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Post by
EpicDragon
Kill WoW? No. Be a competitor yes.
^This.
I think RIFT is the first "WoW-killer" that actually has a chance of putting a dent in Blizzard's MMO-throne. As I have said before, this will probably turn out to be beneficial for both games, even though it might mean Blizz has to share a small section of their market.
Post by
Haxzor
WoW copied Rift.
Just because its better than WoW doesnt mean it's better than WoW
Post by
Thror
I find it stupid how
mainstream
it has become to call new MMO-RPGs "WoW killers".
And
this picture
belongs into this thread.
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90137
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Post by
LookOut
The next WoW killer will be Star Wars: The Old Republic.
True story.
Post by
Aislinge
Well I have been playing beta all day... again... until the other half kicked me off :\
It's that addictive and that's with my poxy, poor graphic quality on my laptop. It's nothing really like WoW to tell you the truth. It looks and feels different and those that claim the odd bit and piece looks like WoW, well, I think the large portion of EQ players on Rift atm would heartily disagree.
So far, I've found the people to be mature and helpful. The Public Raids are working excellently, even when the US is asleep. I'm listening to people all day say that they are not only trying classes that they always regarded in other games as being no-go's for them but they're loving it!
The scene it's much, much more adult. The graphics reminds me of another game which from memory got banned here in Australia (I'm googling my guts out and can't find which game I'm thinking of). The theme is dark, realistic, well detailed.
Sure, there are bits and pieces that could do with a tweak, if only to learn from the mistakes of other games but overall, the concept and the depth is very, very good. If you've only just glanced at it or only played an hour or so, like all MMO's, you need to give this more time and effort to see just how much it offers - things that other games are still trying to perfect, so far, it appears to have already figured out.
Certainly, my opinion may change over the coming months however, at this time, I'm happily looking for the best pre-order/collectors deal I can find and happy to pay the $59 for the next 6 months.
For those that are grappling with the 'letting go' of old/current games - my 2c, keep your current subs up for 6 months, if you can afford it. Then give Rift a red hot go as they say and re-evaluate it in 6 months time. As someone said in chat today, if you're already in the beta, well, you really already know that your current game may not be doing everything for you anymore.
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Post by
Murrdurr
No MMO will ever kill another MMO: Runescape and Everquest are still going strong, Eve Online still exists, there are probably people who still play Aion, LotRO went free and people play it....etc etc etc.
I still know a few people that bounce around to Anarchy Online, Asherons Call, and SW:G
Heh, they were covered under the etc etc etc as even with 45000 character limit, it's not possible to list them all.
Also: FFXI FFIV are out there as well.
Yeah I know I just wanted to throw a couple oldie time MMOs out there that I still know a few people playing lol. I got the Rift client all up to date and everything but I would rather level my 70 druid atm than jump into a new game. I heard some positive and some negative feedback on the game so far, alot of hype it seems imo, because like I said when games like Warhammer and AoC were in beta people were already saying "This is the WOW-KILLERS!1". I am actually more excited to try out Everquest again heh, Sony is reactivating all old account for a month.
Post by
Monday
It's nothing really like WoW to tell you the truth. It looks and feels different and those that claim the odd bit and piece looks like WoW, well, I think the large portion of EQ players on Rift atm would heartily disagree.
Um, it does. I played the beta as well. Buffs, same spot. Keybindings? Exactly the same. Action bar? Exactly. Questing = WoW questing, etc.
I haven't ever played EQ, and I have no idea whether WoW copied EQ, but I can assure you Rift pretty much copied WoW.
Post by
Adamsm
It's nothing really like WoW to tell you the truth. It looks and feels different and those that claim the odd bit and piece looks like WoW, well, I think the large portion of EQ players on Rift atm would heartily disagree.
Um, it does. I played the beta as well. Buffs, same spot. Keybindings? Exactly the same. Action bar? Exactly. Questing = WoW questing, etc.
I haven't ever played EQ, and I have no idea whether WoW copied EQ, but I can assure you Rift pretty much copied WoW.
And WoW copied all those that came before it; it is really that simple. That's like saying Halo copied Doom because they are both shooters, they both have you killing aliens/demons etc etc.
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240140
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Post by
Murrdurr
It's nothing really like WoW to tell you the truth. It looks and feels different and those that claim the odd bit and piece looks like WoW, well, I think the large portion of EQ players on Rift atm would heartily disagree.
Um, it does. I played the beta as well. Buffs, same spot. Keybindings? Exactly the same. Action bar? Exactly. Questing = WoW questing, etc.
I haven't ever played EQ, and I have no idea whether WoW copied EQ, but I can assure you Rift pretty much copied WoW.
WoW did borrow a handful EQs ideas, but its still way different than EQ so I would not go as far as saying it copied it. The only reason EQ does have heavy influence on WoW is because a lot of the WoW devs were hardcore EQ players. Hell EQ got a vast majority of its ideas from DIKUmud
Post by
Adamsm
Adamsm copied Elura. I mean Interest.
Heh, right of course.
Post by
Monday
It's nothing really like WoW to tell you the truth. It looks and feels different and those that claim the odd bit and piece looks like WoW, well, I think the large portion of EQ players on Rift atm would heartily disagree.
Um, it does. I played the beta as well. Buffs, same spot. Keybindings? Exactly the same. Action bar? Exactly. Questing = WoW questing, etc.
I haven't ever played EQ, and I have no idea whether WoW copied EQ, but I can assure you Rift pretty much copied WoW.
And WoW copied all those that came before it; it is really that simple. That's like saying Halo copied Doom because they are both shooters, they both have you killing aliens/demons etc etc.
Rift is closer to WoW than Halo is to Doom. Just saying.
Also, I don't deny that WoW copied EQ, but I am annoyed when people say that Rift didn't copy WoW. It did. That's all there is to it.
Post by
Adamsm
Rift is closer to WoW than Halo is to Doom. Just saying.
Also, I don't deny that WoW copied EQ, but I am annoyed when people say that Rift didn't copy WoW. It did. That's all there is to it.
Alright, then Gears of War copied Halo; is that better?
And Rift only seems to copy WoW because you've been Warcraft for the last 6 years; WoW has the winning formula, so of course the new MMO's are using it. Does that make Rift a bad rip off Warcraft? Of course not.
Post by
NeoBlackheart
No. But it's a fun game nevertheless.
Why you ask? Well, for example, there is no established character base, it has cookie cutter typical modern fantasy setting plot cliches and has a user interface that is an exact copy of WoW. Classes seemed to lack depth to me.
Wow Stole anouther games User interface I just can't remember exactly what it was. it was out like 7 years ago though.
also It won't kill wow Its gonna take a lot to kill 11mill subscriptions BUT it will be up there it is so fun. and now a short story
Last night we had a Massive rift invasion on my server and when I say huge I mean like 50 rifts 300 attacking forcest 200 of which were level 20 in the 10-19 zones the rifts were almost all level 20 and they had like 8 bosses that had 140k hp each which is alot when you see that most level 19 mobs have 1100hp. We failed the invasion and we all died several times but afterwords people were saying how it reminded them of the Zombie invasion on wow exept no one was mad because it gave exp as you killed the invaders people were saying how they got like 1 and a half to 2 levels off that. It is fun deffinatly
Post by
Monday
The Rifts themselves certainly have potential, that's for sure.
Now don't get me wrong, the game is rather enjoyable, but it just isn't as good as WoW.
Post by
Adamsm
but it just isn't as good as WoW.Isn't it too early to actually say that though?
Post by
Monday
but it just isn't as good as WoW.Isn't it too early to actually say that though?
The beta gave a very good idea of what the game is like, and I simply didn't like it as much.
Post by
Adamsm
So then, should be clear, it's your own personal opinion that you don't find the game as good as WoW.
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