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Irth Worlds News - Our Exclusive Beta Preview
Posted by Craig McGregor on Aug 04, 2005 | 46 comments in our forums
Our staff writer Laura Genender had the opportunity to spend the last few weeks inside the beta test for Irth Online - the fantasy MMORPG being developed by Magic Hat Software. She has completed her preview of the game so far. A snippet from the article is below:
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Combat procedure is pretty standard for an MMO, with a few good original tweaks — and a few bad ones. For instance, whenever the player is hit their screen flashes red. This effect is pretty cool as long as you are not hit very often, but if you have two or three monsters attacking you it becomes a real eyesore. One solution to this (and to the loss of hit points in general) is to use spells such as Nuke or Divine Touch to kite monsters. Cast a spell on your target, turn around and run a bit, then turn and cast another spell. Most of the monsters in the game are your speed or a tiny bit slower. Another good reason to use spells is combat distance with melee weapons. Getting close enough to a monster to melee it feels like parallel parking a car while blindfolded, and if you or the target moves you have to start all over again. The next hurdle to overcome is actually hitting the monster. As mentioned above, even when fighting easy creatures like puppies, goats, and cows new players will find themselves racking up more misses than hits. |
To read her full preview, click here.
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