AoC vs WAR vs ? - Biggest Launch Disappointment 2008

[Mrbloodworth]

w/e

The Grunkster is here to restore balance to the force. After all the shit that has come out, finally a good game and these bitches ... well they bitch.

Fucken clown shoes. these same fags are probably playing EvE online, or that lolWOW shit, i dont care. AoC looks uber, so go QQ it up bitches!

 But at least we got someone in here to go all fanboy so we can make fun of them after release.

MAN YOUR DAD IS COOL!

[Nevermore]

w/e

The Grunkster is here to restore balance to the force. After all the shit that has come out, finally a good game and these bitches ... well they bitch.

Fucken clown shoes. these same fags are probably playing EvE online, or that lolWOW shit, i dont care. AoC looks uber, so go QQ it up bitches!

This is awesome, it's like he's mocking himself! 

[Miasma]

Go fucken do a search before you open your fucken pie hole, that way next time you wont get raped with a fist and dental floss bitch.

I remember you, you're the insane FFXI fan who posts from a rehab clinic.  Did they give you back your computer privileges for not spitting on the orderlies last month?

[Lakov_Sanite]

Go fucken do a search before you open your fucken pie hole, that way next time you wont get raped with a fist and dental floss bitch.

I remember you, you're the insane FFXI fan who posts from a rehab clinic.  Did they give you back your computer privileges for not spitting on the orderlies last month?

There's no way this act is actually real, I refuse to believe humanity is this broken.

[amiable]

This thread just took a hard right turn toward AWESOME!

[kaid]

That seems a decent amount of users to plan infrastructure for. Better to have a bit to much capacity which you can scale down as needed than to get blitzed not have enough room for new users and get bad word of mouth in an already cut throat market because they cannot play the game they bought.

[Morfiend]

Hey turd burgler, i'm not an aoc fanboi. in fact i am late to the party. Go fucken do a search before you open your fucken pie hole, that way next time you wont get raped with a fist and dental floss bitch.

Thank you for this. I mean it, thank you.

[Signe]

[grunk]

Go fucken do a search before you open your fucken pie hole, that way next time you wont get raped with a fist and dental floss bitch.

I remember you, you're the insane FFXI fan who posts from a rehab clinic.  Did they give you back your computer privileges for not spitting on the orderlies last month?

There's no way this act is actually real, I refuse to believe humanity is this broken.

LOL @ U emo asshat. Go die in a fire, a fucken forest fire!

[Triforcer]

 This is actually good RP for the Conan world. 

[Nebu]

I like the word "fucken".  It inspires me.

[IainC]

I like the word "fucken".  It inspires me.

I think of it as some kind of beast form, like you have Wulfen which are humanoid wolfy things and Tauren which are humanoid bull things. A Fucken would be some kind of quivering pink thing with obscenely red and slavering orifices.

[Lakov_Sanite]

*I'm doing this for you guys, thank me later*

LOL @ U emo asshat. Go die in a fire, a fucken forest fire!

If you're any good at online games let's see some proof. Also post your system specs please, using your xbox to play FFXI doesn't count.

[Ragnoros]

That seems a decent amount of users to plan infrastructure for. Better to have a bit to much capacity which you can scale down as needed than to get blitzed not have enough room for new users and get bad word of mouth in an already cut throat market because they cannot play the game they bought.

The problem, as I see it is this.

Plan for 100k subs. 200k show up. OMG! Your game is so popular You can't even keep up with demand! Look at all the people waiting to play! Meanwhile your actual player base is pissed as they are waiting in a queue or lagging out.

Plan for 500k subs. 200k show up. Wow look at all the empty servers. I can't find a group! All the zones are empty. And then a couple months later you're merging servers. And then everyone starts saying the game is dying and yelling DOOOOOOM!

Basically it's a question of perception. Does it matter? Do normal humans who don't spend time on jaded gaming forums care either way?

[Nebu]

If you're any good at online games let's see some proof. Also post your system specs please, using your xbox to play FFXI doesn't count.

Giving the guy a reason to post more = bad idea. 

[Triforcer]

That seems a decent amount of users to plan infrastructure for. Better to have a bit to much capacity which you can scale down as needed than to get blitzed not have enough room for new users and get bad word of mouth in an already cut throat market because they cannot play the game they bought.

The problem, as I see it is this.

Plan for 100k subs. 200k show up. OMG! Your game is so popular You can't even keep up with demand! Look at all the people waiting to play! Meanwhile your actual player base is pissed as they are waiting in a queue or lagging out.

Plan for 500k subs. 200k show up. Wow look at all the empty servers. I can't find a group! All the zones are empty. And then a couple months later you're merging servers. And then everyone starts saying the game is dying and yelling DOOOOOOM!

Basically it's a question of perception. Does it matter? Do normal humans who don't spend time on jaded gaming forums care either way?

I would think people already subscribed would tend to notice server merges, as it either affects them or they notice an influx of strange people.  Which only spirals the depopulation effect.  Speaking completely out of my ass, I'd say queues are better than server merges. 

[Nevermore]

LOL @ U emo asshat. Go die in a fire, a fucken forest fire!

This goes from just plain awesome up to pure win if you read it in the voice of Irving Cohen.

Give me a C, a bouncy C!

[Miasma]

That seems a decent amount of users to plan infrastructure for. Better to have a bit to much capacity which you can scale down as needed than to get blitzed not have enough room for new users and get bad word of mouth in an already cut throat market because they cannot play the game they bought.

The problem, as I see it is this.

Plan for 100k subs. 200k show up. OMG! Your game is so popular You can't even keep up with demand! Look at all the people waiting to play! Meanwhile your actual player base is pissed as they are waiting in a queue or lagging out.

Plan for 500k subs. 200k show up. Wow look at all the empty servers. I can't find a group! All the zones are empty. And then a couple months later you're merging servers. And then everyone starts saying the game is dying and yelling DOOOOOOM!

Basically it's a question of perception. Does it matter? Do normal humans who don't spend time on jaded gaming forums care either way?

WoW was pretty smart launching, they had a deal with their hardware vendors that allowed them to double the number of realms they had almost instantly should they need it.  They needed it.  Perhaps this is the same thing, they will start with enough gear to handle 200,000 and have deals in place to ramp up very quickly if required.

[grunk]

*I'm doing this for you guys, thank me later*

LOL @ U emo asshat. Go die in a fire, a fucken forest fire!

If you're any good at online games let's see some proof. Also post your system specs please, using your xbox to play FFXI doesn't count.

lol. since you like xbox so much, go on tonight. CoD4 , mah name is WISEWUN.

And if your hands are so fat that you can't play a console game, ill destroy in c/s source... guess you expected me to challenge you in like DnD or some fag shit. nope.

in fact, ill rape you in any fucken FPS... ANY. pick a game bitch and the last thing youll see me squatin my nuts on your face after i pwn you. Oh man, im gona enjoy this.

And after you, bring schild so i can tap that ass to!

[Sky]

Give me a C, a bouncy C!

Da da da da, da dee dee dee, and whatever the hell else you wanna put in there.

So nice to have uberBobby back!

[Lakov_Sanite]

I'm an enabler, of comedy.

[grunk]

Give me a C, a bouncy C!

Da da da da, da dee dee dee, and whatever the hell else you wanna put in there.

So nice to have uberBobby back!

Yup thats me. Old gear tho (still pimpin hard in that pic)

um, how do you know my first name lol...

[Venkman]

WoW was pretty smart launching, they had a deal with their hardware vendors that allowed them to double the number of realms they had almost instantly should they need it.  They needed it.  Perhaps this is the same thing, they will start with enough gear to handle 200,000 and have deals in place to ramp up very quickly if required.

I think that's what they were saying in that list. I doubt they'll open up with 20* unique servers in a list, as this'd spread the first players out to much. I figure they'll start with 8-10 and then open new ones up as needed.

Or, at least, that's hwo I'd do it for something unproven

* based on a typical 5k characters per server limit divided from the 500k accounts cited.

[Simond]

Give me a C, a bouncy C!

Da da da da, da dee dee dee, and whatever the hell else you wanna put in there.

So nice to have uberBobby back!

Wait, is that Vanguard?

[Righ]

um, how do you know my first name lol...

Your email address affirms that you're Rob from Pennsylvania, and you are six years old.

[grunk]

Give me a C, a bouncy C!

Da da da da, da dee dee dee, and whatever the hell else you wanna put in there.

So nice to have uberBobby back!

Wait, is that Vanguard?

gah. so i was head of a PRE-LAUNCH guild for vanguard, sue me. go read the TTH interview for "Titan" if your so inclined.

[grunk]

um, how do you know my first name lol...

Your email address affirms that you're Rob from Pennsylvania, and you are six years old.

Nah, try a 29 year old network engineer from Da Bronx. but w/e. this is about AoC and how uber it could be.

[Draegan]

I'm from Jersey, and I can definitely tell you that people from the Bronx actually act and talk like that in social situations away from the computer.

[Llava]

I think "the" is only correctly shortened to "da" when placed in front of "Bronx", grammatically speaking.

[grunk]

I'm from Jersey, and I can definitely tell you that people from the Bronx actually act and talk like that in social situations away from the computer.

Now why did you have to say that? Had everyone thinking i was like insane!!! and you fucken blew it for me!

[Signe]

I don't believe a 29 year old man with a job and a life and all that rubbish says w/e the way he does.  That's in the realm of resentful 15 year old girls.  This is some sort of gimmick account, isn't it?  I refuse to believe this is a real person.

[Grimwell]

I don't believe a 29 year old man with a job and a life and all that rubbish says w/e the way he does.  That's in the realm of resentful 15 year old girls.  This is some sort of gimmick account, isn't it?  I refuse to believe this is a real person.

I dunno, I see this kind of stuff every day and most of the people behind it are my age, or older... it's just more comforting to our minds to assume they are kids instead of adults who should know better.

Epic thread now though. 

[Signe]

I don't believe a 29 year old man with a job and a life and all that rubbish says w/e the way he does.  That's in the realm of resentful 15 year old girls.  This is some sort of gimmick account, isn't it?  I refuse to believe this is a real person.

I dunno, I see this kind of stuff every day and most of the people behind it are my age, or older... it's just more comforting to our minds to assume they are kids instead of adults who should know better.

Epic thread now though. 

Jobs are dangerous, Grimwell.  They make you believe in things that you are much better off not believing.  I'm happier not believing in Grunk.  I'm sure he must be imaginary.  Ok.  I'm happy again. 

[Abelian75]

I refuse to believe this is a real person.

Not a person... a Fucken.

[caladein]

I dunno, I see this kind of stuff every day and most of the people behind it are my age, or older... it's just more comforting to our minds to assume they are kids instead of adults who should know better.

Epic thread now though. 

Yes, I had the misfortune of having a guildmate that one would have easily assumed was 14... and "challenged".  He was about 26 years old at the time. (I was... 19 I think.)

I really haven't had faith in humanity since.