As long as you can do all 4 paths on the same character to really, really create some great play variety I'll be happy.

For some reason it kind of reminds me of Earth and Beyond - you had 3 seperate leveling paths in that game - Combat/Trade/Exploration - but the concept was a bit underdeveloped in that game.

I love the idea of the Explorer/Scientist/Colonist in this game - now we just have to see about how well that idea is executed.

Originally posted by MikeB

Originally posted by Derros
If you can get past the art style, which seems a little overly cartoony (looney toonsy might be a better description) to me, the game seems very interesting.

Get past it? Are you kidding me? I love it! :D

I'm certainly not saying its bad, it just might not be for everyone.  I usually like most art styles, from AoC, to WoW, to Tera (minus the bunny girls), to TSW, to Binding of Isaac. 

Wildstar just seems "off" to me for whatever reason, I felt the same way about Rift (although for different reasons), maybe the colors are a little TO vibrant. I'm not saying that I wont play it or get used to the style,  It may just be that I'm not actually seeing it running on my own screen, or the videos I've seen havent been of a quality to do it justice.

I really like the art style.  I'm a pretty big fan of 3d animation from Pixar and Dreamworks.

I'm still watching this game.  It has some pretty ambitious goals and I like that.

Originally posted by Pyuk
The game may be great, but my trust for NCsoft is nil at this point. NCsoft - where MMOs go to die.

 ^^This

I'm always very picky when it comes to games' graphic style. I'm very biased towards "ultra realistic" gfx, yet I love the Wildstar cartoony style :D

I guess it's because the art fits the game's humorous and over-the-top approach. This is not a game that takes itself seriously. If it plays like a cartoon, then it's perfectly fitting that it looks like a cartoon. It's supposed to be lighthearted and fun, but that doesn't mean it has to be shallow and trivial. We'll have to see how it all plays out in the long run, though. 

I like the art style, and the world looks great to me, but I can't get past the console style combat, which (to me) does not lend itself well to a mmo setting, at all. I'm also not fond of the whole path system; I'd think it was rather stupid if they actually tried to divide development time equally between soldier and any of the other paths.

To clarify why I don't like "action" combat in a mmo, it makes gear and skill balance impossible and not as meaningful. I guess I do prefer the numbers game, in an RPG. If I am able to ever get past that, and maybe look at this, not as a mmorpg I invest in, but just a game, I might find it fun.

action as well as tab targeting, if u so choose. too lazy to look for the link i read that in

but i did read it

Originally posted by BadSpock

As long as you can do all 4 paths on the same character to really, really create some great play variety I'll be happy.

For some reason it kind of reminds me of Earth and Beyond - you had 3 seperate leveling paths in that game - Combat/Trade/Exploration - but the concept was a bit underdeveloped in that game.

I love the idea of the Explorer/Scientist/Colonist in this game - now we just have to see about how well that idea is executed.

This is exactly what I was thinking too! Hopefully Carbine are the ones who makes it a better concept!

Originally posted by Pyuk
The game may be great, but my trust for NCsoft is nil at this point. NCsoft - where MMOs go to die.

^^ This

If it was published by someone else, I'd consider it. But NCSoft will not be getting any more of my money.

Originally posted by BadSpock

As long as you can do all 4 paths on the same character to really, really create some great play variety I'll be happy.

For some reason it kind of reminds me of Earth and Beyond - you had 3 seperate leveling paths in that game - Combat/Trade/Exploration - but the concept was a bit underdeveloped in that game.

I love the idea of the Explorer/Scientist/Colonist in this game - now we just have to see about how well that idea is executed.

I'm glad someone else remembers old E&B. The 3-path leveling system was interesting, it was my first MMO so I had nothing to compare it to. It was one of the earlier games so I can forgive it for being underdeveloped. What annoyed me the most was that no one class could go from raw materials to finished product when it came to crafting. Explorers mined asteroids and tradesmen turned it into components then each class had their own set of finished items they could make. I could see someone saying "game balance" but it cut out a style of play for the pure crafter. I hope this game doesn't do that.

Originally posted by Djildjamesh

The animation in the first clip is amazing :D no 'stiffness' and just silly :D

I like the fact that's it's a non-serious MMO for once ^^   Been a while since we saw a good one. Too many MMO's try to create realistic graphics in which only a rare few succeed imo :)

 

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