Curse

Talesin Darkbriar · Jun 26, 2005, 06:29 PM // 18:29

/Agree with John Little.
Sandman UK; don't bemoan your perceptions as "weaknesses and imbalances" in the game. If the American team only fielded W/Mo, by your rationale we are horribly outgunned by other teams using a mixture of classes to defeat them. You simply need to recruit more quality players.
The whole teamspeak / ventrilo thing doesn't wash with me either; I've used both and any convenience they add does not in any way make up for a team that knows how to work together (already) and select targets based on threat.

Lane · Jun 26, 2005, 06:52 PM // 18:52

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Originally Posted by Talesin Darkbriar

"The game lacks a social element" is the common refrain; which unfortunately is also loosely translated as;
"I have no one to run trains over, kill steal, or just grief while out farming and looking for trouble."
I realize not everyone does this, but the majority do. GW challenges you to change up your social skills along with your playing ones: You can freely socialize in any mission, city or town zone.
The freedom to socialize has not been compromised in the slightest, the ability to do so in a negative fashion has been removed.

Aye, I met some of my best friends in online games in the wilderness of the Dreadlands, or out deep in Hibernia, but the possibility of meeting new faces is still just as great - but you must do it before the adventure is all.

Well said. You can be as social as you want to be in this game... you just have to be socially accepted as well or you will have a hard time finding people who want to put up with your crap. Skill plays fairly big part in this also.. the only people who I actively look for are those groups or individuals who have impressed me in Tombs or other places.

The Destroyer · Jun 26, 2005, 08:53 PM // 20:53

Finally... I must say that this is the first online game I have ever played and based on this one game alone I will continue to play online games. This has been the most enjoyable gaming experience I have ever had. Even when faced with the challenges of certain areas where even the best team can die in seconds and you want to cry becuase of the 1 plat you just wasted I feel its a blast to go right back at tem and get a little revenge. I hope everyone will stop bashing the game and just learn to enjoy it. The fact that this is the only online game I have ever played may have given me a bias towards it but the fact that this game has convinced me that had I played previous games like WOW and EVRQ I would still love this game more. I like the fact that the outcome of a battle is base don my skill and the way I can apply that skill in a social team environment and that just becuase I dont play 100 hours a week doesnt mean I will be behind other players. Just my 2 cents thanks for the original post.