Hellgate: London Demo

On Oct 24, 10:06 am, Trooper <removet....TakeThisOut@trooperlooper.co.uk> wrote:
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> > In article <MPG.21881aa5a076a50a989....TakeThisOut@News.individual.NET>,
> > removet....TakeThisOut@trooperlooper.co.uk says...
> > > In article <MPG.218818fc25b37a74989....TakeThisOut@news.individual.net>,
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> > > > Anyone tried this yet?
>
> > > > Left it dl'in overnight, so hopefully I'll remember to install it this
> > > > evening
>
> > > Had no idea it was out so soon. This is the MMORPGFPS right?
>
> > yep
>
> > installed it last night - it's only a demo of the single player mode
> > though. graphics aren't exactly fantastic, but seems ok enough. I'll
> > probably risk buying it and playing it in the limited multiplayer mode
> > before i even consider shelling out a subscription fee.
>
> I'll probably buy it too, I need something to replace my WoW addiction.
> I downloaded a 14 day trial for Eve last night, but I not that jazzed
> about joining an established MMO, I'd prefer to start at the start with
> everyone else...

Tabula Rasa the same sort of thing and is due for launch. Sounds
better the Hellgate. Seems to be getting better press too. Needs a sub
though, which is why I'm going to pass on it. While there's a free
part of Hellgate, from what I've heard you need to sub if you want to
play it seriously.

On Oct 24, 11:27 am, Mal F <spam....DeleteThis@btinternet.com> wrote:
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> removet....DeleteThis@trooperlooper.co.uk says...
>
>
>
> > I'll check it out. What happened with Conan and Warhammer, are they
> > still on the cards and looking good? I really want something to replace
> > WoW, but it's a bit difficult to predict the likely successor, and the
> > official websites are always a bit light on what the game will actually
> > be like to play...
>
> Dunno about Conan but Warhammer is still on the cards.
>
> I'll be hopefully joining the closed beta testing when they get to the
> testing of guild mechanisms though that won't be until December at the
> earliest as the beta has been closed down for a few months while they do
> some major work on it.
>
> At the moment it's firmly under the usual NDA gubbins too so friends who
> have already been beta testing it have told me bugger all

I've heard worrying humours about both of them, ie being put back and
back cause they aren't that good. Some people thing Conan might be a
dud. Warhammer had 1m+ people signed up for the beta alone!

Have you tried Guild Wars? I really like it. Much more combat
originated then WoW.

On Oct 24, 11:41 am, Trooper <removet... DeleteThis @trooperlooper.co.uk> wrote:
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> bombay... DeleteThis @altavista.co.uk says...
>
> > Have you tried Guild Wars? I really like it. Much more combat
> > orientated then WoW.
>
> I almost bought it, but I really want a new game where everyone is on
> the same playing field, so I'm waiting for the next round to arrive.

GW doesn't have the item, armour and level grind WoW (and I assume
DaoC!) has. It has this concept called max armour & weapon. Basically
the maximum damage/armour value a piece of equipment can have. The way
it works the item from the hardest dungeon no better then one you get
right after you leave the newbie area. It just looks nicer.

Levelling totally fixed too, to power level you to max level within a
few hours of play.

The idea is to level the playing field, so it comes down to the player
skill and not their equipment.

You can work through the game at you own pace, since it pretty much
100% soloable. Only really to group for the harder quests or when you
require to do two things at once.

The only real problem you might have is finding groups in the old
areas, since like WoW the player base has moved on.

If you get it, get Nightfall or the box set with the original game and
the Eye of the North expansion. Don't get Eye of the North by itself,
since you need one of the first three games to use it.

> Only one of the latest MMOs will actually properly survive in my
> opinion, it's just a matter of which one it is...

Probably Warhammer, since it has the fan base.

On Oct 24, 12:11 pm, Trooper <removet... DeleteThis @trooperlooper.co.uk> wrote:
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> > bombay... DeleteThis @altavista.co.uk says...
>
> > > Have you tried Guild Wars? I really like it. Much more combat
> > > originated then WoW.
>
> > for some reason i've never got around to it
>
> I'm the same, I think it's because it was always seen as WoW lite, and
> as I was already playing WoW...

I've had it since release (and got every expansion) but never played
it much until a few months ago. Again due to WoW. But I've run out of
things to do in WoW, bah raiding.

Unfortunately I've almost done GW now too. It's got nothing like the
content of a true mmorpg.

In article <MPG.21881aa5a076a50a989766.RemoveThis@News.individual.NET>,
removethis.RemoveThis@trooperlooper.co.uk says...
> In article <MPG.218818fc25b37a749897a5.RemoveThis@news.individual.net>,
> spampit.RemoveThis@btinternet.com says...
> > Anyone tried this yet?
> >
> > Left it dl'in overnight, so hopefully I'll remember to install it this
> > evening
> >
> >
>
> Had no idea it was out so soon. This is the MMORPGFPS right?
>

yep

installed it last night - it's only a demo of the single player mode
though. graphics aren't exactly fantastic, but seems ok enough. I'll
probably risk buying it and playing it in the limited multiplayer mode
before i even consider shelling out a subscription fee.

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In article <MPG.21890de4bade49079897a7.TakeThisOut@news.individual.net>,
spampit.TakeThisOut@btinternet.com says...
> In article <MPG.21881aa5a076a50a989766.TakeThisOut@News.individual.NET>,
> removethis.TakeThisOut@trooperlooper.co.uk says...
> > In article <MPG.218818fc25b37a749897a5.TakeThisOut@news.individual.net>,
> > spampit.TakeThisOut@btinternet.com says...
> > > Anyone tried this yet?
> > >
> > > Left it dl'in overnight, so hopefully I'll remember to install it this
> > > evening
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Had no idea it was out so soon. This is the MMORPGFPS right?
> >
>
> yep
>
> installed it last night - it's only a demo of the single player mode
> though. graphics aren't exactly fantastic, but seems ok enough. I'll
> probably risk buying it and playing it in the limited multiplayer mode
> before i even consider shelling out a subscription fee.
>

I'll probably buy it too, I need something to replace my WoW addiction.
I downloaded a 14 day trial for Eve last night, but I not that jazzed
about joining an established MMO, I'd prefer to start at the start with
everyone else...

T.

Mal Franks wrote:
> Anyone tried this yet?
>
> Left it dl'in overnight, so hopefully I'll remember to install it this
> evening

Blimey, despite it being the PC Gamer cover game this month it only got 73%.

I still might give it a go if I had a PC up to it, mind.

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In article <5o8gjlFlkvq5U1.TakeThisOut@mid.individual.net>,
the_rev_yes_really.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com says...
>
> I still might give it a go if I had a PC up to it, mind.

it's not exactly the most demanding of games visually

"Windows XP or Windows Vista, 1.8 GHz(XP) or 2.4 GHz(Vista) Processor,
1GB RAM(XP) or 2GB RAM(Vista), NVIDIA GeForce 6200/ATI Radeon 9000
chipset or greater, 6GB Free Hard Drive space, DirectX 9.0c compatible
sound, Internet Connection required for multiplayer [4]"


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In article <1193218990.581160.145320.RemoveThis@k35g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
bombaymix.RemoveThis@altavista.co.uk says...
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> >
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> > > > In article <MPG.218818fc25b37a74989....RemoveThis@news.individual.net>,
> > > > spam....RemoveThis@btinternet.com says...
> > > > > Anyone tried this yet?
> >
> > > > > Left it dl'in overnight, so hopefully I'll remember to install it this
> > > > > evening
> >
> > > > Had no idea it was out so soon. This is the MMORPGFPS right?
> >
> > > yep
> >
> > > installed it last night - it's only a demo of the single player mode
> > > though. graphics aren't exactly fantastic, but seems ok enough. I'll
> > > probably risk buying it and playing it in the limited multiplayer mode
> > > before i even consider shelling out a subscription fee.
> >
> > I'll probably buy it too, I need something to replace my WoW addiction.
> > I downloaded a 14 day trial for Eve last night, but I not that jazzed
> > about joining an established MMO, I'd prefer to start at the start with
> > everyone else...
>
> Tabula Rasa the same sort of thing and is due for launch. Sounds
> better the Hellgate. Seems to be getting better press too. Needs a sub
> though, which is why I'm going to pass on it. While there's a free
> part of Hellgate, from what I've heard you need to sub if you want to
> play it seriously.
>
>
>

According to wikipedia

"The UK subscription will cost £6.99 and EU subscription is ¤9.99.[11]

There are two types of multiplayer accounts: free and subscription
accounts. Subscribers will have access to ongoing content updates,
expected to be released every two or three months.[citation needed] The
initial content updates will include more monsters, more weapons,
additional item sets and special quests for ultimate items.

Additionally, subscribers will be allowed 24 character slots instead of
3, access to a Hardcore mode, special PvP arenas and a PvP ladder, the
ability to bypass server queues, a shared storage space with room for 40
items instead of 20, the ability to create guilds, the ability to
achieve officer status in guilds, and 24-hour customer support.

Subscribers and non-subscribers will be able to interact in all ways in
the game. Non-subscribers can join guilds, but not create them.[12]

The level cap is set to 50 for both subscribers and non-subscribers."

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In article <1193218990.581160.145320 DeleteThis @k35g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
bombaymix DeleteThis @altavista.co.uk says...
> On Oct 24, 10:06 am, Trooper <removet... DeleteThis @trooperlooper.co.uk> wrote:
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> > > removet... DeleteThis @trooperlooper.co.uk says...
> > > > In article <MPG.218818fc25b37a74989... DeleteThis @news.individual.net>,
> > > > spam... DeleteThis @btinternet.com says...
> > > > > Anyone tried this yet?
> >
> > > > > Left it dl'in overnight, so hopefully I'll remember to install it this
> > > > > evening
> >
> > > > Had no idea it was out so soon. This is the MMORPGFPS right?
> >
> > > yep
> >
> > > installed it last night - it's only a demo of the single player mode
> > > though. graphics aren't exactly fantastic, but seems ok enough. I'll
> > > probably risk buying it and playing it in the limited multiplayer mode
> > > before i even consider shelling out a subscription fee.
> >
> > I'll probably buy it too, I need something to replace my WoW addiction.
> > I downloaded a 14 day trial for Eve last night, but I not that jazzed
> > about joining an established MMO, I'd prefer to start at the start with
> > everyone else...
>
> Tabula Rasa the same sort of thing and is due for launch. Sounds
> better the Hellgate.

I'll check it out. What happened with Conan and Warhammer, are they
still on the cards and looking good? I really want something to replace
WoW, but it's a bit difficult to predict the likely successor, and the
official websites are always a bit light on what the game will actually
be like to play...

In article <MPG.21892c1539cbb47e989768 DeleteThis @News.individual.NET>,
removethis DeleteThis @trooperlooper.co.uk says...
>
> I'll check it out. What happened with Conan and Warhammer, are they
> still on the cards and looking good? I really want something to replace
> WoW, but it's a bit difficult to predict the likely successor, and the
> official websites are always a bit light on what the game will actually
> be like to play...
>
>

Dunno about Conan but Warhammer is still on the cards.

I'll be hopefully joining the closed beta testing when they get to the
testing of guild mechanisms though that won't be until December at the
earliest as the beta has been closed down for a few months while they do
some major work on it.

At the moment it's firmly under the usual NDA gubbins too so friends who
have already been beta testing it have told me bugger all

offical sites are

http://www.warhammeronline.com/

http://www.war-europe.com/


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In article <1193222143.121509.53520 DeleteThis @y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com>,
bombaymix DeleteThis @altavista.co.uk says...

>
> Have you tried Guild Wars? I really like it. Much more combat
> originated then WoW.
>

I almost bought it, but I really want a new game where everyone is on
the same playing field, so I'm waiting for the next round to arrive.

Only one of the latest MMOs will actually properly survive in my
opinion, it's just a matter of which one it is...

In article <1193222143.121509.53520.DeleteThis@y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com>,
bombaymix.DeleteThis@altavista.co.uk says...

> Have you tried Guild Wars? I really like it. Much more combat
> originated then WoW.


for some reason i've never got around to it

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