I had fun as well. Played a Paladin in beta but didnt get over level 6. I
had fun running around and exploring though. It was really hard for me to
move around at first. EQ was my first real game and so using the keyboard
was tough and it took me a long time to realize it worked better in third
person in DAoC. I think you can remap the buttons though. I especially
despised the using the right mouse button to move forward. I was like all
spazzing out and falling into the moat and stuff. I really liked how the
newbie mobs are really small and the things get bigger as you go, that was
fun. I think I will play it but am not sure.. maybe between now and when
Luclin comes out?
On a side note, my guild killed the 4th warder last night!!! Quite a moment
of excitement, although for some reason some of the people in our guild were
moving the sleeper around. (If you didnt know, you can hit him and "move"
him even though he isnt alive). Anyway, he fell into the water and for some
reason teh GMs say that caused the script not to run so now we have to DO IT
ALL OVER AGAIN TONIGHT. I hope we can!!!
Halana 60th Shaman
Tani 56th Bard
Solusek Ro
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henrik Holm [mailto:HEH@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 7:56 AM
> To: 'eqbards@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Hmmm. Someone else looking at DAoC?
>
>
> First off, the newbie levels are IMO just like EQ with the
> small difference
> that solo is easier and corpse recovery is non existent. I
> actually let my
> self get killed to get back to town instead of running
> *shrug* There was no
> death penalty..
>
> I felt that the mobs where more "stupid" than in EQ. Even
> hobgoblins dont
> assist eachother when youre alone against them.
> *shrug*
> I also miss newbie dungeons. All battle at lower levels is in
> the open. My
> overall impression was the there really wasent many
> dungeons.. Hope they add
> some nice ones ala Crushbone, BlackBurrow, Befallen etc..
> Dungeon fighting
> is fun :)
> I also like the prospect of getting into some serius PvP
> Something i havent
> done since the days of Meridian 59 *grin*
>
>
> Musiker
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: despyzer@... [mailto:despyzer@...]
> *Snipped some*
> > The three
> > biggest improvements I think they have made are: (1) Quests:
> > Apparently they
> > have some sort of questing journal that helps you keep track
> > of all of the
> > quests you have taken part in and remind you what the next
> > step is that you
> > need to take. This includes picking up a drop from a mob that
> > is part of a
> > quest. No more spamming a zone asking if anyone knows what
> > the Raw Sword is
> > for or something like that.
>
> Aye the /quest command is soooeeee nice....
>
> >Also, the quests are supposed to
> > change for each
> > character so they are level specific. No more high levels
> > camping low level
> > quests for no experience. (2) Travel: I guess there are
> > horses that you can
> > rent from NPCs which run you from stable to stable at a very
> > fast rate. You
> > can jump off at any time or continue to the destination.
> > Nobody has to waste
> > fifteen minutes of valuable playing time running across West
> > Karana. (3)
>
> Mhh debatable..
>
> > Death: Whether it is realistic or not, players retain all of
> > their equipment
> > after death. Levels can't be lost due to death either.
> > Experience loss can be
> > regained by returning to the place of death (marked by a
> > gravestone) and
> > praying. There is also a loss of constitution points which
> > can be bought back
> > from a merchant. Clerics can also revive experience and
> > constitution loss
> > (just like EQ, but I thought I should mention it).
> > There are other things that I like about DAoC also,
> > but these are the
> > biggees in my estimation.
> >
> > H
> >
> >
>
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