Glorious Alpha Two Testers!
Alpha Two testing is currently taking place five days each week. More information about Phase II and Phase III testing schedule can be found here
If you have Alpha Two, you can download the game launcher here, and we encourage you to join us on our Official Discord Server for the most up to date testing news.
Alpha Two testing is currently taking place five days each week. More information about Phase II and Phase III testing schedule can be found here
If you have Alpha Two, you can download the game launcher here, and we encourage you to join us on our Official Discord Server for the most up to date testing news.
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First impression
phsonic86
Member, Alpha Two
Going to make this very simple. My time playing mmorpg's is extensive. Started playing MUD's, UO, EQ, AC, DAOC, WOW, etc.
The game is NOT new player friendly. Starting area is confusing and by level 4 or 5 you've been doing the same confusing shit for hours. Ok, let's try crafting, more confusion. No clear tutorials, no bag space, killed by random star mob, frustration, frustration, frustration.
Global chat is a cesspool. No clear way to search for a guild as chat functions like a 90 year old at bingo.
The game is pretty. /end
I'll keep trying it, but it looks like an epic fail at this point to me. Asheron's call beta was more polished than this and it was 1999.
Phsonic
The game is NOT new player friendly. Starting area is confusing and by level 4 or 5 you've been doing the same confusing shit for hours. Ok, let's try crafting, more confusion. No clear tutorials, no bag space, killed by random star mob, frustration, frustration, frustration.
Global chat is a cesspool. No clear way to search for a guild as chat functions like a 90 year old at bingo.
The game is pretty. /end
I'll keep trying it, but it looks like an epic fail at this point to me. Asheron's call beta was more polished than this and it was 1999.
Phsonic
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From what I've heard of gamedev, first player experience is usually done/poilshed at the end, because by that time your team is at the peak of their game making abilties, so you can put their skills to the best use (i.e. presentation of the game in its first minutes).
We are so fucking far away from getting to that point in development that, imo, it's almost useless giving feedback on this. And I think that Intrepid's attempts to even address this right now is a total waste of their devtime.
We'll have our EU server back soon, and then Global Chat can become useful again
...you realize this game is in early alpha, right?
The original poster is not wrong. The game's strongest point is that it is pretty.
I sense the OP is a bit grumpy here. I have been there with UO and early days of some pretty niche MMOs. The experience isn't that bad, especially for alpha. I strongly recommend joining a guild.
Blown past falling sands…
Not really.
The earlier alphas were technology tests, not tests for the game.
but my point (and I'm surprised this needs to be clarified) is if you're comparing an alpha state game where the content and systems have yet to be fully implemented with the beta of another that's nearly feature-complete and your conclusion is: "the beta game has more polish" you've added nothing meaningful to the conversation and showing you don't understand game development.
the beta period is literally for applying and finalizing the polish you're pointing out is absent