I'm having a great time with my guildmates playing! Yea, the lag sucks, but the core is whats important. The little stuff can be, and will be fixed.
This type of game is not for everyone, but for the guys out there bashing it while it's still in beta, yer whiners. Ya havent paid a dime and yer still willing to talk trash.
* I think thats what beta is for, to see whats wrong then tell someone about it..
So, whatever game you do like...Play it! Stop wasting yer time posting.
* If they are trying to beta test the game (it is beta as you pointed out) then how is it wasting time, they are testing then reporting what they found (NDA was lifted and the publisher actually stated on the beta forum they wanted us to "tell our friends about it")
I had a SWG moment tonight..Standing with a friend of mine on a large plateau, overlooking a choke point, and envisioning a base camp. Would have build a campfire with chairs to sit and talk about it, but thats not yet an option.:)
* This sums it up I think...
Now, I dont mean to dawg ER, I had very high hopes, but I do agree its not near ready, this game feels like Alpha, not closed beta, not open beta and certainly not ready to launch in two days or so. I am a bit disgruntled with ER, but that is my fault, I set my expectations to high I guess, I think I made the mistake of expecting Earthrise to be good. My bad
Well, I have played for about 3 hours total, there is not story line, there is not direction, graphics are no better than Runes of Magic, UI is for sure something from 2001 or before. The game play sucks, there is not course of tutorials for anything other then go kill this with this gun, go kill this with this other gun and thats about it. Once you get off the n00b island more of go kill this, and then go kill that, no tutorial for crafting or anything else. You basically walk around lost and hope someone tells you were to go find the mob you need to kill. Controls are horrid, you have to know the right combination of keys to get the outcome you need in order to pick something or to click something or to go into combat mode or look around... horrible set up. Epic fail imho worse then FFIVX.
Are you sure, you are talking about Earthrise and not Rift ???
I should also add (since I have said a few things bad about ER) I do see alot of potential in this game, and if all goes well at launch and right after, I will prob buy it after their planned April additions to see if its any fun at that point.
Well, I have played for about 3 hours total, there is not story line, there is not direction, graphics are no better than Runes of Magic, UI is for sure something from 2001 or before. The game play sucks, there is not course of tutorials for anything other then go kill this with this gun, go kill this with this other gun and thats about it. Once you get off the n00b island more of go kill this, and then go kill that, no tutorial for crafting or anything else. You basically walk around lost and hope someone tells you were to go find the mob you need to kill. Controls are horrid, you have to know the right combination of keys to get the outcome you need in order to pick something or to click something or to go into combat mode or look around... horrible set up. Epic fail imho worse then FFIVX.
Are you sure, you are talking about Earthrise and not Rift ???
Please, if anything, Rift holds your hand too much, but nice attempt at redirecting the flames...
Well, I have played for about 3 hours total, there is not story line, there is not direction, graphics are no better than Runes of Magic, UI is for sure something from 2001 or before. The game play sucks, there is not course of tutorials for anything other then go kill this with this gun, go kill this with this other gun and thats about it. Once you get off the n00b island more of go kill this, and then go kill that, no tutorial for crafting or anything else. You basically walk around lost and hope someone tells you were to go find the mob you need to kill. Controls are horrid, you have to know the right combination of keys to get the outcome you need in order to pick something or to click something or to go into combat mode or look around... horrible set up. Epic fail imho worse then FFIVX.
Are you sure, you are talking about Earthrise and not Rift ???
Get off of rift dude. It is nothing like that guy just described, and you know that it is Earth rise he is refering to. It's one of those sandbox games, what do you expect to hear from people... Most people want to get into a game and be having fun from the jump, not start having a small amount of fun 2 weeks or a month later to find an empty game with nothing going on and a small community.
not saying this will be like that, I haven't played it... I'm just a lil irritated that you take a shot at rift, when rift is the total opposite.
This game is probably the worst MMORPG title on the market. Anyone who does not believe me get a beta key and hop into the game. Character creation is lacking as crap, UI sucks, and of course the movement controls are HORRID.
I haven't played the game yet. Character creation, UI, and movement controls? That's it?
What about other aspects of the game?
It was so shitty I couldn't even bother. This is all opinionated of course... I couldn't even really move. Like tradtionally you can click or move with WSAD. Well you can move with WSAD however, it's not entirely accurate nor does the camera move. Character creation you get like 10 faces to pick from, and a few hair styles. You cannot customize anything but those (and race of course and skin color/hair color). UI looks like some stuff from 2001. The quests made no sense.. nor was there a story introduction to explain anything going on.
On a positive note, it does have some pretty nice looking graphics.
So you came posting here because you didn't read the big popup window telling you how to move and switch combat and movement modes? okay. move along.
You can dismiss his statement, however, he is correct. The controls really do need some work . They just do not flow as well as other mmo games or even a single player TPS game. Tabula Rasa had decent movement and shooting controls. They will probably get it up to that level in time.
The controls don't need any work. You can switch to standard wasd movement by typing in /wqse enter and you can switch to standard FPS movement by hitting TAB. If you can't be bothered to read the manual for a game then you will suck playing sandbox games. Seriously, have the complains about this game stem from the "UI" and yet people don't bother reading the manual or realizing "oh its an FPS game too UI HAS TO BE DIFFERENT Herp adurp"
I'm having a great time with my guildmates playing! Yea, the lag sucks, but the core is whats important. The little stuff can be, and will be fixed.
This type of game is not for everyone, but for the guys out there bashing it while it's still in beta, yer whiners. Ya havent paid a dime and yer still willing to talk trash.
* I think thats what beta is for, to see whats wrong then tell someone about it..
So, whatever game you do like...Play it! Stop wasting yer time posting.
* If they are trying to beta test the game (it is beta as you pointed out) then how is it wasting time, they are testing then reporting what they found (NDA was lifted and the publisher actually stated on the beta forum they wanted us to "tell our friends about it")
I had a SWG moment tonight..Standing with a friend of mine on a large plateau, overlooking a choke point, and envisioning a base camp. Would have build a campfire with chairs to sit and talk about it, but thats not yet an option.:)
* This sums it up I think...
Now, I dont mean to dawg ER, I had very high hopes, but I do agree its not near ready, this game feels like Alpha, not closed beta, not open beta and certainly not ready to launch in two days or so. I am a bit disgruntled with ER, but that is my fault, I set my expectations to high I guess, I think I made the mistake of expecting Earthrise to be good. My bad
Maybe I just miss Tabula Rasa too much.
I feel exactly the same way; I was really looking forward to this game and almost blindly dropped money on the preorder after waiting to get in the beta for years. Finally got a beta key from MMORPG.com a few days ago and the game is very Alpha stage feeling. I'm not disgruntled so much as I am disappointed. Maybe the game will be in a better state 6 months from, but it needs A LOT of polishing and improvement before I would spend any money on it. A long time of anticipation for a short time of let down.
I like it, its got flavour. It is of course a game that will create much hate due to the game mechanics.
Some people simply cannot stomach FFA-PVP, chuck in looting also and they will cry wolf about how bad a game is just because they couldnt handle the rule-set.
If your bored stupid of the current candy cane MMO's then you should keep tuned to this title along with another little indie title called Xyson thats shaping up nicely also, just dont listen to whiners and dismiss a game like a good little lemming due to their own biased view, but wait and make your own informed opinion when the time comes.
I like it, its got flavour. It is of course a game that will create much hate due to the game mechanics.
Some people simply cannot stomach FFA-PVP, chuck in looting also and they will cry wolf about how bad a game is just because they couldnt handle the rule-set.
If your bored stupid of the current candy cane MMO's then you should keep tuned to this title along with another little indie title called Xyson thats shaping up nicely also, just dont listen to whiners and dismiss a game like a good little lemming, but wait and make your own informed opinion when the time comes.
Or we can complain that the game is just bad. No real art direction, terrible mesh design, clunky game play, terrible optimization for a game that looks like it was released circa 2004, terrible animations with the fact that you cant even tell where someone is shooting you from half the time. Can all of these be fixed in time? Sure. Should I have to pay $14.99 while basic mechanics that should be ready and polished at launch get fixed? Nope.
I do like, however, that when someone complains about it they must just be some casual who hates FFA PvP. Ive spent a lot of time in old UO, Darkfall and EvE, I have no problems with different control mechanics or FFA PvP with full loot, and I still think Earthrise is a terrible game with inexperienced devs and no financial backing.
I like it, its got flavour. It is of course a game that will create much hate due to the game mechanics.
Some people simply cannot stomach FFA-PVP, chuck in looting also and they will cry wolf about how bad a game is just because they couldnt handle the rule-set.
If your bored stupid of the current candy cane MMO's then you should keep tuned to this title along with another little indie title called Xyson thats shaping up nicely also, just dont listen to whiners and dismiss a game like a good little lemming due to their own biased view, but wait and make your own informed opinion when the time comes.
Compared to other indie snadboxes (DF and MO) its really good so far except for the perforamnce. If they delay it a month it will probably be pretty good.
Its funny that 90% of the posts here are whining about there being no old school MMOs being released and now when they do come out everyone just trash them.
Fallen earth had simillar problems just before launch and delayed for a couple of weeks and turned out pretty good.
I was in closed beta - release in Fallen Earth, it was miles ahead of this pile of junk. As far as MO and DF goes, i'd rather play MO any day than play this (I know it's sad) and i'm sure i'm not the only one.
I like it, its got flavour. It is of course a game that will create much hate due to the game mechanics.
Some people simply cannot stomach FFA-PVP, chuck in looting also and they will cry wolf about how bad a game is just because they couldnt handle the rule-set.
If your bored stupid of the current candy cane MMO's then you should keep tuned to this title along with another little indie title called Xyson thats shaping up nicely also, just dont listen to whiners and dismiss a game like a good little lemming due to their own biased view, but wait and make your own informed opinion when the time comes.
So you can sit here and tell me this is a good product...? And biased how?
Compared to other indie snadboxes (DF and MO) its really good so far except for the perforamnce. If they delay it a month it will probably be pretty good.
Its funny that 90% of the posts here are whining about there being no old school MMOs being released and now when they do come out everyone just trash them.
Fallen earth had simillar problems just before launch and delayed for a couple of weeks and turned out pretty good.
I was in closed beta - release in Fallen Earth, it was miles ahead of this pile of junk. As far as MO and DF goes, i'd rather play MO any day than play this (I know it's sad) and i'm sure i'm not the only one.
Compared to other indie snadboxes (DF and MO) its really good so far except for the perforamnce. If they delay it a month it will probably be pretty good.
Its funny that 90% of the posts here are whining about there being no old school MMOs being released and now when they do come out everyone just trash them.
Fallen earth had simillar problems just before launch and delayed for a couple of weeks and turned out pretty good.
I was in closed beta - release in Fallen Earth, it was miles ahead of this pile of junk. As far as MO and DF goes, i'd rather play MO any day than play this (I know it's sad) and i'm sure i'm not the only one.
ER launch state > MO's launch state. Enough said.
True. MO had the worst launch state ever. Even now it's a mess
ER is improving from something that resembles MO on launch,to become..well, i hope,something playable.
Earthrise - #1 on don't buy list, poor performance and low FPS makes combat jerky, slow, and lagged out. A PvP game with bad lag and poor combat makes for a bad buy!"
A word on Xsyon, the game has depth beyond a first glimpse will show you. The game has an unreal future, the dev team is amazing and communicates with the players almost daily in game. The features list is current and accurate, so if you read it, its either there in game or really close. Take a week from the boring same old hack/slash/quest/raid ubber gear hording game you been playing and check it out. You will be glad you did!!
Compared to other indie snadboxes (DF and MO) its really good so far except for the perforamnce. If they delay it a month it will probably be pretty good.
Its funny that 90% of the posts here are whining about there being no old school MMOs being released and now when they do come out everyone just trash them.
Fallen earth had simillar problems just before launch and delayed for a couple of weeks and turned out pretty good.
I was in closed beta - release in Fallen Earth, it was miles ahead of this pile of junk. As far as MO and DF goes, i'd rather play MO any day than play this (I know it's sad) and i'm sure i'm not the only one.
Compared to other indie snadboxes (DF and MO) its really good so far except for the perforamnce. If they delay it a month it will probably be pretty good.
Its funny that 90% of the posts here are whining about there being no old school MMOs being released and now when they do come out everyone just trash them.
Fallen earth had simillar problems just before launch and delayed for a couple of weeks and turned out pretty good.
I was in closed beta - release in Fallen Earth, it was miles ahead of this pile of junk. As far as MO and DF goes, i'd rather play MO any day than play this (I know it's sad) and i'm sure i'm not the only one.
ER launch state > MO's launch state. Enough said.
Well, the skiddy put it poorly. What IS ER accomplishing that is good...? I don't see anything creative either...?
First post here....although I have been lurking here for many years I felt compelled to finally register to talk about this game.
Firstly, I have been playing beta for only a few days now, but much of what people said about performance has seriously affected my gameplay. The game just ran horribly on my computer. My computer is no gaming beast, but it's no slouch either. TERRRIBLE hitching. Pretty much non-stop hitching. The starter island was not too bad, but once I left the library or w/e it's called, the hitching made the game unplayable. The NPC's were rubberbanding all over the place, players were too. I've gotten desync many times. I would run around, looking for npcs or quest givers, and nothing would be there, no one. I was forced to relog to get them to show back up. Relogging takes FOREVER for me (probably due to my crappy HD), but it seriously takes me like 5 minutes to relog.
I haven't really gotten any crashes while in game, but when I do relog, the game does crash for me usually. Also, I've been forced to change password a couple times because after a relog, the game says my previoulsy working login credentials are bad.
Ok that's the bad, and those things are kind of a deal-breaker for me at the moment. There are some good aspects to this game, and it could be a great game down the road, it's just not there yet. The game would is beautiful (when it wasn't hitching nonstop), I spent a lot of time just running around, checking out the scenery. Combat could be fun if the lag and desync wasn't there. I liked switching my weapons on the fly. I got into some fights with players, one of them came in close to use his shotgun, I just broke and flame thrower and toasted him.
Currently though, the game is just not ready for release imo, I will putting this game in the "check in a few months" category.
EDIT: Forgot to add....I LOVE the music. A LOT. Best part of the game for me. I know most people eventually turn off the music, but with this one I don't think I could ever get sick of it.
I was in closed beta - release in Fallen Earth, it was miles ahead of this pile of junk. As far as MO and DF goes, i'd rather play MO any day than play this (I know it's sad) and i'm sure i'm not the only one.
This game is due to be released in 3 days according to MMORPG and after playing about an hour in beta it feels as though the game is in need of a lot of work still. I think the concept of this game has something going for it but with the horrid controls and lack lust character options I believe that it may be better if they hold off a bit more to get this game a bit more polished before launching it in its current state.
This game is due to be released in 3 days according to MMORPG and after playing about an hour in beta it feels as though the game is in need of a lot of work still. I think the concept of this game has something going for it but with the horrid controls and lack lust character options I believe that it may be better if they hold off a bit more to get this game a bit more polished before launching it in its current state.
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Now, I dont mean to dawg ER, I had very high hopes, but I do agree its not near ready, this game feels like Alpha, not closed beta, not open beta and certainly not ready to launch in two days or so. I am a bit disgruntled with ER, but that is my fault, I set my expectations to high I guess, I think I made the mistake of expecting Earthrise to be good. My bad
Maybe I just miss Tabula Rasa too much.
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Are you sure, you are talking about Earthrise and not Rift ???
I should also add (since I have said a few things bad about ER) I do see alot of potential in this game, and if all goes well at launch and right after, I will prob buy it after their planned April additions to see if its any fun at that point.
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Please, if anything, Rift holds your hand too much, but nice attempt at redirecting the flames...
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Get off of rift dude. It is nothing like that guy just described, and you know that it is Earth rise he is refering to. It's one of those sandbox games, what do you expect to hear from people... Most people want to get into a game and be having fun from the jump, not start having a small amount of fun 2 weeks or a month later to find an empty game with nothing going on and a small community.
not saying this will be like that, I haven't played it... I'm just a lil irritated that you take a shot at rift, when rift is the total opposite.
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The controls don't need any work. You can switch to standard wasd movement by typing in /wqse enter and you can switch to standard FPS movement by hitting TAB. If you can't be bothered to read the manual for a game then you will suck playing sandbox games. Seriously, have the complains about this game stem from the "UI" and yet people don't bother reading the manual or realizing "oh its an FPS game too UI HAS TO BE DIFFERENT Herp adurp"
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I feel exactly the same way; I was really looking forward to this game and almost blindly dropped money on the preorder after waiting to get in the beta for years. Finally got a beta key from MMORPG.com a few days ago and the game is very Alpha stage feeling. I'm not disgruntled so much as I am disappointed. Maybe the game will be in a better state 6 months from, but it needs A LOT of polishing and improvement before I would spend any money on it. A long time of anticipation for a short time of let down.
I like it, its got flavour. It is of course a game that will create much hate due to the game mechanics.
Some people simply cannot stomach FFA-PVP, chuck in looting also and they will cry wolf about how bad a game is just because they couldnt handle the rule-set.
If your bored stupid of the current candy cane MMO's then you should keep tuned to this title along with another little indie title called Xyson thats shaping up nicely also, just dont listen to whiners and dismiss a game like a good little lemming due to their own biased view, but wait and make your own informed opinion when the time comes.
Or we can complain that the game is just bad. No real art direction, terrible mesh design, clunky game play, terrible optimization for a game that looks like it was released circa 2004, terrible animations with the fact that you cant even tell where someone is shooting you from half the time. Can all of these be fixed in time? Sure. Should I have to pay $14.99 while basic mechanics that should be ready and polished at launch get fixed? Nope.
I do like, however, that when someone complains about it they must just be some casual who hates FFA PvP. Ive spent a lot of time in old UO, Darkfall and EvE, I have no problems with different control mechanics or FFA PvP with full loot, and I still think Earthrise is a terrible game with inexperienced devs and no financial backing.
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Agreed with all that orange !
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That's not true, they have my £42.686022(current x-change rate) ;-)
I was in closed beta - release in Fallen Earth, it was miles ahead of this pile of junk. As far as MO and DF goes, i'd rather play MO any day than play this (I know it's sad) and i'm sure i'm not the only one.
So you can sit here and tell me this is a good product...? And biased how?
ER launch state > MO's launch state. Enough said.
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True. MO had the worst launch state ever. Even now it's a mess
ER is improving from something that resembles MO on launch,to become..well, i hope,something playable.
Earthrise - #1 on don't buy list, poor performance and low FPS makes combat jerky, slow, and lagged out. A PvP game with bad lag and poor combat makes for a bad buy!"
A word on Xsyon, the game has depth beyond a first glimpse will show you. The game has an unreal future, the dev team is amazing and communicates with the players almost daily in game. The features list is current and accurate, so if you read it, its either there in game or really close. Take a week from the boring same old hack/slash/quest/raid ubber gear hording game you been playing and check it out. You will be glad you did!!
That's not saying much to begin with.
Well, the skiddy put it poorly. What IS ER accomplishing that is good...? I don't see anything creative either...?
First post here....although I have been lurking here for many years
I felt compelled to finally register to talk about this game.
Firstly, I have been playing beta for only a few days now, but much of what people said about performance has seriously affected my gameplay. The game just ran horribly on my computer. My computer is no gaming beast, but it's no slouch either. TERRRIBLE hitching. Pretty much non-stop hitching. The starter island was not too bad, but once I left the library or w/e it's called, the hitching made the game unplayable. The NPC's were rubberbanding all over the place, players were too. I've gotten desync many times. I would run around, looking for npcs or quest givers, and nothing would be there, no one. I was forced to relog to get them to show back up. Relogging takes FOREVER for me (probably due to my crappy HD), but it seriously takes me like 5 minutes to relog.
I haven't really gotten any crashes while in game, but when I do relog, the game does crash for me usually. Also, I've been forced to change password a couple times because after a relog, the game says my previoulsy working login credentials are bad.
Ok that's the bad, and those things are kind of a deal-breaker for me at the moment. There are some good aspects to this game, and it could be a great game down the road, it's just not there yet. The game would is beautiful (when it wasn't hitching nonstop), I spent a lot of time just running around, checking out the scenery. Combat could be fun if the lag and desync wasn't there. I liked switching my weapons on the fly. I got into some fights with players, one of them came in close to use his shotgun, I just broke and flame thrower and toasted him.
Currently though, the game is just not ready for release imo, I will putting this game in the "check in a few months" category.
EDIT: Forgot to add....I LOVE the music. A LOT. Best part of the game for me. I know most people eventually turn off the music, but with this one I don't think I could ever get sick of it.
There are two things to do in Earthrise - combat and crafting.
Good day.
P.S. These two things does not a sandbox make.
P.P.S. The combat is abysmal.
What else do you need in a sandbox game?
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hands down!
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This game is due to be released in 3 days according to MMORPG and after playing about an hour in beta it feels as though the game is in need of a lot of work still. I think the concept of this game has something going for it but with the horrid controls and lack lust character options I believe that it may be better if they hold off a bit more to get this game a bit more polished before launching it in its current state.
The controls are fine. Read the manual!
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