I feel the temptation. Really I do... Should I or shouldn't I? Hmmm...

Originally posted by Vaedur

This game is not sandbox... not at all. . just because there is nothing to really do for groups does NOT mean it's sandbox.. it has a CLEAR progression through 3 zones.. it's as sandbox as any other game out there.....

I still really really wish they didn't screw this one up... it could have been the greatest mmo on the market.. oh so so so easy, no insenative to do anything.. instead we got a niche game that a few people are spouting as the greatest of all time, but alas, read the Fallen earth forums, and see those people are starting to come around, people talking about not seeing others as much, etc..

 

I really hope the  Earthrise developers are looking closely at the mistakes of FE

 

anywho got off topic.. but this game really isn't sandbox, i have no idea why people say it is.

Here we go again, another thread about what a sandbox should be defined as.

We get it Vaedur, you dont like FE.  You said your piece and now you can move on.

Isn't the xpac geared morely for those that are level 60 already?

What I am trying to say is, if your starting as a newbie once again in lotro, is this xpac going to effect any of the lower level players?

Originally posted by zymurgeist

Heh I hit S3 at 15 to get some books. It's a shocker. Fled back to S1 afterwards.

lol.. last time I saw S3 was when FE was throwing that PA party on Sept 9 I believe. So that must of been a haul for ya.

It seems S3 is so far away from S1 from where I am at in game.

Originally posted by shadow139

thanks again for the key... wow is the patcher crazy.... cant wait to actually play lol

No problem, enjoy

Originally posted by Reklaw

Nice story, I am looking forward at S2, but not before I have done every single quest and explored every place S1 has to offer, havn't been to 3/4 of S1 and am lvl 12, so I wonder what lvl I might be before entering S2 and hopefully do not out grow S2 lvl content.

I with you Reklaw,

I have been so busy crafting and getting levels by doing so. I still havent explored all of S1, however I popped into S2 to check it out and its a whole nother beast to get used to. I am level 22 now, but crafting mostly.

It seems like I will never get out of S1.. LOL!.. but its all good.. just having fun in the game on what I am doing now.

Originally posted by Sturmrabe

Originally posted by shadow139

not yet :/

 

Me neither...

Check your mail too Sturmrabe =)

Originally posted by shadow139

not yet :/

Check your mail =)

Sturm and Shadow, did you folks get keys yet?

Originally posted by VowOfSilence

with "wilderness survival", i mean a realistic need to eat, drink, rest/sleep, cure diseases/infections etc - and a game world which makes those elements actually challenging and important.

Does Fallen Earth have that, or do you only have to deal with mobs?


btw. what do you think about that feature in general? Games like Fallout or Stalker usually don't have it and you need to get mods to add it - Developers are probably afraid players might think it's boring and tedious. But if done right, it's actually great imo. It adds a whole new and unique layer of strategy to a game. Unfortunately, mods can usually only offer a rather shallow version of wilderness survival...

Did the originally Everquest have these mechanics?

I do remember keeping food and water on my character at all times. However do any of these mechanics excist in the new mmorpgs of today?

Originally posted by rodingo

Originally posted by rodingo

I would like one hotkey that can toggle and switch my weapons on my back. I would also like to eventually see vehicle physics. There are so many places I have seen that I would  love to jump with my motorcycle.  While I'm on vehicles, hopefully they will add craftable nitrous oxide bottles to give a quick but short duration speed burst while in vehicles. They could even add balance to that by having it damage your vehicle a certain amount each time you used them.

 

You guys can thank me for that

 

J/k, I know they planned on adding vehicle physics, I'm just glad they finally did.  Now I just have to carry a few extra vehicle repair kits.

You gotta love the vehicle physics now, especially if you got a motorcycle.

Originally posted by Sturmrabe

Originally posted by crunchyblack

Horde resources, having to buy certain resources to craft is really expensive.

Turns out a lot of items i thought were junk were much needed, and not the easyest to find.

So save tradeskill items, use your warehouse and horse/atv inv and keep those items untill you know you wont need them.

Oh and hording resources includes mailing your  rerolls all your previous characters items.  You will reroll expect it .

 

I hope there is lots of room cause I'm the hordingest motherfucker you will ever meet...

I don't throw SHIT away till I KNOW its useless/outclassed/etc...

 

Also, can I download the client from somewhere BEFORE I buy the game? There isn't shit one can do with an MMO client w/o a valid login, but I want the thing installed and patched before I sign up so when I make the leap I'll be in on day one... or is that not possible?

 

Also: ATV or Hat?

Go for the HAT if your going to make a crafter (nice stats).

ATV's can be made easily as a crafter.

Originally posted by Wrender

Fallen Earth will be the last MMORPG I intend to ever play again. But from what I have learned in this game I am gonna be here for a very long time I think. There is An MMO god it seems at last!

You know whats crazy Wrender, is the fact that we are in the 1st few months of Fallen Earth.

Were capped at Sector 3 and level 45 is top level. But what does sector 4, 5, 6, 7, thru 10 have instore for us.

This game can go in many directions. Just possible ideas.

A. We get to see Las Vegas? How about a plane flight to New York or how about a  flight to Australia.

B. We are in 2156, will there be any futuristic weapons, power armor, tanks or better yet, flying machines.

C. Housing is on the way, will the game have player run citys and will we have Aliens from space come down and do a ID4 on us. Will the game introduce harvesters for crafters?

D. Will there be places in the world that hasn't been effected by the Shiva Virus that we will be able to visit.

We may be seeing alot of a wasteland now, but who knows whats in store for us after S4 and beyond.

This game has some many possibilities that it is endless.

Yes, we got some heavy hitting mmorpg's on the way next year (STO & SWToR) and alot of gamers including myself will be trying these games out as well.

However, I will keep subbed to FE unless between now and then I just lose interest in the game for whatever reason. But loving the game now.

Originally posted by Darkholme

Originally posted by Zylaxx 

3. MORE PACK SPACE.  I know its not realistic to be carrying 300lbs of junk, but with the amoutn of resource and harvest nodes/craft materials found outside of NPC's it would actually be nice to loot everything off of a corpse without having to go sell every 10th mob.

Agreed. They already limit how much you can carry by weight so I don't see why they need to limit how much you can carry by the number of inventory slots as well. Limiting by weight should be plenty... it's actually pretty annoying.

 

/agreed

Originally posted by wolfmann

Originally posted by DonnieBrasco

· Updated the vehicle suspension system to allow vehicles to stay airborne when driving off small cliffs.
 

 

Starsky and Hutch ftw! :D

DB

 

I wonder how many are going to try that now... Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee

Good times!

Originally posted by Khalathwyr

Right now only Dragon Age. I'm hearing that the STEAM software doesn't come with and isn't necessary to play CoD: MW2 so I may pick that up in a few weeks.

Khalathwyr whats the big deal with CoD: MW2 these days?

I hear some PC players giving reviews about it. I was thinking of picking it up for myself.

Also, I hear people are enjoyng Dragon Age, my buddy still raves about that game. I might go against the grain with many and

pick up another PA type setting in L4D 2, then again Borderlands is out there as well.

Originally posted by xanphia

This is really cool what you guys are doing.

 

Quick question: What's the average amount of listens you guys get a week? 

Unfortunately I don't have this type of information since I don't run the podcast show, but great question, shoot them a email or give them a call. They are happy enough to read listeners emails and to respond to them in their podcast show.

They love to hear peoples adventures in FE, whether good or bad. 

However I will mention it when I am in vent with them about how many listeners, maybe you will get your answer on the next show.

PS. I am glad players from FE are enjoying the podcast show. Also Shawn Schuster from Massively got their show as well, but deal mostly with PA movies, games and anything related to such. www.thrutheaftermath.com

Originally posted by mCalvert

Short Version - too easy, too much a wow clone

Background - I played FE in beta, and for two months after. I leveled up to 28, played with every item, crafted, explored everything in S1 and S2. But I did no PVP.

I quit because I could see a point where I would get to level 45, and have no goals. ANd that time wouldnt be too far off. FE is easy. Running solo you can progress very quickly. Join forces and its instant win. Crafting, while apparently more complex than other games, is a joke, because everyone can do it pretty easily, and theres no economy to speak of. The system is unrealistic and impractical. Marketing via the AH, competition with NPCs is holding it back.

Combat was sort of unique in that it uses a FPS type system, but given you can die and instantclone, there isnt any risk. And you cant kill people and take their stuff, so theres no motivation. Theres also no reason to interact with lower levels. No need for companions. You move up to S3 and stay there.

Ive returned to EVE Online, and am also trying out AoC, but AoC suffers from many of the same problems. Low population, no crafting usefulness or value, no risk. You level to 80, then what?

 Oh, and now that Ive played AoC, I see what people mean about FE's graphics. AoC is beautiful, perhaps a little too close in, but very detailed, compared to FE. I like FEs rediculously wide open and seamless maps, but its not as pretty.

I love players when they throw the Eve Online experience around.

Apparently it seems to gives some players that, I am a hardcore player and my shit don't stink attitude.

Here we go folks.. throughtheaftermath.blogspot.com/

Thru the Aftermath with Shawn Schuster from www.Massively.com with LifeNet Podcast Hosts from www.lagwar.com/fallenearth/

Episode 23

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Hey folks, sorry for the delay between episodes, but you wanted epic intros, right?! Well you got one this time, that's for sure.

Episode 23 comes to you with special guests Brad and Heero from the Fallen Earth LifeNet podcast. We talk a whole lot about Fallen Earth, but also the post-apoc influences that got these two fine podcast hosts where they are today.

We also throw out a bit of news, and did I mention there's an epic intro? Yep. There is.

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and also we got our Latest Podcast #9 at www.lagwar.com/fallenearth/

 

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Here’s some topics covered in LifeNet Episode #9:

• LIFENET GOES LIVE

We host our first live LifeNet show.
Tune in Saturdays @ 9:30pm for the pre-show followed by LifeNet @ 10pm EST

• APOCALYPTIC SHAKEDOWN

Introduction to buffs in Fallen Earth.

• COMMUNITY HOT-TOPICS

Patch 1.1.4 gets performance and group tactics back on track.

• HEAR US ON THE THROUGH THE AFTERMATH PODCAST:

The LifeNet hosts make a guest appearance on the Through the Aftermath podcast

• EXTRAS:

Meet the Wasteland Veteran
Morgana is in the house with our chat room celebrities

• COMING UP NEXT WEEK:

LifeNet LIVE show! Click the BlogTalkRadio link in the right sidebar of the page or simply click here to go to our BlogTalkRadio page. Listeners will be able to listen live and chat with us in in the chat room while the show is being recorded.
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Welcome to LifeNet, a Fallen Earth podcast. Journey with us through the apocalypse as we uncover all things Fallen Earth. Each week LifeNet will bring player and developer information to the world from our makeshift bunker deep beneath the Embry Crossroads. Join us as we talk everything from strategy to lore and fight to bring the good word to the clones. Hosted by Brad West of Lagwar.com, aka Allister Bane and Heero from the Lords of War.

Use our built in player, Lifenet on iTunes, the Zune Marketplace (Available Soon), or you can simply right click on the download link above and select “Save Target As.” Then listen and enjoy.

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I don't hate WoW, however the game has been around since late 2004 and around 2007 I just got bored with the same old same ole thing, day in and day out. Chase this, chase that and which carrot method are they using now.

WoW in 2004 is alot different than it is today though, of course all mmorpgs grow with time (for good or bad), but I wish they would have taken the game in a different direction instead the current one they got.

Just like SWG PreCu,  I wish there was a traditional WoW server before the Burning Crusade was introduced.

WoW before TBC was a excellent game in my opinion.

Will I ever go back, hmm, I dont think so, but never say never when it comes to mmorpgs. Who knows, they might introduce a Classic server down the road and I will be playing it again.