Battlestar Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I haven't been playing lately as I've been very busy (but I do like the game) anyways all the message boards I frequent (including this one) are kind of dead for a game that just got released. I'm kind of worried if this game doesn't get a bigger following we may not get expansion packs and the mod tools we were told was coming. Also its been a few weeks now and no patch 3, should we be worried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orao Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 The time will tell you. As for fourms check petro fan forums. They are pretty active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiralarchitech Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 When it comes to game communitys its quality we want not quantity;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I haven't been playing lately as I've been very busy (but I do like the game) anyways all the message boards I frequent (including this one) are kind of dead for a game that just got released. I'm kind of worried if this game doesn't get a bigger following we may not get expansion packs and the mod tools we were told was coming. Also its been a few weeks now and no patch 3, should we be worried? No. The game is doing fine. It's dead probably because they're playing the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 my understanding is that 'Empire At War' has been the best selling PC title since it was released. and yes, that also means that it's been beating out the likes of World of Warcraft and Battle for Middle Earth II (which is also a new release). board activity is never a good indication of how popular a new title is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasFlo Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 More of a snapshot really. But it might be a possible indicator when it comes to predicting the amount of people likely to be found outside the singleplayer at a given point. Lots of people multiplaying -> lots of exploits/cheap or imba tactics/etc/yada yada found-> Much whining flaming and discussion at given boards. Well however I believe we might expect things to get somewhat bigger once the replay function and multiplayer stability patches arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuyanxu Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 the sell rate has beaten World of Warcraft??? omg, that must me a first, i mean, how many people has been addicted to WoW from its first release? that's an evil game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasFlo Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 WoW is pure evil indeed. Fortunately I quickly lost interest, but I've seen friends of mine forget about rl. However beeing #1 in sales for a given week/month and outselling WoW overall are two very different beasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orao Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 The thing that I can't understand with WoW is why ppl are loving it so much ? GFX are piece of **** (sorry for swearing but it is true). Once you pay for one server you can't change to another meaning that you wil play only against 0.01% ppl who have the game. And the worst thing above all is the next. You pay 50 bucks for the game (it is ok I have nothing against it) but then in order to be able to play you need to pay 15 bucks each month which means that you will buy that game every 3 months or 4 times per year. They are insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 With a games release you have to expect a small drop as people use every spare minute to play the game, then they might drop in on the forums to have a look around. These forums are the most visited and used forums than any other site - including the official forums. Once the Mod tools are released, you can expect more activity as these forums continue to break records for user traffic. DMUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Gaarni Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Off-Topic: @ Orao Here's why we pay to play. It's a long read, but it explains what it takes to operate an MMORPG. Also, you don't really buy the game, you buy the lisens to use the game. You don't own anything you accuire inside the game. Everything is owned by Blizzard, and for a small sum a month you are granted permission to use these things. And about the grafics, it may not be like EverQuest II, but it's supposed to look and feel like WarCraft, not EQII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elukka Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 There's nothing to worry about. The mod tools are coming and a patch is coming. A few weeks isn't that bad, many games have to wait months for a patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedi3112 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 You pay 50 bucks for the game (it is ok I have nothing against it) but then in order to be able to play you need to pay 15 bucks each month which means that you will buy that game every 3 months or 4 times per year. They are insane. I agree, if anything these people should play Guild Wars, as it doesn't require a monthly fee. I don't know how they did that, but others should do it the same way. I might even try SW:Galaxies if they went this way. And I think many others will as well. Meaning more people, thus more characters to interact with and overall more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasFlo Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 How they did it? They expect all the addicts to get the expansion. As a lot of people will tell you it's not a "true" mmorpg, too. Everything instanced etc. Not such a bad thing for me. The last mmorpg I played... and played... and burned out on... for a long time, was Ultima Online on RPG Freeshards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaster3265 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 my understanding is that 'Empire At War' has been the best selling PC title since it was released. and yes, that also means that it's been beating out the likes of World of Warcraft and Battle for Middle Earth II (which is also a new release). board activity is never a good indication of how popular a new title is. Are you sure? Your understanding? Do you have proof or info to back this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Are you sure? Your understanding? Do you have proof or info to back this up? Us. Isn't it obvious? All the hype. It was sold out everywhere pretty much. The internet will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaster3265 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Us. Isn't it obvious? All the hype. It was sold out everywhere pretty much. The internet will help. No, i mean more sales then W.O.W and what ever else was mentioned..Still there is no proof just opinions....Proof would be nice not just guesses that sales were gr8. Thats like saying sales were great in the U.K doesn't mean they were great in the U.S or some other states....I doubt it sold better then W.O.W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMuffin Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 No, i mean more sales then W.O.W and what ever else was mentioned..Still there is no proof just opinions....Proof would be nice not just guesses that sales were gr8. Thats like saying sales were great in the U.K doesn't mean they were great in the U.S or some other states....I doubt it sold better then W.O.W Here comes the Blizzard fan-boy I would be *extremely* surprised if EaW sold better than WoW. I mean no disrespect to LA, but Star Wars games are not renowned for being extremely good sellers (except perhaps for KotOR). I fully expect someone to quote this last sentence, post a link that proves that SW games sell well, and then throw a bunch of insults directed at my humble person. There, I just nullified any potential counter argument. WarCraft is an extremely popular franchise and it exists for quite some time. Even after more than a year in the market, WoW is still selling. The upcomming expansion will also make it skyrocket. Now, WoW is one of the top MMORPG on the market. Hell, it's one of the best game currently on the market. The monthly fee does bug me (I think it's a bit high), but for all the patches and extra content we get, I think it's worth it. When I know I won't be able to play for a month (exams, particularly interesting game release (i.e. ES4:Oblivion), etc.), I just cancel my subscription for that month and take it back after. That being said, I see EaW more like a single player game. I wouldn't play MP galactic conquest with anyone (want to make sure the guy (or girl) would finish the game or be available later to finish it (you can save, right?). I find skirmishes in EaW to be utterly boring. I'm more of a single player guy anyway, but I know that many people are like me. You'll say it's not the same type of game, but there was a survey on bioware.com about which gaming style you preferred (concerning NWN). Single player was ahead of MP by a significant percentage. So the community might not be super active, but many people play and just don't go online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 The charts are judged on sales for that week - not over the long term. WoW has outsold EaW probably 10-1 (7 million people playing it!) WoW has been in the charts for a long time now so you expect sales to decline some what. EaW has sold extremely well and hopefully paid off some of that long term investment Lucasarts put in the title. I can't see EaW just being a stand-alone - Expansion packs must be under way DMUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse|TFL Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 EaW will become even more successful once the online problems have been sorted and everyone starts coming to it. The game is good and enjoyable to play as it is but Expansion packs are a must. The game itself now as it stands is actually quite small in content ( map sizes, unit variety etc ) but it is by far the best non rpg star wars game to come out in an age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrb Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Off-Topic: @ Orao Here's why we pay to play. It's a long read, but it explains what it takes to operate an MMORPG. Apparently the next thing is to follow the Guild Wars model and offer MMOG's without a monthly fee. I played Galaxies for 2 years and let me tell you, no game is worth $15 a month. None! Unless you enjoy giving away your money...if so I can provide you with my address... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavkov Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 this game is very popular everybody is playing it! and the forums isnt dead dude.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiralarchitech Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Apparently the next thing is to follow the Guild Wars model and offer MMOG's without a monthly fee. I played Galaxies for 2 years and let me tell you, no game is worth $15 a month. None! Unless you enjoy giving away your money...if so I can provide you with my address... I think some games are good like EVE and are worth the subscription as its really feels like a real universe, though after a year of play it can be a bit well boring, now i played guild wars for about 3 months and got bored with it also. Guildwars was good, though it probaly can only offer about 10% of what EVE can offer a player in terms of content so you can see why a games like EVE will require a sub. P.S. What happened in galaxies was a real slap in the face imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeiamyourdad Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Guys, this is not about whether or not you like to pay for an MMORPG or why Guild Wars rules and WoW is evil, go make a thread about that in Dexter's. Get back on topic or I nuke this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMuffin Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Guys, this is not about whether or not you like to pay for an MMORPG or why Guild Wars rules and WoW is evil, go make a thread about that in Dexter's. Get back on topic or I nuke this thread. Nuke it then If there was a monthly fee for GW, the game would be dead. It offers nothing more than WoW does. In fact, it offers considerably less. And beside what people may think, GW's PvP is not any better than WoW's. People tend to bash WoW without reason since it has become common nowdays to bash anything that is successful. Just to keep it in-topic : I'll say it again, many, many people just don't play online. We can't really say that a game is unpopular just by looking at the number of players online and activity in the forums. this game is very popular everybody is playing it! and the forums isnt dead dude.. No they are not dead. But there is not a lot of activity either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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