All Posts by CapnHulk

If you aren't a stickler for graphics then you might want to try out "A Tale in the Desert."

As for the whole off-topic "clone" discussion, you have to remember that a game in a certain genre will almost always be similar to other games in said genre. Racing games, sports games, action games are all fundamentally similar, yes? Would you say that 90% of MMORPGs are clones of Everquest? Does it matter?

Oh no! 21 cents (.23 AUD) more per day!

How will people ever manage!?

I thought the behind the scenes look at the music of WAR in the newsletter was pretty great. What did everyone else think?

Jerry Pournelle's CoDiminium Universe, and more specifically his collaboration with Larry Niven, The Mote in God's Eye.

Sprawling Galactic empires, multiple factions, first contact, wars etc.

World War Z would be a neat basis for an MMOG too, I think.

I've been actively following the game since November of 2005, and even now after all of this time and after the numerous videos I've seen, the animations are still so weak. I'm hoping the next few builds will help smooth things out.

Most people are waiting for the next beta build.

http://www.enjoymmo.com/

Looks like it's in Open Beta to me.

I don't think there's anything out there currently that offers gameplay filled with as much political intrigue on such a massive scale as EVE.

Age of Conan could possibly come close because of the player-made kingdoms, but only time will tell.

It's been a pretty mediocre, buggy experience so far. The game is optimized so very poorly.

I had some very high hopes for this game, and it's been pretty disheartening hearing the feedback from beta testers. I'll still reserve the bulk of my judgment until it releases, but October seems way too early at this point.

For those who have played the game, what can they fix or improve? Is October too early for release? How much time do you think it would take to improve the game?

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Personally, I want to wait until they reveal all of the classes before I commit to one, but so far I can't pick anything.

The Greenskins are most appealing at this point for me, but I really want to see the Empire and Chaos classes.

Really, really want to see them.

Badly.

Part of it is due to Warhammer favoring a more personal, in-your-face sort of PVP. I think in order to emphasize that you have to keep stealthing to a minimum. Stealth is generally used to "lock" someone down while inflicting a bunch of damage or otherwise disorienting someone. It seems to me that any sort of mechanic that will take control out of you, the player's hands, isn't going to be much of a factor in WAR, whether it be from a stealth class or a caster. Of course, I could just be talking out of my ass since we still don't know a whole lot at this point.

I've never really had a problem with stealth classes per se, the problem I have arises when huge numbers of players start to use the class. A trip through Battlegrounds in World of Warcraft is evidence enough of that.

F.E.A.R. Combat is the free multiplayer portion of F.E.A.R. It's free to download and play.
http://www.joinfear.com/main

Character customization is one of the most important aspects I consider when looking at any MMOG and I really hope that there will be a wide, wide, WIDE variety of options in WAR. When someone sees me on the battlefield I want them to instantly recognize and fear me. I don't want to be Generic Warrior #2338 with End Game item set #2 on.

I was really excited about Africa. A lot of the ideas that were proposed sounded really neat and the setting was a refreshing change.

It's a shame MMOCenter will probably never get a game produced.

Any game, Western or Eastern, that makes you grind for hours upon hours to get to the "main" part of the game aren't worth the time at all. There is zero fun involved killing mobs over and over, getting some new gear, and then killing mobs over and over again. If the point of the game is to siege castles, then focus on that and don't try to add longevity to the game by creating a levelling treadmill. Every Korean game that's ever been ported over here has been like that. After dealing with a shoddy translation, bots, a terrible community, lag, and lack of customization the last thing I want to do is grind for 6 months just to get to the proverbial meat and potatoes.

I will concede one point though, most Western games are the exact same way. It's just that usually there's much, much more polish, metagames and the grind is masked by quests. 99% of all the quests in every western MMO are "Howdy, Adventurer! How would you like to kill 20 pigs and bring me their hooves? I'll pay you!"