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Lepidus  11/22/06 3:51:37 PM

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Ken Johnston looks at combat in 9Dragons in this brand new developer journal from the martial arts MMP being localized to the West by Acclaim.

9Dragons has a background story we haven't heard a hundred times, 9Dragons has period authenticity that was clearly painstaking to compile, 9Dragons has beautifully rendered artwork that likely took time off the lives of their artists ... but what those who have entered The Land (and survived) will tell you, is that the real perk of 9Dragons... is the combat system. 9Dragons combat was designed to be different than that of any other MMO from the seed stage. The designers had played the early MMO's like Everquest (where you could just click on a monster and let the stats package do the rest) and knew they wanted more, more, more. They wanted more interaction, more skill sets and to make combat more... well... more better.

Here's a glimpse of what the designers came up with...

The full article is here.

 
Mesopolies  11/22/06 4:52:47 PM

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It's going ot be very interesting to see how this game turns out. I can't wait to get in and try it. Open beta is coming soon.
 
Qmire  11/22/06 5:29:01 PM

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Yes the whole combat and training system, trying to make it look like real martial arts, makes it quite interesting, i just hope they go open beta soon, so we'll be able to have a taste on the product, without having too many bugs that could ruin the fun ofcourse.

The whole nameless hero, drunken master, and other martial movies over it, could overhype it so be careful, i myself seem rather doomed as i've always been a fan of the old drunken master and old kung fu movies, what a shame that it would probably be unlikely to make a succesful newbiw start like drunken master, as doing all the dirty work. So liqour coins seems fair enough heh.

One thing is for sure, it might very well be a very refreshing mmorpg to set your foot into, just hope there won't be too many complications.

Mischiff  11/23/06 2:20:13 AM

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I really like the idea of an action, skill based MMO .. fantasy, swing your sword, cast your spell type's are getting very old .. (or i just need a break from them) and this seems to be the game that will give me that for a while; so I am hoping that its very addicting and fun to play !  
 
action99  11/23/06 3:09:37 AM

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Eh...i've played a little bit.  I got bored around lvl 9, and also didn't want to play, because of the character wipe, so far the fighting is still point and click.  Atm i'm just sticking to Deicide and WoW.
 
xauss  11/23/06 5:01:04 AM

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why do today, that which you can put off till tomorrow

"Eh...i've played a little bit.  I got bored around lvl 9, and also didn't want to play, because of the character wipe, so far the fighting is still point and click.  Atm i'm just sticking to Deicide and WoW."

so u played it for an hour or so. since 9dragons is still in CB, testers shouldnt be discussing it, but since this info posted by MMORPG.com i have this to say - the animations for the different fighting styles make this one worth checking out just by themselves! and as you level, you can choose new improved fighting chains that look different to the chain before, with different combat mode postures and different punch, (roundhouse) kicks, knee drops, elbows etc combos... (and then there is fighting with swords / spears / staff etc.) and i'm no fanboi, but i'll be waiting for OB to post a general critique

CleffyII  11/23/06 5:02:14 AM

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Point and Click is very disappointing in a fighting type mmo.  Still I like the fighting combinations, thats one thing I was hoping for for years now.
 
S4ndM4n  11/23/06 7:11:17 AM

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Im in CB and im a bit disappointed. Its just another point'n'click grind fest.
 
Upload  11/23/06 7:36:57 AM

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Fantastic! See you in my collection, 9Dragons.
 
Qmire  11/23/06 8:05:46 AM

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I certainly hope there will be a wasd controle feature added, never been a fan of "point and click".

Then again those who seem to spite bad stuff about this game and saying they are playing CB, are far from constructive, thus thier points are as valueable a piece of dirt is, guess untill someone makes a constructive post about CB, we'll just have to wait for OB.

Zorvan  11/23/06 8:15:58 AM

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Originally posted by Qmire
I certainly hope there will be a wasd controle feature added, never been a fan of "point and click".
Then again those who seem to spite bad stuff about this game and saying they are playing CB, are far from constructive, thus thier points are as valueable a piece of dirt is, guess untill someone makes a constructive post about CB, we'll just have to wait for OB.

Just curious, but how is saying bad stuff when in CB unconstructive and as valuable as dirt, but a constructive post from someone in CB (I'm guessing that means someone posting good things?) is worth something? I don't know, guess you lost me on that one.

And for the record, posting anything good or bad while being in CB is not allowed.

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angelofmercy  11/23/06 8:39:12 AM