CC came out a little more than a week ago and already trial?

[Biohazzard56]

Sounds like someone is loseing money...

[Flammey]

Personally, if they are going to give free trials, they should also give an extra free month, like what came with the origional box.

[SilverLord]

Naw...Free CC is good but it needs to be about 2 weeks or so. 7 days just isn't going to to cut it for me.

[Laeritides]

I think this free trial is a bad thing for SOE. ppl are going to get to see that it is not worth it. At least they maybe could have suckered a couple of more ppl into buying it without tring it. Now everyone will try it and see how worthless it is.

[SecondRaven]

Well think ecconimcs (cant spell it) if they lose money then they will drop price to get more people in aka lower monthly prices or do a Planetside and CC game package for $30... just some things that could happen...

[DramaticFanatic]

I think the CC expansion is a piece of crap. I am sorry to say, I downloaded the expansion enthusiastic-like, and what happened was I didn't even have an incentive to go underground. I have played for 2 days of the trial, but I can't be bothered to go underground. I don't even like the new weapons or vehicles. Personally, I like to stay above the ground. Let the moles do the work. :p

[Queensidecastle]

Its not like there are battles or any reason to go into the caves. CC rocks, is a blast to play in, but Sony made it irrelivant. Why they wanted to ruin thier own product I have no idea

[FireZ]

Its not like there are battles or any reason to go into the caves. CC rocks, is a blast to play in, but Sony made it irrelivant. Why they wanted to ruin thier own product I have no idea

After the patch CC is much more relevent. I had loads of fun down last night. no more insta-flipping bases. The weapons are sweet. I radiated a few people right outta a vehicle and a few turrets. Another Sony non-documented fix...the Redoubt center has equip terms. CC is definitly worth it with the latest patch.

[ZjinPS]

I had reservations about buying it. I know it's only $30 but I'm a bit on the frugal side. Don't confuse it with cheap, I just like to spend money on something I know I'll use or find valuable. Theres a few other games out there I'd rather have than Core Combat. Just from playing 1 day of the free trial, it looks like it should have been a $14.99 if not free. Even after the free trial I didnt see but one or two enemies down there the whole time I was in there. I did cert in a flail with a noob tune at level 3, in no time I was 6 just from taking out MAX's and Vanguards in just a couple of hits. That was fun...I've been blown to bits by Vanguards enough .. it was nice getting a little payback.

But unless your base has an equipment module it isn't worth it. By the time you go down into the Core and get a vehicle, weapon or module theres usually a Reaver camping the warp gate waiting for you to come out. Who wants to spend 20 minutes going to a geowarp and getting a Maelstom or spiker only to be mowed over the moment you get anywhere near a Hot Spot.

So..for what its worth..my opinion....

-It's a nice bell and whistle feature, but currently not very practicle. The modules make for fun game play and give good reason to defend a base down to the last man. But unless you go down and get or have the correct module installed you cant do diddly with the new gear. About the only saving grace I can see is making the new vehicles and weapons available at Sanctuary. The free trial did nothing but affirm what I had already thought. For now, I'll save my $30.

[Black]

I dont mind that they do the 7- day trial cause i dont have it yet (will get it this weekend) I went in the caves and i thought it was awsome! Although there might be a small number of ppl down there its still enjoyable.
PLUS i actually beable to try out the flail outside the VR and i dont care what the nerfs did :D


So i think its a good idea for SOE to do a 7-day free to get ppl interested in buying it cause it sounds like they running low on ca$h

[Queensidecastle]

No, the patch didnt do enough in reguards to the CC problem.

[Black]

^ think u posted in wrong thread

[Queensidecastle]

Responding to FireZ

[Phaden]

Qyeenside, how comes your sig is in only one of two posts on page?

[Hamma]

Sounds like someone is loseing money...
Sounds like someone doesent have any idea what they are talking about.

[ZjinPS]

I wouldn't assume that SOE is loosing money. I would have reason to believe that Core Combat is less than what they expected.

I learned not to put a lot of hope into Expansions after playing Everquest for 4+ years. But, I must add, that as far as expansions go I never saw nothing like this in EQ.

But, I'm not playing EQ anymore. :clap:

[Biohazzard56]

ouch just got owned by hamma

[Flammey]

Yeah, anyone that think SOE is losing money, isn't thinking very well. If SOE was losing money, you can kiss PS good bye. They'd cut their losses ASAP and that would be all she wrote.

[Veteran]

When you get as much as you do from the basic game, of course an expansion is going to seem slight by comparison.

People would have complained if there had been no expansion. It's a lose-lose if you try to please everyone.

I personally think CC is neat, even though the caverns are still a bit confusing. I'll wait for a few more weeks before I start treating criticism as informed and well thought-out.

edit: woohoo I went to Sargeant Major with this post. I knew supporting CC would get me places. I'd like to thank all the little people who made it possible.

[Jarlo]

I plan on trying the trial too but I'm not terribly excited about the weapons, although the maelstrom is pretty nifty in VR.

I learned not to put a lot of hope into Expansions after playing Everquest for 4+ years. But, I must add, that as far as expansions go I never saw nothing like this in EQ.

But, I'm not playing EQ anymore

I still play EQ and comparing CC to Lost Dungeons of Norrath--- trust me Lost Dungeons improved EQ by leaps and bounds and started a totally new technology and concept in MMO games (making instanced dungeons for one group only that nobody else can enter). SOE CAN do good expansions, CC just doesn't appear to be one of them.

[Queensidecastle]

a little bit off topic but:
still play EQ and comparing CC to Lost Dungeons of Norrath--- trust me Lost Dungeons improved EQ by leaps and bounds and started a totally new technology and concept in MMO games (making instanced dungeons for one group only that nobody else can enter). SOE CAN do good expansions, CC just doesn't appear to be one of them

Raid level players hated LDoN for the most part. If your 65 with 100+ AAs LDoN was useless. I personally liked it, but the loot available was way less than you can get farming the elemental planes

[Mazzic]

Sony can make a good Expansion.

It usually just takes people a couple month or so to get it. People bitching about CC are no different from people bitching about Planes of Power. Once people really figure it out, and use it to its full potential, people will begin to apprieciate it. I have to say, that I enjoy the cavern battles more so than the surface world. They are more fast paced and focused.

Takes time for people to embrace change.


Still waiting for the day where one Empire will domniate all 10 conts. But, whats the point? Why would they? Other than bragging rights, there is no motivation or reward. Not really suprised though. This is quintessential SoE. Leaving the original release largely unfinished before moving ahead.

[Flammey]

Well, I don't want more areas right now. Alls I want are more weapons to use, more vehicles to use. and these game crash bugs fixed. I don't have many FPS problems, I have absolutely no ping problems, and I only occasionally get Loss %. But I hate it when your driving along, and all of a sudden, for no appearent reason, the game freezes, and then won't respond to anything you try. I have to hit the reset switch. Such a piss off in progress.