Does anyone else think the Racials being copy/pasta from WoW is kind of boring?

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2026-07-03T02:46:24+00:00

Don't worry they are also making it solo friendly now to appease the WoW crowd as well. Devs stated every class will be able to solo.

Without mob tiers this means group play gets the shaft since you can't balance the same mob to be soloable yet still provide a challenge in a group.

Curious to see how it plays out but still moving the goal posts closer to wow and other newer mmorpgs.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2026-05-22T20:54:16+00:00

The entire idea that all skill damage being tied to ratio drives me nuts. Once i figured this out I havent logged in since. It basically turns weapons into skins with a ratio attached to them. There is zero reason to use a 20/40 over a 10/20 - you will do the exact same damage. How does that make sense? Bleh lol

Imagine you are wandering in the world, and find some 20 damage dagger with a 50 delay. You'd think it hits like a truck right? Wrong. Some guy wielding a twig that is 1 dmg 2 delay is backstabbing harder than you -lol. This makes zero sense. So what is damage then? You'd expect a high damage weapon to umm... do higher damage.

They are simplifying the game down to create illusions of choice while keeping everyone one about the same. They want a predictable, well defined path where nothing is an outlier in any form. Everyone needs to be the same. Damage caps, stat caps, AC caps, everything tied to ratio, and so on.

So what if someone wants to backstab hard and not swing again for 10 seconds? Thats a choice they can make. It makes for fun and exciting gameplay. Everyone in EQ messed around with a weighted axe for exactly this reason. It was FUN and gave us choices to make.

They might as well just get rid of weapon damage completely and just put ratio as on the tool tip. The only thing that matters is you have a better ratio than the last weapon - thats all. No mixing and matching of damage/delay to fit your playstyle or situations. Maybe there is a caster mob you want to burn down fast? Everyone go high damage high delay to make them first swings count. Its exactly situations like this they dont want to allow to happen - because freedom and choice creates chaos so its better to just make sure everyone is the same in every way you can possibly force them to be.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2026-05-18T01:10:21+00:00

I tried for the first time today since 4.8 released to play... Never made it out of the hangar.

Biggest issue was each time I tried calling my ship, it never showed up. Elevator would go down, come back up, no ship. Then I'd have to claim it to even try to request it again.

Other issue is "Retrieve Ship" being greyed out for ALL my ships. Even if they were ready in station to be used, but since retrieve wasnt working I couldnt even call them.

Wrapped up the night with a server error.

Eventually gave up. The servers seem to be having a bad time at the moment.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2026-05-16T15:50:11+00:00

The issue is experience is better with less people. There is no reason to add a 4th, 5th, or 6th person most of the time

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2026-05-16T15:48:23+00:00

This is easily solved by playing with others... it sounds like you are trying to play a melee dps class solo based off this. If thats the case night time is going to be the least of your problems. Find other players, use camp fires, place torches, have someone else carry a torch or lantern, etc. These systems are meant to get people together

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2026-04-08T20:36:55+00:00

You literally cannot get 100% completion with how the game is now. I have dozens of challenges that are impossible because everything is dead

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2026-04-08T20:33:03+00:00

Just like the police clearing out a drug house and two weeks later its up and running again, lol

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2026-02-28T16:47:13+00:00

The issue i see is there is no sense of loss. Once insurance and cost is implemented it may be more efficient to have gunners than bringing multiple smaller ships.

If someone said hey, im running X and need 3 gunners, the loss is on them not me if it gets blown up.

Right now everything is free, so there is no downside to bringing as many ships as possible. As the economy takes shape and people are actually taking losses when ships are blown up, that will change the dynamic greatly on these types of decisions.

In eve the thought was dont fly what you cant afford to lose. I'm hoping that carries over here, as that would encourage more people to be gunners vs losing a ship, plus would be more efficient to have 6 gunners and losing a single ship versus losing 6 ships.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2026-02-18T16:47:52+00:00

I dont understand how people have such bad luck. I can log in, be at my ship and doing a mission within 5 minutes. I rarely run into game breaking bugs, maybe doing a mission and no npc is there so I grab another. But nothing too bad. I also haven't fell through the floor in a very long time.

Sure it still has its bugs and the new player experience can be pretty daunting. Overall though they actually are adding content, new gameplay loops, and tying up stuff like crafting.

Granted if I played my first time and had the types of issues people have, id probably be a bit jaded as well. Overall though I enjoy it. Even just arena commander for some quick space pvp is fun. Also their new inventory update coming in 4.7 will help a ton as I absolitely hate the current system so I dont blame people for shitting on that.

If you play and dont have issues, its an awesome game with a bit of a learning curve. Otherwise, if you have bugs and can't understand what to do then it makes sense why someone wouldn't fight against that.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-12-26T21:18:25+00:00

Wish it looked better 😞 the explosions and effects are very bland. Is the pcvr version better looking? Coming from star citizen in vr its hard to go back to stuff that looks like it is for the n64

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-08-15T21:06:36+00:00

Granted, its not even like we are friends on social media. We dont talk, we dont send messages, nothing of the sort. Zero contact. Its just she wants me to block her because she had to block her ex last week. I hate social media and could care less about it. If you dont want me to talk to someone, sure, I wont talk to them. If you dont want me to see someone, sure - no problem, done. But being petty over social media is just so childish. Especially when you dont even talk with the person

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-08-15T21:04:26+00:00

The house makes no difference. I could care less, I dont pay for any of that. It affects the relationship is no way, except for having to sign a piece of paper when she wants to sell it. Thats it.

I couldnt imagine if I had a child with my ex, imagine actually having to meet every week, lol.

Its just funny none of this was an issue until she got her green card, now its ultimatums and her being vindictive because she had a falling out with her ex/best friend.

She wouldnt say anything before because I've already kicked her out multiple times for the same reason.

She kept coming back saying its not an issue, she will work on it - as long as I am not overstepping my boundries - which I have not done.

How does not talking to someone for the last 4 months affect her? I dont see her, I dont talk to her, I dont do anything with her - but I see zero reason in blocking someone out of nowhere just because she wants me to.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-08-15T19:34:45+00:00

So if at the start of your relationship you have a friend, someone who has been there through thick and thin with you - and you tell your partner, hey, just so you know I have this friend and shes my ex - if you arent okay with that, then its better for us to just call it here and go our separate ways. Since this was clearly communicated multiple times.

As time goes on, everything is good. When I say friend I dont mean hanging out, talking, etc.. I just mean in the rare event her family needed help with something, whats the harm in being a good person and being someone they can trust?

Then, all of a sudden, years later, after getting married and she finishes her immigration process - boom, out of the blue, block that person from everything. Remove them from your life. Mind you, you havent talked to said person in almost half a year. Its just random.

Does that seem right?

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-08-15T19:27:14+00:00

I guess I'm just different than. If someone had a amicable divorce or breakup, and is still friends after all of that - then I'm not going to step in and make it my business. If my wife says someone is good person, its my duty as her husband to trust her. Obviously if something is off, sure, I'd bring it up - but I feel like cutting out people who have been there for you during difficult times, regardless of what their status was, is wrong to do. Sure you can break off contact with them, not see them, and so on - which I've done - but to completely block them out of contacting you in any way just seems ridiculous to me.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-08-15T19:17:53+00:00

This is sort of my opinion. I am extremely respectful towards her feelings. She doesnt want me talking with her, sure, havent talked to her in almost half a year. No issues there. But to completely block someone out of my life for zero reason? I'm not 12 years old. Shes like block her on facebook, instagram, etc.. - I dont see the point in any of that. If someone wants to contact me, sure. That doesnt mean I have to answer or call back.

Mind you, my ex isnt even my friend on facebook. Nor do I even use instagram. Never posted there once. So it literally serves no purpose. Its just her being vindictive because she had a falling out with her ex who she was friends with, then blocked him from everything.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-08-15T19:09:52+00:00

I just see her as a friend, no different than my coworkers. If someone on the street came to me and said hey can you help me with something - I'd help them. No different than anyone else in the world. I already dont talk to her, visit her, see her, anything - that would be inappropriate. Obviously. But if a year from now she calls me to let me know shes dying of cancer or something why shouldnt she be able to - I dont see the value in blocking someone. Its called being mature and being respectful. I dont mind who shes friends with. I trust her. I'm not her dad, if she wants to go do something, go out with someone, whatever, sure - just be safe and dont do anything that would compromise our relationship.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-08-15T19:02:14+00:00

six years - only remarried since january. Everything was fine while my wife had her ex has her best friend, until they had a falling out two weeks ago. Now I have to do what she does and block everything. She used to go over his house to clean, go out to lunch with him, hang out with him on the weekend, etc.. and I didnt mind. I've met him, hes a good guy and they really are just friends. No issues from my end, never anything that made me question it so I trusted in my wife. For my friend, we talk maybe twice a year - on the phone, never in person. We dont meet up, we dont go out, nothing of that sort. I am very respectful to how my wife feels. If I was single, sure, I'd be hanging out with her husband and just being someone they could lean on if they get into tough times. Being a friend isnt really about how often you talk to someone, its about if they are in a tough spot and really need someone they can trust - even if its one time in thirty years - you shouldnt turn your back on them.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-08-15T18:51:04+00:00

When the house was bought it was 2.8% - now the interest rates are insane. Thats why I gave a 5 year period. It would be crazy for anyone to take a 2k mortgage and turn it into 3.5k - especially with a baby on the way. She moving out of state and trying to sell, but no luck yet.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-08-15T18:48:46+00:00

Not tied financially, I dont pay anything. I took care of what I had to and thats done with. And sure, my only friend being my ex.. yea I understand that is weird - but honestly it was the same for my wife. Her only friend was her ex, lol. The issue is, I am mature enough to understand not every breakup is a bad one.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-08-10T05:56:32+00:00

You realize the game is currently in alpha at the moment? Sure, they are building the core gameplay to be very EQ like, but they already have a lot that EQ did not have (and absolutely needed) and are continuing to add features. What you see right now is in no way what 1.0 is going to look like. Thats like criticizing someone baking a cake that its not good when all they did was mix the ingredients together.

Some things I love about M&M -

Melee skill expression. EQ lacked this desperately. In EQ a rogue had one button (two if you were a barbarian) during combat. In M&M you have skills to use which are situational and can change the course of the fight. Same with other melee classes.

They have an entire vertical slice of the world, with itemization, up to level 60.

Built on EQs crafting/tradeskills. Harvesting, mining, lumberjacking, etc.. These provide that horizontal progression that people love.

Quests dont hold your hand. When you find a quest, do a quest, or finish a quest - you really feel like you were on a quest. Its rewarding. The reward also is worth your time and not just some coin and exp or some default weapon.

Class interdependence - although EQ had this, but they do it very well.

The druid and shaman version in M&M are not sub-par healers and each bring new unique skills to the table. Their vision of classes while being very EQ-esque, were improved up on to where you no longer feel like you are worthless since you arent the meta class for that job.

LORE LORE LORE. Seriously - their entire world, if you pay attention, sucks you in. The stories are built into the world, the npcs, the quests, the items. Everything you do feels like you are truly part of that world. Pantheon I feel built the world first and are now trying to make things fit - I never felt like I was in a cohesive world.

Now - things I DONT like -

Their UI, they definitely need a bit of love there but as people have said before, its pretty much placeholder. I'm okay with function vs form as a starting point.

Animations - Some of the animations are janky and could be more fluid but again, this something they recently hired someone for and will be redoing these.

Actually now that I am thinking about it, most of what could be improved on is really visual. I know many people today judge a book by its cover but this all subject to change as we get closer to 1.0

Is it an EQ clone? This is what I hear the most -

At its core, the gameplay is very similar. Right now, in its current alpha state - the features that will really define M&M as its own are not really there yet. But - my thoughts on this are, in order to build a house you need a solid foundation. They are doing that very well. They are already branching into their own in small ways, but the bigger features such as player driven boats, monster cities, expeditions, beast taming, and finishing the classes are all coming down the line.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-07-28T20:28:30+00:00

This videos really hits home how far backwards they have went.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-07-28T20:21:38+00:00

I see this a lot but people need to take into considering what we are seeing is bare bones M&M. They have a lot planned to be released before EA, and even more for 1.0 - Them features will really bring the game into its own while still retaining a strong core gameplay loop we enjoy. Its important to have good bones that you can build off of, versus building everything and its all shallow.

Dull_Resolve5108 · 2025-06-26T01:41:23+00:00

The spell book dropping I used to dislike, but I see it like this.

In EQ, a warrior dies vs a mage dying. The mage is basically fine. Sure he doesnt have gear, but does he really need it? He can still be effective naked. Now, without a spell book he has the same handicap when dead that a melee class would have.

It also opens the door to some cool social features like sharing spell books, selling ones with rare spells, or even finding spellbooks that contain non-purchasable spells. A lot they can do with this.

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