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This is just in response to the OP. I have not read all 18 pages.
The game has a lot of potential. There are a lot of aspects of the game that are nostalgic. On the PC end movement is much like UO, or if you prefer it Diablo. I feel compelled to continuously click nodes and gather, bringing materials back to base frequently. It really seems as if someone is clicking on me and assigning me these tasks that I just do from reflex. Before you know it another Tier 3 something or other is up and functional with plans for the next one to go up.
The siege system is great. With limited placement it's a natural desire to want to expand and grab more tiles in your cluster to continue towards grander pastures. Lessons be learned with your first tile in strategically placing structures for minimizing travel time in order to efficiently progress your guild. By tile 2 you will be sure to think long term if you've run out of room in your first tile.
The fact that a friend can join the game late, can easily be equipped with tools to go gather resources for the gear your guild is able to craft can almost immediately get him on the same "level"; ready to play with you. There's no level grind in the way acting as an inconvenience to play with your friends. This is probably the best aspect of the game right now. Once a guild is a couple days in, it is likely they will just have the stuff needed in Guild Storage for him to grab and get going with everyone else.
The fact that you can build things anywhere on the map (not just in your tile) gives friendly players a way to create havens for new or un-guilded players if they're looking to add to their empire through cooperative means. It may not fit my personal playstyle but in a sandbox this is essential to have a robust, diverse population. I'm glad it can be done, and create a place of contention for notoriety battles between PK's and players policing players. Don't have a guild? Find a nice spot to hide a tent for a little bit of storage.
The speccing of your character/spells coming from gear, created by progression as a guild instead of an individual basis is great. In a full loot game like this it's important to make those items meaningful, while not losing any real progression as those resources can just be gathered again and recreated, maybe this time trying something a little different.
There are a lot of mechanical things that need to be worked out, it is alpha and that goes without saying. But as far as the "fun meter" goes for this game, intuitive design, etc. those are just growing pains that can be worked out in the long ru. The things that need work can be done in time, and do not get in the way too much of the games current state. Balance is an issue, and there needs to be a notoriety system that identifies players who police other players, and those who hunt other players. But to remain a sandbox there can be no way that mechanics prevent or handicap a player for choosing to play a specific way.
huh?? utterly confused, this leads me to a guild page about Darkfall, not a game called lords of death, a crappy game called Darkfall
Says the guy with The Secret World sig. Nice derail btw, I'm sure all 1000 of your posts are as valuable as this one.
Better to just add full loot and perma death , I mean seriously harden up already guys
Here's a video of what an offensive siege is like in the games current state (alpha)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MJ0tgZD7q8
my sig is from a year ago, relax, I was just stating a fact, a dude with 1 post comes in and spams his guild website, and calls it a game, then on the website it talks about nothing but Darkfall.
I now see a mention of Albion from reading the entire post, that was all that needed to be clarified, when I have 4 pages of 100 posts per thread, things can get confused
is this only a facebook/twitter sign up for Alpha/beta thing?
Hey guys!
My name is Empa (well Emil..) and I'm one of the team members of Albion Online, we are very excited about all of your interest in the game and so far we have progressed very far with the game and will hopefully soon be able to make largere tests with more people in them.
Like you probably know we had a test recently with several known clans who for the most part enjoyed the game despite it being in a very rough shape, we are allways looking for more potential clans and testers feel free to mail us over at alpha@sandbox-interactive.com and we will hopefully be able to include you in a upcomming test.
But for the meanwhile I would love to hear your thoughts, impressions and overall opinions of what you have witnessed so far, so write down your unfiltered opinion and questions here and i will get back to you asap, you can also pm me if you prefer to do that.
Best regards
Empa
Freelance team member for Sandbox Interactive currently developing Albion Online.