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Idealistgamer  2 stars
Posts: 274
Registered: 2011-1-9 21:38:25
Here are some things I think should be patched into the game. I feel by doing so it will help bring a whole new generation into the game. I hope someone from Mythic/EA reads this.


1. Have the characters able to jump like in every other MMO on the market.


2. Upgrade the User Interface to the same capabilities as the one i...n Warhammer Online. Being able to mouseover for character and object info makes things a whole lot easier. Plus being able to right click on a charater or there name and have a menu of options makes things easier also.


3. The fighitng mechanics are horible. Its like playing Virtual Fighter 1 when you could be playing Mortal Kombat. You're able to spam casting, but if you hit a melee twice to fast it cancels? FAIL.

4. As far as the casting goes. Lets get rid of "Interupts" and replace it with pushbacks. Like in every other MMO.


5. The Minatuars was the worst idea. Maybee in one realm, but in all 3? This isn't WoW. Along with that. the Mauler should have been given to the Midgaurd to even the classes insted of all 3 realm...s. Once again, is this WoW?


6. Commercials? In the past decade, I've never seen a commercial on any game you put out. Media on TV would help greatly get the numbers back up.


7. Finally and the least important, but I must say anyway. Template making could be a whole lot easier if you catch my drift. It can be a pain and take months to gear your toon corectly.

 

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_skreWball_  1 star
Posts: 178
Registered: 2005-10-14 04:07:25
Idealistgamer posted:

Here are some things I think should be patched into the game. I feel by doing so it will help bring a whole new generation into the game. I hope someone from Mythic/EA reads this.



They won't care.


Idealistgamer posted:

1. Have the characters able to jump like in every other MMO on the market.



Like WoW?


Idealistgamer posted:

2. Upgrade the User Interface to the same capabilities as the one i...n Warhammer Online. Being able to mouseover for character and object info makes things a whole lot easier. Plus being able to right click on a charater or there name and have a menu of options makes things easier also.



Like WoW?


Idealistgamer posted:

3. The fighitng mechanics are horible. Its like playing Virtual Fighter 1 when you could be playing Mortal Kombat. You're able to spam casting, but if you hit a melee twice to fast it cancels? FAIL.



So you want like WoW combat?


Idealistgamer posted:

4. As far as the casting goes. Lets get rid of "Interupts" and replace it with pushbacks. Like in every other MMO.



Like WoW?


Idealistgamer posted:

5. The Minatuars was the worst idea. Maybee in one realm, but in all 3? This isn't WoW. Along with that. the Mauler should have been given to the Midgaurd to even the classes insted of all 3 realm...s. Once again, is this WoW?



Like WoW? Wait now I am confused you want WoW but don't want WoW?


Idealistgamer posted:

6. Commercials? In the past decade, I've never seen a commercial on any game you put out. Media on TV would help greatly get the numbers back up.



Game is 10 years old. If it wasn't 10 years old I would of probably have to say this is the smartest thing you have typed.


Idealistgamer posted:

7. Finally and the least important, but I must say anyway. Template making could be a whole lot easier if you catch my drift. It can be a pain and take months to gear your toon corectly.



So you do want WoW or no?

Are you on medication?

 

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Idealistgamer  2 stars
Posts: 274
Registered: 2011-1-9 21:38:25
_skreWball_ posted:

Idealistgamer posted:

Here are some things I think should be patched into the game. I feel by doing so it will help bring a whole new generation into the game. I hope someone from Mythic/EA reads this.



They won't care.


Idealistgamer posted:

1. Have the characters able to jump like in every other MMO on the market.



Like WoW?


Idealistgamer posted:

2. Upgrade the User Interface to the same capabilities as the one i...n Warhammer Online. Being able to mouseover for character and object info makes things a whole lot easier. Plus being able to right click on a charater or there name and have a menu of options makes things easier also.



Like WoW?


Idealistgamer posted:

3. The fighitng mechanics are horible. Its like playing Virtual Fighter 1 when you could be playing Mortal Kombat. You're able to spam casting, but if you hit a melee twice to fast it cancels? FAIL.



So you want like WoW combat?


Idealistgamer posted:

4. As far as the casting goes. Lets get rid of "Interupts" and replace it with pushbacks. Like in every other MMO.



Like WoW?


Idealistgamer posted:

5. The Minatuars was the worst idea. Maybee in one realm, but in all 3? This isn't WoW. Along with that. the Mauler should have been given to the Midgaurd to even the classes insted of all 3 realm...s. Once again, is this WoW?



Like WoW? Wait now I am confused you want WoW but don't want WoW?


Idealistgamer posted:

6. Commercials? In the past decade, I've never seen a commercial on any game you put out. Media on TV would help greatly get the numbers back up.



Game is 10 years old. If it wasn't 10 years old I would of probably have to say this is the smartest thing you have typed.


Idealistgamer posted:

7. Finally and the least important, but I must say anyway. Template making could be a whole lot easier if you catch my drift. It can be a pain and take months to gear your toon corectly.



So you do want WoW or no?


Are you on medication?


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Is WoW the only other MMO you've played? Get a clue. All MMOs, yes all MMOs have this. NOT JUST WOW!

 

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_skreWball_  1 star
Posts: 178
Registered: 2005-10-14 04:07:25
So you want another Snorehammer?

Be specific.

 

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Semi4  3 stars
Posts: 566
Registered: 2003-8-8 13:58:29
Idealistgamer posted:

Here are some things I think should be patched into the game. I feel by doing so it will help bring a whole new generation into the game. I hope someone from Mythic/EA reads this.


1. Have the characters able to jump like in every other MMO on the market.


There are many areas/locations in the game where a limited ability to jump prevents characters from getting into areas where the player could exploit. I doubt that Mythic has the people to retest all areas of the game and block newly opened exploits. Also, I seriously doubt that potential players leave the game because they do not jump very high.


2. Upgrade the User Interface to the same capabilities as the one i...n Warhammer Online. Being able to mouseover for character and object info makes things a whole lot easier. Plus being able to right click on a charater or there name and have a menu of options makes things easier also.


I agree that the UI does need a lot of work. Many will spout that players should use a custom UI but even with a custom UI the UI is limited. Many slash commands should have UI windows and many features of the better custom UIs should be options in the normal game UI.


3. The fighitng mechanics are horible. Its like playing Virtual Fighter 1 when you could be playing Mortal Kombat. You're able to spam casting, but if you hit a melee twice to fast it cancels? FAIL.


There are parts of the mechanics that are unique and I am not so much in favor of throwing out what is unique, but there are many parts of the combat system that are frustrating (has bugs). The combat system does not need throwing out but it does need work.


4. As far as the casting goes. Lets get rid of "Interupts" and replace it with pushbacks. Like in every other MMO.


All parts of CC need to be reworked IMO.


5. The Minatuars was the worst idea. Maybee in one realm, but in all 3? This isn't WoW. Along with that. the Mauler should have been given to the Midgaurd to even the classes insted of all 3 realm...s. Once again, is this WoW?


While I think the change in game lore went in a negative direction with the intro of TOA, I do not believe that strange fantasy creatures cause an exodus from the game. It is after all a fantasy game with fantasy creatures, magic, etc. . . .


6. Commercials? In the past decade, I've never seen a commercial on any game you put out. Media on TV would help greatly get the numbers back up.


To put it bluntly, advertising the heck out of a garbage restaurant will not improve repeat business.


The typical MMO player is a PvE centric player that solos a lot and from time to time they also PvP/RvR and group. Long ago DAoC was twisted to cater to a totally different play style from the typical MMO player.


Most noobs come to DAoC and find a great tutorial that has great exp/drops with a well thought out quest system and after the player hits 11 – 13 the player is dumped into the normal game where the old world is neglected, where the quest system is totally different from the tutorial and the quests log often does not keep accurate account of what happens, where PvE has become mostly a pointless/quick grind on the way to becoming fodder for the Leet.


Over the years millions have tried out the game and most of those millions found the game lacking. Advertising DAoC will get noobs to try out the game but all the advertising in the world will not make the game more fun for the masses of PvE centric players.


The game needs to be untwisted so that more than one play style is fun. Unfortunately those at DAoC only seem to think a tiny niche play style is important.



7. Finally and the least important, but I must say anyway. Template making could be a whole lot easier if you catch my drift. It can be a pain and take months to gear your toon corectly.


I do not believe that there is any evidence which shows that a difficulty in template creation correlates to an exodus from the game. Should anyone have trouble creating a template there are programs available, programs that players have created, that will assist and make template creation fairly easy. Also, there are many pre-made templates available for download. Some of the available templates that have been created by others are fairly easy to build/acquire.

 

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Semi4  3 stars
Posts: 566
Registered: 2003-8-8 13:58:29
Idealistgamer posted:

So you do want WoW or no?


Are you on medication?

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MacAran  1 star
Posts: 60
Registered: 2006-4-15 08:00:01
3. The fighitng mechanics are horible. Its like playing Virtual Fighter 1 when you could be playing Mortal Kombat. You're able to spam casting, but if you hit a melee twice to fast it cancels? FAIL.

/cancelstyle

nuff said.
Burkuagh  1 star
Posts: 66
Registered: 2004-8-24 14:49:11
You can also shut off spell queue.

 

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slajzer  1 star
Posts: 196
Registered: 2006-9-22 14:59:56
Dno about you but i'm very conservative when it comes to daoc.
Would i want these things in a new game? Of course. In daoc? Nope.


I love the combat system, especially the cast system. CC works great for this game too. What's wrong with the jumping, that you can change direction mid-air?
Daoc has the best gear system of any game i've played. Anyone can get reasonable gear at a very low cost if they want and you have a lot of freedom to chose which items you want to use on your toon. Personally I enjoy making templates for my toons, it's like a minigame

While i do agree that the interface is a bit clunky, a custom UI will mostly fix that. I also dislike labyrinth and almost everything that it brought.

 

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angryranger  2 stars
Posts: 472
Registered: 2003-3-29 19:17:07
Design decision. Next?

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