Comments on: Is It Acceptable To Have To Queue? http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/ A blog about MMORPGs like World of Warcraft (WoW) and Everquest 2 (EQ2) Sat, 18 May 2013 12:09:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Professor Beej http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/comment-page-1/#comment-10083 Professor Beej Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:27:05 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=1758#comment-10083 Agreed. If it's 10 minutes or less, I'll go make a sandwich or do something else. If it's over that, I have better things to do. I'll never do an hours-long wait to log into an MMO. I've yet to find one that is THAT awesome yet. Agreed. If it’s 10 minutes or less, I’ll go make a sandwich or do something else. If it’s over that, I have better things to do. I’ll never do an hours-long wait to log into an MMO. I’ve yet to find one that is THAT awesome yet.

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/comment-page-1/#comment-10073 Gordon Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:41:17 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=1758#comment-10073 I didn't play CO enough for me to say so I'll take your word for it. I think that's the perfect situation - being able to instance a good and yet maintain immersion. One game that did it really badly for me was WAR - I just felt like I was playing one big arcade game. Sad thing was that game was instanced and still had queues :) I didn’t play CO enough for me to say so I’ll take your word for it. I think that’s the perfect situation – being able to instance a good and yet maintain immersion.

One game that did it really badly for me was WAR – I just felt like I was playing one big arcade game. Sad thing was that game was instanced and still had queues :)

]]> By: Shamutanti http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/comment-page-1/#comment-10064 Shamutanti Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:49:33 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=1758#comment-10064 Hasn't killed the Immersion in CO. Hasn’t killed the Immersion in CO.

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/comment-page-1/#comment-10061 Gordon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:52:12 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=1758#comment-10061 The website issues are probably unreleated but I'm not looking forward to the issues which will effect Aion when it releases in the EU on Friday. Gonna make the queues even worse... Better get your shop ready to last all weekend :D The website issues are probably unreleated but I’m not looking forward to the issues which will effect Aion when it releases in the EU on Friday. Gonna make the queues even worse…

Better get your shop ready to last all weekend :D

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/comment-page-1/#comment-10060 Gordon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:51:05 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=1758#comment-10060 Yeah personal shops does sounds a little whack. I was never a fan of it in Everquest. Personally I like to log out and shut my computer down when I leave for work, not still have my online personna running around... but I can understand why people do it. Yeah personal shops does sounds a little whack. I was never a fan of it in Everquest. Personally I like to log out and shut my computer down when I leave for work, not still have my online personna running around… but I can understand why people do it.

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/comment-page-1/#comment-10059 Gordon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:49:53 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=1758#comment-10059 AoC is a good example of a game that had no queues and had no problems. Of course, I'm not a fan of heavily instancing stuff cause it kills the feel of immersion... however, I think AoC found a good balance. AoC is a good example of a game that had no queues and had no problems. Of course, I’m not a fan of heavily instancing stuff cause it kills the feel of immersion… however, I think AoC found a good balance.

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/comment-page-1/#comment-10058 Gordon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:49:18 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=1758#comment-10058 I'm not looking forward to the queues when Cataclysm releases. I'd hope that Blizzard has found a way to expand their server capacity by then. But I doubt it. I’m not looking forward to the queues when Cataclysm releases. I’d hope that Blizzard has found a way to expand their server capacity by then. But I doubt it.

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/comment-page-1/#comment-10057 Gordon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:48:29 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=1758#comment-10057 I'm not a fan of instancing and I don't think it's the only solution. There's no reason why developers couldn't invest in better hardware structure or alternative solutions to the problem. The bottom line is that it seems more acceptable for them to make us queue than it is to invest time and money into solving the issue. I’m not a fan of instancing and I don’t think it’s the only solution. There’s no reason why developers couldn’t invest in better hardware structure or alternative solutions to the problem. The bottom line is that it seems more acceptable for them to make us queue than it is to invest time and money into solving the issue.

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/comment-page-1/#comment-10056 Gordon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:46:55 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=1758#comment-10056 Well said! Well said!

]]> By: Gordon http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2009/09/22/is-it-acceptable-to-have-to-queue/comment-page-1/#comment-10055 Gordon Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:44:18 +0000 http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/?p=1758#comment-10055 5mins is OK. Even 30mins is OK for me. But 2 hours + is ridiculous :) 5mins is OK. Even 30mins is OK for me. But 2 hours + is ridiculous :)

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