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Sat, 04/16/2011 - 19:08
Phoenixtouch
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I've only been playing for one day and I've been enjoying the game. I played with a friend and everything was easy to do and get used to. However I, just like other, skipped alot of dialogue and probobly missed the introduction to the crystal energy system. I had no idea about energy till I could'nt go on in a level with my friend. It took me awhile to figure out you can buy some more back for "3750?", I dont remember. I didn't have enough to buy some back and it was very disapointing when I found out I couldnt play and then after yet another 20 or so minutes, I found the "mist tank?". It had no description of what it did, but I went ahead and used it. I got energy back and started playing again and managing my energy with my money like others.

I do love this game, but I think it should have a kind of introduction they makes you watch and learn. Rather than dialogue people will skip and screw them selfs over and frustrate themselves. It leads myself and I have no doubt others, that you may intentionally do this to make people want to pay for energy and I understand there needs to be a profit margine, but maybe you can make it less frustrating so people dont dislike the company even though you may of not intentionally led them into a "pay to play". Even though they have choices, they just need to know it.

I also played it on my girlfriends laptop, which then she created an account and started playing, but after she finished the tutorial and needed to proceed to haven, she had no energy. She hadn't been gaining any for some reason and never started with any, so after the tutorial she was forced to stop playing, where as after my tutorials I went ahead and played on. Why is that? Maybe because IP's share energy? Whats the intention of this? to stop people from makign different accounts to continuelly play? even they though can already...? Or is this a bug/glitch?

My suggestion would involve making it more newb friendly and less frustratiing. Thanks, Phoenixtouch.

Sat, 04/16/2011 - 19:10
#1
izoold
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But there's a wiki.

But there's a wiki.

Sat, 04/16/2011 - 19:16
#2
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Metaknight
dont skip the NPC dialog in a

dont skip the NPC dialog in a place called "the training camp" :)

Sun, 04/17/2011 - 00:24
#3
dgnspectre07
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Though he does make a point.

Though he does make a point. Even if you do read all the training camp dialog there are some important pieces missing.

Case in point, how many of you knew about reviving other players until you blew like 20 ME on reviving yourself? I think the only places it mentions it is in the loading screen tips, but I know I use my loading time (yes I have enough of it cause my lappy is slow) to read the Wiki or forums. Or make a sandwich. Read A Tale of Two Cities. W/E. Point is a lot of important stuff is never taught to players, and in a game that limits your time of play at the start it is unreasonable to say "just learn from the community" since you just wasted half your ME reviving.

Also I only just figured out how to properly use the map to plan my route down the clockworks, cause the game never showed me and I didn't get it from forum posts until one cleared it up for me earlier tonight...

I think the intro/tutorial to this game is VERY weak. Just my humble opinion though.

And yes, ME is shared across 1 IP address, but not CE.

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