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2Moons - Open Beta

devoirdevoir Registered User regular
edited August 2007 in MMO Extravaganza
Homepage: http://2moons.acclaim.com/

Videos: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=2moons&search=Search

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2moons
2Moons is a MMORPG published by Acclaim under the direction of David Perry. The game is an adaptation of Korean MMORPG Dekaron by Gamehi for the North American market, featuring a new story line by Henry Jones.

2Moons is the third release from Acclaim, which will focus entirely on providing multi-player online games with optional paying item mall. Their games will be supported by in-game advertising provided by IGA Worldwide and virtual item stores. For 2Moons, players will also be allowed to turn off the in-game adverting if they choose to, a major innovation in the free online game industry.

Party System: Play cooperatively with others by forming parties. A maximum of six is allowed per party.

Instanced Dungeon System: Instanced dungeons offer individual adventure spaces for you or your party, you may get good rewards from them.

Exchange Station System: After completing an Instant Dungeon, you may receive exchangeable items that can be used to acquire new and powerful items from NPCs in Braiken or Loa castles.

Observer System: As an Observer, you can enter specific areas to watch battles, but not participate..

Siege Battle System: Siege battles involve large-scale combat to gain control of Genoa Castle and become the absolute ruler of the land.

MP3 System: In 2Moons, you can listen to your favorite music while you play. Just use the game’s own MP3 player to create your own personal tune list.

User-Created Content: Acclaim has run several contests and collaborations on their official 2moons message board where beta testers and future players can help record NPC voice-over lines, design 2moons wallpapers, and write an official strategy guide. Winners may be rewarded with credit and/or Acclaim merchandise but are not paid for their work.

Probably will grab this over the week. The beta client is apparently around 3 gig, from what I've seen it looks almost Diablo-y in the speed, combat and equipment.

Edit: In regards to the advertising, at the moment it appears that if you allow the advertising to stay, you get a 10% experience bonus.

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  • InfernalTroutInfernalTrout Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    The beta client was only 900 megs, not 3 gigs. Took less than an hour to download including the fileplanet queue (since I don't pay for an account there).

    The game itself is ok, the graphics are a little lackluster and there's nothing special or unique that makes it hold my attention. It's good as a mindless timesink and very easy to learn after the initial plunge.

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  • WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I hear it has HUEG numbers that appear frequently on your screen in shiny and interesting fonts.

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  • AngryAngry The glory I had witnessed was just a sleight of handRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    downloaded and played it for about 30 minutes.

    don't see myself ever playing it again.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Played it for a few hours today. It plays a lot like Titan Quest/Diablo 2, runs pretty smoothly and looks quite nice imo. The combat is simple, but fun. Brings back memories of the 18 hour grind sessions, but it's relatively quick even in the teens and while there's not quite as much equipment as Diablo 2, between the skill and equipment upgrades, I'm doing something new every level thus far.

    You can get 10% more xp too if you turn on the 'advertising' feature which basically puts up a banner over the loading screen and a smaller one when you die.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Gotta say this is much more fun than most Korean MMOs. It reminds me of oldstyle LPMuds crossed with Diablo 2.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    So I've hit level 18 and I've got a couple of my friends playing that liked Diablo 2.

    People should come and join us, it's pretty easy to get into! :p

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  • JAEFJAEF Unstoppably Bald Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Double click and wait to win? Eh... pass.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Skills, pots, etc. It's as interactive as most MMOs out there, but faster paced and more button mashing a la Diablo 2.

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  • SzechuanosaurusSzechuanosaurus Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2007
    JAEF wrote: »
    Double click and wait to win? Eh... pass.


    You should play EVE. Our win buttons only need a single-click :D

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  • Toxic PickleToxic Pickle Thash grape! Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I don't really understand why this is fun. I'm a big MMO junky myself, having been playing WoW for over a year-and-a-half, and prior to that playing pretty much every other big MMO at some point or another. I've been looking around idly for something else to play.. something a little different from WoW, but most games just seem to fall drastically short.

    2moons is an example of one of those games... The engrish really takes me out of the game, and while some of the combat animations are cool, the grindy nature of it and the fact that every character of the same class looks exactly the same likewise turns me off. (Maybe this is something that will change when the game is in retail, I don't know).

    The quest system is pretty lame (you read the entire quest and accept it, only then to find out you aren't high enough level), and all the player vendors sitting around in the city is just messy.

    I'm so spoiled by WoW.

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  • devoirdevoir Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    You are. WoW is one kind of MMO, which I'm so sick to death of it's not funny. This game's more like Diablo and oldstyle MUDs than the mainstream pandering piece that's WoW. It's not a little different from WoW. Wait until Warhammer Online if that's what you want.

    If you use the green ! in the top left corner, you'll know which quests you can actually grab beforehand at your level.

    The player vendors makes it more like an actual city. Having everything in an auction house is so neat and tidy that all it takes is one person spamming searches all day to grab all the bargains. This involves actually browsing like in a Sunday market.

    It's not for everyone, but damned if I'd pay for WoW over this.

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  • QuintileQuintile Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I've been enjoying this game a lot lately, playing with a friend. I've yet to get a party larger than 2 though, which is a shame :(

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    devoir wrote: »
    The player vendors makes it more like an actual city.
    True, every day as I go outside I see my eye refresh rate drop to single digits as the streets are covered with people, huge bubbles floating over their heads and obscuring my path ahead. Seeing this in every single Korean MMO ever made truly immerses me in them.

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  • MayGodHaveMercyMayGodHaveMercy Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Glal wrote: »
    devoir wrote: »
    The player vendors makes it more like an actual city.
    True, every day as I go outside I see my eye refresh rate drop to single digits as the streets are covered with people, huge bubbles floating over their heads and obscuring my path ahead. Seeing this in every single Korean MMO ever made truly immerses me in them.

    Sounds like you're not running in your native resolution. Maybe drop your Brain's Antialiasing, assuming you are forcing it.

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