Tortillachips: It will get you into all remaining beta events I believe
HntrLuc: Tally ho!! Dont worry about Uncle b1ll, hes gettin too old for games!!! :P
The class system looks real interesting. I like it how (from what I read on the website) you pick a base archetype, then pick what class you want within that. So you can go as a healer, and then if after a while you get tired of it, you can spec it into dps. Or vice versa or what have you. Saves you the need to reroll and level several alts.
I've been a longtime WoW player, and obviously this tends to jade my view of new MMO's a little but honestly, it's really fun.
Character art is incredible, I'm playing a Defiant Eth Warrior, love the hairstyles!
One thing I noticed though, some of the animations seem a little broken, or missing! When my character 'arms' himself, his weapons/shield just appear in his hands rather than him grabbing them off of his back etc. I tried the same with another race (Dwarf... can't remember the Rift name!) and the animation for grabbing the weapons was there, but then they just jump onto the characters back.
I guess overall it's the animation blends that look a little sketchy right now, the individual animations are awesome.
Great stuff though, looking forward to playing some more after work tonight!
Played last night, loved it too. Although I'm mostly interested in the PvP, and I just hit lvl10 last night so didn't get a chance to queue for BGs. I'll do it tonight.
Playing on Silksomething server as a Kelari. Their racial is going to cause problems in PvP later, I'm sure. Might as well be on the side dishing out that damage.
I'm enjoying it, I really like the sounds/music. But the one thing that hit me is how well it runs. I don't know what kind of magic they put into it but I get no lag even with the graphics cranked and TONS of people on screen, compared to other MMOs where it would chug along with a screen full of people.
absolutely love it! Funny thing is, a LOT of people in the chat channel was simply saying they were gonna make the jump from WoW to this, and were going to convince their guilds.
absolutely love it! Funny thing is, a LOT of people in the chat channel was simply saying they were gonna make the jump from WoW to this, and were going to convince their guilds.
Yeah, I thought so too.
It all depends on the PvP for me and my friends, we'll be checking it out tonight if all goes well.
And man, I love the 3-tree customization thing. Really awesome way to experiment with classes.
Wasn't very pleased with mage or warrior classes but sort of found my home with a druid/justicar/shaman mix. Gave PvP a whirl but as a level 10 it's probably not the best idea, seemed fun though.
From the onset, i think its a little convoluted in creating a character. Choosing from the 4 bases is cool, but what is a "druid justicar shaman?" How do i get that? where do i get that? I realize i can create characters and try - but would be nice if the initial 4 options outlined a set of what they can be/do in more detail.
Definately thrown in the deep end at the start, you can ctrl+click the classes to see their talent trees, and from that you can sort of work out what class you prefer and what skills you could take from 2 other classes. So for instance I decided to take the druid class because of the melee magic mix they have, and then justicar 2nd for their extra damage with maces and ability to heal while you do damage, and the shaman 3rd for their increased damage and crits I think. As for how it'll all plan out I have no idea, but you can't put all your skills in one tree so you need to look at the others for little extras.
Yeah, it's definitely more involved than other games. Which I think is great. It's confusing at the start, and I think they could have done a better job easing the players into it, but I can see it being some serious fun later on.
On the Druid thing, it's so funny, I made one and thought it'll be awesome. Then next thing I know I get a fairy pet. /deletechar. My GF would love that though hehe
Yeah, it's definitely more involved than other games. Which I think is great. It's confusing at the start, and I think they could have done a better job easing the players into it, but I can see it being some serious fun later on.
On the Druid thing, it's so funny, I made one and thought it'll be awesome. Then next thing I know I get a fairy pet. /deletechar. My GF would love that though hehe
my entire guild did /petname maledict, because one of our guildies is maledict, and you know... faerie
Ok ok ok, so now I am just totally sold. Is the beta still running? Any codes laying around? I gotta try this. I just watched some youtube videos and my mind = fully blown.
I am a big PvPer in WoW, anyone got a quick comparison for me?
I am a big PvPer in WoW, anyone got a quick comparison for me?
No arena (yet?). Mostly Warfronts (BGs) in this beta phase, although it sounds like they have some plans for open-world PvP too, but I haven't seen that. I think that's in the next beta phase.
They have a progression system just like Warhammer, with a touch of WoW's honor system. You get currency from PvP kills (like WoW's honor) that you can buy gear with. At max-level it becomes like Warhammer with a renown-rank system. PvP kills still level your character past the max-level, only in a PvP experience bar. Then there are vendors with expensive gear that requires a high PvP rank.
Just finished playing for this beta, will be at work tomorrow for the remainder (we're on UK time).
Gotta say, really enjoyed it, looks beautiful, quests are enjoyable and the souls are complex enough to be fun, but not too much to be confusing. Thanks again to Hazardous / Anuxinamoon for the keys, both me and my girl had a lot of fun playing!
Looking forward to the next beta... also gonna get the collectors edition on pre-order I think!
The beta has been extended to Saturday morning at 10 a.m. PST.
The past Betas have been on weekends (save the special xmas gift beta) so for those who work on weekends, a weekday beta was planned.
I have a Kelari (op-racial) Mage called Glennbeck on the Silksomething server. I forget the exact name of the server, but can't be too many that have Silk in the name. I'll probably be playing tonight after work.
Where do you have a character Jacque? I wanna start a new one to see some of the other archetypes, maybe make one on your server.
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Tortillachips: It will get you into all remaining beta events I believe
HntrLuc: Tally ho!! Dont worry about Uncle b1ll, hes gettin too old for games!!! :P
I'll give it a whirl. Waiting to be invited to the BETA event.
Server: Gnarlwood
Toon Names: Windforce & Gnarbaculus
Alleigance: Guardian
I've been a longtime WoW player, and obviously this tends to jade my view of new MMO's a little but honestly, it's really fun.
Character art is incredible, I'm playing a Defiant Eth Warrior, love the hairstyles!
One thing I noticed though, some of the animations seem a little broken, or missing! When my character 'arms' himself, his weapons/shield just appear in his hands rather than him grabbing them off of his back etc. I tried the same with another race (Dwarf... can't remember the Rift name!) and the animation for grabbing the weapons was there, but then they just jump onto the characters back.
I guess overall it's the animation blends that look a little sketchy right now, the individual animations are awesome.
Great stuff though, looking forward to playing some more after work tonight!
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creationtwentytwo: Thanks dude glad your enjoying it! were all still polishing as hard as we can, thanks for the feedback ill pass it on!
Playing on Silksomething server as a Kelari. Their racial is going to cause problems in PvP later, I'm sure. Might as well be on the side dishing out that damage.
Loving it so far.
Yeah, I thought so too.
It all depends on the PvP for me and my friends, we'll be checking it out tonight if all goes well.
And man, I love the 3-tree customization thing. Really awesome way to experiment with classes.
From the onset, i think its a little convoluted in creating a character. Choosing from the 4 bases is cool, but what is a "druid justicar shaman?" How do i get that? where do i get that? I realize i can create characters and try - but would be nice if the initial 4 options outlined a set of what they can be/do in more detail.
its really pretty tho!
On the Druid thing, it's so funny, I made one and thought it'll be awesome. Then next thing I know I get a fairy pet. /deletechar. My GF would love that though hehe
Going with Marksman-Ranger-Assassin, and maxing out the Critical passives on each.
I love my bard but I also have a pwn face assassin burster with huge crits and moar DoTs
BigJohn, there was a great pvp story I read that really got me excited.
Moose: druid justicar, shaman is a cleric calling. I'll link you the soul builder from zam if you would like to view any callings soul.
my entire guild did /petname maledict, because one of our guildies is maledict, and you know... faerie
I am a big PvPer in WoW, anyone got a quick comparison for me?
No arena (yet?). Mostly Warfronts (BGs) in this beta phase, although it sounds like they have some plans for open-world PvP too, but I haven't seen that. I think that's in the next beta phase.
They have a progression system just like Warhammer, with a touch of WoW's honor system. You get currency from PvP kills (like WoW's honor) that you can buy gear with. At max-level it becomes like Warhammer with a renown-rank system. PvP kills still level your character past the max-level, only in a PvP experience bar. Then there are vendors with expensive gear that requires a high PvP rank.
awesome!
I want to play more with it, seems like it'd be really fun to customize how you want to play!
Gotta say, really enjoyed it, looks beautiful, quests are enjoyable and the souls are complex enough to be fun, but not too much to be confusing. Thanks again to Hazardous / Anuxinamoon for the keys, both me and my girl had a lot of fun playing!
Looking forward to the next beta... also gonna get the collectors edition on pre-order I think!
The past Betas have been on weekends (save the special xmas gift beta) so for those who work on weekends, a weekday beta was planned.
Where they are? I soupped up the graphics to max, and the game just looks absolutely stunning.
My character looks like a total badass right now.
^_^
Love this game!!!!!
Hoping for an Art Dump when the game gets released. That goes for Prototyp3, and Daz too!
Where do you have a character Jacque? I wanna start a new one to see some of the other archetypes, maybe make one on your server.
2 Toons, Windforce is my Marksman/Ranger/Assassin.
Gnarbaculus is level 1.