Originally posted by Leodious

 

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Originally posted by twhint

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Originally posted by Leodious

 

This game sounds really interesting. How big a world are we talking?

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Well, to get from the  southernmost town to the first town in S2 will take you well over an hour and a half of straight run through on a horse.

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That sounds...huge.

The zones are extremely large, think SWG plant large, plus some.

It is massive, so much so if you run out of gas with your ATV , becaue you forgot to buy a spare can, it is a very very long walk, however trying to find a garage I found loads of stuff I wouldnt of spotted otherwise so sliver lining and all that.

And I have turned into a crafting whore, played mmorpgs for a very long time and have resisted or just hated crafting in nearly all of the MMORPG,s ive played. Vanguards system came the nearest to making want to craft, but it just got bloody annoying after awhile as it was just made difficult for the sake of being difficult into a mini game.

Well I think I will give this game a shot.

Its really large.

From spider hill the northern most town in sector 1 to the very first small rest stop in sector 3 in kaibab waste is 5 hour trip real time...on a motorcycle.

I did stick to the roads, off roading in some of those spots is freaking lethal. Ehh I also kept getting a little distracted by all the road wreckage goodies. Still big as hell.

Sad thing is a large amount of that area is just ...nothing.

It is the desert, it is post apoc...but there is no joy in exploring to find...nothing.

Sector 3 is just...meh.

Now, they are planning on doing expansions rather rapidly, so hopefully they can flesh out the game some more.

Those annoying bugs with the rubber banding, poor performance in towns, disappearing mobs, etc. have all been around since beta months ago. I really don't predict them getting squashed anytime soon.

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I advocate everyone stay in Sector 1 as long as they can. Do all the AP quests, build the ATV(but for god's sake don't use the key). I think it has the potential to turn into a decent game, just don't rush to the end.

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Two major issues for me are:

1. There probably will never be an economy of note. Even if you don't specialize in crafting you can still make a large portion of what you need in consumables. Items don't degrade (at least last I knew) so can be traded ad infinitem.

2. The lack of any need to group. Kingman's Prison and the last You're Dying mission in Sector 1 were the only places I needed to group. That's going to hurt on the community building front.

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Best of wishes to Fallen Earth and it's players!

Originally posted by neoterrar

 Do all the AP quests, build the ATV(but for god's sake don't use the key).

What does this mean? I got a key for a free ATV, is there something wrong with it or does it screw pacing if I don't build one?

Originally posted by GTwander

Originally posted by neoterrar

 Do all the AP quests, build the ATV(but for god's sake don't use the key).

What does this mean? I got a key for a free ATV, is there something wrong with it or does it screw pacing if I don't build one?

I've no idea what he means. I've just started. I've used the key. And I'm greatly enjoying going for a spin. :)

I'll eventually get a horse though... more suitable for the character I am aiming for.

There are a series of quests/quest line to build a ATV from the ground up. The finished product is your ATV key. You use the ATV key to research how to build a motorcycle.

He's warning you not to impulse use the ATV key you built otherwise you have to build another to do motorcycle research.

Use the key you get for your free ATV.

I am hearing a lot about much of the landmass being empty space. I like a large world, but it seems like large tracts of empty desert would be incredibly dull. Say it isn't so!

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Originally posted by Leodious
I am hearing a lot about much of the landmass being empty space. I like a large world, but it seems like large tracts of empty desert would be incredibly dull. Say it isn't so!

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Exploring does have its place. There are some places not listed on the map where you can do quests and such, especially between S1 and S2.