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  1. Posted

    i kinda agree and don't agree with you there . 

     

    agree since by the end wow was dumbed down and there was a lot of hand holding in the end , and a trained monkey could do end game content .which i despise .

     

    don't agree because i believe the golden age for WoW was burning crusade , when things were kinda harsh . i don't believe many players managed to finish the end game raid even by the end of the expansion i think number was 0.5% of the player base, it was quite an achievement to do so . and heroic dungeons were harsh as well. 

     

    i also don't blame them since before WoW we had EA which abandon an MMO because "they can never succeed financially" and moved to greater things like Sims online. 

    so while now we attacked with bad wow clones , i still believe someone will indeed dare to do things a bit differently and make a fun game to play :)

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    Posted

    Here is a thought... I don't think anyone can argue that Shadow has been the absolute best advocate we have had.  I suggest we (if he is willing) keep the office until he gets tired of it and makes a requests to step down.

     

    Or...

     

    Someone else want's the office and challenges him to an election. 

     

    Just saying...

     

    Allow me to disagree .

     

    First of all election system should not be altered because you believe a person is doing a great job . if everyone are happy he will be voted again . election is what allow you as a voter to judge and control the one you give power to 

    if you cancel , it will only influence for corruption .

     

    even if you want a candidate to go on , its important to know he is only there because we assigned him there .

     

     

    secondly , i do not share with you the euphoria just yet . 

    In my opion while shadow is doing a great job in communication with the playerbase , and he is very intelligence and well spoken person  , and i love his transparency and constant connection . i still missing the other half of his job .

    Get a true valid answers and actions from the devs . 

     

    its nice to hear that the devs are listening to our suggestions but - i want a follow up on stuff .if they are considering it , i want to know what been done , what the decsion  was ?

    i want to see stuff that moved up in priority because of our advocate successfully relegating our requests .

     

    We will look into it is great . but after a month i want to know what came out of it , 

     

    i was taught to judge first of all by the end result , and i believe the advocate job is to influence the devs , make sure the product is what we want to see.

     

    So far i havn't seen any concrete followup and implementation , but the job is still young and i do have faith in shadow-walker , but i ain't celebrating just yet . 

     

    So indeed thank you for all the great job shadow , but i hope it will only get better and we will start seeing end good results from it as well .

  3. Posted

    I don't agree with the statment in the article , and here is why.

     

    End result test - World of Warcraft is the biggest MMO out there , 8 years , 12 million subscriber , for comparison the sandbox equivalent eve has like 50k subscribers ?

    World of warcraft is content driven MMO that was done correct . not everything there is peachy , but enough  was done right to keep you logging for years .

    the single most important thing they did correctly compare to other games is the fact that the added content is ALWAYS endgame . new expansion , higher level cap higher equipment and bosses .

    they didn't add lvl 2 missions , they will add missions dungeons and raids for endgame players , because they know this is what the majority of their players DO when they log.

     

    If i take swotor , most content is leveling content , you are maxxed level and you have nothing to do , 

    it took them about 2 years , what they added ? 40-50 planet .... most people are 50 ! they have no reason to do it , what would you keep playing ?

    monetary system which sucked , 

    P2Win , slowing the pace of the game enough for you to not enjoy the progression , they soled bars for action items ffs! (you cannot use cloak or foldspace unless you pay 5$ a month)

     

    no raids for more then a year and a half , dungeons which were horrible beside the first 2 . 

    not to mention horrible battle mechanic , and horrible responsivity on the skill system . 

    and pretty bad endgame gear mechanic.

     

    and then they blame the content system on their failure .... brilliant .

    btw the leveling experiance in this game was superb , start a sith / inquisitor level to 30 and delete the game , you will enjoy it 

     

    so anyhow i just responded to this because of  pakkart ;) .

     

    i don't agree with you good sir , 

    I like the game feeling of EnB , and the recreation is superb , i feel like playing in live .  

     

    but calling it success in almost any judgment beside personal nostalgia is incorrect . 

    we have a tiny player base (but great souls) and have a missed chance to be much more , if the develop decisions  will be correct.

    You will get into a game for stuff to do , everyone here are 150 on multiple chars , the thing to do is end game pve challanges . 

     

    we don't need another 20 quest , if we will do it it will provide us with 2 hours of entertainment at best , and 0 if we just skip it . 

    How many hours we spend on fishbowl ? 100's  per persion by now ?

     

    we need more end game content , we need it badly , the diversity and stuff to do will make a differences if the population will go back to what we had in ST4 or stay like 50 die hard fans in two years . 

     

    if i want to talk to people i will join team speak .if i have stuff to do to keep developing my characters and challenge myself i will log into the game client. 

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    here is a list of stuff i would like to be addressed personally .

    • Lag - specially in raids , specially in RD base,  even a few as two raiding groups can receive major lag three can be catastrophic , and there shouldn't be a reason for it in today infrastructure .  some raid content you will fight against lag more so then the encounter itself .
    •  End game raids - there are too few things to do . would like to see more stuff to do that can be done when you have the manpower for it . as for today depands on the week rotation you have twice a single encounter , and an optional gate / fishbowl . that's it for what should be the most important goal of an endgame character (not to mention what happens in an off week options)  , severe lack of meat here . 
    •  end game single content -  need more !  , you have one spawn of voltio every 5 hours , one spawn of desash (for a ridiculous drop rate btw ... ) which everyone compete ... and ? i personally found mordana a blast and doing those  , but stuff like arudine is missing , need more hunting spots implemented which have bosses , have a reason to do them and are challenging. 
    • ammo comps for the fish outside , i don't want to get my ammo comps single source from a raid ! i want to be able to supply them myself like i did in live.

    game feel good mostly (beside raid lag) , but i believe we really need more meat where it counts , which is repeatable end game content , which is available  .

     

    my 2cents , 

    Haflo / Katiyara.

    Posted

    Deliver the content at the best rate you can (without waiting for story ) is my call.

     

    Here is my reasoning.

     

    1. Story content is relevant only once , while the game content should be repeatable , so while doing the raid / zone / mission for game reason (aka loot) will keep us in a richer , more fun and diverse with more content world  , i don't see any problem if by the 100'th time i do it , i finally get game related story to go along with it , it would be a great added bonus and a reason to do it once more .

     

    2. story content should not be done by game developer - technical writers is a whole other skillset then programming , i think it will be best to split and distribute the job to reliable people when possible. 

     

    3. story content should keep the correct timeline ! , game content doesn't have to .

     

    4. people are starving for new content . many players already have everything from everything in the universe at this time , and possible on multiple alts , farthermore , i am guessing that most people who do any raiding has most of what they need for more then one char , not only a select few. which make a game content a priority which i think would go farther then just keep it with the story line .

     

    5. i believe the story line is very important strong point in enb, but as totallbiscuit say, first thing is to keep the game fun then the story will add to it , fun story will not cover for stale game.

     

    my humble opinion , 

    yaron. 

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  6. Posted

    Here are my 2 cents about this issue , with things i believe should help the hard situation :

     

    Devs:

    • there is a reason why mmo's moved from this way of restricting  , its simply bad.
      • move the encounter to instanced areas (aka fishbowl) ,
      • have restricting element as locked up period per account , and / or hard to get  activation device.
      • have content harder , which will slow the player advancement by game mechanics , and provide much needed content and progress . (one thing they did great in WoW)
      • have more end game content . lets be frank , 90% of the player base is maxed out , and the content in most demand is no holiday event , or quest in SE , its end game content . more of it = more happy people

    better player experience , no frustration , same balance , more fun , win , without client coding. and a big boost to the game . when your only limitation is bigger demand then supply for content , this thread happens , no matter how kind people be , and believe me by far the community here is the best i ever saw in an mmo .

     

    Public organizers:

    • be transparent:
      • post on the forums before you doing a raid , 
      • post the time of the raid
      • post who was in the raid
      • post who won what 

    when you are transparent , its hard to fault  you correctly or incorrectly.

    we have small enough community which it will be very easy to tell if something fishy is or isn't going as long as the suggest post will be requested for each raid .

     

    here some of what i think its fair , it shouldn't be taken as rules , but an idea on what i believe some guidelines could be , given of a vote or a result of a discussion

    • public raid should be as simple as possible , just because its a group of random people , its hard to support private channels or complex loot systems.
    • and lets be honest , 10 min is bullshit . no raid even a guild one start 10 min after the officer came online , something reasonable as 1 hour for public to react seem more honest / correct (unless full of course)
    • public raid should be done when an agreed  representor  or trusted public member  is around.

     

    i personally see no fault in organizer receiving something for the effort , its a hard job to do correctly , and i appreciate those who do it really for the public . 

    that said , reward should match the work invested , and new players should not be taken advantage of . 

     

    3 big ones

    • we cannot assume everyone playing by the rules and i see no issue with 3 big one , acting as cops , preferably together  , preferably organized in advance , having "cops "is important. . keeping people specially under anonymity honest , when you have a lot to gain and little to loose by being dishonest . 

     

    daath 

    • you helped me a lot when i returned to the game , and it sadden me to see you so frustrated  , know that a lot appreciate what you do and i do hope you will be able to hear it over the complainers 
    • that been said i do hope you can reread everything and see that nothing was said to assault you , and i am sorry to see you wrongly assault back people who do not deserve it , and are really good people , with best intentions , i can testify it by first hand if my word worth anything ;) . 
    • i do hope you will be back into raiding , maybe co-oping or just raiding for less pressure , you good organizer  , and good representor for "the public" view . 

    public 

    • speak more :) , seriously its hard to be organized as public , but stuff i heard privately should sometimes be told publicly , if you wont speak for yourself don't expect anyone else to do it for you , this thread is mostly for the fun of the public , no one else will gain anything by it.

     

    just to summarize my post i hope all can work on keeping the public raids honest and working , until the devs will solve the issues for us , we will have to do it ourselves , at least for the time be.

     

    Haflo ,

    out. 

     

    p.s i apologize for some spelling / grammar mistakes , English is not my native language .

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  8. Posted

    Hey all ,

    does anyone here originate from "Friendship-7" / gallileo galaxy.

     

    my main was Katiyara if it rings any bells. 

     

    I just started leveling again and would love to catch up with the old gang . 

     

    Right now i am just looking for a friendly home to level up with . 

     

    glad to see this finally up and running. 

    though i am a bit late to the party i hope to catch up soon . 

     

    i just want to say thank you to the people in new player channel that helped me getting started again :)

  9. Posted

    hello all . 

     

    just found out (on quite random nostalgic search) that the emulator went live , cant wait to give it another try! :)

    so thanks for all the hard work from the devs and all . glad to see it finally happened.

     

    anyhow to this subject , the emulator really could use some publicity , since my English ain't that hot i prefer not writing a post myself , but i would highly recommend posting something here:

    http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/index.php?show_part=12

     

    Team liquid although its mainly sc2 / dota website is a wonderful community which i am sure we could find some support there , 

     

    and i am sure there are many other likewise sites , 

    if anyone (with decent English) have the time to make a  post about what is enb and where to find information about ti i would love to spread the word and i am probably not the only one. 

     

    Anyhow cheers , and see you once again in space!

  10. Posted

    sounds exactly what i had.

    hope it help for you ,

    nothing personal but i really hate reposting it for the tenth time ...

    i am using default game folder for simplicity

    to fix the crush after login on a win7/vista machine.

    change the compatibility mode of the original game file :

    C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\release\client.exe

    right click , properties , compatibility type , select compatibility mode and select winxp service pack 3.

    run C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\EBCONFIG as admin , and save your settings .

    run net-7 as usually and log in !

    -------------------------

    if game did not show up after setting the compatibility mode , you have to do this :

    try running net-7 as admin .

    if that does not work -

    run net-7 as admin , and do force update.

    after that

    run C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\EBCONFIG as admin .

    if game still do not run after net-7 is up just use directly

    C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\release\client (as admin)

    after the proxy has connected.

    hope it helps ,

    haflo

  12. Posted

    okey , so the DG seem not to fall yet on the server , although the FB is raided daily

    The Eye of Destruction (L9) - is still missing , with his mob nexis the hand .

    and the Jenpies do not have high-end manu weapon like bile / cannon .

    any chance of someone looking at it please ?

    so we can be abit more balanced .

  13. Posted

    this solve the problem for me and a few others .

    I posted this the fifth time now ... but i agree its not easy to find it .

    C Del , I really don't want to undercut you .

    but you are gravely mistaken about the subject.

    i am using default game folder for simplicty

    to fix the crush after login on a win7/vista machine.

    change the compatibility mode of the original game file :

    C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\release\client.exe

    right click , properties , compatibility type , select compatibility mode and select winxp service pack 3.

    run C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\EBCONFIG as admin , and save your settings .

    run net-7 as usually and log in !

    -------------------------

    if game did not show up after setting the compatibility mode , you have to do this :

    try running net-7 as admin .

    if that does not work -

    run net-7 as admin , and do force update.

    after that

    run C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\EBCONFIG as admin .

    if game still do not run after net-7 is up just use directly

    C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\release\client (as admin)

    after the proxy has connected.

    hope it helps ,

    haflo

  18. Posted

    thank you very much for the information .

    as far as I know the controller does not spawn any more (please correct me if that is not the case )

    so in that case i think i will try

    Black Streak - 216.67 dps, Energy, 3.6 reload (BBG)

    Glare of Devastation - 139.55 dps, Plasma, 11.0 reload (FB)

    for turbo and awesome dps (i know turbo does not stack but even without it i think its best to equip both).

    3 spot left

    one i go with 1 enhance beam

    Eye of the Dark One - 78 dps, Plasma, 3.5 reload (FB)

    Or

    Eye of the Fang Field - 85.87 dps, Plasma, 7.5 reload (Desash)

    EotdO - worse stats (and too fast for combat cloak) . however 30% increase to beam damage

    eotff - nicer stats (and lower reload which is good) but only 27% enhance . which make me uncertain , math is too much for me i will have to try both

    so two left ,without too much buffs needed , i will just try for harder dps as possible

    so it seem either 2xgolden dragons or 2x pitbulls again i will have to try both setups ,

    but since i dont have energy weakener i am leaning toward two pitbulls .

    anyhow thanks for all the thoughs if any more comments or thoughs would love to hear them

  19. Posted

    ok as i am about to hit cl 50 i am looking forward for what i can get.

    beside 3 looted non manufacturable beams , I will need two more manufacturable beams .

    i looked through the Data base and alot of good options are not aviable ,

    (hand of naxiss, controller , mordana , black matter are not in the game atm )

    I prefer slow plasma beams as much as possible , and the best option I found was pitbull with 98 dps ?

    am i missing a better option ? and if not is it possible to help the jenpies with weapon as good as fish guns for other races ?

    thanks .

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  23. Posted

    here is my old post , i hope it help you two.

    i am using default game folder for simplicty

    to fix the crush after login on a win7/vista machine.

    change the compatibility mode of the original game file :

    C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\release\client.exe

    right click , propertys , compatibility type , select compatibility mode and select winxp service pack 3.

    run C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\EBCONFIG as admin , and save your settings .

    run net-7 as usually and log in !

    -------------------------

    if game did not load -

    try running net-7 as admin .

    if that does not work -

    run net-7 as admin , and do force update.

    after that

    run C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\EBCONFIG as admin .

    if game still do not run after net-7 is up just use directly

    C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Earth & Beyond\release\client (as admin)

    after the proxy has connected.

    hope it helps ,

    haflo

  24. Posted

    i am guessing you run Win7.

    you need to go to <enb dir>:\release\

    you will find , client.exe . change his compatibility mode to win-xp.

    after that run as administrator the enb-config .

    and then run as administrator the net7 client .

    enjoy.

  25. Posted

    I actually agree with zap on his post , and I think the auto-fanboying of some people here not in place.

    communication between the developers and player base is very very important .

    the devs really did tremendous work , but they are selling a bit short on how important communication with the fan-base is ,

    and failing quite a lot on that front , which is so important with a small community like ours.

    i dont care if its the first QA dude , or a pre alpha . when you open your server to people , you have the responsibility for them .

    people invest a lot of time in online game , and keeping people informed cost very little time and no money . and you would be surprised of how patience people will be

    if they wont be kept in the dark .

    we have lost quite a few people from ST3 -> st4 , and the game is only becoming better .

    but when there is a problem and you have no easy to get information on what it is , and what to do with it , none tech people will get discouraged , and i lost two people i know personally because of it .

    and if people think that we dont need everyone in this really wonderful community to make it work and survive against really giant competition , i cannot help you .

    playing enb with only a few ships out there ... is not fun and very sad . I remember sundown .

    couple of points i would hope to get improved.

    on the launcher / front page :

    1) on server offline , reason (scheadule / crush) estimation . as soon as possiable even , a simple post yes server is down we looking into it would be good.

    2) easy access for current troubles and solutions (login cert stuff / win7 not launching game / dns problem in the past - not everyone who plays is a techi , and this forum is not easy to look for those solutions )

    3) bugs - known issues / whats been looked at . some notification that your submitted bug was noticed .

    4) applications - well ... at least a response of some sort would be nice .

    oh well , sorry for the rent .

    i only writing this down because i wish this project to success .

    i know this is a free project , but i expect better community connection because of it , not worsen .

    thanks for reading ,

    haflo.

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