I caution you all to either get into the beta with a free key or preorder from someone other than Funcom so you can cancel it if you don’t like it.
Direct Funcom preorders are unrefundable because they believe access to a beta is the same as playing the game at release.
I do encourage you if you’re considering the game preorder from a 3rd party and try the beta weekends.
Some people are raving about it and others are bitterly disappointed.
The above hopefully comes across as an even view of the game. The rest isn’t.
I personally find the graphics to look dated and the animations a decade old. the combat has the same feel as EQ did but you are required to spam one or two spellsactions thrice to cast/use another better spell/sction. It becomes very repetitive.
Quests have some very good points like the investigation quests where you need to be observant and work out the puzzle. the down side is you will end up having to go to the same fire station 4-5 times for different quests because you are severly limited on how many you can have at a time. At one point I had the main story quest and one other. found a body with a phone that had a quest icon… couldn’t pick that quest up without discarding the current non story quest.
The ui has its supporters and detractors, unfortunately I found it clunky and missing standard features like being able to assign party chat and say to another window unless your in a party; at which time you can then do so. Unless you log out then that window no longer exists.
Crafting has some good points but you have to remember to write down any patterns for weapons ect as there is no way in game to record these. you may have seen the video by funcom showing the hammer being constructed and the patter that the materials had to be laid out? Well you have to remember that for all the weapons and talismans.
TLDR? Get into the beta via a non Funcom preorder and see if you like it before fully committing.
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I caution you all to either get into the beta with a free key or preorder from someone other than Funcom so you can cancel it if you don’t like it.
Direct Funcom preorders are unrefundable because they believe access to a beta is the same as playing the game at release.
I do encourage you if you’re considering the game preorder from a 3rd party and try the beta weekends.
Some people are raving about it and others are bitterly disappointed.
The above hopefully comes across as an even view of the game. The rest isn’t.
I personally find the graphics to look dated and the animations a decade old. the combat has the same feel as EQ did but you are required to spam one or two spellsactions thrice to cast/use another better spell/sction. It becomes very repetitive.
Quests have some very good points like the investigation quests where you need to be observant and work out the puzzle. the down side is you will end up having to go to the same fire station 4-5 times for different quests because you are severly limited on how many you can have at a time. At one point I had the main story quest and one other. found a body with a phone that had a quest icon… couldn’t pick that quest up without discarding the current non story quest.
The ui has its supporters and detractors, unfortunately I found it clunky and missing standard features like being able to assign party chat and say to another window unless your in a party; at which time you can then do so. Unless you log out then that window no longer exists.
Crafting has some good points but you have to remember to write down any patterns for weapons ect as there is no way in game to record these. you may have seen the video by funcom showing the hammer being constructed and the patter that the materials had to be laid out? Well you have to remember that for all the weapons and talismans.
TLDR? Get into the beta via a non Funcom preorder and see if you like it before fully committing.
Angrah
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