I would love a beta key.

Originally posted by toord

1. We don't have the numbers so it's hard to make an objective assertion whether most people liked the game or not.

2. Giving distribution rights to two different companies was a HUGE mistake.

3. Blocking IPs pissed a lot of people off. By the time they removed the IP ban it was too late.

4. Marketing based on fanbois alone never works.

5. Graphics were cool, but outdated.

 

You are so right. With only a good game you cant make it in mmorpgland. You ll need good management and marketing. They pretty much sucked at that.

I really enjoyed the game. The combat system and lore were great and the community was really helpful. Its a pity how such a great game can end this way :(

Originally posted by CazNeerg

Speaking in terms of Sith vs. Jedi, not Empire vs. Republic.

Just look at the different codes of the two orders.  First, the Sith:

Peace is a lie, there is only passion.

This is my code:

Cake is a lie, there is only pie

Nice review! Its exactly the way i look at the game :P

I like the doom graphics more and i also think that Doom has richer gameplay. Doom is everything darkfall should have been.

Originally posted by Gorilla

 I guess that this ticks away at the same time as your free 7 levels?

Naah i can get to level 7 in a day easily. But some one who plays it for the first time maybe needs 2-3 days. So plenty of extra playtime when you got the 2 weeks premium.

I woud like to add that there are pvp servers for tcos where there are more then enough mid/high level area's where you can slaughter each other. There are also mosh pits at some towns where people can fight against each other in little  arena's. There is also a arena district where you can do some pvp in a large arena. The next patch adds some serious pvp content. You can read more about it here http://www.tcos.com/en/news,id272,patch_1_0_4_scroll_keys_courage.html

Guild wars.

I noticed the same on the EU servers. But Acclaim did great work advertising for Spellborn. Now the servers are getting pretty full in the newb zone and on the subscribers locations it is getting to a normal population. So i would advise you to play on the Acclaim servers.

Sorry but i cant take this serious...

I had exactly the same Cerebus. All the mmorpgs started to look like each other. But this one added some really nice and new things to it. I am in love with the combat system and i never want to go back to the old way again.

At one time recently I would have agreed with that completely, but not anymore.

After playing the beta of a popular upcoming MMOG, without naming any specific names due to the NDA, I came to the conclusion that I may be sticking with Spellborn for longer than I had anticipated. I felt no connection with my character, quests were meaningless gibberish, gameplay was nothing more than chasing map markers with the sole purpose of leveling up. It was a hollow experience.

 

Lol like you cant say which game your are currently testing -.- NDA only prevents you from leaking important ingame information thats all.. dont try to make it extra mysterious.

Originally posted by Cablespider

Originally posted by roel88

the quality of the pictures suck. But the rest is great, i really like the whole style of TCOS :) Thanks allot!

It looks great to me when zoomed out at 100 or 125%.

Not on my 24 inch widescreen monitor...

Great well thought review. But its only from the noob area perspective :P Later on its get more interesting.

It seems like some one or didnt really get the combat system... Or he just sucked at it. TCOS is everything but button smashing. You should try doing that in a pvp battle. Its all about dodging aiming and making combo's. But you probable didnt even come to the part where you could pick combo openers and end finishers. Its the thing i like about spellborn you got to have well thought skills deck and some good skills in order to perform well.

Oooh and the level cap gets raised to 10 and you ll get a 2 week subscription for free now. So you can easily get to 10+.

the quality of the pictures suck. But the rest is great, i really like the whole style of TCOS :) Thanks allot!

Originally posted by LogothX

Great ideas held back by crappy production values and a horrible publisher.

publishers*

and what are the crappy production values?

I think you are overreacting.  Many games are using gameguard for anti cheat for a long time. If it would have been harmful it could have never been this successful.

Oooh and if you care about privacy and want to be in control of your computer, drop windows...

great game! It deserves a score like this. And its only getting better with those patches. Cant wait for the arena's to come!

Love this game! I really like the combat system and the lore is great. I recomment it to everyone :)