Sure, I get it - new launch, people swarming. Been there, done that, not my first rodeo.
I just think that for sake of my sanity, I'd rather stay away from it at launch +3 months, because really I don't know what your standards are, but for me 170ms, in action rpg no less, is just nope...
Like I could see 170ms playable in something like WoW, where you can just tab target, spam and let their latency tricks sort it out. But in a game where you need to dodge/block at moments notice and have to connect attacks on point? Not seeing it being viable.
As someone who has played the beta and not simply logged out after looking at a single metric, I've not seen latency this high on the NA (mine is currently 46ms with US East, and even when looking at connecting across the ocean to EU Central it is only 130ms). This very much seems to be an issue with your connection as have pointed out they have not seen this problem on EU servers while living in the EU.
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0/10, no new mug reveal.
Sylvanas didn't even win the popular vote, she was elected by an indirect election of representatives. #NotMyWarchief
Guys, you only have 3 abilities to use, or I'm missing something ?
Coming from WOW that have minimum like 20 abilities, that's pretty low.
No, that's just how the game is presented to the players. For some it matters a lot to have fluid animations and an in depth combat system. New World has nothing of the sort.
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It can, but there's barely any PvE content.
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Every weapon has two skill trees of which each skill tree has ~ three active abilities. You can equip two weapons at the same time. So you basically have 3 x 2 skills. Yes, that's it. And the skills are very shallow and there's nothing in depth about the skill trees either. Have you seen one of them, you've seen all.
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Everybody who has played to level 10-15 and says "WOW AMAZING" please continue. The first ~ 20 levels are kinda polished. After that it gets worse and worse and the gameplay becomes even more repetitive. It's the same that happened with Age of Conan back in 2008, incredibly polished starting area with voice acting until level 20 and then everything went downhill, barely any quests etc. Don't get deluded by playing 5-10 hours and thinking this game is amazing.
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I hope you’re bluffing. Even when WoW was at its peak players were looking for WoW clones. If WoW players are looking for a replacement then New World is not it. Rift is the only game that came close, New World lacks high fantasy and all features mentioned by op. Tab combat is not a bad system, it’s literally a renown feature of RPG.
Don’t get me wrong, New World looks amazing. But it’s not *it*. Runescape and ES players will like it more, it fills their niche.
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Game is fun and a breath of fresh air.
The naysayers seem more upset about something threatening their thousands of hours in other games, ignore them.
The combat system is a lot of fun and can be played in a bunch of different ways. The graphics are outstanding for an MMO. And the crafting is actually strangely fun and engaging.
I'd encourage any MMO fan to at least check it out, it's really nice to see something that at least tries to innovate a bit.
Subjective and flimsy. It comes from a place of established biased. New World animation systems are not unlike most other third-person action games. Though a particular bias on your part is at work in the critique. This is not a bad thing; your own bias is important to your enjoyment and judgment. And should be.
Without data to back this up, it is meaningless to the broader reader.
This discussion about animation, personal engagement, and/or immersive qualities is always wrong in all video games.
I'm not playing an MMO for its mechanisms in the first place. It's escapism, it's to immerse and soak in a different world. WoW has the perfect atmosphere for that, any combat system will work in it.
With a New world I'm just not feeling it. The characters, the creatures, the plants trees and rocks, they all look imported out of familiar stock assets library. It's devoid of any soul. There's nothing about it that makes me want to explore the land.
WoW has not changed its still the same gameplay thats why millions have left, the game does not offer anything more, WoW players dont want another clone we need a completely different game with new combat styles and an actual interactive world, WoW is old and boring thats the reason why most keep quitting the game and not playing consistantly.
New World is slightly different so should be good for at least a little while.
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Pre ordered, downloading closed beta atm
If it sucks i can refund before release and don't lose any money, if it's good i find something to occupy my time.