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Why I dont play Asian Market based MMO's

xpowderxxpowderx Member UncommonPosts: 2,078

I have played MMORPG's For a very long time now. One thing I have learned through my 15 years of mmorpg playing is not to play Asian MMO''s. Do not take that the wrong way. Some of the asian mmo's are innovative. Some hae very good class systems. Are beautiful, are fluid, are some of the best looking mmos out. But then you have the reasons I dont play.

Many are exploited, not just general exploitation like" I found this crack in a dungeon and can slip through. Save at least a hour of time getting to the boss" ect. No, exploitaion in many asian mmos go to a whole new level! The next thing which is a total turn off is the lack of support. Many times a player may have a bug. Instead of it getting fixed,the company lets it stay.  Hacking is another issue. Many asian mmos have a lack of security compared to its western counterparts.

In my experience only one asian game company has done very well correcting its mistakes. Final Fantasy 11 was a very very good asan mmorpg. They cleaned house of both exploitive players, teams and were very good security wise.

That being said, what do you think of asian market mmorpgs?

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  • cybertruckercybertrucker Member UncommonPosts: 1,117
    Both AION and TERA are good games.
  • KenaoshiKenaoshi Member UncommonPosts: 1,022

    well i am on the other side of the balance.

    I like the Asian mmos and starting to despise the way NA/EU of doing them.

    While i agree that asian mmos DOES have the problems you mentioned and the art-style can, sometimes, be a little over the top, the gameplay and dificulty does fit my needs more than the eazy going/boring western counter parts.

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  • lufiazlufiaz Member UncommonPosts: 122
    Originally posted by xpowderx

    I have played MMORPG's For a very long time now. One thing I have learned through my 15 years of mmorpg playing is not to play Asan MMO''s. Do not take that the wrong way. Some of the asian mmo's are innovative. Some hae very good class systems. Are beautiful, are fluid, are some of the best looking mmos out. But then you have the reasons I dont play.

    Many are exploited, not just general exploitation like" I found this crack in a dungeon and can slip through. Save at least a hour of time getting to the boss" ect. No, exploitaion in many asian mmos go to a whole new level! The next thing which is a total turn off is the lack of support. Many times a player may have a bug. Instead of it getting fixed,the company lets it stay.  Hacking is another issue. Many asian mmos have a lack of security compared to its western counterparts.

    In my experience only one asian game company has done very well correcting its mistakes. Final Fantasy 11 was a very very good asan mmorpg. They cleaned house of both exploitive players, teams and were very good security wise.

    That being said, what do you think of asian market mmorpgs?

    Such as?

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  • RefMinorRefMinor Member UncommonPosts: 3,452
    Nice generalisation
  • DamonVileDamonVile Member UncommonPosts: 4,818
    So you don't like them because of exploits, persistant bugs, hacking and security......Can you name any mmo that doesn't have these issues ?
  • stayontargetstayontarget Member RarePosts: 6,519
    Originally posted by xpowderx

    One thing I have learned through my 15 years of mmorpg playing

    You should know by now that it cuts both ways.  Western games has just as many problems as eastern games.

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  • bobfishbobfish Member UncommonPosts: 1,679

    Exploiting and cheating is more common in Asian MMOs because in South Korea you need to use your national security number to create an account to play. Therefore it is relatively easy to keep cheaters out, once you're banned you can't play it again.

     

    This means when they come to the west, they are wholly unprepared to deal with such cheaters, who they can't keep out of the game. In the past, many Korean MMOs didn't even have server checks on important actions, making client editing a really easy way to cheat, this is just asking for trouble in the western market.

  • IcewhiteIcewhite Member Posts: 6,403
    Originally posted by xpowderx

    That being said, what do you think of asian market mmorpgs?

    Apart from the Burusera panty shots (creepy), they don't bother me any.

    Lineage was arguably as (or more) important to this genre than any of its Western contemporaries.

    I don't play any of them, mind you.

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  • PigEyePigEye Member Posts: 78
    Thanks for sharing. I tend to agree, but I like Tera

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  • IcewhiteIcewhite Member Posts: 6,403
    Originally posted by bobfish

    Exploiting and cheating is more common in Asian MMOs because in South Korea you need to use your national security number to create an account to play. Therefore it is relatively easy to keep cheaters out, once you're banned you can't play it again.

    Buh? Wouldn't that make it harder (and so less common) to cheat in korean games?

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  • azzamasinazzamasin Member UncommonPosts: 3,105
    Originally posted by xpowderx

    I have played MMORPG's For a very long time now. One thing I have learned through my 15 years of mmorpg playing is not to play Asan MMO''s. Do not take that the wrong way. Some of the asian mmo's are innovative. Some hae very good class systems. Are beautiful, are fluid, are some of the best looking mmos out. But then you have the reasons I dont play.

    Many are exploited, not just general exploitation like" I found this crack in a dungeon and can slip through. Save at least a hour of time getting to the boss" ect. No, exploitaion in many asian mmos go to a whole new level! The next thing which is a total turn off is the lack of support. Many times a player may have a bug. Instead of it getting fixed,the company lets it stay.  Hacking is another issue. Many asian mmos have a lack of security compared to its western counterparts.

    In my experience only one asian game company has done very well correcting its mistakes. Final Fantasy 11 was a very very good asan mmorpg. They cleaned house of both exploitive players, teams and were very good security wise.

    That being said, what do you think of asian market mmorpgs?

    Biggest reason why I dont play Asian games is the Art style is to happy shiny anime and the second is the grindy nature of their games.  All the content is so bland and boring.  I feel if they took a small amount of that happy go lucky anime feel and put it toward content then the games would be good.

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  • LienhartLienhart Member UncommonPosts: 662
    Originally posted by azzamasin
    Originally posted by xpowderx

    I have played MMORPG's For a very long time now. One thing I have learned through my 15 years of mmorpg playing is not to play Asan MMO''s. Do not take that the wrong way. Some of the asian mmo's are innovative. Some hae very good class systems. Are beautiful, are fluid, are some of the best looking mmos out. But then you have the reasons I dont play.

    Many are exploited, not just general exploitation like" I found this crack in a dungeon and can slip through. Save at least a hour of time getting to the boss" ect. No, exploitaion in many asian mmos go to a whole new level! The next thing which is a total turn off is the lack of support. Many times a player may have a bug. Instead of it getting fixed,the company lets it stay.  Hacking is another issue. Many asian mmos have a lack of security compared to its western counterparts.

    In my experience only one asian game company has done very well correcting its mistakes. Final Fantasy 11 was a very very good asan mmorpg. They cleaned house of both exploitive players, teams and were very good security wise.

    That being said, what do you think of asian market mmorpgs?

    Biggest reason why I dont play Asian games is the Art style is to happy shiny anime and the second is the grindy nature of their games.  All the content is so bland and boring.  I feel if they took a small amount of that happy go lucky anime feel and put it toward content then the games would be good.

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  • LoktofeitLoktofeit Member RarePosts: 14,247
    Originally posted by cybertrucker
    Both AION and TERA are good games.

    I like those two, as well. Most Asian games are grindy, though. It's just because that's what that audience seems to like. That's the reason why when peopel use the argument that a game is doing really well in asia as support for how great a game is, it throws up red flags for me. That means it's great for that audience, and doesn't mean it's going to have any real level of appeal here no matter what cool features are mixed in with the repetitive grind.

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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,435

    I've played TERA, Lineage 1, Lineage 2 and have recently returned to Aion and found some fun in all of them. (up to 6 months or so).

    Certainly hasn't equaled my time in DAOC, EVE or WOW, but still all were pretty solid titles and I will consider future Asian created titles such as ArcheAge.

    If they're fun, I'll play them, don't care where in the world they are made.

     

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  • bobfishbobfish Member UncommonPosts: 1,679
    Originally posted by Icewhite
    Originally posted by bobfish

    Exploiting and cheating is more common in Asian MMOs because in South Korea you need to use your national security number to create an account to play. Therefore it is relatively easy to keep cheaters out, once you're banned you can't play it again.

    Buh? Wouldn't that make it harder (and so less common) to cheat in korean games?

    Sorry, my wording wasn't clear.

     

    Cheating is harder in Asia because of the SSN thing, therefore their MMOs have less anti-cheat mechanics in them than western developed games.

    Which means when the Asian MMO is released in the west, there is more cheating in it than you'd see in other games. The western versions of Asian MMOs have more cheating.

  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 9,739
    Originally posted by cybertrucker
    Both AION and TERA are good games.

     I don't see why people think Aion is good....I thought it was an awful game.

  • VengeSunsoarVengeSunsoar Member EpicPosts: 6,601
    Originally posted by xpowderx

    I have played MMORPG's For a very long time now. One thing I have learned through my 15 years of mmorpg playing is not to play Asian MMO''s. Do not take that the wrong way. Some of the asian mmo's are innovative. Some hae very good class systems. Are beautiful, are fluid, are some of the best looking mmos out. But then you have the reasons I dont play.

    Many are exploited, not just general exploitation like" I found this crack in a dungeon and can slip through. Save at least a hour of time getting to the boss" ect. No, exploitaion in many asian mmos go to a whole new level! The next thing which is a total turn off is the lack of support. Many times a player may have a bug. Instead of it getting fixed,the company lets it stay.  Hacking is another issue. Many asian mmos have a lack of security compared to its western counterparts.

    In my experience only one asian game company has done very well correcting its mistakes. Final Fantasy 11 was a very very good asan mmorpg. They cleaned house of both exploitive players, teams and were very good security wise.

    That being said, what do you think of asian market mmorpgs?

     Everything you have stated I have heard many many many times against western devs.  Seems like a wash to me.

    Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it is bad.
  • WBadgerWBadger Member RarePosts: 371
    Originally posted by Theocritus
    Originally posted by cybertrucker
    Both AION and TERA are good games.

     I don't see why people think Aion is good....I thought it was an awful game.

    Because people have their own tastes maybe?

  • erictlewiserictlewis Member UncommonPosts: 3,022

    I don't like the artstyle.  The big eyes, huge heads, small bodies, and with most of them the soft porn. as most of them have a species that looks like a small child being all sexed up.  

    Now I get that is the way they roll over there, but it really turns me off. 

    I not found one asian mmo that I like mostly due to the artwork involved, not the game or questing system.  

     

  • KazuhiroKazuhiro Member UncommonPosts: 606

    This is why I hate them. You know, you'd think with asian's being so far ahead of everyone in math and physics that they would be a "little" more down to earth in the understanding of gravity/weight/mass etc.


    Well this and gender in asian games being often difficult to tell apart. Sometimes impossible. I have a theory it's why so many asian games are genderlocked, afterall, who can really tell anyway?

    Now it's udnerstandable when you see asian culture why they do this, It's not just a game thing over there.

    If it wasn't for the tie... I'm genuinely not sure I'd be able to tell with this one.

    I will however say that asthetics/art/gender aside, the game can be quite good, and quite different from the copy/paste stuff made here in the west. But it's impossible for me at least to get over these issues.

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  • RaysheRayshe Member UncommonPosts: 1,279
    The only Asian games that are appealing to me right now are Age of Wushu and Black Desert. After that i really dont have much interest in the generic Grinders aspect that seems to be released.

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  • ArclanArclan Member UncommonPosts: 1,550

    Kazuhiro FTW. Great post LOL. Ya and i never liked those sattelite-dish-sized elf-ears, either.

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  • laokokolaokoko Member UncommonPosts: 2,004

    I'm asian and can read chinese, but I will never "play on asian server".

    I mean there are many bots in western server, and asian server takes it to a whole new level. 

  • CalmOceansCalmOceans Member UncommonPosts: 2,437

    The updates and insecurity is why we never tend to play Asian MMO. You don't know if you will get updates or when you will get updates and they tend to pull the plug on their westerns servers rather quickly. EQ is still up and running, Lineage and Lineage II I believe have both been shut down in the West. I didn't have a good experience with FFXI either to be honest.

    You also don't have direct contact with developers, in most Western MMO there is back and forth contact between developers and players, don't get me started on Korean MMO.

  • tordurbartordurbar Member UncommonPosts: 421

    The first mmo I played any length of time in was Lineage 2. It was a good game in spite of my hatred of pvp. The problem was with bots mainly. Bots were everywhere. Hacks were prevelant too - my sons took advantage of them. Worse of all was the grind. Constant grind. I played 3 months on L2 and only got to level 40.  I tried a couple of other Asian mmos and quickly dropped them mostly due to bots, hacks, grind and extreme focus on pvp. Later I tried Aion. Bots and grind again.

    No Asian mmo's are not for this care bear. Yet I have to admit I am interested in Tera. Oh well, there is no fool like an old fool and being a real geezer I am leading the charge.

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