Alganon NDA lifted

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crimsonmid Hard Core Member Joined: 1/03/09 Posts: 57	10/27/09 3:40:33 AM#1 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) NDA lifted ppl. Can someone give constructive and analytical feedback about the game? i know there have been many threads (mostly negative ) about the state of the game thus forming a general idea, but some more in depth analysis of the pros and cons would be very much appreciated. Thanx in advance. My brain has 2 sides;Left and right. My left side has nothing right and my right side has nothing left...
Markusan Hard Core Member Joined: 4/13/06 Posts: 12	10/27/09 3:59:42 AM#2 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Pros: Casual friendly, lots of quests, study system (passive and offline training of stats and recipes and such), good communication from devs and community manager, relatively fun game, library (ingame database) Cons: poor server performance (network lag), limited amount of classes, talent trees feels like a WoW ripoff, no race choices at launch, unpolished, poor customization of the UI, poor camera which will cause trees, buildings etc to obscure your view
Rhiaden Novice Member Joined: 3/28/09 Posts: 45	10/27/09 6:00:49 AM#3 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Pros: Interesting takes on the classes, crafting is a nice twist on the usual too, studies are very handy, the consignment system when in will be handy. PvE where you actually run a risk of dying. Great community (Last night quick check in the channel was average age 30+, I was one of the younger ones). Devs/Owners actually communicate. Good connection, I am running at between 70-200ms from Denmark to their arizona server Cons: Gfx lack a bit of polish. Bugs still to be removed, more patches due before head start though. Cannot comment on instances as they are not in until the world event is completed. Cannot comment on pvp as that is not in until later, as PvP abilities will have different effects than PvE so they are making sure PvE is all good. Overall...I am getting it, there is a MAJOR lack of good pve games coming out atm, and this one might just slip under the radar...its a word of mouth thing at the moment, I like niche games, and it is what I have been looking for atm since leaving WoW.
thark Hard Core Member Joined: 1/01/03 Posts: 436	10/27/09 6:10:48 AM#4 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Rhiaden Pros: Interesting takes on the classes, crafting is a nice twist on the usual too, studies are very handy, the consignment system when in will be handy. PvE where you actually run a risk of dying. Great community (Last night quick check in the channel was average age 30+, I was one of the younger ones). Devs/Owners actually communicate. Good connection, I am running at between 70-200ms from Denmark to their arizona server Cons: Gfx lack a bit of polish. Bugs still to be removed, more patches due before head start though. Cannot comment on instances as they are not in until the world event is completed. Cannot comment on pvp as that is not in until later, as PvP abilities will have different effects than PvE so they are making sure PvE is all good. Overall...I am getting it, there is a MAJOR lack of good pve games coming out atm, and this one might just slip under the radar...its a word of mouth thing at the moment, I like niche games, and it is what I have been looking for atm since leaving WoW. Have you tried Runes of Magic ?
Rhiaden Novice Member Joined: 3/28/09 Posts: 45	10/27/09 6:19:38 AM#5 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by thark Have you tried Runes of Magic ? I was in the beta...couldnt get into it, and the whole F2P RMT thing puts me off
jpaprocki Advanced Member Joined: 9/23/09 Posts: 29	10/27/09 8:30:55 AM#6 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by thark Have you tried Runes of Magic ? I also don't care for RoM. Was in beta also and is just another Asian MMO which aren't my cup of tea.
tanoril Elite Member Joined: 1/12/06 Posts: 164	10/27/09 8:50:22 AM#7 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) The game looks like an early WoW alpha build. Same ui, same skill trees, same character create screen, same names for some abilities, same death mechanics, even the some of the same art assets. And on top of all that, the game is not close to being finished. How anyone pays money for this is beyond me.
phrank Apprentice Member Joined: 3/12/09 Posts: 198	10/27/09 4:34:47 PM#8 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by jpaprocki Originally posted by thark Have you tried Runes of Magic ? I also don't care for RoM. Was in beta also and is just another Asian MMO which aren't my cup of tea. Interesting take since this game reeks of RoM only big difference? RoM is polished, works well, F2P, etc, etc, etc... Maybe the 1st of December will be enough for Alganon, but I don't see it. Just because it has a name attached to it doesn't make it good, of course his other game was a failure also so maybe it means something after all.
Kyleran Elite Member Joined: 9/13/06 Posts: 8872 "In EVE, no one gives a damn about a fair fight." - chafin	10/27/09 4:39:22 PM#9 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Hmm... I noticed I got a late beta invite in my email over the weekend, with the beta going another month I might give it a whirl and see what the fuss is about. Some parts sound promising, and I can overlook much if the overall gameplay is fun. We'll see. Glad to see NDA is down though, be nice to read what people besides NDA breakers think about the game. "This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon EVE Cult member since May 2007 Regarding EVE: "To be honest, I think God himself created this game." - Shek Regarding new players in EVE: "Think of yourself as a child released into a park full of pedophiles..." - Eleazaros "WoW is a game for tourists, not purists." – Ilvadyr
Gabby-air Elite Member Joined: 7/20/08 Posts: 1174	10/27/09 7:04:14 PM#10 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) For a more in depth but still general view check my thread "My take on alganon". I think im pretty unbiased and really giving my opinion on the game after have played pretty much every game on the market.
thark Hard Core Member Joined: 1/01/03 Posts: 436	11/03/09 10:01:29 AM#11 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Rhiaden Originally posted by thark Have you tried Runes of Magic ? I was in the beta...couldnt get into it, and the whole F2P RMT thing puts me off Hmm..The game is way more polished than Alganon and it's basically the same game.. There is no Real money trade in RoM, I guess you are refering to the item shop and you do not need it in the long run, besides what is the diffrence to buying a bigger back pack compared to subscribing to Alganon for 15 dollars.. I'm sure Alganon will be made FTP eventually when they realise that very few players will play a game in such bad shape as Alganon.. /Junker
Hadesprime Novice Member Joined: 2/24/04 Posts: 299	11/03/09 1:15:50 PM#12 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I wouldn't say there are any pro's to this game. It is a copy and paste of WoW. In fact I would say they took the files from a private WoW server and used them as a base for the game. After that it was minor editing of the actual code.
Banquetto Hard Core Member Joined: 10/06/09 Posts: 54	11/03/09 9:45:06 PM#13 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by thark There is no Real money trade in RoM, I guess you are refering to the item shop and you do not need it in the long run, besides what is the diffrence to buying a bigger back pack compared to subscribing to Alganon for 15 dollars.. It's not the bigger backpacks that worry me about RoM, it's the spending forty-odd dollars tiering, drilling, statting and refining a weapon to the optimum. Don't get me wrong it's a fun game and impressed the hell out of me for what it offers for free - but I'll never be serious about a game that is so fundamentally based on "character power = money invested".