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• • Trial account or Free Subscriptions?

  • There's a singleplayer demo floating around the web; gives you a taste of like the first noobie quests and 2 classes. It's unpolished and severely dated, but it'll give you an idea of the game. Pretty much: If you think the demo is OK, then the patched up multiplayer will rock socks even if you're playing by yourself (but is plenty fun with a few friends.)

     

    When you purchase Retail, you get the core multiplayer for free without subscription. That's Normal Mode and Elite mode, joining Guilds and the core game content along with some other nice features at no cost.

    For a monthly fee, you get optional multiplayer content including the Hardcore mode (perma death nightmare type stuff ala Diablo II), new zones like Stone Henge and the upcoming Abyss Chronicles, can be the leader/owner of a Guild and various other Members-Only perks.

    My recommendation is:

    Play the trial, if it's even remotely fun to you go ahead and get Retail since it's down to about $29.99 USD. Play online, find some friends or an active Guild, and play through the Story Line.

    Once you hit about level 20 or so, decide if you're happy with what you have or if you want more. Also, I'd say hold off subscribing until after the Abyss Chronicles hits (hopefully very soon..it's on Test Server right now) and see what everyone says about its content then to see if the $10 monthly is worth it to you.

     

    Hope this helps :)

  • Posted: 7/10/08 2:42 PM
    Hellgate: London
• • Dungeon Runners

  • I think the real viral marketing comes more from people who have to talk about the OTHER games in online gaming forums.

    Not bashing those who posted for Mythos; matter of fact, I play it some too. Looking forward to it.

     

    But I've noticed any post about Dungeon Runners usually gets an automatic "Mythos is better" post. Of course, for every Hellgate or Mythos post, there's a zerg rush of "Diablo III $&$&#& PWNZ!" comments.

    I have this theory game companies pay people to troll game forums, stir hornets nest, and get others in the community to "join the band wagon" of bashing the competition. I have reason to wear foil hats on this; I've had friends and relatives in the entertainment industry who paid firms to pose as Joe-User and "leak" videos and information on blogs, youtube etc....

    I dunno, this topic is probably too crazy and serious for a DR thread.

    To get us back on track:

    Dungeon Runners, you're either going to love it for what it is or hate it for what it's not. Mindless hack'n'slash goodness and pure silly? I'm sold. I'm even thinking of stock piling Retail boxes to either hand out or stack to my account.

     

     

     

  • Posted: 7/10/08 11:54 AM
    Dungeon Runners
• • Retail box?

  • I'll hollar if I see ya....I'm running with my Guild Wars converts; only in our teens atm but having the time of our lives. Slowly converting others along our way....as one of my buddies put it "Man even if we play this for a month and quit it, the retail box is gonna be worth it."

     

  • Posted: 7/06/08 12:15 AM
    Dungeon Runners
• • Should i sub

  • Level 50 on normal mode, to be honest not terribly sure as I'm still progressing at a casual pace.

    I know many claimed a few days of straight playing, others months. What I can say is expect beating the game at roughly mid-20's to 30's, which will unlock the other modes.

    As far as the subscription content....I personally love the Stonehenge area but I'd say wait until 2.0 hits (hopefully before the end of July) when they add the Abyss chronicles, and give it a spin then. There'll probably be a lot of people coming back to Hellgate, and others just getting around to subscribing for content then, so you'll find people around your levels.

     

    At the earliest, wait until you make it to the Templar Base before subscribing since that's where the portal to Stone Henge is.

     

     

  • Posted: 7/03/08 2:00 PM
    Hellgate: London
• • Retail box?

  • What world ya hanging out on these days, Ripper? I've been playing on World 7 just to see if the infamy lives up.

  • Posted: 7/03/08 10:46 AM
    Dungeon Runners