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Faceless of Mankindless... A complete waste of time!

Face of Mankind:

- Nice Graphics.

- VERY VERY POOR user interface.

- Can't find NPC's to buy items.

Some ass kills me in less than 2 minutes after I finally exit my apartment. There is absolutely NO skill required to kill an UNARMED new character.

Get put in the cloning facility and have to waste my money just to get healed.

Can't seem to find for a place to get buy items and armor.

You should spawn with at least a beginner set of armor and weapons.

Perhaps the developers should look at a REAL World user interface for a MMORPG and see how a real one works.

This game NEEDS a real help file and in game instructions.

Deleted from my system.

Don't have time to learn this VERY unintuitive and unintelligent user interface.

I'd suggest that you play something else.

DOH!

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Comments

  • VelgarVelgar Member Posts: 39

    Actually, I found this game quite enjoyable. I do admit at the beginning can be a bit hard but once you get past it it's quite nice. I had quite enjoyable moment today when there was a riot in the prison and the FDC(my faction) went there to put it down.

    Anyway, it's true that the learning curve is huge( especially since there's basially no tutorial) but that do not mean the game is bad. Remember, this is a beta, not a free test, it's normal for the game to have problems.

  • jimothypetrojimothypetro Member Posts: 1,437

    I think you should play more than 5 minutes before telling people to play something else.

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  • WhiteknightWhiteknight Member Posts: 82

    You have to remember that this game is still in Beta friend, so it's really not up to its par on what it will be. But about what you said..


    Originally posted by Worf
    Face of Mankind:- Nice Graphics.- VERY VERY POOR user interface.whats wrong with it?- Can't find NPC's to buy items.

    This is because its a player driven econmy, and also that the Npcs are disabled at the moment so you cant talk to them. -Some ass kills me in less than 2 minutes after I finally exit my apartment. There is absolutely NO skill required to kill an UNARMED new character.

    Thats the sort of danger about this game, but thats also why players are allowed to enforce the laws with lethal or stunning force. So if you get shot without a weapon try to call for a local patrolman for help. If you were shot down though mark thier name so you can go to the nearest security terminal and mark them as a killer.-Get put in the cloning facility and have to waste my money just to get healed.we are given alot of money at start, and it dosent cost that much to heal. Only maybe at start but as you raise in rank you will probably aquire money much easier and it wont be a problem.-Can't seem to find for a place to get buy items and armor.you have to buy them from the markets in town, and all of this is player made so far. So then I would suggest maybe trying more then one area thats free to teleport too for the best deal. The normal starting weapon is also the "zsomething 5" which will use 9mm bullets-you should spawn with at least a beginner set of armor and weapons.What is probably going to happen is you have to vist your faction's base for starting equipment once NPCs are reactivated.-Perhaps the developers should look at a REAL World user interface for a MMORPG and see how a real one works.if theres something wrong with it give it as a suggestion to the devs-This game NEEDS a real help file and in game instructions.its beta-Deleted from my system.-Don't have time to learn this VERY unintuitive and unintelligent user interface.its really not that hard, what problems did you have with it?-I'd suggest that you play something else.We are testing it not playing it, so maybe your right people shoulden't be Playing itDOH!::::27::


    (edited for chat goofups, sorry)

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  • storeelgstoreelg Member Posts: 5

    huh, i found the user interface to be pretty much ok. Cant see why you would complain about that.

    Also, i find it strange that you find time to download the client - but you dont have the time to find information on how to locate merchant stations...

    Yes, i also got ganked within the first 5 minutes of the game. But then again, i had done my research, and this was totally expected due to the nature of the game and the fact that it is OB.

  • XzaroXzaro Member UncommonPosts: 1,719

    maybe that's why it's called....dun dun dun... BETA?

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  • OrccOrcc Member Posts: 3,043

    Ya i find the interface to be fine, I dont know what problem your having with it. Ive seen worse in retail games.

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  • vash85vash85 Member Posts: 75

    It's getting off a good start as of now. When the forums open back up, I hope to see people giving out suggestions, instead of bashing the game that is in beta. People don't seem to understand that the open beta is for stress test and finding bugs, they tell you that on their website. ::::12::

  • webBear1000webBear1000 Member Posts: 301

    If you don't fancy playing it then why don't you test it.

    BETA BETA BETA BETA!

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  • lotharrlotharr Member Posts: 981



    Originally posted by Worf

    Face of Mankind:
    - Nice Graphics.
    Well yes, when you put the best settings.
    - VERY VERY POOR user interface.
    Hmm... I wouldnt say that
    - Can't find NPC's to buy items.
    Yes, theres "Marketing Terminals" for buying items.
    Some ass kills me in less than 2 minutes after I finally exit my apartment. There is absolutely NO skill required to kill an UNARMED new character.
    Well... If you are L.E.D and go to Brooklyn mall youll die... Maybe for my shot because im Blood Brother. No mercy for leds!
    Get put in the cloning facility and have to waste my money just to get healed.
    Well, Theres no magicans who can heal you. And you lose about 5000 cr to healing, and 5 minutes...
    Can't seem to find for a place to get buy items and armor.
    From "Marketing terminal"s
    You should spawn with at least a beginner set of armor and weapons.
    Yes, you have 60 000cr when you start, you can buy somthing with that.
    Perhaps the developers should look at a REAL World user interface for a MMORPG and see how a real one works.
    Well, that is pretty complex user interface, but good!
    This game NEEDS a real help file and in game instructions.
    maybe some player are not satisfied with ingame tutorial or lack of information...here i found a nice general game guide
    be patient its open beta and not every game always succeeds 100% in the first days...
     
    First off, welcome to the universe of the Global Dominion, otherwise known as Face of Mankind. This post is just to provide some basic guidance and tips for new players who are confused or unsure of exactly what to do next, I'm not trying to tell you exactly what to do but rather give a headstart so things aren't quite so frustrating and baffling as they were for me when I first jumped in several months ago.
    [That brainwipe really hurts you know...
    Ok, a run down on the world since you seem to have forgotten. When you enter the game after creating your character you will be zoned into your apartment, everyone gets one of these and they are completely secure unless you give out your entry details (these are found when you check your account details on the website or when you re-enter your apartment). You can purchase bigger and better apartments in other cities or colonies but be prepared to shell out a fair swag of coin for the pleasure. The point where you zone in is your private Vortex gate, this is basically a teleportation device and will transport you to its designated exit zone almost instantly. Have a wander around your apartment, depending on where you are starting they will each have their own look and feel. Tokyo is very colourfull and bright with oriental designs whereas NYC is rather more contemporary and office like.
    Either way, you probably want to get out and into the world quick smart.
    What am I looking at Captain?

    On the screen you will see the interface is all expanded, to close it hit Esc. To open or close individual windows use these commands:
    F1 = Chat window on/off
    F2 = inventory on/off
    F3 = Communicator on/off (email, private messages/friends)
    F4 = Stats/Properties (you faction, rank and cash etc)
    F5 = Missions on/off (search for missions, read faction agendas, faction chat)
    F6 = Options menu
    Other usefull commands:
    F9 = Logout
    Esc = Movement/Interface mode toggle on/off.
    Left Ctrl = Hold to activate Interface mode temporarily.
    The static interface is pretty simple really, at the bottom left you have your health and well being. The little envelope icon in the very corner brings up a menu for the interface windows and emotes. The red bar is your Health, green is your Stamina and yellow is your Bio energy (used to power implants). Below the health bar are 4 small blank boxes, this is where your armour status will display when you are wearing some. H = Head, T = Torso, A = Arms, L = Legs. When your health hits 0 you die and respawn in the clone facility. If you have no clones you will die permanently. Clones can be purchased from any medical terminal and insurance can be obtained to prevent clone loss also. When your stamina hits 0 you will be unable to run or jump until you recover. Jumping uses alot of stamina quickly while running depletes it at a constant rate. When your bio energy hits 0, any implants you had running will switch off and you will be unable to reactivate them until your use a biocell to recharge. When any of your armour is destroyed by taking damage, you will be injured more by each subsequent hit to that area.
    The little green head to the right of the stamina and bio enegy bars is your Consciousness, this is a measure of how 'awake' you are. It can be depleted by taking damage and being shot with rubber bullets. Green is fully alert, orange/yellow is disoriented, red is on the verge of blacking out. When the icon is red your vision will be blurred and you will be unable to move. In the centre of the interface at the bottom is the compass, it shows which direction you are facing. Simple eh? On the far right is the connetion/date/time indicator. The little PC icon is your ping to the server. Next is the date and finally the current game time of day. Time in FoM is 4 x real time. so 1 hour real time = 4 hours FoM time. All the time displayed in the game is always in FoM time
    Most of it is probably quite obvious of course but hey, gotta be complete :)
    Now would be a good time to change your options, key binds etc if you so wish.
    So how do I get an outside line?
    The chat tab is pretty simple really, System is all and any system mssages including purchases, server announcements, and status messages. The next tab is 'Public' which, as the name suggests is generavicinity chat. Then you have 'Team', this is only active when you are a member of a mission. And lastly the 'Private' tab, this is like a private chat room for you and your friends in game. There is no direct '/tell' system so this is what you use. To choose the tab you want to view/talk to, simply click on it with the mouse when in interface mode, or you can use a key to change it when in movement mode. This key is bound in the options menu under controls.
    The funky looking key icon next to the private tab will bring up some extra chat options. Here you can choose to send private messages to all friends, only friends slected (see below) and you can mirror other channels in the public window (sends messages to public aswell as the usual tab). Personally I don't recommend using the mirror function since public can be pretty busy as it is.
    If you have friends in game or you have made some new ones, you may wish to add them to your friends list. This can be done with the Communicator window (F3). This window doubles as both a friends list and an email client. The first tab is the 'Inbox', this is, logically, where all new mail arrives. You should have a half dozen or some from Gina Woodrow, the head of the Global Dominion. Have a read through them at some point as they are quite usefull. The little orange buttons at the top are your mail functions. From left to right they are: create new message, reply, delete, view message and forward. The next tab at the top is the 'Outbox' where all sent messages are stored. The orange buttons from left to right are: view message, delete and forward.
    The last tab is your friends list. This is where you add and remove friends as well as being able to send them mail. The buttons at the top from left to right are: remove friend, email friend and view friend details. To add a friend, enter their full name into the box provided and press the little orange button next to it. They will then be added to the list on the left. Clicking the view friend button when you have someone selected will display their full name, nickname and any description they have given themselves. The box next to their name on the list can be checked or unchecked by clikcing on it. This will determine whether or not that player receives your chat from the 'Private' tab.
    Whats my status?
    So you want to know how rich/poor you are? Press F4 to bring up the 'Properties' window and weep at your pathetic bank account :P
    Here you will see your full name, nickname, tag, faction, rank, description, cash balance, budget (for faction purchasing), experience and penalty points. The 'Body' tab at the top will change the window to display your current armor and implants. To equip armor, simply drag it from your inventory to the relevant slot on the window, likewise with implants except they are listed at the bottom. Much like weapons, you can only have 3 implants on you at any time (not incliuding ones you carry in your inventory). This window is also where you can use Medkits or Biocells to restore health and bio energy. To use one, simply drag and drop the item onto the doll in the centre of the image. If successfull you should hear a sound and see the relevant stat increase at the bottom of your interface.
    So where to now chief?
    When you walk onto the Vortex pad in your apartment, you will automatically be transported down to street level. Depending on the faction you chose at the start, you will be in a different city. Zoning out of your apartment will show the splash screen and tell you where you are.
    Once you are on the ground, the world is all yours. I would always recommend exploring your immediate surroundings and getting and idea of where you are. But for those more adventurous types, keep an eye open for signs and markers, these will point you towards amenities of facilities that can be used. If you look around you will probably see a sign close by saying 'Vortex Gates', head in that direction and when you find them you can use the terminals to buy a ticket to anywhere in the Dominion.
    For new players I would suggest checking out Brooklyn, NYC as it is currently the central market place for buying and selling goods. *Note, the rest of this guide assumes you are in the Brooklyn Shopping Center.*
    Your starting cash should be enough to get you some basic gear or maybe dabble in some mining for yourself. I am not going to outline how production and mining works in this post, its far too vast a subject to cover here. There is however info on how to mine and produce in the mails you get at the beginning. If you head to Brookyln, select the 'Shopping Center' node from the Vortex menu and purchase the ticket. Once you have the ticket, simply walk onto the pad to be transported to Brooklyn. Once you arrive you will be outside on a small balcony type area. Ahead of you will be the entrance to the Mall and the local Vortex nodes. Enter the Vortex room and turn left to find yourself on the top floor of the mall. 3rd floor (where you are now) is the Vortex floor, 2nd floor is market terminals and a restaraunt, 1st floor is storage, production and medical. First, take a quick look around then head to the 2nd floor and the market terminals, they are pretty easy to spot. Use the terminal to bring up the market overview, at the top you right you will see a filter which is most likely reading 'Items'. Have a look through the various filters and products available then set the filter to 'Items' and press the 'Refresh' button at the bottom left. Now you can start shopping for a weapon and ammo.
    A few weapons and their corresponding ammo include:
    Zanathid 5 Inflex - 9mm Pistol
    Techtronic 6x6 - 6mm SMG
    Ryx 7 Streamline - Light Energy Pistol
    RGI9 - 7.62mm Assault Rifle
    This is not a complete list and there are many other weapons available. The market list will show you the items name, its Quality Level (QL, from 1-3, 3 being the best), the minimum and maximum price and finally the numer of that unit available.
    To buy an item, select it from the market list and you will see the bottom half of the window now shows the name of the seller, their faction, the price and the number of that unit they are selling. Often there are multiple sellers ranging in price so make sure you choose the best deal. Once you hve made your selection, choose the number of that item you wish to purchase in the 'Transaction' box at the very bottom. use the arrow buttons to increase or decrease as you please. When you are satisfied, simply press the 'Buy' button to make the purchase. *Note, the budget buy function will not work at this time* I would suggest buying one weapon for now and 4/5 clips of ammo for it.
    Now, before you check your inventory (F2), its important to know that the item you just bought will not be there. Rather, it is transferred from the sellers storage to yours. To collect the item, go to the ground floor of the comlpex and directly opposite the ramps you come down you will see a room with some large canisters inside. These canisters are 'Storage' terminals and have a revolving red lightning bolt icon above them. Use the terminal to bring up the storage interface and you will see a list of all items currently in storage on this colony.
    Each colony has its own storage facility seperate from any other colony, so although you might fill up NYC with items you will always have room to store items. Now, to collect your new weapon and ammo, select one of the items from the list. This list shows the name, QL and quantity of that item in your storage. Once you have selected your choice, the middle portion of the screen, 'Access' can be used to choose how many items you want to collect and then by pressing the 'Request' button you will have them transferred to your inventory.
    If you open your inventory now, you will see the items present. The weapon takes one of the 3 slots on the left and the ammo will be in the main window. The little grey bin at the bottom right will delete any item you drag into it. *Note, that you can only ever carry 3 weapons at the same time* So now you have a weapon, know how to use the markets to buy and how to retrieve items from your storage. Not bad for a few minutes work eh? :)
    I think I am beyond such small minded lessons...
    Ok, so you got over that hurdle without any injuries, I'll explain how the sell function can be used on the markets and how the transfer/transport functions work on the storage terminals. First up, selling. now at this point you probably won't have anything to sell and I'm not going to go into production so just take it as a heads up.
    When you open the market terminal, at the top right there is the 'Administration' button, this is where you conduct all sales business. *Note, in order to sell an item it must be in your storage, not your inventory* When you hit this button you will see the top half displaying 'Current Offers' and the bottom half displaying 'Units in storage'. To sell an item, select it from your storage at the bottom and choose the number you wish to sell in the 'Make Offer' section at the very bottom. Once you have the number set, you can enter the price you want to sell them for per unit. Once you are happy with your settings, simply hit the 'Make Offer' button to place a market listing. You will now see the listing appear at the top half of the window in the 'Current Offers' section. If you wish to cancel you sale, select the listing and hit the 'Delete Offer' button at the bottom of the window. Easy peasy.
    The transfer and transport functions at the storage terminals are rather useful. Transfer allows you to give items to another playersecurely by moving them directly into their storage. Transporting items will move them from one colony to another. To transfer an item, select it in the storage list and drag it into the 'Transfer' box at the bottom left. Releasing the mouse button will bring up a window to select the number you wish to transfer (if there is more than 1). Choose the amount and hit Ok to proceed. Next you need to enter the full name of the player you want to transfer to. *Note, the full name is different to the name you see when placing the crosshair over a player, you will need them to tell you this* Once you have all details entered, hit 'Transfer units' and they will be moved accordingly. its instant, its free and its secure.
    To transport items to another colony, use the same method to select the items and number you wish to move and hit the 'Star transport' button to bring up a galaxy map of all colonies. Mouse over a colony icon to see the cost and click to select it. Once you are happy simply hit 'Start transportation' to send the items. Transportation is not instant and you will get a system message saying how long it will take. The more you send, the longer it takes but note that the price remains static. So to send many items quickly, you will need to pay more for smaller shipments.
    Ow man, you shot me!
    Its more or less inevitable that you will be involved in combat at some point. Its also a given that everyone and their mother is going to carry one or more guns. As a result you can expect to get hurt or even killed. Every player starts off with 3 basic clones. Clones are important as they are all that keeps you alive from one death to the next. Be warned though, if you run out of clones your character will suffer permadeath. To avoid this, you can do 2 things, 1) buy lots of clones, expensive and wastefull, or 2) buy a single good clone and get clone insurance, nice and easy. *Note, there is a 24hour waiting period between deleting a character and creating a new one, This applies to permadeath too*
    To check your clones you will need to visit a Medical terminal. If you are still at the storage area, go out the door and turn right towards the corridor, this will lead to a small medical station. Use the terminal to bring up the interface. Here you will see a number of options, at the top there are the healing services, one is fast and costly, the other is slow and cheap, the descriptions will tell you which. Under these there is the stamina recharge function, this will recharge your stamina to 100 for a fee. At the very bottom you will see the clone listings, the left clone icon will have a '3' on it indicating yo have 3 of that clone active. The other 2 clones to the right are higher quality but more expensive versions. Better clones will mean you start with more health upon respawn. Ther e will also be an icon showing which clone is currently active, this is the clone you will spawn as when you next die. The last icon is clone insurance, this costs a fair bit per game month but it means that when you die and respawn, no clones will be lost for the proceedure. Very usefull indeed and it saves the need to buy new clones each time. I highly recommend you get insurance. When you die, you will drop all items you were carrying except weapons, this includes armor and implants. They will be dropped in the form of a backpack which other players can loot freely. I suggest you only ever carry what ammo you need and try to keep most of your items in storage for security.
    Combat itself is simple, you draw a weapon with the 1/2/3 buttons on the keyboard and press fire once to put the weapon into fire mode, and press fire again to actually fire. Moving will decrease your accuracy as will turning rapidly. Your weapon will automatically lower after a few seconds of inactivity.
    However, since you have only just got the weapon you will first need to reload it. Once this is done you are ready to go. In order to check the ammo count in a weapon, right click on it in your inventory. If you reload a weapon with ammo still in the clip, this clip will get transfered back to the inventory and replaced by a full clip. Therefore it’s always a good idea to delpete a full clip before reloading or you will have lots of half full clips.
    The art of shooting targets depends on several things, first, your skill as a player, second, your ping and third, the type of weapon you are using. Obviously, some weapons are better than others but they all do damage. Your connection will impact combat, but because of the way DPS have made the game, this effect is much lower than what you might find in normal FPS games. As for skill, well thats up to you of course :)
    There are several things that will assist you in combat, implants, armor, biocells, medpacks and even drugs. Armor will reduce the damage your health takes when hit and implants can also help to mitigate damage. Shield implants will stop any projectile rounds but are vulnerable to energy weapons. Stamina implants will boost your stamina and make it harder for you to be incapaitated, resistance amps will give a temporary boost to your health allowing you to take more damage. Medpacks heal you, biocells replenish the bio-energy used for implants and drugs... well, you’ll have to figure that one out for yourselves ;)
    These items are often expensive to purchase due to the complexity of their construction so save those pennies!
    A note on combat though, please do not randomly attack or kill other players. It is extremely annoying and disruptive. Every player kill will gain you Penalty Points (PP) and add you to the criminal database. This will then lead to the LED tracking you down and putting you in jail. Yes, jail exists and the number of PP you have will dictate how long you stay in jail. Jail time is game time, not real time so in order to do the sentence you have to be logged in. You could try to escape but then you will be an even greater target. Anyone on the most wanted list will be a valid target for any player to kill without penalty.
    If you are killed by another player without cause and you know their name, visit a LED crime board (there is one near the entrance to the vortex room on level 3 as you zoned in) and drop the little murder chip you recieved (at the moment you might have to relog in order to get this chip) in the slot and click the button to report it.
    Whats next on the menu?
    Now that you have a weapon and know a few of the basics its probably time to decide what to do. You can explore other colonies, chat to other players or, if you are wanting to earn some coin and experience, join a faction mission! Pressing F5 will bring up the mission window, this is where you can access all active and inactive missions, view faction agendas and campaigns, use the faction chat function and, if you hold sufficient rank, create new missions. The first tab you will see is the 'Mission overview', this displays info on the mission you are currnelt involved with. For now it will be blank though. The next tab is the 'Mission search' tab and will allow you to set criteria for a search to find active missions you can join. The 'Agendas and Campaings' tab displays the current agenda or objective for your faction. Often there are more than one running and they may have differing levels of priority. Only the faction leader can alter these. Clicking on an agenda will display any campaigns currnetly under it along with brief details about them. Just below the main tabs at the top you will see tabs for both campaign and agenda details. This will show you the full story for the current campaign/agenda. The Campaing details tab is where you can create new missions, to do this you must be rank 4 or higher though so we will skip it. The 'Allies & Enemies' tab will display all factions and their current standing with your own, a good way to find out who you should and shouldn't be talking to :)
    The last tab, 'Faction lobby', is the faction chat, this is a global channel that allows all members of the faction to talk with one another. Be sure to use this chat as it’s a valuable tool.
    So, to join a mission, run a search to find an active mission currently accepting members, this is essentially how grouping works in FoM. Selecting a mission will show its details and allow you to join it if you wish. There will be start and end times listed aswell as a meeting point. This is where all members of the mission must meet in order for the mission to start. At the botom of the screen you will see a list of other players joining the mission aswell.
    <<More to come in this section>>

    From there though, its up to you where you go and what you do, just a few extra tips to help you on your way though:
    DO:
    Use IRC to communicate with your fellow faction members and other players, check herefor details on the server and channels.
    Ask questions if you are unsure of something, the closed beta team and GMs are experienced and happy to assist you.
    Explore the worlds, visit new colonies and marvel at the fantastic universe that DPS have created.
    Listen to GMs or Devs if they ask something of you in-game or IRC.
    Check the FoM forums for information and assistance.
    Report bugs should you find them, this is a Beta test afterall. You can do so here.
    DON'TS:
    Spam the chat channels or IRC, it annoys people and you won't get help any faster.
    Abuse or harrass other players (this is common sense really).
    Beg for money or items, this is annoying and pathetic not to mention totally unnecessary.
    Should you obtain a weapon, don't go around randomly shooting/killing other players. It will bite you in the ass and you will regret it (jail anyone?). Missions are a different story, but random killings are just like in real life, illegal.

    And lastly, be aware of you role as a beta tester, this is not a free trial, it is not a free game. Please remember that some features may not be implemented yet, and others may not work quite as intended. DPS have done a fantastic job on the game so far and there isn't alot that doesn't do what its mean to do but strange things happen in software development.
    Have fun and see you in the Dominion!
    Deleted from my system.¨
    Oh well... Its your own choice
    Don't have time to learn this VERY unintuitive and unintelligent user interface.
    You have said that about 5 times already
    I'd suggest that you play something else.
    Maybe in your dreams. No thanks.
    DOH!
    (Donut of Homer!)
     
    There was my answers, you can ask... But do not flame!



  • claithclaith Member Posts: 86
    Game is complete waste of funding,another one that will bite the dust soon.Got in and everything is warping around,you can't see npc's or any players for that matter,pretty horrible,i have heard all the excuses as to why,...server load,..etc.But thats not the only thing,UI is horrible,totally disinteresting,and disfunctional,no ambiance,or feeling that your in another world,unless you count warping everywhere.Nah,i believe this games gonna suffer the fate that several others did this past year.
  • AckbarAckbar Member UncommonPosts: 927

    The game is pretty damned fun. It can get laggy when theres like 100 people in one spot. Its an mmorpg with FPS combat. Its complete and total chaos. Im a police officer in the game (LED) and we gotta go around catching all the bad guys criminals and murderers and such and theres so damned many of them. Tons of people saying PIGS MUST DIE and stuff and blasting you and all your LED buddies rushing in to fight its a ton of fun. Really enjoying it theyre supposedly gonna double the power of the server cluster so that should help the lag.

    Of course its beta and definitly a few bugs ive run into but honestly i really like this game its different fun and chaotic. Basically player run everything. The only bad part is the complete lack of tutorial instructions so the  first hour or 2 you gotta ask a lot of dumb noob questions to get anywhere.

    I definitly reccomend everyone try this game if they get the chance to me its unique as its got the FPS twitch combat and the player run entire world. Very fun.

    ----ITS A TRAP!!!----

  • lotharrlotharr Member Posts: 981



    Originally posted by Ackbar

    The game is pretty damned fun. It can get laggy when theres like 100 people in one spot. Its an mmorpg with FPS combat. Its complete and total chaos. Im a police officer in the game (LED) and we gotta go around catching all the bad guys criminals and murderers and such and theres so damned many of them. Tons of people saying PIGS MUST DIE and stuff and blasting you and all your LED buddies rushing in to fight its a ton of fun. Really enjoying it theyre supposedly gonna double the power of the server cluster so that should help the lag.
    Of course its beta and definitly a few bugs ive run into but honestly i really like this game its different fun and chaotic. Basically player run everything. The only bad part is the complete lack of tutorial instructions so the  first hour or 2 you gotta ask a lot of dumb noob questions to get anywhere.
    I definitly reccomend everyone try this game if they get the chance to me its unique as its got the FPS twitch combat and the player run entire world. Very fun.



    Yeah, hehe that is true... Game is funny.

    I saw that there lags when I got 100 leds on my ass... Sitting in jail is pretty funny, lol.

  • ianubisiianubisi Member Posts: 4,201

    When a game enters open beta, you are looking at 99% of the features and playability that it will have going live.

  • ScarisScaris Member UncommonPosts: 5,332


    Originally posted by ianubisi
    When a game enters open beta, you are looking at 99% of the features and playability that it will have going live.

    exactly what I have said several times over, yet people keep coming back with "its beta people" over and over again. So, IF the game is as many say, then I would say they plan on releasing it with the intent to "add content ( a new term for finish the game ) after its released to the public. Which means its in final alpha now and the paying public will beta test all the "content" they get in after it goes live. Thats the acceptable norm now for MMO's unfortunately.

    - Scaris

    "What happened to you, Star Wars Galaxies? You used to look like Leia. Not quite gold bikini Leia (more like bad-British-accent-and-cinnamon-bun-hair Leia), but still Leia nonetheless. Now you look like Chewbacca." - Computer Gaming World

  • NoubourneNoubourne Member Posts: 349

    I also found the UI to be clunky. It wasnt terribly unintuitive, but I just didn't like the whole pressing escape thing to switch back and forth, etc.

    I found the graphics to be pretty bland. There's just not much detail.

    However, what stopped me from playing after only a few hours and had me uninstalling was the transparency of the mechanics. Crafting: done at a terminal. Mining: terminal. Purchasing: terminal. Banking: terminal. Healing: terminal. Insurance: terminal. And all the terminals look very much the same. It feels very contrived.

    I'm sorry, but there's just no immersion factor for me. All of their game systems seem propped up by these terminals that are purposely placed X distance apart to require you to use the 3d interface. Take out the combat, and I don't see a need for the 3d interface at all. I realize similar mechanics are a part of every MMO, but at least in SWG mining you have to go survey to find a good spot out in the beautifully crafted environment. In other games you talk to NPCs, who often have odd personalities, interesting lore, or cool armor. In other games you craft things by standing in front of a crafting machine, and the ways you interact with the world are actually varied. They all "feel" different.

    If I want quality FPS action, I'll go play UT2k4. No MMO can hold a torch to the excitement brought on by a good round of Onslaught. As far as the roleplaying and whatever aspect, the mechanics are too transparent to get me immersed in the game at all. Personal preference, 100%, but I feel very strongly about it.

    Habit is not to be flung out the window by any man, but coaxed down the stairs one step at a time. - Mark Twain

  • NoubourneNoubourne Member Posts: 349

    Oh and to the guy who posted the whole manual: Lame.

    Delete it and put up a link. That's just rude man. We shouldn't have to scroll a mile for this page unless someone actually put that much time and thought into a post. Don't just copy/paste 15 pages of instructions. Very lame.

    Habit is not to be flung out the window by any man, but coaxed down the stairs one step at a time. - Mark Twain

  • CrabbyCrabby Member Posts: 153

    Face of Mankind is pretty disappointing.  I expected a lot more quality in the product due to all of the trash-talking the devs have done in interviews and on the forum.  But, I guess Europeans have different standards. 

    The game is far worse than Wish and it is supposed to be released commercially withi nthe next three months.  I am not even a programmer and I understand the concepts behind the amount of time it takes to code anything for a game, especially a MMO.  The game will flop and flop even harder than Neocron did.  And sooner.

  • 01Neptune0101Neptune01 Member UncommonPosts: 82

    The game is in BETA ! its free atm so what you can expect ? people are just lazy read a guide or go on IRC.

  • adamk22adamk22 Member Posts: 233

    i can hardly call this beta, it's more like... alpha. they shouldn't have made it ob

    Banzai!

  • IsometrixIsometrix Member UncommonPosts: 256

    Beta is no excuse for the lack of tutorials, NPCs, etc.

    Look at betas of other games. I don't think I've seen any game in beta where it takes 3 hours of screwing around before you figure out what the hell you're doing.

  • ianubisiianubisi Member Posts: 4,201


    Originally posted by Isometrix
    Beta is no excuse for the lack of tutorials, NPCs, etc.

    Amend that to say "open beta" and I say Amen.

  • zoey121zoey121 Member Posts: 926

    i  get tickled hearing all those folks say its beta get over it..........

    Well swg still has sit down slide cross the floor, proffesions still broke,

    master smugglers box empty

     Eq2 invisable mobs in burrows thats fun trying to fight invisable bugs....

    Griffen dumping rider off of platform or screen turning black

      basicaly they stress test the servers, it goes gold and a good deal what you see in open beta is how the game usualy looks on release.

      So those bugs still in beta appear in live version anyway...........

     

  • JackdogJackdog Member UncommonPosts: 6,321
    This was not a beta it was a public suicide. The devs should have known better than release the game to the unwashed non fanbois without a bit more polish. Now the game has a bad rep and will take a heck of a lot to change that now, no matter how much it is improved by release day.

    I miss DAoC

  • jmd10222jmd10222 Member Posts: 427

    well thats just great image i had hopes for this one.

     

    image

  • XiraXira Member Posts: 437


    Originally posted by 01Neptune01
    The game is in BETA ! its free atm so what you can expect ? people are just lazy read a guide or go on IRC.

    I just ignore people like this:) They obviously are on the short end of the IQ stick.

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