Get this - if they sell shit, and people buy said shit...why the fuck not?

Mr wrote on Sep 24^th, 2015 at 5:11pm:


When did the U27 raid break? what's wrong with it?

harharharhar wrote on Sep 25^th, 2015 at 12:21am:

Aint the whole game laggy?

WeHaveLived wrote on Sep 26^th, 2015 at 9:34am:

I have been playing Path of Exile past 2 weeks and they get the same problem. Once too many mobs are on the screen and aggro'd then the whole game becomes unplayable. It is why they limited the camera to an unmodifiable viewpoint that only allows a single screen section to be viewed. Not like mobs can't range you from past your VP though .

Of course the dev's excuse was they wanted people to focus on mobs rather than camera angels. Because, you know, people focus on camera angels more than killing shit for loot in games

Anyway, It's the same reason turbine put up walls all over in DoJ.

Mr wrote on Sep 24^th, 2015 at 5:11pm:



It's the Fernando business model and it's going great.  Just Look at how DDO has gone in the last few years.  It is barnstorming the market.

Thaz

Angry wrote on Sep 28^th, 2015 at 2:54am:

There may not be an easy fix for lag, but the fact that other games manage to not get rekt proves it can be done. Please don't apologize for Turbine, they already have enough trouble taking responsibility for their decisions.

Angry wrote on Sep 28^th, 2015 at 2:54am:

As opposed to just twitching?

This whole "quality isn't important" attitude is what drove the game into the ground to begin with. The fact that they haven't thrown a few shovelfulls of dirt on top is immaterial.

Meursault wrote on Sep 28^th, 2015 at 6:56am:


I am a realist. If they haven't fixed lag by now, moaning and bitching about it is not gonna fix it either. My advice? Get over it or get out.

Meursault wrote on Sep 28^th, 2015 at 6:56am:


You saw my comment about moaning and bitching, right?

Rubbinns wrote on Sep 26^th, 2015 at 9:40am:


what league? Playing in warbands atm till it ends on the 2nd, will probably run the 1 month leagues after that, eventually  straying to standard (sadly, warbands gets dumped to standard, not HC :x)

Also, hvnt lagged yet, have filled the screen with many a mob before spinning my ass off (CoC Cyclone.. om nom nom)

Angry wrote on Sep 29^th, 2015 at 2:56am:


Sorry we're boring you (I'm not really, that was sarcasm).

They're still charging us money so why not spend it better?  The IP doesn't need to dead.  It is badly mismanaged.  It can make money for Turdbine AND be a going concern.  Doubtless it will ever make oodles of money, but it could be a reliable earner without having to burn thru $4m per month like IC did.
Imagine if the spend on IC for 1 month was invested into DDO?
What could you repair, enhance and create for $4M?

And what has age got to do with it?  How many of the latest and greatest games have lasted even a few years?
Age only becomes a problem if you alienate your customers and they leave never to return - eventually you run out of customers and die.
DDO could have a decent return rate - there used to be a reason to return to the game each update (not the crap they serve up now).

The IP has a loyal following and the game structurally has the ability to keep people entertained for long periods.  It's the niche aspect that enables it to survive.  It's the mismanagement of a great IP that makes me angry.  It's a case study in how not to run a business.

Vendui wrote on Sep 29^th, 2015 at 3:02am:

Me and group have lagged daily. I died on HC tempest league. so am on standard now.

there is a guy on twitch/youtube showed how to use a cyclone magic finder. his client crashes multiple times during it. and even after when he toggles on all item labels. but it is the best way to farm loot in that game. has already been nerfed once. but the tactic is funny. uses cyclone and a named glove to vacuum in mobs on modded+augmented maps. until he finds loot increasing ghosts then vacuums them into the mobs until he touches every mob in map.

then brings in his magic find culler with totems. around 20 exalted a day earned in total worth of items/drops. this is in warbands, but he says there are people doing it in tempest/hc too, just slower and cant aggro entire map at once like he does.

Vendui wrote on Sep 29^th, 2015 at 4:59am:

is actually worth money. 3rd party sites charge 1.60-1.80 per. some pieces of gear are sold for hundreds of exalted. game is alright, but unless there is some trading overhaul done I wont be playing it much longer. either I spend the next 6 months hoarding currency to MAYBE gear a top build or spend few hundreds on exalted to buy top build gear.