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Rendakor
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Applied for beta on the official site. In case anyone here can get a potential applicant invited. *wink wink* *nudge nudge*
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"i can't be a star citizen. they won't even give me a star green card"
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Simond
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For what it's worth, apparently if you have a Station Pass you might already be in the beta.
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"You're really a good person, aren't you? So, there's no path for you to take here. Go home. This isn't a place for someone like you."
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Soln
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the opportunity for evil is just delicious
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I'm in as Soln.
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Kitsune
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If anyone gets hold of a spare key from all these random giveaways, I'd appreciate having it tossed my way.
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Yegolev
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For what it's worth, apparently if you have a Station Pass you might already be in the beta.
This is what I kept seeing. |
Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Jobu
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schild
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Simond
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"You're really a good person, aren't you? So, there's no path for you to take here. Go home. This isn't a place for someone like you."
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PalmTrees
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I played around in the beta a couple of nights. Good for the younger audience it's aiming at, but not something I could get into. Does a nice job of leading you around with quest markers. I liked the cooking mini-game, much better than watching a progress bar fill up. I ran into a lot of premium content gates and got the feeling you can't really play the game without paying.
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Yegolev
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I got the same feeling. The strongest draw for me is the collect-em-all angle and in order to succeed there, I will have to pay. How much? Not sure. Otherwise, I think the gameplay will keep me very entertained should I come down with a brain/hand injury that prevents me from playing LotRO.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Bzalthek
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"Use the Soy Sauce, Luke!" WHOM, ZASH, CLISH CLASH! "Umeboshi Kenobi!! NOOO!!!"
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It's fun for a while, and probably a good kid's game like it's supposed to be. I personally feel it should be free to play with cash shop or subscription based. The mix of the two turns me off.
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"Pity hurricanes aren't actually caused by gays; I would take a shot in the mouth right now if it meant wiping out these chucklefucks." ~WayAbvPar
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Lantyssa
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Finally. I've been in since last Tuesday. I've really enjoyed my time in it, though I've tried not to over do it since I don't want to be repeating quests. It has a nice variety of mini-games. Member-only professions add a little more variety, but only Blacksmithing really adds something non-members don't get.
Racing, Demolision Derby, Bejeweled-like gathering, Cooking Mama crafting, Checkers & Chess, and a couple of Turret Defense varients. The combat portions are fairly easy, but entertaining enough as another small thing to do. Collections provide some goals. There's a few other games I haven't tried or am forgetting.
It looks like it will have housing at some point. What you get for free is definitely worth trying it for. Memberships will be cheap at $5 and they'll get at least a few months out of me. They're doing a lot of things I've wanted to see in my grown-up games. I think it will pay off big-time for them.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Simond
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Yeah assuming they don't completely screw up the pricing structure, nerf the crap out of stuff between beta and launch, or have a AO-level launch this should make SOE lots of money,
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"You're really a good person, aren't you? So, there's no path for you to take here. Go home. This isn't a place for someone like you."
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Mrbloodworth
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Yeah assuming they don't completely screw up the pricing structure, nerf the crap out of stuff between beta and launch, or have a AO-level launch this should make SOE lots of money,
I am not sure "Nurfing" things in this game will...well..matter. |
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Yegolev
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I haven't put many hours into it but everything is already at absolute zero on the nerf scale, as far as I can see. Not sure what they could do except maybe reduce the effectiveness of your mouse pointer.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Lantyssa
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They've done something important though: you can have fun for free.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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AcidCat
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My 9 year old daughter has been really enjoying it, this is her favorite so far of all the free mmo-ish titles she's played (FusionFall, Wizard 101, Pixie Hollow, Club penguin etc.)
I haven't had much chance to play myself but from watching her I don't know if it's something I could really get into.
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Dtrain
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I admit to having extreme reservations and just not getting the pre-beta hype. After messing around with it for a few days, I will say that it's good, simple fun. The game kind of becomes a lobby for all of it's many mini-games. I'm sure little kids must wet themselves over this sort of thing. And even for the adults, there are worse ways to kill time.
I'm digging on the attached card game - which is very similar to the SOE Denver products that have been tacked on to other SOE games, but with a couple of additions:
1) It's free (sorta)
2) They have a deal with topps to sell real cards - for use in both the card mini-game and in the game itself
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Simond
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Yeah assuming they don't completely screw up the pricing structure, nerf the crap out of stuff between beta and launch, or have a AO-level launch this should make SOE lots of money,
I am not sure "Nurfing" things in this game will...well..matter. Counterpoint: It's SOE.  |
"You're really a good person, aren't you? So, there's no path for you to take here. Go home. This isn't a place for someone like you."
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veredus
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My son, who is 8, loves it. It's easy for him to understand and figure out what to do but yet still fun for adults. Not something I'll play regularly but I'll probably pay for an account for my son and have a free account for me to play with him sometimes.
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Lantyssa
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I forgot the card game. I haven't tried it because it wasn't integrated when I started and got busy playing chess and racing.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Zira
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It is good fun, and although it doesnt have lots of legs for me... my 10 year old loves it.... FR absolutely smashes Club Penguin in depth.
The only major problem, and it is major, having to pay for the first pet. Club Penguins model of being able to own 1 pet works nicely...
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Tale
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Is it SA/4chan proof?
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Xanthippe
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This is very well done.
I don't see it being a Club Penguin killer, because it's so different. The way I see my 10 year old daughter play CP is in the free form playing - i.e., kids playing school together. Club Penguin has a great deal of pretend play. I don't see Free Realms as having the same type of framework as to allow that.
(My son, on the other hand, was not interested in CP because he doesn't enjoy pretend play - at least not with others, not the way my daughter does.)
It's a different game than CP, and one that I'm sure will have as much appeal. It seems more in the vein of FusionFall, only more interesting - more depth.
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AcidCat
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The sheer variety the game offers is impressing me more and more. I think for five bucks a month we'll definitely be subscribing. Though I would hope once the game is out of beta it becomes a bit more stable, we've had an unacceptable amount of crashes/freezes.
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Lantyssa
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His ending conclusion is right. If you take this model and make it a little more advanced for an adult audience, it would do very, very well. |
Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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fuser
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The way I see my 10 year old daughter play CP
 that's gotta be the worst abbreviation for a kids game |
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schild
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My son, on the other hand, was not interested in CP I hope my children aren't either. |
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Lantyssa
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I don't get it either, Xan.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Dtrain
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I don't get it either, Xan.
Club Penguin = CP = Child Pornography |
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Signe
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Wait. When did Schild get children? Where have I been? What else haven't I noticed?
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My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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Wait. When did Schild get children?
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Hindenburg
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Sky, a van should be parking near you soon.
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