From "Meh" to Absolutely Excited

[Kaoslion]

The show will be good not really sure why people are fretting over it. I believe the Battle Star Galactica guy is heading it up. The game from what I've played during the beta's will be a lot of fun especially once you can play with your friends and clan mates.

[Primus Palus]

The show will be good not really sure why people are fretting over it. I believe the Battle Star Galactica guy is heading it up. The game from what I've played during the beta's will be a lot of fun especially once you can play with your friends and clan mates.

Behind the scenes said a bunch of the BG crew is working on this show. Bear McCreary is doing the music too. Should be pretty decent.

[gothicshark]

PVE players will be disappointed, you'll know what i mean after you try it and realize there's nothing to keep you playing.

This game was designed for console shooter players.

As a huge fan of the Mass Effect series of games, and from what I have seen in Alpha I am highly anticipating the release of this game. There is reason for PVE here and meaningful cooperative gameplay. Also the PVP is fast paced unlike the failed direction of WOW which has turned it into a gear grind game.

[gothicshark]

can you find where trion have said they have a crafting system? because the videos i have seen there answer is "a crafting of sorts but not in the usual way" they then go to explain how its to break down guns etc.

That's about it. Which means it's a crafting system for the player not for a career.

[gothicshark]

If slotting mods, gems, or whatever term you want to give them, into a piece of gear is your idea of a crafting system, then sure, Defiance has crafting. Personally I don't see how modifying items through gems, mods or whatever term is used for any specific game can ever be classed as a crafting system and if it is what they intend as a crafting system then it's the worst crafting system ever. You can slot items into gear in many games, it's a modification system. To try to pass it off as crafting is deceitful and it worries me because it doesn't end there. In the end it's the players who will kick off anyway, but I suppose they'll have your money by then, this isn't a subscription game so I doubt they are too bothered if there's a lot of quitters.

Honestly, there is no need for more. One of the biggest mistakes in gaming is to create a resource and make it required if you want to be at least equal to the next guy. The Crafting systems in most MMORPGs has turned into a ridiculous time sink. I spent 2 months grinding out materials to make a rocket flying mount in WOW. That included the 35 dailies, mining 1000+ ore a day just to make a rocket ship. I got burned out, I have been doing that for 8 years, at the end of the day I have what? a mount that looks like one you can buy on ebay for $200, so I spent thousands of man hours for $200, while paying $15 a month. 0.o I think the current system is great because I don't have to do it if I don't want to.