> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bear Powell" <replicant@triad.rr.com>
> To: tenchi@usagi.org
> Subject: [tenchi:106053] Re: Elfen Lied?
> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:07:15 -0400
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> > From: KTK
> > I thought it was alright.  I mean, for a recent anime.  It suffers
> from
> > the usual current downfalls, but on the whole I enjoyed it.  It ends a
> 
> > little lame but that's to be expected.
> >
> > You've got these girls who aren't human and this fairly well-told 
> > backstory for the main character.  The nonhuman girls are for the 
> > most
> 
> > part homicidal, and the show doesn't pull any punches in that regard.
> >
> > A lot better than the flood of post-Love Hina lolicon-driven 
> > angsty-romantic bullshit that's been coming overseas lately.  But
> maybe
> > I'm just bitter.
>

I can't say I blame you.  The Japanese anime industry (along with virtually every
other entertainment industry) is very good at running an idea to death.  I figure
we should see this current fad die sometimes around 2012.

^^;;
 
> Understood, I might have to give it a look then. Seemed interesting, but
> just wanted some feedback on it.
> 
> > On another note; there's still DAoC servers running?
> 
> Yup, in the US it still has 20+ (Some clustered together to make larger
> servers.) servers running and then it has many more servers in Korea,
> Japan, and Europe. I think the customer base is around 125k-150k active
> accounts last I knew. I'm playing it because I've done everything in
> World of Warcraft and have grown tired of WoW's garbage PvP ranking
> system. DAoC still has the best PvP (RvR) available in an MMORPG.
> Although, I am waiting now for when Warhammer: Age of Reckoning goes
> into beta and eventually retail. It's going to be the next big
> PvP-centric MMORPG. Odd thing at the moment in the MMORPG world is that
> recently EA purchased Mythic so we'll see how that impacts the future of
> DAoC, UO, and Warhammer given some time. I hate EA, but I am gonna give
> them the benefit of the doubt that it's a good thing for Mythic.
> 

I've got a bad feeling about the merge.  Given EA's track record with UO follow-ups
(i.e. start work on the game, then announce that development is being cancelled so
that UO won't have to worry about pulling players from the same pool) I have a
sneaking suspicion that Warhammer Online will be the last game that Mythic develops.
And that's a shame because Mythic has some interesting ideas kicking around for games
that they aren't currently developing (such as the sci-fi Roman Empire game
that they announced and then placed on hiatus a while back). 

EA also cancelled Westwood's MMORPG, although it's my understanding that Earth and
Beyond wasn't doing so well.

> Oh yeah, industry rumors are cropping up that Blizzard is working on a
> Diablo and a Starcraft based MMORPG seperately. Starcraft MMORPG if it
> comes to fruition would be massive. Especially in Asia where multiple
> millions still play it daily.
> 

Personally, I doubt it.  I think I've seen mention from the devs that they don't particularly
want to do another MMORPG at this time due to the difficulties involved.  It wouldn't
surprise me if Blizzard was working on another Starcraft game.  And
they don't have any announced games in development since Ghost was "postponed" (just
the WoW expansion due out later this year).  But I don't think we're going to see
a second Blizzard MMORPG announced for at least a few years yet.


junior


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