Announcement on the voice acting cast: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150233713025717
Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy will be reprising their infamous roles as Joker and Batman, respectively. So awesome!
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Subb on July 21, 2010, 02:24:29 pm
Aw poo. There there's no preorder for the UK :(
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Adad on July 21, 2010, 02:26:37 pm
that IS awesome.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Manic Velocity on July 21, 2010, 06:32:33 pm
Quote from: "Anamodiel"
Whenever I see this game, all I can think of is MXO.
This game is one of, if not the biggest reason that MxO died. I will not be playing it.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Subb on July 22, 2010, 02:15:07 am
Awww, come on Manic. I've got a spare spandex costume, if you're willing? :D
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tecknik on July 22, 2010, 01:40:58 pm
Quote from: "ManicVelocity"
Quote from: "Anamodiel"
Whenever I see this game, all I can think of is MXO.
This game is one of, if not the biggest reason that MxO died. I will not be playing it.
I don't see how you can really blame this game for the demise of MxO.
It was completely Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment's fault. They wanted out of the MMO business, so they offered up the rights to MxO. To sweeten the deal for the buyer, WBIE also offered them the rights to make a DC Universe MMO.
If anything, in my opinion, DCUO helped to extend the life of MxO. If WBIE had not found a buyer, I'm sure they would have ended MxO's life a lot sooner than SOE did.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Subb on July 22, 2010, 03:09:39 pm
Personally, I can't wait for DCUO and will most probably buy it when I get my m11x.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tecknik on July 24, 2010, 10:28:55 pm
And.... BOOM!
Looks like it should be an awesome storyline! :D
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Subb on July 25, 2010, 05:38:11 am
Oh my pants.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Eroz on October 10, 2010, 05:39:07 pm
And I'm in. Any questions?
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on October 10, 2010, 05:46:32 pm
I'm so unlucky with betas. Impressions I read today were pretty favorable, actually.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Subb on October 11, 2010, 11:53:59 am
Same. I want this game so baaaaaad :/
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Anamodiel on October 27, 2010, 06:57:45 am
I got a Beta invite! Wooo!
.... Too bad I'm in Rome and can't play. Anyone want it?
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on October 27, 2010, 10:27:59 am
I'll take it!
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Adad on October 27, 2010, 10:53:17 am
Damn that Tbone, I'll take it.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Anamodiel on October 27, 2010, 11:05:31 am
Tbone gets it! E-mail sent, with account information. :)
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on October 27, 2010, 11:27:37 am
Haha to all you suckers that have a day job! Speaking of, gotta get to rehearsal!
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: NoCry on October 27, 2010, 11:57:58 am
shite; I am the same time zone and missed it!!
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Adad on October 27, 2010, 12:02:52 pm
Damn, the game download is 15.5GB......shit
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: NoCry on October 27, 2010, 01:43:36 pm
On my current connection that would take 15.5 days Adad.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on October 27, 2010, 04:22:49 pm
By some strange fate, I just got into beta with my account, so if someone else wants to use Ana's, shoot him a message!
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Adad on October 27, 2010, 04:24:31 pm
He gave it to me. Nice! 13.1 of 15.5GB downloaded.... ugh
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on October 27, 2010, 04:27:22 pm
Sweet. Maybe we can check it out after the interviews tonight.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Deathsythe on October 27, 2010, 05:12:56 pm
Give us some details after you guys play around in it. I need a new mmo before ToR hits and I want someones opinions on DCUO.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Ghisteslwchlohm on October 27, 2010, 06:43:53 pm
I think we need a livestream event for this DC beta.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on October 27, 2010, 07:04:27 pm
Yeah I'll totally post my thoughts. I know IGN did a live feed for 24 hrs of it not too long.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tecknik on October 28, 2010, 10:02:47 am
I'm not impressed by the character customization.
Combat seems alright.
Voiceover work is horrible. EDIT: With the exception of Joker, Batman, Lex, and a few others.
I really like the visuals, though.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Adad on October 28, 2010, 12:27:59 pm
Don't think my computer can handle it, which is proof I need a new computer before SWTOR
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on October 28, 2010, 07:36:46 pm
I've played it for a few hours. Everything just seems kinda watered down or shallow. This might be because it still needs polish and needs more features - it is hard to tell. For instance, the voice acting is pretty bad, but I also heard they were just fillers until the actual voices are put in.
Combat is pretty boring and repetitive. I am level 10 now, and I have three fire moves that all pretty much do the same thing and the rest of the time I am just clicking over and over again, firing my pistols.
The missions seem to follow a predictable pattern. Fly to a neighborhood, kill baddies, fly to another neighborhood, kill them, go to an instance building and kill the villain with the help of a hero.
Customization is kinda limited compared to some of the more recent character designers, though I like having a fluid color scheme. You can choose between Batman, Superman, or Wonderwoman as your "mentor". You can choose from a few super power types (fire, ice, nature, tech). You can choose from different weapons (brawler, one-handed, dual wield, bow, pistols). And you can choose between travel types (flying, super speed, or acrobatics).
I'm not sure how much these choices affect gameplay. I chose a dual pistol wielding flying angel with the power of fire. Unfortunately, you start out with all this, so i felt like I was really missing out on that feeling of earning my "wings". I chose Batman as my mentor, and ended up in Gotham. I don't know if choosing superman would have put me in metropolis.
The mini map is intuitive enough, as is the quest journal. The city itself I'm still torn about. I still miss MxO's Megacity, so any other attempt at creating a large urban area just seems half assed to me. Why can't I go into every building and take the elevators??
I joined the PvP server, which means getting ganked from behind while fighting thugs. I can see potential for some good territorial battles, but since everyone can start out moving the speed of a plane, don't expect much strategy other than checking your mini map every 5 secs to make sure there isn't a fast moving red dot heading your way.
I like the story element (beating a villain gives you a nice comic-based "cinematic", but the poor acting and cheesy writing take me out of it. I'm much more of a fan of the dark, realistic interpretation of comics, and this is a little too cartoony for me at times.
There is a lot of content left for me to explore. The arena and legends arena, which are multiplayer scenarios. I was able to play one legend match (though I'm not sure how). It was capture the hill, but a majority of the time there were no villains to fight against.
There seems to be things in place to support team play. You can choose a damage or other load out, but I haven't come across a way or reason to switch it yet. In the end, everything just seems a little too familiar. It reminds me of a cross between Champions Online and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. I'm hoping that as I level the abilities will become varied enough to make it a bit more interesting. I plan on continuing to test it, so I guess that is saying something. I still say they just bring back MxO!
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Shirokumo on October 28, 2010, 08:15:46 pm
Sounds meh. Back to lurking on the TOR forums.
Title: Re: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Ash on November 17, 2010, 10:17:08 pm
Got a beta invite to this, is it worth the trouble of installing it and testing it out?
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Broin on November 18, 2010, 07:56:01 pm
I personally played it for like 30 minutes at the most and then attempted to uninstall it from my system. Only to find out that it wouldn't let me uninstall it so I had to go the long way around of deleting the entire folder and various links.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on November 18, 2010, 08:36:09 pm
Yeah, I kinda felt like it is a game for 10 year olds. But I'm not a big comic book fan, so...
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Subb on November 20, 2010, 08:25:15 am
I personally can't wait for this game to come out :p
'spose it's because I'm a HUGE DC fan.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Strod on November 21, 2010, 08:15:34 pm
I wish they had some normal controls.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on November 22, 2010, 12:02:21 am
Yeah, who the hell uses Num Lock for ANYTHING??
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Anamodiel on November 22, 2010, 09:10:59 am
Well, I use it when I have to type numbers fast..
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Enoch on November 22, 2010, 01:07:41 pm
Me too.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Subb on November 22, 2010, 01:34:57 pm
I find it kinda sad that they have restricted the Beta to the US and/or people who have pre-ordered the game. Boo!
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: boombye on November 22, 2010, 09:08:57 pm
instead of using numlock, just switch it with q, it's much easier that way when using your travel powers.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on November 23, 2010, 12:38:28 am
It doesn't work. Or at least last time I played, it didn't. Keyboard bindings didn't save. They'd always just revert back to the crappy default.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Strod on November 27, 2010, 02:09:29 am
This game really is a complete waste of time.
I honestly can not find a "seriously" positive thing to say about any one single aspect of this horrid game.
I'm very disappointed over something that could of been a decent game.
The combat feels too much like it's unable to keep up with you, the camera is IMO broken to all hell. The powers are not that impressive or numerous for that matter, same for the custom character options.
Is this really the beta and not a Pre-Alpha Alpha version of a half cocked idea?
Bring back the fucking Matrix Online.
End rant.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Erathaol on November 27, 2010, 04:16:31 am
Maybe it's because I came into it with extremely low expectations, but I'm quite enjoying the game. It has some horrible, horrible flaws but I'm trying to focus on the positives. The main positive to me is that it's a bucket-full of mindless butt-kicking. The early levels are BORING, but once you pass 10 or so and get access to some varied powers and your 2nd combat role, it gets more fun. I've found the Alerts (instanced mini-raids, sorta) to be enjoyable, and teaming up with a few heroes and cruising for some villains to beat up is also very fun. The PvP may be a competition of who can CC more quickly and reliably, but a swirling melee of heroes and villains is a chaotic and exciting situation.
Would I pay to play the game? Absolutely not. But since it's free and I have nothing better to do (except maybe Vindictus, I should really give that a try), I'm perfectly fine with wasting some time as a spandex-clad paragon of justice.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Saint on November 27, 2010, 10:00:30 am
vindictus is decent, you should try it.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Subb on December 06, 2010, 02:43:07 pm
May I be cheeky and ask if anyone has a spare Beta key they'd be willing to donate? Thanks.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tbone on December 06, 2010, 03:03:44 pm
Quote from: "Erathaol"
The main positive to me is that it's a bucket-full of mindless butt-kicking.
Yeah, I think you'd get more enjoyment out of Vindictus in that department.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Erathaol on December 06, 2010, 04:42:33 pm
All enjoyment I may have had for DCUO fled simply upon reading the Beta Forums. EVERY response the Devs give as to such and such feature bieing incomplete or awful is met with "this feature will be as it stands for release, but in the future we hope to add more to it." The lack of high-level content, the buggy character creator and style system, the lack of authentic Superheroic powers (the sets right now are great... if you want to be an X-Man), etc. I was under the impression I was playing a very incomplete and unfinished Closed Beta version of the game, but then I found out that I was in fact playing the game basically as it will be at launch. Boy, does that make a difference in how I view the game. If it were still half-finished, it would show great promise. But as a complete game practically ready for launch? Pure Sony-grade (now I know what the S in S-grade stands for!) rubbish! Curse you Sony, how can you ruin the universe of DC comics!?
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: ArchNemesis on December 06, 2010, 06:17:35 pm
Sony strikes again!
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Tecknik on December 10, 2010, 08:14:10 am
Quote from: "Subb"
May I be cheeky and ask if anyone has a spare Beta key they'd be willing to donate? Thanks.
PM sent, Sir.
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Subb on December 17, 2010, 10:46:37 am
I'm with Erathol about the early missions being boring - bloody hell I nearly quite.
But, I'm thankful I didn't. After 5 hours of playing I'm level 13 and I've helped iconic heroes take down super villains against the odds. This game doesn't start, as Erathol said, until you hit level 10. It took me ages to figure out how to chat...
Title: DC Universe Online Beta Signups
Post by: Keeloth on December 17, 2010, 12:27:05 pm
Bah, hadn't really been following the game, but I can't say it surprises me to hear that it's looking like it'll go down the tubes. I think Penny Arcade put it best: If you can ruin a Star Wars MMO, then you shouldn't be allowed near any more major franchises.