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W.E.L.L. online - an amazing Sci-fi MMORPG (with not too much advertisement alas)
AtysTrader
Member Posts: 63
(i know i have posted about this game before mates but ijust somehow can't find the thread 
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WELL online is an original sci-fi MMORPG that is supposed to be released in 2008. It has a pretty impressive budget and is being developed by a Russian company Sibilant. The development is quite lively with new updates being flung at the fan hordes every 2-3 days. Some info about it can be found at the original website: www.wellonline.com However Most of the info has not been officially translated yet so the richest source of game info in english is this fanforum: www.wellonline.proboards99.com
Game mechanics, Lore, Concepts, Screenies - it's all there. Feel free to register and discuss stuff there.
Here's a link toconcept art: http://www.wellonline.com/gallery/show/concept/
And screenies: http://www.wellonline.com/screen/show/screen/
a couple of videos too: http://www.wellonline.com/video/
This game has a dynamic world with alive ecosystems, very interesting and original player races, a techno-magic environment with things like energy melee weapons and spellguns (a lot of attention to ranged combat btw) a skill based (sandbox system) and a very high degree of char specialty customisation. A heap of original MMO ideas on top of that aswell.
Here are some weaps 
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I have also been following this game for some time. The videos really look amazing. And its so interesting to see another culture then the usual ones makeing a MMO.
The game looks cool and i'm one for sci-fi mmorpgs or a mixture of fantasy if the dev wills. I'd love to know when this game comes out so i can fwee download it hehe.
This is not a game.
Those 2 russian girls in the videos are hot lol.
That's the tough part.
The game is in beta (russian language only)
The Russian servers were supposed to be up in the end of february 2008.
The international servers were supposed to follow in some 3-4 months after that.
Sofar the release of Russian servers seems to be delayed "a bit". Having been through same stuff with AoC and TCoS we all know what those "bits" are like...
However if you register at the fan forum I will make sure to inform absolutely all of it's members if any date is announced
More updates at our fan-forum today we present a variety of energy weapons - from halberds and swords to knuckles and battle-fans - come check it out
ENERGY WEAPONS IN WELL ONLINE
I'll be watching this one closely...
Looks like an more open-eneded Anarchy Online.. And thats fantastic..
Looks cool, I will be keeping my eye on it.
As a rule of thumb, I don't mess with MMORPG's whose target market isn't the United States, much less English speakers. When I think of having to have things translated, I only think of communication problems. I also think of where the servers will be and how it will effect my latency. Naturally, I don't expect them to fund servers in the same timezone as me. Another thing about not targeting the United States is that it will be hard to find regular groups with people around my level and time I play. Generally, many U.S. players don't play foreign games unless they are free. If it is free, it definitely is a no go, because free games are grindy and use item shops, which I do not like.
At any rate, thanks for the info.
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I'm an American, but I speak Russian, so I thought I'd try and sign up for beta. Heh, no luck, they want your Russian passport number and registration info!
Russian passport...wow thats strict.
MMO wish list:
-Changeable worlds
-Solid non level based game
-Sharks with lasers attached to their heads
I guess this games the real deal then haha.
Still I really want to play this game or see it in action.
-Jive
Ok so you'd rather play a game that is grindy and you pay $15. Either way you pay. I hope they do make US servers...in the US. They just need a good publisher out here.
Good news is it looks like translation will be good. From reading the website and watching the translation type on the videos it looks like they have good Russian to English translation. Games that don't have good translation in the game also don't have good translation on their site.
Im sorry but has anyone watched these videos???
youtube.com/watch
youtube.com/watch
This is probably one of the most amazing looking mmos ever, and it actually looks preatty polished!!
-Jive
To oyjord:
That's because you are trying to sign up for the "closed" beta
The devs have promised us Open beta accounts for the international community that we will distribute through some sort of contest on the fan forums.
To Jk-Kanosi:
As for There not being enough Americans and servers not being located in the US you are wrong in both cases. Of 106 people we have posting at the fan forums right now 25 are americans and the servers WILL be located in US for the localised version
Just try to be not so US-centric mate, somehow Russians and Europeans manage to play MMOs who's servers are located in the US and not complain about it
You know what they say: Where there is a will there is a way :P
As for translations:
Sibilant Ltd. Have pretty professional translators. I do not work for them but they sometimes use my translations too. And i have been a synchro-interpreter in Russian parliamnetf for 4 years (in the past) . Even if other translators are not as qualified I can always correct their mistakes
Sounds like a soild game that I will be for one looking at. Never hurts to at least look at it if not try it when it releases.
Wow, beena member all this time and only my second post.
And we have another update at the WELL online fan forums - This time it's the enrgy shields and energy helmets fresh from the dEv team
Enjoy
Blah, as soon as they started talking about magic, I turned it off. You do NOT have MAGIC in SCIENCE-FICTION!
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ryzom had it it worked just fine there was other reason why it failed and i dont know them
Good to see there are companies spending time on development and innovation instead of advertising and cloning.
Looks like it can be a fantastic game.
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Visited the site, read the info.. which wasnt really much info at all, just a lot of "our system is special, and so it is better than others, because unlike theirs, our system is special" type of propaganda... Lost interest at that point.
Sounds very interesting and looks good. However Im a lil bit lazy to read the whole info site. I got one question:
Is it mainly combat based gameplay or will there be some other way to have fun in this game than killing. For example crafting, trading in some major way?
Thanks in advance.
Yea, I heard there are gonna be crating or trader orginizations, or corperations, nut sure if that's just on player or a guild/group of people.
(pardon the spelling. heh)
Who is looking for a new interesting game probably should keep eyes on this game and this thread,
Good-promising game without any proper advertising.
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I cannot change
Courage to change the things I can
And wisdom to know the difference
A really cool early-SWG type mmorpg WELL online