This game is great!!

[jooce]

Don't listen to all the doom and gloom. This game is absolutely amazing.

One thing to keep in mind before purchasing this game. IT IS NOT WOW.

Stop assuming whenever you see the word MMO that it's going to be like WoW.

It's a team-based shooter. If you're looking for a fun team-based shooter with some RPG elements then look no further.

Something tells me there would be a lot less negativity around this game if people actually researched what they were paying for.

Never thought I would have so much fun playing as a medic, but this game did it well.

If you can have fun playing missions (both PvE and PvP) for the sake of playing with your character and enjoying the smooth gameplay and teamwork, then this is definitely for you.

If you're looking for quests, story-lines, and elves.. then well not so much.

Good luck!

[d10sfan]

I did research the game and still did not like it. It just did not have much content to speak of. There is no storyline but my main problem was the lack of content. Sure, theres lots of maps but to me they looked too similar. Plus, the gameplay was same old-sameold to me.

It may have been amazing to you, and thats great. Have no problem with that. But there are some that do not like it for valid reasons and just because you like it does not mean that they/me are idiots.

[SpyRiggy]

This game is awful.

[commiewithagun]

This game is awful.

Fact. Wish I could get a refund

[AngryJens]

This game is awesome.

fixed

10char

[TigerPlushie]

*sits back and awaits a jökulhlaup of people displaying their opinion about the game and mindlessly fighting about it*

[Clåz]

PERSONAL OPINION. Wish I could get a refund

Fixed

[Le Pie]

i love GA who doesnt love when TF2 gets char development and variety :P (and AvA rules my balls)

[SpyRiggy]

fixed

10char

you broked it.

[KrazyKain]

people who hate the game.. theres loads of 'i hate GA' threads.. take your hate over this and let us fans actually discuss how much we like this game :D thank you...

[Le Pie]

why does everyone seem too hate this game is it the lack of tedious grinding?♥♥♥♥ty combat?shoddy graphics? :P

[KrazyKain]

why does everyone seem too hate this game is it the lack of tedious grinding?♥♥♥♥ty combat?shoddy graphics? :P

it's not for everyone.. and gamers today think they are so important that if they dont enjoy a game it 'phails' and sucks

[liho1eye]

it's not for everyone.. and gamers today think they are so important that if they dont enjoy a game it 'phails' and suckslast time i checked the purpose of video games is to bring enjoyment. Besides the main "hater" point is that game is unfinished. Whats live right now is basically in closed beta stage being sold as a complete product. And all HiRez seem to care about is more PvE content? WTF?

[Baharroth]

And all HiRez seem to care about is more PvE content? WTF?

You need to go read GAs forums, like patch notes and plans for the future etc. PvE is hardly the only place seeing changes, so you're very mistaken.

[KrazyKain]

last time i checked the purpose of video games is to bring enjoyment. Besides the main "hater" point is that game is unfinished. Whats live right now is basically in closed beta stage being sold as a complete product. And all HiRez seem to care about is more PvE content? WTF?

thats because PvE content is whats lacking.. the pvp is already solid.

[SpyRiggy]

The PvP blows, it's only outdone in badness by the PvE.

[KrazyKain]

well you dont like it fine, your clearly in the 'not for you' category. now kindly leave us alone, we do like it.

[Mudkipz]

The PvP blows, it's only outdone in badness by the PvE.

well you dont like it fine, your clearly in the 'not for you' category. now kindly leave us alone, we do like it.

Yea, well 90% of his posts have been complaining, mostly about MMOs.

[Xirix]

This game is fun..pvp is ok and pvE not that bad. AvA..I played a few games and to me it's not worth the fee.

[KrazyKain]

people always complain about the PvE.. I actually am a big fan of it. taking down a boss with a good team is a VERY satisfying experience, and i'd rather have to 'grind' an entire level then just killing monsters over and over again.

admittadly low sec and med sec is a bit boring.. but HELLO... in mmos you're killing rats at this point.. thats fun?!

[HylianTheBlade]

i refunded this game back before it came out because i didn't really believe i'd play it for that long, i only really liked the medic and just pvp'd him to death.
pve is really fun with a not tard team but the lack of map variety makes it old very quickly.
pvp is relatively balanced not having any 1 class really running around easily dominating since everyones health is close and minus sniper rifles and the magma rocket launcher everything is close enough in damage.

game isn't fail, it just goes to a pretty specific groupset who love teamwork and are fine with little variety atm.
i would have kept it if i didn't only like the medic. only playing 1 of the 4 classes would have severely limited the replay value for me.

[liho1eye]

You need to go read GAs forums, like patch notes and plans for the future etc. PvE is hardly the only place seeing changes, so you're very mistaken.you mean this?
http://forum.globalagendagame.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=142&t=14897
Yeah... PvE, more PvE, crafting (who cares?), cosmetic AvA crap... fixing PvP queue (yay!)

[KrazyKain]

i refunded this game back before it came out because i didn't really believe i'd play it for that long, i only really liked the medic and just pvp'd him to death.
pve is really fun with a not tard team but the lack of map variety makes it old very quickly.
pvp is relatively balanced not having any 1 class really running around easily dominating since everyones health is close and minus sniper rifles and the magma rocket launcher everything is close enough in damage.

game isn't fail, it just goes to a pretty specific groupset who love teamwork and are fine with little variety atm.
i would have kept it if i didn't only like the medic. only playing 1 of the 4 classes would have severely limited the replay value for me.

well I'm hoping the lack of variety is a very short term problem as with most MMO's updates will come. Either way, this is pretty much the perfect example of how I wish gamers today would describe a game that wasnt for them, as opposed to "it sucks"

[Baharroth]

you mean this?
http://forum.globalagendagame.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=142&t=14897
Yeah... PvE, more PvE, crafting (who cares?), cosmetic AvA crap... fixing PvP queue (yay!)

And this (http://forum.globalagendagame.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=193&t=15567), as well as an earlier update here (http://forum.globalagendagame.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=170&t=12078), most of which is in the one you linked but not all.

Not exactly sure where you get off saying "cosmetic AvA crap." I see a host of AvA changes - including more mission types, hex types, production changes and agency limits etc. Also, device changes, bug fixes, crafting and UI improvements (including a friends list, audio improvements, additional higher level upgrades, repair kits etc) as well as an open world and PvE mission types being added... clearly, the only thing they are interested in is the PvE.

Choosing which PvP mission you queue for is finally back, and ontop of: "no more than 4 players of the same class will be match-made into a mission on the same side" * they both jump out at me as fixing common complaints about PvP. There will also be areas to fight players in the open world.

*Likewise PvE gets an option to be matched with one of each class if you choose.

All in all, as far as I see it they've looked at what the players want, and their complaints, and have made changes in a lot of areas. The focus seems to be split between AvA and the open world, something a large portion of players wanted. I don't know how well that's going to work out -and I never really felt it was needed myself- but we'll see. As well as yet more statistical upgrades for higher level players which I'm worried about...

Point being: they're adding a lot. Some of which may appeal more to other players and you might have ended up in the minority in terms of what people wanted. The very first patch is not exactly likely to be able cater to everyone. That said, what did you want?

[d10sfan]

well I'm hoping the lack of variety is a very short term problem as with most MMO's updates will come. Either way, this is pretty much the perfect example of how I wish gamers today would describe a game that wasnt for them, as opposed to "it sucks"

The game is lacking in quite a few areas. I dont think it sucks but I do think there needs to be lots of improvements.

The whole "its a mmo" excuse is getting really old. Its 2010, there have been dozens and dozens and dozens of mmos out now. Its not like this is the first mmo-type game to every release.

Personally, the game was not for me because I thought it had a problem with lack of content. If that changes, I may reconsider it.

[Faith_No_More]

I wouldn't say "absolutely amazing" but after playing it since and launch and finding it mediocre upon first impression, now that I'm actively involved with and agency and AvA it's a lot of fun. There is a lot that needs to be addressed but the core gameplay is pretty sound and enjoyable, and the devs have shown they listen to their community with their upcoming patches.

If you just want to do random pugs and not be involved with agencies then it probably isn't the game for you.

Whether it is going to be worth $15/month when they initiate p2p for AvA remains to be seen.

[jooce]

last time i checked the purpose of video games is to bring enjoyment. Besides the main "hater" point is that game is unfinished. Whats live right now is basically in closed beta stage being sold as a complete product. And all HiRez seem to care about is more PvE content? WTF?

This line is so played out. "The game is basically closed beta stage sold as a complete product". Let me guess, this was your first beta, your first game release?

I've been doing this for a while, and let me tell you Global Agenda launched much better than a massive list of games, games you're probably a fanboy of now.

[SpyRiggy]

This line is so played out. "The game is basically closed beta stage sold as a complete product". Let me guess, this was your first beta, your first game release?

I've been doing this for a while, and let me tell you Global Agenda launched much better than a massive list of games, games you're probably a Hammer Legion Member of now.

Talk about another played out post archtype. "I've done TONS of betas and you impatient kids have no idea how good you have it!"

In the end, it doesn't matter how many even worse games have been released in the past. This game came out very weak, is starting to generate a negative reputation, and appears to lack direction. I'm sure there have been many more releases that make this look good, but that doesn't mean its not on the fast track to failure, especially with exclusively online multi player content.

[liho1eye]

This line is so played out. "The game is basically closed beta stage sold as a complete product". Let me guess, this was your first beta, your first game release?

I've been doing this for a while, and let me tell you Global Agenda launched much better than a massive list of games, games you're probably a Hammer Legion Member of now.Doesn't make it any less true. And yes, I have played plenty of MMOs and number of betas. Thanks for trying, please come back with better flames.

[jooce]

Doesn't make it any less true. And yes, I have played plenty of MMOs and number of betas. Thanks for trying, please come back with better flames.

Ah then you're just being naive for the sake of argument. You're awesome.

And to SpyRiggy, it came out weak? According to who exactly? It got negative reviews because people saw the word MMO and came looking for silly little mobs with a ! over his head telling you to kill 25 boar.

People played games like CS and TF2 for YEARS, still do, because the gameplay is fun. Played on the same maps for YEARS, because the gameplay is fun.

The gameplay is incredibly fun. You say the PvP blows? Why exactly is that? I'm curious to hear why.

[Le Pie]

why does everyone seem too hate this game is it the lack of tedious grinding?♥♥♥♥ty combat?shoddy graphics? :P

people misunderstood my comment,it was a joke, im gnna emphesis LACK, the point was alot of modern games do have ♥♥♥♥ty combat ect but people would rather play them, i love this game :P kept me busy 150+ hours but this game needs a massive content patch and fast cause it does feel like a beta,then again most MMO's we're quite empty on release :P

[SpyRiggy]

people misunderstood my comment,it was a joke, im gnna emphesis LACK, the point was alot of modern games do have ♥♥♥♥ty combat ect but people would rather play them, i love this game :P kept me busy 150+ hours but this game needs a massive content patch and fast cause it does feel like a beta,then again most MMO's we're quite empty on release :P

This is a very bad game.

[Hive Mind]

This game is absolutely amazing.
I wouldn't say that, but it is a GOOD game.

[AngryJens]

This is a very bad game.

I disagree. The core of this game is great. It just needs more content/things to do.

[KrazyKain]

i love the game.. but i'm very worried that the new update is going to hurt it alot with the whole specialization thing...

[ChildoftheKoRn]

my main gripe right now is the lack of people

[Zeradan]

I also really enjoy GA and dont understand all the Hate here.
Yes, theres a Lack of Content atm and coz of that People are leaving but the Devs are working hard to deliver new Maps, Modes and whatnots.
And on the other Side theres right now a nice, balanced Team based Shooter thats Fun to Play imho.

Most People also moan that they wont pay a monthly Fee for this - well, you dont. They didnt charge anything yet and delayed it till the big Content Patch. (Funny is that there were some MMOs in History that started out with little Content and People still subbed to those from the very beginning.)
Plus they never said how much it will exactly cost. So stop moaning about it untill they Announce the Details.

Also it seems that People expected something that GA isnt and are disappointed. Well, i guess you should have read up on it before.
I agree that the MMO Label is a bit Misleading but if People would have read about the Game before buying, they might now not fill this Forum with Hate for GA.

I am surely not a Fanboi but i think some People are unfair when it comes to GA.
For me it comes down to this: The Game needs work but is fun to Play. Its being worked at and the Future will show if the new Content will be worth subbing for.

Anyways, thats my 2 cents.

[liho1eye]

the "hard work" should come before the release. After the release is the time to polish up and fix things... as opposed to trying to catchup on creating things that should've been there since day 1.
They released a barebone engine with bunch of copy-paste maps/skills and lost their target audience right there - no amount of "hard work" is going to fix that.

[Scoobings3]

I enjoy the crap out of this game not gonna lie. The pvp is perfectly balanced, and I actually have a lot of fun in PvE. It really is a shame that the game has lost so many players, because AvA is something that has some real potential with some tweaking.

It's the problem with all games that have player driven worlds though isn't it? If you lose players it loses it's appeal, and it snowballs. It's sad, but true cause with more players this game could easily be the most fun I've had in a game for a long time.

[KrazyKain]

luckily however, with 1.3, the game will be slightly less dependend on the player driven portion due to the open zones. so hopefully less people will be annoyed at the lack of people, and therefore more people will play, therefore fixing the other issue of the player driven portion not having players

[cico34]

This game is awful.

You obviuously forgot to research

[cico34]

Fact. Wish I could get a refund

Research before purchase = EPIC WIN

[cico34]

Is there more ways to encourage research? Tell me

[liho1eye]

you cannot blame people for expecting that products they buying will live up to their marketing. The actual problem is that video market is absolutely unregulated. Try to pull the same ♥♥♥♥ in a local car dealership - you'll get your underpants sued off.

[nrpBrain]

personally i enjoy the game.

pvp is starting to get a little old, but this happened in tf2 as well when every server and their mother was running goldrush/dustbowl/2fort on a 24/7 rotation

something to note.
2 months since release
2 major patches
another major patch that will likely drop soon (the CEO promised it in april)
and likely another major content drop next month

right now a lack of people is a problem, but frankly there is nothing the dev team can do about that directly

[d10sfan]

The biggest problem I see with the "mmo" market is that developers use it as an excuse to release a halffinished game. Global Agenda released with little in terms of maps (sure there are lots of maps, but most of them look exactly the same).

That might of been a good excuse a couple years ago, but the netcode for mmos and all that has been done so much that it is no longer a good excuse for releasing a game in this state.

[Rubicon03]

Ahh of course youll have your fanboys of every game.Ive played every fps game out there.This game is very different and very amazing.It has alot more to offer than a regular fps game. The battles are much like other shooters.You are on split teams fighting for objectives. The skilled players do well the not skilled players fail.Maybe the guys who dont "like" it just suck? maybe they dont like coompetition. This is the best game that i have personally played since the early days of bf2.Keep in mind im not comparing the two!Im simply stating i am enjoying this game to the fullest and Hi rez has made it obvious that the players needs and wants are gonna be met! The new upcoming patch will make this game that much better! 1.3 sandstorm is due this month and includes new lvls new weps and open world and 50v50 player battles. This game is imo the best in a very very long time :)

[KrazyKain]

Ahh of course youll have your Hammer Legion Members of every game.Ive played every fps game out there.This game is very different and very amazing.It has alot more to offer than a regular fps game. The battles are much like other shooters.You are on split teams fighting for objectives. The skilled players do well the not skilled players fail.Maybe the guys who dont "like" it just suck? maybe they dont like coompetition. This is the best game that i have personally played since the early days of bf2.Keep in mind im not comparing the two!Im simply stating i am enjoying this game to the fullest and Hi rez has made it obvious that the players needs and wants are gonna be met! The new upcoming patch will make this game that much better! 1.3 sandstorm is due this month and includes new lvls new weps and open world and 50v50 player battles. This game is imo the best in a very very long time :)

50v50 ? really? i musta missed that.. something else to look forward to :)

[a4nic8er]

Having participated in the alpha (during which my initial impression was that it was too rock/scissors/paper) and beta progammes for Global Agenda, I pre-ordered and paid the full price for the game. Started playing the day the server went live in January.

I now think of it as "Global Fortress Tournament" and have fun playing every day. It is, in many ways, similar to Team Fortress 2 but requires more twitch skill to be competitive. Global Agenda has replaced TF2 as my main game.

If you liked Unreal Tournament and/or TF/TF2 chances are this game will appeal to you. If you prefer World of Warcraft, don't bother (we don't want to hear your whining in chat anyway).

[KrazyKain]

Having participated in the alpha (during which my initial impression was that it was too rock/scissors/paper) and beta progammes for Global Agenda, I pre-ordered and paid the full price for the game. Started playing the day the server went live in January.

I now think of it as "Global Fortress Tournament" and have fun playing every day. It is, in many ways, similar to Team Fortress 2 but requires more twitch skill to be competitive. Global Agenda has replaced TF2 as my main game.

If you liked Unreal Tournament and/or TF/TF2 chances are this game will appeal to you. If you prefer World of Warcraft, don't bother (we don't want to hear your whining in chat anyway).

thats the one thing i dont get.. the unreal tournament comparison. I never felt like this had anything at all with unreal tournament

[TeeBz69]

GA is an awesome competitive PvP MMO! It's the most exciting MMO out right now for sure.

[Scoobings3]

50v50 ? really? i musta missed that.. something else to look forward to :)

Just to clarify Kain, it isn't going to be 50 on 50. They've announced that it's something they wanted to try for but due to restrictions with the unreal engine it wasn't possible. Right now they're looking at 25 v 25, so 50 total. At least that's what I heard last.

[KrazyKain]

Just to clarify Kain, it isn't going to be 50 on 50. They've announced that it's something they wanted to try for but due to restrictions with the unreal engine it wasn't possible. Right now they're looking at 25 v 25, so 50 total. At least that's what I heard last.

actually the unreal engine is more then capable, I think i remember that announcement now, and if i remember correctly their reasoning was that in playtesting, it just wasnt as much fun, the classes and general gameplay was better suited for smaller numbers.

[Verruna]

This game is worth the 40$ easy. Have gotton far more hours playing it than i have with the same money investment into a single player game. In addition, very juicy fun updates are going to happen very soon. (this month is 1.3 i believe)

[KrazyKain]

This game is worth the 40$ easy. Have gotton far more hours playing it than i have with the same money investment into a single player game. In addition, very juicy fun updates are going to happen very soon. (this month is 1.3 i believe)

agreed i got it before the price drop, paid about 50 euro almost... still think it was worth every penny

[Wilester]

Think of it as TF2 on speed then you wouldnt be far wrong

The mmo fanbois wont like it because it isnt wow with guns

If its fast paced even balanced pvp with a good choice of game types your after look no further than this game.

You wont pay for the normal pvp its only the conquest that will cost.

Just remember its not wow its a cross between guild wars and TF2

just my opinion having actually played past the tutorials :)

[Wylen0]

I bought the game got to lvl 20 will head back when there is content updates. It was fun but they need to add more and thankfully they are going to. I will be rewdownloading it soon :D

[SpyRiggy]

Think of it as TF2 on speed

Gameplay is much slower than TF2

[KrazyKain]

Gameplay is much slower than TF2

it's not actually slower, it just takes longer to kill someone

[Sparra]

Just to clarify Kain, it isn't going to be 50 on 50. They've announced that it's something they wanted to try for but due to restrictions with the unreal engine it wasn't possible. Right now they're looking at 25 v 25, so 50 total. At least that's what I heard last.

The latest post from the Devs say that the open PvP zones are handling 32v32 (the same size of games in Battlefield, btw) very well. Who knows, it may be more, but it's at LEAST this.

Quoted from HiRezErez on the Sandstorm update:

Warzones:
Warzones are the larger scale PvP battles.
We have done significant optimization to the Unreal server including making it multithreading and the first map we are working on should handle 64 players very well (32v32).
We will continue to test the limits of the server (and client) to see if we can have higher player counts with reasonable performance.
There is still a lot of design/implementation taking place (to make sure we don't get zergs and keep things interesting)

[EEs]

the game was okey, I guess...

[UltimateGrr]

Just to clarify Kain, it isn't going to be 50 on 50. They've announced that it's something they wanted to try for but due to restrictions with the unreal engine it wasn't possible. Right now they're looking at 25 v 25, so 50 total. At least that's what I heard last.

The Unreal Engine (v2.5) was used in NCSoft's last big money maker before AION (lineage 2). It could, with the right amount of work, cram 200+ actors (players and summoned monsters) into a fairly small area and remain stable. Server side anyway. Clients actually had a key binding to toggle all graphics options to "lowest" when pushed, and to set them back to usual settings when pushed again. You needed it our rendering the textures on 200+ things running around, popping AoEs and what not is a bit of a drain on a GPU.


Dragging my bum back on topic, I'm curious how warzones are going to work, and how they plan on balancing the class cross section in the game.

[james_2k]

Think of it as TF2 on speed then you wouldnt be far wrong

The mmo fanbois wont like it because it isnt wow with guns

If its fast paced even balanced pvp with a good choice of game types your after look no further than this game.

You wont pay for the normal pvp its only the conquest that will cost.

Just remember its not wow its a cross between guild wars and TF2

just my opinion having actually played past the tutorials :)wow has guns