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LEGO UNIVERSE |OT| Epic Platformer MMO for all ages, free 2 play, for PC and MAC
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godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I was in the beta and it was really fun, but I got distracted by other games so I didn't play enough. I don't know if I will pick it up.
Caesar III
Member
I wanted to play more in the world but the updates killed me all the time 
And I did not have the time to play as well
And I did not have the time to play as well It's good for what it is, but has a LOT of problems.
1) The racing is basically broken. Whoever is in the lead at the first corner will win, as they get all the speed boosts and will just stay in front, unless they're an idiot.
2) The backpack space is very limited, and there's no off character storage. So you end up having to ditch most of the cool (useless) stuff to make room for important things. For a game based on customisation, this is pretty terrible.
3) Rampant kill-stealing. Last hit gets the kill. So you can spend ages (and a few deaths) whittling down that ape, then someone wanders past, gets one hit, and picks up all the loot. Needs fixing.
4) Content. I know launch MMOs are usually quite light on content, but LU is criminally sparse. Play a couple of hours a day and you will have finished everything available in a week. Seriously.
5) The building areas are all private instances, and the building engine is pretty clumsy to use. Needs refining.
6) The Chat system is SO locked down (for safety) it's basically unusable. It often won't even allow words that are actually in the game. For example, I had a Spanner weapon. I wanted to trade it, but when I put "Anyone want a Worthy Spanner?" in the chat, the word "spanner" was disallowed. Completely ridiculous. So the game is played in silence, as no-one can talk!
7) No grouping. Want to team up to kill that (pretty tough) dragon? No can do, and last hit get's the reward for all the work (see 3).
So what's good? Let's remember the target audience is kids, not your average GAFfer! It's bright, colourful and well animated. The controls are very simple. It can also inspire them with things to make from real lego.
My 5 year old loves just running around smacking things, which is the only reason I'll keep it past the free month. Because honestly, anyone 8+ will finish all there is to do within a week, and the only thing then is to run through it all again with a different Faction.
Also, most of the problems above are easily fixable, if the desire is there to do so. However, all of it was brought up in the beta and was met with a deafening wall of silence, so we'll have to wait and see.
Overall I'd say great for kids as a drop in, drop out game. Flawed, but with a solid foundation and tons of room for improvement. Could be great if the problems are fixed and more content comes soon and regularly.
1) The racing is basically broken. Whoever is in the lead at the first corner will win, as they get all the speed boosts and will just stay in front, unless they're an idiot.
2) The backpack space is very limited, and there's no off character storage. So you end up having to ditch most of the cool (useless) stuff to make room for important things. For a game based on customisation, this is pretty terrible.
3) Rampant kill-stealing. Last hit gets the kill. So you can spend ages (and a few deaths) whittling down that ape, then someone wanders past, gets one hit, and picks up all the loot. Needs fixing.
4) Content. I know launch MMOs are usually quite light on content, but LU is criminally sparse. Play a couple of hours a day and you will have finished everything available in a week. Seriously.
5) The building areas are all private instances, and the building engine is pretty clumsy to use. Needs refining.
6) The Chat system is SO locked down (for safety) it's basically unusable. It often won't even allow words that are actually in the game. For example, I had a Spanner weapon. I wanted to trade it, but when I put "Anyone want a Worthy Spanner?" in the chat, the word "spanner" was disallowed. Completely ridiculous. So the game is played in silence, as no-one can talk!
7) No grouping. Want to team up to kill that (pretty tough) dragon? No can do, and last hit get's the reward for all the work (see 3).
So what's good? Let's remember the target audience is kids, not your average GAFfer! It's bright, colourful and well animated. The controls are very simple. It can also inspire them with things to make from real lego.
My 5 year old loves just running around smacking things, which is the only reason I'll keep it past the free month. Because honestly, anyone 8+ will finish all there is to do within a week, and the only thing then is to run through it all again with a different Faction.
Also, most of the problems above are easily fixable, if the desire is there to do so. However, all of it was brought up in the beta and was met with a deafening wall of silence, so we'll have to wait and see.
Overall I'd say great for kids as a drop in, drop out game. Flawed, but with a solid foundation and tons of room for improvement. Could be great if the problems are fixed and more content comes soon and regularly.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Dexa said:
Thanks for the heads up. Will definitely check out now.
PjotrStroganov
Member
I'd loved to have seen a game in which you'd get a lot assigned to you of x by x amount bricks on which you could build anything you wanted. And every other person next to you could do the same. Pay more and you can get a bigger lot. People could trade their designs and get money to buy special bricks and other designs. There would be multiple instances. Moderated instances have to adhere to certain styles (medieval, modern, futuristic) and other free for all instances where everything is possible. It would be a bit like those isometric mega cities.
A world built of user generated Lego. That would be awesome.
A world built of user generated Lego. That would be awesome.
VGChampion
Member
So anyone give it a try recently? I'll probably check it out when I have some spare time as LEGO is one of the best things ever. Remember being excited for the game originally.
ThatObviousUser
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I liked the beta a lot, I just find it hard to play PC games.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
How big is the community? Wasteland or decent or thriving?
Macho Madness
Member
ThatObviousUser
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That's horrible. I remember being so hyped in January 2010. And the beta was good. I just never got around to playing the actual game... so this is my fault. >_<