Why do alpha and beta players say it's too easy when the casuals come in and all that extra difficulty gets nerfed? Easy to 20 is fine to get the hang of the game and try alts til 20. Making a game hard just for the sake of it being hard is no fun. Rewards should be equal to the work put in, imo.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My question as always, what is being put in place to stop gold seller spamming and bots which are usually treated as an after thought? I'm rather surprised the industry as a whole doesn't hire a specialist to set a system in place to combat botting and gold spamming.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Good article though.
I'm not sure if you have tested the game for yourself, but for me the reason why I stated it was easy is that the mobs do not aggro at all, and that includes the "red named" mobs. That is just kind of weird when we are all accustomed to having it be that way. I have left my character and specific places and come back after being away from the computer for quite some time and nothing has happened to my character. I got to level 10-13 or so and it was fairly quick..probably within maybe 2 hours or so give or take. I can see them trying to get people used to the game, but what I noticed on Trions live streams is that the mobs acted the same way, even when they were high level. I was hoping that would change. They are playing on the idea that it's like Diablo which honestly is the only reason I"m even looking at this game, so hopefully they change the aggression level of the mobs and as the OP stated the hit box as well. I liked the beserker class but it seemed like I would click right through the mobs while playing.
A lot of games I've played 1 through 20 is orientation to the game (the mobs don't aggro and stand there like they're on death row, waiting to be next). L2, and a lot of others is pretty easy going through 10 or 20, after that you start to play the real game. It just seems like no one has played this past twenty and are already suggesting changes base on lower level experiences only. Still, it's early in the development of the game and I'm sure lots of changes and adjustments will be made. Just my thoughts.
I don't really play many MMOs where the mobs don't aggro you around level 5-10 or so. That being said I can agree to a point on what you are saying, however the reason why I personally have issues with it, is even in Trions live streams the mobs do the same thing. They don't aggro, unless provoked. Perhaps it is different in dungeons on higher levels, or something. I'm not sure. Just seems like it is that way all through the game.
I would welcome a correction by someone who is in their 30+ on the game.
So like, is this a Diablo game, or is this a Magereal/Winterfrost Legacy/Odins Quest/Lord's Road game under a shinier skin? Because while that latter group pretends to be a Diablo game and markets themselves as such, the gameplay of the two is VERY different (I'd barely classify the gameplay of the latter group as actual gameplay at all...)
Was mildly interested in this as an MMO ARPG but... easy, linear, and a UI that encourages you to skip the story... thanks for saving me download Bill.
This game is pretty fun so far, just got into the closed beta. I can see playing it very casually would be a nice way to experience it. The only thing that irks me right now is only 4 classes + gender lock. I usually don't mind gender lock but only 4 classes really limits your options and kills the uniqueness of your character. If only they had put 2-3 more classes, that would add so much to this game.
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Im in this and whereas it plays well, and looks good, it still boils down to the same old asian on the rails boobies and little girls game as always. The whole forcing social thing is tedious. If I friend someone I really prefer it is because I want to be their friend not because I want free megaphones.
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