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so-i like! there's several things that will take some getting used to. I'm happy to see cosmetic changes to bandos and arma, looks great!
Regarding the new abilities feature, I'd like to see some organization, basic abilities all together up to the ultimate. in the melee department, the same, basic abilities all together, and then 2h weapons and dual weapons separated. As it is, it took too long for me to find what i could use for an ability-and by the time i did find it, it wasnt what i needed anymore. so far, this one problem has been the root for every difficulty i've encountered thus far. Simple organization should fix it
otherwise, looks great! it exceeded my expectations, and I'll be getting more familiar with it everyday!
Regarding the new abilities feature, I'd like to see some organization, basic abilities all together up to the ultimate. in the melee department, the same, basic abilities all together, and then 2h weapons and dual weapons separated. As it is, it took too long for me to find what i could use for an ability-and by the time i did find it, it wasnt what i needed anymore. so far, this one problem has been the root for every difficulty i've encountered thus far. Simple organization should fix it
otherwise, looks great! it exceeded my expectations, and I'll be getting more familiar with it everyday!
27-Jun-2012 07:07:41
So much hatred going on.
Jagex, I like the way the beta looks. It feels good, the abilities flow pretty well, but I do have a couple things I need to comment on.
One, compared to wielding two weapons at once, using a weapon with a shield feels incredibly underpowered. Maybe it's more effective against stronger opponents where you need the extra health, but I was able to tear through the mountain trolls on Death Plateau no problem using twin dragon longswords, whereas I struggled if I used a sword and a shield. Similar things happened if I used the new ranged shields or magic shields instead of two weapons at once. Something needs to be done to give the shield some love.
Two, if it hasn't been said, all the protection prayers seem bugged. Granted, they don't seem as needed anymore, at least with my standard enemies, but it was a shock to have unlocked Deflect Melee just the day before going onto the beta, then trying it out and finding it doesn't work.
Three, the caged lesser demon in the wizard's tower has magic attacks now? That seems like a dropped ball to me... I thought it was supposed to be an easy target to beat up on when it couldn't get you.
Four, the game-wide multicombat zone gets kinda too crazy. I miss knowing there were some areas where I could only be attacked by one enemy at a time, and when I let a multitarget ability loose and suddenly had multiple trolls attacking me I was sure it was a glitch.
Five, barge and retreat both feel very finicky. You tend to retreat and then stop attacking, breaking combat flow, and to use barge I seem to have to already be attacking my target, only I can't use it next to them.
All that said, I wish I had more space to talk about the good. Almost all of the abilities I've tried so far look and feel great, and I love the gaps filled with the new magic and ranged armors and that bronze gear finally matters to the new players. Keep tweaking the beta, listen to the testers, and don't let the naysayers get to you.
Jagex, I like the way the beta looks. It feels good, the abilities flow pretty well, but I do have a couple things I need to comment on.
One, compared to wielding two weapons at once, using a weapon with a shield feels incredibly underpowered. Maybe it's more effective against stronger opponents where you need the extra health, but I was able to tear through the mountain trolls on Death Plateau no problem using twin dragon longswords, whereas I struggled if I used a sword and a shield. Similar things happened if I used the new ranged shields or magic shields instead of two weapons at once. Something needs to be done to give the shield some love.
Two, if it hasn't been said, all the protection prayers seem bugged. Granted, they don't seem as needed anymore, at least with my standard enemies, but it was a shock to have unlocked Deflect Melee just the day before going onto the beta, then trying it out and finding it doesn't work.
Three, the caged lesser demon in the wizard's tower has magic attacks now? That seems like a dropped ball to me... I thought it was supposed to be an easy target to beat up on when it couldn't get you.
Four, the game-wide multicombat zone gets kinda too crazy. I miss knowing there were some areas where I could only be attacked by one enemy at a time, and when I let a multitarget ability loose and suddenly had multiple trolls attacking me I was sure it was a glitch.
Five, barge and retreat both feel very finicky. You tend to retreat and then stop attacking, breaking combat flow, and to use barge I seem to have to already be attacking my target, only I can't use it next to them.
All that said, I wish I had more space to talk about the good. Almost all of the abilities I've tried so far look and feel great, and I love the gaps filled with the new magic and ranged armors and that bronze gear finally matters to the new players. Keep tweaking the beta, listen to the testers, and don't let the naysayers get to you.
27-Jun-2012 07:32:05
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