StarStables

[Kadana Sorano]

It finally let me play (I tried to load it to show sis what it does when it DC's) and instead it loaded and let me play lol  for all of 5, MAYBE 10 mins max, then dc'd me again.  So now I'm even more confused..

[Bunraku]

Kadana, did you ever figure out what the problem was with the game? I was thinking it might be an intermittent connectivity issue with the service provider and your internet keeps momentarily disconnecting for a few seconds, which would crash the game because it keeps packets from being able to be sent from the client side of the game to the server side.

Even though the game is mostly server side, I suspect that there is some client sided information being sent across due to the downloads that are needed to run the game...its just a theory since I haven't really figured out exactly how Star Stable works yet vs what I know about standard MMO's with a downloadable client, but do you notice you're internet shutting down abruptly for a few seconds at a time every now and then?

Also I was wondering if Star Stable had a forum somewhere? I see no official links on the site and have been having a bit of trouble finding any fan forums where I could discuss issues with the game and potentially troubleshoot it a lot better.

[Kadana Sorano]

It could be, during the time it actually loaded but kept disconnecting, was when I was having so much trouble with my net and phones.  I've not actually tried to play again since they came and buried my ground line properly.  Will try and make time to do that soon!  But atm I have a couple sacks full of library books I am trying to get through before they come due, so my "gaming" time is pretty much nil lol  Books always trump games for me.  But I'll try and get on soon, if for nothing else then to leave it run and see how long it stays connected.. while I sit and read in front of it XD

[Bunraku]

Let me know what happens Kadana! I swear I'll figure it out eventually >>;;;


And, just because I want to...Starfire and his herd of Lemmings! XD



I think he was feeling a little indignant after this, lol. Very serious minded horse is my Starfire *nods sagely*

ETA: Ignore my clothes, I was going for stats that day, not looks, lol >>;;

[Kahlira]

Hey Mac users! Just letting you know that just this week they introduced a version for the Mac! There's still bugs in it, or so the many posts on facebook says, but still, just giving you a heads up.

[Sarah Badr]

Right now I'm pretty ticked off at Star Stable. Since the Wednesday update I haven't been able to log on and they are totally ignoring my requests to figure it out.

[Simba]

*deep breath and look of fury*

So here's my opinion about this game. It's pretty bad but hear me out, I have reasons.

I came into the franchise back in 2005. I owned the four original games. I loved them. After a break in, in which hundreds of dollars in games were stolen from my house as well as software, I lost them.

Years later, I discovered Star Stable and signed up... instantly. It was being advertised as a reboot to the original Starshine Legacy series, with weekly updates and everything.

Cue everything going wrong.

Within an hour of playing, I soon became aware of some serious computer issues. I froze and crashed every 10 minutes to half an hour over the next week. The only thing I could associate it with was Star Stable.
Sure enough, after deworming the darn launcher from Firefox, the freezes and crashes stopped. It was because of this I moved to Chrome permanently.

Then came the fact that the place that I'd come there from--the club that had owned the original, no less!-had said the game was free. I'm a college student with no source of income. I couldn't pay for this! I finished the free play in under an hour and a half.

Also, can someone PLEASE explain to me the following:
-Why they changed the Dark Core logo (the old one was so much better).
-Where is Sangorrdah (sp?)?
-Where is Fripp? I mean, at one point, I was seriously about to approach the company to buy the rights to that character. I am OBSESSED with Fripp. Click the name for an image.
-What happened to the four main characters: Linda, Lisa, Anne and whatserface? Oh, Alex.
-Why did they totally not include the original legend in the intro?? It would have been a great touch. The new legend isn't nearly as interesting.

Also it was really laggy. I know, I know, I was trying to run it on a 3-4 year old computer at the time that had 4 GB of RAM and no onboard video memory. But really. Actually, this bothered me the least.

Lastly, the memberships are too expensive. I paid less for that membership to get 5 DS games, an atari, 75 atari games, two atari controllers, a PS 2, 4 PS2 games, 3 PS2 controllers, all the PS2 cables, and a really awesome SNES for my antique game systems display. Honestly.

/rant

But other than all that, I love the graphics, I love the size of the world, the quests, everything. It's well done. But those touches, as a long time fan, ruined part of the game for me forever. And I've already been in this franchise for nearly a decade. I even have one or two of the original comics downstairs...