Apr 18, 2005, 10:20 PM // 22:20 | #1 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2005
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world exploration
Hi! I just found out about this game today, and I did some research. Looks awesome!
I come from WoW (paladin) and the combat actually looks exciting! I came home today and my roomate tried to burst my bubble. He played in beta (around christmas) and told me that you can't explore the world like you can in other mmos. He gave me an example of seeing a boat on the shoreline...you can't go check it out. You can only follow "paths" or something like that. I'm curious now and I can't seem to find any info about it. Is this true? I've played AC, DAoC and WoW. |
Apr 18, 2005, 10:24 PM // 22:24 | #2 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2005
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no i just played in last weekends beta and the world is very explorable with open maps that u can run around but somtimes when u go into a new area it has to load the map but it only takes a couple seconds once u have the files
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Apr 18, 2005, 10:58 PM // 22:58 | #3 | |
Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Quote:
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Apr 18, 2005, 11:30 PM // 23:30 | #4 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Mar 2005
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As far as i have seen there is no "path" really to follow, you could spend quite some time just wandering around the maps enjoying the beautiful scenery.
as for items, some things you can interact with, say treasure chests, dropped items, quest related activies and the like, but others say trees, NPCs, random (cant remember the name, for some reason i keep thinking do-dads) elements, (trees, non quest related items like carts, boats and stuff) are the usual, can look but not touch |
Apr 18, 2005, 11:35 PM // 23:35 | #5 |
Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Mar 2005
Guild: Knights Templar
Profession: W/E
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I wish it was also an explorable game, "Open land"
But, hey, It still owns. |
Apr 19, 2005, 12:27 AM // 00:27 | #6 |
Academy Page
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I like the fact that you don't sit in one spot camping mobs though. You're constantly travelling and killing. It isn't very linear, but there are some restriction as to where you can go.
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Apr 19, 2005, 12:45 AM // 00:45 | #7 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Perhaps your friend speaks after experiencing missions. Missions tend to be more linear because they are trying to drive you to the next area. However, the open world is not linear at all. You could spend a few hours walking around the begining area, not to mention the entire world that will open up after that!
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Apr 19, 2005, 01:29 PM // 13:29 | #8 |
Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Thanks for all your replies! I'm not sure what my roomate meant. At first it sounded really linear, but that's why I came here.
Yeah, I'll definately be picking up this game. |
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