lineage 2
Ok so i got back on the treadmill last nite.. I keep finding it difficult to get into this game. It should be just another typical RPG right? Ok so lets break it down thus far...
The Good
graphics, well done generally so, all looks nice
characters, they are clear, well detailed, overly fan-serviced orientated models
effects, battle effects, spells combat motions, all looks good
chat, better than expect chat interface, overall yes, ok nice..
music, while minimal at times is well placed, orcs have dark moody themes, humans have middle range themes
PVP, while im not really into PVP per say, i dont mind it
the people playin it, most have been good, even the pk'ers
radar, without this id be lost all the time
mobs, good graphics, nice detailed models etc
servers, many servers to choose from
races, at least they all look different, and have different core abilities
The Bad
sound, i seem to experience sound cutting out on me often
brightness, everything seems dark at times, orcs seem to be in a perpetual darkness world,what are the dark elves are living in
banking, costs money to save money
exploits, while i like a good exploit sure but folks runnin around with 10million messes up the scale of balance
the map, seems fairly useless
lag, when ive experienced it, sucks - its not a lag that you can endure its a lag that arrives and sends you to the desktop
finding npcs, npcs and players share the same "naming covention", so players could be npcs, this needs fixed
conning, i cant ever quite tell for sure how to select someone or con something easily
The Indifferent
quests, cant tell, sorta good but translation errors ask for x when they mean y
tutorial info, overall good but still leaves me wondering what im supposed to be doing, whats my motivation!
game play, at the moment its a treadmill of i need to kill x mobs to get x skill points to get x abilities
money, its there seems the game is very orientated to the need for $$ and the consumption of $$
grouping, no idea havent done it yet
story, is there one? i cant tell.
The Promise
casters, ive seen snippets of what magic users can do and i like what i see, question is will i get that far?
classes, ive got 2 at the moment, human caster, orc monk, both have defined abilities with a 3 tree lvl of advancement
pets, they look cool i cant wait to get some if i ever make it hahah
siege battles, from what ive read about them they look fun, but thats a LONG ways off
Its definately missing the proper hook to keep players interested i think. Aside from leveling and gaining skills to see them go boom and what not.. i have no idea nor interest in any story. Maybe im just playing for the fan-service.