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I dont see how anyone could like this game
ram3o
Member Posts: 134
Bought this game because pretty much everone said it was good. But after playing for a week, its getting boring. I remember reading somewhere that you'll level fast in this game, but playing this game its about the same leveling speed as WoW. In fact i think i could level faster to 1-15 in WoW than in this game. The mission in this game is great in all but lot of time im finding myself not leveling fast enough and the mission end up being 1-2 level head of me. So I find my self grinding, and grind is pretty boring in this game. Example, you get 7 exp from infantry and 20-30 exp from vechiles and you need about 7000 exp to level.
This brings me to my next point, interaction with the game. Pretty much all you do is hold the right mouse bottom to activate your auto attack. You cant hold the right mouse bottom forever because your guns well overheat. Then you get few special abilities. If your a Terminator, you can buff yourself every min, or if your a Master Mind, you can summom pets(if you are pet spec all you do is watch your pets attack things, which is kind of boring), and an Agent, one DD, AE blind, stealth. Thats it, i like do a little more then just hold the right mouse bottom and wait til my special ability(Note: There all on cooldowns +11 secs) to attack.
Convoy(Grouping) is really bad. AA give you a ton of quest, so finding someone that hasnt done your quest or you havent done there quest is hard to find. I been playing this game for a week, and I havent found no one on the same mission that i was on. The only option to do in a group is to grind, and grind is just boring in this game. Whats the point playing a mmorpg if cant group with anyone.
Community is terrible. When you load up AA all the sever is very low or low pop. I find it hard to get help from anyone. And when I did get help, the person try to insault me by selling me a lvl 2 flamethrower weapon when i ask him where is a good place to buy a corrosive or fire weapon. I was lvl 11 at the time.
PvP. The only PvP i done was on my agent and I could only get in to 1 on 1 deathmatch. The only tools i had to use on my agent is right mouse bottom(auto attack) , Blind (dur.10 sec, cooldown 21sec), DD(12 sec cooldown), Stealth(dur. 30 sec, cooldown 30 when leaving stealth). To me PvP was boring with 3 tools. And the 1 on 1 match is flawed. There a pit in the middle with a health buff in the air. To get it you have to use the ramp to clear the pit and get the health buff. But if you dont clear the pit you die. So if your low on health you can just go in to the pit and die then the other oppent wont get the kill. Sure it well take a score away from you at the time but once the match is over, the final score counts all kill that you did and wont subtract the death when you killed yourself.
I know that im been playing for a week, but i felt that i should post something to tell other people to think twice before burning $50 on this game.
-Leveling is slow
1-5 takes about 1 hour
6-9 takes about 3 and half hours
10-14 takes about 6 hours and a half hours.
-Unless you have friends playing its HARD to find a group
-Very little Interaction with the game that makes it BORING to play hour at a time
-With the pop. at:
Apocalyse (east) - very low
Breakdown (west) - low
Carnage (east) verylow
Wasteland-Rp (west) verylow
Its going to be hard to get good PvP matches with all the servers below low pop., even if you combine them.
Ill update my review once my game is close to expiring.
Comments
You're entitled to your opinion, but this one point I have to comment upon. It's 180 degrees wrong.
The game has been out 3 weeks as of today. A number of people are already at the level cap of 80...that isn't slow. My main is at 65 and my alt is at 20ish, and I've been taking it easy. I've only run out of missions a couple of times in 65 levels, and even then I've been able to grind out a level (to open up more missions) in an hour or less. Sure, early on infantry might only give a few xp...but you can kill hordes of them at once if you find a good spot.
Leveling is not only not slow in AA, it may actually be a little too fast.
I like the game. If you don't see how, I will tell you why.
It's fun.
I like the games post-apocalyptic setting and I think the art and style have been done nicely. It runs very well on my computer. It is quick and easy to get into. I don't have the kind of time to play a mmorpg that requires many hours at a time to play, so Auto Assault gives me some really good gaming in a short amount of time. (There are a few other mmos out now that offer the same thing, too)
I like how it is different, and was bold enough to try something new. I think NetDevil did a pretty good job of bringing a vehicular combat type of game to the mmo market. It could have been better, yes. But overall, I am really enjoying it.
I like the variety of the classes and races. Yes, each race has the same 4 archetypes, but each can branch out and become unique depending on which skill you choose as you level up.
Levelling is fast. I can gain a few levels a night in my relatively short time spend playing.
The game has a small, but good community. The devs seem to listen to the community. It has an active forum (although small). I like that it's small, but of course, I hope it grows a little bit more.
It's a nice change from what I have been playing for years. It may or may not last, but I think AA is a good mmo for me right now.
Base on this guys post http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/75863, he says that the humans get much more mission then biomek(that me). I even gave a rough estimate how long it took me to get to 15. Lot of time i have to grind to catch up to the mission level to have a chance soloing it on my agent. So if biomek have enough mission to get to 15, im sure ill level faster, but they dont.
Second the leveling in this game is boring, so that also make the game seem alot longer. Example, Say a person is reading a 100 page book that is boring. Then he reads a 300 page book that is really exciting for him. Which book well he finish faster, the 100 page book that he can only read 30 mins at a time, or the 300 page book that he can spend the whole day reading?
Also if i remember correctly the fast time to get to 60 in WoW was in two weeks. How do i know the people in AA didnt spend the same amout of time getting to 80 like the guy did in WoW? Your advice on grinding infantries(7exp) to level(7000exp) would take 1000 infantry. Tell me that isnt a real grind.
I know different people have different taste, but i dont want anyone to fall for someone taste for this game and then burn $50 like i did. I recommend tring before buying it.
I have been playing since the Head Start daily for several hours at a time and have only made it to level 28. It's not a grind to me, it's not boring or slow or painful or hard to grasp and understand. I play a Mutant, Archon on Appocalypse.
I spend my time in game roaming,
exploring,
chatting (with voice),
cruising,
killing,
jumping off cliffs,
crafting,
trying out the new guns,
ramming fences,
blowing up bridges,
quests,
purchasing new cars (ok well drooling over the cars I will purchase after saving up more clink),
reading the stories,
checking out different venders,
roaming the towns,
trying out different tactics for manuvering in my car.
Ehh, I am just going to assume that you and I are playing for two totally different reasons in Auto Assault. I have nothing really to suggest to you to make it more interesting because your way of playing just seems so boring to me.
I never stop playing, i just wrote a review uptil now. Im not that impress with the game. With my terminator, the only skills worth investing are passive skills. In combat all i do is hold the right mouse bottom(auto attack) and buff my weapon. That it. Little too no skills at all. Now if i do that for a hour, i have to stop because of boredom. Pretty much the only time i would get new skill are every 10 levels. So the fun factor of this game is the same has some cheap free mmorpg game with very little interaction as far as skills goes.
As far as the leveling goes, I dont care if it take a year to level as long as its not boring which can also mean slow. Example, the movie was a little slow in the middle. If people like to use 1 bottom(auto attack) while playing for 20 hours, then good for them. But for me its pretty darn slow and not worth playing.
I've always said that, although AA is perfect for me, it's certainly not for everyone. Your advice to try and play it first before you buy it is good advice that goes for ANY mmorpg or other game. And although I'm a big fan of the game now, I used to hate it - so I can understand a lot of your criticisms. In beta, I thought it was horrid and deleted it off my hard drive. I gave it a second chance though and am very glad I did.
All that said, I just gotta disagree with you about the combat. I play the mutant equivalent of your character and have plenty of skills to mess around with. I'm only level 15, but I have two attacks (one nuke and one DoT), an AOE combat buff, plus a bunch of passive skills. Had I wanted, I could have foregone those passive skills for additional attacks and/or buffs. Plus, on top of that, I have three different combat modes for my character that I frequently adjust on the fly depending on the situation: tanker mode (additional HP), attrition mode (additional offense), and siege mode (additional defense). AND, on top of that, I also frequently adjust my car settings to add either more offense, defense, or speed to my car with the adjustment wheel at the bottom left, again, depending on the situation. While I'm doing all this, I also have to worry about keeping within range of my target who is driving around at somewhere between 10 and 80 mph AND keep him in front of my vehicle so I can also use my front mounted weapon. Lastly, whenever possible, I attempt to ram my targets so I can do massive damage with the spikes sticking out of my bumper.
In my opinion, all of that ^^ beats the heck out of hitting auto-attack in other MMORPGs and occassionaly hitting your hotkeys.
But again, the game is certainly NOT for everyone. No matter how much you love the game, you'd be a fool to say otherwise. The only thing I know is that *I* love it. I find it to be exactly the right amount of depth, speed, action, and fun.
And finally, the community is what you make it. I'm constantly chatting with friends, clan mates, in general, and in local - often all of them at the same time. That partly explains why I've been playing almost every day since before the launch (pre-order bonus time) and am only level 15.
EDIT: (oh, and I just downloaded xfire tonight... in case anyone's wondering why my xfire AA time is so low.
I too am liking AA a lot.
That said, at least I respect the original poster for having tried the game for several sessions before knocking it. That's more than can be said of others who have flamed it. It's not a game for everyone.
Before writing it off, though, I would suggest playing until the game opens up at later levels, and you may find yourself having to rethink your autopilot strategy and equip weapons and tires etc in order to beat tough mobs.
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I am playing a Mutant Champion on the Wasteland RP server and I enjoy the game. The only serious drawback is that there is a lack of players.
Frankly, I thought this type of game would have lured tons of players because the combat action can be intense, ultra-violent and wonderfully destructive.
Leveling -- just started a few days ago myself and already am 20+ and have a ton of money. Seems to be easy to level, TOO easy, in fact, and money problems disappeared around level 15 when I became the "Scourge of Old Town Ruins" and nemesis of "Scav Finns," the named boss who dropped me all the great items, even dropped new vehicles. (he spawns back fast too).
Right Mouse Button -- you can use the RMB for firing, but since holding out your arm forever gets you Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, just bind "Attack" to TWO keys, one on left side of keyboard and one on right side. You can also use directional arrows and WASD (or, as I prefer, WQED) controls, so that you can keep your hands on the keyboard easily.
Couple notes:
You can use your turret weapon, front and back weapon, special skill attacks AND, one of my personal favorites, equip a melee weapon on the car and RAM the crap outta things.
Can take on multiple opponents, even higher levels one (although not too high -- yellow and orange is about right).
"Creatures" or mobs on foot (sans vehicle) can be rammed and killed easily even if they are VERY high level -- have run over and looted mobs levels 40 to 60 (bigtime purples and I was only level 20 out exploring the high level zones) by simply running them over.
(Have not been able to kill level 80 mobs by running them over because they simply crush me like an eggshell *ouchie* -- like the ones at Ground Zero, however someday I will be able to.)
CAN drive off the highest cliffs and not get damaged.
CANNOT drive in deep water -- that's quick death.
Graphics are adequate -- I would say on a par with Planetside, for example. Particle effects for combat weapons/attacks or fog/smoke, etc., are well done.
Sound effects and ambient sounds are well done.
Quests are so-so. The standard types of kill, collection, kill-and-collect, escort, follow-the-waypoints, kill-the-boss-mob, etc. Not terribly thrilling but they do give you a goal and direction to spend your agression on.
Lots of towns and outposts -- several "unlockable" instanced zones. Also, the lore and history of the gameworld is well-written and interesting.
Very large tradeskill/crafting variety. Also includes Tinkering (that's what I am working on now) which can open Gadget slots on items so you can add special buff items. Crafting is actually fairly complex so I have not started to do too much just yet -- there's a bit of a learning curve on it.
Gameworld size -- not the biggest I have seen, but it still is quite large considering that you are traveling (depending on vehicle) from 75 to 125mph, and it can still take several minutes to cross a zone. In a game like this, the traditional "running on foot" mode would be nearly impossible as it could take an hour or more to cross a zone. Not to mention if you are NOT inside an armored vehicle in the wastelands you are DEAD MEAT.
Lots of skills to train. I suggest getting the Passive skills and some buffs or special attacks to round-out your character.
I would also say that *IF* there were more players the PvP action in Ground Zero could be really intense and fun. However, I actually see few players around -- this may change.
Overall the game seems to me to be a touch of Grand Tourissmo (fast vehicles which can be modified in many ways) plus a touch of Mad Max (fast and ULTRA-VIOLENT vehicles of destruction).
Due to the few players around now, you can pretty much have whole areas all to your greedy self. Very little competition for resources and loot -- although if this game catches on that could change.
Currently, the highest players I have personally seen (usually at Ground Zero) are in the 40 to 65+ range. There may be level 80 players -- I have just not seen any yet.
Only thing I'd like which I do not have on my vehicle: a horn. While I understand that could get obnoxious if overdone so I resort to macros of "Beep! Beep!" and "Hi!" (to say hello) as I pass fellow players.
If you are between games and just want to have some fast and violent vehicular fun, give Auto Assault a try.
Not saying you will be playing this forever, but it could tide you over till one of the other big fantasy MMORPGs comes out later this year.
Sincerely,
Emerald (Mutant Champion) of Wasteland (RP) server.
*bows*
~ Ancient Membership ~
All I have to say is that I love this game, can’t stop playing it. Now I have been though wow’s end-game grind and what I really like about AA is that its something new and you don’t have to dedicate your life into the game just to get something done. There are no 5-6 hour raids making you spam a few buttons. So if you are getting sick of the boring ass wow grind, (like I did) looking for a new mmo and would like to keep your real life then buy this game, its great!
Also People don’t forget it’s a mmo. There’s a reason we pay $15 a mouth. They will be adding more to the game. Just go to the AA website and look at Feature Updates-In Testing there going to fixing and adding a lot of stuff like a AH, loot link and a in-game mail system. So just give the game some time.
The main flaw this game has is called:
Oblivion.
On the bright side, I might subscribe longer, when I actually find the time to grant it the time it deserve.
Well...beside the PvP focus of course...but...I am not sure how bad it is...will see in time...when I play.
Now if you will excuse me, Oblivion is waiting for me.
- "If I understand you well, you are telling me until next time. " - Ren
right now he complains about leveling where it seems he has not taken the time to do any missions.
missions making leveling so much faster yet he complains about it being slow.
maybe if he played it for more then 2 minutes he would have seen there are more to leveling then just shooting infantry (of course not that much exp. when you can kill em instantly most the time by running em over) and vehicles (you dont need alot of exp to level in the beginning so when they give is prob enough as well as + mission xp)
Hehe, I like how people say I didnt take the time to play this game. Matter of fact this game is boring. Pretty much get new skill every 10 levels. And the first 1-20 levels are boring because all you do is auto attack. Even at level 20 is still pretty boring compare to some other mmorpg like WoW. With my level 20 druid, i can change in to bear form, cat form, and aqua form. I have over a dosen spells to cast too. Compare to my terminator: frost plate, bitter rounds, and defense mode. I rather play around with 20-30 skill on my druid then 3 skill on my terminator.
For some of you that say I dont do any mission. I do, the problem is that I dont have enough mission to level with. And I end up doing mission that is +2-3 higher then me and its kind of pain in the @ss to do because its almost impossible to do, if Im not in the same level range. That IS Why I Have To GRIND!!! The only Fraction that I didnt have this problem are Humans.
The reason I mainly quit is because this game sucks royal while in groups. Everytime I group, there no real role for each class. Playing groups in this game is like playing groups in Diablo 1 and 2. For example WoW, each class fit in to different roles while in a group. Same thing goes with Guildwars and Eve. But in AA, at least in the 20-30 level range, each class main role is to kill thinks, like in diablo. There isnt really a healing role in AA. Some might aurge that there is, but I guess you can say the same thing about paladin in Diablo. He can heal, but he doesnt really go by that role. Samething goes for tanking, the only tanks in this game are the ones that jumps in to group of enemy first, sort of like diablo.
My final conclusion is that this game is Diablo on Wheels. You have your weak enimies, have your strong enimies. You have your less boss, stronger boss and main boss. You have chest in town, you can socket items, can join groups of 4. PvP are similare, and the only differents I see is that Diablo on Wheels has RvR. But too bad they took out fun factor part out.
I am not exactly sure why you even bother coming here to bash a game you haven't played in quite a while.
You want to play WoW then go play WoW. No one is going to care whether or not you are in the game so, I dont see your point in even taking the time to post again when you obviously haven't played in a while much less kept up to date on what's going on in the game.
Go back to WoW where grammar doesn't matter and where kids can be kids 24/7.
Im here because you want me here.
As far as my experience goes, I have a level 50 and things may change at 80. You can look at this game from two perspectives - either you been in MMOs for a long time or you are new to the genre. If you have played MMOs like I have since UO then AA is a refreshing change for you. Its one of the rare sci-fi games out right now and if you like driving vechicles its quite appealing.
The level grind and questing is above standard. Its not too fast and its not too slow; relative to other MMOs. Crafting is sub standard - its fairly simple but the resource gathering is a pain. It involves a lot of materials which can lead to killing a lot of mobs that give no experience. Still, its one of those things that takes time and does not have a great impact on the economy but its something to do at 80 when you have nothing else to do.
I agree with some of the above posters that this game is pretty much sub par if you are into teaming; I have seen better. You can pretty much solo up to 1-80 apart from the few bosses which you can farm for items. For a player new to MMO, I can suggest better games.
PVP - yet to try this but eagerly waiting for the chance. With the upcoming server merge it can only improve (I hope).
The community is very good. I have no complaints so far.
As far as I am concerned. If you have nothing better to do, give this a try and you find you can get a good 3-6 months out of it (at least until Q1 2007 when the good stuff comes).
- forgetitbar