Considering Playing Again

[Suno_Regin]

Hey guys, I'm considering playing again after about a year's time off. I'd like to start a character that I'm gonna feel at home with (still thinking of some lore for him) and just wondering what I can expect when I login again. Thanks.

[Elvicat]

Come to the dark side, we have cockies...
lol couldn't resist but hope to see ya ingame sometime

[Suno_Regin]

Nah, I don't like cockies. >.<

Sorry, couldn't resist either.

And I guess not much has changed, waiting for the servers to come up 24/7. lol

[Elvicat]

server up 24/7!? 
that's just wishfull thinking 

[Suno_Regin]

Err, think ya misread it.

I don't know how I could retype it, I guess I could say the servers are down pretty much all day and I sit here and wait for them to come back up. Hope that was a little better. >.<

[Elvicat]

hm i havn't noticed it's down so much recently kinda been stable most of the time

[Suno_Regin]

Huh, guess I came at a bad time then.

Alright, cya in game when they come back up (or if they're already up and my computer's just being fat, cya when I can get back on)

[Kieve]

Typically the server is pretty stable. It still craps out occasionally, but in most of [those] instances, it's back up again in five minutes or less. (Though I can't help thinking Laanx has the worst timing on earth - like one of those dropped-call commercials)

As for the rest of it... well, guess that's up to you. I've been in-game for about a month now, I think, and I can't say it's been a bad experience at all.

[Suno_Regin]

Heh, well I'm screwed. Apperantly I HAVE to enter a last name now for my character, and if I try to use Mitaki's old last name, it says it's in use even though I long-since deleted him. Planning on doing a "son of Mitaki" thing, yet I cant' create the character. Joy. =/

[dying_inside]

What you can expect. Not biased, I came back a few days ago, but have been driven away to be honest.

I got in game explored and believe me I am genuinly impressed by the new content, I REALLY like it and I think its pretty damn awesome. The people are still great and still stick to RP characters, not much 1337 speak stringing around as far as I can tell.  I probably would have played for a long time again, but  to be honest the gameplay is so scrambled now that it's hardly worth it. The NPC client is down continuously, the seerver crashed continuously and when you do get in game don't raise your hopes, even at low times the servers  ping and lag is like the Himalayas.  its insane, The low tmes are frustrating enough, peak times just walng aroud or miving the camera seems to be like  wading through semi frozen oil, never before have I encountered such an amazing display of lag. I play games that far more reflex action, where much more is going on at once, but I don't ever get this type of insane lag.

The new art, the community, the game in itself is brilliant so far, and I would have foundit very easy to get back into the swing had it not been for the soul destroying lag.  Granted this is a Alpha version of the game but still, these are my experiances without bias.

[Sangwa]

Suno_Regin, you can expect a good attempt from the new players into role playing, role players that aren't pleased enough, hack 'n slash players that can be ignored and people that are looking forward to the addition of yet more good role players into planeshift.

The new fighting system that permits non lethal fights will certainly make the system yet more friendly for those who enjoy playing the fighting types, since it'll make it possible to roleplay a number of situations that were impossible before. Expect the Empire's help in exploiting this new feature!

The Bank System might provide a good way of people getting rid of their "mules", and therefore spending more time playing and less time swapping. Let's hope they use it wisely.

There's also the possibility of improving the in-game experience yourself! You'll see that there are plenty of players interested in having fun, as long as they aren't the ones coming up with ideas.

I'm sure you'll also enjoy the new book feature that they've implemented. I've seen people using it wisely, selling (expensive) books that sometimes do include some good information, or a fun way of spending some minutes at the expense of another's imagination.

And if you're still not sure, then try learning Enkien! And once you think you have it, go over the Felines Lair, you'll certainly find someone that can hold an enkien dialog with you!

Neither of this thrills you? Then join the Empire. There's always something waiting to be done there. What? I'm not selling anything, this is legal!

[Suno_Regin]

Heh, heya Sangwa.

The book thing sort of interests me. Are people selling books that they themselves wrote, or are they books by random NPC's?

[LigH]

Another suggestion: A queen still seeks a new king.

[Suno_Regin]

Mm, all good. Right now I'm just worried about questing...seems NPC's aren't quite as dumb as they used to be, but I'm sort of at a dead end on a few quests. >.<

[LigH]

Don't take several quests at once.

And don't hesitate to ask people.

And: I like a few of the newer quests. Despite a few common issues -- the settings team did a good job.