Drahalian, do me a favor and stay where you are. If you can't see that I was gently joking with gravemind you are daft as a box of kittens in a cyclone.

Oh, please continue the insults and negativity. Why change now?

-Drahlian

Drahlian sits down at her desk, exhausted after a long day of refining and building her knowledge of the darker arts of magic. She smiles to herself at the success of her recent dealings with her demon associates. The price they demand for their assistance is steep, but the reward of the power she gains from them makes her sacrifices worthwhile. The long day behind her, she sits back and contemplates her next move.

Drahlian's smile disappears as she thinks back at Dwarvesbane's defeat so long ago in the final battles against the dwarven army, and scratches absently at the old wound in her side left by the blade of their general Bodacher. A direct conflict with their enormous army was folly. Next time, her attack must be more subtle. She contemplates several ideas, before reaching for parchment, feather pen and a small bottle of ink made from the blood of dwarves, then slowly begins composing a letter to one of her demon allies.

"Mighty Fenrauch the Malignant,

"I am writing to you to further appeal for you assistance in my quest to destroy the world of the dwarven vermin. It is clear that a head to head war with the dwarves is beyond our power, for the time being at least. However, I am convinced that together we can weaken the dwarven community a great deal by attacking the minds of their youth, poisoning their spirits, and draining away their hopes. With the assistance of you and your demon subordinates, we can soon begin a more subtle attack, one where they do no expect, a ripe target now that their guard is down.

"I believe the most effective target would be the young dwarves at a certain University..."

Although people from PS went there, its not rp... No one really role plays... the game is more pvp based.

Nothing stops you from RPing there. Actually I think it would be a better environment for RP, in that there is an equivalent to the Chat tab... the thing that the PS devs removed for some crazy reason. Removal of the Chat tab last year was, IMHO, a major blow to RP. If you ever try to RP in the arena, each sentence will be interrupted by 5 to 10 lines of "so and so changed to offensive stance" or "the rogue is nearly dead." (I have complained about that before, but it was always deleted immediately by Karyuu). Anyway, I agree that RP would actually be more difficult in Regnum, for the simple fact that there is so much more to do, particularly fighting in large battles in the war zone.

I think it would be interesting for someone to start a clan in Regnum of people from Planeshift.

-Drahlian

Hi all,

I know this thread hasn't been active for a few weeks, but I thought I'd do an update.

If you are interested in an alternative to Planeshift, I recommend Regnum Online:

http://www.regnumonline.com.ar/

This is a free MMORPG game with both Linux and Windows clients. I have been playing this game now for about 3 months, and am enjoying it more all the time. I know of at least 15 people from Planeshift that now play Regnum. I posted about this game a couple months ago, when I was new to it, so I have much more to add.

If you enjoy PvP and working in a group with others, this is where Regnum really shines. At first, you will be fighting against mobs, like bears, wolves, skeletons, orcs, ghosts, etc. But after your character becomes stronger and more skilled, you can enter the War Zone. Basically there are three Realms in the land, and they are at war with each other. When you enter the War Zone, you enter an area where you can meet with those form other realms and battle with them.

There are forts and castles in each land. You and a group of your friends can invade another realm and take over one of their forts. But soon, many enemies will gather together and come do battle with you to take it back. I've been in battles with more than 30 people on each side, and it gets pretty intense.

The classes are designed with variety and balance in mind. One class's weaknesses can be covered by another class's strength, so teamwork is a must. Knights, using their heavy armor and shields, can absorb much damage. Barbarians, with their huge two-handed weapons, deal massive damage. Marksmen are deadly with their bows, while Hunters are the "ninjas" of the world, using stealth to sneak in, take out individual enemies, then vanish, and they can tame wild beasts to fight with them in battle. Conjurers are the healers, and can feed mana to their teammates, or resurrect them if they fall in battle. Their offensive magic is relatively weak, but they can summon undead or demons to fight at their side. Warlocks are offensive mages, dealing tons of damage to multiple enemies. I can't stress enough how teamwork is encouraged in Regnum. Whether you are fighting monsters in the safe part of the land, or battling other players in the War Zone, you will soon find that it is more effective, as well as enjoyable, to work as a team, in large groups.

With the combination of classes, races, levels, hundreds of types of armor, tunics, hats, weapons and shields, no two people look the same.

As was mentioned earlier, this game was developed in Argentina, so many speak Spanish, but about half speak English. There are many English-speaking clans (like guilds in PS) in each realm, and most people I have met have been very friendly.

Someone mentioned the lack of Role-play in Regnum. RP does in fact exist in Regnum, if you get with a clan that enjoys that sort of thing. RP is what you make of it. Same goes for community. There are some really cool people in Regnum, just like there is in Planeshift.

I have been very impressed with how this game has developed. It was just officially released in May, and much has been added and improved since then. Last weekend it was announced that the server had been up for 7 days straight, so the stability is great. IMHO, it is by far the best MMORPG with a Linux client, and it is free.

If you decide to check it out, you can find many PS people in the Alsius Realm (that is the snowy region), including myself, most of The Enlightened guild from PS, and many others. My user there is Mehgan. See you there!

-Drahlian

How is asking about alternatives related to a complaint about PS?

Maybe some people who have complaints about Planeshift would like to know of alternatives. A common reply I see to complaints is "Well just go play something else then." This thread offers those people (including myself) some alternatives.

-Drahlian

You didn't mention anything about quests or activities outside of fighting though. Is this another Silkroad? If combat and leveling are the central points of this game, I can see becoming pretty bored of it quickly.

There are many quests available, though I read that they are only available up to level 20 at the moment, since the game was just released in May. I don't know first-hand, since I haven't spent a significant amount of time questing. As to Silkroad, I have not played it, since I believe there is no Linux client for that game. Regnum does seem to focus on combat, though teamwork is encouraged in a most pleasant way, rewarding players that work together, which I find refreshing.

[ People are way too quick to label something as a flamewar. Flames are deleted from the forum, guys. An argument is not a flamewar. It can become one, at which point the moderators will take care of it, but this thread has been quite mild, especially almost the entire first page. Don't be so hasty to label it as something it's not. ]

I stand corrected. This thread did not turn into a flamewar, however after the first one or two posts, the conversation move off from the original thread subject and, IMHO, fell apart.

-Drahlian

My sound in PS works just fine... for about 5 or 10 minutes, then PS sounds stop until I log in again. This problem was in 3.018 and 3.019.

Ubuntu 7.04, 32 bit.

-Drahlian