One Shots: Adventure is out there

I've heard some people complain about the graphics. When I logged in the first time, I wasn't impressed either. However..as I went further along, this game gets very pretty in my opinion.

Will definitely not be picking this one up. Tried the Beta, and there is NOTHING to keep me interested in this game. Quests are repetitive, lack any form of innovation or though to them, and are lazy. Go kill 5 whatever, go turn on 5 whatever, go kill 5 more of whatever and collect 5 of whatever while you're killing whatever. Yey LVL up.

BARF! You'd think by now we could move beyond this. And not to mention the thing is completely on rails. Sure the grafx are nice, and there may be pretty scenery in the game, but for that I can just as well look at some screenshots.

Thumbs down to this one.

I don't think the game is particularly great looking. It's not ugly in the least bit but compared to TERA and Guild Wars 2, it's nothing really special. If I do end up playing this though I'm going to make sure that I explore the world, do dungeons and rifts and pvp, etc, rather than pure quest grinding.

You really don't have to quest all too much to advance once you get out of the newbie valley (level 8-9 or so) there are usually many Rifts, Invasions, and of course PvP and dungeon runs.

But don't expect a cake walk in the dungeons.

Exploration is huge in this game. The zones are massive and there are literally dozens if not hundreds of secrets waiting to be found in a single zone to collect and once you find enough a collection can be "turned in" for exchange for fun aesthetic rewards like companion pets or I think even new dances.

I'm right at the end of the noob zone, and so far it seems like a straight-up WAR ripoff. It's much more polished and up-to-date than WAR, though.

after playing all the beta windows so far, there isn't anything that grabs me as a keeper. IMO gameplay is not addictive, but you can tell they put a lot of effort into building this one. It does have similarities to WAR, Wow, Aion & others, which might be great for some folks, but not if you're looking for something really innovative / creative. However, I bet the release will go a lot smoother than most other MMOs, there's a solid polish to the game.

Would have been great if it released 3+ years ago, but now it's got the whole "been there, done that" thing goin on.

Rift, for me, took a bit to warm up to. I created 10 different characters before I settled down into a faction/race/class/soul combination I liked. But here is the thing...once I did settle down, the game started to shine. The graphics, on ultra, are really good. The game play is familiar, yet different. Choices you make matter. There are great depths in character development to explore. The story seems interesting (but admittedly, I stopped following it so as to not ruin the released game). The ui stays out of your way. I haven't hit any artificial barriers yet (buy a mount at level one if you have the money, for example). There seems to be a world waiting to be explored (and saved).

I am going to buy this game. I hope the end game is also a rich deep experience.

Well, I was hooked from the start. Why?

Because I didn't go in with my hopes up. I went in knowing (from interviews and the like) that it would be a highly-polished but fairly conservative MMO.

That's what it is.

And, damn, I haven't this much fun since classic WoW.

Cant explain it exactly, but the combat feelss.. strange. There is definitely some lag. Graphix are not so great, but demanding. The W word is too much in this game :P. PvP in the warfronts is a joke as far as i can tell. The Heal over time and the instant heals are crazy. The HoT stacks from like 4-5 sources at least, and the numbers are HUGE. something like 85+112+250+160 per 12 sec HoT on a player, when i can hit him for like 50 damage a shot...madness. The team with most healers wins in the warfront i tried (the name evades me, its the black something.. the first one). Didnt get how to take a mount, mostly probably becouse i skipped all text ingame for the sake of leveling. canot say anything about crafting, seems W-ish for the 10 seconds I gave it. The game seems a bit chaotic, Silverwood or something was constantly under some attack. The game has some strange aggro, mobs come at you from a sides, and when you run they deliver you like non-stop blows, pretty hardcore if you ask me. funny thing, you cant shoot someone point blank, but if someone hits you and you are targeting another player that is further, no problem there :D. Questing is basic - kill, gather. there are minor stuff that wil probably be changed - like you cant tell what class an enemy is. Even your alies - you can only see their calling, not their soul choces. Havent tried insancing and open world PvP. thoughts so far - I cannot imagine many WoW players change to this :). From games like lotro and war etc, probably more.