The Bearkins
Grumpy Dwarf
Posts: 244
(4/20/04 10:44 pm)
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City of Heroes and Lineage II
I got into beta on both, okay, into final beta, but at least I am able to check out the game for free, and before all the nerfs go into the games.
Lineage II, players say PvP is not a issue but listen to this:
- items are created by collecting raw materials, none availiable in stores. The first recipe I found, yes recipes have to drop also, required me to collect 18 coal, 18 iron, and a broadsword hilt.
- drops in the game are rare, like 1 RANDOM drop in 20-25 kills.
If I ever am able to make this sword, I better damn skippy better not lose it. Well that is where PvP comes in. Ever play Ultima Online Felucca?? where you lose a crap load of items when you die? well, welcome to Hell.
- other notes: Combat is EQ style, push attack button, go get sandwich. Plus auto attack works, put toon in middle of low level aggressive mobs, go to bed. Wake to new levels. Movement is sorta strange, a cross between Shadowbane/UO "follow the cursor" and normal arrow keys.
General Summry: I not buying game. Lineage might be the largest, but Korea does not have North America's Ganker/griefer population to deal with.
CITY OF HEROES:
Loaded it on machine at 5:30p, looked at clock at 11:00 and went OMG! So far nothing to really say about it but FUN. No loot (drops are like buffs to add to your powers for short durations), no crafting, no items to buy except more power ups. Not sure how the game is going to be a "great" MMORPG but it definitely is FUN. Plus you get to run around in fancy colored tights, now who don't dream of that 
There is enough variety in character creation that you will be hard pressed to find two heroes that look alike ever. I have made a green skinned elf wielding a katana, I have made Ice throwing Ice queen, and Pink Cyborg Gun toting psycho.
The AI is HIGHLY intelligent, if you run into a group of say 3 thugs, ONE will most likely run away and bring friends. If you are beating one badly, he don't stick around and see if you can finish the job, he runs away also. Range users don't go "Gee, I can't get a good shot on this guy meleeing me", he runs away abit and turns and opens fire. My katana Girl had a hell of a time killing the last thug once, the jerk would not stand still long enough for my to swing the sword. (memo: need to get some sort of CC power, hehe).
Currently the only drawback I can see is that in beta you are killing Thug01skin at 1st lvl, and thug30skin at lvl30, I am sure the released version should have more that Thugs.
Aragi Bearkin - Dwarven Hand of Modi "I can still do damage, honest"
Erina Bearkin - 4x Dwarven Healer "I am NOT a buffbot"
Loopi - 3x Bonedancer "What do you mean my pets are grey?"
Bluefyre - 2x Runemaster "I keep OFE's flame alive" Edited by: The Bearkins at: 4/21/04 11:00 am
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The Bearkins
Grumpy Dwarf
Posts: 248
(4/23/04 6:29 pm)
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Re: City of Heroes and Lineage II
Ack, City of Heroes is not working for 2.5 days (Preparing for launch). I am downloading the free 7 day trial of Horizons. Boy am I asking for punishment, hehe.
CoH launches Wedneday, but beta testers get to play starting sunday...same thing Earth and Beyond did. Luckily E&B nerfed the heck out of their game 2 weeks later allowing most to quit before they had to pay monthly rates. Really surprised it lasted this long, death in August was it?
Aragi Bearkin - Dwarven Hand of Modi "I can still do damage, honest"
Erina Bearkin - 4x Dwarven Healer "I am NOT a buffbot"
Loopi - 3x Bonedancer "What do you mean my pets are grey?"
Bluefyre - 2x Runemaster "I keep OFE's flame alive" |
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