I purchased it last night and have really enjoyed it thus far. I just finished newbie island and will be playing again tonight after work. I've only played sword/magic type MMOs in the past, which could be the reason this feels so new to me.

   This game brings something I've never done (sci-fi) and puts it with one of the things I like most (skill specialization). The aiming system in this is fun: interactive, but not overly-hectic. I've kept myself pretty interested from fight to fight, which rarely doesn't happen ofter, but again, it's something new to me.

   I'm excited to be in the open world PvP against some pretty customizable player characters. I love the concept of being full loot, but being able to purchase insurance on the items you would specifically care not to drop. Although the sub-genre is a bit different, this is all starting to feel SLIGHTLY reminiscant of the Darktide server in Asheron's Call. The insurance concept being the possession of death items, of course.

   The are two things that trouble me so far. The first being something that can change, but if it doesn't I will still play, and the second being something that is set to change eventually, which I can wait for.

   The first thing that leaves a little distaste in my mouth is the loot from mobs. So far, it seems few and far between, and on top of that it's usually 1 or 2 items. I do prefer the traditional corpse-style loot. I can adapt to this if it comes to it, though.

   The second thing is the obvious flaw with the game. Frames per second. Luckily, even though I can run this game just as well as I could run Asheron's Call back in 1999 with a 56k dial-up modem. I can play it and have plenty of fun, but there are moments in time which I know how much faster this could be, and it eats at me. I don't see it eating away my interest in this game, or the amount that I will play it. I am sure this will change, and I don't need any instant gratification.

   Overall, I think I've found my new favorite game.

This game to me was like breathing in toxic fumes.  I probably was breathing toxic fumes while playing the beta because the game was burning up my core2duo.  I respect your opinion, glad you enjoy the game, even though I do not understand how.  Good luck.

Thank you.

 I couldn't get it to run fast enough on my system to warrant testing it to much. Very interesting concept and I actually rather did like the game as a whole. Just far to buggy and laggy as hell.  I'll try it again later :)

If you haven't already, turn off shadows in options. I'm with you here, I'm having a good time playing ER. It's bringing back the good times spent in past sci fi MMORPGS, SWG + TR + EVE = ER. Sure there's alot of disgruntled gamers, alot of bashers and haters that just want to see ER sink but it's to be expected at any MMO launch.

Nice to see someone being positive about this title.

I really hope that it gets better, for those who are completely unable to play, soon. Like I said earlier, I feel lucky to be playing it in the state I currently am playing it in. I took a gamble with the $50 and feel I have come out ahead, even if I do have to play with a little choppines. I really hope when you get around to give this game another try it works out for you. I could see this being a game with a really decent sized community once they get it to function properly. 

Originally posted by Agricola1

If you haven't already, turn off shadows in options. I'm with you here, I'm having a good time playing ER. It's bringing back the good times spent in past sci fi MMORPGS, SWG + TR + EVE = ER. Sure there's alot of disgruntled gamers, alot of bashers and haters that just want to see ER sink but it's to be expected at any MMO launch.

Nice to see someone being positive about this title.

Considering this game has the basic shell of what I was taught is an MMO, it would be impossible for me to not be positive! I am one who can get past FPS, though. I would play Asheron's Call all day way back when, even through disconnection, terrible lag, slow FPS, and waiting for my computer to call the internet. I guess I guess I just became hardened to these things and never softened up and let this stuff bother me too much.

I'm glad you enjoy it too!

Originally posted by Agricola1

If you haven't already, turn off shadows in options. I'm with you here, I'm having a good time playing ER. It's bringing back the good times spent in past sci fi MMORPGS, SWG + TR + EVE = ER. Sure there's alot of disgruntled gamers, alot of bashers and haters that just want to see ER sink but it's to be expected at any MMO launch.

Nice to see someone being positive about this title.

We do not want to see it fail. What we expected was a working game that isn't void of features. Even the features that have been standard in every type of mmo in the past 10 years. No I am not talking about AAA mmos I am talking about sandboxes of the last 10 years.

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Originally posted by Agricola1
If you haven't already, turn off shadows in options. I'm with you here, I'm having a good time playing ER. It's bringing back the good times spent in past sci fi MMORPGS, SWG + TR + EVE = ER. Sure there's alot of disgruntled gamers, alot of bashers and haters that just want to see ER sink but it's to be expected at any MMO launch.
Nice to see someone being positive about this title.

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We do not want to see it fail. What we expected was a working game that isn't void of features. Even the features that have been standard in every type of mmo in the past 10 years. No I am not talking about AAA mmos I am talking about sandboxes of the last 10 years.

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Originally posted by lizardbones

 

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Originally posted by Arquiteto

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Originally posted by Agricola1
If you haven't already, turn off shadows in options. I'm with you here, I'm having a good time playing ER. It's bringing back the good times spent in past sci fi MMORPGS, SWG + TR + EVE = ER. Sure there's alot of disgruntled gamers, alot of bashers and haters that just want to see ER sink but it's to be expected at any MMO launch.
Nice to see someone being positive about this title.

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We do not want to see it fail. What we expected was a working game that isn't void of features. Even the features that have been standard in every type of mmo in the past 10 years. No I am not talking about AAA mmos I am talking about sandboxes of the last 10 years.

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It has all the basic features. You just can't see them because of the lag.

 

This made me laugh pretty hard.

I also hope to god its sarcasm :)

Originally posted by Arquiteto

Originally posted by Agricola1

If you haven't already, turn off shadows in options. I'm with you here, I'm having a good time playing ER. It's bringing back the good times spent in past sci fi MMORPGS, SWG + TR + EVE = ER. Sure there's alot of disgruntled gamers, alot of bashers and haters that just want to see ER sink but it's to be expected at any MMO launch.

Nice to see someone being positive about this title.

We do not want to see it fail. What we expected was a working game that isn't void of features. Even the features that have been standard in every type of mmo in the past 10 years. No I am not talking about AAA mmos I am talking about sandboxes of the last 10 years.

You clearly haven't played many if any indy sandbox MMO's in the last 10 years then. Darkfall / Mortal Online in particular.

ER reminds me of SWG pre-cu + Tabula Rasa. And anything that reminds me of SWG pre-cu is good in my book.

Missing features which are usually in a 'sandbox' but are not in ER (at the moment) :

Mounts / vehicles

Territory control

Player built structures (either personal housing or cities ala Territory control)

Gathering of resources (currently only killing mobs can give crafting mats)

Meaningful rewards for commiting to one faction vs another (right now it is meaningless, and not too hard to flip between Conti & Noir)

'Raid' content, stuff that takes a significant amount of people to take down.

Hopefully it'll all get in game eventually, but right now these *basic* sandbox features are not there. You can either pve, or engage in pretty much pointless pvp. Some people seem to have a smooth(ish) experience, for others myself included the game is just barely playable. Apparently the devs are aware of the causes and working on fixes.

Originally posted by Arquiteto

Originally posted by lizardbones

 

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Originally posted by Arquiteto

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Originally posted by Agricola1
If you haven't already, turn off shadows in options. I'm with you here, I'm having a good time playing ER. It's bringing back the good times spent in past sci fi MMORPGS, SWG + TR + EVE = ER. Sure there's alot of disgruntled gamers, alot of bashers and haters that just want to see ER sink but it's to be expected at any MMO launch.
Nice to see someone being positive about this title.

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We do not want to see it fail. What we expected was a working game that isn't void of features. Even the features that have been standard in every type of mmo in the past 10 years. No I am not talking about AAA mmos I am talking about sandboxes of the last 10 years.

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It has all the basic features. You just can't see them because of the lag.

 

This made me laugh pretty hard.

 

I also hope to god its sarcasm :)

 fraid not lol he speaks the truth

Even little features like a friends list, an /ignore feature, are not in the game.  No way to edit chat at all.  You are stuck with the red chat and inability to ignore the 12 year olds.  You can't even change the key bindings unless you fiddle with the .lua files.  No inverted mouse.  To top it off it runs like utter crap on many people's computers AND it's missing all those features you just listed.

I don't want to see the game fail in the least, I am just dissappointed in the current state of the game, and dissappointed that I cannot play it on my computer due to fps issues (a computer which plays every single MMO I currently own on medium/high settings).  I hope they fix the game, would love to play it.

I think we need to take a few deep breaths and observe how quickly things improve over the next 2 or 3 months.

Originally posted by marcust

I think we need to take a few deep breaths and observe how quickly things improve over the next 2 or 3 months.

Yeah the "Miracle Patches ^TM" are just round the corner. Let us all hold our breath!

We've never seen that scenario before.... nope.

Originally posted by Agricola1

I'm with you here, I'm having a good time playing ER. It's bringing back the good times spent in past sci fi MMORPGS, SWG + TR + EVE = ER.

I think you made an error in your equasion, it should be:

(SWG+TR+EVE) - (ALL THE ORGINAL AND INTERESTING CONTENT) + (ALL POSSIBLE MISTAKES A MMO DEVELOPER CAN MADE WHILE LAUNCHING ITS FIRST GAME) = ER

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

I really doubt that they are miracle patches.  They will improve the game, sure, not make it problem free. That's good enough for me and my money. I've been having a blast.

The features of this game are indeed a breath of fresh air. The technical issues however can be likened to the rank taint during a 1200 mile cross country car trip, with a fat guy with questionable hygiene, who also refuses to eat anything other than Taco Bell burritos.

While I would love to see this game succeed, I am just not willing to shovel cash into yet another unready for release indy game. I'm tired of seeing indy companies turn what could have been brilliant non-mainstream games into nothing better than a tax on hope.

I would love to recommend this games to my friends, but not until the frame rate, lag, and stability issues are taken care of.  I think it will end up being a pretty good game. HOPEFULLY before its too late!