Estiah
DiscoZombie
Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">New web browser MMORPG</div>So, <a href="http://www.estiah.com/" target="_blank">Estiah</a> is a new web game that bills itself as a web browser MMORPG. No fees anywhere (not even an option to 'buy' extras for your character... no ads... I don't even think there's a 'donate' link anywhere... no clue what their business model is. I think it's just made by some peeps for fun and they're not looking to make money offa it... but I digress). You basically just log on for a few minutes every day, spend your action points fighting monsters or exploring dungeons or fighting players or gathering resources or what have you, you level up, you can buy new gear with your in-game golds, yada yada, all the stuff you'd expect to do in an MMORPG. you can specialize via classes as you level up. It's surprisingly addictive.
I'm only level 4 so far, about to hit level 5. just found it yesterday. Give it a go if you want and ask me if you have any questions. Feel free to use my <a href="http://www.estiah.com/user/register/index/id/10798" target="_blank">link</a> to sign up - or don't, since I know referral links are oh so shunned here. I think all it would do is give me points toward one in-game skill.
I'm only level 4 so far, about to hit level 5. just found it yesterday. Give it a go if you want and ask me if you have any questions. Feel free to use my <a href="http://www.estiah.com/user/register/index/id/10798" target="_blank">link</a> to sign up - or don't, since I know referral links are oh so shunned here. I think all it would do is give me points toward one in-game skill.
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No control over combat == not particularly interesting.
go play KoL, it is better <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
I mean, your game is wonderfully polished and very well developed and solid and all that.
Just not all that fun <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
I did try KoL - it is quite amusing and I will probably keep playing, but I don't think there's as much depth there, even if there is plenty of humor =P
if I'm the only one who finds it fun and addictive, so be it =P
No depth to Kingdom of Loathing? There's a whole lot to do in it. Even though you end up essentially playing the same game over and over, the fact that you get to keep a skill every time and switch classes makes for quite interesting gameplay. I often forget to do stuff until later than I should because there's so much to keep track of. Frequent switching of equipment and familiar, along with choosing skills to use during combat, make for a fairly diverse combat system. Anyone that's just jumping into it, feel free to message me, username lostcalpolydude, and I'll send you some stuff to get started along with giving plenty of advice. (I spend way too much time on the KoL forum, so I know the details for the majority of the mechanics in that game.)
What does that mean?
Ultimately, the world wide web/inter-net, will become obselete (,or so an article I read in the 'green-guide' says). Programs similar to 'second life', will become the way in wich the online community, i.e. globe, interact, shop, browse, etc.
Entire virtual worlds will come into existence, leaving the 'real world' behind us.. We've all seen it in some form of another, and game-hackers will be *DELETED*.
What does that mean?
Ultimately, the world wide web/inter-net, will become obselete (,or so an article I read in the 'green-guide' says). Programs similar to 'second life', will become the way in wich the online community, i.e. globe, interact, shop, browse, etc.
Entire virtual worlds will come into existence, leaving the 'real world' behind us.. We've all seen it in some form of another, and game-hackers will be *DELETED*.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
A browser based RPG is just that, and RPG that you play from a browser instead of downloading and installing a client.
oh and about the 'future' internet:
BUAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
I love futurists, they make me laugh. Hell the name makes me laugh <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" /> (Futurists are those people that make a living off of BSing about what they think the future will hold)
The concept of VR replacing computers is rather dumb when you really start thinking about it (kinda like the idea of replacing our current UIs with totally touch/gesture based ones)
Also does this have graphics or is it text based...
Also does this have graphics or is it text based...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
limited graphics. mostly card based. it's Magic: The Gathering-like in that you choose a set of cards to be your loadout and unleash them essentially randomly at mobs/other players. so choosing the right cards is vital.