I just got the game last night. By the time I had it installed and patched I had to go to work, so I haven’t had a chance to play it yet, but I’ll probably get on in the morning. If any of you play, what are your character’s names, breeds, professions, and affiliations? Maybe we can get together in-game sometime.
I wanted to be. I was even accepted as a beta tester but never could get the download to work.
I’ve heard a lot of reports of servers not working and the game being less than stable. I think they will figure it all out and get it working in time, but by then Galaxies might be ready.
Galaxies is alluring to me because the developers have promised that you won’t have to live your life online to enjoy the game. I’ve pretty much given up on Everquest because it takes you 6 hours to gain anything and I simply don’t have that kind of time. I’ve also made the astounding discovery that Everquest is boring. If you find the right group to camp with it can be fun, but its the people that make it fun. The game can be quite dull.
I know that Anarchy Online was moving to correct some of the tediousness of Everquest but I’ve heard that they have made some of the same mistakes too, like not making player skills profitable.
My info on Anarchy Online though is all second hand at the moment so please correct me if I’m off base.
I was in the Beta. I hope I don’t dash your hopes, but the game is another situation of “Great concept… comepletely terrible execution.” and as far as I can tell from playing the retail version on a friends computer, it isn’t much better.
Major complaints: Lag, Inability to “Zone”, Random disconnects.
Maybe you’ll like it tho’… I’m holding out for Shadowbane.