Shadowstrider Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 This past weekend was the Gamespy "Stress Test" beta, and I was wondering what people here thought. I've been beta testing for a month or two, and I really enjoy it (obviously). The base building and PvP raids on other villain group bases is a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofAnakin Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Does it seem any different than City of Heroes? Or is it basically just allowing you to be "the bad guys" this time? "Console exclusive is such a harsh word." - Darque"Console exclusive is two words Darque." - Nartwak (in response to Darque's observation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowstrider Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 Well, it is different from City of Heroes a few ways. The Archtypes (classes) are played differently, thats for sure. The gameplay is very similar to City of Heroes (since it is uses the same engine), but it has quite a few new features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) newer costumes, less running between missions (god I hate having to run through five zones just to get to the missions...) more flexibility about missions, ragdoll physics, salvage... the list goes on. <---- COH player, currently downloading the COV beta 29.9 kbps (it's capped) got 5 hrs to go... I'll dig up some of the new stuff now that the NDA is removed. Oh and because so many people left COH for bigger and better things... and because the name databases are going to be linked between the games for the pvp crossover fights here's the brand spakning new name policy (folks have been asking for this forever): City of Heroes Edited October 18, 2005 by Calax Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I should also point out that the devs do take the online monkiers of the "JLA" of this comic book world... there have been instances of Statesman (Jack Emmert, the ultimate maker of this game) jumping in the game and helping people do Task Forces. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 When I got the email about the name registration I was like "Crap!" and reactivated my account so I didn't lose some of my better names. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Thats a pretty clever, or sneaky ,depending on your pov. way of keeping people logging on and paying. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 well it's there because about 1 million people over the course of its exsistance have at one time or another had an account. each account can have about 88 names on it... the current player base is about 1/10th of that so they needed to free up names... and Oerwende it's the acct not the actual character... and if anyone was over 35 you were in the clear with them. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 well it's there because about 1 million people over the course of its exsistance have at one time or another had an account. each account can have about 88 names on it... the current player base is about 1/10th of that so they needed to free up names... and Oerwende it's the acct not the actual character... and if anyone was over 35 you were in the clear with them. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow what happend to their user base ? Or was WoW close I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Seems like its a high risk of characters having to choose names like "Hrrfufrhurr" or "superman_18927" DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) with Issue 5 the defenses of tankers were nerfed... along with some other thing. People didn't like it because it changed their character so the left, to EQ2 WoW and even :shiver: galaxies. Oh and we can't use TMed names... like superman, batman, barbie, Phoenix, or iceman. Edited October 18, 2005 by Calax Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 with Issue 5 the defenses of tankers were nerfed... along with some other thing. People didn't like it because it changed their character so the left, to EQ2 WoW and even :shiver: galaxies. Oh and we can't use TMed names... like superman, batman, barbie, Phoenix, or iceman. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Never played it, I'm pretty much over MMPORGs now (hopefully). I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Its a MMORPG therefore ignorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 (edited) well it's there because about 1 million people over the course of its exsistance have at one time or another had an account. each account can have about 88 names on it... the current player base is about 1/10th of that so they needed to free up names... and Oerwende it's the acct not the actual character... and if anyone was over 35 you were in the clear with them. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The email I got said it was the character. From the email: "If your game account is inactive for over 90 days and you reactivate your account you will need to log back in to any characters affected by this policy to move them out of unreserved name status." I had like 14 characters or so, but only 2 or 3 I really cared about their names. Black Prophet was the main one. With City of Villains coming, that name would be gone real fast. And I was never so hardcore into it that I got a character over level 13. I'd get to level 11 or so, and thats about where it took around 2-3 days of playing to gain a level when it first came out, so I would start a new character, get him to level 11, start a new one, etc. Now its a lot easier to gain a level once you get around that level. You can gain one around every 3 hours of play or so, which pretty much amounts to getting a good group and doing some missions that are 1 or two levels above you. And for those curious, the character I play most is White Pulsar on Guardian. Level 13 Energy Blaster. Edited October 18, 2005 by Oerwinde The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 XP is much easier to get because they reduced the amount of debt you got in a instance... so usually your not in permadebt. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
><FISH'> Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 This game sounds interesting...I just can't afford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 actually for that ten bucks you get two games... you get the subscription for City of Hero's and City of Villans. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Right now, I have a slew of characters on the Pinnacle server. Look for Eldara, Far Thel, Far Latere, or Peith if you're ever online. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Right now, I have a slew of characters on the Pinnacle server. Look for Eldara, Far Thel, Far Latere, or Peith if you're ever online. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Reeehhhh? You are? Welcome to the drunk server! (yes it's reputation is that all the guys are drunk while playing) I'm @Calax... I'm usually on it's just for the past 48 hrs my computer has been stuck trying to get COV... Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowstrider Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 Virtue 4 teh winz! My global handle is @Slipshadow, and I'm taking on all comers (except Rad defenders, because they make me look gimp). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 (edited) I raise you a Elec/nrg Blaster! I feel sad because of my inherent. Edited October 19, 2005 by Calax Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowstrider Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 I have an ice/energy blaster, people accuse me of power leveling him, despite the fact that I'd had him at level 50 since march of this year =/ Right now I'm splitting time between my peacebringer, warshade my scrapper, but I hate scrappers so it probably won't last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 My blaster is practically unable to do story arcs anymore... nobody does his missions. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Okay, my handle is Eldara, but I haven't been able to play all day. I will sign on later and if you'd like to join up for a group. My toons range from level 6 to 35. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 (edited) Someone should start an Obsidian supergroup. Decide which server to play on and start new characters. Well, obviously we can't start the group until one of us is level 10, but that doesn't take *too* long Edited October 20, 2005 by Oerwinde The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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