Comments on: Online? Online!

By: cww

cww — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:35:19 +0000

Getting PKed in UO? Sounds like great fun, actually.

By: Beej

Beej — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:30:36 +0000

I just worry that CO might end up with the feel that GW had for me. I like the idea, but the impact of the system made it feel very sparse and that it wasn't an actual "world." I never felt in GW that I was making a difference because everything was so instanced and only the towns gave me the level of interaction I wanted.

I think this has a lot of potential in a more "pure" MMO like CO, and I look forward to trying it for no other reason than to, like you said, play with my friends when I want to.

And yeah, John, the technical aspect is fantastic. I just hope they integrate it smoothly and it doesn't feel "tacked on."

By: Longasc

Longasc — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:06:43 +0000

I think the world will have "huge open zone" instances, like Aion, Guild Wars 2 is probably going to shoot for this system, too.

Champions Online also allows players to have the same name, and having ONE instanced world has advantages over having ONE world divided up in multiple servers.

I could play with you, with everyone. Is it not always heartbreaking if a friend or someone you want to play with plays on another server of your game?

I am not convinced of the game itself, unfortunately. I do not see why Champion Online's PvP should be better than that of Aion? I still prefer Ultima Online's world and mechanics and hope for a remake, but Aion offers an excellent blend of pve and pvp, much better than WoW and other DikuMUDs that I know.

I wish you much fun on Defiance!

By: J.Ayers

J.Ayers — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:30:04 +0000

Personally, I loved the instanced zones of GW. But that is the techie in me. From an IT standpoint, and the way server load is handled, it is a brilliant model.