Age of Wushu

[tmp]

If i remember right that's indeed what it is. Something like 10-15% movement speed increase.

[Cadaverine]

Yeah, it's a passive.  The wording on it is about as backasswards as can be, though.  It's just a 5% speed increase, and to be honest, I can't tell the difference with, or without it.

[Threash]

The wording on absolutely every single piece of text in this game is an absolute mess so that is not surprising.  The actual game rocks though.

[Bzalthek]

Well I'm intrigued enough to consider paying for VIP though I wonder if they're planning on taking the servers down again before "release".

[Threash]

Pretty sure there is not going to be a reset anymore.

[Threash]

GM win

[Threash]

[Bzalthek]

Tried to buy the deluxe version, ran into some Mastercard SecureCode bullshit.  Never seen that before, so I do some research, figure out what is what, go back and try again and my card is now refused.  So much for this game, now I have to watch my CC statement like a hawk.

[Falconeer]

Even if it wasn't for lag reasons, I'd gladly wait for the EU gPotato version. The NA version so far seems ridiculously and surprisingly unprofessional.

[Bzalthek]

I'm kinda wondering why there's such a difference between the two.  I there shouldn't be much different structurally, I wouldn't think, but of course I don't know much about the game.  

Edit: Got a question: Is there anything I can do to block gold seller spam.  My Scene and Nearby chat is just a flood of it and I can't figure out how to ignore a person (if that's even possible)

[Falconeer]

Oh don't get me wrong, I don't know much about the upcoming EU version. I just have noticed how messy the NA version is when it comes to billing and customer service, which is something I know for experience gPotato is somewhat more reliable about. That's all. If there is going to be other differences between the two, I am not informed about it. One could say that the fact that gPotato version is still in closed beta and not asking for money yet is another good sign, but this would be pure speculation.

[Bzalthek]

I'm trying to buy a Big item bag from a vendor, I have enough money for it, and I haven't gone over my maximum expenditure limit, but it keeps telling me insufficient funds.  Any clue?

Edit: Nevermind, I was trying to purchase crafted items with Silver Coins.  Apparently I have to sell my own stuff or pvp to get Silver. 

[Threash]

You can also get it from offline jobs or kidnapping.  Easiest way is probably farming crafting mats and selling those or making upgrade materials and selling those.

[Sparky]

I love the idea of this game but jesus the interface is just overwhelming and I've no fucking idea what's happening with the combat system, just button mashing and sometimes winning.  The tutorial needs a complete rewrite and UI elements need to be hidden and introduced slowly.  Some of the stuff I've read makes the game sound EVE like in the politics and sandbox possibilities but the actual game is going to fight you to the death to uncover them.

Is there a Youtube series explaining the game like I'm 5 years old?

[Threash]

Yeah, I've been playing the shit out of this game since this thread but it is obvious that without a detailed guide and/or very patient hand holding from an experienced player nobody would last an hour on it.

[Dark_MadMax]

OK http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/12/18/first-impressions-from-the-age-of-wushu-beta/  article sold me even though the youtube videos of gameplay were horrid. Downloading that now. pvp escorts and spying? kidnapping? - sign me up

[Threash]

The game is a lot of fun if you are willing to put in the time to learn how it works.  Don't judge the combat until you get into a school and have real styles to work with, the starting combat is pathetic and pointless.  That should take about 30 mins tops though so it's not a big deal.  Find a good guide for new players, pay attention to how exp --> cultivation --> skills works and you can level as fast as anyone else playing around an hour a day.  Find a good guide.  Really really do.

[Dark_MadMax]

The game is a lot of fun if you are willing to put in the time to learn how it works.  Don't judge the combat until you get into a school and have real styles to work with, the starting combat is pathetic and pointless.  That should take about 30 mins tops though so it's not a big deal.  Find a good guide for new players, pay attention to how exp --> cultivation --> skills works and you can level as fast as anyone else playing around an hour a day.  Find a good guide.  Really really do.

Didnt have much problem with interface at all - imho very generic functional MMO  interface. Only issue is that i cant bind my side buttons on mouse.
Got into school (tangmen cause darts against melee characters sounds OP) but kinda not overly impressed .Combat is quite meh  -especially after GW2.  rock/paper/scissors would be fine concept if it was more fluid and less awkward.

Same story with scenery and graphics - its ok when compared to generic asian mmo #57 , but looks quite dated if compared to more recent games such as TSW or GW2.

Not overly turned off either though ,except that RMT it keps shoved into my face and it seems that to make any real progress I kinda must pay. And game keeps reminding me of this even though I am at the stage where I just want to see if its worth sticking with at all.  I ll give it a few  more tries if I get into guild cause I want see pvp actions ( so far only things I seen is  criminals constantly getting jailed which is kinda good sign lol)

[Threash]

The tangman dart style is basically a lot of kiting and darting, you don't even have to face the player you are attacking.  As you level up your other styles become more impressive and you won't be doing a lot of darting.  You don't have to pay at all, it increases the amount you get for kidnappings but there are other ways to make money, it lets you level while offline but there is NO idle log out so this is only an issue if you are not willing to leave your computer on at night.  That said vip is 9 dollars a month and i find i get a lot more entertainment out of this game than any others in recent memory.

[angry.bob]

What the hell, there are commercials for this at literally every commercial break today. Is anyone playing this? If so, how are the panties?

[Seraphim]

Not tried it and not going to but why not try the other thread like 12 topics down on the page for some answers? 

[angry.bob]

Not tried it and not going to but why not try the other thread like 12 topics down on the page for some answers? 

Because fuck you.

[Hoax]

What the hell, there are commercials for this at literally every commercial break today. Is anyone playing this? If so, how are the panties?

Don't think it has any, this game looks no better than Silk Road Online did graphically years ago. But the game systems supposedly all work though they are barely documented and the combat is quite interesting. Almost a Korean take on MxO's combat if I understand it right which I doubt I do.

[Threash]

The first post on the SA thread describes this game a lot better than i could.

[ezrast]

I read the SA writeup linked in the other thread and I'm sold. Time to be a badass calligrapher.

[Threash]

I read the SA writeup linked in the other thread and I'm sold. Time to be a badass calligrapher.

There will be two new servers launching later today, you will probably have more fun starting on a clean server than an established one.

[Nija]

Really lost interest in this when my month ran out and I no longer received offline skill gain.

I'm sitting at like 35.75 / 36 for scholar inner. Might be worth checking out after another year of westernization.

[Raguel]

I read the SA writeup linked in the other thread and I'm sold. Time to be a badass calligrapher.

There will be two new servers launching later today, you will probably have more fun starting on a clean server than an established one.

What makes you say that? I mean I get the disparity in skill levels, but the only time anyone even tried to attack me threw me off a bridge, which was inconvenient and annoying but not much else.

eta: I've only been playing the past 3 days so just curious how this works.

Also, this game so far seems grind free, except for the flying skills. I'm going to be ticked if it takes more than a couple of hours to get my crouching tiger on.

[Nebu]

Really lost interest in this when my month ran out and I no longer received offline skill gain.

I'm sitting at like 35.75 / 36 for scholar inner. Might be worth checking out after another year of westernization.

So you're saying that the game isn't good enough to merit your financial support beyond 1 month?

I ask because I'm considering giving it a try. 

[Nija]

So you're saying that the game isn't good enough to merit your financial support beyond 1 month?

I ask because I'm considering giving it a try. 

Try it out - it's free to try. If you like it let me know, I'll give you my account info so you can play a somewhat leveled guy.

[Nebu]

You didn't answer the question.

[luckton]

I'm walking into this thread with little to no info about this.  An article I read compared this game to EVE, except with kung-fu warriors instead of space ships.  Accurate?

[Nija]

No, I didn't think it was worth playing beyond a month. I gave 'em some cash, did some interesting stuff. It's a real rough translation with interesting (somewhat difficult) controls with ALL ROOK SAME characters doing crazy movies at 92343 per second.

Dunno. Not my thing. I really, really didn't like how my expanded inventory space disappeared. There's a timer on fucking backpacks. They don't last forever.

So I'd have to resub to gain offline exp and then I'd have to RMT to have bag space enough to cover what little shit I currently have on my body.

Asian as hell. Lots of creepy dudes playing it, like TERA. High level dudes two shotting you from treetops.

[Nebu]

Thanks Nija.  That's the kind of insight I was looking for. 

[Threash]

No, I didn't think it was worth playing beyond a month. I gave 'em some cash, did some interesting stuff. It's a real rough translation with interesting (somewhat difficult) controls with ALL ROOK SAME characters doing crazy movies at 92343 per second.

Dunno. Not my thing. I really, really didn't like how my expanded inventory space disappeared. There's a timer on fucking backpacks. They don't last forever.

So I'd have to resub to gain offline exp and then I'd have to RMT to have bag space enough to cover what little shit I currently have on my body.

Asian as hell. Lots of creepy dudes playing it, like TERA. High level dudes two shotting you from treetops.

Why would you have to RMT to get bag space? a bag cost about what half a kidnapping gets you and lasts for a month.  You don't have to RMT to do anything, the offline leveling and extra money from kidnapping are totally worth the 9 bucks a month vip costs.  Some people seem to equate "you can buy money from the store" to "you have to buy money from the store to afford even the most basic items" which is ridiculously untrue.