My only complaints...and likes!Follow

My record includes 3 years with ffxi, 2 years on WoW, I dabbled in EverQuest2, LOTRO, and a few others.

This is my 3rd attempt at finding a new MMO.

Biggest Likes so far:
- PublicQuests are awesome! I don't care what anyones says. The biggest drawback in WoW and in FFXI was it's need to form groups with long term commitments. While in FFXI that was usually a non-issue (as this game was harder than WoW it has older players), in WoW it's a large problem. Spending hours setting up a group only to watch it dissolve because someone has to eat dinner cuz their Mom says so is depressing. Running aorund in WAR and stumbling into a PQ is great fun. I hope they work out all the bugs with the rolls and ad a larger bonus to those who are involved in the quest for longer time periods. I also really like PQ because it's realistic and an innovation in mmos, something unique.
- Quests are freaking fun and realistic. You have a map helping you so you don't run around aimlessly looking for questgivers. It's completion of quests is basic and to the point. They are not huge distances apart so you don't spend insane amounts of time running. They're also very fluid. One quests goes nicely into the next and before you know it your level 5 and into the 3rd chapter for your race. It's extremely enjoyable. The Quests also only yield items wearable for your class and your class only, I find this to be soooooo nice and relaxing. It's like everytime I complete a Quest I know I'll get something usable for my character. Unlike WoW where you can run around doing quest after quest and will still receive crap.
- The town designs are nice and open, I find myself remembering my way around towns easily, I am not confused and I don't waste time.

Biggest Dislikes:
- Character customization. I find (as I've read from many other posts in other forums) the High Elves to be incredibly ugly. It's so disappointing. I understand why they don't make 100 faces and hair styles to choose from as it would make the game run slower. But come on!!! Those hairstyles are tacky, they're almost hilariously bad. I refuse to believe a female created them because it's soooooooo obvious it wasn't. Have anyone even LOOKED at the Female Empire hair choices for Warrior Priest? It's like 4 choices, then 3 of the 4 with slight alterations to seem somewhat different. The High Elf males are not at all even the slightest bit masculine looking (which is achievable, look at Orlando Bloom in LOTR) and their hair is just AWFUL. HORRIBLE. FFXI has better hairstyles and overall graphics for the hair and that game came out in like 2002!!! Jesus. REMODEL THE HAIR FOR THE ELVES PLEASE (and Empire women). The reaosn this is such a huge deal for me is that if Mythic wants me to be playing a character for the next 2-3 years with WAR I want it to be something I'm happy with.

The characters I think look visually awesome and have some nice faces/hair:
- Greenskins, Dwarves, DarkElves
Needs some work but not bad:
- Empire (more womens hair choices pleas!), Chaos
Absolutely horrible, should consider remaking entirely:
- High Elves

Don't tell me it can't be done either...I have played other MMOs where it has been done before. I mean EverQuest2 is from 2003 and it was soooo customizable, you could even control your head and body size and hair/skin colors were completely limitless possibilities. If you can't accomplish that, at least make what few customizable things we can do @#%^ing awesome looking.

Overall I am excited and I really like it, but the race I wanted to play is too ugly to play so now I am leaning towards DarkElves or Dwarves.

Thank you. :B

They have made some changes just from the first preview weekend to the second as to what kind of customizations are available - some good, some bad. I'm hoping to see yet more changes soon.

I for one am totally digging the Dark Elf char designs. They did such a nice job on the armour, and the ability to DYE it right off the bat (with money) is awesome. I put on a hideous clownlike blue and yellow robe last night, but had no fear because I was able to run and dye it almost immediately. :)

Definitely not liking the strung-out crack monkey Chaos chicks, though. They all look like some kind of emo kid or addict. I've sent a couple notes to Mythic in game. Let's hope they get the hint. I am not looking forward to all the Chaos chicks named MarilynManson or Junkigrrl.

EDIT: Oh yeah. I showed some screenshots to my supervisor at work. He used to be into Warhammer tabletop.
He thinks the Chaos people need more mutations. I have to admit, that would be totally bada$$. Rank up, get a random mutation. Or failing that, at least have some hideous mutation options available at char creation. Chaos should have the option to have boils on the skin, random tentacles, random eyeballs and mouths. *nodnod*

-T.



Edited, Sep 9th 2008 8:51am by Tepetkhet

Yeah, actually, my biggest issue with the game so far (now that they've gotten the pets fixed up right) has been the customization, and specifically the Dark Elf/High Elf males. During the first preview weekend I started up a male DE sorc just to see what the class was like, and my wife came up behind me and asked, "Why the hell are you playing a female character?" I had to explain to her that I wasn't, that it was, in fact, a male character. She didn't believe me until I logged out and showed her the character creation process.

This is one of the things, though, that I expect may be changed a bit for the actual release. Other than the customization issue I haven't found too many big things that would cause me to not play the game. Yeah there's the odd bug here and there, and yeah the PQ loot rolls are pretty well borked (placed first for contribution in a PQ last night, rolled 20th for loot, wtf), but overall Mythic's got a very solid product. I'm very impressed with WAR overall, especially since it's one of those things that would be so easy to screw up.

I have been playing MMO's since UO first came out. And Warhammer Role playing and tabletop for nearly 20 years. That said I just want to say that the character models for WAR are true to Gamesworkshop's miniature line and table top game that this MMO is based upon. Elves in the Old World of Warhammer (and that includes Dark, High, and Wood Elves) look exactly as they do in WAR. Tall, light of build, and femalish. As far as Empire Warrior-priest (female), these chicks have gone mad with thier "love" of the Sigmar and look exactly like someone should, I'm sure thier hair is the last thing they are worried about. I have seen images from GW with Warrior-priests going into battle with thier hair on fire. Lastly, Chaos Zealots also look exactly as they should, I too would like to see more mutations with them too, especially since THIS branch of Chaos seems to favor the Lord of Change which relishes in mutation.
I sure, as with most MMO's there will be new hairstyles and barber show vendors in the future, this is Beta afterall and most of the content hasn't even been implemented yet (ie= crafting).


Tyrandor Edit: Fixed your quote.

Edited, Sep 10th 2008 12:28pm by Tyrandor

Actually, no.
Eating and bandages are both interrupted in WoW by DoTs.

/agree on the seeds, though. WTF...I have a metric ton of seeds, but absolutely nothing for talisman making and only a couple items for apothecary.

-T.

I think you're getting so much cultivation stuff because they intent it to be a Gathering profession. All the stuff for Alchemy comes from cultivating those seeds. The only way to get the market full of that stuff for Apothecaries is to grow it.

Yeah I'm going to spend a fortune on potions, I can already tell.