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Red 5 Studios unveils Firefall f2p shooter MMO - Page 12
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HarryDG
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VTArlock
United States1763 Posts
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BrTarolg
United Kingdom3574 Posts
I would say, it's totally unfinished obviously and in beta But unlike most companies that are in beta, they are not trying to "release a finished game" in beta it's ACTUALLY beta. As in, the company is willingly giving out beta content to users and allowing them to TEST it, so that the finished product is great. The game constantly changes so much due to beta feedback, where things can still be changed, as opposed to many other kinds of betas where it's just a pre-hype to the game and things are hard to change I gotta say, red5 devs are fantastic, and they actively communicate with the community and hang out with regular players all the time. It's a really different way of approaching the game, and it's hard to explain how it all works without actually playing and enjoying the experience It's fascinating that red5 guys will hang out in our parties to explore bits of the game with us, or tell us about the bits of the game they made etc, and we can directly give them feedback there The atmosphere of the community is incredibly, as basically it runs on the premise that the devs are nice, so the players should be nice too, and everyone should pitch in their little bit to make it enjoyable. Theres no "forcing you to be nice" -it's just the way it is. edit: OMG i found out why this game is so amazing, ORSON SCOTT CARD WRITES FOR FIREFALL that's why the lore is amazing | ||
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hordeau
United States157 Posts
http://www.firefallthegame.com/community/threads/list-of-streams-for-firefall-beta.23888/ | ||
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Mnemic
Botswana80 Posts
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clik
United States319 Posts
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Malpractice.248
United States734 Posts
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Tachion
Canada8573 Posts
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Kiante
Australia7069 Posts
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Tachion
Canada8573 Posts
On April 07 2012 03:25 Kiante wrote: how is the shop and stuff going to work? what are you going to be able to buy in the game? will there be a premium mode or something? sorry if it's been asked/discussed before, couldn't find it on their web page or in the OP or last few pages The Shop stuff is purely cosmetics and convenience. New looks, voices, faster crafting and such. It isn't online yet so I don't know anything outside of what I heard them briefly mention. You won't be able to buy new weapons, armor, abilities or anything like that which directly impacts player strength. They are really against pay2win. | ||
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Hoban
United States1600 Posts
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Kiante
Australia7069 Posts
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deth2munkies
United States4051 Posts
On April 07 2012 04:15 Hoban wrote: Man this game is so much fun. Actually felt somewhat challenging too for the first couple missions (haven't done past that). If you ran into a pack of the evil humanoid troopers and weren't prepared you just get rofl stomped into the ground. I like the crafting system too. Overall, I can't wait to play it some more, it is totally selling me on the FPS+MMO. Right now the Chosen Assaults are kind of bugged, as in they never attack. I solo'd an entire incursion by just killing off the dreadnaughts, farming the Assaults for more health/ammo when I needed it, then killing the big red thingy. That said, thumper missions are so much fun, best resource collection I've seen in a while. There's varied wave structures combined with enemies that spawn in that area, plus roving bands of chosen, plus the occasional "someone else puts a thumper in your area and all hell breaks loose". | ||
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Tachion
Canada8573 Posts
On April 07 2012 04:20 Kiante wrote: do you still level up/get gear and stuff from quests/bosses and what not? or is it a shooter in the purest sense where everyone is on a completely level playing field with the same weapons/armor You get exp for killing enemy mobs in PvE and killing players in PvP. They aim to make PvP the fastest way to level, but PvE is where you get all your resources from to craft your gear. Every time you gain a level you get a nanoprint for a new piece of gear. There are also a variety of nanoprint vendors for all sorts of different items and equipment. You take the nanoprint to a manufacturing station and use different resources to craft your new gear from the nanoprint. You get the resources (currently) by doing thumper missions. These entail going out and scanning for resource nodes and then calling down a thumper and defending it from the enemies that it attracts. The bigger the thumper you call down the harder it is to defend it, but it will yield you more resources. ![[image loading]](http://www.carameldream.net/Firefall/scanning.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.carameldream.net/Firefall/thumper.jpg) Levels don't do anything for the strength of your character other than unlock access to new pieces of gear. | ||
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Anon06
United States203 Posts
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jurch
Slovenia60 Posts
If there is a kind soul to trade a beta key. All i can offer is path of exile beta. If not please give some more feedback. It's fun to read good news about a game these days  | ||
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Tachion
Canada8573 Posts
On April 07 2012 07:45 Anon06 wrote: opinions on the game? whats fun about it whats not? It's So-So. I've been playing for 5 months and it's starting to get a little tedious. Farming resources takes a decent amount of time, but characters are still getting wiped so it's hard to find the motivation to dedicate to leveling up and such just to lose it later. Still more wipes to come. The combat could use a bit of a skill cap increase, it's perhaps a bit too simple at the moment, but they want to keep it 'accessible', so it's a bit of a balancing act. PvE could use more content, but it's still very much in production so I can't harp on them too hard about it. It's a work in process. It's still very much a unique game that's worth playing for awhile. It is F2P after all :o | ||
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deth2munkies
United States4051 Posts
On April 07 2012 08:24 Tachion wrote: It's So-So. I've been playing for 5 months and it's starting to get a little tedious. Farming resources takes a decent amount of time, but characters are still getting wiped so it's hard to find the motivation to dedicate to leveling up and such just to lose it later. Still more wipes to come. The combat could use a bit of a skill cap increase, it's perhaps a bit too simple at the moment, but they want to keep it 'accessible', so it's a bit of a balancing act. PvE could use more content, but it's still very much in production so I can't harp on them too hard about it. It's a work in process. It's still very much a unique game that's worth playing for awhile. It is F2P after all :o It just feels like there's a lot missing...and there should because it's early beta. I think it's too early to say if I'll still be playing this next year, but it seems like the company has the right attitude, listens to feedback, and has the talent to make it good, I think we're just going to have to see. | ||
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Anon06
United States203 Posts
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PerksPlus
Canada105 Posts
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