01-22-2010, 09:27 AM
I got in the beta too (pre-ordered).
Initial impression: Beta needs a lot of work. I'm dubious they get it in before the game releases.
Space combat is... ok. What bothers me most is that you can't fly your spaceship like a spaceship. You can't roll or bank. You can't make a loop. That's... horrible. EVE online proves that is possible and that game is ANCIENT.
Ground combat is horrible. Walk up to an enemy and fire the phaser. pew pew pew. The end. wot? It's mindnumbingly boring. The characters and enemies feel like cardboard. There's no cover system, no challenge at all. Just click an enemy and fire away. You got a bit of healing and whatnot, but really, this feels horrible. WoW did it 1000x better.
I think the flaw of the game is that they tried to put two games in one. Space and ground. The end product is poor.
Initial impression: Beta needs a lot of work. I'm dubious they get it in before the game releases.
Space combat is... ok. What bothers me most is that you can't fly your spaceship like a spaceship. You can't roll or bank. You can't make a loop. That's... horrible. EVE online proves that is possible and that game is ANCIENT.
Ground combat is horrible. Walk up to an enemy and fire the phaser. pew pew pew. The end. wot? It's mindnumbingly boring. The characters and enemies feel like cardboard. There's no cover system, no challenge at all. Just click an enemy and fire away. You got a bit of healing and whatnot, but really, this feels horrible. WoW did it 1000x better.
I think the flaw of the game is that they tried to put two games in one. Space and ground. The end product is poor.
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When in deadly danger,
When beset by doubt,
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When in deadly danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.