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Stormgale
Feb 27, 2010

Inzombiac posted:

Even though I can play both, I am completely incapable of deciding between Assassin for Summoner. I tried Summoner during one beta and liked it quite a bit but could do next to nothing at low-level PvP, which isn't even my focus.

Do you care about PVE?

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Cao Ni Ma
May 25, 2010



Gwyrgyn Blood posted:

The packs seems pretty badly priced to me, as the cheapest pack just looks like trash and the next cheapest option after that is 75$ which is a big fat Noooope from me.

Yeah, the first and second tier are trash. Like if the second tier was 60 then fine, but that extra 15 is a big perception hurdle people just wont clear, because 60 gets you new game elsewhere. The $150 pack is actually a good value if you plan to splurge on the game, but again its a big psychological hurdle. They could have cut the character slots on in game cash and had a $100 package and probably made more money.

Inzombiac
Mar 19, 2007

PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY


Stormgale posted:

Do you care about PVE?

PvE is 90% of what I'm going to do until pvp is fun and rewarding. I just love me some dumb ninja poo poo.

Amante
Jan 3, 2007

...


Gwyrgyn Blood posted:

The packs seems pretty badly priced to me, as the cheapest pack just looks like trash and the next cheapest option after that is 75$ which is a big fat Noooope from me.
Yeah, they should really be $25/50/75. But they know suckers (like me) will still buy the $125, so...

Inzombiac
Mar 19, 2007

PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY


Hahaha gently caress me.
I just bought Dragon's Dogma as well.
RIP my butt.

Stormgale
Feb 27, 2010

Inzombiac posted:

PvE is 90% of what I'm going to do until pvp is fun and rewarding. I just love me some dumb ninja poo poo.

Well summoner is PVE supportey and assassin is Raw Damage/solo king

cathead
Jan 21, 2004

Stormgale posted:

Well summoner is PVE supportey and assassin is Raw Damage/solo king

Assassin can also spec for a couple of pretty nice party support skills, and Summoner has really solid damage, especially once we get 50 and hongmoon skills. They also both serve the "party stealth" role which is key for some endgame dungeons. So they're actually not all that different from one another in terms of damage and support.

The real difference is in the playstyle specifics (pet-based ranged aoe vs high mobility single-target melee) so I think I'd just pick which one you have more fun playing and don't worry too much about the other details.

Cao Ni Ma
May 25, 2010



drat, I'm somehow actually considering going all in into the game since its probably the kmmo I've played most out of the recent crop of kmmos. Buuuut I'm going out for a planning conference tomorrow and wont be back in time for the headstart. I can just not eat as much and the per diem will cover the most expensive package by itself.

Have they announced prices for things like character slots in the cash shop? I think the only thing I really value is the bank space, character slots and a few dresses maybe.

Stormgale
Feb 27, 2010

cathead posted:

Assassin can also spec for a couple of pretty nice party support skills, and Summoner has really solid damage, especially once we get 50 and hongmoon skills. They also both serve the "party stealth" role which is key for some endgame dungeons. So they're actually not all that different from one another in terms of damage and support.

The real difference is in the playstyle specifics (pet-based ranged aoe vs high mobility single-target melee) so I think I'd just pick which one you have more fun playing and don't worry too much about the other details.

Pff like I am speccing support when I can just solo everything with INFINITE STEALTH.

LITERALLY MY FETISH
Nov 11, 2010


Raise Chris Coons' taxes so that we can have Medicare for All.

Inzombiac posted:

Hahaha gently caress me.
I just bought Dragon's Dogma as well.
RIP my butt.

The real victory in the games coming out in January is for character creators that let you create monsters, I feel. There's this, black desert, and dragon's dogma. That's a lot of monsters in the making.

fadam
Apr 23, 2008

Black Desert is coming out in January?

Also, we're rolling on Mushin, right?

cathead
Jan 21, 2004

fadam posted:

Black Desert is coming out in January?

Also, we're rolling on Mushin, right?

Yeah, though fair warning, queues are probably going to be hell if you're not premium.

LITERALLY MY FETISH
Nov 11, 2010


Raise Chris Coons' taxes so that we can have Medicare for All.

fadam posted:

Black Desert is coming out in January?

Also, we're rolling on Mushin, right?

Well, they did CBT stuff before january I think, so still counts :colbert:

Inzombiac
Mar 19, 2007

PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY


LITERALLY MY FETISH posted:

The real victory in the games coming out in January is for character creators that let you create monsters, I feel. There's this, black desert, and dragon's dogma. That's a lot of monsters in the making.

Someone call up the McElroy brothers to start the monster factory again!

noELrunes
Jan 23, 2004

Bah gawd he had a family!

cathead posted:

Yeah, though fair warning, queues are probably going to be hell if you're not premium.

Is it proven premium is going to work? NCSoft has a certain other game on the premium thing and well, yeah...

Hyper Inferno
Jun 11, 2015
People who wanted to be the first Naruto, Kirito, or whatever name are going to be disappointed because GMs are reserving names before name reservation actually gets to go up.

http://eu-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/search/info?c=Kirito
http://na-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/search/info?c=Kirito

https://www.reddit.com/r/bladeandsoul/comments/40j7fh/ncsoft_gms_claiming_names_on_na_even_before/

randombattle
Oct 16, 2008

This hand of mine shines and roars! It's bright cry tells me to grasp victory!

Hyper Inferno posted:

People who wanted to be the first Naruto, Kirito, or whatever name are going to be disappointed because GMs are reserving names before name reservation actually gets to go up.

http://eu-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/search/info?c=Kirito
http://na-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/search/info?c=Kirito

https://www.reddit.com/r/bladeandsoul/comments/40j7fh/ncsoft_gms_claiming_names_on_na_even_before/

http://na-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/search/info?c=Goku

0 results!

amaranthine
Aug 27, 2009
I AM A TERRIBLE HUMAN BEING
Reading about people who are loving livid that they didn't have a chance to fight over who got to be named Naruto is way more entertaining than I figured it would be.

FireWhizzle
Apr 2, 2009

a neckbeard elemental
Grimey Drawer
I need Blazing and Tempus Thales in this thread stat to make a goon guild to rob.

2DCAT
Jun 25, 2015

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Gravy Boat 2k

FireWhizzle posted:

I need Blazing and Tempus Thales in this thread stat to make a goon guild to rob.

same

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
lol

fadam
Apr 23, 2008

Well I deleted and remade my guy so hopefully that doesn't gently caress up how they distribute items.

khy
Aug 15, 2005

As tempting as this is it's still a KMMO and that just raises all the warning flags.

Tell me, goons, what makes this different than the fifty previous KMMO games?

Thursday Next
Jan 11, 2004

FUCK THE ISLE OF APPLES. FUCK THEM IN THEIR STUPID ASSES.

khy posted:

As tempting as this is it's still a KMMO and that just raises all the warning flags.

Tell me, goons, what makes this different than the fifty previous KMMO games?

It's worse than all of them?

cathead
Jan 21, 2004

khy posted:

As tempting as this is it's still a KMMO and that just raises all the warning flags.

Tell me, goons, what makes this different than the fifty previous KMMO games?

Did you not read the OP because I wrote a ton of words about exactly that.

Inzombiac
Mar 19, 2007

PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY


cathead posted:

Did you not read the OP because I wrote a ton of words about exactly that.

Normally I would just poo poo on the OP but you did a good job.
Game is fun, not for everyone. Make a punch wizard.

khy
Aug 15, 2005

cathead posted:

Did you not read the OP because I wrote a ton of words about exactly that.

Yes, but I've seen phrases like "Interesting and well-designed PvP" and "lack of a holy trinity" so often that my brain filters them out without realizing it. My eyes did linger on 'It gets pretty grindy' which for a KMMO could mean many different things.

So I figured I'd just ask in the hopes that someone here would give a good summary.

Inzombiac
Mar 19, 2007

PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY


"Grindy" may be a misnomer.
Getting to max level is pretty fast. It looks Korean but the guts are more modern.


For now.
Until NcSoft has another meltdown.
Or Nexxon or whomever made this pile.

HapiMerchant
Apr 22, 2014

khy posted:

Yes, but I've seen phrases like "Interesting and well-designed PvP" and "lack of a holy trinity" so often that my brain filters them out without realizing it. My eyes did linger on 'It gets pretty grindy' which for a KMMO could mean many different things.

So I figured I'd just ask in the hopes that someone here would give a good summary.

yes a summary would be"check the OP again" because that literally has a summary.

Ruggan
Feb 20, 2007
WHAT THAT SMELL LIKE?!


I reserved the name "pennis monstar"

just kidding, i havent shelled out any money for this game... see you on the 19th!!!!!

chumbler
Mar 28, 2010

I wonder how many people tried to make Bowie.

Inzombiac
Mar 19, 2007

PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY


No one is going to grab the name I want because the reference is :smug: too obscure :smug:

Cal Worthington
Oct 8, 2013

Serious business.
How will this goon guild meltdown? Is there fishing?

Inzombiac
Mar 19, 2007

PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY


We are going to melt down by having just one guy who CANT STOP PUNCHING STUFF ALL DAY YEEEEEAH!

Lemon King
Oct 4, 2009

im nt posting wif a mark on my head

Hyper Inferno posted:

People who wanted to be the first Naruto, Kirito, or whatever name are going to be disappointed because GMs are reserving names before name reservation actually gets to go up.

http://eu-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/search/info?c=Kirito
http://na-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/search/info?c=Kirito

https://www.reddit.com/r/bladeandsoul/comments/40j7fh/ncsoft_gms_claiming_names_on_na_even_before/

They're taking all the terrible names. :allears:
http://na-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/search/info?c=Sephiroth

I take that back. :smith:
http://na-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/profile?c=Corbin%20Dallas&s=107

:haw: :butt:
http://na-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/profile?c=Assjitsu&s=101

Lemon King fucked around with this message at 05:14 on Jan 12, 2016

chumbler
Mar 28, 2010

http://na-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/search/info?c=Bowie

Come on, somebody has to.

That being said, this is the best name holy poo poo: http://na-bns.ncsoft.com/ingame/bs/character/profile?c=Girthquake%20Clamhamme&s=103

Anoia
Dec 31, 2003

"Sooner or later, every curse is a prayer."
One respectable mythology reference, one terrible pop culture reference. I feel I've achieved an OK balance.

Strix & Mouse Rat

fadam
Apr 23, 2008

SUPER TURBO and HYPER FIGHTING claimed on Mushin.

Orabilis
May 6, 2014

Anoia posted:

One respectable mythology reference, one terrible pop culture reference. I feel I've achieved an OK balance.

Strix & Mouse Rat

Was Scarecrow Boat taken?

I got... Mistral. Eh.

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Inzombiac
Mar 19, 2007

PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY


What's the character limit for names?

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