General Discussion

Personaly, I feel their choice in PVP will be fun, but it kind of takes the whole surprise attack out of the picture... War is war it can happen at any time... I am not sure I like the whole idea of going to another clan and say hey bob.. wanna go to war?

the clan bonus should autmatic - amonst other things for the victors - with out capturable content what would be the other point to the battles just because?

Have a reason to go to war - such as that guild really sucks they keep hampering our peeps on missions and such whatever the reason they hate them - let that build a conflict and let war be the solution.

PVP should be random, or it takes away that fear factor.... of not knowing what might happen from one minute to the next.

Graphics look great though

Could still be a fun game, but sounds a little to PVE for a war based mmo.

The key is that they provide the illusion, excitement and pace of an FPS, without making the game twitchy and entirely reliant on player skill.

Well aren't they sacrificing one part for another? Twitchy games tend to favor audacious players, players who can make quick decisions in bad situations while the RPG system favors detailed players, players who plan calculate diligently and after much reading and foresight take action. So when they mention "...without making the game twitchy and entirely reliant on player skill", they mean they are moving from one skill set to the other.

Tatsit have you ever heard of Battletech/Mechwarrior and the Clans? What you mentioned is sort of what the Clans do in that universe. They try to use as little troops to win the battle, the less troops they have the greater the honor and skill the mechwarriors pose. Right before they fight they state their objective, where they are going to land and how many units, mechs, they will use.

It makes sense to me on a level. They want to make the gameplay fun, and if used correctly it could fit into the lore well.

I am looking forward to Tabula Rasa.

With Guild/Clan leaders given the latitude of making clashes of clans a minor issue with only a few grunts going head to head and then escalating a bit at a time to skirmishes, battles, then perhaps including other clans or even de-escalting (yea right) to peace.

All the while the foes are fighting players of equal level, not some level 60, bashing without fear, a bunch of lower level characters.

Leaving the pkers out in the cold is something they have done to themselves..it needs no elaboration.

A rich guild format in an rpg is a formula for success, but please minimize the instanced play, in excess it only harms the community.

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I am excited about this game, but I was hoping it was further along in development.

From the sounds of it they still have quite a bit to do. So I am guessing we wont be seeing it this year. Maybe Beta towards the end of the year.

They are making a sci-fi RPG with a FPS look and feel. Where is the confusion?

Its also a land based game. They have been saying this forever.

The confusion was back in 2004 when they were making a fantasy RPG. Now they have done a total redevelopment and I think are on the right track.

There are other sci-fi RPG with a FPS look and feel in development - Hellgate is the one that springs to mind. Not a MMORPG but still a MORPG.