Dekun
04-05-2008, 10:38 PM
WAR Sucks, and so does the game...
First! Woot! If you can’t tell I’m in a very ornery mood while writing this, which is perfect. I’m going to be pi**ing off a lot fanboi’s and possibly a developer or two, namely the soft skinned GM/VP Mark Jacobs of EA Mythic who defends his work like Tom Cruise and Scientology. And for the record, Paul, WAR sucks; Led Zeppelin does not. That’s right; we’re talking about Warhammer Online and why it’s going to suck more than Eyonix crying about Bus Shocks.
WAR is doing a few things right, but we already know that, otherwise you wouldn’t be here reading this. Look, I’m not a hater; I really am rooting for EA Mythic and I wish them much success, I’m actually one of those people who are happy it’s been delayed again. I want to play the game they tell us they are making. I want it to be everything Paul Burnett gets manic over. But it won’t and I for one am not getting Rick Rolled this time. Big conclusion from a guy who’s never even played it, right? Well guess what? We don’t need to play it to know this stuff. EA Mythic has already given us everything we need to know.
For starters look at the development cycle. This game misses it release date more often than Britney Spears misses her court hearings. WAR is like a bad house, a money pit so to speak. Around every corner something needs to be rebuilt. When you have to close your beta test to make the game FUN you know you’re in for a bumpy ride. WAR should have crashed and burned long ago, but thanks to Electronic Arts, Mythic has avoided natural selection. I know, life’s not fair Mr. McQuaid…
WAR is dirty. I understand they are going with low system requirements and that they want the style to be dark and gritty, but honestly, look at those graphics! It’s like looking at Dirt! When the **** does that become a good idea!? The color palette is that of a clown in Saving Private Ryan. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the entire art direction and modeling reminds me of 1998 Half-Life, except Half-Life still looks better. As if the Art wasn’t bad enough on its own, the animations don’t seem to compliment it at all. They don’t seem to have any life; they come off as forced and are literality unbelievable. I won’t even get into the corny elves spinning staves like a known elderly man in “Hey, The Kings Back!”
And last but surely not least, is balance and community. WAR has 24 classes, nearly 3x that of WoW. Blizzard proving they are the best in the business and attempting to make an E-Sport out of the Arena system has an extremely difficult time keeping 9 classes fun and balanced. Why would EA Mythic even attempt this? Are the devs going to ignore the cries for balance? Warhammer is primarily a PvP game and PvP requires the most attention to balance. It’s also the area with the loudest community. The game isn’t even out yet and EA Mythic is already afraid of a public forum. How Mythic plans to keep players happy by ignoring the ocean of tears is beyond me? Don’t give me that “This isn’t WoW, this is WAR” Bolshevik. WAR will be in direct competition with WoW, if you want to admit it or not, and you will have the same immature crybabies.
It seems that Warhammer was built as an answer to compete with last-gen MMO’s instead of being something the next generation will be able to offer. WoW went into production 8 years ago and has had 4 years of unmatched success since then. Let’s not forget that Blizzard is already working on their second masterpiece. Bioware is 2 years into its MMO development with a million other companies clawing for a piece. Expect some big announcements at E3 this year as well to steal attention from WAR. Once the hype has passed and people start to give real reactions of the game, It will be 2009, and WAR will have missed it’s opportune moment, by a year or two…
EA Mythic, prove me wrong. You have had ample time and resources. You have brilliant, talented, and passionate employees. You have an army of interested and potential subscribers willing to give your game a shot. You have no excuse for failure other than yourself.
PS> TLDR
PPS> L2English
PPPS> QQ Fanboi
First! Woot! If you can’t tell I’m in a very ornery mood while writing this, which is perfect. I’m going to be pi**ing off a lot fanboi’s and possibly a developer or two, namely the soft skinned GM/VP Mark Jacobs of EA Mythic who defends his work like Tom Cruise and Scientology. And for the record, Paul, WAR sucks; Led Zeppelin does not. That’s right; we’re talking about Warhammer Online and why it’s going to suck more than Eyonix crying about Bus Shocks.
WAR is doing a few things right, but we already know that, otherwise you wouldn’t be here reading this. Look, I’m not a hater; I really am rooting for EA Mythic and I wish them much success, I’m actually one of those people who are happy it’s been delayed again. I want to play the game they tell us they are making. I want it to be everything Paul Burnett gets manic over. But it won’t and I for one am not getting Rick Rolled this time. Big conclusion from a guy who’s never even played it, right? Well guess what? We don’t need to play it to know this stuff. EA Mythic has already given us everything we need to know.
For starters look at the development cycle. This game misses it release date more often than Britney Spears misses her court hearings. WAR is like a bad house, a money pit so to speak. Around every corner something needs to be rebuilt. When you have to close your beta test to make the game FUN you know you’re in for a bumpy ride. WAR should have crashed and burned long ago, but thanks to Electronic Arts, Mythic has avoided natural selection. I know, life’s not fair Mr. McQuaid…
WAR is dirty. I understand they are going with low system requirements and that they want the style to be dark and gritty, but honestly, look at those graphics! It’s like looking at Dirt! When the **** does that become a good idea!? The color palette is that of a clown in Saving Private Ryan. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the entire art direction and modeling reminds me of 1998 Half-Life, except Half-Life still looks better. As if the Art wasn’t bad enough on its own, the animations don’t seem to compliment it at all. They don’t seem to have any life; they come off as forced and are literality unbelievable. I won’t even get into the corny elves spinning staves like a known elderly man in “Hey, The Kings Back!”
And last but surely not least, is balance and community. WAR has 24 classes, nearly 3x that of WoW. Blizzard proving they are the best in the business and attempting to make an E-Sport out of the Arena system has an extremely difficult time keeping 9 classes fun and balanced. Why would EA Mythic even attempt this? Are the devs going to ignore the cries for balance? Warhammer is primarily a PvP game and PvP requires the most attention to balance. It’s also the area with the loudest community. The game isn’t even out yet and EA Mythic is already afraid of a public forum. How Mythic plans to keep players happy by ignoring the ocean of tears is beyond me? Don’t give me that “This isn’t WoW, this is WAR” Bolshevik. WAR will be in direct competition with WoW, if you want to admit it or not, and you will have the same immature crybabies.
It seems that Warhammer was built as an answer to compete with last-gen MMO’s instead of being something the next generation will be able to offer. WoW went into production 8 years ago and has had 4 years of unmatched success since then. Let’s not forget that Blizzard is already working on their second masterpiece. Bioware is 2 years into its MMO development with a million other companies clawing for a piece. Expect some big announcements at E3 this year as well to steal attention from WAR. Once the hype has passed and people start to give real reactions of the game, It will be 2009, and WAR will have missed it’s opportune moment, by a year or two…
EA Mythic, prove me wrong. You have had ample time and resources. You have brilliant, talented, and passionate employees. You have an army of interested and potential subscribers willing to give your game a shot. You have no excuse for failure other than yourself.
PS> TLDR
PPS> L2English
PPPS> QQ Fanboi