Aspendawn (not verified) on April 16, 2007 - 12:12.
I don't know about the enthusiasm being inexcusable. While I'm enjoying the game tremendously, I haven't really broken down the concrete points as to why I like it. I can point out the things I do like, but that's just all personal preference stuff. But I'd hope that my enthusiasm for it is excusable and that I don't have ADD :)
But, as far as beta enthusiasm goes, I have to wonder if maybe some of it has gotten a bit hyped up because it's coming right after beta experience in Vanguard. Going right from one game to the other and experiencing little to no lag or bugs has contributed to hype. And also offering lifetime $10 per month pre-order rates, shortly after SoE increased its Station Access rates I bet had some effect too.
I'm not sure it will affect WoW subs much at all. I'm on a server that has a lot of players over the age of 40. Those I met who played WoW left it a long time ago already. I've met several from EQ2 and DAOC. I've seen a guild called "SWG Refugees", so I can guess where they came from.
Is there enough there to keep me beyond six months or so? That I don't know. Only two games have keep me beyond six months--EQ and DAOC. We'll just have to see what Turbine adds in the future and how quickly they do it.
Re: The LotR Online short-living bubble
I don't know about the enthusiasm being inexcusable. While I'm enjoying the game tremendously, I haven't really broken down the concrete points as to why I like it. I can point out the things I do like, but that's just all personal preference stuff. But I'd hope that my enthusiasm for it is excusable and that I don't have ADD :)
But, as far as beta enthusiasm goes, I have to wonder if maybe some of it has gotten a bit hyped up because it's coming right after beta experience in Vanguard. Going right from one game to the other and experiencing little to no lag or bugs has contributed to hype. And also offering lifetime $10 per month pre-order rates, shortly after SoE increased its Station Access rates I bet had some effect too.
I'm not sure it will affect WoW subs much at all. I'm on a server that has a lot of players over the age of 40. Those I met who played WoW left it a long time ago already. I've met several from EQ2 and DAOC. I've seen a guild called "SWG Refugees", so I can guess where they came from.
Is there enough there to keep me beyond six months or so? That I don't know. Only two games have keep me beyond six months--EQ and DAOC. We'll just have to see what Turbine adds in the future and how quickly they do it.