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AoC Editorial: Lagging At Launch

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Posted July 24th, 2008 by JoBildo

Put down the pitchforks...

It's no secret that MMOGs are often subject to what can only be referred to as growing pains. While there's no Mike or Ben Seaver, they can still be very rough on the average player. William "JoBildo" Murphy offers his point of view and lessons learned after many a rough start with games of the past:

Here’s a general rule of thumb for weighing your expectations for any product before you actually get to experience it: take the advertisement for any given product, erase marketing buzzwords, and then reread it. You’re very likely to have something more valuable at this point, and something that won’t erroneously raise your hopes, leaving you a broken husk of a man (or woman) when in fact the product does not grant you invincibility, unlimited wealth, or beauty beyond your wildest dreams.


Be sure to read JoBildo's full rant HERE!

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As an aside, you'll have to forgive the lack of any pictures. The ones I found of Bill Fagerbakke as Tom Cullen and Reginald Vel Johnson as Carl Winslow were all too awkward and clunky to fit into the text without screwing with the format.

I'm amazed there are not more fansites dedicted to these two guys... seriously.

Wise words sir.

For those of us who follow several games at any given time, this is a lesson we learned long, long ago.

I have a neat little drawer in my office that currently houses stacks of MMOGs and platform games that barely got any gameplay. I don't even read the reviews and hype blurbs anymore, I buy it and I try it. Sometimes it doesn't meet my expectations and ends in in the drawer, sometimes it goes far beyond!

Perspective is a good thing.

Since around 2001 or so, I've pretty much given into the fact that I'm going to play just about every MMOG that releases. I've also realized that not all of them are going to be the game for me. I've come along way since those early years of my online gaming career. Now, for instance, I know to trust my own opinions and no one else's.

It's hard not to buy into the hype for a game, and I've been suspect of it my fair share. But these days I play the game before I start getting really ex...

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Originally Posted by JoBildo View Post

It's hard not to buy into the hype for a game, and I've been suspect of it my fair share. But these days I play the game before I start getting really excited for it. Once I've done that, be it a demo or a beta, or free trial... then I let my nerdom take over.
I always try to follow a similiar maxime and...

...fail

With time and many online games played over the last *counts with hel...

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Originally Posted by Kralle View Post
In any case, I still love to play online games...
Nailed it right there, Kralle. Once in a while, when things get crazy post-launch, you have to be able to stand back and recall why you care at all. All of us here at Ten Ton Hammer, be we staffers or members, share one main thing in common: a love for gaming.

To me, what's essential for keeping this love alive and not getting burnt out or a...

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