I'm sorry, but the nature of ownership is NOT changing. Ownership implies that you own the object in question and are allowed to do with it as you please. Ownership != a rent or a lease. People need to stop using the word ownership and use rent instead. Or perhaps borrow. It'd get the point across a lot quicker and people would realize what shit this is a lot sooner.
Agreed. I honestly haven't updated my copy of XP since August '04, when I bought the machine. Haven't had any troubles whatsoever. SP2 didn't come and shutdown my machine and kill my programs because... I didn't install it! No WGA for me. How will they find me if I haven't updated?
RE4 didn't really scare me until the point where I was controlling Ashley and had to avoid the suits of armor. Jesus were those things fast! And since Ashley can't use any weapons... well... My breathing went shallow =P
That's the only part in the game that has truly scared me. Resident Evil 1, however, had quite a few moments that scared me. I plan on trying a few of the Silent Hill games, I have SH2 sitting on my PS2 harddrive right now, just haven't had the motivation to pick it up just yet... I played maybe ten minutes of it, and it feels exactly like Resident Evil. The controls, then look, even the way they present letters and other readables. It screams Resident Evil.
Doom 3 has startled me too many times to count, but it did get predictable. I haven't played through all of Resident Evil 2, but that game had it's moments as well.
The part where people are complaining about it being sold out and I got one six hours after launch. It looked like Target hadn't sold any. Same thing happened with the original DS and even the Gamecube.
All these stories of sold out DS Lites make me laugh. I called one local EBGames/GameStop (of which there are four within a half mile radius of each other) and the lady that answered said that they had sold-out pre-orders for a few weeks now, for all stores within a 100 mile radius (exaggerate much?). I called up the local Target and the guy that picked up said he had a few. I got there at 3:15PM (they opened at 9AM), and I was surprised to see at least ten DS Lite's on the shelves! Target has become my new launch day source.
Warhawk tight? Really? I've heard maybe one person say that, IGN I believe. Everything else I've read said it was way too.. soft? Not really a good word in this context, but I believe it gets the idea across. As for the Wii games not being all that "revolutionary," that was the first day anyone was able to play any games. Those are the first games for the system. The system isn't even out yet. There's time to fix a lot of the "problems" people have been talking about. Besides, the true potential of ANY system isn't truly realized until it's near it's end. No one knew the Gamecube could produce visuals like those in Resident Evil 4. And Shadow of the Colossus just blew people away with how much they pushed out of the PlayStation 2.
I have heard complaints that the Wiimote was too sensitive at E3. Nintendo said that they had the sensitivity turned up and that players will be able to calibrate it as they like when the system launches.
Resident Evil 4 is a kiddy game that Nintendo tried to censor? Resident Evil Remake? Resident Evil Zero? Killer 7? Eternal Darkness? Metroid Prime? BMX XXX? Gun? Medal Gear Solid? Splinter Cell (and every other Tom Clancy game)? XIII? There are many other M rated games that are on the Nintendo Gamecube. And then, of course, there are the many, many T rated games.
I know, I know. Don't feed the trolls.
MMORPGs really do require dedication, of which I have been lacking as of late... They can be overwhelming to the casual gamer, but it just takes time to get used to it. If you don't have the time, I can't totally understand that =P
Reallly? I found WoW to be quite the chore. It was boring. Sure, I played during Open Beta, but I've logged onto a friend's account since and have found that not much has changed. It looks nice, but that's all I see going for it. You like WoW. I like FFXI. Good enough. I've given the reasons why I like it. You have yet to provide valid evidence that it is the "Worst MMORPG Ever." You even said (in your original post) that it was "widely heralded" as the "Worst MMORPG Ever." Link me to a creditable reviewer that says that, and I'll shut up.
Oh, and WoW: My friend's constantly expound upon me tales of down-time and bugs and glitches. One of my friends only plays the game to find glitches and hidden areas. He hasn't gone beyond level 40 or so because leveling is just that boring. I'm not saying WoW is a bad game. I'm not saying FFXI is the best game. I can't make either of those statements, and neither can you. You can say that you don't like it, but you can't say that it is the "Worst MMORPG Ever."
Ugh, I can't resist typing can I..? You don't need another character to try out a class in FFXI. Just because a TaruTaru is not the best melee character does NOT mean you can't play a Taru as a melee class. It's done all the time. And more often than not, those that do play races as jobs that don't "fit" them are better than those that do play as races that "fit" their desired job. So what if the character stats don't "fit" the job. If you're a good player, it won't matter.
Again. You dislike FFXI. Fine. But you cannot say it is the "Worst MMORPG Ever." without backing up your argument with reasoning and facts. Everything you've detailed are just personal annoyances. You never explain the "equipment issues, questing problems, absolutely HORRENDOUS client, economic problems, forced grouping, lousy end-game, lousy travel options, NO developer feedback, terrible crafting system, and too much more to list."
How is traveling via Chocobo worse than traveling via the WoW "Mount?" Level 20 is required to get a Chocobo License. To get a mount you need to be level 40, don't you need an ass load of gold too? In FFXI, all you need are some Gysahl (?) Greens (will run you a measly 3k at most) and some time.
It may look like I'm trying to defend FFXI because I like it and play it, but my main goal is to point out to you that everything you say and spend the time to explain is a personal experience and that NO ONE has published anything saying it is the "Worst MMORPG Ever." When you say that it was widely heralded as such, that's pretty much deemed your complaints with the game as extremely biased and fanboyish.
Someone had a bad experience with the game. Bard is NOT a basic class. It is an advanced class and therefore requires you to do something extra to unlock it. What's wrong with that idea? Nothing. Leveling two jobs through the newb zones to become stronger? Yea, but that's because the second job becomes your sub-job. Your sub-job augments your main jobs stats and abilities (or totally counter-acts them, depending on the job/class you choose). What other game allows you to mix and match any job at will? You can switch your main job at almost anytime (as long as you're in your mog house), thus allowing you to play a totally different role without logging out and choosing a totally different character. What other games allow you to change your job/class like FFXI? WoW? Nope, you need separate characters for every class. In FFXI, you can level every job/class to the max level on one character. I think that's a HUGE redeeming feature for the seemingly little problems the game has.
Again, bard is NOT a basic class. Get it right. The only basic classes are Warrior, Monk, White Mage, Black Mage, Thief, and Red Mage. Bard, Beastmaster, Summoner, Dark Knight, Paladin, Ranger, Ninja, Samurai, and Dragoon are all advanced classes. Therefore, it's expected that you'll have to do some extra work in order to use them. Makes perfect sense, especially in a game such as this where only one character is really needed to play every job/class.
They may have managed a lot of subscribers, but that's soley by filling the mostly empty niche for Japanese MMORPGs, which it was essentially the ONLY one available.
Lies. There are constantly 3000-4000 players on at any given time on the server I play on (Odin). During the North American peak hours, there's about 3200 players on. During the Japanese peak hours, there's about 3500 players on. Not much of a difference, eh? Your reasoning is flawed, as it makes the assumption that only Japanese players play the game. There are a great deal of North Americans and now Europeans that play the game. Why? Because it's obviously a great game. Would people really pay to play a game that was "the worst in the market?"
I may not have played as much as most people or have the highest levels, but I think I've played enough so far to really understand the game. I have a Warrior at level 30, Red Mage at 20, Dark Knight (advanced job) at 20, Monk at 15, Beastmaster (advanced job) at 10, White Mage at 8, Black mage at 8, Ranger (advanced job) at 2, and Thief at 2. Sure, some areas are a pain to level in, but isn't that so in every game?
As I said before, maybe you just had a bad time with the game and need to vent it? Let me guess, you play WoW now? WoW and FFXI are completely different games. Same genre, yes, but vastly different. One of my Linkshell mates said it best: "If you were to play WoW and then come to FFXI, you would hate the game and make everyone around you hate it too."
From my real-life friend: "It's funny to watch the FFXI Paladins come play Paladin on WoW. They get their asses handed to them."
From what you've said, it sounds like WoW (or one similar) is your game of choice. Just because you didn't like FFXI doesn't mean it's the worst MMORPG ever. Maybe you just couldn't handle what the game? It is a bit more... shall we say... challenging that WoW. From what I've played of WoW and from what I've heard from my friends, there's not much you actually have to work for.
If you don't like FFXI, don't post bullshit like "Worst MMORPG Ever." The expansion may not have gotten the greatest reviews, but the expansion is not the entire game. Your posts are very one-sided. They also sound like someone who did not give the game a proper chance. I also find it funny how you posted anonymously =P
After having used Opera for a day or so, I have to agree. It just looks and feels extremely well thoughtout. All of the functionality is spot on. I think I may be converting... Some of the stuff in Firefox (mostly the stuff added via extensions) feels a bit... lacking. Using the same features in Opera, they feel perfect, just as the developer intended them.
If the application crashes or is accidentally closed, you can re-open it with all of your tabs still in place, and can still go back and forwards through their histories. Basically, Opera crashing is a 3 second fix, while Firefox crashing requires tediously going back through the history figuring out where all of your tabs were.
There's a nice extension to FireFox called "SessionSaver" that allows you to *gasp* save all your tabs in sessions AND recover all tabs and windows should Firefox crash on you. I've been using it for well over a year now with no problems.
You can set a page to automatically reload at specific intervals. It's a cute feature occasionally used to stay abreast of changes to a page, and usually used to try and annoy webmasters or drive up poorly-written voting scripts.
There's an extension for this too, "ReloadThis," if I recall correctly. It can be accessed from the context menu.
There is also basic psuedo command line functionality, in that you can convert any *.[space]TEXT into http://www.yoursearchengine.com/search?q=TEXT. "g footloose" will search google for the term "footloose". "z firefly" will search amaZon for "firefly." I personally have searches setup for ebay, friend's bulletin boards, language translators, and a whole lot else.
Really? That's a part of the bookmarking system in Firefox as well. For example, dict word brings you to dictionary.com with a query for word. That comes built in. I set up leo word to bring me to dict.leo.org (a German/English Dictionary) with word as my search query.
Opera was the first with "open in background" functionality for windows, but now firefox has that too.
Really? I remember that being in there pretty early. Firebird 0.6, if I recall correctly, maybe earlier?
The problem I have with Opera (flame me all you want, I haven't even downloaded it yet; kinda hard while at school though..), is that it seems to come with all of these features built in. All of this added functionality that one may or may not use. Firefox, on the otherhand, will let you go to a nice directory of extensions that can be sorted by type, name, date, etc. and you can pick and choose what you want.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing Opera. I actually plan on trying it out as soon as I get home, but from what I've heard/seen, it seems as if Firefox will be the better choice for me (I do plan to go into Opera with an open-mind, though). Because all that matters in the end is the user's opinion.
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I'm sorry, but the nature of ownership is NOT changing. Ownership implies that you own the object in question and are allowed to do with it as you please. Ownership != a rent or a lease. People need to stop using the word ownership and use rent instead. Or perhaps borrow. It'd get the point across a lot quicker and people would realize what shit this is a lot sooner.
So you never bought a Gamecube? Or an Xbox? You're missing out man. Don't let your bleeding-edge-tech lust be the reason you miss out on great games.
Agreed. I honestly haven't updated my copy of XP since August '04, when I bought the machine. Haven't had any troubles whatsoever. SP2 didn't come and shutdown my machine and kill my programs because... I didn't install it! No WGA for me. How will they find me if I haven't updated?
RE4 didn't really scare me until the point where I was controlling Ashley and had to avoid the suits of armor. Jesus were those things fast! And since Ashley can't use any weapons... well... My breathing went shallow =P
That's the only part in the game that has truly scared me. Resident Evil 1, however, had quite a few moments that scared me. I plan on trying a few of the Silent Hill games, I have SH2 sitting on my PS2 harddrive right now, just haven't had the motivation to pick it up just yet... I played maybe ten minutes of it, and it feels exactly like Resident Evil. The controls, then look, even the way they present letters and other readables. It screams Resident Evil.
Doom 3 has startled me too many times to count, but it did get predictable. I haven't played through all of Resident Evil 2, but that game had it's moments as well.
I tend to frequent said image board, and, while the posting of child pornography is rare, it happens.
The part where people are complaining about it being sold out and I got one six hours after launch. It looked like Target hadn't sold any. Same thing happened with the original DS and even the Gamecube.
All these stories of sold out DS Lites make me laugh. I called one local EBGames/GameStop (of which there are four within a half mile radius of each other) and the lady that answered said that they had sold-out pre-orders for a few weeks now, for all stores within a 100 mile radius (exaggerate much?). I called up the local Target and the guy that picked up said he had a few. I got there at 3:15PM (they opened at 9AM), and I was surprised to see at least ten DS Lite's on the shelves! Target has become my new launch day source.
The E-Reader failed because it was a bad idea. Totally pointless.
Besides, it'd be a bitch downloading a GameCube game =P
Isn't it written in the Constitution that we, as a Americans, have the right to overthrow our government should the need arise?
Warhawk tight? Really? I've heard maybe one person say that, IGN I believe. Everything else I've read said it was way too.. soft? Not really a good word in this context, but I believe it gets the idea across. As for the Wii games not being all that "revolutionary," that was the first day anyone was able to play any games. Those are the first games for the system. The system isn't even out yet. There's time to fix a lot of the "problems" people have been talking about. Besides, the true potential of ANY system isn't truly realized until it's near it's end. No one knew the Gamecube could produce visuals like those in Resident Evil 4. And Shadow of the Colossus just blew people away with how much they pushed out of the PlayStation 2. I have heard complaints that the Wiimote was too sensitive at E3. Nintendo said that they had the sensitivity turned up and that players will be able to calibrate it as they like when the system launches.
Lukewarm reaction? Everywhere you go, Nintendo is heralded as having the best show at E3.
Thing is, Sony didn't innovate. They just copied, poorly at that.
They aren't already mainstream?
You are a braver man than I, sir. I cherish my computer. There's no way I would ever bet it on anything.
Resident Evil 4 is a kiddy game that Nintendo tried to censor? Resident Evil Remake? Resident Evil Zero? Killer 7? Eternal Darkness? Metroid Prime? BMX XXX? Gun? Medal Gear Solid? Splinter Cell (and every other Tom Clancy game)? XIII? There are many other M rated games that are on the Nintendo Gamecube. And then, of course, there are the many, many T rated games. I know, I know. Don't feed the trolls.
You mean, my highschool Physics teacher?? Mike Brown is a great teacher, but I dunno if he's Republican...
Or... you overthink things. It's not gonna be uncomfortable or force you to stand rigid. If it did, would any sell? Nintendo knows what they're doing.
Except for the part where it never gives a release date for the actual console. Helps to read the summaries.
I believe that's a Halo specific thing. I have yet to hear anything of the other games actually being upscaled like that.
MMORPGs really do require dedication, of which I have been lacking as of late... They can be overwhelming to the casual gamer, but it just takes time to get used to it. If you don't have the time, I can't totally understand that =P
Reallly? I found WoW to be quite the chore. It was boring. Sure, I played during Open Beta, but I've logged onto a friend's account since and have found that not much has changed. It looks nice, but that's all I see going for it. You like WoW. I like FFXI. Good enough. I've given the reasons why I like it. You have yet to provide valid evidence that it is the "Worst MMORPG Ever." You even said (in your original post) that it was "widely heralded" as the "Worst MMORPG Ever." Link me to a creditable reviewer that says that, and I'll shut up.
Oh, and WoW: My friend's constantly expound upon me tales of down-time and bugs and glitches. One of my friends only plays the game to find glitches and hidden areas. He hasn't gone beyond level 40 or so because leveling is just that boring. I'm not saying WoW is a bad game. I'm not saying FFXI is the best game. I can't make either of those statements, and neither can you. You can say that you don't like it, but you can't say that it is the "Worst MMORPG Ever."
Ugh, I can't resist typing can I..? You don't need another character to try out a class in FFXI. Just because a TaruTaru is not the best melee character does NOT mean you can't play a Taru as a melee class. It's done all the time. And more often than not, those that do play races as jobs that don't "fit" them are better than those that do play as races that "fit" their desired job. So what if the character stats don't "fit" the job. If you're a good player, it won't matter.
Again. You dislike FFXI. Fine. But you cannot say it is the "Worst MMORPG Ever." without backing up your argument with reasoning and facts. Everything you've detailed are just personal annoyances. You never explain the "equipment issues, questing problems, absolutely HORRENDOUS client, economic problems, forced grouping, lousy end-game, lousy travel options, NO developer feedback, terrible crafting system, and too much more to list."
How is traveling via Chocobo worse than traveling via the WoW "Mount?" Level 20 is required to get a Chocobo License. To get a mount you need to be level 40, don't you need an ass load of gold too? In FFXI, all you need are some Gysahl (?) Greens (will run you a measly 3k at most) and some time.
It may look like I'm trying to defend FFXI because I like it and play it, but my main goal is to point out to you that everything you say and spend the time to explain is a personal experience and that NO ONE has published anything saying it is the "Worst MMORPG Ever." When you say that it was widely heralded as such, that's pretty much deemed your complaints with the game as extremely biased and fanboyish.
Someone had a bad experience with the game. Bard is NOT a basic class. It is an advanced class and therefore requires you to do something extra to unlock it. What's wrong with that idea? Nothing. Leveling two jobs through the newb zones to become stronger? Yea, but that's because the second job becomes your sub-job. Your sub-job augments your main jobs stats and abilities (or totally counter-acts them, depending on the job/class you choose). What other game allows you to mix and match any job at will? You can switch your main job at almost anytime (as long as you're in your mog house), thus allowing you to play a totally different role without logging out and choosing a totally different character. What other games allow you to change your job/class like FFXI? WoW? Nope, you need separate characters for every class. In FFXI, you can level every job/class to the max level on one character. I think that's a HUGE redeeming feature for the seemingly little problems the game has.
Again, bard is NOT a basic class. Get it right. The only basic classes are Warrior, Monk, White Mage, Black Mage, Thief, and Red Mage. Bard, Beastmaster, Summoner, Dark Knight, Paladin, Ranger, Ninja, Samurai, and Dragoon are all advanced classes. Therefore, it's expected that you'll have to do some extra work in order to use them. Makes perfect sense, especially in a game such as this where only one character is really needed to play every job/class.
They may have managed a lot of subscribers, but that's soley by filling the mostly empty niche for Japanese MMORPGs, which it was essentially the ONLY one available.
Lies. There are constantly 3000-4000 players on at any given time on the server I play on (Odin). During the North American peak hours, there's about 3200 players on. During the Japanese peak hours, there's about 3500 players on. Not much of a difference, eh? Your reasoning is flawed, as it makes the assumption that only Japanese players play the game. There are a great deal of North Americans and now Europeans that play the game. Why? Because it's obviously a great game. Would people really pay to play a game that was "the worst in the market?"
I may not have played as much as most people or have the highest levels, but I think I've played enough so far to really understand the game. I have a Warrior at level 30, Red Mage at 20, Dark Knight (advanced job) at 20, Monk at 15, Beastmaster (advanced job) at 10, White Mage at 8, Black mage at 8, Ranger (advanced job) at 2, and Thief at 2. Sure, some areas are a pain to level in, but isn't that so in every game?
As I said before, maybe you just had a bad time with the game and need to vent it? Let me guess, you play WoW now? WoW and FFXI are completely different games. Same genre, yes, but vastly different. One of my Linkshell mates said it best:
"If you were to play WoW and then come to FFXI, you would hate the game and make everyone around you hate it too."
From my real-life friend:
"It's funny to watch the FFXI Paladins come play Paladin on WoW. They get their asses handed to them."
From what you've said, it sounds like WoW (or one similar) is your game of choice. Just because you didn't like FFXI doesn't mean it's the worst MMORPG ever. Maybe you just couldn't handle what the game? It is a bit more... shall we say... challenging that WoW. From what I've played of WoW and from what I've heard from my friends, there's not much you actually have to work for.
If you don't like FFXI, don't post bullshit like "Worst MMORPG Ever." The expansion may not have gotten the greatest reviews, but the expansion is not the entire game. Your posts are very one-sided. They also sound like someone who did not give the game a proper chance. I also find it funny how you posted anonymously =P
After having used Opera for a day or so, I have to agree. It just looks and feels extremely well thoughtout. All of the functionality is spot on. I think I may be converting... Some of the stuff in Firefox (mostly the stuff added via extensions) feels a bit... lacking. Using the same features in Opera, they feel perfect, just as the developer intended them.
I think I like Opera <_<
If the application crashes or is accidentally closed, you can re-open it with all of your tabs still in place, and can still go back and forwards through their histories. Basically, Opera crashing is a 3 second fix, while Firefox crashing requires tediously going back through the history figuring out where all of your tabs were.
There's a nice extension to FireFox called "SessionSaver" that allows you to *gasp* save all your tabs in sessions AND recover all tabs and windows should Firefox crash on you. I've been using it for well over a year now with no problems.
You can set a page to automatically reload at specific intervals. It's a cute feature occasionally used to stay abreast of changes to a page, and usually used to try and annoy webmasters or drive up poorly-written voting scripts.
There's an extension for this too, "ReloadThis," if I recall correctly. It can be accessed from the context menu.
There is also basic psuedo command line functionality, in that you can convert any *.[space]TEXT into http://www.yoursearchengine.com/search?q=TEXT. "g footloose" will search google for the term "footloose". "z firefly" will search amaZon for "firefly." I personally have searches setup for ebay, friend's bulletin boards, language translators, and a whole lot else.
Really? That's a part of the bookmarking system in Firefox as well. For example, dict word brings you to dictionary.com with a query for word. That comes built in. I set up leo word to bring me to dict.leo.org (a German/English Dictionary) with word as my search query.
Opera was the first with "open in background" functionality for windows, but now firefox has that too.
Really? I remember that being in there pretty early. Firebird 0.6, if I recall correctly, maybe earlier?
The problem I have with Opera (flame me all you want, I haven't even downloaded it yet; kinda hard while at school though..), is that it seems to come with all of these features built in. All of this added functionality that one may or may not use. Firefox, on the otherhand, will let you go to a nice directory of extensions that can be sorted by type, name, date, etc. and you can pick and choose what you want.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing Opera. I actually plan on trying it out as soon as I get home, but from what I've heard/seen, it seems as if Firefox will be the better choice for me (I do plan to go into Opera with an open-mind, though). Because all that matters in the end is the user's opinion.