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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: an0n on July 08, 2002, 02:59:07 pm

Title: Earth And Beyond
Post by: an0n on July 08, 2002, 02:59:07 pm: Hot damn this game's good. Transparencies and animated textures on the ships. You can customise everything from your characters clothes and glasses to eye colour and weight. The ships have some basic forms that you chop and change on sign-up (eg Pick a Hull, Pick wings, Pick engines, Pick an engine color). The effects are cool (warp especially), the wierd-ass aliens are cool. It kicks-ass.

It's kinda like Starlancer, Tachyon, Privateer and JumpGate all roled into one but with waaaay better effects than any of them.

The only thnigs I can find wrong with it are beta-related (lack of places to go, people to see, visual changes to the ship). They also have some strange name restrictions (only letter, no numbers, no spaces) although that's probably to keep the people you meets names realistic. And then there's post release unknowns like mod-ability.

But sufficed to say, it's good and you should buy it.
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Post by: Zeronet on July 08, 2002, 03:01:32 pm: Its one of those monthly payment things :(
Title: Earth And Beyond
Post by: an0n on July 08, 2002, 03:04:04 pm: Meh. It kicks ass regardless. Depending on how complicated the weapon recipes get and how stupid the trolls get I might actually buy it and subscribe.
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Post by: Redfang on July 08, 2002, 03:07:24 pm: I hope it's not all about graphics... and those pay every month things aren't too nice.
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Post by: Odyssey on July 08, 2002, 03:23:09 pm: I'm waiting until both that and Eve (http://www.eve-online.com) are released before I pick up either. I'm not about to be able to afford two monthly payments; hell, at 13, it'd hard enough to pay for one...
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Post by: Thorn on July 08, 2002, 03:39:02 pm: ****.. I forgot.. EA finally sent me the stuff for Beta Testing it...
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Post by: an0n on July 08, 2002, 03:42:14 pm: Mwuahahaha. Phase 7 has begun. Soon Westwoods evil plans will come to fruition.

Oh and be either a Terran or a Jenquai Explorer. The Progen suck ass and their ships look no-where near as good (also they're build for fighting and all there is to fight ATM is large rock-biters and Devoran spore sacks.
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Post by: DragonClaw on July 08, 2002, 03:43:22 pm: yeah Thorn I got you to sign up :ha:

I pretty much stopped playing that game for awhile... gets _really_ boring fast... plus, being at level 143 and then p-wipe occurs, its just too damn hard to go back to level 30 or so and play like that... beh...
Title: Earth And Beyond
Post by: DragonClaw on July 08, 2002, 03:45:19 pm: If you really wanted a subscription game, I'd say DarkSpace (http://www.darkspace.net) would be a good bet... I played that for awhile... on the trial period b4 payment... pretty damn good game methinks... ppl just don't know about it... and its still undergoing major improvements. I haven't played in a few months so things might have changed... but overall great game.
Title: Earth And Beyond
Post by: an0n on July 08, 2002, 03:46:05 pm: The Beta of DarkSpace sucked ass.
Title: Earth And Beyond
Post by: DragonClaw on July 08, 2002, 03:51:07 pm: Quote
Originally posted by an0n
The Beta of DarkSpace sucked ass.

All of a matter of opinion... besides, stuff has REALLY changed in that game.. I mean REALLY.... planetary configuration is...very complex now. Lots more ships, supposed to be 'balanced' now, though I doubt that.
Title: Earth And Beyond
Post by: Warlock on July 08, 2002, 05:12:37 pm: Hmmm...it'd take either one hellishly KILLER game with some wickedly kickass MODERATION ..............or an act of God,..before I'll EVER pay monthly for a game.

If I'm going to pay monthly ...IO'd damned well better be able to report and see results of problems within under an HOUR.

Sorry,....I'm picky with my money :D
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Post by: Dark_4ce on July 08, 2002, 05:15:15 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Warlock
Hmmm...it'd take either one hellishly KILLER game with some wickedly kickass MODERATION ..............or an act of God,..before I'll EVER pay monthly for a game.

If I'm going to pay monthly ...IO'd damned well better be able to report and see results of problems within under an HOUR.

Sorry,....I'm picky with my money :D

Yeah me too. BUT, there is only one game that I would pay a monthly fee for. Star Wars Galaxies. Ofcourse, I'll force my friends to buy it first and test it out on their system, but I'm pritty sure I'm getting that one.

But on the other hand, I am totally opposed to the fact that you have to pay a monthly fee for a game. Thats just rediculous.
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Post by: DragonClaw on July 08, 2002, 05:16:35 pm: Well what I'm pissed about E&B is that they make you PAY for the software itself AND the monthly fee, thats bs.
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Post by: Warlock on July 08, 2002, 05:21:13 pm: Quote
Originally posted by RKIF-DragonClaw
Well what I'm pissed about E&B is that they make you PAY for the software itself AND the monthly fee, thats bs.

I thought they all did :confused:

Ultima Online
Everquest
etc

Pay for game...get home and pay agian to PLAY the damned thing,...although least they gave you a free one month trail...ohhhh yippy joy joy

blah.
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Post by: Dark_4ce on July 08, 2002, 05:25:18 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Warlock

although least they gave you a free one month trail...ohhhh yippy joy joy

blah.

Yeah, that always got me... :mad: I mean come on, you pay like $45 for a game that can only be played when paying an additional fee per month. So whats the point for a free first month? Its not like people are going to dish out cash to play a game they can only play for a month. Though they could be really sneaky and aim that towards the unknowing parents. :D
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Post by: Warlock on July 08, 2002, 05:34:40 pm: And THAT is why they do it.

they know teens and kids WILL still get the game from mommy and daddy.......then whine ***** scream cry attempt ritual sacrifces until mommy and daddy pay per month.

It's like paying for a cable box ......alone....without cable TV set up.

Completely USELESS until you sign up.
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Post by: JBX-Phoenix on July 08, 2002, 08:02:54 pm: A good FPS MMORPG is Neocron. This game is awsome.

Go here (http://www.neocron.com) now and download the tutorial and movie.
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Post by: Martinus on July 09, 2002, 02:03:09 pm: Remember guys, if you PK trolls it's not actually player killing.

It's serving the public interest.

Go forth, go crazy.
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Post by: Sandwich on July 09, 2002, 04:55:19 pm: Quote
Originally posted by an0n
...and Devoran spore sacks.

ROFL!!! I speed-read that as "Devoran Spare Socks"!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :wakka: