웹 & 게임 = 즐거움 !!

이전 포스트 에서는 엔씨소프트에 타뷸라라사가 갖는 의미와 발매 후 예상외의 부진한 실적에 대해 알아보았다. 이번 포스트에서는 해외 유저들이 유명 웹진에 남긴 코멘트를 통해 타뷸라 라사의 어떤점에 문제가 있으며 또 어떤점이 호평을 받고 있는지 알아보도록 하자.

This game has a few, easy to over come bugs that will be ironed out in due time like other MMO's when they launch. It has a fresh feeling, the battles are a lot of fun.
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 If your tired of Fantasy, this sci-fi is worth a try.

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This game was fun for about two weeks. The amount of bugs puts a big damper on playing. They should of pushed the release date back anouther month. The content in this game is lacking so bad that when they add basic features they seems to create more problems. Looseing exp/progress when you clone is a good example. There is no reason to play this 3d shooter at this pont in time. Money is useless, stats pointless, end game what, grouping is optional and skills are unballanced/useless. I would suggest anyone who wants to play this game wait a year. Overall I feel this game has potential if they dont loose all thier players. Good Luck TR!

I feel for you man, but this game still has life and while there is yet no economy what so ever, it's normal. WoW was a sinking ship when it first came out to, look it's still in development, they are just NOW going to release hero classes when it was supposed to be a first year addition. But otherwise, the playerbase knows bugs and many problems still exist, and the current patch keeps getting pushed back probably because of QA, which is good.
This game was fun for about two weeks. The amount of bugs puts a big damper on playing. They should of pushed the release date back anouther month. The content in this game is lacking so bad that when they add basic features they seems to create more problems. Looseing exp/progress when you...

Posted by:  NeokiNaomi on January 17, 2008 13:44 PDT [IGN]

이 게임은 기존의 다른 MMO 게임이 발매할 때 그래왔던 수준의 작은 버그들을 가지고 있을 뿐이다. 이 게임은 신선하고 전투는 매우 재미있다.
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기존 판타지에 질렸다면, 이 공상과학 게임은 할만한 가치가 있다.

The one thing that really stood out amongst other things was the music-it was all either beautiful or intense, suiting aspects for each.
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All in all, I will probably come back to this game when the game is further developed and has more interesting aspects and improvements

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 The game itself is really awesome, however. I really did enjoy shooting aliens. I hardly even noticed I was leveling while traversing such an enjoyable world, but after a while I started seeing things literally copied from World of Warcraft such as instances. The one thing that really stood out amongst other things was the music-it was all either beautiful or intense, suiting aspects for each.

All in all, I will probably come back to this game when the game is further developed and has more interesting aspects and improvements.

Posted Dec 6, 2007 12:19 pm PT [IGN]

이 게임에서 눈에 띄는 점은 음악이다. 아름답다가도 격렬한 음악이 상황에 맞게 잘 배치되어 있다.
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결론적으로, 시간이 지나 시스템이 안정화되고 여러 재미있는 요소가 더 많이 추가되었을 때 아마도 다시 이 게임을 시작 할 것이다.

Richard Garriott can be quoted from one several videos on the site, saying this is a second generation MMO because of the new things they bring to the industry. Whether or not this appeals to you is a matter of opinion. For me, it's appealing. So what's different?

- Non fanatasy setting
- Scalar instances
- Ethical/Moral parables
- Fast paced combat system pseudo FPS style
- Cloning

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Here's a real review of Tabula Rasa.

Key points about what this new MMO brings to the table seems to be missed in every review I've seen, which is inexcusible because TR's website has videos which explain in detail why this game is different than most. The implication is being unique in certain ways will generate appeal. Richard Garriott can be quoted from one several videos on the site, saying this is a second generation MMO because of the new things they bring to the industry. Whether or not this appeals to you is a matter of opinion. For me, it's appealing. So what's different?

-non-fantasy setting: you can't complain about not having elves when you know the game isn't SUPPOSED to have elves. Other games use a sci-fi setting, but not to the degree this game does. This is a plus!

-scalar instances: instances are designed to be handled by one player, and will increase in difficulty as you add squad members. Modularity is a good thing because it's flexible, and you can change it at will. Don't like to solo? Then create a squad. Don't have the time to deal with other people? Do it yourself.

-Ethical/Moral Parables: this has Richard Garriott written all over it; anyone who has played the Ultima series knows. Pivotal points in decision-making will result in different mission chains and responses from NPCs. This is a first in the MMO world, and keeps the player immersed in a world which seems more real than any other, Ex: do you alert authorities about a man stealing food for his starving family or ignore it out of compassion? No right answer here but it's a welcome change from "kill 20 kobolds."

-fast paced combat system pseudo FPS style: TR is fast-paced combat. Also, it takes almost no time to find battles, REAL battles, not a case where you're pulling 1-3 mobs and resting between episodes. See below:

http://www.ju decca.org/videos/tr_battles.wmv (30 megs)

-cloning: put bluntly, characters can be cloned at any level to create a copy of that character. This also resets skill points of a character, which can be respent however you see fit (aka respec). Essentially, you can level a character to 50 with set skills, blow a clone credit to create the same character, yet respend skill points to allow the charater to be played in a completely different manner. Again, modularity/flexibility is the name of the game, which is great! Clone credits are not common however; use them sparingly.

TR is not without it's faults however. As I have leveled (currently 43), the following left a sour taste in my mouth:

-several bugged missions in the game (once you reach level 25-30, I'd say 10-20% of the missions cannot be completed)
-crafting system is an afterthought
-some zones suffer from severe lag/latency/load (most notably, Mires on the Pegasus server).

To be fair, these faults are to be expected on release. Keeping that in mind, I think TR is one hell of a game. I give it an 8.5-9 out of 10.

Posted by:  Magosian on November 21, 2007 11:52 PDT [IGN]

리차드 개리엇은 타뷸라라사에서 선보인 다음과 같은 요소들 때문에 타뷸라라사는 2세대 MMO 게임이라고 말한다. 그의 주장이 타당한지 아닌지는 개개인의 취향의 문제라고 생각하지만, 나는 그의 주장이 타당하다고 생각한다. 어떤 요소가 기존의 MMO 게임과 다른것일까?

- 기존 판타지를 바탕으로 삼지 않는다. (엘프와 드워프가 나오는..)
- 유연한 인스턴스 던전 (솔로, 팀플을 선택해서 플레이할 수 있다.)
- 윤리/도덕적 선택 ('코볼드 20마리를 잡아와라' 같은 식이 아닌...깊이있는 스토리, )
- FPS 식의 빠른 전투 시스템 (빠른 진행)
- 복제시스템 (다른 시도를 위해 캐릭터를 처음부터 다시 키우지 않아도 된다.)

This game was fun for about two weeks. The amount of bugs puts a big damper on playing. They should of pushed the release date back anouther month.
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There is no reason to play this 3d shooter at this pont in time. Money is useless, stats pointless, end game what, grouping is optional and skills are unballanced/useless. I would suggest anyone who wants to play this game wait a year. Overall I feel this game has potential if they dont loose all thier players. Good Luck TR!

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This game was fun for about two weeks. The amount of bugs puts a big damper on playing. They should of pushed the release date back anouther month. The content in this game is lacking so bad that when they add basic features they seems to create more problems. Looseing exp/progress when you clone is a good example. There is no reason to play this 3d shooter at this pont in time. Money is useless, stats pointless, end game what, grouping is optional and skills are unballanced/useless. I would suggest anyone who wants to play this game wait a year. Overall I feel this game has potential if they dont loose all thier players. Good Luck TR!

I feel for you man, but this game still has life and while there is yet no economy what so ever, it's normal. WoW was a sinking ship when it first came out to, look it's still in development, they are just NOW going to release hero classes when it was supposed to be a first year addition. But otherwise, the playerbase knows bugs and many problems still exist, and the current patch keeps getting pushed back probably because of QA, which is good.
This game was fun for about two weeks. The amount of bugs puts a big damper on playing. They should of pushed the release date back anouther month. The content in this game is lacking so bad that when they add basic features they seems to create more problems. Looseing exp/progress when you...

Posted by:  NeokiNaomi on January 17, 2008 13:44 PDT [IGN]

첫 2주 동안은 재미있다. 하지만 수 많은 버그는 게임 플레이를 방해한다. (이러한 버그를 잡기 위해서) 발매일을 연기했어야 했다.

현 시점(08년 1월 17일) 에서 이 게임을 플레이할 이유는 없다. 돈은 쓸모없고, 능력치는 의미가 없으며 파티는 안해도 되고 스킬은 밸런스가 맞지 않는다. 이 게임을 플레이 하고 싶은 사람은 앞으로 1년을 더 기다리길 바란다.

현재의 유저들을 전부 잃지만 않는다면 잠재력이 있는 게임이라고 생각한다.

행운을 빈다 타뷸라라사!

TR is not without it's faults however. As I have leveled (currently 43), the following left a sour taste in my mouth:

-several bugged missions in the game (once you reach level 25-30, I'd say 10-20% of the missions cannot be completed)
-crafting system is an afterthought
-some zones suffer from severe lag/latency/load (most notably, Mires on the Pegasus server).

원문 보기

Here's a real review of Tabula Rasa.

Key points about what this new MMO brings to the table seems to be missed in every review I've seen, which is inexcusible because TR's website has videos which explain in detail why this game is different than most. The implication is being unique in certain ways will generate appeal. Richard Garriott can be quoted from one several videos on the site, saying this is a second generation MMO because of the new things they bring to the industry. Whether or not this appeals to you is a matter of opinion. For me, it's appealing. So what's different?

-non-fantasy setting: you can't complain about not having elves when you know the game isn't SUPPOSED to have elves. Other games use a sci-fi setting, but not to the degree this game does. This is a plus!

-scalar instances: instances are designed to be handled by one player, and will increase in difficulty as you add squad members. Modularity is a good thing because it's flexible, and you can change it at will. Don't like to solo? Then create a squad. Don't have the time to deal with other people? Do it yourself.

-Ethical/Moral Parables: this has Richard Garriott written all over it; anyone who has played the Ultima series knows. Pivotal points in decision-making will result in different mission chains and responses from NPCs. This is a first in the MMO world, and keeps the player immersed in a world which seems more real than any other, Ex: do you alert authorities about a man stealing food for his starving family or ignore it out of compassion? No right answer here but it's a welcome change from "kill 20 kobolds."

-fast paced combat system pseudo FPS style: TR is fast-paced combat. Also, it takes almost no time to find battles, REAL battles, not a case where you're pulling 1-3 mobs and resting between episodes. See below:

http://www.ju decca.org/videos/tr_battles.wmv (30 megs)

-cloning: put bluntly, characters can be cloned at any level to create a copy of that character. This also resets skill points of a character, which can be respent however you see fit (aka respec). Essentially, you can level a character to 50 with set skills, blow a clone credit to create the same character, yet respend skill points to allow the charater to be played in a completely different manner. Again, modularity/flexibility is the name of the game, which is great! Clone credits are not common however; use them sparingly.

TR is not without it's faults however. As I have leveled (currently 43), the following left a sour taste in my mouth:

-several bugged missions in the game (once you reach level 25-30, I'd say 10-20% of the missions cannot be completed)
-crafting system is an afterthought
-some zones suffer from severe lag/latency/load (most notably, Mires on the Pegasus server).

To be fair, these faults are to be expected on release. Keeping that in mind, I think TR is one hell of a game. I give it an 8.5-9 out of 10.

Posted by:  Magosian on November 21, 2007 11:52 PDT [IGN]

43레벨 까지 키운 나에게 타뷸라라샤의 아쉬운 점은 다음과 같다.

- 몇몇 버그가 있는 미션들 (25-30 레벨에 도달하는 동안 10-20%의 미션들은 버그 때문에 완료할 수 없다)
- 제조 시스템은 신선하지 못하다.
- 몇몇 지역은 매우 심각한 렉이 걸린다 (특히 Pegasus 서버의 Mires 지역)

No vehicles, no star ships, no space, no ground vehicles, nothing sci-fi at all about it. You run around in an endless cycle of upgrading weapons and armor. Crafting is a convoluted mess.

more..

Just what we needed, another game that has you grinding levels and killing 10 of this and that in an endless treadmill style grind. This doesn't offer a darn thing new or inovative.

No vehicles, no star ships, no space, no ground vehicles, nothing sci-fi at all about it. You run around in an endless cycle of upgrading weapons and armor. Crafting is a convoluted mess.

It has some intersting missions but you can get the same type of objective based gameplay from just about any new shooter (Enemy Territory, which there is no monthly fee and the enemies are human not brain dead AI's)
Really, the only thing that makes this game "Sci-Fi" is the artwork, other then that its the same old poop with a different skin.

Gameplay - not revolutionary. In fact didn't SOE try this third person based shooter stuff with that moronic NGE they tried in Star Wars Galaxies? Let me fill you in, yes. And it about killed the game, in fact it never recovered.. Graphics - look very similar to other NCSoft games. Come on guys, at least try.

Missing parts - shipped missing basic things like an auction house...hello, WTF kind of oversight was that? The devs are already talking about revamping several aspects of the game.
Where did MMO's lose their way? Why do we keep getting this grind based, linear garbage that plays like a weak, poorly made single player game? On top of it, there is very little depth to any aspect of the game. Just shoot anything in your way and thats about all there is to do.

The rest of the PC gaming industry has a stellar year while MMO players get fed junk like this and Vanguard. Well...at least this one runs.

This game is a disappointment on just about every level.

Posted by torak101  Dec 14, 2007 6:33 am PT  [Gamespot]

우주선, 우주, 탈것 같은 어떠한 공상과학적인 요소도 볼 수 없다. 단지 무기와 방어구를 업그레이드하는 무한 반복 작업을 할 뿐이다. 제조 시스템은 최악이다.

지금 까지 해외 유명 웹 사이트에 달린 외국 게이머의 답글을 살펴 보았다. 이를 통해 타뷸라 라사의 문제점을 요약하면  다음과 같다.


1. 많은 양의 버그
2. Sci-Fi 다운 콘텐츠 부족
3. 친숙하지 않은 소재
4. Wow로 인해 높아진 유저들의 기대 불충족

타뷸라라사는 작년 11월 02일에 정식 서비스를 시작하였다. 즉 아직 3개월 밖에 안된 온라인 게임인 것이다. 따라서 어느정도의 버그와 컨턴츠 부족은 있을 수 있다. 기존의 많은 MMO 게임들 예를 들어, WOW, 리니지2 등등의 게임들도 초반에는 이러한 일들을 겪고 유저들로 부터 많은 원성을 듣기도 했었다. 하지만 타뷸라라사에겐 안된일이지만, 지금은 그 때와는 상황이 많이 다르다. 당시 2004년의 WOW 나 2003년의 리니지2가 발매될 때만 하더라도 경쟁을 벌이는 MMOG 게임이 그리 많지 않았다. 즉 유저들이 선택할 수 있는 일정 수준 이상의 MMOG는 손으로 꼽을 수 있을 정도 였다. 그래서 유저들은 게임의 재미를 반감시키는 버그가 있어도 다른 MMO 게임으로 옮겨 갈 수가 없었다. 하지만 2008년 현재는 한해 1조 이상의 매출을 달성하고 있는 절대군주 WOW - 아시아의 맹주 리니지, 라그나로크 - 북미,유럽의 맹주 길드워 등이 각각의 위치를 굳건히 지키고 있는 상황이다. 이런 상황에서 버그 때문에 퀘스트 진행이 힘들 뿐만 아니라 기존의 게임과 차별을 두려한 Sci-Fi 적인 컨텐츠가 부실하다면 어느 누가 하고 있던 게임을 버리고 타뷸라라사를 선택하겠는가?

사실, 2달여 동안 50억원의 매출을 올린 타뷸라라사를 부진하다고 평가하는 것은 억지 라고 생각할 수도 있다. 하지만 리차드 개리엇이라는 명성을 생각해 볼 때 이는 분명 기대에 못미치는 성적임에는 틀림이 없다. 하지만.. 아직 3개월 밖에 안 된 게임을 더구나 아직 아시아 시장에서 서비스를 시작조차 하지 않은 게임에 대한 평가는 조금 유보해 두는 것은 어떨까?
어느 게이머의 말 처럼 분명 가능성이 보이는 게임인 만큼 부진이라는 평가는 조금 유보해 두고, 게임이 어느정도 안정화 될 때 까지 기다려 보는 것이 로드 브리티시에 대한 예의란 생각을 해 본다.

               
                                   
이상으로 해외 유명 웹진 IGN, Game Spot 에 달린 해외 유저들의 반응을 살펴 보았다. 사실 위에서 발췌 해석한 것은 긍정적인 의견과 부정적인 의견을 균형있게 보여주기 위해 긍정적인 의견, 부정적인 의견 각각 3개씩 같은 수를 발췌한 것이지만, 실제 웹 사이트의 분위기는 타뷸라라사를 옹호하는 글이 압도적으로 많았다. 이 포스트는 타뷸라라사의 부진을 답글을 통해 알아보는 것을 목적으로 하기에 이런 식의 구성을 취한 것이므로 실제 유저들의 반응을 보고 싶다면 직접 해외 사이트(IGN, Game Spot ) 에 가보는 것을 추천한다.

2001년 5월 엔씨 & 게리엇 손잡다

타뷸라라사

- 'Gamers Temple' 에서 E3 2006 최고의 게임으로 선정.
- 'IGN' 에서 E3 2007 최고의 게임으로 선정
- 'RPG Land' 에서 2007년의 MMORPG로 선정
- 'Play Magazine' 에서 2007 최고의 온라인 RPG로 선정

정우철 미래에셋증권 애널리스트도 "엔씨소프트는 지난 4분기에 타뷸라라사를 북미에서 상용화했으나, 기대 이하의 부진한 성과를 보였다"며 "특히 타블라라사가 개발기간만 5년 이상 걸린 대작 게임이라는 점에서 실망스러웠다"고 밝혔다.

이왕상 우리투자증권 애널리스트는 "엔씨소프트의 4분기 실적은 양호한 국내 부문과 부진한 해외 부문으로 요약할 수 있다"며 "올해로 상용화 10주년이 되는 리니지가 전성기 수준의 매출액을 유지하고 있다는 점은 인상적이지만 타뷸라라사의 흥행이 당초 기대치를 크게 하회하고 있다는 점이 주가에 부담으로 작용하고 있다"고 분석했다.