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Rift
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 12:09
by spoodie
I can't remember exactly why but this game piqued my interest after I saw the early videos. I suspect it was the promise of dynamic content and the variety of environments, due to the rift mechanic. Having watched the game preview video below I'm seriously tempted to stick in a pre-order.
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Anyone else interested?
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 17:16
by Dog Pants
PCG (or RPS, I forget) seem to be moderately optimistic about this. I'm not keen on pre-ordering an MMO though after the amount of fails released.
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 18:23
by Grimmie
It looks sort of like a cross between WoW and the Warhammer MMO..
The level of class customisation looks promising, but I hope there's more to separate it from the big boys than just that.
Personally I'm holding out for Guild Wars II
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 18:36
by Joose
Grimmie wrote:The level of class customisation looks promising, but I hope there's more to separate it from the big boys than just that.
this, but I've not seen anything so far to convince me that, class customisation aside, its not just another lacklustre WoW clone.
Personally I'm holding out for Guild Wars II
also this, although DCUO is working rather well as a stopgap.
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 19:07
by Imperatore
I'm a sucker for a MMO. That said if SWTOR fails I'll lose all hope.
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 19:08
by shot2bits
Imperatore wrote:I'm a sucker for a MMO. That said if SWTOR fails I'll lose all hope.
pro tip:
set your standards low, that way youll never be disappointed
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 19:11
by Dog Pants
shot2bits wrote:
pro tip:
set your standards low, that way youll never be disappointed
Agreed. An old girlfriend told me that.
Wait...
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 19:17
by Imperatore
shot2bits wrote:
pro tip:
set your standards low, that way youll never be disappointed
I actually do this with EVERYTHING in life except games oddly enough.
Edit: this quote from MMONG.com caught my attention: "Rift is a perfect game for folks who want more of the EQ2, WAR, WoW, LotRO, style but are sick of the previously mentioned games and would like to see a new take on the tried and true model."
Posted: January 21st, 2011, 10:20
by FatherJack
Will it be free to play? That seems to be the only way new MMOs are getting played beyond their trial sub/30 day time limits these days.
Even LoTRO which is the most polished example outside of WoW I've seen have now adopted the model. Allods Online, which I think has always been free is another example of a very slick-looking WoW-that's-not-WoW.
I think we need more things that really aren't WoW at all, because that market's sewn up.
I don't know what to expect from Guild Wars 2. If it's mainly a graphics update, that doesn't really count for much - I'd still be playing Guild Wars all the while if I liked everything else about it.
Posted: January 21st, 2011, 10:49
by Grimmie
FatherJack wrote:I don't know what to expect from Guild Wars 2. If it's mainly a graphics update, that doesn't really count for much.
They're reworked the way you get quests, I believe.
They're meant to be more tailored to 'you' and 'your story'.
Dunno how it will work in practice, but all the blurb on the GW II site looks promising.
Posted: January 21st, 2011, 15:54
by Dog Pants
Yeah, the opening quests and storyline quests scattered around the game will alter the area around your 'home', which everyone will have in the city and be able to invite people to see. That alone is enough to pique my interest, without the payment model and old GW style of 'talent' builds.
FatherJack wrote:I think we need more things that really aren't WoW at all, because that market's sewn up.
Very much agreed.
Posted: January 21st, 2011, 16:35
by Grimmie
I watched the second part of their review, more WoW/WAR style gameplay.
That's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just not different, and those games didn't keep my attention long.
They're exploring the WAR style "public quests" in their next video.
Posted: January 22nd, 2011, 10:44
by spoodie
Grimmie wrote:I watched the second part of their review, more WoW/WAR style gameplay.
That's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just not different, and those games didn't keep my attention long.
Sadly this.
I was hoping for something more. However we've only seen the very early game, hopefully the public questing will be more interesting.
It seems pretty easy to get a beta key without pre-order, I've received mine. Just gotta wait for a beta event then I can get a preview.
Posted: January 22nd, 2011, 11:06
by Roman Totale
When I win hundreds of millions on the Euro Lottery, I will make that SLA MMO
Posted: January 22nd, 2011, 11:30
by Dog Pants
Roman Totale wrote:When I win hundreds of millions on the Euro Lottery, I will make that SLA MMO
You'll need a creative lead for that.
