Anton Sugar
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Thanks! I enjoyed M&B so I have high hopes.
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BladeRunner12
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Strategy Informer just published their review.
I'm picking up a new rig for this in November, mine's getting a bit outdated now, and there's Company of Heroes 2 coming too!
I'm picking up a new rig for this in November, mine's getting a bit outdated now, and there's Company of Heroes 2 coming too!
Is there even an OT for this yet? People who pre-ordered it have been able to play it for the past several days.
My biggest gripe at the moment is the fact that the server browser works 50% of the time and it seems like you're flipping a coin to see whether the game will crash or not when you load a new server map. Whether that has something to do with the official servers they have running or not is another thing entirely, but the FAQ blames Steam and/or your GPU. Talk about throwing the dice down the drain.
The game also needs a shitload of balancing. Nothing more grand than coming across a knight wielding a two-handed sword who's swinging it like a baseball bat without any penalties for missing the target. The amount of windmills running around is laughably bad. People are also complaining about archers which I can understand, but once you close the distance then you are bound to destroy them. And I'd like to see horsemen have to use a bit of skill to gain their kills with the lance - I know it's two different products but a skilled lancer in M&B is incredible, and then you compare that to Joe Blow who is riding down people effortlessly. It'll be nice if they fix that up a bit even if they buff the horse's health to compensate.
I enjoy it but there are definite rough spots and edges that need to be smoothed out. Hard to believe that the game is officially out in a few days so they have their work cut out for them. A full 64p map is fucking glorious though.
My biggest gripe at the moment is the fact that the server browser works 50% of the time and it seems like you're flipping a coin to see whether the game will crash or not when you load a new server map. Whether that has something to do with the official servers they have running or not is another thing entirely, but the FAQ blames Steam and/or your GPU. Talk about throwing the dice down the drain.
The game also needs a shitload of balancing. Nothing more grand than coming across a knight wielding a two-handed sword who's swinging it like a baseball bat without any penalties for missing the target. The amount of windmills running around is laughably bad. People are also complaining about archers which I can understand, but once you close the distance then you are bound to destroy them. And I'd like to see horsemen have to use a bit of skill to gain their kills with the lance - I know it's two different products but a skilled lancer in M&B is incredible, and then you compare that to Joe Blow who is riding down people effortlessly. It'll be nice if they fix that up a bit even if they buff the horse's health to compensate.
I enjoy it but there are definite rough spots and edges that need to be smoothed out. Hard to believe that the game is officially out in a few days so they have their work cut out for them. A full 64p map is fucking glorious though.
indigo-cyclops
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I'm in total agreement with this. Balancing is really an issue, and I would really like to see swinging more responsive. The mounted Knights right now are infuriating. Instant kill with no effort.
But overall I dig the game.