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old.Jable
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After playing Daoc for 16 months (i first played in the open beta in november 2001), im kicking myself for not having spent that time playing something better.
The whole time i was playing, i found myself questioning the system. I wondered if i was meant to accept that instead of unique monsters living throughout the lands, they appeared to simply be using the same models as the lower mobs, only increased in scale to appear larger and more experienced.
I wondered if i was meant to accept that within the first 8 levels of the game, i had seen everything the monster AI could throw at me (baffing mobs, wandering mobs, er - anything else?).
It almost looks like Mythic designed the game to make people play it for insane amounts of time to reach the goals (lvl 50 characters, lots of gold and decent armor) without actually spending too much time on creating content.
Mythic need to add more content, they need to change the way you lvl so that you gain thru the skills you use rather than killing 100 monsters then gaining points to spend (its a lame system, and feels like diablo - what would be wrong with a hero using sword and shield, gaining skill in those weapons through use?), they need to seriously consider finding new ways for people to make money (alternate professions rather than "monster killer" and "monster killer armorer"), they need to resolve the issues of solo play gaining such little amounts of experience compared to being in a group and they need to sort out the goddamned rvr engine, so that you dont experience zone crashes ever, and so that 200 people on the screen at once isnt a complete showstopper.
The only thing that i really respect Daoc for is its grouping system. Its badly implented rendering solo play rather pointless, but it makes partying with people easily accessable. The best moments in the game for me, have been healing my group during decent rvr battles, and acting as the nutter hero leading the charge towards the amg. The graphics arent bad either, but anyone can make eye candy, and Daocs cant cope with the phsyics of the game, especially when large amounts of people are present.
Apart from that, i feel ive wasted 14 months of my life playing the damn thing. I didnt go so far as wiping my characters, so in a few years time ill buy a months sub and look around. Maybe after all that time the game will be better, the content will be stronger and i might find it a satisfying experience. As it is, i stopped playing halfway thru march, then the other day i decided id have a go since the 1.60 patch had gone live.
I paid my cash, logged in, walked from Darkness Falls entrance to Drum ligen, and logged out
I always knew it wasnt up to my standards (im pretty picky, but when i find a decent game, i ll give it all the time and praise in the world) but for some reason i kept playing. guess i kept believing that it would get better. Well, after Shrouded Isles (lovely maps, but the same monsters repeated throughout again) was so utterly dissappointing (updated rvr engine allowing many people on screen without slowdown - a complete lie from mythic) i dont know when ill ever play again, if i ever do. and if i dont like it that much (well, enough to be writing a daft rant at 4.26am) i dont think i ever should.
The whole time i was playing, i found myself questioning the system. I wondered if i was meant to accept that instead of unique monsters living throughout the lands, they appeared to simply be using the same models as the lower mobs, only increased in scale to appear larger and more experienced.
I wondered if i was meant to accept that within the first 8 levels of the game, i had seen everything the monster AI could throw at me (baffing mobs, wandering mobs, er - anything else?).
It almost looks like Mythic designed the game to make people play it for insane amounts of time to reach the goals (lvl 50 characters, lots of gold and decent armor) without actually spending too much time on creating content.
Mythic need to add more content, they need to change the way you lvl so that you gain thru the skills you use rather than killing 100 monsters then gaining points to spend (its a lame system, and feels like diablo - what would be wrong with a hero using sword and shield, gaining skill in those weapons through use?), they need to seriously consider finding new ways for people to make money (alternate professions rather than "monster killer" and "monster killer armorer"), they need to resolve the issues of solo play gaining such little amounts of experience compared to being in a group and they need to sort out the goddamned rvr engine, so that you dont experience zone crashes ever, and so that 200 people on the screen at once isnt a complete showstopper.
The only thing that i really respect Daoc for is its grouping system. Its badly implented rendering solo play rather pointless, but it makes partying with people easily accessable. The best moments in the game for me, have been healing my group during decent rvr battles, and acting as the nutter hero leading the charge towards the amg. The graphics arent bad either, but anyone can make eye candy, and Daocs cant cope with the phsyics of the game, especially when large amounts of people are present.
Apart from that, i feel ive wasted 14 months of my life playing the damn thing. I didnt go so far as wiping my characters, so in a few years time ill buy a months sub and look around. Maybe after all that time the game will be better, the content will be stronger and i might find it a satisfying experience. As it is, i stopped playing halfway thru march, then the other day i decided id have a go since the 1.60 patch had gone live.
I paid my cash, logged in, walked from Darkness Falls entrance to Drum ligen, and logged out
I always knew it wasnt up to my standards (im pretty picky, but when i find a decent game, i ll give it all the time and praise in the world) but for some reason i kept playing. guess i kept believing that it would get better. Well, after Shrouded Isles (lovely maps, but the same monsters repeated throughout again) was so utterly dissappointing (updated rvr engine allowing many people on screen without slowdown - a complete lie from mythic) i dont know when ill ever play again, if i ever do. and if i dont like it that much (well, enough to be writing a daft rant at 4.26am) i dont think i ever should.