04-05-2004, 08:59 AM
Since no MMORPG seems to like me, I also ran into trouble when trying to play this one :lol:
First off, the download speed was abysmal. Around 5 Kb/s. So I had to google to find a website that carried the installer somewhere else, with relative success. I found the 1206 version somewhere.
Things got kinky later. The "launch" application is little more than a webpage (??) that launches the game. Problem is, I'm using Firefox. Firefox didn't like that.
So, running IE I still couldn't connect. I ran the app straight and, surprise surprise, it ran an patched well! But then I got the "please launch from the desktop shortcut" (which I had promptly deleted).
Finally, I went to the website and wadded through the FAQ (mind you, I had to use IE for this, firefox didn't like that page either, I wonder if these guys have heard of the W3C standards), there was an "alternate launch link" there. I hit it up, and lo and behold, it worked! Tried it in Firefox, and it didn't. So I guess I'll have to keep that one in my IE favourites.
So now I have a Rogue (redhair female with a ponytail, after playing Diablo I can't see myself playing any other kind of Rogue :lol:) which is level 18.
Things I don't like are the fact that often you don't see when monsters hit you (you just lose HPs and have to follow the messages at the bottom box about them, which can come with a slight delay and lead to your demise in tight fights), the fact that it's sometimes hard to find the NPCs since the areas around them are crowded with people setting up their own shops, and that your inventory is rather small. Also, all skills (even drinking potions!) have a timer. I suspect the timer for the potions is to avoid having weak characters trying to take on things too big for them, I also suspect Rugg would run into trouble in this place.
Still it's a lot more fun than Lineage, probably because the progress is faster, getting cash is not a problem (just selling the loot gives you plenty of cash) and you can buy plenty of potions at reasonable prices, which means you can stay out there killing stuff and aventuring without having to sit down for a minute after every other fight.
Runs pretty well in my system too, at max details 1280x1024 I get a solid 15 fps in the middle of the crowded town, and high 40s in the wilderness.
Still, I wish there weren't so many other players around. I guess it is a MMOG after all, but I'd prefer if there were only a handful of people. I haven't even partied yet, I just want to go out and kill stuff!
As for details of my character, she's dual-wielding a +4 long sword I found somewhere and a +2 dagger with elemental damage, has 1 point into archery (well, she IS a Rogue after all, she should be able to use a bow), 10 into assassin (those stabbing skills are excellent, and work with my dual-wielder as long as one of the weapons is a dagger), and 5 into exploration (I think that's the one, it lets me become invisible on the spot and heal myself a bit). I did the "spetialization" thing but I didn't get a choice, my character became a Ranger wherever I liked it or not.
Oh, and I really don't care much about the "scheduled war" really. I get the feeling that will just get in the way when the time comes. Kind of ironic really.
First off, the download speed was abysmal. Around 5 Kb/s. So I had to google to find a website that carried the installer somewhere else, with relative success. I found the 1206 version somewhere.
Things got kinky later. The "launch" application is little more than a webpage (??) that launches the game. Problem is, I'm using Firefox. Firefox didn't like that.
So, running IE I still couldn't connect. I ran the app straight and, surprise surprise, it ran an patched well! But then I got the "please launch from the desktop shortcut" (which I had promptly deleted).
Finally, I went to the website and wadded through the FAQ (mind you, I had to use IE for this, firefox didn't like that page either, I wonder if these guys have heard of the W3C standards), there was an "alternate launch link" there. I hit it up, and lo and behold, it worked! Tried it in Firefox, and it didn't. So I guess I'll have to keep that one in my IE favourites.
So now I have a Rogue (redhair female with a ponytail, after playing Diablo I can't see myself playing any other kind of Rogue :lol:) which is level 18.
Things I don't like are the fact that often you don't see when monsters hit you (you just lose HPs and have to follow the messages at the bottom box about them, which can come with a slight delay and lead to your demise in tight fights), the fact that it's sometimes hard to find the NPCs since the areas around them are crowded with people setting up their own shops, and that your inventory is rather small. Also, all skills (even drinking potions!) have a timer. I suspect the timer for the potions is to avoid having weak characters trying to take on things too big for them, I also suspect Rugg would run into trouble in this place.
Still it's a lot more fun than Lineage, probably because the progress is faster, getting cash is not a problem (just selling the loot gives you plenty of cash) and you can buy plenty of potions at reasonable prices, which means you can stay out there killing stuff and aventuring without having to sit down for a minute after every other fight.
Runs pretty well in my system too, at max details 1280x1024 I get a solid 15 fps in the middle of the crowded town, and high 40s in the wilderness.
Still, I wish there weren't so many other players around. I guess it is a MMOG after all, but I'd prefer if there were only a handful of people. I haven't even partied yet, I just want to go out and kill stuff!
As for details of my character, she's dual-wielding a +4 long sword I found somewhere and a +2 dagger with elemental damage, has 1 point into archery (well, she IS a Rogue after all, she should be able to use a bow), 10 into assassin (those stabbing skills are excellent, and work with my dual-wielder as long as one of the weapons is a dagger), and 5 into exploration (I think that's the one, it lets me become invisible on the spot and heal myself a bit). I did the "spetialization" thing but I didn't get a choice, my character became a Ranger wherever I liked it or not.
Oh, and I really don't care much about the "scheduled war" really. I get the feeling that will just get in the way when the time comes. Kind of ironic really.