tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post1733145551535572151..comments2023-10-22T13:29:51.766+02:00Comments on The stuffed Yammob: FreeRealms SOE's free to choose MMO?Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-31164439894192267342009-05-09T08:00:00.000+02:002009-05-09T08:00:00.000+02:00Wow, is it already this long ago?
At the beginning...Wow, is it already this long ago?<br />At the beginning of this week I tried out Free Realms post launch for a bit. <br />It had one major drawback.<br />The initial download is something like 50 MB and a "snap" (3 minute download). Not too bad for launch time. <br /><br />However, during my 30 minute sojourn into the game I had to repeatedly wait for 2-3 minutes while content for the basic games was being streamed. I'm talking about the first brawl and the first cooking minigame. The real-time data stream came in at a whooping 15KB/s over my line which repeatedly manages up to 10MB/s<br />I'm sorry but if you're going to play the content-stream game, you may want to provide a little more bandwidth for that, rent some extra for launch-time maybe? It really broke up any enjoyment I might have had. <br /><br />I got a toon Shelaugh made and dragged her through the tutorial, but I quit right after. If you want to try scaling dungeons, let me know. Don't think I'll be doing much beyond that.Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-33898034182415888312009-04-27T09:53:00.000+02:002009-04-27T09:53:00.000+02:00I didn't check the Freerealms forums yesterday, tu...I didn't check the Freerealms forums yesterday, turns out this game goes live tomorrow Tues 28th, characters aren't server dependant btw and all will be wiped ready for launch.Geekzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313017286168613164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-49211112203185187772009-04-27T01:51:00.000+02:002009-04-27T01:51:00.000+02:00Server 1 IS a badass name and I was severely dissa...Server 1 IS a badass name and I was severely dissapointed to discover it wasn't the FFA PvP server it's name screamed it was.../sigh :)Geekzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313017286168613164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-14636539834581173232009-04-27T01:29:00.000+02:002009-04-27T01:29:00.000+02:00I caught that from the screenies yes :-)
Geez, th...I caught that from the screenies yes :-)<br /><br />Geez, they really used up all their creativity making the game didn't they? Server 1...<br />I really think servers should have names and at least one should have a 'badass' name so I can pick another server with a lower general testosterone level :-)Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-64156164989325348902009-04-27T01:26:00.000+02:002009-04-27T01:26:00.000+02:00Oh my toon is called Jimbo JonesOh my toon is called Jimbo JonesGeekzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313017286168613164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-58222182762484140472009-04-27T01:25:00.000+02:002009-04-27T01:25:00.000+02:00Server 1, no realms or names as yet.Server 1, no realms or names as yet.Geekzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313017286168613164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-35743740147959799542009-04-27T01:20:00.000+02:002009-04-27T01:20:00.000+02:00Ah ok, just followed that route myself :-)
It's mo...Ah ok, just followed that route myself :-)<br />It's mostly the UI that screams Sims at me. All those Semi-transparent thick-bordered button thingies.<br /><br />Beta's Open atm, though not a free-for-all quite yet. I.e. NDA has lifted sometime last week, which is why I saw the other reviews. <br />I'll let you know if I get in. Any Realm, Shard or something like that I should pick?Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-81125582748150033852009-04-27T01:16:00.000+02:002009-04-27T01:16:00.000+02:00It definately will appeal to the Sims crowd, your ...It definately will appeal to the Sims crowd, your right there, that was the other game I thought of while playing. I've heard mention of housing on their forums but haven't seen anything either officially or ingame that would say it exists.<br /><br />I saw a link you provided earlier in the week on this blog which made me hunt down the official site, I logged into the site using my Station (Vanguard) log in and got a message saying 'you are already enrolled for beta, please keep checking your mails', 2 days later i got the beta invite.<br /><br />From what I can tell (no date as yet) open beta isn't too far away, they are still fine tuning things like xp gain etc. <br /><br />If you get in let me know I'm keen to see how this scaling works.<br /><br />Thnx for the compliment :)Geekzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313017286168613164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477169190731480241.post-36801933587112622652009-04-27T01:03:00.000+02:002009-04-27T01:03:00.000+02:00THe scaling dungeon malarchy sounds a lot like Cit...THe scaling dungeon malarchy sounds a lot like City of Heroes/Villains. Except there it'd scale on both difficulty setting and team size.<br /><br />I'm impressed! You're a much better game reviewer than I am. :-)<br />So, where to get an Open Beta account now? I'd seen some mentions of key giveaways but nothing I could follow up on at the time.<br />Or did it launch already?<br /><br />P.s. Someone said to me that SOE took the oft heard insult at their address of providing a "guided amusement park tour" by the butt-naked 20-miles of snow hardcore fans and decided to run with it. FreeRealms is the rsult. It really isn't an MMORPG if you ask me, it's an MMOAP, which is ok really. It's something else. I'm still wondering how much it targets the pre-teens and how much the Sims / Sims 2 crowd. Might be some overlap there. <br /><br />Good review!Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835095269839169484noreply@blogger.com