Huxley

More pretty graphics.. but the whole PVE thing still has me skeptical. Seems more like an RPG than anything to me.

 

Was thinking the same thing

 

Neg same deal - looks like Single Player Doom with a really expensive server browser to me.

 

What I am looking for is something similar to PlanetSide - that is the way MMOFPS's should be going. Not the PVE grinding way. I don't want to grind for hours on end so I can have a better gun than the next guy. I'm not going to pay for a game that is the same as every other single player FPS that just has a few instanced areas for PVP.

They are pretty much doing the same thing WoW did with Battlegrounds - not for me IMO it's a step backwards for MMOFPS.

 

I dunno.. It DOES look very interesting.. They go on to make a point that gaining XP doesn't make you any better than the next guy, but does give you access to better weapons.. Just like Planetside does. The main difference being you're fighting computer opponents to do it, not human ones necessarily.

Ultimately, I'd hate to see that I've got the best gun I can achieve for my level, to face off against some guy with "Sulfuron: Mighty rocket Launcher of Ragnaros" or some crap like that.. they've really got to control the idea that levelling will bring your vastly superior equipment than everyone else. Or the idea that you'd NEED the rare equipment to do certain missions or quests..

That would only spawn farmers and VANQUISH type twats who make playing the game ONLY about getting the best equipment.

That said, I'd much rather travel into "instanced based PvE" encounters with a group of CDL, working as a squad. where I know their talent is more important to success than the equipment they blew days on days to aquire.
Same with PvP or "ganking" encounters. I'd much rather fight it out with a gun on equal grounds. Rather than some hopeless PvP where I've got no chance of winning, because my opponent hasn't seen sunlight in months having never left End Game instances.

Huxley has potential to be something decent if they keep weapon balance under control and keep the emphasis off needing the most elite gear to win. No epic rocket launchers trumping pure skill..

Of course if there's just repetitive fighting all the time, with little point to it, the game will lose its lustre eventually..

Definitely looks interesting though..

 

Did I say I wanted an exact clone of PS? The hitboxes and such in PS do kind of stink. But I am good with a PVE shooter that I can just play at home. A subscription fee for a fancy server browser? Want close squad tactics? Buy Ghost recon or Rainbow six. That's all this is, with leveling and fancy weapons when you rank up. PS eveyrone is equal - the only difference is the amount of weapons you can use. Everytime you shoot someone - its a person. Everytime you see someone? It's a person. That is an MMOFPS.

I still don't understand how this day in age when the internet is becoming what it is people are happy with paying monthly fee's for what is essentially something you can do in a single player game.. PVE.

I'll be passing on this piece of trash.