tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post694896374683845352..comments2024-03-26T20:47:12.919+00:00Comments on Going Commando | A SWTOR Fan Blog: Trying Secret World LegendsShintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-86193932946624154802017-07-08T07:15:47.166+01:002017-07-08T07:15:47.166+01:00That's certainly the plan. Unfortunately I'...That's certainly the plan. Unfortunately I'm generally short on gaming time at the moment.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-51782448691579550222017-07-08T06:55:01.884+01:002017-07-08T06:55:01.884+01:00I don't know how I missed this post, but I did...I don't know how I missed this post, but I did. Will you be playing more? I downloaded the game after your last post! Haven't tried it yet though.Traitinehttp://www.constantwarfare.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-50304817991961435102017-07-06T04:00:28.018+01:002017-07-06T04:00:28.018+01:00/sigh
I haven't even gotten to BDO yet, and I.../sigh<br /><br />I haven't even gotten to BDO yet, and I've discovered other silliness in other MMOs that would fill Njessi's Fashion Police blotter. And yes, I've a good reason for this exploration, since I've been asked to provide some "input" on a few MMOs by one of the mini-Reds.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-43005845347624893912017-07-05T12:55:13.653+01:002017-07-05T12:55:13.653+01:00I normally agree with you --Aion was too much for ...I normally agree with you --Aion was too much for me-- but given that Syl had been playing BDO, I'm willing to give that game the benefit of the doubt. Unfortunately, my attempts at examining potentially troublesome parts of BDO seem to have been hampered by the so-called "nude mod", just like the one that was created for Skyrim. Which, from my perspective, is just silly: if people want to play nude, go play Age of Conan.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-68526530556035116512017-07-05T06:05:57.078+01:002017-07-05T06:05:57.078+01:00I still draw a line at these Asian-style games bec...I still draw a line at these Asian-style games because of the aesthetics. Things like boob physics and all the female characters running around in high-heels are a no-go for me.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-63365519455072260832017-07-05T05:52:01.231+01:002017-07-05T05:52:01.231+01:00It's not so much that the protagonist is silen...It's not so much that the protagonist is silent but that they are included in the cut scenes all the time, where they are shown to be almost totally unresponsive to anything. NPC cracked a joke? No reaction. NPC said something horrible? No reaction. NPC gets totally in your face? Barely a flinch.<br /><br />If they only wanted the NPCs to talk, they (IMO) should have directed the cut scenes in a way that focuses more heavily on <i>them</i>, so the player at least gets to fill in the blanks about how their character reacts to everything. Or dare to let the player character have at least some facial expressions in response. I sometimes laugh at some of the exaggerated :-O faces my character makes in SWTOR, but I'll take that over looking like an android who hasn't quite figured out how to act more human yet.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-88379764989418104102017-07-05T03:27:23.497+01:002017-07-05T03:27:23.497+01:00Oh, and for what it's worth, the Steam sale me...Oh, and for what it's worth, the Steam sale means that Black Desert Online is only $8 (for the base game), and I'm pretty tempted just to try it out.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-30339870398464184272017-07-05T03:26:24.123+01:002017-07-05T03:26:24.123+01:00Horror definitely has its niche, but it's not ...Horror definitely has its niche, but it's not my thing for MMOs. Occasional forays into horror in a larger MMO are okay--see the Old Ones in WoW and AoC for the obligatory Lovecraftian references-- but the entire MMO being wrapped around horror is akin to having an entire MMO based in Moria.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538233114133115363.post-42748760656575942322017-07-04T23:42:06.559+01:002017-07-04T23:42:06.559+01:00I agree with you about having a silent character. ...I agree with you about having a silent character. I know I'm spoiled by swtor, but when story is a big part of an MMO it pulls you out of the moment to have your character be mute. At least one quest points this out directly, which really takes you out of the moment and screams, "we both know we're in a game". :sigh: (Silence works for Gordon Freeman in the Half-Life series, but that's a shooter, not an strong-story RPG.)<br /><br />On the the other hand, I do understand the folks that prefer a silent main character as, for them, the voice actor never matches what they imagine in their head as the character's voice. An option to turn off or on the character's voice would probably satisfy both sides.<br /><br />On the gripping hand, mute main characters does make creating the game quicker and cheaper as you don't have to record and QA all of those (potentially) branching dialogue paths.Pallaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052537793722183657noreply@blogger.com