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DRM-ish thing sucks, but remember; MHT has a pay-to-play online system in Japan only, so I wouldn't really say that DQX will also be P2P here too.
If it has online content, then obviously it will need to be online... And if Nintendo has no framework or support for the online connection between players, then Square has to do it, and it is logical to charge a fee because of that.
In the case of the Wii U version, if Nintendo is not planning on providing a suitable platform for online gaming... they shouldn't even bother in releasing the console. And I am not a huge fan of online gaming...
In the case of the Wii U version, if Nintendo is not planning on providing a suitable platform for online gaming... they shouldn't even bother in releasing the console. And I am not a huge fan of online gaming...
So .... its going to go the way of Phantasy Star Online then?
Do OK for a while, Then people will realize that [s]SonicTeam[/s] Square Isn't updating anything, the game is full of hacks and cheaters and did I mention no Updates?
The slow exodus from the game will start and it will eventually implode on itself leaving behind a super hardcore fanbase. A fanbase that will never be offered a game that will fill the void. Instead being offered several crap spinoffs that don't do quite as well as the first game and implode themselves.
Eventually (see decades later) leading to a game that is surprisingly similar to the first game that they knew and loved?
Prognostication FTW!
Do OK for a while, Then people will realize that [s]SonicTeam[/s] Square Isn't updating anything, the game is full of hacks and cheaters and did I mention no Updates?
The slow exodus from the game will start and it will eventually implode on itself leaving behind a super hardcore fanbase. A fanbase that will never be offered a game that will fill the void. Instead being offered several crap spinoffs that don't do quite as well as the first game and implode themselves.
Eventually (see decades later) leading to a game that is surprisingly similar to the first game that they knew and loved?
Prognostication FTW!
Wow. After how amazing DQ8 was on the PS2, I was excited to possibly get another beautifully hand drawn JRPG with a huge world to explore and loot.
Now? Fuck it. I don't care anymore. Japan - or at least Square - doesn't respect itself any longer and doing this to Dragon Quest just proves it.
Now? Fuck it. I don't care anymore. Japan - or at least Square - doesn't respect itself any longer and doing this to Dragon Quest just proves it.
I love DQ so I'll be getting no matter what. I'm interested to see if theres enough content to support a monthly fee and if so how much?
Please be Jim Sterling, Please be Jim Sterling, heck yes! Jim Sterling!
And now, The Question: are Square-Enix the new Ubisoft?
And now, The Question: are Square-Enix the new Ubisoft?
yet again Jim Sterling spins the facts to make shitty article.
entire game can be played offline, but some parts require online connection. no permanent connection is needed since you can simply either play with NPCs or human players. it's simillar to Monster Hunter where you will have some missions exclusively for multiplayer
entire game can be played offline, but some parts require online connection. no permanent connection is needed since you can simply either play with NPCs or human players. it's simillar to Monster Hunter where you will have some missions exclusively for multiplayer
If the 'few hours' offline is like Monster Hunters, I'm ok with this. I put 50 hours into Tri's offline.
Keep on trollin, sofik. Lord knows it's the only thing you've got in life. All sources, including the one cited by Jim, say there are only a "few" hours playable online and after that, it's "required" that you're connected. Where are your sources? If you've got some that contradict this report, I'd actually love to see them - I really want to believe this story isn't true.
@sofik, The source article does not say that. It says you can only play a few hours offline, then you gotta pay.
I don't like MMOs. Here's to hoping we get a DQ that doesn't require a subscription fee or any need to always be online. I guess Final Fantasy XIII-2, Versus, and Agito may not be so bad after all.
Dragon Quest IX changed pretty drastically from when it was first shown off to when it was released. Hoping the same happens for X. I'd love if this was more like the original Diablo or Diablo 2, completely playable offline but if I want to go online I have to make a new character and that is my dedicated online character.
I hope they really consider whether fees fit the game or not. I don't this game to be a free to play free for all for dlc, but I'd like it if they'd consider dropping the fees for everyone outside of Japan. Dragon Quest would be even more unpopular/niche if they tried to charge us.
I hope they really consider whether fees fit the game or not. I don't this game to be a free to play free for all for dlc, but I'd like it if they'd consider dropping the fees for everyone outside of Japan. Dragon Quest would be even more unpopular/niche if they tried to charge us.
i just dont get the "lets jump on the MMO bandwagon" thing these days.
MMO's have become the new "we cant think of anything new to do with our IP, so lets milk this series for more money by making it an MMO" thing to do.
make it an MMO. everyone likes paying more for games now thanks to internet connections and DLC. so they will be willing to follow their favorite series as a pointless ,go no where MMO, now with a subscription fee.
MMO's have become the new "we cant think of anything new to do with our IP, so lets milk this series for more money by making it an MMO" thing to do.
make it an MMO. everyone likes paying more for games now thanks to internet connections and DLC. so they will be willing to follow their favorite series as a pointless ,go no where MMO, now with a subscription fee.
I give shit the benefit of the doubt, but all this news about DQX has been pretty terrible so far....
I can't emphasize enough that this is giving SE the ability to deliver us unlimited clothing for characters. This is great new amiright?
I doubt they would charge a fee for it, outside of Japan, because the game is not as popular in the West. They know they can charge a fee for it in Japan, just like Capcom does for Monster Hunter, but no one would pay to play online for those games outside of Japan. So if they want to grow the DQ brand even more in the west, than they'd be stupid to charge for it here. They would lose all the work that they did with Nintendo, in pushing DQIV on the DS last year.
You know the Japanese will pay for more Dragon Quest anyway. For some reason they think playing a series with virtually identical installments for a hundred hours each is some kind of "comfort food", when really it's leftovers stuck in the back of the fridge since 1990.
With piracy so bad for the Wii I guess that was meant to combat it? I don't think this game will sell state side if they do that over here. I sure wouldn't play it if that were the case. Maybe this is also some bizarre attempt to recoup losses on FFXIV.
I guess the other dirty little secret is that they can more than likely get away with something like this in Japan since this is probably the biggest video game franchise over there.
It looks good, but if they want anyone in EU/US to play it they'll have to scrap the whole subscription fee thing, otherwise they'll kill their own sales. Capcom scrapped it for Tri, if Squeenix have any intellignece they'll make it free online play so ou only have to pay for the game.
A jrpg is best played single player. I dont want to wait 2 hours to find a party! MMO's are a cancer to gaming.
If they can pull off the feeling of immersion into a fantasy world some of the previous games have done, then yes the money is well worth it.
But this goal is impossible because a scientific double-blind study has proved that forfty percent of people don't "role-play" in MMO's, instead they act like anus's, so how can the classical charm and feeling of immersion in DQ be preserved in this format?
But this goal is impossible because a scientific double-blind study has proved that forfty percent of people don't "role-play" in MMO's, instead they act like anus's, so how can the classical charm and feeling of immersion in DQ be preserved in this format?
Well, they solidified me not buying this. I don't understand why they would make such a popular Japanese series online only. Most people in Japan have problems getting reliable internet, hence why downloadable games haven't taken off in the East yet.
Really, though, is Dragon Quest a series that you want to turn into an MMO? It had such a rich history of thoughtful and meaningful singleplayer quests, but I guess everything has to come to an end.
Really, though, is Dragon Quest a series that you want to turn into an MMO? It had such a rich history of thoughtful and meaningful singleplayer quests, but I guess everything has to come to an end.
Maybe this is Square's attempt to make up the expected subscription money lost with the joke that was Final Fantasy XIV. If so, expect the subscription fee to carry over to the US.
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