Launch Day

Geeky

https://www.embersadrift.com/

The game is better than it looks.  If you have the ability to grind through level 1-3 and then start engaging in group play, it's a fun game.

I think 1:00pm EDT is when it opens up.
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delete5230

I'm looking into it. However because of  health conditions I cant play video games for more than one hour anymore.  That sucks because what I like to do is group content and dungeons.... This is the vary nature of a REAL mmorpg. I wouldn't want to join a group and have to leave (It's the code of honor).

I'll have to study the game more, will have to see. Hopefully I'll see you guys in game   

Asm0deus

For a subscription game the graphics look like crap and so do the animations.  Only one twitch streamer and just walking around looks "floaty" and slidey.

The_Korrigan

I'm watching a twitch stream right now - I don't mind the graphics, but the performance is very bad, and the combat... is just awful

delete5230

The_Korrigan said:

I'm watching a twitch stream right now - I don't mind the graphics, but the performance is very bad, and the combat... is just awful

I think your right, I don't care about the graphics but the combat is what I'm worried about.  Like I say I'll look harder but have to go out right now.

Asm0deus

The_Korrigan said:

...snip... but the performance is very bad, and the combat... is just awful

Indeed that's what I mean by animations are bad and yeah combat looks very slow and tediously boring.

I don't see this lasting very long.

Mensur

I have been on the homepage 10+ times. Just cant press the buy button. Something is telling me this will shut down in 6months time,

Geeky

Again, it's a different game.  Not going to appeal to the grafix bros or the blackdesert players.  But it's deff more fun that what it looks like from watching a noob stream it on twitch.

IT IS going to be a big turn off for people who need that instant gratification constantly, but for those that want to play a game that is more deliberate, this is a fun game.

The_Korrigan

Asm0deus said:

The_Korrigan said:

...snip... but the performance is very bad, and the combat... is just awful

Indeed that's what I mean by animations are bad and yeah combat looks very slow and tediously boring.

I don't see this lasting very long.

Graphic wise, they actually have some very nice dynamic lighting in that dungeon. People carry torches, project shadows everywhere, that looks great.
But the animations... combat... ugh ! That's horrible, even for an indie game.

The_Korrigan

In case you are wondering, I'm watching this:

https://www.twitch.tv/manbearjay

The guy is very friendly. They seem to have fun.
It's just very old school... the game would have been decent in 2002.

Mensur

I am a weak soul. I bought it and now- I need to wait 2 hrs for official release. Just a heads up! People who play now are early backers and testers. 

The_Korrigan

Mensur said:

I am a weak soul. I bought it and now- I need to wait 2 hrs for official release. Just a heads up! People who play now are early backers and testers. 

Well, that streamer did a dungeon, it's really old school, but I'm sure there's a niche for that game. His group was having fun, that's the most important thing in a game anyway.
And they have a fucking awesome lighting engine... the animations are pretty bad though

Mensur

The_Korrigan said:

Mensur said:

I am a weak soul. I bought it and now- I need to wait 2 hrs for official release. Just a heads up! People who play now are early backers and testers. 

Well, that streamer did a dungeon, it's really old school, but I'm sure there's a niche for that game. His group was having fun, that's the most important thing in a game anyway.
And they have a fucking awesome lighting engine... the animations are pretty bad though

Lets see how it is.

I would not be a mmorpg nerd if I didnt try it out :P 

ZangoMango

Been playing this game past couple days. It's fun. It's straight out of the year 2002, in both the good and not so good ways, faithful to a fault (including poor performance optimization!).

I almost gave up in the first hour because, much like mmos of that time, it's unpolished and gives you little direction. It definitely does not hold your hand like modern mmos do, which was rough at first. If you're not ready to give it a few hours to warm on you then you might quit. But you ask the chat questions and they help you. Then a bit further in and you find yourself having fun, teaming up with other players, and perhaps making memories with them.

This is of course just how things are at launch, it will surely get less popular. I'm not really thinking about its future though, just having fun and making memories right now. To me it's worth it even if it ends up just a two-month endeavor. Definitely not a game for everyone but it's been fun for me, not the best built game but has given me a taste of the old school with a new community still figuring stuff out.

delete5230

I played this game back around 2 years ago when it was saga of lucimia

during an alpha/bata testing. Seems they shut it down and renamed it. 


Yesterday I watched streaming video on and off for three hours by Nathan NAPALM.
I found it to be boring and non-full of fun things to do, just like saga of lucimia only adding a dungeon. Also how many zones does this have ? Only seeing one.

Cant beleave their charging for this !! 


Anyway it has a Looks good, just not ready yet. 

Utinni

Game is like an alpha of a game made in 2000. As much as a few folks keep trying to spin this as a good thing, it's not.

delete5230

Utinni said:

Game is like an alpha of a game made in 2000. As much as a few folks keep trying to spin this as a good thing, it's not.

Well, here is exactly the problem..... When I was watching Nathan's group dungeon video one of the guys said "this game is ok but I'm really trying to like an mmorpg but cant"

Meaning they don't make them anymore. Meaning this is an mmo where people are playing together. Its just not a good one.

We need one, just not the ESO style of easy crap.

Tiller

embarrassment adrift dot com

KnightFalz

delete5230 said:

Also how many zones does this have ? Only seeing one.

There are three I've personally been in many I have not I see frequently discussed in chat. There are also huge underground networks of tunnels, caves, remainders of constructed chambers and such. I have only personal been in one but have mention of others. There is more said to be coming in the new future.

There is certainly a good deal more than one but so far as my limited knowledge extends I don't believe they reach double digits in number.

Hopefully someone with a more precise answer will come along.

ZangoMango

Utinni said:

Game is like an alpha of a game made in 2000.

Accurate. I'm enjoying it specifically because it does feel like a 2000 mmo. I'm about the group questing, overworld dangers, and leveling being the main game. The alpha-like aspects I'm not so about, lol, but is what it is. It's an okay game aimed at a specific crowd that has no other games made for them in a long time.

delete5230 said:

 this is an mmo where people are playing together. Its just not a good one.

We need one, just not the ESO style of easy crap.

I agree. It's still kinda fun though if you've been missing this style. Feels good to die to things again. And to get lost again, to start quests with strangers and end them with a longer friends list. I'll probably only play for a couple months but I appreciate it for doing what's not being done right now.

KnightFalz

Utinni said:

Game is like an alpha of a game made in 2000. As much as a few folks keep trying to spin this as a good thing, it's not.

It's not spin. I've seen many speak genuinely of how good they feel the game is and how excited they are for that said to be coming.

The key is of course... they feel.

It's the same old story. One sees trash, another treasure. That only a few will see glitter while most grime in this case doesn't change what it is to either group.

The_Korrigan

KnightFalz said:

Utinni said:

Game is like an alpha of a game made in 2000. As much as a few folks keep trying to spin this as a good thing, it's not.

It's not spin. I've seen many speak genuinely of how good they feel the game is and how excited they are for that said to be coming.

The key is of course... they feel.

It's the same old story. One sees trash, another treasure. That only a few will see glitter while most grime in this case doesn't change what it is to either group.

Agreed, if less people made it a sport of trashing games they don't like, maybe we would lose less posters on this forum.

Kyleran

The_Korrigan said:

KnightFalz said:

Utinni said:

Game is like an alpha of a game made in 2000. As much as a few folks keep trying to spin this as a good thing, it's not.

It's not spin. I've seen many speak genuinely of how good they feel the game is and how excited they are for that said to be coming.

The key is of course... they feel.

It's the same old story. One sees trash, another treasure. That only a few will see glitter while most grime in this case doesn't change what it is to either group.

Agreed, if less people made it a sport of trashing games they don't like, maybe we would lose less posters on this forum.

Well you know, if less people made it a sport defending games they do like, we probably wouldn't lose so many posters either.

Happy Friday!

Brainy

I think you have a lot of people that are feelings based.  They find it there job to hype or down a game based on their feelings.  They don't look at things objectively at all.

These people will tell you how amazing their pet rock is, and will say anything to convince everyone how special their pet rock is and say they will be buying pet rocks as an investment for the rest of their life.

Then after 6 months goes by, they are off to cabbage patch dolls or whatever the next fad is.  Conveniently no mention about what happened to their pet rock investment.

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The_Korrigan

Kyleran said:

The_Korrigan said:

KnightFalz said:

Utinni said:

Game is like an alpha of a game made in 2000. As much as a few folks keep trying to spin this as a good thing, it's not.

It's not spin. I've seen many speak genuinely of how good they feel the game is and how excited they are for that said to be coming.

The key is of course... they feel.

It's the same old story. One sees trash, another treasure. That only a few will see glitter while most grime in this case doesn't change what it is to either group.

Agreed, if less people made it a sport of trashing games they don't like, maybe we would lose less posters on this forum.

Well you know, if less people made it a sport defending games they do like, we probably wouldn't lose so many posters either.

Happy Friday!

It's a fan site, not a hater site.
Worst is people who don't even play the games they are talking about.

Don't like a game ? Just live it alone. You will never see me repeatedly post about a game I dislike, on a hate crusade like some here.

Anyway, enough of this... I'm happy that people are enjoying Embers, even if I probably won't play it. We need more games for every tastes.