First off, how do you develop something in 2001 and only now release it? Second, this is not 8-bit graphics. This seems like a giant troll, but maybe it's just some very very inside joke I'm just not a part of.
@fallwind Probably as ready as it's ever going to be. Most of the things that are wrong with the game are design decisions Blizzard refuses to budge on, so it's not like more time is going to fix that.
I'm surprised that they're raising prices, but it probably has something to do with the bot war they're waging. If so, good on 'em! Bots ruin games and I'm glad to see some company (especially one that was one of the most infamous for botting) take some serious action. Now, whether their playerbase will be as receptive to this increase... that's more dicey.
@Warsyde And the award for biggest paycheck in this entire debacle goes to... the lawyers! Congratulations guys, you all worked really hard, deserved this win.
I was twelve when I first bought this game. I had to buy a new graphics card to run it. I had to convince my parents to let me pay the monthly fee. And I loved it. SWG was my first love, and I doubt I'll ever have that feeling again.
So it's Friends and Family alpha (not the Diablo 3 kind), but they call it closed beta to not break a promise? That doesn't feel right to me, but whatever. Guess we get to wait until open beta then. Or not-so-closed beta, whatever they're going to call their more public beta.
Well you really can't do it otherwise and not invite the massive gold farmer population to abuse it. A basic purchase requirement removes much of that potential abuse.
Retro-themed sandbox 8BitMMO announced
Mar 16th 2012 4:58PM (Massively)Gaikai: Delivering instant MMOs to your browser
Mar 14th 2012 12:11PM (Massively)Also, streaming services don't work for me. Too much delay, and I'd rather just use my bandwidth and download the game.
Rumor: Diablo III releasing April 17th
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Jan 24th 2012 5:47PM (Massively)Bethesda and Interplay settle Fallout MMO lawsuits, Interplay's rights revoked
Jan 9th 2012 6:06PM (Massively)Female-only Queens Blade launches website, pubescent fantasies
Dec 30th 2011 4:09PM (Massively)Female-only Queens Blade launches website, pubescent fantasies
Dec 30th 2011 4:07PM (Massively)Even if it has no connection to the Japanese Queen's Blade, that name is just perfect for this game.
Some Assembly Required: One last jump to lightspeed
Dec 16th 2011 4:18PM (Massively)Farewell, SWG. May you rest in peace.
Guild Wars 2 to 'officially enter closed beta' this Friday [Updated]
Dec 14th 2011 3:24PM (Massively)Aion going free-to-play in Europe
Dec 14th 2011 7:35AM (Massively)Well you really can't do it otherwise and not invite the massive gold farmer population to abuse it. A basic purchase requirement removes much of that potential abuse.