WAR - First Impressions
Game Bugs / Rant
- Game graphics are solid for 2 years ago. Today’s standards it is on the low end. I think this is great as ex-wow players will be able to pickup WAR without a hardware refresh.
- Some graphics errors that need to be corrected. For example, when you are at the character select screen the Magus disc makes the guy hover so you can’t see what hair, eye, and other facial features you are giving him.
- Realm / Entrance Queues. HORRIBLE, 20 minute waits just to get into the beta right now. This will need to change. It reminds me of the old EQ days when there wasn’t enough server capacity.
- Depending on your server, there is a limit to how many Order and Destruction there can be. Meaning if you have a friend that wants to play the beta, make your characters at the same time, so someone doesn’t get locked out.
- Gameplay is a bit laggy, hit a hot key like 2, 3, 4 and you character will move maybe only 75% of the time. It’s clearly due to the server loads right now.
- Auto attack needs ALOT of work. I’ll stand there, for a good minute or so and my guy won’t swing yet the mob’s health goes down. This might just be lag too.
Things that are simply awesome?
- Amount of detail there is in the beginning area. Hopefully this isn’t another AOC where things stop being so cool at level 20.
- The way the quests are build. You don’t have to keep returning to the same quest giver you can advance and turn in quests. Also quests send you to one area, and upon completion you turn in the area you were sent.
- RVR from level 1 - AWESOME! You can already being collecting rewards from doing RVR that translates into good gear for your current level. Don’t worry about being gimped either, you are ranked up based on other player levels.
- More to come… back to WAR.