Entropia Universe is getting a new planet to add to the existing ones of Planet Calypso, ROCKtropia, Next Island and Arkadia. If you're ready to face off with some beasties with BIG teeth, Planet Cyrene may be just what you're looking for. Check out our preview and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.

Planet Cyrene, developed by Digital Scryers as well as Creative Kingdom Animation Studios will be a sci-fi based planet combined with some fantasy elements in the form of shaman native tribes. CEO and Creative Director Ed Robles III started out with a sneak-peak of the storyline that tells of a human army belonging to the Imperium faction being attacked by another faction called the Turrelions in order to force them to join the coalition. Nearly defeated they speak about a distant planet called Cyrene where their hopes for a better future lie.

Read more Arno Laurman's Entropia Universe: Planet Cyrene is Coming!

the game looks like anarchy online. very crappy.

looks&story sounds kewl. I signed. - woaw-update D3 comes out May15th.

wont have much time for this- with GW2-Warhammeronline-n D3. ats it for me.

actually looks very good

Originally posted by bakabröd

the game looks like anarchy online. very crappy.

 

Ok, fist time even hearing about this game, interesting. To say it looks like Anarchy Online is a bit silly imo. It looks nothing like AO.  There is no pleasing anyone on this forum.

Nice art style. It really feels alien.

Originally posted by bakabröd

the game looks like anarchy online. very crappy.

 

lol

on topic: if only... there was a game like entropia universe, just p2p with a monthly sub... 

right now its the ultimate sandbox game, dont think it can go and more.. sandboxy... expensive one at that though. 

Expect to drop significant funds to play this game, it is most certainly not free.

I would totally play this game if it were p2p, heck even f2p with some sort of cash shop.

I actually have about $8 deposited in this game, from when I tried it out a long time ago. Can you use your balance anywhere, or are the planets seperate? Also, I'm still a newbie. How hard is it to get from planet to planet?

people are still playing this Scam-of a game?   seriously?      10 cents for every ingame item ect. I mean damn.   This new generation is stupid

Planet Cyrene's official launch date has been released, it will be may 1^st 2012. More details can be found on the official forum here: http://cyreneforum.com/threads/planet-cyrene-launch-date-released.309/

Originally posted by unclemo
As a new player myself, I'd like to address a few points.

1st off the game looks very nice and some of the views are quite stunning. I haven't taken this many screenschots since ky LOTRO days. Eu does use Crytek's Cryengine 2 which is quite powerful. Also if you're an explorer you are in for a treat. There are huge landmasses to explore.

2nd. About the money. If your budget is that of a triple AAA MMO. Player (ie. $60 for first month and$ 15 thereafter, you will be just fine. Still there are those that play without deposit gathering up pennies at a time. It is a tedius style of play but it can be done. Also playing for$ is fun! There's always a chance to hit the jackpot.

I have personally deposited$ 200 and after some careful play, my current net worth is 2110 PED. In other words if I liquidate everything right now, my bank would be credited $211. So it os easily possible to make money playing provided you settle for small returns. Hunters can be viable on$20 for months easily (at low level)

In other words the game is no more expensive than buying a CE collection of SWTOR or being a multi-account holder in EVE or DAOC as an example.

Lastly I'll simply add that the DEV's and Player Community are awsome. The RCE keeps the community mature and all the players are most helpful to new players. The mentoring system and advisor staff are first rate. Also the Devs communicate with players constantly any the do listen to feedback. New content is churned out at a rapid pace.

If you have been in an MMO slump-Face it, the past two years have. Mostly sucked- Please give EU a try. You will thank me later. Cheers!

$20 a month...when you're at low levels....How exactly is that comprable with AAA monthly service charges?

HAHA as to piss off those negative dorks,  Why are there always those non fan boys commenting on these foums :P

Seriously if you don't like the game don't F'n Play it Geesh....  This game is not for everyone but let everyone decide this for themselves.

I personally like EU and can't wait to check out the new Planet,  looks pretty cool.

I've given EU a few tries.  To me the positives were that the world really is beautiful, very beautiful in areas.  The avatars were kind of meh, I was hoping for more fluff and social clothing options but maybe I just never ran into those.  The concepts of maybe hitting a jackpot here or there was fun.

The negatives to me were the combat was very very very boring, again maybe it was just cause I was still noob area of the game.  I had a knife and some (pixie?)armor, I think that is the first set, it was yellow colored.  Anyways I found the combat very boring just clicking and my knife wore out with amazing speed.  The game can and will suck PED out of you in a hurry, but I did like a poster here talked about and put $20 in since it was basically near the same cost of a typical sub game.

I did love doing the surveying and hunting down oil and such.  That was the only area I was recouping any of my costs but I did eventually grind to a halt money-wise and the only way I could have kept going was with buying more, which I chose not to.

To sum up I think this game has a few really great ideas in place but the execution is pretty meh, to me at least.  Like most games anyone interested should just try it and see if it is for them or not :)  The new planet sounds interesting.

Last thing I want to say and what was my own biggest pet peeve with the game.  Default movement was set as qwes for moving and I had hell getting it to wasd, at least I seem to remember after much fighting finally getting it to wasd, I might just be blocking the bad memory of never having gotten it to wasd though, heheh.

Originally posted by unclemo
As a new player myself, I'd like to address a few points.

1st off the game looks very nice and some of the views are quite stunning. I haven't taken this many screenschots since ky LOTRO days. Eu does use Crytek's Cryengine 2 which is quite powerful. Also if you're an explorer you are in for a treat. There are huge landmasses to explore.

2nd. About the money. If your budget is that of a triple AAA MMO. Player (ie. $60 for first month and$ 15 thereafter, you will be just fine. Still there are those that play without deposit gathering up pennies at a time. It is a tedius style of play but it can be done. Also playing for$ is fun! There's always a chance to hit the jackpot.

I have personally deposited$ 200 and after some careful play, my current net worth is 2110 PED. In other words if I liquidate everything right now, my bank would be credited $211. So it os easily possible to make money playing provided you settle for small returns. Hunters can be viable on$20 for months easily (at low level)

In other words the game is no more expensive than buying a CE collection of SWTOR or being a multi-account holder in EVE or DAOC as an example.

Lastly I'll simply add that the DEV's and Player Community are awsome. The RCE keeps the community mature and all the players are most helpful to new players. The mentoring system and advisor staff are first rate. Also the Devs communicate with players constantly any the do listen to feedback. New content is churned out at a rapid pace.

If you have been in an MMO slump-Face it, the past two years have. Mostly sucked- Please give EU a try. You will thank me later. Cheers!

 Used to play this game extensively.  If you are not careful it is quite easy to sink several hundred or more into this game in the first month no less and have little net worth at the end of the month.  This is a game of chance and the odds are not with you.  So either the person above was extremely lucky or he is pulling your leg.  The grind is horrible for anyone who does not want to invest a lot more than you would in a p2p MMO.

Its a fun game, and I am looking forward to seeing what Cyrene has to offer me as an experienced player as well as the new players.

narfi

Originally posted by bakabröd

the game looks like anarchy online. very crappy.

      Maybe you should at least try a game before commenting...EU has some of the sharpest graphics you will ever see an a MMO while AO is very antiquated (but a fun game despite the graphics).......

Originally posted by Theocritus

Originally posted by bakabröd

the game looks like anarchy online. very crappy.

 

      Maybe you should at least try a game before commenting...EU has some of the sharpest graphics you will ever see an a MMO while AO is very antiquated (but a fun game despite the graphics).......

 

 

That summed it up, not sure how it looks like AO at all.  But yeah AO was a great game.

The game is awesome!

But too expensive with the real money economy  :(