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LodenDSGLodenDSG Member Posts: 266

Well I gave MO a try and it really seems like it could be a greate game.

What was fun was the general idea, the crafting seems quite intresting, the combat is slow yet engaguing its not a click fest but requiers some thought and skill which is nice. The world seems a bit sparsly populated when it comes to mobs so finding a fight early on can be a pain less you want to pick a fight with a player (not wise if your just starting to figuer out the game). The game seems a nice mix of of sandbox concepts but isnt reall intuative.

On the down side I cant see this game making it unless they push release back a good bit; the game is incredably buggy. Perodicly the chat will simply go non responsive, the UI needs a ton of work, not the art style but the code, put one windw over another and see what I mean some elements of the lower window will show ontop of the upper window, the crafting UI more offten than not simply wont respond (yes I know how to craft and have had some success but 90% of time it just does nothing at all when you click "Create Item" button). I like the fact that a player can be a theef however looting me while I stand infront of the bank with basicly no consaquences at all makes this an easy system to abuse.

i.e. I was standing in front of the bank picking up some back up funds after losing a 1 on 1 (was a fun fight) I was looted almost instantly, no names poped up in chat about beeing snooped or any thing and even though it was in broad day light with plenty of on lookers the theaf was not flag or indicated at all. I suggest they take a look at Oblivion, put a watchful gard at key points in the town so we can have a safe-ish place to park for a second or at least to point out the theaf so we can deal with them. It is a real pain to not be able to stand still long enough to check the bank, check a vendor or even try and craft an item without getting looted; I will say that 20% of the time or so you do get a name to pop (such and such is snoopign you) and thus you can call a guard who 1 hits em or do it your self if you prefer but 80% of the time they seem to get away with it (all the pep fallowing players around like a lost dog trying to steal was rediculess)

 

With some work this could be a great game and for the most part the consept seems gold the few things I would work on would be the theft mechanics (would be fine if town guards helped to keep an eye on your poket {like they do in reality}). The general bugs of course need to be fixed and a more complet tutorial of some sort (the in game documentation is fine just needs to be more complet) I for one do not care to play a game that requiers google, fourms and other out-of-game elements to be playable. for the new guys and for thouse unfortunet deaths early on a few NPCs that sale low grade ready to use armor and weps would help in recovery time especialy if your not into crafting even if this was like EVEs shop (player made goods, at player made prices) but when you are strip nude and need to gear back up just to have your gold looted it would be nice if you didnt have to start back at squar 1 though in the same I would not want the full loot taken away in this game or any thing liek that just a means to gear back up to a functional level without having to fall back to cutting wood or harvisting stone ()just to hope its not stolen before you can craft new gear . . . if the crafting actualy worked)

 

As is the game is only bearly playable yet still fun so I would assume that if they are ever able to get it up and running simi-smooth that it would be a great game. I'll have to give it another try (if they have a free demo) after launch other than that I'm afrade this is gona be yet another casualty of the MMO genre

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  • KarahandrasKarahandras Member UncommonPosts: 1,703

    may i also suggest considering trying it again just before ob ends to see if its improved any to your liking as it may be a while before a free trial comes

  • MonTe_FysterMonTe_Fyster Member Posts: 15

    I for one, am ery glad to have read this post. I have followed this game almost since day 1/ There is a tl\lot of elemets in the game that were prespective player suggestions. The devs were very active on the forums and constantly  cued the forum members for ieas.

      The fact that the game is very buggy doesnt surprise me for a couple of reasons. One this is a very complex game both in the mechanics and te graphics game wide.  Two, pen beta doesn't necessarily man "Release ready".  It simplye meas that  players get a chance to play the game, giving them a chance to explore the game abd to testr servers running at full capacity.  This review gives us "non-beta testers" a change to explore.  Having this prered review gives us a heads up.

     

     

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  • rlmccoy1987rlmccoy1987 Member Posts: 1,722
    Originally posted by MonTe_Fyster


    I for one, am ery glad to have read this post. I have followed this game almost since day 1/ There is a tl\lot of elemets in the game that were prespective player suggestions. The devs were very active on the forums and constantly  cued the forum members for ieas.
      The fact that the game is very buggy doesnt surprise me for a couple of reasons. One this is a very complex game both in the mechanics and te graphics game wide.  Two, pen beta doesn't necessarily man "Release ready".  It simplye meas that  players get a chance to play the game, giving them a chance to explore the game abd to testr servers running at full capacity.  This review gives us "non-beta testers" a change to explore.  Having this prered review gives us a heads up.
     
     
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    Are you missing a few keys on your keyboard?

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  • LodenDSGLodenDSG Member Posts: 266

    O aye I will be watching the beta as it progresses it is by no means a dead stick though I do have my fears having seen some of the bugs and knowing they are coming close to the Q1 release (or at least last I heard Q1 was the target . . . I hope they polish it up or push it back). The beta is currently open and I do sugest you give it a try if at all possible again not the most intuative UI (not bad though), plenty of major bugs stil in place and the tutorials are not a complete reasource so I sugest you find a friend in game or do some reading on the forums in the lines of crafting, gathering and materals; even if crafting isnt your game you will prolly want it since this is a full loot game and so i understand no vendor sales ready made gear least I never found em.

     

    Note Armorsmith Apprentice worked well for me as a new guy since it pre-loads you with some key crafting skills, wep wise the starter axe seems to stay with you and does good enough till you can read through some weapon crafting skill books. The offical site has some more info on it and in game you will see what I am talking about on character creation.

     Ah yes a PS: the community is actualy very nice; which supprised me for a sandbox where any one at any time can steal from you or gank you and with no consaquences assuming you dont call a guard (only works in a city) more supprising considering its beta offten times beta players can be prity solo minded and slap easy targets around ;) but even the clearly superior guy that wanted to pick a fight (the 1 on 1 I meantoned above) was a good sport (of course I lost) we chatted for a bit after he complamented me on my crafting (he like the armor I crafted {and he took ;) }) and he tiped me on how to rez even teh theaves stealing your last gold find hummor in it when you did get a chance to call a guard on it (truly funny to watch the guard one hit em) lets hope the live community is half as socialble im so tiered of paying $15 a month or so for a single player game with lag

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  • MonTe_FysterMonTe_Fyster Member Posts: 15

    it all sounds just FINE & DANDY. I still annot get updates or for that fact into thegame.. server always times out or just plain doesnt connect...

     Montee

  • downtoearthdowntoearth Member Posts: 3,558
    Originally posted by MonTe_Fyster


    it all sounds just FINE & DANDY. I still annot get updates or for that fact into thegame.. server always times out or just plain doesnt connect...
     Montee



     

    run updater exe to get the newest patcher

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