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Old 06-08-2009, 08:19 PM
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Mac, I agree with most of the things you said, but I must point out a few things that differentiate TT from POTC.

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I think too many people are complaining because they're bored. Why is it that I can wait a year and a half to two years before a huge update goes to toontown but my fellow POTCO players can't wait even a year at the least?
TT is a fully developed game that has players kept busy for years at a time. Like Sarah said, a few hours 3 times a weak, and you've mastered every aspect of the game. I had gotten my main pirate up to Level 40, all weapons lv. 22+, and all tasks (including bonus ones) completed in less than a month. In TT, it takes at least a month to max one of the four cog suits, and you still have several weeks going to golfing, fishing, and racing. Not to mention the fact that there's so much personalization throughout the game, and there's so much competition around you to motivate you to get through the game. I have never met a fully maxed toon that hadn't been spending at least 6 months on TT. On POTC, I have met people who have maxed their pirates in a week and a half. There is little gaming content to POTC, when you compare it to TT. This is why TT can take months at a time when coming out with new stuff; it keeps the players busy. Could you imagine players on TT like POTC in which half the paid gaming community has 3 fully maxed toons? If that was happening, TT would be having the exact same problems as POTC is having right now. So in end, I think it is an unfair comparison when comparing POTC and TT, and it still eludes why Disney is fully aware of the problems and lack of new content on POTC, and why they're not sending some of the designers from the TT department to the POTC development department.

Basically, my rant in a nutshell: TT keeps players busy! POTC is failing at that!
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Old 06-08-2009, 11:28 PM
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TT is a fully developed game that has players kept busy for years at a time. busy! POTC is failing at that
I think you're forgetting that both TT and POTCO players have to wait the same amount of time for huge updates. Players from both TT and POTCO had quit because they're impatient.

On toontown I've maxed one of my toons. I have so many people ask me how I did it. All I did is play a few hours a day like Sarah said. But what happens when the imaptient people who have 4 mastered pirates(Not saying if you have four pirates you're impatient) quit? Then you see less and less higher level people. It's like a cycle. The impatient people quit and the patient people are still there years later with a very high level character.

TT and POTCO can be compared in the sense that both games have impatient players who are demanding content. They can also be compared to how long they take for huge updates. It took 23 months for bossbot HQ to be released and there weren't too many complaints on TTC. In fact, there were more people talking about ideas for bossbot HQ than complaining about it not being out already.

If you can't wait for new content, stop paying for the game. Don't waste your money on a game where content isn't coming out fast enough for you. You'll be saving money and once you start paying again, you still get your stats. I don't see why people keep paying for the game if they're bored with it. Go out and buy a console and a few games to keep you busy. It's working fine with me and I'm not bored. (Although I did make a new pirate today because I'd like to be caught up with some of the people who have multiple mastered pirates.)


I think POTCOs biggest problem is that the game is too easy! In toontown you can't beat the game without help! I'd like to see more quests where you have to do mini-boss-battles with friends. I don't want to go in toontown's direction but why not have boss battles where once we defeated them enough our HP goes up and we get extra attacks, even weapons? POTCO has a lot of content already, but it's not used the same way toontown uses it. For toontown you have to do boss battles over and over again. Sellbot HQ alone will keep you more busy than the first POTCO story quest.

Yes, toontown has more content. The way the developers use the content is what matters. There may be more boss battles in toontown than in POTCO but... POTCO doesn't force you to do the boss battle over and over again to get farther in the game.

Ok, enough of me going on and on about comparing TT and POTCO. You can compare them though. The ages of the games are just numbers. The content is another thing, but it's how the developers make use of the content that matters. *repetitive*
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Old 06-09-2009, 01:35 AM
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*Facepalm*

I have already stated that there is no system in place with this game. Its do your tasks, level up, and thats it. I'm not going to repeat myself.
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Old 06-09-2009, 04:42 AM
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I never said there needed to be a system. I for one, though, would like to see them make use of the content they already have.
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Old 06-09-2009, 05:27 AM
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I never said there had to be one, there just isn't.
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I have already stated that there is no system in place with this game. Its do your tasks, level up, and thats it. I'm not going to repeat myself.
Oh my goodness, thank you so much, you have no clue how long I have been looking for somebody with the sense to notice that. Knowing that, you can use it against people, and then, you can be a true pirates, great going.
 

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