raidx

In 14 years, I'm yet to find a better PVP game than AC. Unlike most MMOs today, which force you into a handful of predefined factions, you log into AC as your own man and it's up to you to join a player created guild from where you will draw support, but also contribute to its success. Towns offer certain strategic advantages that make them more desirable than others. Any guild can take it over by simply making a presence and repelling any guild that does not belong from even coming in. In time other guilds know who the town belongs to and they will respect your claim or fight just because you are there. There are no perpetually spawning guards that will interfere with the game play. Death has consequences, both by a temporary ability penalty and by the loss of some of your most valuable object. The world is huge and getting from point A to point B sometimes will feel like a epic trip. Distances make organizing a raid a major strategic endeavor, and distance provide protection from your enemies. PVP skill counts. Unlike other MMOs where the character ability attributes are so steep that you can't fight another character 4 or 5 levels above you, no matter your skill, back when I played AC a level 30 could defeat a level 50 based on skill alone. The game is raw PVP. There are few restrictions placed by game mechanics. I always wonder why more people never got into it. Maybe the experience curve got to far ahead to welcome new players. Maybe most people prefer PVE and just like to collect their pretty armor and not risk anything.

A good sequel. However I'm not really thrilled about the amount of urban warfare. It gets old playing in rubble hours after hours. But my biggest issue is with the saving system. Saving checkpoints ****. Especially after you've been working in an area for 10 minutes and get blown away. I'd like to start back up where I died, not at the beginning of the level. Characters are not exciting. You are constantly moving around NY like a rat following the radio messages of people you don't see or know. Haven't found any bugs. But it doesn't feel like the first time I played Crysis 1