Here is a two day old vid from the creators of the upcoming mmorpg called.. The Chronicles Of Spellborn..For those that don't no about tcos..its European and the devs are based in Holland...

The game is in final beta and about to go open very soon. Its a dark and gritty world with PVE/PVP/SVS conquests. RP is a dream in spellborn with you picking one of the five high houses to pledge your loyalty to.

http://www.tcos.com/downloads/xfer/T...of_Par t1.wmv

Seems like a very intresting MMORPG, I signed myself in a quick as possibly. Thnx for thuis great tip!

thank you for the link to the video it is looking good. Very interesting, kind of like a Tim Burton cartoon meets WoW.

This game is a lot of people's dream MMO.  put's a lot of stock into player ability, has a class based system that borrows a bit from skill based systems, and takes a lot of the complexity from MMO's to further decisions(in a shooter everyone has a gun and it shoots, lots of combat decisions to be made here).

It pretty much is kinda shooter like when you play it.  if you attempt a 'hehehehe I have a sword now and can cut while standing still' on starter mobs you WILL die if you aren't moving around and dodging attacks.  you are even encouraged to follow your own natural progression for stuff you can take out instead of the MMO traditional you're this level you kill these(because we say so).

probably the only MMO releasing this year that's going to challenge and be fun all the way through.

Originally posted by paulscott

This game is a lot of people's dream MMO.  put's a lot of stock into player ability, has a class based system that borrows a bit from skill based systems, and takes a lot of the complexity from MMO's to further decisions(in a shooter everyone has a gun and it shoots, lots of combat decisions to be made here).

It pretty much is kinda shooter like when you play it.  if you attempt a 'hehehehe I have a sword now and can cut while standing still' on starter mobs you WILL die if you aren't moving around and dodging attacks.  you are even encouraged to follow your own natural progression for stuff you can take out instead of the MMO traditional you're this level you kill these(because we say so).

probably the only MMO releasing this year that's going to challenge and be fun all the way through.

Great description of a very interesting mmorpg. Will tcos be remembered as the first  mmorpfptg to break away from the norm and make online gaming so much more involved.

This could bring another section of players to the mmorpg fold mainly because of the character movement.

I thought fptg is a good description of what this game offers. first person target game...lol a bit long but relevant...

That looked awesome...

Smooth and fast and fun.

This just may be the action packed MMO I've been waiting for....

Now if only they'd confirm a U.S. publisher!

Q2 2008 is too far away for this game!

Looks good, its nice to see a game that is more or less going to have the same specifications to run as WoW maybe slightly more look as good as that. This video did not have that lag that keeps showing up in their videos as well, and they have finally done something about their animations.

Hoping this game is as good as it looks, it really needs some hype though outside of these forums and the official site I doubt many have even heard of it.

Edit: Forgot to mention I want to see this game succeed for 2 reasons:

1. No stupid item grind is built into the game.

2. The combat system.

If it proves popular it can encourage other developers to try something new instead of the same old same old.

i don't like that spinning action bar :( ...game looks good though :)

That spinning action bar is the core of this games combat...

Somehow i wonder how people can say they like and don't like something they have never ever experienced. You should try it out first before judging it.

This rolling action bar allows you access to 30 abbilities while still allowing for FPS action. That rolling action bar combines action paced combat and startegy in one perfect little interface.

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

That spinning action bar is the core of this games combat...

 

 

Somehow i wonder how people can say they like and don't like something they have never ever experienced. You should try it out first before judging it.

 

This rolling action bar allows you access to 30 abbilities while still allowing for FPS action. That rolling action bar combines action paced combat and startegy in one perfect little interface.

 

 

no..its not the fact that it spins..just an ugly skin imo..i think it should be a little smaller...and clear...:)

Originally posted by Housam

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

That spinning action bar is the core of this games combat...

 

 

Somehow i wonder how people can say they like and don't like something they have never ever experienced. You should try it out first before judging it.

 

This rolling action bar allows you access to 30 abbilities while still allowing for FPS action. That rolling action bar combines action paced combat and startegy in one perfect little interface.

 

 

no..its not the fact that it spins..just an ugly skin imo..i think it should be a little smaller...and clear...:)

The Combat Bar.
It's huge make it smaller! Well, in the game it actually is a lot smaller and I could say how we intentionally blew it up for clarity, but the truth is that it is a bug when playing in hd (1280x720). Look closely and you'll also notice the sides of the graphic are cut off and not nicely rounded like they should be. It's a nice bug to have for the movie though, as it shows the combat bar large enough for anyone to see what's going on.

You had a valid point but i think this quote answers your question.

Originally posted by anubisss

 

Originally posted by Housam

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

That spinning action bar is the core of this games combat...

 

 

Somehow i wonder how people can say they like and don't like something they have never ever experienced. You should try it out first before judging it.

 

This rolling action bar allows you access to 30 abbilities while still allowing for FPS action. That rolling action bar combines action paced combat and startegy in one perfect little interface.

 

 

no..its not the fact that it spins..just an ugly skin imo..i think it should be a little smaller...and clear...:)

You are not the only one to comment about the Skill-deck bar. Here is a quote from Matthew  about the skill deck and vid..

 

The Combat Bar.
It's huge make it smaller! Well, in the game it actually is a lot smaller and I could say how we intentionally blew it up for clarity, but the truth is that it is a bug when playing in hd (1280x720). Look closely and you'll also notice the sides of the graphic are cut off and not nicely rounded like they should be. It's a nice bug to have for the movie though, as it shows the combat bar large enough for anyone to see what's going on.

You had a valid point but i think this quote answers your question.

ah thx for that mate :) ....

Originally posted by Housam

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

That spinning action bar is the core of this games combat...

 

 

Somehow i wonder how people can say they like and don't like something they have never ever experienced. You should try it out first before judging it.

 

This rolling action bar allows you access to 30 abbilities while still allowing for FPS action. That rolling action bar combines action paced combat and startegy in one perfect little interface.

 

 

no..its not the fact that it spins..just an ugly skin imo..i think it should be a little smaller...and clear...:)

Ah yes... normally its not even half the size... Somehow they managed to make it bigger to show people how it works. But then Matthew explained it on the officiall site as posted above.

About the skin we even do agree, but if things turn out as supposed, skins should be customisable.