First Impressions

[Jim]

There are plenty of great reviews, thoughts, and previews out there to read. Some by beta testers such as myself, and others by alpha testers who have been playing the game for months now. There are hundreds of screen shots available on the Net. I feel no need to supply more, and instead want to limit my description of the game to the basis of my viewpoint - someone who, as previously mentioned, doesn't see the point of MMORPGs and is used to games more like Diablo and Diablo II (what hardcore MMORPG'ers like to call "RPG-lite" games).

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Hi Bolty

Yes, I suck at playing MMORPGs, as this is my first character in my first MMORPG ever.

Killing in a SP or MP or MMORPG is all the Same...>Do you remember the First time you played Diablo 1, you died on level 1 of the church did you NOT, until you learned that a Mace is best @ killing Skels or how to use a doorway or later you learned a Bolty trick...>Tel-a-Kill [sp?]
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What the game lacks is personality, which of course is what all MMORPGs lack.

hmmmm this being your third day & "First" MMORPG, I don't understand why/how you can say this...each MMORPG has it's Own Personality, If you compare the most popular ones like EQ, DAoC, UO, AO & AC1 each one is different in one way or another...Play any of the MMORPG's that offer a FREE Trial & you will see their personality first hand.
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While there are health and mana potions, they're not available much this early on; instead, I conjure bread and water to use. These slowly restore your health and mana (talking about 30-45 seconds a pop here). During that time, the monster respawn timer is ticking down...

This is the BIGGEST Complaint I had with EQ, you spend 1/2 your time healing. In Asheron's Call 1 you can buy potions at level 1 or you can have a "Healing" Skill that allows you to heal yourself with healing kits with 20 or 50 heals per kit...No Time lost EVER!
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The game's been pretty boring for me so far. I'm waiting for it to get interesting. Last night I had a quest to collect 3 items from 3 different monsters (each), obtainable by going out and killing them. Well, to get those 3 items, myself and the party of three I was with wound up killing mobs for about 75 minutes. This was because the items we needed only appeared for loot on the corpses about 15% of the time.

OUCH !!! Sounds LIKE Magic Find Runs in D2...Your what, a level 12 in a BETA Newbie zone learning the game & a new interface...this how you learn most games...wait till you get to a quest that takes 1 or 2 days to complete & requires 5 to 10 different items, then it becomes Interesting & the Rewards get MUCH Better !!! Quests are optional, if you don't like them, just go out and Kill, kill, kill...Hack & Slash is what players who don't like RPG's call them.
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Please don't take Offense to this follow-up...We are All Entitled to our Opinion...It's just that your "BOLTY" not just anyone, your Opinion will be a factor for some, Not to buy the game, at least be Fair to the Game and give it more time ;)