WoW in the eyes of a former Red MageFollow

Only problem with WoW is Blizzard's bad reputation... games are comepletely hacked within hours of release, and blizzard isn't capable of good programming.

Alright thanks. I just hope its not sitting and staring at the screen like EQ and FFXi do, Eq2 is supposedly going to have More interaction with crafting. Oh and too bluffnix Blizzard does squash hacks just not at the rate that needs to be done but thats due to the fact they arent paid to keep hacks out. I could say the same thing about FF games, there are gameshark codes out days after release and square doesnt do anything about it :P I have a feeling though that with WOW blizzard will kill hacks due to that being part of their responsibilities as the provider.

Edited, Sun Sep 5 01:22:35 2004 by arimer

I beg to differ, my friend. When it comes to Blizzard being awful when it comes to hacks, that is simply false. In fact, those who were caught hacking in Blizzard games were banned from Bnet and are unable to use their games at all when it comes to playing in Bnet.

As for being awful at programming, this is false also. By that statement you must be implying that their games are filled with bugs when this is simply not true. I have played both Warcraft 3 and Diablo 2 and they both run perfect with no bugs whatsoever. When it comes to World of Warcraft, I'm in stress test beta (which is to test how badly the game lags and crashes by stressing the system) and I must tell you that the game runs beautifully with little to no lag. I have crashed a few times but thats what beta is for, right?

No offense but if you are unable to make a statement regarding the game and how you can compare my info with your play experience in FFXI, its best not to reply. It's certainly better then spreading very false rumors of how Blizzard handles their games.

As I suspected, I took karma hits lol. Oh well. I guess the WoW vs FFXI battle shall continue...

Edited, Sun Sep 5 01:26:22 2004 by Redmoonxl

I kinda would have liked to try it, but, as always, I never got an e-mail.

Hopefully they plan on an open beta -.-

By the way, I understand the servers are already crashing with only 1000 people on each. That's funny since every other game can handle 4,000-5,000 people on each.

ITs still beta, All the server clusters arent up yet. Stress tests are usually used to test network code and Other things such as login servers etc. More server clusters should go up the closer to release they get if they follow the way other MMO's usually do it.

Now you should know better than to trust a company about its games :P better to listen to other gamers.

Excuse me but FFXI is also Square's first MMO and there are bots that roam the game. By the way, FFXI can hold at least 3000 people. Tell me, why aren't you critical to FFXI as you seem to be of WoW?

Also, keep in mind that I am in beta, which means that the game is not complete so I will not know how many people will fit in one server come retail. BTW, servers so far in at the highest (from what I saw) hold 2000 people before crashing. Lagging is very rare for me except in certain conditions (example: The night elf newbie zone where over 400 people were all together questing and hunting when stress beta began.) So far in terms of Server conditions, Blizzard gets a A for me.

As for the statement on how Blizzard games get hacked into, all games that involve online gets hacked into. This is not an issue unique to Blizzard but to all online games. Certain companies handle better then most but Blizzard imo handles it well.



I respect your opinion and you don't seem like a bomb thrower. As for accounts, FFXI only has 500,000 subscribers with 1 million made characters. When it comes to Blizzard's WoW, there are 400,000 beta testers in Europe, North America and Korea with 100,000 more in stress test. So far the number of people playing in beta equals to those playing in FFXI if you want to play the number game.

Btw, make sure that you make a simliar topic if you ever get to play EQ2. I'm interested on how the game turns out, okay? ^_~

Oh and as for the whining in the WoW beta boards, I like to call them the "Loud Minority". With over 500,000 people playing, surely 20 or so complainers is not changing your mind, is it? There are complainers here but that doesn't seem to sway you from FFXI. Trust me, the majority is enjoying the game just fine. BTW, I'm no long time Blizzard fan. Hell, I just discovered Blizzard a few months ago but I am impressed with the products they make and I am impressed with how WoW is turning out. If you want to call me a fanboy, call me a Nintendo fanboy. They rule over all ;P

Edited, Sun Sep 5 01:51:34 2004 by Redmoonxl

"Btw, make sure that you make a simliar topic if you ever get to play EQ2. I'm interested on how the game turns out, okay? ^_~"

I don't go to non related sites and post about other games. That is, unless the developer wants to pay me to advertise.

I've said before I will try WOW, but in my opinion it's going to fail. I'm not going to argue with you about it, my opinion is just as valid as yours.

because once again they will have paid people in wow doing the job of hack control just like every other MMO, In D2 they were trying to do it out of the kindness of their own heart :P

Do you have any idea what Blizzard pays???? I do, and trust me that it's VERY low. You don't get quality engineering with a bunch of greenbacks /grin

I prefer to blame the tarus for all problems related to MMO's