I personally think they should cut their losses and revert back to the previous engine. It would be much more beneficial for the company. The more time players have to wait to be able to log in, the more they become irrate, and the more the company loses supporters and money. Graphics dont make a game. I would much rather see a greater focus on new in game content and items.
They can't do this, they have spent huge amounts of time and effort working on Gelebrons tower, this engine, and planning for the mounts and crafting systems. If they reverted to the old engine, it would make all future content pretty bad. Sure, more people could log in, but those people will be able to log in to the new engine soon.
I agree that graphics don't make a game. However, the new engine is not just about graphics, it is a completely new game engine, with which OTM can explore pathways that they never could have with their old, homemade engine. For example, the mounts and crafting systems.
You guys need to give OTM a break, they will not be reimplementing the old engine, because whether some of you like it or not, most people really like the new engine. Sure there are lag issues and bugs, but those are being fixed. Give it a week or two, maybe even take a break until the new year, then most issues will be done with imo. Every game has to be updated at some point, due to how fast technology is advancing.
@pigman, great summary.
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