11-01-2004, 08:20 PM
Brista,Nov 1 2004, 09:03 AM Wrote:I think I'll be playing. I don't think playing this precludes playing other games as it seems to be designed to let you max out your character fast and pvp as opposed to offering a deep pve experience
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Which is EXACTLY what DOESN'T draw me to this game: weak PvE, but strong PvP (which I couldn't care less about). I never have enjoyed PvP in an RPG, and I never will. It's just not my thing. Past sourances aside, it's just never held the same appeal to me as the environment, IMO, is not nearly as suited to such gameplay as, say, an FPS.
It finally hit me the truth behind the draw to this game: those who like it like it for the PvP aspect; the PvE aspect is only a sidedish, and only enjoyable with a good group of people. Those who don't see it only for PvE playing, and thus are sorely disappointed.
I'll still buy the game. But will I enjoy it? Probably not nearly as much as I'd hoped to. But, time will tell. There's still about six months left before the game comes out, and PLENTY of beta tests inbetween then and now, so mayhap things will change. I WILL try to follow the game via the betas - let's just hope things shape up a little better. As it stands now, it literally is just that - a beta. Mayhap little more than a alpha, truth be told.
Roland *The Gunslinger*