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• • 12 sky

  • Ive played alot of them , PTP , FTP  , Asian Grinders you name it . 100% honest , I`m close to saying this is the best mmorpg I have ever played . EQ 2 is probably one of my other favorites besides this one . ( pvp servers ) .

    There are over 100 levels and getting to 100 is easy . I heard that after 113 it starts to slow on exp.

    3 faction RVR. like daoc , and it`s swinging 24/7 between all 3.

    Constant  rewards , gifts , incentives , events etc .

    Very nice looking items , the character appearances are amazing.

    Very acvtive staff.

    Dedicated players

     

     

  • Posted: 6/08/08 12:14 AM
    Twelve Sky
• • Grindohan Online

  • When I saw Game Guard I uninstalled the game and spent the day cleaning that crap out of my computer . Why any company would use that garbage is beyond my comprehension , I`m playing around over at Twelve Sky now , so far so good .

  • Posted: 5/30/08 1:15 PM
    SystemHolic Online Rohan
• • How is this game?

  • As I have stated before , I never played a game that I actually didnt like , they all have flaws one way or another mixed in with the fun.

    This one has some features that i have not yet seen in other games and a certain degree of uniqueness , which is generally what I look for when judging a game .

    I was all set to play Rohan OB but when I discovered a well known piece of garbage bundled in with thier client known as "GameGuard" I decided to try this game instead . I like it , others may not depending on their taste .

    Some truths I have come to realize:

    People always seem to be searching for the perfect game and are never happy with anything one way or another.

    Developers refuse to break away from the standard mmorpg model because they think that`s what people want so instead they continue to try and create new and improved versions of played out ideas .

    That being said , EQ 2 is one of my personal favorite games but I can find plenty of joy playing some lesser known Asian game thats off in a corner somewhere simply because they have something in the game I have never seen before and this allows me to explore  something different and satisfy my curiousity .

    Twelve Sky is fun , it has RVR which is the basis for the game and it`s got alot of freedom of movement as well as a build variable system that puts you in control of your character`s attributes. This game , like DAOC offers a 3 faction system for RVR which gives the opportunity to allow for a more dramatic outcome rather than the 2 faction RVR games , also you cannot play more than one faction at a time without deleting your characters , so no spying etc .

    Set in ancient China the graphics are maybe a 7 out of 10 , not awful but not as polished as some other games. No wasd , everything is point and click but its not something you cant live with . Leveling is not as difficult as other Asian games , 9 Dragons , Hero etc ( I have high level chars in both )  and there are quests that give good rewards including exp and something Ive never seen before , stat points as a reward .

    Folks this isnt a cheesball half assed browser based rock em sock em robot game . It has all the goods , factions , items ,rares , pets , skills , armor ,weapons , quests , item enchantment , pvp , rvr and a whole lot more , if youre bored or looking for something to play who knows , it might bring you a little joy . 

     

  • Posted: 5/30/08 1:06 PM
    Twelve Sky
• • Worst Game Ever

  • I began Hero Online during open beta and played to level 70, then I left and played many other mmorpgs for about 1 year and  half .  I recently came back to hero and found a lot of changes that for the most part are a breath of fresh air . They have added a ton of content and features and have also implemented a few new maps .

    This game has always been one of the worst grinders in the history of mankind however , they have made some changes that make it easier to get exp and have doubled the spawn rate of the mobs also .  There are faction wars several times a day that reward the winning faction with an increase in exp for about 3 and a half hours at a time  which also helps . I found leveling much easier over all since I came back .

     

    This is an interesting game in that it is extremely Asian in theme as well as game play , I am a fan of Chinese themes and Hero is by far the best that I have seen in this department , 9 Dragons is good but nothing compared to the authentic environment that Hero is based on . There are a lot of hidden elements and many intricacies to the game that  become meaningful at high levels . They are planning for more content and maps etc that will primarily be geared toward players over level 100 which will be released in the near future .

    When I left the first time , there were very few people that had Master skills ( lvl 60 )  and now there are many people with Divine skills (lvl 70 ) which have also been implemented in the game . These skill books are considered rare items with the sword skills being the most expensive based on supply and demand .

     

    There are new items called Drakonian that are extremely rare and are limited to 200 per server channel . When someone gets a Drakonian item, Sword , Armor bow etc , from a monster drop ,  their name appears on all channels announcing their good fortune to the entire community . 

    They have also increased the amount of rare item drops in general and have allowed for cash items to be sold in game for gold . Unfortunately , there is now a large influx of noobs who are selling cash items and using billions in gold to purchase the high end gear , things that at one time were owned by a few hard working players are now everywhere including Black Dragon weapons and armor and divine skills which run about 70 million per book . The real humor in the situation is that even after spending that much money to be awesome , they dont know how to pvp worth a crap lol .

     

    Hero for me has a lot of sentimental aspects to it since I was one of the original players from the days of open beta , there were a lot of wild and dramatic things going on back then and a lot of good times . The game has progressed quite a bit and is still putting new things on the plate for people .  With the ability for anyone to buy anything including a leveled character though , I`m not sure that all of the changes are for the better , as always he who has the gold makes the rules .

  • Posted: 5/08/08 1:02 AM
    Hero Online
• • General: Govs in Games with Dr. Richard Bartle

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    Originally posted by Wickersham
    

     

    Originally posted by ArcAngel3
    

     

    Well, if a company advertises an expansion with specific ingame items and features, and two weeks after purchase the items and features have clearly been removed from the entire game, I think we have a serious problem--one that is not too difficult to prove.

     

    Paying for an online game should be like paying for a satellite t.v. package.  I know what I"m getting, for how long and for what price.  The service provider cannot sell me a package that includes the sports channel, and then at their sole descretion replace the sports channel with the learning channel.  If I pay for a sports channel package for 6 months, I'll get a sports channel package for 6 moths, or I'll get my money back. 

    Any service provider that wants to be able to advertise one thing, then sell another, or make any changes they want to a service at any time, without any consideration for the customer has serious ethical problems. 

    P.S. the software and subscriptons are already taxed in my jurisdiction, so this isn't the issue.  Preventing serial bait and switch scams is more of a priority in my mind.

    I agree it is bad business and unethical (I will never pay for a SOE game), however, the sports channel can decide that they don't want to cover football and hockey and would prefer to cover mens figure skating because they feel that you will enjoy it better.  There's nothing you can do about it so sit back and enjoy crappy music and men in tights until the end of your contract and then exercise your buying power.

     

      Gov intervention in these types of issues based upon "looking out for the best interest of the consumer" could end up resulting in a more undesirable gaming environment in the long run . The underlying motivation is usually about them getting a piece of the pie as it is .

     

    It`s best for consumers to make their  voice heard in response to unethical business practices by using their purchasing power as mentioned by Wickersham .

    IMHO there is a lack of logic on the part of those who pay cable and satellite tv companies anyway for the opportunity to be solicited by them with advertising  .

  • Posted: 4/09/08 3:45 AM
    General Discussion