Defiance : The Game and The TV Series

[diabolus]

Just to have a proper thread for this, extended from this thread:
http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthre...s-(MMORPG-com)

Anyway, just a quick background. It's a Scifi TV Series starting 15 April and also a 3rd person shooter MMO type of game (think Borderlands MMO) that is launching 2 April .

There's is a bit of a gamble going on with this type of TV + Game release, which is definitely quite intriguing. The fact that the game is not considered a "remake" or "cash in" for the TV Series, but rather a integral part of the series. Apparently they intend to have things happen in the game as it relates to the series and vice versa.

I certainly hope the Game and/or the TV Series get somewhere.

So who's getting the game? It's releasing on all the console + PC platforms. I had my initial doubts while in the beta, but i found the game plenty of fun. It will however cost you $60 . I felt there's enough content to get more than my money's worth. I bought the pre-order on Steam (you get some extra rewards on steam : http://store.steampowered.com/app/224600/ ).



So here's the game trailer:

[diabolus]

And the TV Series Trailer:




The first 15 minutes of the first episode is on the SyFy website, and on youtube (if it's not taken down yet).

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And a cool weapon trailer in the game:

[OmegaFenix]

I am shocked there isn't more on this on here....

My Ultimate Edition got delayed by Amazon until the 12th so a bit miffed at that. But I am hoping the delay means all the issues will be resolved before I jump in.

[Shrike]

I am shocked there isn't more on this on here....

My Ultimate Edition got delayed by Amazon until the 12th so a bit miffed at that. But I am hoping the delay means all the issues will be resolved before I jump in.

So the whole game is delayed to the 12th or just your order?

[OmegaFenix]

So the whole game is delayed to the 12th or just your order?

Game is out today. UE in the EU :S has been delayed until 12th for some retailers. Mainly Amazon.

[diabolus]

Yea, only physical copies are delayed. The game did launch, will check it out tonight. However sadly, it does look like a typical MMO launch with a ton of issues, judging from the forums. It also seems like they launched with the Beta 3 client, as everyone is asking what exactly changed between beta and live.

So alot of players are upset about issues that were obvious bugs in Beta 3 that didn't get fixed. Some are speculating Trion simply did not manage to make all the fixes in time and we'll get hit with the "real" update taking the client to live later on. I hope so, since i'm sure Trion did not sit on their hands for 2 weeks.

Many patching and client installation issues.

Plenty complaints about the chat/UI interface. I saw this coming though, it's identical to DCUOs launch. The chat screen is basically not usable, so there's not the typical chatter on the chat channels and such. I hope they get a grip on this quickly, as this can easily crush a game like this. There's also issues with the Voice chat, so it's a double whammy here when it comes to group/social interaction.

Also players complaining about the price changes in the cash store, apparently prices was increased by alot. The cash store only consists of boosts and cosmetics though, but this didnt' stop players from throwing their toys about the cost of these items. Looks like it can easily cost $10 for an outfit (full set of clothes) and so on. I don't remember how much it cost before, but cosmetic items are not a big concern for me personally, but it does paint a sad picture if players are believing Trion is gouging them.

Trion is also extremely quiet in all this. I've not seen one single post from them on the official forums , answering a few things. Although admittedly, they did launch at very strange hours. I think it was a midnight launch in USA and 8am launch in Europe.

Either way, i think it's not a bad idea having to wait a week or two on this, unless you already paid and got the game like me . I got the Steam pre-order and it did manage to unlock -all- the rewards , so i have a ton of virtual goodies to claim , hence i'm not as concerned about the cash shop at this stage.

[diabolus]

I am shocked there isn't more on this on here....

Indeed, i'm also surprised at the lack of interest. The game did actually hit top sellers on Steam over the weekend, still probably top seller behind Bioshock on there now. So it's on a few people's radars, just not here . Even the Season Pass got to top seller list on there.

So launch issues aside, it should still be an entertaining game, or rather the same experience i had in Beta 3 at least.

[Necuno]

Tbh I found the game like many others to be lacking. Way too generic... Felt like bf3 done with less effort. After this I actually want to see how planetside2 compares. Sigh, no tabula rasa anymore

Rift in comparison and guild wars 2 outshines defiance easily. I'm actually waiting on darkfall uw to see I'd it's any good.

Cleary I didn't like defiance and beta3 left me rather unimpressed.

[diabolus]

Tbh I found the game like many others to be lacking. Way too generic... Felt like bf3 done with less effort. After this I actually want to see how planetside2 compares. Sigh, no tabula rasa anymore

Rift in comparison and guild wars 2 outshines defiance easily. I'm actually waiting on darkfall uw to see I'd it's any good.

Cleary I didn't like defiance and beta3 left me rather unimpressed.

Well yea, alot "meh" from alot of people i suppose. I must just add, you can't compare this with Battlefield or Planetside. This is actually more in line with something like Tabula Rasa. Defiance is definitely more a PvE game with a PvP type of instancing tacked on. Obviously i wouldn't say this is as good as TR , but if there's a game to compare with then it's TR. Definitely not PS2/BF .

Thing with Planetside 2 is, it's pure open world PvP, there's very little you can do on your own, you either jump into a battle and shoot other players or you don't play. Defiance i expect to have a more of a semi-solo/coop questing type of experience in an open world with a few dynamic events.