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Elspeth
Pancake
posted 10-12-2001 10:07:00 PM
*dons her WoW fan-gear*

Ok! As official WoW fan-girl, I made this thread, post and discuss things about WoW, and the GREAT game that it will be, right here!


So you want to start a revolution. Well, you know...
Black
The Outlaw Torn
posted 10-12-2001 10:09:00 PM
Another one?


Time was never on my side.
So on I wait my whole lifetime.

Aaron (the good one)
posted 10-12-2001 10:09:00 PM
It's only in the alpha stage, and it is ALREADY better then EQ!
Galbadia Hotel - Video Game Music
I am Canadian and I hate The Tragically Hip
Tier the Genius™
Dark Elf Pimp
posted 10-12-2001 10:14:00 PM
I have but one word to say: Overhyped

Wait til we have more details about it than the color of dark elf underwear.

Tier the Genius™
Dark Elf Pimp
posted 10-12-2001 10:15:00 PM
Somehow that sounded overly ridicoulous considering my sig...
Drysart
Pancake
posted 10-12-2001 10:39:00 PM
Just keep in mind: it's easy to make a game sound like it's the best thing since sliced bread when it's still two years away from release (or more, when has Blizzard ever released on time?) and the design documents aren't even written yet.

Being a diehard WoW fan at this point makes about as much rational sense as being a Dawn fan.

[ 10-12-2001: Message edited by: Drysart ]

Aaron (the good one)
posted 10-12-2001 10:41:00 PM
Don't you dare use logic against us Drysart!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Galbadia Hotel - Video Game Music
I am Canadian and I hate The Tragically Hip
Tier the Genius™
Dark Elf Pimp
posted 10-12-2001 10:41:00 PM
But I'm a hardcore Dawn fan!!
Black
The Outlaw Torn
posted 10-12-2001 10:44:00 PM
FETUSPULT!

*twa-aaaangggg*



Time was never on my side.
So on I wait my whole lifetime.

Tarquinn
Personally responsible for the decline of the American Dollar
posted 10-12-2001 10:54:00 PM
GO HORIZONS ! ! !
GO EVERQUEST 3 !!


(LOL ...)

~Never underestimate the power of a Dark Clown.
Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 10-13-2001 12:18:00 PM
Why I am excited about World of Warcraft? Let me count the ways:
Warcraft
Warcraft 2 Million copies sold while game was still rescent
Warcraft 3 Imminent and looking great
Starcraft sold at least a million and played great
Diablo !!!!
Diablo 2 !!!!!

WoW Look at their track record for making good games I predict WoW to rule.

(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Kekvit Irae
Pancake
posted 10-13-2001 12:20:00 PM
quote:
Elvish Crack Piper had this to say about Optimus Prime:
Look at their track record for making good games I predict WoW to rule.

Two words: Warcraft Adventures. :Þ

Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 10-13-2001 12:23:00 PM
That was cancelled because they would not release a game that they did not believe in releasing subpar games that would hurt their reputation.
(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 10-13-2001 12:39:00 PM
Myself, I want a MMORPG set in the Diablo gameworld.

They would have to tweak them a bit, but they can include classes from D1 along with the ones from D2. That would give you a good range to choose from.

Magician
Warrior
Rogue
Monk
Paladin
Necromancer
Sorceress
Amazon (male=Ranger)
Barbarian
Druid
Assassan

I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Drysart
Pancake
posted 10-13-2001 12:46:00 PM
quote:
Elvish Crack Piper thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
WoW Look at their track record for making good games I predict WoW to rule.

Look at their track record for being totally inept at running secure, reliable online services *coughBATTLE.NETcough*.

Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 10-13-2001 01:02:00 AM
Can you tell me what is so wrong with battle.net? Aside from the occasional downtime it isnt that bad.
(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Drysart
Pancake
posted 10-13-2001 01:18:00 AM
quote:
Elvish Crack Piper thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
Can you tell me what is so wrong with battle.net? Aside from the occasional downtime it isnt that bad.

Aside from the fact that Diablo 1 had no data integrity at all.

Aside from the fact that Diablo 2 has almost no data integrity at all.

Aside from the fact that for a long time, the downtime was hardly "occasional".

Aside from the fact that they had a bug wherein you could log into other people's accounts with the wrong password just by trying a few times.

Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 10-13-2001 01:21:00 AM
Diablo 1 was in what 97? At that time we had what other onlines games? UO? People still cheat like crazy.

All games have starting up net trouble. Its a requirement almost or do you not recall when everquest launched and EVERY OTHER MMORPG also had lag and such.

If the game is released in 2-3 years as some have predicted I think it is safe to say that blizzard will get it right. Third times the charm.

(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Drysart
Pancake
posted 10-13-2001 01:30:00 AM
quote:
Elvish Crack Piper had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
If the game is released in 2-3 years as some have predicted I think it is safe to say that blizzard will get it right. Third times the charm.

They worked on Diablo 2 for how many years? It's their flagship product and they STILL managed to screw up the most basic security feature a service can have, and it's still so easily hacked that you have to watch who you play with and on what servers? (and btw, UO/EQ/AC hacking is, for the most part, child's play compared to what Diablo hackers can accomplish)

Diablo in 1997 was much, much, much, MUCH, MUCH worse off than UO was in 1997 -- plus, they pretty much gave up trying to fix it.

Battle.net's experienced more average downtime over it's life as a whole than any other online game except UO (which goes down nightly for backups).

All their other online foulups combined, you're looking at a company that can produce great games, but seriously drops the ball when it comes to infrastructure. Stop being apologetic for their failings and you'll see that too.

Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 10-13-2001 01:35:00 AM
One last remark before I got sleep. Because of the way Diablo 1 was designed it would be and still is impossible to fix without redesigning the way the game stores information. Everything was designed as client-side. MMORPGS are server side and will avoid D1s and some of D2s specific problems.
(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Azymyth
Not gay; just weird
posted 10-13-2001 02:28:00 AM
Okay... what exactly is WoW?
I suffer from CRS: Can't Remember Shit.

Sig pic done by the very talented SJen!

Black
The Outlaw Torn
posted 10-13-2001 02:33:00 AM
It's...

WoW, I can't believe there's already fanboys!



Time was never on my side.
So on I wait my whole lifetime.

Ferrel
Fippy's VP
posted 10-13-2001 06:09:00 AM
quote:
Drysart had this to say about Cuba:
Just keep in mind: it's easy to make a game sound like it's the best thing since sliced bread when it's still two years away from release (or more, when has Blizzard ever released on time?) and the design documents aren't even written yet.

Being a diehard WoW fan at this point makes about as much rational sense as being a Dawn fan.


You give Blizzard to much credit Drysart. WoW wont be out till 2008-2012. My group of friends has a pool. I voted 2008.

Blizzard never gets anything out on time.

And when they do, WoW will be on battle.net servers probably so that means on day one, massive crash.

I've loved every blizzard product I've ever bought. I will buy this, but there are some truths you have to accept.

1. It wont be on time.
2. They have never managed online things well AT ALL. NEVER NEVER NEVER.
3. Blizzard could sell 1 million copies of an empty box.

Ferrel!
Vorago
A completely different kind of Buckethead
posted 10-13-2001 08:40:00 AM
quote:
Kekvit Irae had this to say about Pirotess:
Two words: Warcraft Adventures. :Þ

Yeah, which is another point in their favour. They saw that the game wasn't going to be as good as they wanted it to be, so they scrapped it. They didn't just push it out the door and hope to make a little money off of it.

Vorago
A completely different kind of Buckethead
posted 10-13-2001 08:44:00 AM
Personally though I am getting geared up for Warcraft 3 first, then worrying about WoW

Mostly because Warcraft 3 also looks like it possesses all the roxxor.

Well, that and the fact I can be the undead! Undead, WOoo!

Vorago
A completely different kind of Buckethead
posted 10-13-2001 08:48:00 AM
Warcraft 3 is a game I would go an upgrade my computer for if I couldn't play it
Cadga
Quite Insane
posted 10-13-2001 09:18:00 AM
quote:
Ferrel had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
1. It wont be on time.
2. They have never managed online things well AT ALL. NEVER NEVER NEVER.
3. Blizzard could sell 1 million copies of an empty box.

i agree
they dont release things on time but when they do im more than impressed UNLIKE some people like *cough*WESTWOOD*cough* *hack*tiberian sun*hack*

yeah battlenet sux and all but you dont have to play there :P

this is turning into a Blizzard bashing thread WEE! I know wow will be good, they havent let me down before, yes it might take a while, and etc etc. Blizz has always been about Hype thats ANOTHER truth

Professional Sinner/Heretic
My mindless dribble
Mod
Pancake
posted 10-13-2001 09:52:00 AM
quote:
Cadga the Confused Monkey had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
i agree
they dont release things on time but when they do im more than impressed UNLIKE some people like *cough*WESTWOOD*cough* *hack*tiberian sun*hack*

People used to say that about Westwood before TS .

Life... is like a box of chocolates. A cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that nobody ever asks for. Unreturnable, because all you get back is another box of chocolates. You're stuck with this undefinable whipped-mint crap that you mindlessly wolf down when there's nothing else left to eat. Sure, once in a while, there's a peanut butter cup, or an English toffee. But they're gone too fast, the taste is fleeting. So you end up with nothing but broken bits, filled with hardened jelly and teeth-crunching nuts, and if you're desperate enough to eat those, all you've got left is a... is an empty box... filled with useless, brown paper wrappers.
Cadga
Quite Insane
posted 10-13-2001 10:42:00 AM
quote:
Modrakien stumbled drunkenly to the keyboard and typed:
People used to say that about Westwood before TS .

that was the straw that broke the camels back though hehe

though Red alert 2 does own hehe

Professional Sinner/Heretic
My mindless dribble
Vorago
A completely different kind of Buckethead
posted 10-13-2001 11:39:00 AM
People whine when a company takes longer to release a great game.

People whine when a company releases a game quickly to appease the impatient and are promptly bashed for a game with bad bugs and other unfinished things


Damned if they do, damned if they don't

Vorago
A completely different kind of Buckethead
posted 10-13-2001 11:40:00 AM
Tiberian Sun? Crap, yes. But it didn't hold a candle to Nox

My god, I felt cheated out of 45 min of my life downloading the demo to that game

*shudder*

Elspeth
Pancake
posted 10-13-2001 02:15:00 PM
Blizzard has already said WoW won't run on Battle.net

Give these people a little credit, they're professionals here. And even though their track record states otherwise, I beleive in my heart WoW will be released on time. I have to reasons for this:

1) Blizz North, when done with War3, will move onto WoW, helping Blizz Cali. Blizz Cali works on Graphics and such, Blizz North works on the gameplay and major programming.

2) With SoL, Shadowbane, DAoC and other MMORPGS, WoW wants to bite into the market while it's still fresh.


So you want to start a revolution. Well, you know...
Cadga
Quite Insane
posted 10-13-2001 02:19:00 PM
thanks Vorago i was TRYING TO FORGET NOX
heh
Professional Sinner/Heretic
My mindless dribble
Steven Steve
posted 10-13-2001 02:21:00 PM
YAY CAPITALISM!

Hype can make anything look good - the person hyping the product only needs a touch of skill. I agree with Drys, you can't really judge anything right now, and again, every MMORPG I played and quit looked good when it was hyped. So... There is no way I am getting WoW.

"Absolutely NOTHING [will stop me from buying Diablo III]. I will buy it regardless of what they do."
- Grawbad, Battle.net forums

"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums

Synjari
Warrior Princess
Cookie Seraphim!
posted 10-13-2001 08:18:00 PM
*peeks in.. intrigued by the title but then sees its about a game..* ahh well *waves and walks out* Those who live in the NJ/NY area MAY know what I refer to
"Villiany wears many masks, none of which are more dangerous than virtue." - "Sleepy Hollow"
Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 10-13-2001 08:48:00 PM
Im not sure I want to know what you are hinting about Synny.
(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Il Buono
You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend.
posted 10-13-2001 08:52:00 PM
quote:
Drysart had this to say about Cuba:
Being a diehard WoW fan at this point makes about as much rational sense as being a Dawn fan.

...I signed up for the Dawn beta last week, are you trying to tell me something?

"Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig."
Adlak the Arch-Wizard
Pancake
posted 10-13-2001 09:15:00 PM
What did I do now??
Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 10-13-2001 09:35:00 PM
quote:
Demitri had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
...I signed up for the Dawn beta last week, are you trying to tell me something?

I signed up for dawn beta 6 months ago-still no confirmation

(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Densetsu
NOT DRYSART
posted 10-13-2001 10:03:00 PM
quote:
Elvish Crack Piper had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
I signed up for dawn beta 6 months ago-still no confirmation
You say that like you're truly disappointed...
I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl, we ate lobster, drank piña coladas. At sunset, we made love like sea otters. That was a pretty good day. Why couldn't I get that day over, and over?
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