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Stradden 4/09/07 11:58:50 AM
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Adele Caelia pens this critical review of Netgame USA's Scions of Fate.
Read the whole review here. |
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allaryin 4/09/07 1:55:45 PM
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Joined: 1/05/06 |
Your review makes it sound like you're not very familiar with the whole Korean click-to-move + micropayment sub-genre. They're all like that.
Scions of Fate is no better or worse than most. I rate it a 5 - below games like 9 Dragons and Hero Online... but above garbage like Deicide Online, RAN, and Conquer Online. It's mostly just a case of how much actual content and writing the designers put into the game to supplement their flavour of grindfest. SoF looks just like any other Ragnarok Online clone with all of the content removed and a fresh (but low-budget) coat of paint slapped on. |
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Gameloading 4/09/07 2:30:22 PM
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Joined: 2/27/04 |
"This is where the company makes it's money, and while people spend money on some pretty strange items, I have a hard time seeing Americans handing over this kind of cash for these items, especially when they can play another mmo for $15.00 a month and get these items for free."
Come on, think for a moment. more and more companies start using this payment model, ofcourse they are profitable. if the 15$ a month tag would be more profitable, then companies would use that. this is simply the new norm among asian mmorpg's. This review is better then Adele's last review in some points, and worse in some other points. The good points are that she doesn't slam other games this time. She doesn't make comments like "This is the best mmorpg out there" either. Although she obviously had a bad experience with the game, I'm glad she didn't make a "this is the worst mmorpg out there" comment. Now for the bad points. I read the review, and after reading it I still know close to nothing of the game at all (if it wasn't for the fact I played it). For example, you mention there are very few quests, thats all fine and all, but what are those quests like? do they have a story involved in it? Do the quest show me the world? And what about combat? Is there content for grouping? Is the game solo friendly? does it make use of instanced technology? Is there PVP? How about customization of characters, such as stats and skills? (other then the looks) I have played the game myself, so I know the answers to this, but I can imagine someone who didn't play the game isn't going to find this review helpful. |
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Kyleran 4/09/07 2:46:30 PM
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Joined: 9/13/06
"In EVE, no one gives a damn about a fair fight." - chafin |
Originally posted by GameloadingSo how about it? Fill in some of the holes you mentioned. Truthfully, regardless of the answers there were enough negatives regarding the community and what not to make me not try the game. |
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Robbgobb 4/09/07 2:59:40 PM
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I agree about reading about the community. I am so glad I have not tried this and I will not. I am going to stay away from this game. |
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eburn 4/09/07 4:11:18 PM
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Joined: 3/18/06
Kill''em, burn''em. |
What's bad about Scions? Well it is a Korean grind point to click uber cute MMO with some oddness.
What's good about it? It's free and if you got a couple of pals you like to just smash and chat with, totally worth being free. LoL This review has one error in it. You cannot tab to target anything in the game, which I hope they change. But once you click on something a mob or loot or an NPC for that matter. A middle mouse click will attack, pick up, or talk to the person. Double clicking right on the center is false and makes it sound worse than it really is. Would I suggest this game for the masses? Not at all. But if you're playing a game that's down a lot or waiting on a MMO (like Age of Conan? HMM?) Got some pals doing the same, give it a go. Also on World 2 I've ran into some of the community issues, but I have also seen the complete opposite. Like all MMOs, it's filled with kids, ****faces, and inconsiderate fools. It's pretty easy to look over, just go to your local Wal-Mart. Same deal. |
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Fireburst 4/09/07 7:19:36 PM
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I think Adele has got this game pretty much nailed. I gave it a try for a couple of days and got fed up with it's community pretty fast.
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Ackbar 4/10/07 2:48:57 AM
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Joined: 6/22/04
(i think SWG sucks) |
Garrett Fuller take notes from this review. Its actually good. Could the person who reviewed Scions of Fate (I missed your name) please get Garretts Dreamlords account and do a real review of that game?
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Midaveg 4/10/07 3:29:08 AM
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Joined: 7/11/06
Kill ''em all till they uninstall |
Free to Play MMO, Scions of Fate is AAA to that but compare to general MMO industry, its crap and for casual fun. The community is extremely polluted with LOL spammers and emotes spammers too. 100% agreed on some points in the review.
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Citron 4/10/07 6:43:23 AM
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