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3rd person shooter?
pewtpewt
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Is this a 3rd-person shooter? aim and fire? or can you go FPS?
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saw the vid(what little there was of it
) looked like a watered down, console based shootern couldn't see any info on gameplay on their website either
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guess i'll have to wait til people get into beta to find out
I have the impression this is going to be very similar to Tabula Rasa, hopefully I am wrong
No it will not be like TR. If anything, I suspect it will be something akin to SWG, possibly pre-cu, but with upgrades.
Instead of bunnyhopping, you will worry more about cover and flanking.
You will have melee and ranged alike. Some mobs will melee, many will be shooters. All will have an ai system similiar to a mix of AoC and TR. If they need help, and it's nearby-- well, hope you have enough rounds.
There will be PvP. That alone sets it apart from TR.
There are minigames for the scientist and archeologist classes. From the sound of it, it may be something akin to VG's Diplomacy sphere, although I doubt they will use cards.
I like to think of it as sort of taking small parts of SWG, WoW, TR (cover sim, but upgraded), and possibly a couple others not mentioned, and piecing them together into the Stargate Universe (no pun intended).
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Tried- L2, Ryzom, WAR, DDO, PWI, Tab Rasa, Requiem, Champs, AA, JD, PWI, SUN, Dawntide
Played- SWG (pre-cu), AoC, VG, WoW, LoTRO,CoX, EQ2, DAOC, GW, PotBS, Aion, MO,APB, NASA, Fallen Earth, DCUO, Rift
Playing- EVE, Black Prophecy, TOR
Waiting for- Tera, Jumpgate Evo, WH40K, WWE, WOD, TSW
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Just judging from the OPs sig and the third post I think we have another darktroll thread.
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May i ask how you come to that conclusion? I've been playing pre-cu SWG this week and reading the SGW-wiki, but i do not see many similarities.
In SWG I see player-housing/cities and politics, extensive crafting system, skill-based character progression (no levelling) and roleplaying is stimulated(forced even
) a lot. I didn't read aboutany of this for SGW.
No flame, I genuinly want to learn more about SGW.
Its not like TR or a third person shooter... This game pretty much like any other mmo you target and auto attack.( while keeping in mind of your cover) using skills when you can.... Witch was very disapointing to me atleast but it could still be fun..... maybe
Just because someones a fan of another game doesn't automaticaly make them a troll. After watching the short Vid I am curious if this is going to be a 3rd person shooter as well. I am interested in SGW and a long Star Gate fan. I am also a DarkFall fan. The vid makes it look like a 3rd person shooter and made me wonder the same thing as the OP.
Hyped DF at 10
Hyped SGW at 7 (7 because as much as I like Star Gate I am worried I might not like the game because I haven't found a sci-fi'ish MMORPG i've liked so far)
I have to admit that my initial thought upon seeing the IGN vid was "Looks like Tab Raz" and I mentioned this on another thread however the vid is soooo short that there is little scope for comparisons with anything.
I recall thinking when I tested Tab Raz that it had some SG elements to it such as wormhole travel, groups of aliens beaming down to the same location, guns guns and guns. Tab Raz was fun too but not long lasting.
Lets hope SGW goes places that the previous MMOS of this nature couldn't reach
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Go here and watch the videos and you'll get a better understanding of the game.
This game is not about aim. They have a real nice video on here that shows combat and has the dev talking about what it's all about.
Basically you have to think about other things than aiming.. it's basically target and autofire. While that may sound boring the AI in the game is very good. NPC's will team up on you. They will seek cover. They will out flank you forcing you to seek new cover. So while it's not a shooter in even the remotest since of the word it should still be quite a bit more action than your standard button masher experience of most mmo's.
And lets not forget. Beta hasn't even started yet. What they've shown us so far is Alpha. ALOT of things change between an Alpha build and release. For instance the graphics will be alot different by the time it releases. Richer textures and such. It takes time to develop those things. Right now it's all about general game mechanics and server performance.
Alot will happen over the next 18 months. Some for the better and some we probably won't like.
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