PlaneShift

Gameplay => General Discussion => Topic started by: SavageMan13 on April 10, 2004, 03:38:03 am

Title: Why is this game right for me?
Post by: SavageMan13 on April 10, 2004, 03:38:03 am
I didnt get this game yet but i am wondering if i should. What makes this game so diffrent from others? Do u recommend it?
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Post by: Icefalcon on April 10, 2004, 03:45:11 am
Of course I would recommend this game, but judging from your name, this might not be the game you are looking for. No offense, but SavageMan13 sounds like a no-roleplaying, hack-n-slash type of name. Maybe I shouldn\'t judge you like this, but your name gives the impression...
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Post by: Kada-El on April 10, 2004, 03:45:22 am
Indeed I do!

The fantastic community (devs and players) here alone and it\'s dedication to keep the game true to it\'s ideals, is reason enough. Not to mention the potential shown by the tech demo that you can download to see if it\'s your thing.....very soon to be followed by a much advanced version!

What games have you come from to arrive here?
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Post by: SavageMan13 on April 10, 2004, 03:48:52 am
Well ya i love to hack and slash but i have a soft spot for RPGs. I never played a MMORPG though. How r the graphics?
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Post by: Kada-El on April 10, 2004, 03:52:33 am
Coming on a treat .....see! (http://www.planeshift.it/pics.html)
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Post by: Moogie on April 10, 2004, 03:56:41 am
The graphics so far are excellent for a free and opensource game. :) You can see screenshots on the main website, or by visiting the Random Screenshot link at the top of any forum page, or by downloading the movie that was recently posted in the News section.

PlaneShift is a game that hopes to focus more on the Roleplaying aspect than other games in the genre. Players will be encouraged to get fully immersed in the game world and not simply \"click\" \"click\" \"click\" all the time to do things. Also, combat is not an essential part of the gameplay... of course, much detail will be given to the combat system, but I mean you won\'t have to train your fighting skills if you don\'t want to. A powerful character could have no combat finess? whatsoever... he/she could be a famous merchant, or a legendary skilled craftsman, for example.

The developers hope to create a game that anyone will want to play, regardless of their chosen playstyle. Even hack\'n\'slashers like yourself. :) (That is, of course, if you think of a slightly more suitable name for your character... heh ;) )
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Post by: SavageMan13 on April 10, 2004, 04:18:14 am
I\'ve heard that it is similiar to Morrowind (a video game). Is that true?
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Post by: Icefalcon on April 10, 2004, 04:27:21 am
It depends on what you consider \"simila\" to be, it is similar to Morrowind because it was full 3D graphics, and music, stuff like that. And it is a RPG (the whole killing monsters, making weapons, doing quests kind of thing), so yes it is like Morrowind, but it is more, there will be many players playing at the same time of course, its a MMORGP...
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Post by: SavageMan13 on April 10, 2004, 04:32:40 am
Well, I\'m convinced. Thanks everyone. Feel free to add stuff.
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Post by: Waylander on April 10, 2004, 04:36:12 am
Oh, and another reason to play this game is it is FREE and that I play it so..yeah It must be great
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Post by: MystWalker on April 10, 2004, 06:59:42 pm
man. i love those graphics. i wanna play this so bad. i got delayed cuz i never got the chance to download yesterdays part. another day not to play.
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Post by: Halvord on April 10, 2004, 09:20:31 pm
It\'s not really a game though... it\'s more like BowieWorld or some other 3-D free chatroom with different avatars, glitches to secret places, and alternating music to alternating places.  I wouldn\'t make any promises to the game\'s features, but it seems to be turning out pretty well.
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Post by: MystWalker on April 10, 2004, 09:25:48 pm
thats what ive heard, but isnt it gonna get more features???
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Post by: Crj on April 10, 2004, 09:27:36 pm
No, i dont recomend you to play this game!
Joke...
Everyone will answer you the same here, because we all(atlest a big part of us) are PS fanatics. So... this is probobly not the right place to ask such questions.

Right now threre isnt much of the actual game, but some ppl get addicted to crystal hunting. Luckly i got over it by spending 1,5 months away from home, comp and PS :) Otherwise... i dont even want to think about it!

Besides that the community is realy cool :) I totaly recomend you to atlest try it. If you wont like it, it your problem! And always remeber - this is a mm game, not sp. The community plays a big role in it!
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Post by: Tyrannotula on April 10, 2004, 09:50:40 pm
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Originally posted by Icefalcon
 No offense, but SavageMan13 sounds like a no-roleplaying, hack-n-slash type of name.


My name is also a non-mmorpg name but i love MMORPG...
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Post by: Icefalcon on April 10, 2004, 10:01:36 pm
No I think your name is RP-like...numbers in a name shows a non-RP-like name (imo)
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Post by: SavageMan13 on April 10, 2004, 10:18:14 pm
How do i get an avatar?
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Post by: Moogie on April 11, 2004, 12:21:09 am
Only admins/developers/want-to-be\'s have avatars. It helps to quickly distinguish between staff and fans on the forums.
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Post by: SavageMan13 on April 11, 2004, 03:26:46 am
oooo...ok i think is get it
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Post by: John_Thazer on April 11, 2004, 03:32:08 am
This game is for those who love Roleplaying...who enjoys great grafics..which i think is far more impressive that even many games like EverQuest or even StarWars:Galaxies...and ye it\'s for people with patience...:P
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Post by: lythia on April 11, 2004, 03:33:41 am
what you can do though i have a picture in  your signature, like my one.
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Post by: John_Thazer on April 11, 2004, 02:53:23 pm
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Originally posted by lythia
what you can do though i have a picture in  your signature, like my one.


What picture?
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Post by: SavageMan13 on April 11, 2004, 07:37:21 pm
Nah, i like my signature i think its funny
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Post by: Murais on April 11, 2004, 09:37:43 pm
ok, I am gonna be honest here, so....



            ... This game has many ups, and many downs.
so let\'s start with the \"ups\":


Ups:
-Great Graphics
-Friendly Community
-Great Detail (sound, objects, etc)
-Free
-Addictive


Downs:
-Glitchy
-Sometimes Laggy
-No Actual Gameplay other than Role-Playing
-Crystals (currency) are hard to come by
-Objects are OUTRAGEOUSLY over-priced



    The game looks great and has many good reasons to play, but for now it really isn\'t a \"game\". There is an upcoming expansion which is rumored to fix ALL of the \"downs\" I\'ve listed above, so it has some hope.

Closing Statement:

            This game is looking great and has a lot of potential for one still in pre-alpha :D, lets hope it stays that way :D
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Post by: RussianVodka on April 11, 2004, 10:09:57 pm
Yeah, thats prety much it... just wait till the next release...
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Post by: Kloe on April 11, 2004, 11:21:47 pm
is there any sort of fighting in the game right now?  and if it\'s going to be added in the next update thingy, does anyone know how far away that is?  I like roleplaying and im not a just \"hack and slash\" gamer, but i would really like to have some fighting in the game.
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Post by: SavageMan13 on April 12, 2004, 03:12:38 am
i agree with Kloe video games should have some violence or else they r to real and whats the point of playing them!?.... Kloe didnt really say all that though
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Post by: Icefalcon on April 12, 2004, 04:55:14 am
Hey ppl listen, this isn\'t even a game yet. Its a pre-alpha demo (not even beta) so there can\'t be any downs right now...
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Post by: Kloe on April 12, 2004, 06:09:40 am
sorry :P  i think this game looks fun, im just sayin i wont play it as much if there isnt some sort of fighting in it.
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Post by: Vengeance on April 12, 2004, 07:18:33 am
After reading this thread and your responses, I don\'t think PS is right for you.
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Post by: John_Thazer on April 12, 2004, 08:27:02 pm
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Originally posted by SavageMan13
i agree with Kloe video games should have some violence or else they r to real and whats the point of playing them!?.... Kloe didnt really say all that though


This is only pre-alpha demo like was said...there will be fighting in next release...you can check out some monsters from the video from main page...
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Post by: SavageMan13 on April 13, 2004, 05:30:16 pm
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Originally posted by SavageMan13
i agree with Kloe video games should have some violence or else they r to real and whats the point of playing them!?.... Kloe didnt really say all that though


This is only pre-alpha demo like was said...there will be fighting in next release...you can check out some monsters from the video from main page...
fine,  ill just wait till then
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Post by: John_Thazer on April 15, 2004, 11:56:28 am
You\'ll be the lucky one...you won\'t have to wait as long as we had....
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Post by: Cirque on April 15, 2004, 05:10:01 pm
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Originally posted by Vengeance
After reading this thread and your responses, I don\'t think PS is right for you.


I understand that your an admin and ill probably be repremanded but I feel strongly about this... I dont think you are in a position to tell someone else that a certain game is not right for them simply by a post they have made. Unless you can read his mind with some bizare talent then your comment is negated by what I mentioned above.

Then again its your opinion and he can choose to interpret that as he wishes.
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Post by: Monketh on April 15, 2004, 05:58:12 pm
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Originally posted by Cirque
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Originally posted by Vengeance
After reading this thread and your responses, I don\'t think PS is right for you.


I understand that your an admin and ill probably be repremanded but I feel strongly about this... I dont think you are in a position to tell someone else that a certain game is not right for them simply by a post they have made. Unless you can read his mind with some bizare talent then your comment is negated by what I mentioned above.

Then again its your opinion and he can choose to interpret that as he wishes.

(Why am I defending Venge?  Mostly because I\'m defending my same opinion. :P)


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Oh but he is in a position to do so.  You see, we all evaluate and judge a person based on what they do on a subconcious level.  You have already judged whether or not he\'s the type of person you would like to see in this game, whether you like it or not.
Being a member of the Planeshift team, he knows what aims and goals they have for this game.  Clearly he views that Savageman13 doesn\'t fit in with them.
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My personal view of Savageman13 is that he is one who views hacking \'n\' slashing as a form of roleplaying.  But he also seems like a relatively nice guy.
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Post by: XpYtZ on April 15, 2004, 07:24:38 pm
Uh?I was never going to post here but since it broke into this.
He asked ?Is this game right fore me?? there by stating that he wanted our opinions. Venge is doing just that, offering his opinion. He was given every right to say something like that when the question was posed.
If on the other hand it was a rhetorical question than it shouldn?t have been asked in the first place.
Me, I say. If you cannot get into it now than you need to practice your role-playing skills. Try finding a MUD/MMOG to practice in. That?s where I learned.
PM me for a list ;)

Off subject side note* I missed a trivia night!  8o
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Post by: Cirque on April 17, 2004, 07:25:38 pm
I hadnt thought about whether this game is right for him until you mentioned that I MUST have an opinion on him. Ahh forget it...

Its just a ludicrous bun fight. Refer back to the last line of my previous post.
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Post by: Arberar on April 17, 2004, 07:44:57 pm
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Originally posted by John_Thazer
You\'ll be the lucky one...you won\'t have to wait as long as we had....


bah true :p hope it won\'t take long now :p i really want to try combat :)