105281-summer-fun-less-game-time

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List of MMO's I've played; UO DAoC AC1 AC2 EQ1 EQ2 WoW SWG Shadowbane Lineage 1 Lineage 2 Anarchy Online Matrix Online WH:O FFXI FFXIV CoH/CoV/CoX Champions Online Aion Tera LOTRO DCUO Vindicus SW:TOR Rift GW2 D&D:O Star Trek Online And probably about a half a dozen to a dozen that I know I'm forgetting But sure, I haven't played many MMO's  :rolleyes:  Been playing them consistently for over almost 2 decades, it's my favorite genre, but nope I guess I haven't played enough of them.


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Ohh the days when I could afford to take off work in the summer. :-/ I miss that.


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Couldn't agree more, every other MMO on the market sees the biggest spikes during summertime... it's when youth go back to school that activity tends to dwindle and become lesser. That's how it's always been as far as I and most are aware... it's interesting how factoids keeps magically altering for the sake of Wildstar... perhaps Wildstar really is "that hardcore"? :huh: Nah! EDIT: What I'm gathering even from just this thread... seems a 50/50 split (give or take)... some believe there's activity to be had in summer such as vacations, some believe there's more time for gaming. As for the ones believing time for vacations, ironically, they're here instead of vacation (*giggle*)... anyroad (some may get the reference LOL)... what that should suggest is not EVERYBODY believes the same way and not EVERYBODY is magically all on vacation at the same time... so sure SOME might be on vacation, but to say that the entirety of the game-population plummet is because everybody is magically vacationing at the same time is just silly.

I know right!? Probably why I got hooked on Second Life for as long as I did... *goes into virtual shell-shock*... erm, anywho... also why I love the idea of VR... being able to escape in short intervals without having to schedule a huge block of time or alter everything else. Sort of like those schools that don't have summer-vacation... think there's something to be said for short breaks to keep momentum going.


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Exactly. The people that aren't playing because they're on summer break are going to be the same people that aren't playing in a month because they're back in school, and then aren't going to be playing because it's the Winter Holidays, etc etc. Will we see some people come back next month? Sure. Will it offset the amount of people that quit in the meantime over shit like broken PVP, useless classes in PVE/PVP, servers crashes and all the other stuff wrong with the game? Hell no.


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The issue with them putting out a big polish patch is that people are already bored out of the minds with the content in the game (Raiding exluded), and need that monthly infusion of something new to do or they're going to quit. Likewise, a "huge ultra drop" would take them months to do given their current schedule, and in those months where there is no new content the game will stagnate severely and many subs will drop off, where no amount of "PLEASE COME BACK!" emails will fix. I get countless emails from other games / MMO's begging me to come back for a free weekend or free week to come check out everything new in the game and by that point I've already moved onto another game or have zero desire to return to a game I already gave up on months/years prior.


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Exactly. If you get rid of all the excess subscriptions and money there will be no lag! Just kidding, there will still be a lag and telegraphs missing even if there was 1 server for each player.


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This game isn't hardcore. It's timegated RNG.
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you're [redacted] if Carbine didn't want the casuals they wouldn't have housing, solo story instances, adventures and ship hands and they certainly wouldn't have been talking about catering to all the demographics including the 65% (carbines number) who play solo all the time. yet they did, they just didn't deliver the goods. the end game is a train wreck. and I say that as someone who absolutely loved this game. you are so eager to see the game crash and burn to prove a point, you just don't seem to realize you are already getting what you wish for. The casuals  you despise so much won this war, HARDCORE is not keeping this game fun, amazing, interesting or populated, it is not keeping the servers populated, it is not bringing in new players, it is not creating a good community.


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