| Archive for Galactic Chronicles Putting the RP back into MMORPG |
| kaezden |
whats the game like?whats happened in like the last month that i missed? a nice brief overview/summary would be cool. thanks. |
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| Sai'nu |
Not too different from a month ago really.
However you probably have missed Chapter 8 which took the Collections system into Space and added a new Heroic. They've also changed how the Chapter patches work to an extent. Now any patch that happens between Chapter patches will be called a Game Update. Game Update 1 Aside from that we got some old saber animations back, since you've got a Jedi, and they're working on other items like that. Decoration commands have been added as well but you have to do a short clicky collection for those. Allows for some awesome decorating to be done. And next thing on the horizon is a tweak to Entertainers and Medics and a new Heroic coming featuring Exar Kun. |
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| Dew |
Not to hi-jack, but did they ever do the origins thing? Stats for picking your background? | ||||
| Sai'nu |
Scrapped. The only thing that remained out of that entire mess was Profession based stat bonuses as you leveled. I think that's it. So the stats shouldn't be the same for a Human, Bothan, nor other species BH as an example. I'd have to dig to find those notes. But it doesn't look like that'll ever be making a return to game. Which is a damn shame because the Wookie Roar, Zabby Centering, and Tran regens were pretty cool flavor. |
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| bishopbosco |
Yep. Essentially so many peole complained that they would have picked another speciec if theya had then they changed it to where each person could pick there own and then people complained about that so they scrapped the idea altogether. I don't blame them. |
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| Sai'nu |
Unfortunately that is one trend I think we're stuck with now. For everything they get right now with the new team; they also cave too easily on the ideas that would improve the game again but the floodgate of wanting to eat the cake and have it too posters nixing them before they even get to testing.
At any rate I hope that gives you a bit of an idea, kaezden. But to be honest, if you haven't been gone for more than 6 months there isn't anything all that different yet. |
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| Warsloth |
Like me, I think it's been more than a year. | ||||
| Sai'nu |
For you there'd be a lot to go over as far as new game mechanics and adjustments to professions I think, Whar. However, I do keep looking at what the rp is like paired with the populations, random play times (due to RL for most), and rare pop-boom periods for new content (that usually dies back off again after) and just think... you'll be on for a month (probably not use that much of the time)... and be off again. But I think that's because of the amount and kinds of RP people are still wanting that just isn't in game anymore. It's there, I won't say it isn't. But not in the shape it was in even just a year and a half ago when we were all grinding the wheel hard; but still having troubles getting a smoothly run ship going without major disagreements. Not sure if that helps or not; but having played with you I do think you'll just find yourself pining for better days like others have when they come back; then leave again. It'll be about like the last time ya came back in other words. Don't have high expectations if you do try it out again. That's about the best piece of advice you can give on this one. |
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| Warsloth |
Is that a jab? I have a desire to try it out some more, but aside from connection issues, I also am having a hard time in RL. It seems like a lot of us are experiencing some huge obstacles lately. I have to find a different job, and decide if I am going back to school. As much as I continue to want to play the game, I will always have to trade something for it. |
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| Sai'nu |
No, not a jab. An honest opinion. I simply think that in the month back, as it stands now, you won't enjoy the problems we've had with player population and the differences of opinion. The same frustration ya felt before.
It always sounds bi-polar when I talk about it now; but the game has gotten better from the original N.G.E. and we've got a pretty kick ass Dev team finally... but rp like we knew it is just gone (and I think that'll be a big driving force to the re-sub/fade back out cycle we usually see.) Complicate that with the underpopulated servers usually limping (Ours having a bit of a time-zone problem more than a population problem) then you get a better picture of what I'm trying to talk about. Without it sounding like suckering you back in using reverse psychology... You can always come back and prove me wrong. 
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