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Brynn 5/01/08 5:12:14 PM
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For the players who think they can macro their combat styles, or set the combat on auto, think again. You will be actively involved and your choices will make the difference between surviving and death. You won't see this as much in the earliest levels, but definitely as you level up it will become more and more important. When you do your class specific quests, starting at level 5, you will really see the reality of this. |
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Samhael 5/01/08 5:43:45 PM
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Avast! I be heading to Tortuga at first light! Ahoy, me mateys! |
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Ascension08 5/01/08 5:47:28 PM
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All the other stuff you've written I've seen in other reviews or just opinions, except for the sound. A strange thing, but I actually want good sound with average graphics over high end graphics with boring sound. I mean, try watching your TV while it's muted. Sounds tend to get repetitive and overused in games, especially with 80 levels, but if indeed their sound team did a better-than-average job, I think I'll give it a go. |
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AmazingAvery 5/01/08 6:13:14 PM
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Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his brother. |
Hey Jon, nice write up of early impressions. Just one thing though its "Tortage" not "Tortuga" - Tortuga is a real place upon which Howard based Tortage and heavily borrowed its name and theme. There was a little snippet I did here: http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/153228 Looking forward to further impressions. For me its like watching someone see snow for the first time and see the excitement on their face, watching people's facial expressions at the community event when playing was pretty funny. |
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Brynn 5/01/08 6:35:47 PM
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Originally posted by AmazingAvery I hadn't even noticed that mistake. ;) |
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maddbomber83 5/01/08 6:37:25 PM
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Thank you for the preview! And if you could only find 1 way to spell a word then I would be worried about your intelligence! As for the game, I'm looking forward to pulling out my game pad. As to the G15 macro commands, they actually would work well. You can set it up so that 1 tap starts the macro, another tap ends it early (if a swing misses). I look forward to future articles on this. I love and NEED good sound and can't stand poorly done voice overs too! But they add SO much to the game for me.
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Cerion 5/01/08 7:03:22 PM
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Nice preview....
But what if your character concept doesn't involve being a slave? Everyone starts as a slave? That's a fine intro to something like Oblivion, a single player game. It doesn't feel appropriate though for a MMORPG. |
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Brynn 5/01/08 7:10:44 PM
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It's in the story, and it works. |
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maddbomber83 5/01/08 7:15:16 PM
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Everquest 2 originally started along the same lines. I forget if you were a slave or not, but you were shipwrecked and had lost all memory. Now that I think about it, there are several other RPGs where you started out as a slave, or in jail, or something like that. As long as there is a story, then I'm fine with however you start. It is up to you to decide your future right? |
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Thornrage 5/01/08 7:19:10 PM
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Originally posted by URMAKER Hmmm, Funcom said us closed beta peeps can talk about the first 13 levels so ... No chat is not all about nipples. Most of the time it is full of questions that are answered by other beta testers. Yo, this was a great and spot on review. I cant wait to read more :) |
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Housam 5/01/08 7:24:04 PM
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Joined: 12/24/07
Currently playing EVE |
NIPPPPPPLLLLLEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
lets f*p over it... |
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