Mmo?

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by Insuber

Horror scenario ... who pays has better gear than who doesn't ... aaaaargh!

they already did that in BF3.....

[Continu0]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

they already did that in BF3.....

Isn´t that different? In BF3 you can pay to unlock all the achievements, but everybody can get all weapons. So it is still fair at least...

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by Continu0

Isn´t that different? In BF3 you can pay to unlock all the achievements, but everybody can get all weapons. So it is still fair at least...

not really...if you dont buy the unlocks you start for example as a sniper with a 30,06 bolt rifle with a 7x scope and the guy who bought the unlocks starts with a Barrett M82 .50 caliber with a 12x scope ...he can part your hair before you even leave the spawn cradle to the grave...still sound fair?

[skarden]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

not really...if you dont buy the unlocks you start for example as a sniper with a 30,06 bolt rifle with a 7x scope and the guy who bought the unlocks starts with a Barrett M82 .50 caliber with a 12x scope ...he can part your hair before you even leave the spawn cradle to the grave...still sound fair?

Actually no,with BF3 you can unlock the guns but not any of the achievements/extra's for em i.e. x12 scope, straight bolt ect. you still have to unlock all that stuff by using the weapon.

[Madfish]

I couldn't care less for BF3 to be honest. After BF2 BC I stopped buying this series for sure.

That aside, could anyone update me on this? What is up with this MMO topic / announcements supposed to be made soon? Is Cliffs of Dover being re-worked into an MMO or what? It appears I'm lagging behind on news.

[Osprey]

Buying success? How many of you splashed out on extra hardware? TrackIR, Rudder pedals etc. JAT.

[madcat]

Originally Posted by Madfish

That aside, could anyone update me on this? What is up with this MMO topic / announcements supposed to be made soon? Is Cliffs of Dover being re-worked into an MMO or what? It appears I'm lagging behind on news.

Thats what I was worried about at first, that Clod was dead as a flight sim and turned into a MMO but it seems this is a separate game based on the Clod engine. Quote from this weeks Friday update;

We also continue to introduce you to aircraft from our future not-yet-announced project. The official announcement is just a few short weeks away. Until then, we won’t be able to provide more details and answer specific questions, but please rest assured we aren’t in any way shape or form planning to move away from our reputation as the most realistic WWII sim on the market.

So what I am thinking is we have seen previous updates that some vehicles have been given interiors and made playable in some future patch. So maybe they have decided to expand this and create like a WW2Online based on the Clod engine.

What you think to that?

[Madfish]

Originally Posted by madcat

Thats what I was worried about at first, that Clod was dead as a flight sim and turned into a MMO but it seems this is a separate game based on the Clod engine. Quote from this weeks Friday update;

So what I am thinking is we have seen previous updates that some vehicles have been given interiors and made playable in some future patch. So maybe they have decided to expand this and create like a WW2Online based on the Clod engine.

What you think to that?

I see, thanks for posting that.

And what I think? Well, I guess competition is never bad but recently I believe there is too much stuff going on that requires a fanbase way to large for the games to really shine.

E.g. we already have a decent number of recent Flight sims but they are all crap in many ways and do not get developed properly.
Microsoft Flight, DCS games, Rise of Flight, Cliffs of Dover. They are all brilliant in some ways and just as bad in others. None of these games is truly enjoyable anymore as they all lack something - features, content, fair pricing, being free of bugs etc.

I get the feeling that the more publishing companies try to squeeze out money they misunderstand the consequences.
Some types of games can't be made just for the money. There aren't enought players to support that many games and also if you try to get rich from niche genres you will end up splitting the playerbase.


Is there really enough room for an MMO when we can't even get simple multiplayer working without seeing the same faces every day? I'd say yes if the AI was smart enough to really replace humans in a fun way but I haven't come across this yet and I'm very sure I won't within the next 2 or 3 years - when companies will finally hit the graphics barrier and start tuning phsyics, simulation and interaction with the digital worlds.