WOWs response

[Blademaven]

Okay I'm betting that within 3 months of STO's release WOW will have starships. What are you guys' thoughts on that? (Just a lol conversation guys)

[vanzant]

LOL. Probably

[geodbdrunk01]

She's built like a steakhouse, but she handles like a bistro...

[Draighwulf]

The Exodar

*looks shifty*

oops, did I just admit to playing wow?

[KO_Gilligan]

Hmmmm.

I did get that trial offer with my ATI drivers

;)

[Huutini]

Usually, Wow releases a new big patch or expansion a month before some new big MMO launches.

With STO, SWTOR and probably DC Universe Online all expected next year, it'll be a big year for WoW-players!! :D

[LordDave]

She's built like a steakhouse, but she handles like a bistro...

Slartybartfast needs a better ship. :P

[Summit]

so thats why they are releasing a new expansion

[Musterion]

I will never forsake my Time-Lost Proto Drake :mad: it can breathe in space, I swear :p

[Siphaed]

I'm not sure what this topic has to do with "Star Trek Online Discussion", considering it's more about another game's reaction rather than this game itself; however, I'll participate in the conversation.

Blizzard (known as Activision-Blizzard now) is said to be producing a "secret new MMO" that they've been working on for the past year and a half. They've also delayed Diablo III and Starcraft 2 until next year. So, it's only a conclusion that they're either A) Going to make big announcements about their new MMO at STO/SWTOR's launches, or B) Set the launch date of Diablo III and/or Starcraft 2 to coninside with STO/SWTOR's launch dates.

[Arachnidus]

On a serious note, yeah, I think that, should STO be astoundingly well recieved, WoW would obviously port features over in one way or another.

[trooper_c]

yea those scary tiger things might have nacells and little people inside of them

[Capt_Dracon_Darknight]

Yeah they'll probaly do that, or delay the release of Cataclysm until STO gets released.
It's the same thing as it was with hellgate.
When the first screenshots came out they began to realize that MMORPGs with good graphics are possible and made WoWs a bit better.

I wonder how much they have paniced, after seing some of STOs better Screenshots *g*

[bkovo]

I'm not sure what this topic has to do with "Star Trek Online Discussion", considering it's more about another game's reaction rather than this game itself; however, I'll participate in the conversation.

Blizzard (known as Activision-Blizzard now) is said to be producing a "secret new MMO" that they've been working on for the past year and a half. They've also delayed Diablo III and Starcraft 2 until next year. So, it's only a conclusion that they're either A) Going to make big announcements about their new MMO at STO/SWTOR's launches, or B) Set the launch date of Diablo III and/or Starcraft 2 to coninside with STO/SWTOR's launch dates.

Blizzard releases games when they are done, when was the last time they didn't delay one of their games?

And yes, WoW will definitely have space ships. And Romulans will be a playable race, just to 1 up Cryptic. This is common knowledge.

[Osias]

WoW will probably get Guild Zeplins or boats.

They won't be able to attack anything, they'll just be like 40 person mounts.

But i bet you that's what they do.

[sandman105]

Okay I'm betting that within 3 months of STO's release WOW will have starships. What are you guys' thoughts on that? (Just a lol conversation guys)

Heh.. yeah.. lol. They could offer armor upgrades for your flying mount and the armor graphic would look like
the outer hull of a starship.:)

[mistharm]

You must construct additional pylons.

Heh, this does make me laugh <,< just because I remember when WAR launched and had the Tome of Knowledge - which imo was a fantastic feature... and then it seemed like just days later, WoW had something similar.

Honestly, I don't mind that too much - it does make absolutely good sense to take good ideas and use them (after all, what good is a good idea if it's not used?) - but it does get somewhat aggravating when you want to see a smaller developer succeed; that smaller developer comes up with an innovation and... then WoW has it too.

But whatcha gonna do eh? <x.x>

At least WoW will never have Cryptic style character customization. (Though it's a shame some smaller MMOs don't try it imo... I really figured that the idea would have caught on by now.)

[Rillanor]

If you are all going to play STO and/or SW:TOR (Like me :D) WHY do you actually care what WOW does!?

[mistharm]

If you are all going to play STO and/or SW:TOR (Like me :D) WHY do you actually care what WOW does!?

True <._.>...

Seriously, this next year is gonna be kick-arse to be a sci-fi gamer. >.> Mass Effect 2, TOR, STO, and I'm even being tempted by Global Agenda.

I'm sure there's plenty of other games I've not heard of too.

<¬_¬>b

[Kazzy]

I guess some form of vehicle combat and maybe way of implementing a bridge officer skill

[Osias]

lol

"After the Cataclysm it has become unsafe for you to wander around the countryside simply by yourself.

To this effect...Blizzard entertainment and World of Warcraft are proud to present to you..the player.

COMBAT COMPANIONS!

Each player will be given command of their own small band of noble warriors (Four Each) These NPC Combat companions will behave much like Pets, they will have their own skill trees and their own unique abilities to enhance and assist the player in his or her quests!"


I can see it.

I really can.

Sad...sad...face.

I care what wow does because i currently Play wow to distract myself from my lack of STO.

[kkmccall]

lol

"After the Cataclysm it has become unsafe for you to wander around the countryside simply by yourself.

To this effect...Blizzard entertainment and World of Warcraft are proud to present to you..the player.

COMBAT COMPANIONS!

Each player will be given command of their own small band of noble warriors (Four Each) These NPC Combat companions will behave much like Pets, they will have their own skill trees and their own unique abilities to enhance and assist the player in his or her quests!"


I can see it.

I really can.

Sad...sad...face.

I care what wow does because i currently Play wow to distract myself from my lack of STO.


Guild Wars have had them for years :)

[Tanktreads]

lol

"After the Cataclysm it has become unsafe for you to wander around the countryside simply by yourself.

To this effect...Blizzard entertainment and World of Warcraft are proud to present to you..the player.

COMBAT COMPANIONS!

Each player will be given command of their own small band of noble warriors (Four Each) These NPC Combat companions will behave much like Pets, they will have their own skill trees and their own unique abilities to enhance and assist the player in his or her quests!"


I can see it.

I really can.

Sad...sad...face.

I care what wow does because i currently Play wow to distract myself from my lack of STO.

You fool you have done all the thinking for them! and as we all know thinking is blizzard's Achilles' heel! Delete this post quickly before all is lost!

the horror.... the horror.....

[indelible]

WoW tends to take elements from MMOs that work and adapt and refine them.

They've never taken elements of City of Heroes or Champions Online because... well... none of it worked.

It's doubtful that they'll start with Star Trek Online, which right now just looks like it is being rushed out of the door to keep investors and CBS happy.

So no. It's not going to happen.

And the away team set up Cryptic are using is just a stolen feature fro Guild Wars and RPGs like Neverwinter Nights before it :-) Companions are nothing new :-P

[ecsakron]

I would like to mount a vulcan

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8932/vulcanq.png

[vobedarkelf]

Okay I'm betting that within 3 months of STO's release WOW will have starships. What are you guys' thoughts on that? (Just a lol conversation guys)

Why not? They stole everything else from other games.

Over the years I have seen a lot of people asking for a Star Craft MMO. But Blizzard will never do that. Instead, once they see what a great success the STO starship combat is, they will begin work on their 4th WOW expansion, and call it "World of Warcraft: Space Invasion"

The StarCraft forces will all crash on Azeroth, each joining a different faction. The Terrans will join the Alliance, (huge battlecruiser crashed in Ellwyn forest). Meanwhile, the Protoss will join the Horde, and the Zerg will join the Scourge. It will be the stupidest thing Blizzard has come up with yet, but 10 million people will call it 'Brillaint'.

[DarkOrion69]

The Dranei have star ships already, check out WoW Lore..they are trans-dimensional even :D

[PyroMancer2k]

The Dranei have star ships already, check out WoW Lore..they are trans-dimensional even :D

Aren't many of the races trans-dimensional? I mean the whole Horde invasion that started with the Orks came through the Dark Portal which lead to another dimension. Same goes for the Undead who joined the mix in WC3.

The difference is in fantasy these portals to other worlds/dimensions are created by magic and mystical means. While in SciFi portals to other worlds/dimensions are created through technology. The only difference is Fantasy seldom goes into space while SciFi often ventures there even in cases where portals are available like in Stargate.

[Zepath]

I don't think they will have Star ships ... but they will come out with some expansion or patch to try to keep people active in their game, and not wandering off to other games. They are known for doing it, and they are smart to do it.

[evil713]

She's built like a steakhouse, but she handles like a bistro...

Slartybartfast needs a better ship. :P

wow, i am impressed, he answered a Futurama quote with a Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: Life, The Universe, And Everything statement.

that is amazing.

[Osias]

I don't think they will have Star ships ... but they will come out with some expansion or patch to try to keep people active in their game, and not wandering off to other games. They are known for doing it, and they are smart to do it.

BLizzard anounced WoW: Cataclysm a few months ago at Blizzcon.

So it's not "they will" it's "they have."

It's set for release next year sometime i think.

[cmahecha]

Okay I'm betting that within 3 months of STO's release WOW will have starships. What are you guys' thoughts on that? (Just a lol conversation guys)

No need to put starships in WoW. They just have to keep adding expansions, and making an addictive game that keeps people hooked. Blizzard people are far too smart, so they will keep doing it and having 11 million zombies paying $15 a month. Heck, I'm one of those zombies myself :S

.... brains...

[jfolds1]

When I played wow, i had 3 accounts just myself

So... for lots of players, its more like $45 a month ;)

[Aerelleus]

i think they will choose Buisness ethics

[Sivar]

Okay I'm betting that within 3 months of STO's release WOW will have starships. What are you guys' thoughts on that? (Just a lol conversation guys)

Well CCP is coming out with Dust 514 which is a ground combat game......their response perhaps?:cool:

[Kanharn]

BLizzard anounced WoW: Cataclysm a few months ago at Blizzcon.

So it's not "they will" it's "they have."

It's set for release next year sometime i think.

didn't take long for the grammar police to get on the forums, bottom of the internet barrel these guys.

Next time please stay on topic and refrain from trolling and flaming people.


WoW will be here for a long time I think its a good MMo for people starting out on MMo's or who dont normally play computer games

[UlfricDraka]

Not only will Blizzard add starships to WoW... the mouth-breathers on the WoW forums will then be over here slagging off Cryptic for "totally ripping off" WoW by having starships!

[_Pax_]

didn't take long for the grammar police to get on the forums, bottom of the internet barrel these guys.

Next time please stay on topic and refrain from trolling and flaming people.
That wasn't anyone being grammar police.

That was someone correcting the idea that Blizzard WOULD, in a nebulous future-tense way, do something ... by pointing out that they already HAD, in a concrete and definitive past-tense way, already done that very thing.


WoW will be here for a long time I think its a good MMo for people starting out on MMo's or who dont normally play computer games
Or who just need a while of filler material between other MMOs, or while taking a break from other MMOs. :)

[Siphaed]

BLizzard anounced WoW: Cataclysm a few months ago at Blizzcon.

So it's not "they will" it's "they have."

It's set for release next year sometime i think.

Seriously? I just watched the video for that and was like...WTF?!, The "worgen" are now Alliance, which doesn't make much sense (they're wild werewolves), and the always neutral Goblins are now, after so many hundreds of years, finally deciding to join a side with the Horde? Oh, and on top of that, they're introducing "all new content" in the form of doing what they always do: Rehashing the old content to call it "fresh" and "new".


As for the OP, I think they'll introduce some spaceship styled flying mount in their game, similar to how they introduced the motorcycle, the helicopter, the dragons, and the many other things players can mount in the game. They're just that way.


Oh, and just to be clear:
--Worgen look to be a copy from Darkfall
--Gobllins as playable look to be a copy from Warhammer
--Guild Leveling system is a copy from Warhammer
--Everything else is rehash

I'm just bitter that Warcraft is the reason that genre seems to be limited so much and that there hasn't been much change or alteration from the "standard path" that Warcraft has created.

[brenatevi]

I would like to mount a vulcan

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8932/vulcanq.pngThat isn't the image I had in mind. ;)

WoW could add space ships, Wookies, Vulcans, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I still wouldn't play. But as the saying goes "Steal the good stuff."

[Sjampoo]

Seriously? I just watched the video for that and was like...WTF?!, The "worgen" are now Alliance, which doesn't make much sense (they're wild werewolves), and the always neutral Goblins are now, after so many hundreds of years, finally deciding to join a side with the Horde? Oh, and on top of that, they're introducing "all new content" in the form of doing what they always do: Rehashing the old content to call it "fresh" and "new".

...

I'm just bitter that Warcraft is the reason that genre seems to be limited so much and that there hasn't been much change or alteration from the "standard path" that Warcraft has created.

I used to go back and forth between WoW and all those dead-and-buried MMO's that tried to enter the same genre after that. I mean, Warhammer Fantasy?!?!? Do 40K, you idiots! It hasn't been done yet! They should have stopped production on WAR when WoW started to utterly dominate the market.

/rant.. I really think Blizzard is overdoing it with this latest expansion, it doesn't make sense at all. This might be a turning point in WoW popularity, I think.

And to keep this on-topic: I'm really looking forward to STO :D

[jaywrong]

WoW tends to take elements from MMOs that work and adapt and refine them.

They've never taken elements of City of Heroes or Champions Online because... well... none of it worked.

It's doubtful that they'll start with Star Trek Online, which right now just looks like it is being rushed out of the door to keep investors and CBS happy.

So no. It's not going to happen.

And the away team set up Cryptic are using is just a stolen feature fro Guild Wars and RPGs like Neverwinter Nights before it :-) Companions are nothing new :-P

hmm.

lots of doom here.

question? uh, weren't away teams used by o.g. trek back in the 60's?

i say go back to wow.

thanks! :rolleyes:

[jaywrong]

I would like to mount a vulcan

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8932/vulcanq.png


there's gotta be a better way to say that.

[Zepath]

I used to go back and forth between WoW and all those dead-and-buried MMO's that tried to enter the same genre after that. I mean, Warhammer Fantasy?!?!? Do 40K, you idiots! It hasn't been done yet! They should have stopped production on WAR when WoW started to utterly dominate the market.

/rant.. I really think Blizzard is overdoing it with this latest expansion, it doesn't make sense at all. This might be a turning point in WoW popularity, I think.

And to keep this on-topic: I'm really looking forward to STO :D

Well, what's worse is, they didn't even start on WAR until long after WoW was already dominating!

As for WoW itself ... I really don't think Blizzard cares at this point ... they are already focusing on their new MMO, and if WoW is still too strong, how will they suck those people over. I really think they are in a "blow it out and give em everything" mode with WoW.

[Blademaven]

Lots of hillarious thoughts guys. And I apologize for putting this in the wrong section oops. My concern is that wrath of the lich king was the beginning of the end of WAR. From everything I've hear wow is pve oriented and I have little interest in that, so yes it annoys me that other games with diff priorities get destroyed. To be clear it wouldn't bother me if they would ever come up with something on their own, but it seems taht all they do is copy others.

Yes I truly wish warhammer would have been warhammer 40K that would have been EPIC! And I agree that IF wow actually adds starships I believe it would destroy the player's suspension to disbelief ie it will be the beginning of the end for wow. But on the other hand D and D did it and people loved it so who knows.

Otherwise great posts guys I laughed my ass off reading them /thumbsup

[Elta_and_Zletha]

Okay I'm betting that within 3 months of STO's release WOW will have starships. What are you guys' thoughts on that? (Just a lol conversation guys)

Executor! This is not Warcraft in space!


....has that been said already? Didn't want to go through all the pages =P

Gasp! :eek: I loved Starcraft! Blizzard should totally make another MMO on Starcraft... I WANNA PLAY PROTOSS!
DOUBLE GASP!! :eek: :eek: Make a Protoss on STO character creator! Nobody steal my idea!!

[geodbdrunk01]

Hmmm... Tyranids... I mean Zergs in STO? Perhaps.....

[_Pax_]

Seriously? I just watched the video for that and was like...WTF?!, The "worgen" are now Alliance, which doesn't make much sense (they're wild werewolves), and the always neutral Goblins are now, after so many hundreds of years, finally deciding to join a side with the Horde? Oh, and on top of that, they're introducing "all new content" in the form of doing what they always do: Rehashing the old content to call it "fresh" and "new".
I think the idea is possibly, the Alliance-Worgen will be somewhat like Death Knights" "infected" Worgen who have retained some or all of their sense of self-identity, and choose to apply the undeniable power their curse gives them to the benefit of the Alliance, in the hopes that the Alliance can perhaps find and supply a CURE for that curse.

As for the Goblins: it's not all Goblins who will be joining the Horde. Goblins have many separate Cartels, and only one of them is joining the Horde. Also remember that in prior Warcraft RTS games, some of those Goblins were indeed allied with - or at least, in VERY close business relationships with - the Horde.

As for the OP, I think they'll introduce some spaceship styled flying mount in their game, [...]
Already done. TBC has a Goblin research post, tongue-in-cheek named after Area 51 ... and IIRC, that is where you can get a Nether Rocket as a flying mount. Essentially, a Buck Rogers rocketship, with a saddle. :)