I’m actually disappointed. Especially after I had mentioned the update to this thing on the suggested MMO list. People were nagging me to take a look at this thing is if they did some kind of major changes and improvements before the free-to-play/Steam release. Nope. I guess there’s really no reason to not pick Secret World over this unless you either really like Conan’s mythos, or really hate a modern-day setting.

And after the Scarlet Blade snidequest? Suddenly, the topless women of AoC aren’t so shocking. At least theirs aren’t twice as big as their heads. No, what really roused my ire was watching a ranged character who has to stand perfectly still pew-pewing with a bow. Blegh.

A few things to note, yes you can buy the expansion in the cash shop but without subscribing it will not be enough to access the max level areas of Khitai (that you need both for). What you get is access to the Khitan race and the gateway to Khitai playfield which is a level 20-40 area, I also want to say you cannot use the Alternate Advancement system without it.

The shield system isn’t all that interesting, at it’s best it gets DPSers to move around the enemy to get at his unshielded back with their combos. Most of the time it doesn’t matter all that much but you can squeeze some extra effectiveness out of your attacks if you manipulate it well. Note that directional shields only affect physical classes, all spell damage is always directionless so go for a Necromancer or Demonologist if you want a more basic MMO experience. In fact you can go for a Priest of Mitra or Tempest of Set as well because you’ll be just as active at dealing damage and debuffing the enemy as you will be healing due to the healing being mostly centered around AoE HoTs with some added variety in the choices the classes have for their AAs.

In fact there is a lot more could say so anyone who decides to try the game and is playing in europe can come to the Crom server to ask me pretty much anything aside for high-end raid tactics.

Am mostly available under the nick Ecksinija

I tried this game long ago, and I tried it again probably a year and a half ago just to be sure. Over all there is something about the game that just doesn’t appeal to me, besides it being over all boring. The topless nudity didn’t bother me, and got a chuckle out of boys being boys about it, and I decided to do it for giggles just to see how many people would accuse me of being a guy (funnily no one seemed to care, so oh well).

Over all the game was just boring to me and I don’t think it could have kept my interest. The attempt at a different combat system was an attempt at forced innovation, honestly, and forced innovation is just one of those things that are doomed to fail. Innovation should be something you need, not something you just do otherwise you just drive people away.

In short, game didn’t interest me. It was a DOA game because again they labeled themselves as a WoW killer, a huge mistake, and just tried to hard to be innovative without a reason to be and instead brought nothing new to the table, and actually quite a bit less. I think FunCom was banking more on people buying the game because of naked boobies.

this is one of thoses games that i actually like in concept, but actually hate to play…once u got past level 10 then ur bored shitless