Comments on: My Weekend With Tabula Rasa http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:06:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Angry_au http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/comment-page-1/#comment-19886 Angry_au Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:12:07 +0000 http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/#comment-19886 well interesting , the price isnt really a concern , you can find ncsoft gamecards for less then 20 dollars for 60 days , that works out to be 10 dollars a month for me ncsoft aint doing the best these days but this has to be the best title i have seen them release in years, fast consistint gameplay that makes you push for more and it keeps delivering well interesting , the price isnt really a concern , you can find ncsoft gamecards for less then 20 dollars for 60 days , that works out to be 10 dollars a month for me

ncsoft aint doing the best these days but this has to be the best title i have seen them release in years, fast consistint gameplay that makes you push for more and it keeps delivering

]]> By: TabulaIronical at MMOG Nation http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/comment-page-1/#comment-18981 TabulaIronical at MMOG Nation Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:24:13 +0000 http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/#comment-18981 [...] ironical that despite having spent about twice as much time playing TR as I had when I wrote my initial thoughts piece here, my actual ‘review’ of the game (which I’ve left scoreless and labeled as [...] [...] ironical that despite having spent about twice as much time playing TR as I had when I wrote my initial thoughts piece here, my actual ‘review’ of the game (which I’ve left scoreless and labeled as [...]

]]> By: DM Osbon http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/comment-page-1/#comment-18680 DM Osbon Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:18:05 +0000 http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/#comment-18680 Just discovered your blog...very nice. Have ordered TR & am awaiting delivery. I didn't play any beta and so am glad to read your write up. Surprisingly there is not much being written on blogs just yet about the released version of TR but I suppose it's early days. Do you plan to post further on your exp's? Just discovered your blog…very nice.

Have ordered TR & am awaiting delivery. I didn’t play any beta and so am glad to read your write up. Surprisingly there is not much being written on blogs just yet about the released version of TR but I suppose it’s early days.

Do you plan to post further on your exp’s?

]]> By: Cryptor http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/comment-page-1/#comment-18309 Cryptor Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:58:07 +0000 http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/#comment-18309 I really like how Tabula Rasa turned out and the ammount of polish that it received. I liked beta but i like the release much better, so many things got fixed ! Infact I like it so much that I am buying a new computer just so that I can play it on full detail. ;) I really like how Tabula Rasa turned out and the ammount of polish that it received. I liked beta but i like the release much better, so many things got fixed !

Infact I like it so much that I am buying a new computer just so that I can play it on full detail. ;)

]]> By: GECCo http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/comment-page-1/#comment-18209 GECCo Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:32:32 +0000 http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/#comment-18209 I think the price-point is OK if you are going to be playing TR to the exclusion of other subscription games. The problem, to me, is not that TR is not worth $15/mo but that I probably won't add it to what I am already playing. I am an avid CoH/CoV player and I also dabble in Guild Wars. GW, is free to play so its easy to keep around. I'm already paying $15/mo for CoH/CoV (actually $30/mo because I have 2 accounts). Adding another $15 to that is getting expensive (to me). I would really like to see NCSoft come up with a tiered subscription scheme that allowed you to play 2 or more of their games for less than if you subscribed to them separately. If I could add TR to my current games for only $10/mo (or less) more than I am currently paying, I would probably do it. I played beta and liked it. I liked the changes I saw moving toward release and I bought the pre-order. I will probably go out and buy the retail game this week. Whether or not I subscribe past the included month will largely depend on whether the game hooks me or not. Overall, though, I am impressed. I like the FPS/MMO blend that TR has acheived. I think the price-point is OK if you are going to be playing TR to the exclusion of other subscription games. The problem, to me, is not that TR is not worth $15/mo but that I probably won’t add it to what I am already playing.

I am an avid CoH/CoV player and I also dabble in Guild Wars. GW, is free to play so its easy to keep around. I’m already paying $15/mo for CoH/CoV (actually $30/mo because I have 2 accounts). Adding another $15 to that is getting expensive (to me).

I would really like to see NCSoft come up with a tiered subscription scheme that allowed you to play 2 or more of their games for less than if you subscribed to them separately. If I could add TR to my current games for only $10/mo (or less) more than I am currently paying, I would probably do it.

I played beta and liked it. I liked the changes I saw moving toward release and I bought the pre-order. I will probably go out and buy the retail game this week. Whether or not I subscribe past the included month will largely depend on whether the game hooks me or not.

Overall, though, I am impressed. I like the FPS/MMO blend that TR has acheived.

]]> By: Sente http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/comment-page-1/#comment-18138 Sente Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:49:39 +0000 http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/#comment-18138 It is interesting to see comments about Tabula Raa not being worth $15/month, but I think such comments sometimes lack the right context. The game is certainly more oriented towards shorter play sessions, or at least not enforcing long play sessions. Does it make the game worth less money? Not to me, it is something that fits my play times better and it is pretty easy to have some fun with a few friends. I do not see a price valuation as something absolute - it typically is in comparision to something else. TR is the only game besides CoV/CoH that I find worth playing now, so for me the price is not a problem. If the game is not worth $15/month to someone then it probably does not compare favourably to some other options that particular person would consider playing and the statement would need a better qualifiaction. I do think that game companies in general should consider more options in payment models though, but that is another discussion. It is interesting to see comments about Tabula Raa not being worth $15/month, but I think such comments sometimes lack the right context.

The game is certainly more oriented towards shorter play sessions, or at least not enforcing long play sessions. Does it make the game worth less money? Not to me, it is something that fits my play times better and it is pretty easy to have some fun with a few friends.

I do not see a price valuation as something absolute – it typically is in comparision to something else. TR is the only game besides CoV/CoH that I find worth playing now, so for me the price is not a problem.

If the game is not worth $15/month to someone then it probably does not compare favourably to some other options that particular person would consider playing and the statement would need a better qualifiaction.

I do think that game companies in general should consider more options in payment models though, but that is another discussion.

]]> By: Darniaq http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/comment-page-1/#comment-18113 Darniaq Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:21:25 +0000 http://www.mmognation.com/2007/11/04/my-weekend-with-tabula-rasa/#comment-18113 I agree on the price thing. It's the same issue I had with Planetside. Great game, but not MMO-y enough to justify an MMO-y subscription. TR is a fun game, but it lacks the virtual world persistent components that make we want to pay a fee to "live" there. This genre is ripe for more tiers in pricing. They already exist if you look at the genre across all age groups and demographics. But even within the subset of AAA DVD-ROM retail-purchased games, we need more range. Just calling yourself an MMORPG does not justify $14.99/mo. I agree on the price thing. It’s the same issue I had with Planetside. Great game, but not MMO-y enough to justify an MMO-y subscription. TR is a fun game, but it lacks the virtual world persistent components that make we want to pay a fee to “live” there.

This genre is ripe for more tiers in pricing. They already exist if you look at the genre across all age groups and demographics. But even within the subset of AAA DVD-ROM retail-purchased games, we need more range. Just calling yourself an MMORPG does not justify $14.99/mo.

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