WarCry Staff Posts: 2345 Joined: 5 Jan 2007 | "The Noob" Previews Darkfall Beta
Gianna Masetti, creator of "The Noob" comic, was invited by Aventurine SA to preview the ongoing Darkfall Online Beta and she delivers, with new'n'pretty NDA-free screenshots!
Masetti broke down the preview into two parts, first introducing the MMORPG and its concept, and in the second part she delves deeper into Darkfall's user interface, pointing out the mouselook, view distance and more:
In 3rd person view the camera is pretty close to your character and it's fixed, so you can't mousewheel back until your character is tiny and you can see for twenty yards behind you. Your chance to spot other people is to actually turn and look. Period.
This is not all, though. If you happen to be a tall guy, like my ork, and you're fighting someone shorter, like a goblin, you have to aim DOWN at the little fucker while he runs figure eights around you, which means that you have even less awareness of your surroundings. This particular thing is something that I dislike, just because it might give an advantage to dwarves and alfars - who can hack away at big guys' ankles while enjoying the view at the same time. On the other hand, it would probably look strange if you could hit someone who barely reaches your chest by swinging at the air over his head, so I guess it makes sense the way it is now, it's just that I find it annoying.
Masetti also came back with several screenshots showcasing the engine's capabilities. Here's a sampler:
Read the full preview at TheNoobComic.com
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Epic’d Out Posts: 6301 Joined: 30 Jun 2004 | Wait wait wait... hold it!
The Noob was created by a gurl?!!?!?1 
Frakking hippies.
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WarCry Staff Posts: 2345 Joined: 5 Jan 2007 | guitar:
Wait wait wait... hold it!
The Noob was created by a gurl?!!?!?1
Last I checked, yeah :P |
Killed 10 Boars Posts: 10 Joined: 18 Aug 2007 | Nice to see the gameplay from the point of view of a noob (or at least not FPS hardcore gamer), like me :(
Yeah... I love this game but I will suck at it, despite being a guy... |
BANNED Posts: 339 Joined: 30 Jul 2008 | porkyspine:
Nice to see the gameplay from the point of view of a noob (or at least not FPS hardcore gamer), like me :(
Yeah... I love this game but I will suck at it, despite being a guy...
Don't worry, if you want I'll save you the embarrassment of getting killed by thousands of different people and just kill you myself a thousand times. My therapist tells me I should find a more constructive outlet for my anger than killing things, but her father owns a slaughter house in Kansas, and you know what they say about hypocrisy! Why is it that the voice in my head refuses to get me a cupcake? |
Killed 10 Boars Posts: 10 Joined: 18 Aug 2007 | PerfectInsanity:
Don't worry, if you want I'll save you the embarrassment of getting killed by thousands of different people and just kill you myself a thousand times. My therapist tells me I should find a more constructive outlet for my anger than killing things, but her father owns a slaughter house in Kansas, and you know what they say about hypocrisy!
Thanks pal! I don't know what they say about hypocrisy in Kansas, so...
Anyway, there's a part 3 now. |
Master Looter Posts: 1611 Joined: 27 Mar 2008 | That tall and short thing sounds amazing actually. I'm very much impressed by that, along with the no zoom in/out. I always exploit that. 
I report badge farmers so that way they can't get their precious Matrix badges, among others. Abide by our rules, and do not spam up areas just because you think they're dead. I read dead areas frequently to report badge farming, as it's strongly frowned upon, and necroing is against the rules.
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Adventurer Posts: 412 Joined: 12 Aug 2008 | I hope they can pull this game off, it sounds exactly like the MMO I have always wanted to play. Very much a fan of spontaneous pvp and positive or negative consequences for doing pvp. |
"The Noob" Previews Darkfall Beta
Gianna Masetti, creator of "The Noob" comic, was invited by Aventurine SA to preview the ongoing Darkfall Online Beta and she delivers, with new'n'pretty NDA-free screenshots!
Masetti broke down the preview into two parts, first introducing the MMORPG and its concept, and in the second part she delves deeper into Darkfall's user interface, pointing out the mouselook, view distance and more:
Masetti also came back with several screenshots showcasing the engine's capabilities. Here's a sampler:
Read the full preview at TheNoobComic.com
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