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Posted: Nov 7th 2009 9:12AM Psychotic Storm said

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No and I am firmly against the mentality of "one month", MMO by their nature are constantly incomplete and in constant renovation/ expansion, the release month is the month they stop the internal founding development and start the external founding development, I would say at least six months to a year is the minimum time a player needs to see were the MMO is heading and this is were I usually form up my opinion about the game.

Yes you can see from the first month if you like the flavour, the setting or the background, but how the game handles how the game plays content and all that, after six months at least.

that goes hand in hand with those who quite because of lack of "end contend", yes its a new MMO, yes the developers (wisely) choose to devote themselves in game play and early to middle levels and yes all those who maxed out finished what little there is for end content and complain about it, understand that you are the statistic minor of any game amd if you like the game start an alt and wait, because the early stages are more important than the end for the MMO you play.

I would say that patience is a thing really needed and unfortunately really lacking in the MMO player base.
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Posted: Nov 7th 2009 12:23PM (Unverified) said

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$50 for the game, $15 a month... So you're saying a minimum of a $125 investment to "give the game a chance"

No thanks.
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Posted: Nov 7th 2009 12:49PM Psychotic Storm said

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Not really, but if you feel the game justifies the support despite its shortcomings by all mean go ahead and support it, that's how the market can expand and diversify.

What I say is, the first month is hardly the time to get were the game is heading or how it will evolve. these will start showing after at least six months pass and usually these show around the end of a year, you can stay in he game or just read reports about it or "keep an eye" regardless of if you show your support or not the game will evolve into something more complicated than what it was the first three months and this is were the first solid indications on were it is heading will show up.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 4:46AM Psychotic Storm said

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So why was my comment voted down?

MMO's don't change dramatically in their first year?
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