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MuadDib · 05-26-2008, 07:52 PM

Just ordered the game today. I have a few friends that are playing and they are loving it. Keep in mind they are PvP oriented players playing on the 'Culture PvP Server', but from what I've seen and heard I am extremely excited. As a previous poster mentioned, the game takes a major shift at level 20 when you leave the single player style mode and are emerged in a real MMO. What's more you have free range PvP style of play between the 3 races, plus multiple opportunity for arranged PvP. Right now you gain PvP levels along side regular XP levels, but there is currently no reward for the PvP experience. There are a few bugs in quests at the moment, but nothing major or out of the ordinary for the official launch. Leveling is quick early on a few of my friends are already in the mid-30s (though they are pretty serious gamers). PvE seems all good, but I haven't really seen or heard much about that. Overall, the game is gorgeous, but as a consequence the system reqs are pretty serious compared to WoW, EQ2, etc. PvP is fairly skill based, and it isn't uncommon for a player 3-5 levels lower than than another to win in 1 on 1 PvP where the lower player is more skilled. The game doesn't seem too item driven, but it's hard to say if it will remain so at higher levels. The classes seem very well balanced by comparison to other MMOs upon initial launch. There do seem to be more prevalent classes (Rangers and Demonologists) while there are typically fewer tanks/priests (Guardians & Priests of Mitra). Professions are pretty well done but not very elaborate right now. Architecture seems interesting since guild-towns seem to be a major goal (hopefully it'll turn out more DAOC than SWG). Overall, the game is very pretty and seems to be stable and well-balanced as far as my focus is concerned (PvP) and there is a lot of room for some excellent development. Time will tell on that last part though, since I'm sure we are all more than aware of the route MMOs can take without proper post-launch development.

05-26-2008, 07:52 PM	#54 (permalink)
MuadDib Psycho	Just ordered the game today. I have a few friends that are playing and they are loving it. Keep in mind they are PvP oriented players playing on the 'Culture PvP Server', but from what I've seen and heard I am extremely excited. As a previous poster mentioned, the game takes a major shift at level 20 when you leave the single player style mode and are emerged in a real MMO. What's more you have free range PvP style of play between the 3 races, plus multiple opportunity for arranged PvP. Right now you gain PvP levels along side regular XP levels, but there is currently no reward for the PvP experience. There are a few bugs in quests at the moment, but nothing major or out of the ordinary for the official launch. Leveling is quick early on a few of my friends are already in the mid-30s (though they are pretty serious gamers). PvE seems all good, but I haven't really seen or heard much about that. Overall, the game is gorgeous, but as a consequence the system reqs are pretty serious compared to WoW, EQ2, etc. PvP is fairly skill based, and it isn't uncommon for a player 3-5 levels lower than than another to win in 1 on 1 PvP where the lower player is more skilled. The game doesn't seem too item driven, but it's hard to say if it will remain so at higher levels. The classes seem very well balanced by comparison to other MMOs upon initial launch. There do seem to be more prevalent classes (Rangers and Demonologists) while there are typically fewer tanks/priests (Guardians & Priests of Mitra). Professions are pretty well done but not very elaborate right now. Architecture seems interesting since guild-towns seem to be a major goal (hopefully it'll turn out more DAOC than SWG). Overall, the game is very pretty and seems to be stable and well-balanced as far as my focus is concerned (PvP) and there is a lot of room for some excellent development. Time will tell on that last part though, since I'm sure we are all more than aware of the route MMOs can take without proper post-launch development. __________________ "The courts that first rode the warhorse of virtual representation into battle on the res judicata front invested their steed with near-magical properties." ~27 F.3d 751 Last edited by MuadDib; 05-26-2008 at 08:14 PM..