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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Well I've been playing a lot of Neo Steam lately. Xfire says I've played for 39 hours in just 3 days, but most of that time is actually spent AFK (there's a mechanic that lets you AFK to earn training points, TP).Like I said two posts ago, this game is based on a steampunk setting, meaning that its somewhat like the 1800s where steam engines and stuff were used. You rarely see games featuring the 1800s era, so its pretty refreshing from all the futuristic and fantasy that floods the MMORPG scene. There are two nations in the game, Elerd and Rogwell. According to the descriptions, Elerd is the nation of magic, and Rogwell is the nation of science. Well, since I'm rather sick of fantasy and decided that I need a break, I chose Rogwell. Apparently, Rogwell is also the nation that's less populated, and the highest level character is an Elerd as well. That doesn't really bother me since I've been part of the Alliance in World of Warcraft for years, with 60% of the server being Horde. Besides, Rogwell gets a nicer symbol, and Rogwellians like to make a comparison with the USSR and communism. By the way, Rogwell is also known as the Republic of Rogwell, and some call it USRR or Mother Rogwell.
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Rogwell= Anyway, I currently have a level 17 Justicular (think paladin in WoW), and a level 24 Sorcerer (mage). I actually started my Justicular as my first character, but I changed to Sorcerer instead. I didn't want to be in the healing or tanking role. I have to admit, this is a game where you have to grind, but so far, the grinding isn't anything too bad. The quests are actually rather interesting, as there are few quests that are merely "kill X and loot Y". So far, I've had quests where I had to go around interrogating people to find the suspected embezzler, I've had to attack an NPC of the opposing faction, I've went around to knock tombstones in the correct order so that I can obtain a quest item, and I've also sat in a siege machine to kill NPC Elerds. If you are me, the quests are better than those in Runes of Magic, and sad to say, WoW. However, that's not a fair comparison, because I can never do a special quest in WoW due to the private server's limited capabilities. Here are some pictures of the siege machine. I tried getting a screenshot of the machine shooting, but I couldn't seem to get the exact moment. =(
Also, Neo Steam has their own method of getting around places, and that is to use Steam Balloons. Here's a picture.
If you're wondering why the main object (me) is so much sharper and more detailed than the surroundings, its because I've set the settings to look that way.The focus on PvP in this game is very strong. PvP can be done anywhere, but there are some restrictions. If you're in enemy territory, you can only attack enemies who attack you, and if you're in PvP territory, its free for all. There are three main locations in the game, and that is the Elerd Kingdom, and Rogwell Kingdom and Riall. The first rule of PvP that I stated belongs to the two Kingdoms, although there are some PvP areas in the Kingdom itself. Riall is a full PvP area, except for the main town that's in it.
The community is great too. Whenever I log on, I love to read the world chat. Its funny, and its helpful (yes, it amazingly is). Actually, world chat amazes me. The moment someone starts swearing and making sensitive comments such as racism and stuff, another guy will come up and start to make peace. That peacemaker won't actually start scolding him, but he'll kind of say that "you should stop" and stuff like that. The thing is, most of the time, they actually do stop. And actually, I realised that I'm actually using the word actually too many times in this paragraph. So, I think I'll actually stop.
Well, so far, my experience in this game has been great. I'm not very sure if I'll actually want to play as a sorcerer as a main, since a sorcerer is kind of a squishy, though sorcerers do craploads of damage. I just find it tiring to watch both mana and health, especially since I have a skill that converts health into mana. I'd prefer a character that can go on killing with little rest. The thing that's really holding me onto the sorcerer is the fact that they should own in PvP, as long as they can stay away from enemies. At least that's what I think, I've never really heard such a concession or experienced PvP before. Maybe I should make a DPS warrior. Sigh, I am such an altoholic.
I ramble too much.
posted @ 11:45 pm
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