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• • Top 3 most dissapointing MMORPGs

  • 1:  AC2

    2:  Horizons

    3:  DDO

  • Posted: 10/16/08 11:48 PM
    General Discussion
• • Anyone else agree w/ me that...

  • I agree to a certain extent.  I am not sure if the lack of marketing was intentional or if PoTBS was a testbed project as a stepping stone for something else.  They had the right concept just the wrong implementation.

  • Posted: 10/02/08 12:10 AM
    Pirates of the Burning Sea
• • Should I Try? Your Opinions Please, Good and Bad.

  •    You have 1 EU server ( Roberts), 3 US servers, and a AUS/Pacific server to choose from.  I know nothing about the Aussie server, of the 4 remaining servers Antigua has or did have the highest population with the rest having a not so healthy population which in part was caused by an exodus of players from 3 of the 4 US/EU servers to Antigua.

       SOE did not make PoTBS and "supposedly" have no influence in games development or direction, I believe their role was/is marketing, and one or 2 other ancillary functions.  Whatever their role is it also includes PoTBS being one of their Station Pass games. 

       With the low populations the whole RvR thing is skewed, most of the servers do not have a sustainable French or Spanish contingent which in turn defeats the whole notion of balanced nation vs nation battles.  Now if they consolidated it down to just Pirate and British factions you may have something.

       I still think it's worth a try since you were thinking of downloading the trial.  14 free days, download and start patch before bed and make your own opinion.  I've tried it on and off three times and enjoyed it for a brief stint each time but always ended up cancelling due to the limited size of the world relative to travel times, lack of real exploration, mission grinding the same 4 or 5 map templates to name a few.  You will still find some friendly and helpful people playing though.  What I think is the games shortcomings may not affect you the same way. 

  • Posted: 10/02/08 12:01 AM
    Pirates of the Burning Sea
• • DnL is probably dead

  • "He who can't be named" Is still hanging in there I see. 

  • Posted: 9/19/08 12:00 AM
    Dark and Light
• • What would make best duo?

  •    Warden+Swashy is what I have done most of.  Group invis, max speed buffs with aa's, and 2 evacs.  Swashy is pretty good DPS and I have also spec'd secondary in the Mercenary (sta) line for the tougher encounters.   I have substituted Warden for Fury as well with great results.  Trade off is better DPS with Fury over some heal power and some foot speed reduction.

       My second favorite combo is Necro+Wizzy.  I let the Necro/tank pet get it around 60% and then blast away.  Very effective.

     

  • Posted: 9/18/08 9:20 PM
    Everquest II