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Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning |OT| An Enemy-Pounding Funfest
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For a little while Curt was also a guest co-host on The Instance; the most popular World of Warcraft podcast on the net. He definitely knows his stuff.
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
Probably pick it up. Bobo the Seal works/worked? at 38 studios. Apparently he's the lead character artist on the MMORPG. Guy got me interested in 3d modeling.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
Curt, i can't even tell you how excited i am to dig into this game. My time with the demo was just such a pure experience of joy. Im also proud to be supporting you guys. You guys deserve the best response possible.
Even with the bonus it's still pretty inferior :x I think it's more a case of the Veil being ridiculously good for the level range than a commentary on Set pieces vs Unique loot. That said, I since got a Finesse set piece that was really good (and the bonus on the set is +2 Finesse skills) so it's more an isolated incident.
Going live at http://www.twitch.tv/spruchy in 5 or so. Let's go day 3!
I'm a little late on the combat discussion instigated by Rolston but here's my spin.
I wish avatar skills would be freed up to let the weapon perform the skill. As an example, the harpoon skill could be freed up by finding a looted weapon that has the capability built in. The only game I've played that has come close to this approach has been Castlevania LoS with Cross upgrades found along the way.
For all the discussion about combat styles there really hasn't been a true overhaul, it has distilled down to two basic categories, button mashing and auto combat. The latest so called innovation is QTEs which fits squarely in the button mashing category.
I wish avatar skills would be freed up to let the weapon perform the skill. As an example, the harpoon skill could be freed up by finding a looted weapon that has the capability built in. The only game I've played that has come close to this approach has been Castlevania LoS with Cross upgrades found along the way.
For all the discussion about combat styles there really hasn't been a true overhaul, it has distilled down to two basic categories, button mashing and auto combat. The latest so called innovation is QTEs which fits squarely in the button mashing category.
FateBreaker
Member
Combined with the positive demo impressions and the contagious excitement and passion from Schilling on his game, I'm buying this day 1.
Edit: I can't believe 38 Studios / Big Huge Games has over 400 people and that Reckoning has costed 60 million. Wow, impressive...what a commitment.
Edit: I can't believe 38 Studios / Big Huge Games has over 400 people and that Reckoning has costed 60 million. Wow, impressive...what a commitment.
Posted this elsewhere, wanted to drop it here...
I'm about 5 hours in, just completed a quest that rewarded me with a home... Bad ass. But also, it opens up a side quest to 'improve' my home, which I COMPLETELY missed in the months to go final.
The stuff it offered was, well, hell I don't know but it was geekishly awesome is all I can say.
Better yet I know where this part of gameplay is leading, and that makes it even cooler.
Never EVER considered housing in a single player game a cool feature (which is the EXACT opposite opinion I have when it comes to MMO's) or a feature I would use, until this one.
Not to say others haven't done it or kicked butt doing it, but none I've dug deeply into yet, until now.
SPOILER!!!!!!! Just make sure when you do the quest (hard to miss piece of Gorhart content) you don't think it's a 1 and done deal.
I'm about 5 hours in, just completed a quest that rewarded me with a home... Bad ass. But also, it opens up a side quest to 'improve' my home, which I COMPLETELY missed in the months to go final.
The stuff it offered was, well, hell I don't know but it was geekishly awesome is all I can say.
Better yet I know where this part of gameplay is leading, and that makes it even cooler.
Never EVER considered housing in a single player game a cool feature (which is the EXACT opposite opinion I have when it comes to MMO's) or a feature I would use, until this one.
Not to say others haven't done it or kicked butt doing it, but none I've dug deeply into yet, until now.
SPOILER!!!!!!! Just make sure when you do the quest (hard to miss piece of Gorhart content) you don't think it's a 1 and done deal.
Remember, there are two studios here working on two different games.
Baconsammy
Banned
Agreed. With all the changes and additions to WoW, I wish they would have added housing.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Mage spells are so damn pretty T.T
BrettWeir
Member
That and Newegg are the lowest cost options right now.
I think Blizzard said a while back that the reason player housing would likely never be added to WoW was because they need a better reason to add it than just "players want it". If they did add it into the game, they would want it to serve a purpose beyond just some place to store stuff or show off trophies, rewards, etc; since it would likely take a decent amount of time and resources to implement.
Which isn't to surprising when you remember Blizzard has made a name for themselves for removing features from their games if they serve no purpose. I agree that it would be great if WoW had player housing, but I don't blame Blizzard for being hesitant about including it. But hey, for all we know Titan - whatever the hell it is - may have player housing.
5 hours in as well and being sidetracked by all these quests lol. So the only nitpick I do have so far and it's just a minor one, traps are hard to see (I suppose it wouldn't be a problem if you have skills that detect them) but some do their best to combo you into another trap and kill you.
Running long sword into hammer combo. I use the bow to kite some of the harder mobs.
Running long sword into hammer combo. I use the bow to kite some of the harder mobs.
Interesting, those legs are another piece of the Avenger destiny card armor. I had gotten the chest in the demo. I wonder if chests respawn so we can try for the whole set. The devs sqid previously though that uniques can only be obtained once, because they really wanted them to be unique so maybe farming the set from one dungeon wont be possible.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
If there ends up being an OT2, we need to change the line to "What is GAF and where is this thread?" :lol
Kinda sucks having to wait for the official release. Argh, I really should've gotten it on Origin. Fuck having to game in the middle of the week. Same shit happened with Skyrim; it's a goddamn tease!
Kinda sucks having to wait for the official release. Argh, I really should've gotten it on Origin. Fuck having to game in the middle of the week. Same shit happened with Skyrim; it's a goddamn tease!
NoSkillz187
Member
Damn you all for being able to play it early, lol. I already bought the game on Steam so I'm just gonna have to wait till Tuesday... arrrghhhhhh!!!!
It was something apparently set by the retailer, you're probably right on the reasons.
Dang it, I ordered it from Newegg, but its alright as I think I have a busy first part of the week so i doubt I would be able to just run to Toys R us (35 minute away)
The problem with the set is getting the rest before they're no longer useful. I have a feeling that I'll find them soon and they'll be horribly outdated.
I am finding a lot of interesting loot though. Mostly Scepters, Staves, and Longswords, however. :/
Unfortunately, there won't be an ad -- that was a mistaken rumor.
It's a bug with ATI cards that is fixed in the retail release. To fix it in the demo, turn off post processing in the initial options menu.
Ah, thanks!
Ghost_Protocol
Member
Turn off post processing in the game menu.
So awesome when fans/players start doing stuff like this..
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Wait, it's released on Origin?
No, the Origin pre-load just isn't encrypted at all, there's only a release date activation check. A cracked .exe was released pretty quickly that dodges that. I don't know what would happen if you logged into your EA account to get your pre-order items, though.
robertlebrone
Member
What are the graphics options available on PC? The demo was really limited.