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The Number 1 goal; what it might mean.
Kyleran
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From the MJ interview on this site:
"Mark: Our number one goal is to be able to deliver on large-scale, meaningful RvR battles. Everything else is secondary and subordinate to that goal. While a number of games have and will have RvR/PvP battles, we are aiming for something that nobody has been able to deliver on yet: a 1K player battle around a castle which maintains a playable FPS (30) on a decent, but not high-end, gamer rig."
I've seen comments in other threads talking about how people feel the graphics need to be or will be improved.
Also was a comment about this game providing an "in-depth" combat system beyond what is offered by most MMOs today.
If Mark sticks to his guns, then none of that may happen if doing so would inhibit meeting "the prime directive."
I was originally concerned about reports by some he was developing for low end PCs, (and I understand why it must be so) but I'm relieved to see him state decent "gaming rig" and not the lower end, generic PC market.
True, it limits the customer base, but I assume most people interested in this title are willing to put $500 to $1500 (depending if the build their own) to play it.
It's all about choices, and the primary goal plus hardware restrictions will limit the complexity of graphics and other features.
At least how I see things, perhaps others know of something miraculous that will prove me wrong.
BTW, I have no need for any big improvements, in a video from 2017 I viewed on another thread (which some derided) the developer can be heard commenting on how the avatars "hips were not rolling correctly."
All I could think if was, who the f_ cares?
Well I realize some of you do, but totally a non issue for me enjoying the game.
I've seen comments in other threads talking about how people feel the graphics need to be or will be improved.
Also was a comment about this game providing an "in-depth" combat system beyond what is offered by most MMOs today.
If Mark sticks to his guns, then none of that may happen if doing so would inhibit meeting "the prime directive."
I was originally concerned about reports by some he was developing for low end PCs, (and I understand why it must be so) but I'm relieved to see him state decent "gaming rig" and not the lower end, generic PC market.
True, it limits the customer base, but I assume most people interested in this title are willing to put $500 to $1500 (depending if the build their own) to play it.
It's all about choices, and the primary goal plus hardware restrictions will limit the complexity of graphics and other features.
At least how I see things, perhaps others know of something miraculous that will prove me wrong.
BTW, I have no need for any big improvements, in a video from 2017 I viewed on another thread (which some derided) the developer can be heard commenting on how the avatars "hips were not rolling correctly."
All I could think if was, who the f_ cares?
Well I realize some of you do, but totally a non issue for me enjoying the game.
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but I certainly don't need hi-rez eye candy.
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The biggest enemy to performances IMHO will turn out to be the AIR system, it has a lot of potential for messing up the server-load.
As for the animations I find them ugly. There is one thing about it though, other games with very fluid animations and flashy effects don't need the enemy player to read into them and react to them — imagine having to time your defensives based on the opponent's autoattack animation in WoW — so they can put fluidity overall. It is especially true when you see big skills cycle "on top" of AA animations. I'd like the characters to move a lot better than they do now, but not at the expenses of gameplay.
I only enjoyed the FFA Red servers back in DAOCs hayday as the endless and largely pointless keep taking on the blue servers held little appeal.
When I went back to the free shard last year I had fun for 6 months...and then realized the RVR was as pointless as ever and walked away.
I really only backed this as I thought it was a novel idea, and hoped that one day Mark might offer an alternate rules server a la Mordred.
But until the base game launches it doesn't seem the time to bring that question up.
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I pvp with tactics and map knowledge/movement and weapon choices,this game will offer NONE of that.So what is the point of this game,sticking a RVR tag onto doesn't change the combat ,it doesn't make you think any different.
So the point is to just say,oh wow we have 1500 people pvp'ing?Yeah,sloppy unorganized,whack a mole all over the place,spam combat,visuals will be bad,most animations will be clipped out,by that i mean both character and particle/effects.
So this is going to essence and that is IF you truly care or are right into pvp,the least best form of it,so again WHY would you want to play the poorest delivery system for pvp?
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I just thought the cat's post was ironic saying that the core RVR game play of DAoC in the regular servers was pointless and then mentioning liking Mordred
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I can get behind the idea of Realm pride and fighting with people from your realm against other realms its more cooperative but Mordred never appealed to me in the least bit. DAoC had a fantastic array of classes with so many different skills and unique skills that the class and no other had. None of this mirror classes that WoW has. Good class design.
It sold the whole concept very well. Mordred just felt more "gamy" because it ignored borders and realms. Some people like to be immersed and others just like to blow shit up. Mordred was definitely for the second group.
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I don't know why cat likes it but the reason I played was because you could visit all areas with your toon. And we were a large guild, when we started DAoC, we all wanted to play different races/classes. But we had to sacrifice that, because we wanted to play together. But then on Mordred, we could play whatever and still play together. Pretty much like EVE in that regard. And then there was the hardcore PvP. True some called us assholes, but the good part about playing on Mordred was whoever played there was in it for constant PvP. I remember having a much better time over there.
1) As mentioned by @ConstantineMerus, Dred gave me the freedom to visit all realms, which I really enjoyed. Additionally, when my guild of close friends joined, it was much easier for everyone to play the realm / class they preferred.
2) As for what @Iselin said about realm pride vs gaminess, if you were a member of one of the larger guilds it was definitely a game of pride, but instead "your realm", it became your guild vs the server, which I felt was more personal.
3) @collekt said I was the only person who did not like DAOC's RVR, a bit of hyperbole I think. It actually was fun when the game first came out, as players fought for keeps in order to get access to Darkness Falls. When TOA launched the focus moved off of accessing DF, everyone wanted to do the raids in the new expansion, which ultimately killed the game off IMO, and definitely killed any interest I had in the blue servers RVR.
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I also hope that they are giving attention to small scale pvp, because while the big fights over keeps can be epic (like in War and ESO), being able to harass the enemy with a small organized group is one of the more enjoyable facets of games like this.
There hasn't been one press release yet of it ... not one.
So talking about it at this point based on vids and screens from a year to years ago is meaningless. The fact I that have brought this up many times in the last few days in many threads only reflects on how little people actually fucking read here.
We hear a lot about the team and how the game is developing but any in game details is still under NDA.
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Any client hack will make that player see things but any other player and the server won't so the cheater is just ruining his own game play.
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All of this is supported by advanced realm communication and varied group size mechanics. Players can create a Warband of 8 players or so that have guild like support mechanics and realm identification. Warbands can easily join into temporary Battlegroups to create armies large enough for massive engagements yet separate after to go do their own thing again. Orders are the guilds in the game. Orders can create and manage warbands but a player can only be in one Order or Warband.
The game is built heavily around realm pride. You only advance your character's growth by contributing to your realm's advancement ... not by grinding quests, enemies or mobs. This doesn't even have to include combat. So a solo player, a warband, an Order or a formed Battlegroup can decide to go do anything they want at the scale they are able to manage anywhere in the world and as long as it helps their realm become more powerful each player gains experience, perks and even bonus gear and wealth from their realm's King.
An example is the scout and crafter class. A scout can head out and scout enemy lands and relay information back to their own realm. They may not even engage in combat (they are basically someone that can transform into an undead, ghost or wisp and haunt the enemy as a stealthy entity) yet gain advancement for their efforts. A crafter may never go near front lines (the can however support sieges) or enter combat yet they too can advance their character as long as their efforts help the realm.
Why would a realm gather a 500 man army? Because victory over such an important area may gain your realm an entire land mass and massive perks to the realm and it's players. The vanquished also lose equally so and regaining such a loss will take a great deal of time. Because it's tri-realm, the 3rd faction can strategize how to exploit such a dramatic world map change ... or may even have helped defend or attack.
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It's possible what Mark means is just that supporting those fights technically (at good or at least playable frame rates etc) is the prime directive. He has also said on numerous occasions that the game should support all play styles including not just massive battles but group fights and soloing.
Still until the game is much further along in development to where we can all see the combat and world mechanics in action it is kind of hard to envision how it will have fun 1000 player fights and yet also be fun to solo in. The combat pace and TTK needed for the former would seem to be way too slow for the latter. Mark's answer is that he'll accomplish it by "clever design". We'll see.
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I've never seen the point of trying to play a game in a way other than how it's designed. I see this all the time in quest-centric games with people complaining that the game penalizes you for skipping quests and just grinding. That just gives me the impression that those players are there somehow against their will
And yes, if you ignore the core design and all the lore components that support it, the game becomes just a game instead of a self-consistent world in which you game. There's a difference.
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