Comments on: [Links] “I wasted time and now doth time waste me”

By: kiantremayne

kiantremayne — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:58:58 +0000

Given that when I got to Red Eclipse I found three of my four character names (and my legacy name) already taken, I suspect that you’re just a lucky git

By: Dril

Dril — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:09:57 +0000

Speaking of SWTOR server transfers, I was amazed that my name wasn’t taken. I mean, Dril isn’t *that* common, but it is normally something that’s taken and that I have to add a suffix to in order to get a name I like that still preserves the history.

Is The Red Eclipse the only PvE ENG EU destination, or is it just the one that gets the most press?

By: Dril

Dril — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:06:41 +0000

I have a lifetime sub as well, courtesy of the cheap as chips Codies offer, and I’m still undecided as to whether or not I think it was worth it (even after the 3+ years I must’ve had it). In terms of total playtime, I probably haven’t exceeded the value, but in terms of “ooh look I can go back, find all this TP and just play for a bit” I probably have; but, then again, the fact that it’s F2P would probably have allowed that anyway.

The lifetime sub for TSW is interesting; if it was half the price I might go for it, but, well, £160 isn’t cheap when your average expenditure on games doesn’t often go beyond £60 a month.

By: darkeye

darkeye — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:02:09 +0000

Definitely more about grazing on MMOs these days, not over-consuming to the point of boredom. The most exciting time is the initial period of discovery. The only games I return to frequently are Lotro and Guild Wars, with GW2 being another to add to the list in the future. While DDO is hitting that discovery itch at the moment, I’d much rather be in TSW, the setting and systems were pretty cool, but I’ll wait a little longer until the first big patch to see how they plan to support it.

About needing a guld in GW2. I’d say for WvW yes, for all other content no. There is another system that can be used in both PvE and WvW, the squad system, but it is much looser and likely leads to zerging. One good feature about it is once everyone has access to it, it should be a good communication tool to getting an adhoc group to form at a desired location or signalling the availability of events. Playing with strangers feels a bit odd at times, with the non-communication, plenty of ‘thank you’s flying about, but it is more fluid and fun than any other MMO out there that I’m really interesting to see how it will settle once the intial launch rush has passed.

By: Nick Smith

Nick Smith — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:05:40 +0000

I have a lifetime sub to LOTRO, and it enables me to easily dip in and our without worrying about any of the boring should I shouldn’t I sub stuff, and have done since day of launch. My guess is next time I pick it up my Loremaster will finally get to Rivendell, after creating her on day 1 of launch. So that’s, what, 4 years now?

I’m expecting much the same from TSW, and have taken out a lifetime sub for it too. Out of the box, I’m enjoying the Robert Anton Wilson feel of it, with some lovely weird touches. Rushing it would feel slightly sacriligeous…which may of course be what the illuminati want. It’s genuinely scary at points, too, which I don’t think I’ve ever said about an MMO.