Has anyone else noticed/been bothered by the fact that you cannot throw your character off a cliff? Not that I want to do this (much) but invisible walls in MMOs spoil the 'suspension-of-disbelief' a little don't you think?
(I have never come across an invisible wall in WoW)
Iam currently writing a thesis on MMORPGs such as Guild Wars.
Please, if you have a moment, go to the following link and please fill in this questionnaire relating to your experiences with MMOs. It would be greatly appreciated and contribute to my thesis research.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=717222114962
Thanks!
>>>Down with Invisible Walls!!!!
Invisible Walls
Freud
Sekkira
Welcome to 12 months ago.
UndeadRoadkill
How much would that suck if you could accidentally fall off ledges? Especially considering things like lag spikes?
zakaria
Or imagine your char. fall from cliff accidently and you have to spend 10 mins running to go back to your party..
Vargs
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(I have never come across an invisible wall in WoW)
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RTSFirebat
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How much would that suck if you could accidentally fall off ledges? Especially considering things like lag spikes?
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-Loki-
I take it someone just bought Factions and wants to turn it into a general MMORPG?
Vaslehellet
I do think those invisible walls help a lot, it would be a mayor annoyment if I got
DP because I accidentally fall off a cliff or get separated from my team and get killed.
So I vote yes for the invisible walls.
Anyway, I filled in your poll, it's very nice and professionally made.
Good luck with the thesis
DP because I accidentally fall off a cliff or get separated from my team and get killed.
So I vote yes for the invisible walls.
Anyway, I filled in your poll, it's very nice and professionally made.
Good luck with the thesis
SAQ
You will get used to it, you can't jump in GW as well, you might want to note that in your thesis!
GW is still a great game with Invisible walls and no jumping.
Note: There is alcohol..
GW is still a great game with Invisible walls and no jumping.
Note: There is alcohol..
JamSan
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It would suck, a lot. Basically I remember falling off the world tree in WoW while exploring the area...! Had to swim for miles to land.
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Aera
There, completed your survey
About the walls: Guild Wars can be hard enough as it is, without the walls failing a mission can really piss ppl off and stop playing the game :P
About the walls: Guild Wars can be hard enough as it is, without the walls failing a mission can really piss ppl off and stop playing the game :P
Maxiemonster
Just deal with the way Guild Wars is, that's simply the best.
Lonesamurai
Good survey Freud,
glad i could help towards the thesis
glad i could help towards the thesis
D Fault
I get more annoyed with visible 'walls' that my grandmother could walk over, yet somehow stop mighty heroes.
fiery
This isn't Wow when ya can throw yourself off cliffs and see who hits the ground first.
Tarun
Invisible walls are very annoying. Should be fixed like many other annoyances in game.
eudas
the "invisible walls" is pretty much a non-issue; a quick look at the design for game play should make why this limitation exists clear.
in fact, if you really stop and look at it, this game has no true concept of vertical height; you can attack (and be attacked by) enemies from the base of a tower if you can get close enough to them on the x/y axis (z axis would be height).
eudas
in fact, if you really stop and look at it, this game has no true concept of vertical height; you can attack (and be attacked by) enemies from the base of a tower if you can get close enough to them on the x/y axis (z axis would be height).
eudas
pbspectre
i don't have a problem with invisible walls so much as i do not being able to access an interesting-looking area (ie; island castle near Ascalon Settlement) because of a very small bit of water or a very gentle slope that the devs decided we couldn't cross... 
Sir Skullcrasher
Look at game such as Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, you can go everywhere you wanted. You can swim across the rivers or oceans to reach small island and you can fall to your death in this game. Maybe they can include this in MMORPG but the things such as lag, body blocking...etc might cause more deaths and problems than making the world realistic.
lyra_song
two words. Hench. Men.
Imagine how badly it would be if monsters chased your monk henchmen off a cliffside. -.o GG
Imagine how badly it would be if monsters chased your monk henchmen off a cliffside. -.o GG
cangeman
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two words. Hench. Men.
Imagine how badly it would be if monsters chased your monk henchmen off a cliffside. -.o GG |
Ctb
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eudas
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Excellent advice. Having your own opinions and trying to improve what you perceive to be flaws in a system is soooooo lame.
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I mean, think about it: assuming they *did* make it so you could run off a cliff, what do you gain from that? I imagine something like this:
PC1: ok, there's the last boss, let's finish this mission quickly.
PC2: LOK A CLIF 111! WTF LOL
PC1: what the...? what are you doing?!?
PC2: LOL I FEL OF DA CLIF 111!!11 OMG
PC2: REZ ME11!111 WTF
PC1: How are we supposed to res you? You're at the bottom of a goddamned cliff, you moron!
PC3: That was our only tank...
<rest of party ragequits>
PC1: Thanks a lot, asshole!
You know it would happen. It would happen *alot*.
eudas
pbspectre
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PC2: LOK A CLIF 111! WTF LOL
PC2: LOL I FEL OF DA CLIF 111!!11 OMG PC2: REZ ME11!111 WTF |