malfador-off topic

Puke · #1 July 25th, 2002, 08:53 AM

most daedric items are leveled drops. you can try looking in ruins or strongholds, but unless one is laying about as part of the scenery, you wont get one off a monster untill you are fairly high level. like over 20, i think. the things are just too darn heavy though, especially the Daedric plate. The glass armor is pretty neat, but i feel like the Guyver when im wearing it.

tesco samoa · #2 August 1st, 2002, 03:00 PM

http://www.acaeum.com/

cool link.... for those who used to role the dice

dumbluck · #3 August 1st, 2002, 03:20 PM

I find it interesting that Shrapnel is marketing a second heavily moddable RPG. After all, there is Runesword already out there; why do they need another one? Isn't that counter productive, having two similar products out there, competing against each other? How is that good business sense?

Then again, what do I know about "business sense"?

geoschmo · #4 August 1st, 2002, 03:51 PM

Well Shrapnel is in the business of selling games. If Malfador has an RPG now why shouldn't they push it? RSII is several months old, and Crosscut has not made any sort of commitment to making an RSIII anytime soon AFAIK. I doubt that DO is going to affect any ongoing sales of RSII. But on the other hand I am sure if and when Crosscut has their next game ready Shrapnel will be happy to sell it too.

Think of Shrapnel as the record label and the developers as the artists. It's not a perfect analogy, but it will do. A record label wouldn't try to only sell one artists albums would they? Not if they had a choice anyway.

Geoschmo

Richard · #5 August 1st, 2002, 04:43 PM

Actually we see it as mutually assisting each other. Bringing another strong RPG title just helps out both products. Plus RSII has been out for awhile, so I don't see how it can do anything but help sales.

ZeroAdunn · #6 August 2nd, 2002, 09:49 AM

Why wouldn't shrapnel push it? It is a product malfador is producing, shrapnel can't stop them, and shrapnel has a contract (I assume) with malfador. It is just common sense to sell a product you have.

How much are they planning to sell this thing for? I don't think I would pay much more than $20.

Jmenschenfresser · #7 August 2nd, 2002, 07:10 PM

Speaking of RPGs I went down to Software ETC on 34th street. Bought Soulbringer and Icewind Dale for a combined total of 20 bucks. Cheap games are better games.

Playing Soulbringer now. Meh, it's ok being the cheaper of the two. Cost me 5 bucks. Being sprites, the eye candy characters aren't bad. Especially when I decapitate my assailants with a sabre. HAHA.

I've always been of the opinion that combat in RPGs mostly sucks. I can't stand the Final Fantasy style...ultra boring. Diablo is pointless hacking...more akin to the old Gauntlet games. I think I burned up a mouse finishing Ultima Underworld, with all the click, hold, move, unclick, etc. The realtime used in games like Planescape: Torment is a bit better, but it can get frustrating, and once you are toting around 5 or 6 NPCs in your party, a battle with several beasties can become micro-management hell. Some may remember Darklands. A bit like Torment, but slower. Honestly, I must say, one of the better systems, and it may be because of its simplicity, was the original Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo. Reason? Shield, not the sword. There was definitely a give and take feel to it. If you were attacking you were vunerable. Certain shields stopped certain things. The one I am playing now, Soulbringer has a little of that, but the computer handles the defense. It is nothing you can do really. The combat moves rather realistically, but pathfinding in this game is awkward and slow.

Point being...I've never played an RPG where I thought, "ah, this is how all RPG combat should be done."