So...clean launch?

[Mutated Spleen]

I think so, for PC anyway. I've only played a few MMOs on launch day (SWTOR, and Diablo 3 - which I acknowledge is not a true MMO, but was released as though it were, and now Defiance), but I have to say I think this has been the cleanest launch of the three. There has been downtime, but it hasn't been massive, or super frequent. I actually got to play a little earlier than expected, which was nice, and I, personally, have experienced absolutely zero lag. Been a few bugs, but that's to be expected.

I know that hasn't been the case for everybody, and I've seen tons of "omgwtfbbq launch week problemz" posts...but how would you guys rate this launch thus far? Clean? Messy? Somewhere in the middle?

[QuantumBear]

The broken/**** chat/voice comms abomination tainted it for me, game is pretty fun though.

[Pissed off]

I think so, for PC anyway. I've only played a few MMOs on launch day (SWTOR, and Diablo 3 - which I acknowledge is not a true MMO, but was released as though it were, and now Defiance), but I have to say I think this has been the cleanest launch of the three. There has been downtime, but it hasn't been massive, or super frequent. I actually got to play a little earlier than expected, which was nice, and I, personally, have experienced absolutely zero lag. Been a few bugs, but that's to be expected.

I know that hasn't been the case for everybody, and I've seen tons of "omgwtfbbq launch week problemz" posts...but how would you guys rate this launch thus far? Clean? Messy? Somewhere in the middle?

A lot of people returned the game.

[Humor]

Coming from Alpha testing Defiance, I can safely say, quite a bit has actually been fixed, polished, etc.

Launch clean though? Let's face the facts here, no MMO launch has ever gone quite the way as intended. In my personal opinion, there are no such things as a clean launch. However, it leaves much more room for improvement.

Better then some launches I've seen, but definitely not the best.

[Ultima546]

A lot of people returned the game.

And a lot of people didn't. Every post of yours I've read is either trollish or non-contributory. Why are you even on the forums?

The game has bugs and problems, etc., but they all do. It's been out less than a week and people want to determine its fate already. Give it more time and development, then make your judgment(s).

[CookingWithGuns]

Not the best launch, but off the top of my head from ones I've been in... it so far has been better than AC, EQ, WoW, Conan, Warhammer, LOTRO... EQ had less server crashes (even though so far Defiance only crashed on my once) it seems, but more glitches.

[Beck]

Having been a veteran of many MMO's Defiance has been very smooth. Even WoW which seems to be peoples gold standard was a pathetic mess for two weeks. I got a months credit on my account by the time the first 2 weeks were up because of the issues Blizzard had.

Seeing as this is the first MMO on the xbox to make it to launch since FF11 there is no real comparison, but think about the fact that no other MMO for xbox made it to launch, the problems were THAT BAD.

The fact that idiots like "Pissed Off" are too stupid to post in their own specific forums (XBOX 360) or use the SEARCH feature because their petty questions have been already answered about 50 times since launch by many hard working volunteers of the community who deserve some well earned appreciation.

Yes people returned the game, mostly those who didn't educate themselves on what this game was, or came in thinking it was COD in MMO mode, or have never experienced an MMO before and only have a single player experience to work with. This isn't a game you drop in the CD tray and it works. It would be nice, but as far as my experience with other MMOs Defiance has had a fantastic launch.

[Pissed off]

And a lot of people didn't. Every post of yours I've read is either trollish or non-contributory. Why are you even on the forums?

The game has bugs and problems, etc., but they all do. It's been out less than a week and people want to determine its fate already. Give it more time and development, then make your judgment(s).

Hey man I waisted my money on this **** tastic game, which is bugged, has horrible combat and dam right going to vocal about it. Again I support syfy and feel with MINOR tweeks such as a shoulder swap or sticky cover the game could be saved. So stop white knighting. 67$ For crap tastic gameplay. I payed 15$ for mass effect 3. Wtf? Your gun does not even shoot straight its a shooter game!

And I do contribute I made positive suggestions, such as cosmetic changes, pointing out bugs(like the gun barrel and cross hair being off) So stop white knighting. Back off I have the right to annoy people who kiss ***. Not saying your kissing *** but if my posts annoy you just the same fine. Regardless fix the ****ing aim. Add shoulder swapping and a cover mechanic.

[CookingWithGuns]

Hey man I waisted my money on this **** tastic game, which is bugged, has horrible combat and dam right going to vocal about it. Again I support syfy and feel with MINOR tweeks such as a shoulder swap or sticky cover the game could be saved. So stop white knighting. 67$ c
For crap tastic gameplay. I payed 15$ for mass effect 3. Wtf? Your gun does not even shoot straight its a shooter game!

And if you bought ME3 when it was released you would have paid 60$. You choose to buy immediately, that is on you. There is actually a ton of content compared to most games. Even if it doesn't live up to its expectations yet, it is still a good buy in terms of how much game is there at the moment and its only growing.

[Beck]

Hey man I waisted my money on this **** tastic game, which is bugged, has horrible combat and dam right going to vocal about it. Again I support syfy and feel with MINOR tweeks such as a shoulder swap or sticky cover the game could be saved. So stop white knighting. 67$ c
For crap tastic gameplay. I payed 15$ for mass effect 3. Wtf? Your gun does not even shoot straight its a shooter game!

My gun fires straight, sure you know how to use it? You obviously can't figure out a forum search option or lack the ability to read the Dev's posts that they are aware of XBOX issues and working on them. All of your complaints have already been addressed and laid out. You are not adding anything new to the conversation. This is not GoW. Combat is on par with this type of game (MMO) where the idea is to keep the player/player interactions simple for the maximum communication from client to server and back. If it get's too complicated your character risks being affected by packet loss and reducing your ability to respond timely.

It is obvious your experience with MMO's are limited as a 12 years old girl sounding shrieking demon I hear so much on XBOX when I used to play CoD and GoW, before I got sick of it and join the adults.