Just open you eyes...the only MMORPG that doesn't charge (as far as I know) is guildwars, and that is a new venture...we'lll see how it works out in the long run.
As far as only charging for x-packs, that wouldn't work too well the way CoH is set up. The Expansions that are offered aren't just new areas to explore or new character classes (which usually have the same progression ratios). They are open to all in the game, and not being able to access them would not just affect the individual characters but all the players SG's and teammates as well.
I have never played a subscription game before this one, and I was not happy to find out I would have to keep paying to play, but not after playing for almost 2 months I realize the amount of effort it takes to maintain a MMORPHG. It is an immense real-time virtual world, and if something is buggy it affects everyone in that area, so the possibility of screwing it up for a lot of people is alway present, and they are constantly upgrading and tweaking it to give a balanced playability level.
Also, tech support has been pretty good considering the number of people logged in at any given time. They got right back to me, even if they couldn't fix the problem right away.
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They (edit: MMORPG servers) have to be a LOT better. Each Everquest "server," last I looked, had something like 50 very high-end Unix machines. It uses Oracle DB to store character information, and has some serious realtime requirements. Everything of relevance is calculated on the server (which helps prevent Diablo-like hacks). That means every swing in combat is calculated for every single player online. At it's peak, EQ had over 100,000 simultaneously; it averaged half that.
Their bandwidth costs alone are huge. Things like MSN Zone aren't actually running the game on the servers, they're more like switchboards relaying information back and forth to each player. Combat calculations are actually run on each player's machine. Big difference, and big reduction in computing power and bandwidth needed.
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I'm not -- but if you're playing an energy blaster, there's a known bug with this happening after the use of some powers in a lag situation.
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I've had problems, but not every day. And the worst lag I've encountered seems to be on Virtue. That could be because that server seems to carry a heavier load. When I log on, Virtue seems to be yellow, even if all the others are green, and red when most of the others are yellow. I don't have the lag issue nearly as much on Liberty (though it does creep in from time to time.)
Anyone check out the upgrade "coming soon" that I linked to earlier?? Comments?
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I'm worlds away, level-wise, from benefiting from most of that stuff. But it's nice that they're doing it.
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Hey, anyone playing CoH on a dialup system better start downloading the new patch now, since it's 114MB!! You can download a bit now, and then quit it part-way through to play the game, since the patch isn't activated yet.
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Boy am I glad I got DSL...remember the problems I had with the beta?
Or should I say the problems we had with my beta...right Bok?
I had a lot of mapserver disconnects a month ago, but i contacted support and they worked on it a lot. Now it rarely happens. Although 4 days ago, some other guys on a team I put up had them a lot. First time in a long while i have seen them.
The features for the new update seem really cool.....should be a lot of fun; I can't wait to see the new zones. I wonder if they will ever put the rumored SG vault back in....I think it disrupted gameplay too much so they deliberately left it out. If you could store excess enhancement for you SG members, it would make it too easy to level up, I think, but it was in the Prima guide, and mentioned on the web site.
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I took 2 weeks off for vacation, and now all the people i play with regularly are way ahead of me, and going into all the zones I can't get into...
Damn new zones too....lev 33 for one of them...
Well, since no one has bothered to let me know what is up , I am going to start playing Logan again, and leveling her up. i had been holding her back to play with Hatrackers who didn't play as often, but I have only done that once or twice so screw it.
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I play on Champion, have a couple of toons, 38 tanker, 23 blaser, 16 scrapper and a 5 defender. I quit for a bit to play WoW but was terribly dissapointed with it, so am going back to CoH....
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I'm on Freedom. I mostly play either "Figmint" or "Joe Medic". I also have "GlamazonWarrior", "Joe Blaze" and "Fyrre". I'm on a few times a week, mostly in the evenings EST.
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I've been playing CoH for rather longer than I've been on hatrack. I'm on Liberty and Guardian. I also constantly come up with new character ideas, so would have no problem making a hero on someone else's server if you want to play.
The new Global chat system is great for getting ahold of people across servers. My global handle is @ReactorRod
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I believe the minimum level to form a SG is 10. Xavier, if you want to level up and form the SG on Infinity, I'd make a character there and join. (Most of my higher-ups are already in a SG.) Otherwise, if we want to have fresh characters for the Hatrack SG on some other server, somebody pick one, tell me, and I can have a character up to 10 by friday.
Any thoughts on SG colors, symbol? I think all of our heroes should wear hats.
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I have often thought about making an Ender's Game themed sg, talked with some friends about it too. I would like to do it.... what I've thought is named either Battle School or Dragon Army, with ranks being Soldier, Toon Leader, and Commander. I don't think that you have to be level 10 anymore..... maybe you do, but whatever. Let me just suggest that it be on Virtue..... and The Names "Crazy Tom"(Controller) and "Hot Soup"(Blaster), if not taken, are taken Posts: 31 | Registered: Apr 2005
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We've tried this before and it never did take off. There are too few of us and our schedules are too different.
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I could do it, as long as it isn't on Virtue...I already am on that one. Almost all my slots are taken there. If we do it on Virtue, I do have a level 10 cahracter I had been saving since the first Hatracker SG..Logan is STILL only level 10 or 11, as I wasn't playign her unless it was with hatrackers....
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