I was there for the start of DS1, LOA and even DS2(which ruined dungeon siege). I have played every game you can imagine and DS will always be my first real PC game and as nerdy as it sounds it changed my life. I learned more playing that game and from the people playing it than I did living in the small country town i was in at the time.
Thats saying alot when you know I have played WoW,BF2,LotrO,COD2/4 and many others.
The main failures of DS2 were the fact that the character count/servers were completely nerfed. PVP was removed(come on what genius came up with the idea to remove that?) the world was FAR more closed off. By closed off I mean it seemed like any other game, the reason DS1 and LOA were great games was because the map was huge and you could pretty much go anywhere, you didnt have the guided trail feeling.
Another huge reason DS2 was a failure was again the lack of PVP/Less Players per server but also the fact that you game little editing recources for editors/mod/map makers. When I got bored with DS1 after 8 months I spent YEARS editing it, making new characters and spending time with other editors on custom maps. It was fun and gave the game a great replay value.
Finally the last 2 failures of DS2. NO chat system. DS1 had a great Chat Room where you could create chatrooms and just talk with people so when you were tired of gaming but wanted to talk to friends there it was. It was an excellent ADDED feature. Now it may seem like extra work,time and just another shiny object but little things like that really make all the difference.
Switching to gamespy was a HUGE mistake.
We dont want a different game, a "large new story" is nice but DONT FIX WHAT AINT BROKEN. We want DS1 back with new graphics and new places to explore. You can keep the odd ideas of no PVP,Gamespy and Less Player count for another game.
Well just my thought, I feel the DS name has been ruined as the franchise has been passed from company to company and the games continue to get more and more crappy. DS1 was great, LOA was just as good. All that followed was crap, DS2 was a fair game but didnt deserve the same name.
Thanks for reading, its not much to work off of but..
I loved the PVP, the different open areas you could visit(Ocean,Mines,Rivers,Forest,Snow Covered mountains) and of course editing the game. I think if you bring it back and actually take time with this game it could be good.
