Comments on: Alganon Interview with David Allen

By: Drei

Drei — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:41:40 +0000

To be honest I don't mind if it is a copy of WoW, someone had to do it and slap Blizzard since Blizzard done it also and stole a lot of ideas from previous mmos. But at least to be a good copy, smooth as WoW is, this looks unpolished, from what I saw in the videos.

I say anyone that can manage to copy WoW but change the lore characters and models should be a winner, and you can do it with anything, from Sci-Fi to Fantasy…

allods looks WoWish also which is good:)

By: DEW

DEW — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:09:27 +0000

I played the game in beta and it was interesting but never bought the package deal they offered before Live ( thank god ).. I did buy it 2 weeks ago " after they reduced the price " and I have not been able to log into the game . Some people can play but alot of people cant because they get disconnected before login or after character selection. The first day, there was a dev trying to help but after an hour I was on my own..The people playing the game get in forum and try to help but theres little they can do This game is in no shape be live now.. Buyer beware cause the chances you'll be able to log in is not so good.. sorry to say
They know they have a serious problem but I wonder how serious they're dealing with it.. There has been 2 patches with failed fixes for the DCing which makes me think the wrong people are working on it.
The community is small 1 player stated there was 30 players on one server and 37 on the other and I kind of believe it.. Makes me wonder how long they can last that way.. I had no choice but to cancel my subscription and delete the game.. Give this game time before buying cause theyll either fix their problems or fail trying..

By: ghekko

ghekko — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:11:42 +0000

These guys (David Allen and his devteam/Alganon supporters) are nothing more than a bunch of pissed off developers/gamers that want to recoup some of their losses from having played wow by making a game of their own so similar to wow in order to mock Blizzard, and at the same time screw unsuspecting customers out of prepaid subscriptions on an unplayable game due to all the bugs! They're closing the doors on their own beta testers in two days to go paid launch "release" despite beta testers cautions and advise.

It also has come to the public's attention that reportedly the lead dev and CEO has attempted to phish phone numbers out of prospective customers on his own forums under the pretense of customer service. Be advised this is not a joke this is one to stay away from parents be advised I repeat be advised.

By: Bronte

Bronte — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:17:10 +0000

Whitewash.

"Why does your game look EXACTLY like WoW?"
Because we wanted everyone to be familiar with it?

"Then why does it have UI elements copied from the UI in WoW, that aren't features in your game? (like the keyring, the icon is there, but it doesn't function for anything)."
Oh because we plan to implement it.

"Is there anything you can say beyond corporate lingo and twisted statements that amount to nothing?"
Just play it! Trust me!

NO THANK YOU!

By: FreeJack

FreeJack — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:01:53 +0000

This is the interviewer's polite way of saying "This seems like World of Warcraft, circa 2002." A lot of the questions are politely phrased but pointed – for instance, the surface appearance may show shades of WoW, but there is no over-arching story to speak of and the world feels dead and uneventful upon entering it (it's in open beta now). This is WoW without the deep backstory and lore. If you're bothered by lore and storylines, this is your game.

By: Flux

Flux — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:11:48 +0000

Besides the illogical organization of questions, what's with the weird, frightened tone of voice on the questions? Was Allen holding a gun? Or your nuts in a vice?

Don't apologize before asking; just ask the questions in a clear voice and be professional. That works very well, even when interviewing devs of games far bigger than this one.

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