There is a certain website that has sprung up recently dedicated to anything and everything that is beta leaking for MMOs. The site features NDA-breaking leaks for Age of Conan, Warhammer Online, and other titles. The main focus of the site is finding "beta leakers" and allowing them to post "beta leaks".
Being a MMO blogger, I appreciate "insider information", so I assumed this beta leaking website would be of value. I truly wanted some juicy information to confirm my worst fears or better, solid information to base my opinion on. Unfortunately, the site isn't about beta leaks and most of the "beta leakers" could be mistaken for misplaced third graders.
What I've found is a Special Ed class in "I don't have a fucking clue about MMOs, but I'm in a beta for one!". The forums for this website are littered with "OMGz this is overpowered", "the graphics suck", and worst of all, "its not like WoW!!!" postings. Someone would have to work really hard to discern any "leaked information" from these rants about games that are still in beta. It would be so easy to just reply a thousand times over "its still beta, how the FUCK can you make any determinations when you are only testing the first few levels of content?".
It really depresses me that these oxygen thieves were given beta slots in the first place. I do get a good laugh though, as about every other day, a "beta leaker" posts their "I got banned" post because they posted a screen shot or video displaying their character's name. At least we know someone is watching closely.
But even worse than the leakers, are the clowns that show up and post in response.
They confuse "beta leaking forum posts" as "this is how the game will be on launch day", and make all kinds of wild assumptions. Some even go so far as to start breaking down numbers, without even having a fraction-of-a-decimal-point of information to base their claims on.
Reading the posts, a casual reader could easily confuse the conversation about beta information, for information about a game that has been around for five years.
Yes, I do still check the website occasionally to see what has been posted, but I doubt I'll keep it up much longer. I don't feel like wasting any more time reading two page posts about some idiot who got into a beta last week, played for a few hours, and absolutely hates the game now. I can get that from normal forums.
Amen to that, brotha.
ReplyDeleteAt first, I was both disgusted and intrigued by the idea of this site. Then as I read more of the content there, I was left only with disgust.
I'd rather just wait for real objective views on the games when the NDA drops.
What's funny is the websites sudo "terms of use", stating that leakers should be as unbiased as possible. If they are banning for breaking their "terms of use", then they better get going... ROFL.
ReplyDeleteI've found you can put together certain trends by going through all the posts on a single game made at a similar time. It's important to group posts together by timestamp because of the different builds. A lot of people do play a build for a couple hours then post a flame bait thread. But others honestly list what they still found wrong with the game.
ReplyDeleteOne gem I found through the site was that the new stealth mechanic in Warhammer isn't broken like most feared. Most reports say its a pain but that it only allows players to slowly drain casting ability. It's unpopular and probably will be removed because of public outcry but I don't think it would break RvR if it stayed in.
Visiting the site is a lot like dumpster diving. Sure you're going to get filthy but you also have a chance of finding that unshredded ledger labeled Enron.
...I applied to AOC beta twice, and never heard back. Yet they will hook up 3rd graders with poor grammar and highly emo attitudes. Makes me happy
ReplyDeleteI was also very disappointed by the "quality" of the posting (and posters) there. It's a sewer, plain and simple. It's all about hate and who can post what they perceive to be the most clever post about anything and everything.
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