Larian's come a long way in RPs since apparently.

I don't ever remember him asking for ranger nerfs but I do remember there being some outcry about him getting scout block rate nerfs around the time of the shield patches.

 

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The problem is not the game but the players. You guys are entrenched and new players are just not welcomed.


One thing that WoW does is it raises the level cap every 2 years basically resetting the game, This is something that has never happened in DAoC.


The game is flawed. It's not made to attract a steady influx of new players.

The game is old.


Although I miss is terribly, I know that if I would re-sub I would end up just running around my house and re-arrangin my Cetus head collection.

 

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Ignoring the eternal and been-boring-for-years archer debate (which shouldn't be taking place on this thread =P):

If they updated the UI and graphics and THEN engaged in a bit of advertising targeting PvP fans who are frustrated with WoW and disappointed in Rift, they might just have some success.

But it appears that EA has something approaching zero interest in investing anything at all in DAOC. If there's anyone left on staff who really gives a damn about the game (and I doubt that), they'd probably have to launch an internal campaign, backed up by data, to persuade the powers that be that resources invested beyond bare-bones maintenance would pay off. With SWTOR (which looks awful) on the horizon and EA clearly hoping that it will genuinely compete with WoW, I just don't see it happening.

I sure wish things were different, though. I'm genuinely tempted to play DAOC again, at least until GW2 releases.

Wow semi4 with the hammer. You rock.


My thoughts as a some time and casual consumer of MMORPGs. I find this board pretty helpful whenever I needed advice.


In game, well, there's actually a lot of pretty nice people and helpful people but I don't think they are the majority. It's a competitive game that's been out a long time and there is a lot of elitism, of course.


Mark Jacobs said several times over the years that when they did advertise it did not pan out financially. I agree with others that some things would need to be changed for today's gamer to readily accept this game.


I do think the concept is different enough that, were it fixed up a bit, not a ton, but some, players may try it and actually like it. You still have the entrance barrier however an influx of new players would actually be good as they would have other new players to group with, if nothing else.


Also like Isoke, I'm tempted to play for a month or so again post-Rift pre GW2/SWTOR.

 

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Advertising?


Things have to be in working order before you advertise.

 

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There are 2 real changes they need to make.

First, new/past gamers are not going to pay $15 a month for a maintenance mode 10 year old dying game. I don't really understand how people try to justify this price, and then wonder why the game is not going anywhere. Mythic either needs to remove the subscription fee, or they need to find new ways to get fresh blood to subscribe without charging a premium at them. Free to play models would really resurrect the game, and I'd rather be faced with some of this gimmicky cash shop stuff in the game than be forced to pay $15 when its not worth it to me. I am willing to pay sub fees, but only for new and relevant mmos, and daoc is long past that point.

Second, they need to upgrade the movement controls, interface, and GUI. This could take some serious programming (although some believe you buy a game engine and it does all of this for you), but nothing on the scale of making a new expansion. The benefits would outweigh the costs and really give daoc a chance to compete with other games in the genre.

Also, either origins or a readjustment of the NF and RvR mechanics would make the game more engaging. NF is very uninspiring and the teleporting to battles ruins the organic feel that original RvR had.


As for the other ideas:
-Origins would bring back a huge amount of old players. I don't really care if it hurts the ywain population since that server is not going anywhere but down in its current state. As a large amount of old players would return, its possible they would bring new players with them. This would be a change that allows Mythic to capitalize on other more fundamental changes needed to resurrect daoc.


-Advertising would help, but only if you aren't advertising a polished turd. They need to make real changes and improvements to the game before they should ever consider advertising. They missed the advertising boat before, and the only way they can get it to come back is if they actually have something new to advertise.

-Graphics are not that bad, and I don't think they are a big barrier for new players. Old players probably like them. I have seen many new small scale mmos with worse graphics come out in recent years. Of course, if there were resources available, a graphics upgrade would do wonders, but this is a bit unrealistic.

-New items, classes, and zones are nice but at this point I don't think it will revitalize daoc. Mythic still adds new stuff every so often and it did not do much. The game is so big that most players who have not played before or left a long time ago would have years worth of content to play on. This would be viable to maintain a population only after they were able to resurrect the game.

The guy who suggested putting a trial disc in every EA game is dead on the money. Sierra put a free trial for The Realm Online in a Lords of the Realm II box 15 years or so ago and my leisure time has been dominated by MMOs ever since.

 

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I remember Jocke from Percival, the best server-back in the day!

 

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