beautiful screens, but looking at the skin of the people they just look funny, and i really do hope this game plays as good as it looks. I just hope that its not another lineage 2
Like the previous posts, some of the screens shots are older and have been improved since they were taken. Not only that, this is only the beta settings and still could be improved for retail. I have high hopes for this game, and with all the features listed on their site, graphics are the last thing on my mind (and I absolutely love playing games with rich textures and realistic settings).
"What happened to you, Star Wars Galaxies? You used to look like Leia. Not quite gold bikini Leia (more like bad-British-accent-and-cinnamon-bun-hair Leia), but still Leia nonetheless. Now you look like Chewbacca." - Computer Gaming World
i had my hopes up high for 3 games D&D VANGAURD and DNL
so far DNL has the others so badly outclassed that DNL is the choice but with one reservation where are the dungeons and water travel
so sweet so closer to being perfect falling short in the end
I know they said at launch no dungeons but other then that no comitment either and no hard promises that there ever will be dungeons either
pitty such a sweet thing yet I await the arrival and have my hopes up high for dungeons to somhow be apart of this beatifully rendered masterpiece
I hope they come to their senses and make a hard comitment that dungeons will arrive at a later date with a fixed dateline as well as a comitment that it will be apart of the main game and not an expansion
I cant stand it when you buy a game and they make you pay for umteen expansions before you can play the game as it was intended to be played in the first place
Yeah... they have said all along no dungeons at release. I think its a very low priority since the World size is far greater than almost any other game.
One thing I can tell you, the Devs are toying with the concept of player created dungeons, since it is possible for players to "dig" in this game.
If this game is well stocked with players and does well, they will add, and add. But if it doesnt forget any improvement, the Devs cant afford to run this game if the players dont come, there is no large company supporting this project.. the Devs are taking most of the risk.
the pvp promises to be unheard of since the days of the original UO
trades seem to be very promising
and finally the character making and leveling seem to be un par or better then anything that has come before
minus side
it will luanch without sea travel and no dungeons untill later as wel as no underwater exploring
all in all it has the most potential
up untill E3 i was undecided since vanguards E3 display it obvious that vangaurd is making
a EQ2 type game that is shaping up to be so complicated and under designed that I cant see anyone wanting to play it unless the targeted player segment which is eq decides it 's time for another boring monster squating game
NPC seems to have done their homework those other games may get the press coverage but that is all they've got over on this game
"and finally the character making and leveling seem to be un par or better then anything that has come before"
The only thing I'm worried about is the disturbing dev talk about soloing being a low lvl thing. I personally like the conventional model where people can solo the whole game if they choose to do so. It just seems like an important aspect of ingame freedom to me. Also im a whee bit confused about the absence of monsters from pics and movies. I know they are supposed to be less populous, but from the movies and pics i've seen Ganareth is going to need an endangered species list.
The game looks ok. But the screenshots would not make me go out and buy the game. From the screen shots that I have seen it looks like scale was not something that they put much thought into.
yeah, bigger is better? I'm not sure about that at all. Guess I'm not much of an explorer type gamer, so it could be a lot of fun for people who like walking a lot. Isn't it about what you can actually do in a game, not how long it takes you to get from A to B?
The shield surfing and skydive things they showed earlier promised a lot of fun tho, so jury's still out on this one
Well it is a little know fact that you you can have pets in this game, some of which, im told, can ride and go very fast, so getting across the game world should not be too bad. One of these pets I have seen in screen shots is a Dragon. Flying a dragon that is your pet Would be a good example of what you can do in the game, and travel at the same time. Thats pretty cool in my opinion.
Nice screenshots. However, I'd be interested in seeing how effectively the engine steps down to render a large number of players, npcs, and effects all engaged in a melee.
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very nice screenshots, hope the gameplay as good, most look great till you play them.
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is it the best mmorpg.
Very nice
is it the best mmorpg.
Very nice
beautiful screens, but looking at the skin of the people they just look funny, and i really do hope this game plays as good as it looks. I just hope that its not another lineage 2
Like the previous posts, some of the screens shots are older and have been improved since they were taken. Not only that, this is only the beta settings and still could be improved for retail. I have high hopes for this game, and with all the features listed on their site, graphics are the last thing on my mind (and I absolutely love playing games with rich textures and realistic settings).
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those are all real nice looking shots blacksac.
- Scaris
"What happened to you, Star Wars Galaxies? You used to look like Leia. Not quite gold bikini Leia (more like bad-British-accent-and-cinnamon-bun-hair Leia), but still Leia nonetheless. Now you look like Chewbacca." - Computer Gaming World
*Drool*
yet...its so far away...
Culture is roughly anything we do and the monkeys don't. ~Lord Raglan
dammit.... your making me have an anurism thinking about how I am going to be able to cope w/o this game...
People think it's fun to pretend your a monster. Me I spend my life pretending I'm not. - Dexter Morgan
i had my hopes up high for 3 games D&D VANGAURD and DNL
so far DNL has the others so badly outclassed that DNL is the choice but with one reservation where are the dungeons and water travel
so sweet so closer to being perfect falling short in the end
I know they said at launch no dungeons but other then that no comitment either and no hard promises that there ever will be dungeons either
pitty such a sweet thing yet I await the arrival and have my hopes up high for dungeons to somhow be apart of this beatifully rendered masterpiece
I hope they come to their senses and make a hard comitment that dungeons will arrive at a later date with a fixed dateline as well as a comitment that it will be apart of the main game and not an expansion
I cant stand it when you buy a game and they make you pay for umteen expansions before you can play the game as it was intended to be played in the first place
Yeah... they have said all along no dungeons at release. I think its a very low priority since the World size is far greater than almost any other game.
One thing I can tell you, the Devs are toying with the concept of player created dungeons, since it is possible for players to "dig" in this game.
If this game is well stocked with players and does well, they will add, and add. But if it doesnt forget any improvement, the Devs cant afford to run this game if the players dont come, there is no large company supporting this project.. the Devs are taking most of the risk.
plus side
the graphics are better then fine
game play makes vanguard look like silly people
the pvp promises to be unheard of since the days of the original UO
trades seem to be very promising
and finally the character making and leveling seem to be un par or better then anything that has come before
minus side
it will luanch without sea travel and no dungeons untill later as wel as no underwater exploring
all in all it has the most potential
up untill E3 i was undecided since vanguards E3 display it obvious that vangaurd is making
a EQ2 type game that is shaping up to be so complicated and under designed that I cant see anyone wanting to play it unless the targeted player segment which is eq decides it 's time for another boring monster squating game
NPC seems to have done their homework those other games may get the press coverage but that is all they've got over on this game
I tip my hat to you black sac for a most intriguing and most beautifull look at DNL all in one place
THaNKS
most helpfull and kind of you
High Rez Version - http://darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/rencontre%7E0.jpg
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: High Rez Version - http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/fee.jpg
"and finally the character making and leveling seem to be un par or better then anything that has come before"
The only thing I'm worried about is the disturbing dev talk about soloing being a low lvl thing. I personally like the conventional model where people can solo the whole game if they choose to do so. It just seems like an important aspect of ingame freedom to me. Also im a whee bit confused about the absence of monsters from pics and movies. I know they are supposed to be less populous, but from the movies and pics i've seen Ganareth is going to need an endangered species list.
High Rez Version - http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/creature.jpg
High Rez Version - http://www.darkandlight.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/creature2.jpg
The game looks ok. But the screenshots would not make me go out and buy the game. From the screen shots that I have seen it looks like scale was not something that they put much thought into.
yeah, bigger is better? I'm not sure about that at all. Guess I'm not much of an explorer type gamer, so it could be a lot of fun for people who like walking a lot. Isn't it about what you can actually do in a game, not how long it takes you to get from A to B?
The shield surfing and skydive things they showed earlier promised a lot of fun tho, so jury's still out on this one
spectacular
thanks for the glimpses into DNL BLACKSAC
I know it ws time consuming to bring us these pictures on behalf of all the ingrates
thank you very much
Scampy,
Well it is a little know fact that you you can have pets in this game, some of which, im told, can ride and go very fast, so getting across the game world should not be too bad. One of these pets I have seen in screen shots is a Dragon. Flying a dragon that is your pet Would be a good example of what you can do in the game, and travel at the same time. Thats pretty cool in my opinion.
World looks simply amazing, I cannot wait to play in the world of Dark and Light.
Now it is waiting for open beta.
are they actually having an open beta?
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I cant see how an open beta would be needed. A spot in beta PERIOD is extremely coveted. HAVEYOUSEENTHEFREAKINGRAPHICS?
yeah. i cant wait.
Nice screenshots. However, I'd be interested in seeing how effectively the engine steps down to render a large number of players, npcs, and effects all engaged in a melee.