So...Hellgate:London

[Carnage-DVS]

Surprised there isn't more news or threads on this. Made by the core producers of the games that shall not be named (Start with D, ends with iablo), it's an action RPG set in a post apocalyptic london overrun with demons.

So, I've had the pleasure of getting into the beta, and so far, it's been a blast! Can't really say much about it, only that fans of the *insert crowbar here* series will enjoy it, especially as it has tons of references to it.

I'll truly enjoy playing full retail version. It has Hardcore mode, so you know what I'll be playing on release.

[SaroDarksbane]

Surprised there isn't more news or threads on this. Made by the core producers of the games that shall not be named (Start with D, ends with iablo), it's an action RPG set in a post apocalyptic london overrun with demons.

So, I've had the pleasure of getting into the beta, and so far, it's been a blast! Can't really say much about it, only that fans of the *insert crowbar here* series will enjoy it, especially as it has tons of references to it.

I'll truly enjoy playing full retail version. It has Hardcore mode, so you know what I'll be playing on release.
I'm sure there'd be more topics about it if people in the beta could discuss it. In fact, I would contest a point or two of your post myself, but alas I am bound by the NDA, and doing so would undoubtedly break it.

Ingame is Arkyk though, if you ever happen to see me on.

[Carnage-DVS]

Was not clear on what I could say or not. What struck you as non disclosure-y?

[TjejKast]

Try this in the community forum instead. We're not allowed to talk about it here.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

Try the HG:L forum that Elly and Rush run instead of here

[TjejKast]

Try the HG:L forum that Elly and Rush run instead of here

I was going to suggest that, but that forum didn't work for me. I guess it's down.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

You're not cool enough to post there

[Carnage-DVS]

Bleh. I don't go to any other sub forum =(

[Heilage]

I'm kind of bummed out. I'd like Diablo III, not a kind-of-similar-to-Diablo-II-game.

[Merick]

After looking forward to it for over a year, I won't be able to run it on my computer. And I can't justify a new computer for a game.

[Gertlex]

I'm kind of bummed out. I'd like Diablo III, not a kind-of-similar-to-Diablo-II-game.

If the developers were anything but former Blizzard employees, I'd smack you with a trout for wanting anyone but Blizzard to make Diablo 3.

[Hatsepsut]

After looking forward to it for over a year, I won't be able to run it on my computer. And I can't justify a new computer for a game.

What? You mean there's ever any other reason to upgrade? ;)

[SaroDarksbane]

Was not clear on what I could say or not. What struck you as non disclosure-y?
Nothing, really. It's just that to express why I feel differently would require me to go into enough detail that I would be breaking the NDA. =)

Try the HG:L forum that Elly and Rush run instead of here
That defeats the purpose of talking to the members of the D2 OTF about it.

I mean, you can say that for any game.

"Hey, anyone here play _________?"
"Take it to the _________ forums."

He wants to talk to us, the OTFers, the people who frequent this forum, not some other forum with a bunch of people he doesn't know.

After looking forward to it for over a year, I won't be able to run it on my computer. And I can't justify a new computer for a game.
Odd. The requirements are supposed to be pretty forgiving.

How old is your computer?

[pancakeman]

Try this in the community forum instead. We're not allowed to talk about it here.

Actually, we're perfectly fine to talk about it here, since it isn't about or related to *crowbar swings*.

That being said, I can say nothing more. Except that my character is Praetorian :smiley:

[Merick]

Odd. The requirements are supposed to be pretty forgiving.

How old is your computer?

4 years. But it only has a PCI slot. I knew nothing of these things when I got it. I'd be willing to get a new graphics card (the only thing I'm deficient in) to play, but apparently it wouldn't make any difference.

[llad12]

I have only one question: when will it be released?

[ragnar_ii]

Halloween.

[Heilage]

If the developers were anything but former Blizzard employees, I'd smack you with a trout for wanting anyone but Blizzard to make Diablo 3.

I'd be pretty pissed off if Blizzard didn't do it. I don't want anyone to destroy the formula.

In my dream world, they do Diablo III like they did StarCraft II. The old game, just way better.

[Carino]

The game looks amazing. I hope my system will be able to handle it, I barely make the requirements.

[Drosselmeier]

What are the requirements?

[LonghornRob]

After looking forward to it for over a year, I won't be able to run it on my computer. And I can't justify a new computer for a game.

Well then, use Starcraft II and Fallout 3 as additional excuses.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

That defeats the purpose of talking to the members of the D2 OTF about it.

I mean, you can say that for any game.

"Hey, anyone here play _________?"
"Take it to the _________ forums."

He wants to talk to us, the OTFers, the people who frequent this forum, not some other forum with a bunch of people he doesn't know.

You don't go there? Shame on you!:tongue:

[Carino]

What are the requirements?

* OS: Windows XP with SP2 or Windows Vista
* Processor: 1 .8GHz or faster (2.4GHz for Vista)
* RAM: 1GB or more (2GB for Vista)
* Video: DirectX 9.0c/10 compatible device w/ 128MB RAM or better and Pixel Shader 2.0 support; requires NVIDIA GeForce 6200/ATI Radeon 9000 chipset or greater
* Audio: DirectX 9.0c compatible device
* Disc drive: 8x DVD or faster
* Hard drive: 6 GB or more free space
* Input: Keyboard and mouse
* Internet: Connection required for multiplayer

[Carnage-DVS]

Currently I'm running the beta on my crappy laptop. Settings are low, only have occasional slow downs.

1.8 GHZ processor
512 MB ram
mobility radeon 9700

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

WOOHOO!!! My 3 year old e-machine can play it with no problem.

[TjejKast]

Actually, we're perfectly fine to talk about it here, since it isn't about or related to *crowbar swings*.

That being said, I can say nothing more. Except that my character is Praetorian :smiley:

My bad, I thought Blizzard were the ones involved in the creation of the game. Carry on..

*Puts away imaginary banstick.*

[Merick]

Well then, use Starcraft II and Fallout 3 as additional excuses.

We'll see what kind of reqs Spore will take.

[Gertlex]

We'll see what kind of reqs Spore will take.

And Duke Nukem.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

And Duke Nukem.

An Act of God

[Dacar92]

* OS: Windows XP with SP2 or Windows Vista
* Processor: 1 .8GHz or faster (2.4GHz for Vista)
* RAM: 1GB or more (2GB for Vista)
* Video: DirectX 9.0c/10 compatible device w/ 128MB RAM or better and Pixel Shader 2.0 support; requires NVIDIA GeForce 6200/ATI Radeon 9000 chipset or greater
* Audio: DirectX 9.0c compatible device
* Disc drive: 8x DVD or faster
* Hard drive: 6 GB or more free space
* Input: Keyboard and mouse
* Internet: Connection required for multiplayer

Those are minimum requirements. Here are recommended reqs (based on my limited knowledge of the game mechanics):

core 2 duo
direct x10 capable 256 mb card

The rest is all window dressing.

[pancakeman]

I am not sure how much I can say without breaking some laws, but I will say that without a dual core it still runs quite well.

I cannot say anything more, I fear I have said too much already.

[rykuss]

I got all excited at first like everyone else but quickly lost interest. I don't even play D2 anymore, no need to rush out and buy a fancy clone.

[Carnage-DVS]

Not just a diablo 2 clone. Quite a good game in it's own right.

[Dacar92]

Not just a diablo 2 clone. Quite a good game in it's own right.

Yes, it is supposed to be. But there is fear that they are rushing the game because the beta isn't even finished (or just finished) and the release date is in two weeks. And a big name publisher is involved and they tend to hurry games (EA).

[llad12]

Yes, it is supposed to be. But there is fear that they are rushing the game because the beta isn't even finished (or just finished) and the release date is in two weeks. And a big name publisher is involved and they tend to hurry games (EA).

If so, then expect numerous patches.

[rykuss]

If so, then expect numerous patches.

You mean promised patches, few of which you'll actually get. They'll be long in coming and instead of actually fixing the game they'll release an expansion. Good ole' EA. :rolleyes:

[LonghornRob]

We'll see what kind of reqs Spore will take.

Spore will never come out.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

Spore will never come out.

It's coming in a 2-for-1 deal with Duke Nukem Forever

[SaroDarksbane]

Oh come now, Spore is hardly DNF.

[pancakeman]

Spore had a few presentations at E3, I wouldn't call it phantomware just yet.

Meanwhile, regarding HG:L :

If you liked *crowbar swings* but thought it needed more shooting, this is the game for you.

If you enjoy FPS games and RPG games, this is the game for you.

I can explain no more.

[Carnage-DVS]

If you like awesome mage characters, this is the game for you.

[tjock korv]

Hi, just came over from the HG:L forum and saw this thread. Not sure if any of you know about this but you can test your system to see if it can run HG:L by going here http://www.yougamers.com/gameometer/10203/

[rykuss]

Spore had a few presentations at E3, I wouldn't call it phantomware just yet.

Meanwhile, regarding HG:L :

If you liked *crowbar swings* but thought it needed more shooting, this is the game for you.

If you enjoy FPS games and RPG games, this is the game for you.

I can explain no more.

Nope, I never thought to myself, "You know, D2 could use some guns, a modern city and a first-person view". :laugh: I hate FPS games. pew pew...... *reload*......... pew pew

[SaroDarksbane]

Nope, I never thought to myself, "You know, D2 could use some guns, a modern city and a first-person view". :laugh: I hate FPS games. pew pew...... *reload*......... pew pew
No reloading necessary (Disclaimer: Not NDA-covered info, I don't believe. I think you can find it fairly easily on public sites).

Besides, if you don't like guns, use swords or something. =P

[rykuss]

Besides, if you don't like guns, use swords or something. =P

In first-person view? That's even worse. :undecided: I just checked out the forum and they're really pushing it with this game. It doesn't look good and knowing this scenario well, concerning EA and how they like to launch things before they're ready, I won't be wasting my time.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

The energy sword in Halo 2&3 seems to be popular. 1st person with a sword can't be all bad

[pancakeman]

There is 3rd person, too.

You should probably get a good idea of what goes on in a game before you label it.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

I know it's in truth a 3rd person game but close enough over the shoulder to basically be 1st person.

[pancakeman]

Not really, read. (http://hellgate.incgamers.com/wiki/Game_Mechanics#1st_and_3rd_Person_POV)

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

Like I said, close over the shoulder. I'm stoked over this game.

[Carnage-DVS]

The game has officially gone gold. Single player demo coming this Friday. Can't freaking wait.

I'll be making a guild first day of retail. Will be mainly playing hardcore characters but I will also have softcore alts.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

I'll have to wait a few day after it comes out to buy it. I'll have to make sure I'l be able to fit it into my budget. Damn this not having much money

[tjock korv]

I am downloading my beta version as I type this, I am MOST EXCITED

[llad12]

The game has officially gone gold. Single player demo coming this Friday. Can't freaking wait.

I'll be making a guild first day of retail. Will be mainly playing hardcore characters but I will also have softcore alts.

Wait no longer Carnage. The single player demo was released today.

Download it here (http://www.gamedaily.com/games/hellgate-london/pc/game-downloads/hellgate-london-demo/4251/7197/) or from a list of mirrors from Elly here (http://hellgate.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3517).



With my compliments,

Llad :thumbsup:

[Hatsepsut]

Will this be free to play or of the monthly fee type?

edit: did some reading and from what I can see, no PvP? :/

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

Wait no longer Carnage. The single player demo was released today.

YEEHAW! Hold my beer, I gots me some demons to kill

[tjock korv]

Will this be free to play or of the monthly fee type?

edit: did some reading and from what I can see, no PvP? :/currently they are discussing both, no Pay to Play unless you wish some extra features then you will have to Pay to Play.

PvP is not in the current build but the option is there for them to easily add it in a patch or expansion

[ModeratelyConfused]

Bah, I'm downloading it just because I can, but I'm really tired of D2-esque games. Just reinstalled CoD2 and am having fun playing that too.

[Veilside]

It seems they recently sent out a load of beta invites, I got one last night, as did two other people on a forum I'm on.

[Carino]

ahhh yes the demo is out! grabbing it now... I hope it lives up to my expectations!

[Carnage-DVS]

I think PVP content is enabled for subscribers.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

One of my co-workers thought he saw somewhere that HG:L will be released on the x-box360 or PS3 at some point. Anybody know anything about that?

[Gertlex]

Slow as hell installer. Zzzz...

[Triumph81]

damn gotta dl this as the first thing tommorow :rolleyes:

[Gertlex]

damn gotta dl this as the first thing tommorow :rolleyes:

Why not while you sleep? It's a 1.5 gig download.

[Triumph81]

Why not while you sleep? It's a 1.5 gig download.

Well lets just say i would be very unpopular with my girlfriend if the pc is turned on at night so...

[buttershug]

Well lets just say i would be very unpopular with my girlfriend if the pc is turned on at night so...

So you are going to turn your girlfriend on at night instead.

[Carino]

So I just played the demo, wow it's fun! I can't wait for the other characters in the full release.

[pancakeman]

Wow, you guys are slow. Us in the beta have been playing this for weeks.

And we look better doing it, too :grin:


I really wish the NDA wasn't in effect anymore, or I could laugh at you more.

[ragnar_ii]

I finally had time to install the beta. I think I'm going to really like this game. I should probably go order a copy sometime soon.

[Gertlex]

Alas, it runs somewhat choppy on my system with medium settings in-game.

I'll try later today with lower settings.

Calling it D2-like is a big stretch though.

[Drosselmeier]

* OS: Windows XP with SP2 or Windows Vista
* Processor: 1 .8GHz or faster (2.4GHz for Vista)
* RAM: 1GB or more (2GB for Vista)
* Video: DirectX 9.0c/10 compatible device w/ 128MB RAM or better and Pixel Shader 2.0 support; requires NVIDIA GeForce 6200/ATI Radeon 9000 chipset or greater
* Audio: DirectX 9.0c compatible device
* Disc drive: 8x DVD or faster
* Hard drive: 6 GB or more free space
* Input: Keyboard and mouse
* Internet: Connection required for multiplayer

Thanks. :smiley:

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

I only got to play the demo for about 10 minutes this morning. It truly does look like they've delivered on their promise.

[themachine]

I got the invite to beta-test the other day and got to play for several hours last night. Simply amazing! I had to turn off some eye candy to be able to play smoothly, but even on my old computer at medium settings at 1600x1200 the game is amazing.

The past few years no game has really impressed me. FEAR was fun but I kept going back to all my older games like D2, Dungeon Keeper 2, Age of Empires, whatever. But Hellgate is easily the best game I have played since the first Halflife game, perhaps better. Now I just have to upgrade to take full advantage of the game. =) I love the scaleability of the game though. Even on my older machine it runs smooth. Theres such a huge range of scaleability with Hellgate, you can turn it way down and run it on a pretty old machine, or, if you have one hell of a killer system, you can crank everything. But even on a mediocre machine you can get away with medium settings on decent resolution.

The gameplay is a blast and the maps and settings are stellar. I love the feel of wandering around a postapocalyptic setting with demons and undead lurking around every turn. Every street brings something new for challenges and new enemies. It really does a great job of balancing action and keeping you on edge.

Theres even a fun quest early in the game that gives some props to Diablo. Its a neat little easteregg any Diablo fan can appreciate. Im not going to tell you what it is though. :P

[tjock korv]

I am now in lust and most pre-order a copy

[Carnage-DVS]

The NDA is now lifted! We can now answer questions for you guys if you have any?

My favourite classes so far are the guardian and evoker. The evoker is so unlike any mage character I've played in the past. The spells are just...different. Not your typical blizzard or frozen orb or fireball.

The Guardian is just...sexy.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

I've always liked playing the in-your-face-and-kill-you types. I should stick to my Knight Templar roots and play one right?

[Carino]

Hows are the engineer/summoner characters? seem intereting

[pancakeman]

Carnage, according to Flux the NDA on the beta is still in effect, but there is not one on the demo so that can be talked about as much as you want.

That being said, someone will have to outline for me what is in the demo, so that I don't screw up :smiley:

Oh, and Grenades ftw!!1

[Dacar92]

The NDA has been lifted, according to our omnipotent leaders of Incgamers.

http://hellgate.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3554

[pancakeman]

I looked all over that site, and still didn't see that thread. Sorry for doubting you Carnage.


Let's hear it for the Marksman! Oh, and 3 words: Legendary. Items. Rule.

After a bit of Shulgoth farming, I now have equipped a Legendary Wag Mask, Legendary rocket launcher thingy, Legendary just about everything!

*waves beta goodness in face of demo players*

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

*waves beta goodness in face of demo players*
Please tell me that all beta items and characters can't be used in the real game.

[SaroDarksbane]

Damn them.

Just as I was gearing up to spill out all the things I disliked about the game but couldn't say under the NDA, I find out they released a flood of information about new stuff.

At least I've been partially vindicated, as I never canceled my preorder. I figured they'd eventually come through, and by the looks of it, they have. Guess I'll have to wait to see if it's all been fixed :grin:

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

Damn them.
No need, Hell came to us.

[Carnage-DVS]

Knight Templar's are hella fun. Let's break it down.

3 main classes.
Knight Templars - Broken down further into Blademasters and Guardians. Blademasters are the major dps machines, dual wielding swords to do insane amounts of damage.
Guardians are the tanks/supporters of the game, but don't get me wrong. They can still do really nice damage, just not as much as the blademasters. High survival rate, as their entire character is built around being in the middle of a large amount of enemies. Think lots of shield attacks, an aoe low cooldown heal, and a nice armor buff. I love my guardian.

Hunters - Broken down into Marksman and Engineer. Marksman are your FPS portion of the game, dual wielding guns, using sniper rifles, rockets etc etc. They utilize grenades, sniper stances and airstrikes. I played one, but not a huge fan.
Engineers also utilize guns, but they have robots and drones to help them kill. Currently bugged in the beta, the drone can be outfitted with armor and weapons. Interesting class, the difference between the Engineer and summoner is that the engineer uses drones to help him kill faster, while the summoner uses them to kill, period.

Finally the Cabalists
Broken down into Evokers (whom I love) and summoners. Evokers are your "mage" character in the game, but with really interesting spells and effects. Actually, other than the guardian, they're the best tankers in the game, with a move called arcane shield that provides you with a large amount of shields while standing still or just simply recharging your current shields. They also have an armor increasing ability that does toxic damage to enemies that attack them. Lots of ways to play the Evoker, you can attack from insane range, or close combat with large amounts of spammable attacks.

Summoner - have not played him yet. Somewhat boring, I've heard. He can summon elementals, demons and has skills that boost their hp, help them kill faster etc.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

Been playing the demo tonight. Bag of Bones did my Markman very well. Got myself a top notch rocket launcher thingy. After that nothing ever even came close to me ever again. And let's hear it for grenades!

My swordsman though, Bag of Bones killed me three times before I got him and then got a crappy grappler. WTF? Is that the most useless weapon in the game?

[Night]

Grappler will let you pull ranged enemies to you so you can cut them, no? Duh.

Anyway, I am installing the demo now.. I have an ultra busy day tomorrow, if I slept now I'd have 5 hours of sleep available.. I am afraid I am going to fail myself and play all night. But I guess if I played all night then still did OK tomorrow, everything would work out..
But I don't think I can do ok tomorrow w/o sleep so I am going to play for a minute and goto bed :)

/edit
Looks like I'm not playing tonight.. I don't have service pack 2 for XP. It wouldn't DL last time I tried. I guess I will give it another shot..

Is there a way to get it from NOT-microsoft though? Their windows update is real **** IMO

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

The demo is only good for a little over an hour of play. Longer if you stop to look at the scenery.

[Night]

The demo is only good for a little over an hour of play. Longer if you stop to look at the scenery.

Good news for my life, overall.

I preordered this game last year btw haha.

[LonghornRob]

So, how much does a new computer go for, again? My roommate has been playing this a lot lately, and it looks freakin gorgeous. I want to play :(

Ah well, at least I got Guild Wars and Halo 3.

[pancakeman]

Unless you are running something ancient*, you should be able to play it fine. My 5 1/2 year old Dell just needed a bit of RAM, and now I can do medium settings.












*By ancient, I mean older than Freet. Yeah, I didn't know they had computers back then either. Maybe they were made of rocks or something.

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

You can get an e-machine that'll play this for about $500-600. All you really need is any decent computer with a good video card. My compuer is a three year old e-machine with a cheap PCI card and I can play. The settings are low but it still looks damned good.

[LonghornRob]

I'm running a laptop. It couldn't play Titan's Quest because all I have is a stock graphics card.

[Carino]

I'm running a laptop. It couldn't play Titan's Quest because all I have is a stock graphics card.

I couldn't run titan quest either, but I can run HG:L fine on med/low settings.

[Carnage-DVS]

I love the Evoker. Love him. To death.

[themachine]

I just started playing a summoner today. Gotta say it was fun for the hour or so I got to play until the servers went down for maintenance. Im still partial to the blademaster though. Dual wielding swords or dual wielding pistols (grenade launchers for the win!).

[Carnage-DVS]

Evoker and Guardian and Engineer all the way!

[Hatsepsut]

I want real PvP...not just some arena combat or similar crap. *sniff* guess I'm stuck with daoc still, I'm just sooo sick of it. Oh well.

[Gertlex]

I want real PvP...not just some arena combat or similar crap. *sniff* guess I'm stuck with daoc still, I'm just sooo sick of it. Oh well.

Super Smash Bros!

I kid, I kid... totally different types of PVP. But these days, that's the only game that really holds my interests :undecided:

[Dacar92]

The US version of PCGamer is giving away a copy of HGL. Send in your entries. I did.

[ragnar_ii]

Maybe I'm just blind or something, but is there a way to see what your attack damage or even dps is?

[SaroDarksbane]

Maybe I'm just blind or something, but is there a way to see what your attack damage or even dps is?
You can see what the attack damage of your weapon is by examining it, but then good luck trying to compare it to the other weapons since you'd have to examine them too and try to remember what the previous one said. Needlessly cumbersome, IMO, but there it is.

And no, I don't think there's a way to see what your total attack damage is.

[tjock korv]

I want a new computer for this so bad, old dell runs it on near lowest settings but it does run it and I'm still in love with it, a new box and I will never leave my chair.

oh and beta accounts remain but the characters on them will be wiped when at official release.

they also limit you to 3 characters account unless you subscribe then you get 24 characters. $10 month to subscribe or $150 for lifetime subscription, this is said to be a limited time offer based on date of game purchase. That is only a rumor, no one has been able to point to the limited offer info yet.

[Carnage-DVS]

Not a rumor. It's called the Founder's Offer, it's only available to those who pre-ordered, and it's limited to 100,000 accounts or till November 30th.

[Carino]

You can see what the attack damage of your weapon is by examining it, but then good luck trying to compare it to the other weapons since you'd have to examine them too and try to remember what the previous one said. Needlessly cumbersome, IMO, but there it is.


I find this to be quite annoying as well. Its too time consuming to examine and compare, I wish they had it show all stats with a mouse over.

[Carnage-DVS]

Yeah, me too. I actually want to know my damage...somewhat annoying. Hope they include a damage indicator in retail.

[s4nder]

I got two beta invites for some reason so I can forward one of them to whoever wants it. Let me know by e-mail or pm.

Edit: I just checked two of my other e-mail addresses and both have received three invites. I don't know, maybe they're going for a random mass invite wave or something.

Now I should be able to forward 7 invites in total, provided they all work. I have already received two messages asking for an invite so five are still left.

Remember, include your e-mail address when asking for one. Otherwise there's no way for me to send it to you.

Thanks

[Crowd Control]

I could use one, if you need to get rid of it!! I'll gladly take them off your hand. :flowers:

edit: berikteur@hotmail.com

[s4nder]

Three invites left. I'm going to leave for around six hours soon so the last invites will be sent with some delay.

Have fun in the beta!

[Crowd Control]

Thanks s4nder for the invite. I'm currently downloading, everyone else just be prepared for the whopping 4,3 GB of download and some pretty steep sysreqs.

[tjock korv]

those sys req's are false, my computer is slightly below 2 of those and the beta runs fine, i just have to put it on the lowest settings

[Hatsepsut]

I have a P4 2.4 (single core), geforce 6800gt and a gig of ram and the demo ran just fine on default settings. Just fiy.

[BlueDogAnchorite]

Yeah, me too. I actually want to know my damage...somewhat annoying. Hope they include a damage indicator in retail.

I just hope that they do a better job than with crowbar's LCS. :rolleyes:

Now to get it or not.. a beta account would help me decide I guess. :grin:
I wouldn't want to play the watered down version for any real period and have never played a subscription game before, but I was going to try this out anyway because my loins longed to dual wield like only a true blademaster can..

However after reading the terms of the lifetime subscription I realised that on top of the monthly fee, i'd still have to pay for expansions... seems like a rip to me even if the game is uber. I've been looking forward to it for so long though, I am most frustrated.

[s4nder]

I got home just now and even though I still had three invites left, two of them said "You're not authorized to view this page" when clicking the link. So basically just one of them worked.

Two people had asked for an invite while I was away. I sent the invite to BlueDogAnchorite because he had asked first.
Bugatron, not to worry, me and some friends have been repeatedly getting invites for a few days now and you're first on the list.

With that said, I'm out of invites for now. Have fun playing and I do hope you decide to buy the game, BlueDogAnchorite, because it's tons of fun even in the gimped beta. My name in the game is Shrike so if anyone wants to play together, drop me a whisper.

Thanks

[themachine]

The Beta is officially over on Friday. Anyone wanting to still try the game can always download the single player demo from the flagship site.

I just picked up a spiffy soundcard (Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty) as well as another GB of ram. What a huge difference that is for running the game. All settings on high or better at 1280x1024 and it runs flawlessly. Different areas load up in seconds instead of minutes now. I cant wait to buy the full game.

[SaroDarksbane]

The latest patch made the game run much worse for me.

Never had many troubles before, but now my sound is choppy, loading new areas takes forever and a day, and graphical glitches are causing my computer to hard lock.

I r a sad panda. =(

[Sir EvilFreeSmeg]

I r a sad panda. =(
You make a lousy Nyax

[Carnage-DVS]

Actually, what they are doing is pretty interesting. The beta servers are getting wiped and going down Friday. However, just before retail hits stores, they are opening the beta servers up again for anyone who pre-ordered but couldn't get the game in time for release for whatever reason. Those chars still have the beta restrictions (level 22 cap) but they will transfer over to retail servers once you got it installed etc.

Sounds awesome.

[BlueDogAnchorite]

Cheers again s4nder, I only have today to play before the wipe, so I won't be doing anything else. :azn: