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Post by Black Sam on Jan 14, 2011 1:14:46 GMT -5
It's out. I played the beta sporadically, and liked it okay, but I cancelled my pre-order to buy more textbooks...I have a couple friends who bought it and seem to really like it. One told me the other night he liked it because it felt like playing a console game, though he wished he'd bought it for the PS3 instead...
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Post by Jet on Jan 14, 2011 4:55:05 GMT -5
I heard its fun, but extreeeeemely buggy. And that was few days before launch!
Plus, they took out the ability to use Green Lantern powers. Why?
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Post by Dominus on Jan 19, 2011 19:18:56 GMT -5
I'm pretty sick of the whole MMO thing. Between waiting for people to come online, catch up with you and general inane conversation they are an even greater waste of time than single player games. I'm afraid that all games might be this way one day however. The potential for profit must be irresistible for game developers.
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Post by ironfox on Jan 20, 2011 0:42:29 GMT -5
I have it and I have to say I like it a lot. Very deep customization for character looks... not so much for player mechanic, AT FIRST. Once you get to about level 10 or so you begin to see a big difference between yourself and others.
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Post by WildKnight on Jan 20, 2011 7:37:15 GMT -5
No way in hell I would stick with a game through level 10 before I could tell the difference between my characters abilities and another characters abilities.
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Post by mcr on Jan 20, 2011 11:33:00 GMT -5
The ads on TV for this look awesome, but what ads don't? I still don't think I'll look too heavily into this as I like to buy games instead of renting them, and I'm not paying 200 dollars when most games on the market of similar scope and quality are around 60 or less.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2011 13:53:47 GMT -5
DCU is around $60. The lifetime subscription is about $200, but it's about the same price per month as WoW. The customization is good, but not as in depth as Champions online (which is soon releasing FTP). DCU is fun to play. I got my first character to level six in about one hour. Looking forward to level ten when other stuff unlocks. I still haven't explored the whole of China Town and it's only one of several starting location. The graphics are amazing. Still, I'd like to know why the Green Lantern power set was removed? I am guessing they moved it to an expansion to buy time for working out bugs and to get more money. Same as Warcraft does. Overall, it's a fun game and worth checking out if you have the spare money.
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Post by Black Sam on Jan 21, 2011 14:15:02 GMT -5
Here's a pretty good review of DCUO: DC Universe Online - PC thoughts, tips and desires
The much anticipated DC Universe online was released last week. After one week of playing this awesome new game in its full-release format I think I am now informed enough to make some assessments. First I think the game is great. The play control is very responsive and accurate and the three modes of movement (flight, acrobatics and speed) all perform very well. I am partial to acrobatics myself but most seem to prefer flying. The graphics are phenomenal. I was not too impressed at first but then I turned them up from the default settings and the details greatly improved. I am not too thrilled with the interface, which leads to my first desire; improve the interface. For those of you familiar with MMO's you know you put your skills and feats in hotkey slots and can then activate those feats by hitting a corresponding number. DCUO works the same way but you can only use 6 slots at a time (8 if you count one for health drinks and one for trinkets). You do have the ability to spec-out three versions of this hot bar, and for those of you who do not know this you can switch between them by hitting [t] on the keyboard when you are not in combat (only after lvl 10). This brings me to my next desire, give me more slots or allow me to switch hot bars in combat. 6 abilities are very limiting; especially when I have 14 to choose from.
Next let's talk about the storyline. It is amazing! You have Brainiac coming to take over the world as the underlying plot and a whole bucket-load of sub-plots to get you to your primary objective. The game is completely voiced and many of the characters voices are familiar from the DC cartoons. For those of us familiar with the DC Universe some of the explanations given when facing an enemy we know well may seem overkill but remember not everyone playing knows the DC Universe as well as others.
I play on a PVP server so I want to mention that here. The PVP servers are a lot of fun. But if you choose to play on one be prepared to get owned by higher lvl enemies and get frustrated. All I can say is if a bunch of enemies are camping the area you need do another quest or try to find some allies to clear the area for you. I tried playing the honor route and let lower lvl enemies run their quest when we are around each other; my honor got me jumped so now I kill the low lvl pukes with no mercy or remorse when they are in my area (and they kill me back). But it is all in good fun, if you can’t take it there are plenty of PVE servers that will suit you just fine.
In closing I would like to mention grouping. You can do instanced quest that will put you into a group because they are in group zones. You can form groups with friends and allies for shared areas of Metropolis and Gotham (did I mention these two cities are massive and visually stunning {thanks Jim Lee}). And the coolest part is you do not have to be in a group with your allies to help them or reap the benefits of shared fights. If you see an ally fighting a mob you need help her kill it, you will both get credit. If you save an ally and they proceed to activate a trigger you need in the same encounter you will get credit for that. If your enemies jump you like the pukes they are and some allies rush in they can save your sorry behind. This makes for a very fun cooperative environment.
Play DC Universe Online and kick some Brainiac head in.
Good Luck
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Post by WildKnight on Jan 21, 2011 14:20:08 GMT -5
If I had 60$, I'd probably pick up a copy... but the thing I most want to be is a GL, and they took that away.
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Post by Dhark on Jan 21, 2011 21:54:12 GMT -5
If I had 60$, I'd probably pick up a copy... but the thing I most want to be is a GL, and they took that away. Agreed. More inspiration to just wait for Star Wars the Old Republic. ;D
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Post by Black Sam on Jan 21, 2011 22:50:34 GMT -5
I'm soo down for Old Republic...I wanna play this, just don't have time. I'm definitely planning to coordinate getting into Old Republic with my r/l friends...maybe some of my MURPG buds might join us?
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Post by WildKnight on Jan 22, 2011 0:14:21 GMT -5
Unless some major suckage dumps into my lap, I plan to play Old Republic.
Now if I could just find some more people who wanna go to GenCon for r/l gaming.
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Post by Dhark on Jan 22, 2011 6:22:48 GMT -5
Now if I could just find some more people who wanna go to GenCon for r/l gaming. They never seem to be at convenient times or locations
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Post by WildKnight on Jan 22, 2011 6:37:35 GMT -5
GenCon? Indianapolis, Indiana. 5 hours away. For the two of us, that's pretty convenient for the biggest gaming convention in North America...
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Post by Dhark on Jan 22, 2011 23:04:39 GMT -5
The LOCATION is convenient now, but for the past three years (consistently) I've been deployed on boats out on the ocean during Con weeks (which is where TIMING has not been convenient).
Just when you think, maybe this could be my year? Nope. I transfer to California at the end of May. My four years in Detroit is almost done.
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