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[General Article] Defiance: Review In Progress #1
SBFord
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As the new kid on the block, Trion's Defiance brings a lot of promise to the table for the MMOFPS genre. Over the next few weeks, we'll be looking at some of the game features as we prepare for the official MMORPG.com review. Check out today's look at Defiance and then leave your thoughts in the comments.
Let’s start with the part that’s probably most important: Defiance is fun. I may worry it’s not quite enough MMO for most MMO veterans, and not enough of a shooter for your hardcore fans of that genre, but aside from its identity crisis Defiance remains a fun game with a lot of kinks to iron out. It’s a diamond in the rough, if there ever was one. I like me a good shooter, as bad as I might be on the competitive side. As single-player experiences, they’re often finite in their enjoyment. As an MMO player, I’ve always wanted a persistent online world in which to get my itchy trigger-finger scratched. And since I’m pretty much terrible at Planetside and its sequel, there’s always been a longing for a game whose primary focus is PvE and Co-Op... Defiance fits this bill nicely.
Read more of Bill Murphy's Defiance Review In Progress #1.
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Its still fun and very chaotic. The performance issue in pvp is unacceptable pve gets away with a bit more so long as you dont die but bith can be fixed and hopefully soon they will be.
haha been too busy to be reading this website lately- having a blast ingame!
my thoughts?- great Borderlanish game. hope the pve story thicvkens when tv show begins, a hint- do the tv series missions about 8 of them- the reward at the end is badass!
this is the first time ive ever started playing with mods(crafting) and resourcing in any mmo. you need to to beef up your weapon of choice!=smart move Trion!
Rifts have found their porpuse in a game= Ark falls!
will be playing this game for a while!
It lacks size and depth which is understandable for a console port.
I think the gameplay is the best part of Defiance.
I'm enjoying it so far. Taking my time and not just following the main storyline. Working on those persuits earns a lot of EGO points, so well worth a look. It's F2 to open the Goals page if you don't know.
I like the idea for the arkfall spawns. Less health on the bugs but spawn a lot more of them. Can't beat a bit of chaos. You should suggest it to Trion and see if they're open to the idea. I think it's a great one.
I wish i could enjoy this game like others but because of the short sightedness of the devs, they thouhg that releasing a game that is 10-15 gigs digitally would be fine without the ability to resume after a disconnect or pause.
I have effectively wasted 100's in gigs of metered bandwidth in attempting to DL the client.
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This was actually quite a good read and one that hasn't printed "hype!!" allover. Looks like the many critics about Bill giving out free highscores hit a nerve, and that is a good thing.
I absolutely agree on the lack of non-combat, missing crafting part. With a good crafting system, the potential of the game would shoot through the roof.
Imagine one can build own vehicles, attach weapons to them, build roadblocks, jetpacs, sentry guns or even guild fortresses that eventually get attacked by raiders. Pair that with Rift's housing's system of object placement and you could build some wicked installations.
Why isnt he total lack of weather or any other ambiente mentioned? Like ie. rain could add an insane amount of immersion to the overall setting. No banks. Poor audio lacking some punch, mainly the weapons. Lack of a good AI.
I'm looking forward to part 2.
Gee what a shame, I had roughly, 80 people on screen last night in the middle of a super chaotic event, cars, people monsters zerging everwhere and I was still pulling a solid 60 plus FPS on my, I admit rather beefy PC. But my point is dont expect to play a game like this on your toy console and get the console single player button mashing performance your used to from the comfort of your sofa. Suck it up and buy a PC or pop in the lastest console shooter disc and stop complaining.
Fair right up by Bill there.
I'm having fun, but without more depth and features that we expect in an MMO, it will grow old sharply, just as PS2 did to me with it just being a shooter.
That's really all that matters when it comes down to it. I agree with you.
Gee what a shame, I had roughly, 80 people on screen last night in the middle of a super chaotic event, cars, people monsters zerging everwhere and I was still pulling a solid 60 plus FPS on my, I admit rather beefy PC. But my point is dont expect to play a game like this on your toy console and get the console single player button mashing performance your used to from the comfort of your sofa. Suck it up and buy a PC or pop in the lastest console shooter disc and stop complaining.
***warning fat agression overload***Chill dude I wasnt complaining just stating what is. Im not saying change the game for pc I would expect pc to be able to handle 10 times what consoles can. There are no games out worth buying a pc for right now. Buying a pc is a bad investment considdring the poor quality of games and the fast changing pace of technology.
For ps3 defiance just needs to scale it back a bit.
"Editor's note: As if reading my mind, the first state of the game addresses much of this."
And this is exactly why game review sites shouldn't be in a hurry to review a game until at least a week after launch. Every single MMO that launches has some bugs and it wrongly damages the game's reputation to be so eager to put out a early review.
As a result, I tend to ignore any review posted less than a week after a game launches due to the site's obviously short-sighted view of a game.
Totally not worth the box money.
I am a fantasy MMO gamer and I have been watching this game closely, mostly because it is Trion. If they follow the pattern they have set with Rift, I imagine that most of the bugs and things people are asking for will be added rather quickly. They have one of the fastest development cycles that I have seen in the MMO space.
As for Defiance, I will continue to watch it closely, since I have been playing Rift to death for quite a while and I wouldn't mind a little variety.
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Currently im ego 250 and i start to see that what i did at the beginning of the game im still doingit now nothing have change i hope tthey qdd more pve contentand open world pvp this would rock .All the vehicles from item shop can be bought in game for the sc game vurrency which is awsome only the boost and inventory slots, some outfits are for real money .
Overall im very happy wihlth this game, but it depends on trion and the content update to see how long i stay.
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