All Posts by mutantmagnet

FYI to the misinformed people. WAR will be available in Asia.

Their announcement.

The only areas WAR won't be in that WoW reaches is South America and Russia & its satellites (for the time being).

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Originally posted by Kabbax
Well done, Girls can troll too it would seem.
 
AoC failed because of false representation. TCoS will succeed because no one knows what to expect exactly, and will be surprised when they get a chance to play.

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People could be surprised and not like the surprise. TCOS will do fine but I'm not expecting it to be even competitive with Final Fantasy now.

What they do with content updates and if they grow in subscribers like EvE does when releasing expansions will tell me whether or not it will become that competitive.

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Originally posted by paulscott
TCoS is the FPSer MMO.   You'll die in the newbie area if you try to go stand still and trade damage moves like most MMO's.

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No you won't against early mobs. Versus players is another matter.

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To be honest, outside of gaming sites not many people have even heard of TCOS anyway, so it was never going to matter when it releases, just whether or not it is good. If it is a good game word of mouth will make it successful, if it isn't I really doubt anyone will notice it fade away.

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That's mildly incorrect. In Europe they are heavily advertised on tv as well as websites. I actually had more luck finding new good information going to European sites than American ones.

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Basically the video was just something to feed us fanboys. It is just a small vid of gameplay. it is not suppose to teach you anything, its not suppose to be some cinematic to make people go wow. Everything is staged to just show us a few things in the game. Im sorry they dont have some annoying guy to explain everything they show you in videos like they have in WAR. I dunno who posted this in the MMORPG forums, but damnit.

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You need to take a step back and realize the game taught quite a bit for both new people and long time followers.

Momentum is accounted for in weapons damage. This means jumping down and hitting an opponent will lead to more damage depending on how high you are. The archery bits were it took six arrows to kill an armored player when the archers were at the same height as the target vs the archer in the tree tops one shotting people below him clarifies this point.

Instead of siege weapons like trebuchets and ballistas we are getting magical hovertanks.

When your health hits 0 you aren't dead yet. You are left lying on the ground until someone finishes you off or heals you.

Both players and mobs have to deal with collision detection.

Shadows and lighting work in way that stealth via camoflouge is realisticly possible.

Swinging a melee weapon appears to not be as much of an issue when your friends or enemies besides your main target are next to you.

The game provides naval warfare, siege warfare, and mounted combat right out of the box.

The gravitational effects of spells are very generous.

Minimalist UI approach means you are playing the game and not the UI.

The speed of smaller ships doesn't seem effective enough against the larger firepower and health of larger ships.

Large ships have a rediculously high turning speed.

Characters yell and say words when they are being butchered.

It's going to be here by winter.

Am I the only one who thinks the last half of this segment looks like Vanu steamrolling into a courtyard?

Full download can be found here.

Is it a non-linear game? Sort of. There are quests specifically designed to be altered by the choices you make. But nothing you do in this game will be changed unless the devs intend for it to be done. Anything that was world changing was revised in a way where you are acknowledged for figuring out certain big quests first with statues and items specific to the house you belong to.

Is it skill based? That depends on what you are looking for to enhance your skills. I'm only saying this, because I'm of opinion that being the best in games even with random factors like WoW pvp or poker takes skill so my judgement runs counter to many people who don't think games like that require skill.

To get to the point if you hate random factors than TCOS won't piss you off.
If you want low levels to have an even remote chance against high levels then you'l be happy with TCOS.
If you are hoping for collision detection then be prepared to be disappointed.
If you desire aiming to matter you'll be bothered by some of the gaming mechanics (aiming with ranged skills is more simplistic than aiming with melee skills).
If your playstyle hinges on kiting your going to love or hate the limitations the devs put in that balances melee with range (you can't run and shoot with most moves and there is a deadzone for all ranged abilities).

Is it a pvp game? That depends on what you mean by pvp.

If pvp means to you the abilitiy to change the world around you with your sword and skills, then mostly no. They had a system in place and have the assets built for that type of content but decided to push that back indefinately. So all there is right now are the resource areas situated in pvp zones and noone knows if they'll be adequate.

If pvp means you are able to exert your will on other people for your own satisfaction then technically no. I only say technically because most pvpers of this sort are unimaginative. The griefing seen on Second Life is a form of pvp for those who think this way and actually have the brain cells to think of ways of influencing people even if they can't hit their pixelated bodies.

If pvp is about fair competition then spellborn will have that in spades.

The devs have a working deal among their publishers that allows people outside of their region to play the game. This is probably one of the reasons why it's taking them so long to get a US publisher.

People are failing to realize how expensive and massive an undertaking it is to survey 3 million people. In the late 80s surveying around 200,000 people across 52 countries for the Globe project IIRC was the biggest undertaking in gathering data by any single company.

You also have to consider that the estimated size of subcribers at this point is about 30-40 million people. sampling 8-10% of the probable population is excessively accurate.

Just to vouch for Kelnnay, he is correct. You'll also have the option to play on the asian servers as well.

...you can now rely on NPD in the near future. But keep in mind that NPD charges for the majority of their reports and they aren't cheap.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17327

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Originally posted by pirateer
but little 10-year-olds running around calling me a n00bzerz because they have spent 100 more hours on a game than me, it breaks the game.

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Pro-tip, they aren't calling you n00berz because they played longer than you. They are calling you n00berz because they like to prey on the overly emotional people like yourself.

I played Runescape recently after it launched and it made no difference if you were 50 combat levels higher than such immature people.

Actually, it mattered to some degree; because they would either worship you a bit and ask for tips on how to play, follow you around asking for money (heck even being 10 levels higher than beggers would get their attention) or tried taunting you into pvp fights you didn't want to waste time on even if it would take seconds to kill someone so obviously mismatched, but as much as levels mattered immature people will act immature and say stupid things like n00berz, or shout words with random neon colors.

Runescape was and still is a good game for what it's worth. Things like quests, spells, proc-weapons, agility, farming and trading made it a lot of fun.

Only two people here managed to acknowledge Runescape so far. The game last time they made an announcment had about 10 million players 1 million of which actually subscribed.

Though this announcment was made before that debacle when the removed the concept of the wilderness which made a significant percentage of their playerbase riot and protest in and out of game. Maybe things have gotten better now but I can't believe Jagex changed a fundamental concept of their game. It's like asking fans of Mario brothers to accept the series new direction as FPS game instead of a platformer.

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Originally posted by Delanor
  It is just meant for players to change their looks while they progress in the game. I don't think they will change that. Not any time soon, anyway.

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That's incorrect. Players can craft sigils which are stats for their characters. Due to the rarirty of components players can take pride in branding their crafted goods because people will know goods made by one player will contain certain stats different from anyone else. Then there are consumables to take into account which provide temporary buffs.

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Originally posted by BesCirga

As it is now..

• Questing caters adventurers
• PvPing caters PvP'ers Crafting caters PvP'ers and adventurers Roleplaying...well they already have a hard time and probably have to cater themselves as usual

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You touched on a good point without realizing it. The lead developer made an interiew on a European gaming news source called Gamona IIRC. He stated that unlike most MMOs which created too many timesinks for players Spellborn is supposed to play out as an adventure game. This ties in directly with their view of crafting.

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Originally posted by Leoj

Why does everyone say there is NO crafting...there is crafting, the only difference between this game and any other MMO with crafting is I can make anything I want at any time....now that sounds like a lot more fun to me.
Maybe your not actually the one pending 3 seconds making  your hands move so that *poof* I have a new sword....but your doing the SAME thing when you bring it to a crafter.

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You have to understand the mindset here about the people complaining. There are a few reasons why they don't like the system but I'll only explain two that I'm most familiar with.

The first is that being forced to have the smith refine the materials means your character isn't crafting the goods. This breaks immersion for people who want to pretend they are smith.

The second is that the Spellborn system is very eglatarian. Anyone can craft in this game. There's no barrier to entry beyond taking the time to find and gather the materials. Without barriers, like levelling up your crafting skill, crafters can't distinguish themselves as easily as in other games. This uniqueness is important because they can wield more monetary power over other players who don't level up crafting or choose a poorer profession. This uniqueness is also important because crafters can act as social hubs. Some people like the idea of other people being dependent on them.

There are other reasons but there's a start in understanding the underlying reasons of what's being discussed here.

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Originally posted by Munki

if you regularly watch his reviews... he rips apart every game.

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False unless you mean giving a final verdict of it's ok to buy or play this game doesn't undo any criticisms he makes about the product. He actually gave thumbs up for two games, one of them being Crysis of all things.

The average Aussie complained about having 600 ms latency. That's a 20% dps loss compared to 200 ms players. It also means instant abilities aren't instant.

It's a big deal.

Yeah the OP is mistaken on the targetting rules.

With ranged attacks you have to aim the cross hair on the target. If you click exactly at the same time the crosshair is on the target you will definately hit. But the reticule doesn't stick on the target. If it moves you have to move your reticule to match the movement.

With melee attacks though you have to lead your weapon swing in the same way you lead bullets in other fps games.