bugs will be fixed in a month or two" as a way of recommending a game to me.
Ghosthunter
08-10-03, 01:48 AM
Originally posted by Jim
Games shouldn't have to "get better" weeks or months after their release. I'm still shocked to hear some people tell me "don't worry, they bugs will be fixed in a month or two" as a way of recommending a game to me.
truth is i never seen a game that either never had bugs, content or balnace issue right out of the gate
just same games were worse or better at it
Originally posted by Ghosthunter
truth is i never seen a game that either never had bugs, content or balnace issue right out of the gate
just same games were worse or better at it
Well, a vast majority of games didn't have such OBVIOUS bugs or exploits. Proper programming and testing should remove any major or obvious bugs, leaving only minor ones (if any) that shouldn't impact the look or gameplay.
Take KOTOR as an example. It's a great game, and probably one of the best western RPGs I've played since Ultima. It's also the best non-Dark Forces/Jedi Knight Star Wars game I've played since...uh...probably TIE Fighter. However, it is plagued by some bugs and exploits (and even debugging modes like the Galaxy Droid) that should never have been left in the game. Relatively hidden bugs and glitches are one thing....but loading a game with a headless character (on a standardized platform no-less)? Unnecessary.
I'm not talking about obscure bugs (I believe an old Madden on the PSX would lock up if you could actually catch your own punt) or minor ones that don't impact gameplay much (such as poor collision detection). I'm talking about OBVIOUS bugs that only make things worse when playing online. Cheaters are bad enough, but it's even worse when somebody can easily exploit a game's actual code so easily.
As I've said before, the fact that I can now keep a list of bugs for most of the games I play is completely insane. Last time I checked, my job wasn't a game tester (although it probably sounds like it should be).
Originally posted by Jim
Well, a vast majority of games didn't have such OBVIOUS bugs or exploits. Proper programming and testing should remove any major or obvious bugs, leaving only minor ones (if any) that shouldn't impact the look or gameplay.
Take KOTOR as an example. It's a great game, and probably one of the best western RPGs I've played since Ultima. It's also the best non-Dark Forces/Jedi Knight Star Wars game I've played since...uh...probably TIE Fighter. However, it is plagued by some bugs and exploits (and even debugging modes like the Galaxy Droid) that should never have been left in the game. Relatively hidden bugs and glitches are one thing....but loading a game with a headless character (on a standardized platform no-less)? Unnecessary.
I'm not talking about obscure bugs (I believe an old Madden on the PSX would lock up if you could actually catch your own punt) or minor ones that don't impact gameplay much (such as poor collision detection). I'm talking about OBVIOUS bugs that only make things worse when playing online. Cheaters are bad enough, but it's even worse when somebody can easily exploit a game's actual code so easily.
As I've said before, the fact that I can now keep a list of bugs for most of the games I play is completely insane. Last time I checked, my job wasn't a game tester (although it probably sounds like it should be).
Too bad about KOTOR...that actually was on my list to play, but if it suffers from bugs and exploits, I'll avoid it for now. Now if they could only do a similar game for Star Trek...
Ghosthunter
08-10-03, 10:54 AM
Originally posted by Jim
Well, a vast majority of games didn't have such OBVIOUS bugs or exploits. Proper programming and testing should remove any major or obvious bugs, leaving only minor ones (if any) that shouldn't impact the look or gameplay.
Take KOTOR as an example. It's a great game, and probably one of the best western RPGs I've played since Ultima. It's also the best non-Dark Forces/Jedi Knight Star Wars game I've played since...uh...probably TIE Fighter. However, it is plagued by some bugs and exploits (and even debugging modes like the Galaxy Droid) that should never have been left in the game. Relatively hidden bugs and glitches are one thing....but loading a game with a headless character (on a standardized platform no-less)? Unnecessary.
I'm not talking about obscure bugs (I believe an old Madden on the PSX would lock up if you could actually catch your own punt) or minor ones that don't impact gameplay much (such as poor collision detection). I'm talking about OBVIOUS bugs that only make things worse when playing online. Cheaters are bad enough, but it's even worse when somebody can easily exploit a game's actual code so easily.
As I've said before, the fact that I can now keep a list of bugs for most of the games I play is completely insane. Last time I checked, my job wasn't a game tester (although it probably sounds like it should be).
I never even heard of KOTOR? Is that a MMORPG?
I was reffering to online games only, like EQ, UO, AC, AC2, AO
TrevGlas
08-10-03, 12:26 PM
Best MMORPG of all time - Ultima Online, but in contrast to most games getting better over time, UO slowly got worse and worse.
I'll try to remember it as the game it ONCE was.
Trev
Originally posted by Ghosthunter
I never even heard of KOTOR? Is that a MMORPG?
I was reffering to online games only, like EQ, UO, AC, AC2, AO
KOTOR = Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. It's an RPG.
http://www.lucasarts.com/products/swkotor/
Ghosthunter
08-10-03, 01:49 PM
Originally posted by Burke
KOTOR = Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. It's an RPG.
http://www.lucasarts.com/products/swkotor/
ok so then that does not aplly to what i was talking about
Originally posted by Ghosthunter
ok so then that does not aplly to what i was talking about
Actually it does, in terms of bugginess and the way it reduces the desire to play.
ub3r_n00b
08-10-03, 06:10 PM
I cant wait for
EVERQUEST 2
Horizons
and - WoW
Those are gonna be sweet - w00t, im really gonna have no life this school year
-Preet
Ghosthunter
08-10-03, 06:13 PM
Originally posted by ub3r_n00b
I cant wait for
EVERQUEST 2
Horizons
and - WoW
Those are gonna be sweet - w00t, im really gonna have no life this school year
-Preet
same here right now playing AC2, it not bad not bad at all graphics are great
Originally posted by Burke
Too bad about KOTOR...that actually was on my list to play, but if it suffers from bugs and exploits, I'll avoid it for now. Now if they could only do a similar game for Star Trek...
KOTOR is still worth checking out, and I can only hope that in the MONTHS between XBOX and PC versions, that most of those bugs will be fixed.
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