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Stradden 6/17/08 6:53:27 AM
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In this week`s Beyond the MMORPG feature, we take a look at a game called "The Continuum". The Continuum is a flash-based game currently in beta that comes down somewhere between a miniatures game and a trading card game.
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Loke666 6/17/08 8:10:31 AM
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Sounds awfully lot like Sony onlines "Legends of norrath" except there you could also find starter and booster packs inside EQ and EQ2 and get ingame items for those games in the bosters. |
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sadeyx 6/17/08 8:32:31 AM
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I would agree.. I looks utterly Shyte! - Are the people at MMORPG so bored or desperate for news that the have to drag up this kind of foul smelling dribble? I can just about bare the "hello kitty online" and "myth war" kinda of crap games they write articles about.. but this really puts me off using mmorpg.com I come here to read quality reviews and news not this rubbish.. Carry on like this mmorpg.com and I certainly wont be visiting or reccomending your site to anyone. Just grow up please and realise that your audience deserves a bit more respect. |
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Stradden 6/17/08 9:46:46 AM
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Originally posted by sadeyx I don't see how you feel "disrespected" by this article. It was labelled as a "beyond the MMORPG" article, and is presented for those who wish to read it. If you don't want to read about non-MMO games, don't read Beyond the MMORPG articles. |
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Hashbrick 6/17/08 12:05:42 PM
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One thing comes to mind.. Suck it! |
It's not about you, mmorpg.com doesn't revolve around you. It's an MMO community, some people look forward to the hello kitty online/myth war news. As well as this news that digs outside the MMO world. You don't like it, skip it. Don't sit here and complain that the news doesn't revolve around your tastes. Let's grow up a little shall we. |
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mike470 6/17/08 12:16:50 PM
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"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand" - Randy Pausch |
Originally posted by sadeyx
Nice to know that's how maturely you act at age 30? Seriously, people enjoy different games than you, no need to just cry about it since you aren't interested in something. Like Hashbrick said, people arew looking forward to Myth War 2.0 and HKO, the games DON'T revolve around you.
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Devros 6/17/08 2:09:48 PM
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I was playing the beta for this game. It has some interesting elements and some useless elements, some of which might be dealt with in beta. Its touted as a mix of turn based wargame, rpg and collectible cards. Its not for everyone but it has some appeal as well as an extensive world and storyline with many characters. It is most definitely an mmo and your pool of combatants are generated purely from starter packs and booster packs of cards. Think of each card as a character sheet. Once you have your armies Its fun to design, equip them (I dont like the method of procuring equipment at all) and level them up and their abilities with experience gained from battles, although at times it seems very random or pointless. Whereas the army creation and leveling are somewhat functional I do find the overall strategy somewhat lacking. Turn based strategy games are know for deep challenging strategy but this game has almost none. For instance maps in general fail to facilitate any strategy on behalf of the warring armies, position of combatants has no real effect on battle nor does terrain. There are many elements that were not well thought out and take away from the gameplay. Some may enjoy the simple battle mechanics (if you enjoyed Might and Magic series or Final Fantasy) although I think they failed to improve on this old school battle mechanic and in some cases made it worse with their rock paper scissors commands and "slot machine" visuals. There are a lot of things that need to be worked on throughout the various beta stages. They have some good ideas they just need to tighten up the game a lot. In its current state random combatants could never have a balanced battle. Presentation is pretty good, they do evoke a game world although somewhat random if you dont read the online comic book stories. Art is pretty consistent so its passable. The rooms and lobbys are ok and connecting to battle other players was pretty smooth although they need to make the lobby window and map window support up to 1920x1200 as the window is postage stamp sized. I don't like the cash grab for cards at all but its beta so they are free now :) Play the beta while you wait for your fav mmorpg to be released and help an Independent designer make a better game for those who do like it while increasing your own knowledge of game design. There is no reason to hate this game or mmorpg.com for publishing a post about it.
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drakythe 6/17/08 6:27:28 PM
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Hey there, MMORPG.com, A Denizen of The Continuum here, just wanted to pop in and say thanks for helping t o publicize a great game. The crew at 7L is a great bunch of guys and anyone who wants to help influence the direction The Continuum takes, don't hesitate to join in the Beta and let the devs have your 2 cents.
speaking of...Devros: Question(s) for you; Are you the same Devros whose profile for TC can be found here? If so, I notice that you have only level 1 units, and only played five games. Did you examine higher level abilities? I think you might be surprised by how complex strategy gets later, especially when it comes to building your units. Thats just my 2 cents. I am curious though if you could be more specific about what you felt was lacking/wrong with the game from a mechanics standpoint. I would like to examine those things for myself from your point of view and see what we (the community) might suggest to the devs to help rectify the situation.
Oh, and Sadeyx: Don't knock it till you try it, and even then, try to be fair with the knockage like Devros was. |
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JDexter 6/17/08 6:50:34 PM
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Originally posted by Stradden I don't see how you feel "disrespected&q | |
