Originally posted by HappyShit

 This game is another gear threadmill based sh*t. Again tons of stupid quests noone reads anyways, no serious death penalty (so the carebears won't cry), heavy grind.

The crafting is the same archaic sh*t we have seen before only it takes more time to craft smth.

Avoid it guyz.

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Originally posted by zymurgeist

There's very little content designed specifically for groups at the moment.

Yup. In pve that is. Maybe 1 in every 20 missions is a group mission and there aren't many instances. The biggest incentive to group would be for pvp in conflict towns, however.

Originally posted by zymurgeist

Sector one is desert and plateau, sector two is mostly grassland and some rolling hills, sector three is forests meadows and foothills. That's about as different as you can get with more sectors to come.

Yup. Frankly I was and still am underwhelmed by the landscape myself. It really could use more variety within the sectors itself. But my overall impression DID improve when I was in sector 2 and now that I am in S3 (questing at Gaia / Shangri La) there is finally some landscape which satisfies my senses. The landscape gets better and better further into the game.

Originally posted by avedias

I had my doubts about you but it's true, I am addicted. Haven't felt so wrapped up in an MMO in a LONG time, I'm talking 6 yrs+. I love the player customization and am consumed with it. Thank you (I think).

Nice man. Same here :)

Level 36 and counting, the game is still going very strong for me.

Good to hear they are doing so well. Looks like they are putting their profits to good use too.

Originally posted by Samatman

I'm convinced after reading your article that I should leave my wife.  Her graphics are dated and the grind just isn't what it used to be.  I'm also suspicious that down the road she might even be going free2play.  Wouldn't it just figure that I bought the lifetime subscription too... I really wish now that I had just gone with the month to month plan.

hehe, ace

*chokes his own words*

Well, that was pretty impressive.

1st reaction was; 'lol, more eyecandy ..'

But then:

RP content, housing, decorating, woot?

Looks very interesting.

Originally posted by Redcell

Originally posted by Haggis13

Originally posted by Redcell

Originally posted by Label_This

Originally posted by Redcell

If we get together again tonight I'll see if someone in the group can shoot me and do damage, certainly make things easier if FF is off.

 

Invite me btw, what level are you? I'm like level 5 or something

 

Sure, I'm only level 3 but everyone else was 5-6. My character's name is redcell too so just send a mess in-game.

 

Don't you think calling yourself after one of the game's well-known RP clans is at least a bit obnoxious?

Umm didn't know there was a clan named redcell. Also, no. I've used this handle for years, its fairly well known name.
 

Maybe its a little obnoxious to think you've cornered the market on a particular name.

You are very right.

Also; welcome to the apocalypse. Grouping is not so very common in FE though higher up in Sector 1 the need to group definately gets more prevalent though the game allows for you to come back at a later level to solo it.

I've been one shotted quite a few times by boss and master mobs so far (lvl 31 now).

p.s. still having a blast after a few months, by the way. This game is way to addictive :)

Looks like a really interesting class to play, both in gameplay and immersion. I dislike my chars being too heroic so I love the low key profile on these guys.

If everything fails, we can always spend some time hacking and slashing in Diablo III to bridge the gap to 2011 ;-)

I love the real time train idea but it might be a bit too sophisticated. We are talking post-apoc here, not society where the trains run on time. It also would be a very dominant feature throughout the landscape, especially if it runs on those high tracks.

I think an old, ragged, propellor biplane only flying between each major tradehub would be more in line with the setting. Especially if it occasionaly crashes :P

Also; no mounts on the plane allowed so you'd have to ship it to you destination at a garage or have a mount in each zone stabled nearby. Seats and tickets would be limited and quite expensive too.

Only FE. Can't imagine anyone wanting to play another game while subbed to FE ^_^

When the game was more buggy a few weeks back I had some issues with getting stuck / falling through the landscape a few times. GM's personally unstuck me within a minute of convooing them. Love the response times and the fact that they are actually online and able to be directly contacted when you need 'em.

Your topic title is /signed as far as I'm concerned.

Humanity never seizes to amaze me.

How someone could go on such a rant over a single post-launch issue is beyond my comprehension.

To me, at lvl 28, the game is the best thing that happened since my first mmorpg experiences.

The freedom, the extensive crafting, the vast world, group pvp with my clanmates for towncontrol, the complexity of character planning and the huge amount of abilities to learn, they are all very big plusses for this game compared to many others I played in the past years.

Trashing FE over (mainly) a single bug and not touching any of its tremendous good points and its potential is ... weird, to say the least.

There are a few things to help you stick with your choice:

1. As far as I know, the endgame faction gear is up to par with the best crafted gear

2. Because of crafting being such a big part of this game (and because it is fun to make your own stuff) a lot of people are doing it; the supply of crafted gear is high. Join a nice clan and there will be plenty of people willing to help you out with stuff you can't make yourself later on.

3. There is no gear which can only be used if you have a certain crafting skill level: you could use the best crafted melee weaps out there with no investment in weapon crafting skill at all as long as your weapon skill is high enough (same with armor, etc)

You still would want to level your crafting skills even without investing points in int and perc, because even at lower skill levels there is a lot of useful stuff to be found there; horse taming, vehicle / armor / weapon repair kits, medicine, cooking, mutagenetics, etc. Crafting is always usefull.

FE is here to stay.

The core of the game (gameplay / game mechanics) is rocksolid and a great foundation to build on. I think it will have long lasting value like EVE online does for a specific group of gamers. It is good, and it is easy to see how it can be even better :)

Originally posted by Thrawl

Your entire rant is ridiculous. If paying  10 bucks for a pet does not enhance your in game experience, than Blizzard would not be trying it and people would not be buying it. It doesn't matter if it's fluff or not. If you can't get it by paying your monthly fee and playing the game it shouldn't be there in the first place.

So you are saying you would feel left out when you play WOW and don't have / can't afford one of those pets? Would the game experience be any less to you?

Gimme a break ...

My guess is most people would be much more satisfied about getting a rare, hard to get dropped pet than having one of these pets-for-cash.

Good article. I think I would buy one and call it George if I still played WOW.

As long as item shops are only offering cosmetic upgrades only I don't mind about them.

Great review. Only line I can't agree with is the bit about Boss mobs to keep you occupied. Apart from quests and some nice quest rewards there isn't much incentive to kill bosses in this game.

I would love to see more unique boss drops in this game, it would make a nice addition to all the crafting and faction goodness. If properly balanced ofcourse!

Hehe, seriously giving PVP a rating at lvl 7 just doesn't fly.

This is no WAR where you can jump into the action right after character creation, pvp in this game only becomes increasingly prevalent from lvl 20 onwards.

Better not to use marks at all if you want your 'review' to have any kind of credibility after only two weeks / lvl 7.

p.s. Crafting a 6? ... you lost me right there.