Catacombs Test Server

[Wirey]

will we get one to try out the new classes? and find specs for them if we come to make one? and explore the world of Catacombs or wot ever it is for a few weeks before it is released? would b great instead of buying so many respecs :> gifv info pls :>

 

[Escape]

Only the free expansions are open for everyone to test(like Foundations and NF were). ToA and SI were restricted to E&E and I'd expect the same with Catacombs.

 

[cHodAX]

I don't think a 500mb download would be workable for a public beta, NF was just about the practical limit and demand for Catacombs would probably be even greater than the demand for NF beta was.

 

[Wirey]

k m8s thx a lot well dont think catacombs will be so good, they remove level 20 command ;<

 

[Cyfr]

Only removed for new classes..
Ofc goa won't give a test server, you pay same as US servers and they get a test server, so it's only logical that GOA dont provide one

 

[Fluffybunny]

i dont have to worry.....at least with my hib/exc classes. i got 161RA and 162 full respec stones in my vault from all the dragon raids I arranged pre NF

 

[Wirey]

and fluffy?.... did we ask for that info?

 

[Hansmoleman]

no but you got given it anyway

 

[Ovi1]

I don't think a 500mb download would be workable for a public beta, NF was just about the practical limit and demand for Catacombs would probably be even greater than the demand for NF beta was.

WoW Open Beta did OK at 2Gb

 

[Gamah]

WoW Beta used a torrent system for distributing the files, they were not downloaded directly off the server.

 

[Tesla Monkor]

Catacombs is a lot bigger than 500mb - It comes on 3 install CDS..

 

[DavidH]

You dont really have to download 3 cd's though. Like me, I have an old toa US account, after I installed that, I simply got my friend in the states send me camelot.exe and update.dat from his catacombs directory. After a 1009mb update, I had catacombs fully installed
Playing it right now, and btw.. it makes WoW look like som random MUD from the early 90s.

 

[haarewin]

Catacombs is a lot bigger than 500mb - It comes on 3 install CDS..

4

 

[Flimgoblin]

Only removed for new classes..
Ofc goa won't give a test server, you pay same as US servers and they get a test server, so it's only logical that GOA dont provide one

and the US catacombs beta was invite only too...

Pendragon is meant to be a normal server flagged as test where people play normally and find the bugs on the latest version of the game...

doesn't work like that - it's just a "/charcopy and try out new spec" server for most people (there are a small number of permanent players on pendragon - getting artifacts there is ace no campers at all) which really doesn't help testing hugely, so I guess GOA don't see the point in creating such a server.

 

[Chimaira]

it makes WoW look like som random MUD from the early 90s.

funneh

 

[Cyfr]

and the US catacombs beta was invite only too...

Pendragon is meant to be a normal server flagged as test where people play normally and find the bugs on the latest version of the game...

doesn't work like that - it's just a "/charcopy and try out new spec" server for most people (there are a small number of permanent players on pendragon - getting artifacts there is ace no campers at all) which really doesn't help testing hugely, so I guess GOA don't see the point in creating such a server.

Hell of a lot more invites then a few E&Es. Goa said they don't even get the latest version they get an international version which could well be bugged.. Goa are just money grabbing, we all know this by now, just look at the customer support and compare it with the American servers (which is cheaper for me because of the current exchange rate)

 

[Laroma]

Catacombs is a lot bigger than 500mb - It comes on 3 install CDS..

Which is ridiculous, as the difference between our current EU patch and the US Catacombs patch is only ~800megs. They must have added their free expansions to the CD's as well or smt.

 

[NeonBlue]

I simply got my friend in the states send me camelot.exe and update.dat from his catacombs directory. After a 1009mb update, I had catacombs fully installed

Sorry that way dont work...simply having the exe and update file doesnt work

Mythic have stopped u being able to download the full game from their servers (they did this about 3months ago)

If you try...you get a msg that a large portion of the files are either missing or corrupted and to reinstall from the Cds.

i should know, i tried before purchasing 2 copies of Catacombs,

As for how WoW looks...each to their own, WoW and Daoc use different graphics...

but least with WoW i dont have to fork out for a new graphic cards everytime or dont get "limited" graphics due to the model of my card !

 

[Flimgoblin]

Which is ridiculous, as the difference between our current EU patch and the US Catacombs patch is only ~800megs. They must have added their free expansions to the CD's as well or smt.

a lot of content is taken from ToA (textures, models, zones etc.)...

 

[Cyfr]

Sorry that way dont work...simply having the exe and update file doesnt work

Mythic have stopped u being able to download the full game from their servers (they did this about 3months ago)

If you try...you get a msg that a large portion of the files are either missing or corrupted and to reinstall from the Cds.

i should know, i tried before purchasing 2 copies of Catacombs,

As for how WoW looks...each to their own, WoW and Daoc use different graphics...

but least with WoW i dont have to fork out for a new graphic cards everytime or dont get "limited" graphics due to the model of my card !

There are ways to get past it, programs about etc

 

[Gamah]

such a haxx0r!!!11

 

[NeonBlue]

There are ways to get past it, programs about etc

wouldnt suprise me,

either way catacombs to me was a waste of money

but then again, way things are going in WoW after the last patch (Blizzards awful attempt at class balancing) things dont look too good there either !

 

[UndyingAngel]

wouldnt suprise me,

either way catacombs to me was a waste of money

but then again, way things are going in WoW after the last patch (Blizzards awful attempt at class balancing) things dont look too good there either !

lol I thought eveyone was saying WoW was the daddy and all the classes were fair im sure I read this on here or VN boards

 

[NeonBlue]

lol I thought eveyone was saying WoW was the daddy and all the classes were fair im sure I read this on here or VN boards

hehe well its like with anything new theres always "teething" problems...i remember the problems Daoc had when it first came out

But since the last patch and especially last few days theres been more server downtime. (though Blizzard have given us a free day coz of this)
GOA have done this in the past and maybe still do this when they deem it necessary, seems like Mythic havent done it in the past as the Americans are overwhelmed they got "free time" hehehe

As for class issues or even game issues you only got to look at http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/board.aspx?fn=wow-general and the related class forums to see that not everything is running smoothly and the amount of unhappy ppl

 

[Comos]

so which classses are OP atm then? So that I get the chance to play one for once

 

[haarewin]

in pve, vampiirs are op. seem balanced in rvr from what i can tell (no nerf!11 threads yet)
in pvp, warlock, bainshee, and heretic seem to be op

 

[NeonBlue]

so which classses are OP atm then? So that I get the chance to play one for once

the 3 fav OP classes are

Paladin,
favourite whine against them is that in PvP they are able to have effectively 3-4 lives due to their ability to heal themselves + go invunerable for a short period of time


Rogue,
apparently they have the highest DPS over time in the game

Hunter,
Has ranged attack gun or bow, melee attack and can charm/summon pets to tank for them

Shaman are supposedly OP too but ive not looked into why, personally i play the classes i enjoy and get on with it...i just read the forums for info really...absorb what i need to know and take the rest with a pinch of salt until i see evidence myself that somethigns "not quite right"

 

[Ctuchik]

the 3 fav OP classes are

Paladin,
favourite whine against them is that in PvP they are able to have effectively 3-4 lives due to their ability to heal themselves + go invunerable for a short period of time


Rogue,
apparently they have the highest DPS over time in the game

Hunter,
Has ranged attack gun or bow, melee attack and can charm/summon pets to tank for them

Shaman are supposedly OP too but ive not looked into why, personally i play the classes i enjoy and get on with it...i just read the forums for info really...absorb what i need to know and take the rest with a pinch of salt until i see evidence myself that somethigns "not quite right"

id take a priest over a shaman for OP anyday of the week

 

[Eva]

Priests are good, yeah. But a shaman is worse at different situations. They have a snare+dd insta spell that they can use and walk backwards and win fights against any melee char really. That's the only op thing about shamans I've seen so far except the travel form. (not dazed when struck so they can just keep running from anything.)

A bit more on topic: Will there be an open beta for catacombs ? Or just a closed one for E&E ?