I started playing this today and have just logged out after a 3 hour stretch. I'm only level 8 but so far this game has really impressed me. It follows the EQ/wow type system which is kinda old but being able to fly from lvl 1 has hooked me.... I'm yet to experience pvp and lots of features are not in it yet but this is the most fun I've had in an mmo since the first 2 weeks of wow. There is lots of quests, crafting, the flying, diversity in enemies and the graphics as f2p games go are really nice.
Everyone should give this game a try it is so much more than the asian grinders.
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i think where the game really shines isn't going to be innovation in terms of bringing any new mechanics or concepts to the table, but bringing what's fun about MMO's and presenting a free to play game that easily is on par with some of the commercials in terms of depth, performance, stuff to do and design.
One of the first things I noticed is the architecture....most f2p's have very generic, very recycled maps and setting. This one looks fleshed out, and is easily its own little world.
Yeah, it may play very similar to WoW or EQ...but the grind is nowhere near as bad, the character customization alone surpasses the others...and its free. And playing a weretiger with a giant hammer has never been so much fun......((to heck with the flying elves!))
This game is really fun. I actually got to play it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I only had one fault with it. I had to force quit when i was done playing the game. Does anyone know how to just log of the game when your done playing?
psh.
Flying elves ftw.
Hard to believe this game is still closed beta too. I have a WAR beta account and I preffer playing this....
heh, at least someone likes it, i tested (it's free, it's be a shame if i didn't) but i hate it tbh, WoW'ish quests, and they stole the flying idea from Aion. they stole their idea, and made an mmorpg of it in about 5 months probably however it still is a good free to play, but i wouldn't spend any money on it
You know it, the best way to realize your dreams is waking up and start moving, never lose hope and always keep up.
Bren
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OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! Are you retarded?! Can't you read or something,but i guess yuo are too stupid to do so if you think a game can be made in 5 months.. (even the ordinary grinder takes longer, not to mention a game with the PW quality) If anything, Aion stole the idea!! But that doesn't matter, cuz it's a great idea and it will be cool!! (too bad in Aion the flying will be limited, you'll have to land and recharge or something before you can go on, atleast thats what i read) I am guessing you are a 15 "UBER l33t gm4r" and you go through the forums trolling everything you dislike!! Anyway, i'll play both mmos mentioned in the post, and i am sure i am going to enjoy both very much!
Alright everyone chill for a second :P
it's just a plain fact of internet life: We're gonna get hit with ignorant fanboys from more popular games who'll want to bash a game that doesn't meet their expectations.
It's true this game probably won't impress anyone looking for something new. It's an older game from China that's just now making itself known in the English markets. But for people like me who want a game of current-generation quality, that's different and of course free of subscription costs....it's pretty awesome.
Just ignore the naysayers; it's been a fairly good community so far and hopefully we can preserve it. Someone talks smack about it, shrug them off and tell them to enjoy their other games, we'll enjoy ours
Bren
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Played: SWG 2.5 years, WoW 4 years
Tried: RF Online, Ryzom, Daoc, CoH/CoV, Lotro, Vanguard, Guild Wars
Beta Tested: SWG, RF Online, Lotro, Potbs, Tabula Rasa, G&H, Perfect World
guys calm down PW is just great. dont compare it to other mmorpgs like wow(cra*) gw lc sro and everything else.
PW has been released in 2001(chinese version) therefore THIS game has to be called "Mother Of MMORPG"; just forget wow which has stolen some features or bought the licenses from the PW developers like crafting, the inerface(minimap, casting spell-bar etc.)
PW is the best mmorpg ive ever played, btw. i also played wow sro lc 2moons rappelz and all the other useless stuff.
CARPE NOCTEM_ (if u speak latin u will be able to translate that, i got my "LATINUM")
First i want to apologise for my "OMG OMG OMG!!" post, the guy had pissed me of.. Anyway, keule1 i don't think we can call PW the "mother" of all MMO's simply because many MMO's have been released before PW. I only played Ultima Online from the older ones, but there are MUCH more... Anyway, PW is pretty great and i guess the community in the game (and forums i hope) will be pretty friendly, i can't wait to get in a guild and start conquering castles and stuff ^^ And also the housing will be pretty cool and...wow everything in this game is cool But to tell the truth, the game has it's part of grinding... Not as much as most mmo's though, but it does!! But it's totally worth it, and it's free... i still can't believe a game with this quality is free (i mean seriously compare it to other free mmo's) YAY!!
People like this should be shot. Honestly.
LOL or at least educated on what all goes into MMO design and programming. If even crappy MMO's could be made in 5 months I'm pretty sure we'd see more from the RealmCrafter community*
*That's not a poke at the RC community. I respect those tools, and I'm curious to see where version 2 goes. I was merely stating that even making a crappy MMO takes more time and money.