I just spent almost all afternoon playing this and i have to say i am very happy with this game so far...
i hesitate to say it, but it almost reminds me of why i loved SWG when that was first released...in fact much of it is very similar in the way it feels...i tried WoW many years ago when it was fairly new (we are talking the early 2000's) and i did not like it as much as i thought i would...and the PK's were getting way out of hand after a time, so i switched to SWG when it came out and i was very happy for a while, until they made it one huge jedi love fest...
believe me i was sad when it turned into a glowy stick free for all...but now i can say i enjoy a world similar to that and with very familiar controls, and i think its much improved from even that...its original, and its also very well designed...kudos to the devs for their hard work on this (i appreciate that since i have been a dev before and have built over 300 models for one game mod in particular, but i wont go into that any more here)
graphics wise, i think its a nice balance between very appealing textures, and simple models...since its a server based game, i dont expect it to be super high polygon, and it should not be...i think it makes for a larger community, especially since many are either on old machines and can play this game, or are on alternative OS's...like me
as far as the naysayers go, i actually enjoy this type of game play, grinding, crafting, and the balance one needs to keep in mind when leveling their character...quests are not as hard as some think they are, and i have not had a moment yet where i was confused about one...however i do think that there needs to be just one thing added, the ability to change the waypoint to the currently selected quest...but thats minor really, i have managed without it so far, and though it is slightly annoying, it has not stopped me from completing any quests...
anyway, im not sure how much time i will be on, but if anyone wants to try and hang out there, or grind along with me, im certainly not opposed to it...its a nice change of pace from the average game these days...
i hesitate to say it, but it almost reminds me of why i loved SWG when that was first released...in fact much of it is very similar in the way it feels...i tried WoW many years ago when it was fairly new (we are talking the early 2000's) and i did not like it as much as i thought i would...and the PK's were getting way out of hand after a time, so i switched to SWG when it came out and i was very happy for a while, until they made it one huge jedi love fest...
believe me i was sad when it turned into a glowy stick free for all...but now i can say i enjoy a world similar to that and with very familiar controls, and i think its much improved from even that...its original, and its also very well designed...kudos to the devs for their hard work on this (i appreciate that since i have been a dev before and have built over 300 models for one game mod in particular, but i wont go into that any more here)
graphics wise, i think its a nice balance between very appealing textures, and simple models...since its a server based game, i dont expect it to be super high polygon, and it should not be...i think it makes for a larger community, especially since many are either on old machines and can play this game, or are on alternative OS's...like me
as far as the naysayers go, i actually enjoy this type of game play, grinding, crafting, and the balance one needs to keep in mind when leveling their character...quests are not as hard as some think they are, and i have not had a moment yet where i was confused about one...however i do think that there needs to be just one thing added, the ability to change the waypoint to the currently selected quest...but thats minor really, i have managed without it so far, and though it is slightly annoying, it has not stopped me from completing any quests...
anyway, im not sure how much time i will be on, but if anyone wants to try and hang out there, or grind along with me, im certainly not opposed to it...its a nice change of pace from the average game these days...