Xsyon Active? :)

[Ehnoah]

Hey,

me and my friend are thinking about to join Xsyon. We played before Dawntide/Minecraft but Xsyon seems fine too.

How active is the Community here now?
And we are maybe able to Build up somethink with us 2 or we need an Guild to grow up?

What is the "main core" of the Game? Build Up and Defence vs. monsters or more PVP based?

Thank's :)

[Drubchen]

Hi,

I started playing a few weeks ago, and there seem to be more people joining, or re-joining every day.

Very much enjoying the game, crafting and building are very well developed and interesting. Monsters are coming soon, but currently it is just animals and big game; Bears and the like to hunt and skin for parts. Bears don't sound interesting if you compare it to other games, but Bears here have a dozen parts that are usable in different ways, so hunting and crafting go well together. The crafts are well integrated and inter-dependant, so you need access to other types of crafters, especially in the beginning, but there are lots of helpful people about to get you started.

You don't need a Guild to build. I have setup a solo tribe, and although I haven't chosen to build yet, I could if I wanted to, so two people would do fine - but it would make sense for them to take complementary starting professions. There are also some bigger tribes that are welcoming new players.

I haven't done any PvP, not really my style, but I have seen some Arena Combat events organised by the game guides.

I'm sure someone more versed in the game will post about combat.

If you prefer sandbox games, this should very much be up your street.

Regards, Rogen :)

[Ehnoah]

What is about the payment? I heard its actually Free 2 Play? Or only for PreOrder pep. because then I don't want to buy it.
I want to play for Free same as the rest of the Community while the game is in big dev. state.

If the Game gone fine I want to pay :) ofc. but at this dev. state (what I heard) I don't think that I want to pay =/

[Darkfire]

The game is,

You buy the game, and get 1 month free, then its 15 bucks a month

[eric]

I pre-ordered the game and never paid one monthly subscription and can still play for free.
You could contact support yourself and ask for them to remedy the situation for you.
But then you'd have to either start paying or drop out and leave the game.. tough choice eh :).

[MrDDT]

lol @ random "dev" now replying to topics. Its funny how there used to be just a gang of moderators and community people, and now all we get is Mr. Darkfire.



Actually, back when DDT first pointed this out a few months ago, someone acknowledged the issue. Not a peep about it since then. Even DDT has forgot about it.


Not sure if you missed it but Xsyon responded to it, saying "Everyone will get free time, and those that have been charged will get more free time" or something to that effect. So I figured it will be handled then.

I believe that day is coming very soon (few weeks) when mutants and other things are finished and they will start doing ads.

[Book]

Uhm... you post here because you can't post in the subscriber forums, but I'm supposed to believe you can play the game for free?

Yup. Keep on keepin' on.

[Drubchen]

Anyway, back to the OP. We'd love to see in-game Ehnoah, those of us who are playing seem to be enjoying it, so it all depends on whether it is your style of game or not.

I cancelled my Eve subscription to pay for this, and have been quite happy, but that is just how I rolled it. It reminds me of the first year playing Vanguard, great game, lots of promise, but still a work in progress in some areas, and I don't mind that at all; so for me it is just a case of where do I want my monthly sub to go this month.

Rogen :)

[zookeeper]

Quit feeding the trolls. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12780033/gu_20100326.jpg

The game is doing great and yes it's very active and getting more and more players. I think 8 villagers of my tribe Xylia all came from wurm and I've been trying to get others to come over and I've been making a few forum threads to get them to try it out. The concept is by far the best of anything I have found and I'm coming from a sandbox MMO called wurm which doesn't hold a candle to Xsyon.

[zookeeper]

There are a few things he pointed out that are some key points of why the game is active and others that I assume he's upset over. There are mutants and zombies coming in soon which should add a lot of flavor to the pve, pvp is just a matter or getting more players.

[NorCalGooey]

Haha PvP is FAR more than a matter of getting more players. Far, far, far more.

[Book]

As far as activity, I'm generally finding a good-humored community that likes to joke around and help each other out. New players are welcomed, questions answered, and help offered readily.

It is not a huge player-base at the moment, but it's certainly not a ghost town.
It is very much a sandbox game in that some of the fun you will have will be of your own making. How imaginative are your goals. Does one even set goals for themselves. You won't find quests guiding you to the next thing you should do... it's up to you to do what you want.
The crafting is well developed and involved. There are TONS of different schematics to mess around with that will require a broad skillset. City building is part of that, and what is possible with the various architectural components really is very cool. This includes the opportunity to completely terraform your homestead, or tribeland, as you wish.

The development cycle is quite active, and while certain aspects may be a work in progress, the work is in fact progressing.

I don't think PvP is a very big component at the moment. It's never been my focus though so can't say much to that. The little plot of land you claim for yourself will be safe, but the rest of the world is open and fair game.
I think the point of saying "more players" is that would make finding targets easier. However, I don't get the sense of an obsessively aggressive community. That may not be a good fit for those in need of constant conflict and strife. Plenty of that on any news channel to be honest.

Name's Book in game, give a shout if you do join. Be glad to help out, as would many other folks.

Oh, and one notable difference with wurm, yes, your arms do move! far out.

[Thorbrand]

My question would be is the game still having server issues? Is combat fixed yet? Been a very long time since I even logged in to test the game. Wrote it off as vaporware to tell you the truth.

I am interested in coming back but don't know if it is even worth the time from what I seen at the launch.

[KeithStone]

My question would be is the game still having server issues? Is combat fixed yet? Been a very long time since I even logged in to test the game. Wrote it off as vaporware to tell you the truth.

I am interested in coming back but don't know if it is even worth the time from what I seen at the launch.

the game is nothing like at launch, combat is almost identical to m&b and server is very stable - no lag issues for me at all.

[MrDDT]

I think the combat still needs work and balancing. But I can see its doing pretty well as far as coming along. Yes it has issues with it. Things like dodge not put into the game. Parry has balancing issues (no one really uses it at all right now).

Weapons need balancing as purpose. No real reason to use a pick over an axe. No special moves (even M&B has them). Archery isnt put into the game. M&B archery is a huge part of the game. Plus it has 2 handed weapons also shields play a huge role.

All in all its coming along but needs work. I wouldnt say that its a middle finger to the modern indie industry. Very small team of devs takes time for this to work out.

I'm having a lot of fun in game, I can see why others are not. PVP is lacking (20 to 75 people online doesnt do much for a 10240x10240 meter map with no mounts or fast travel when it comes to finding someone). My biggest grip right now is there is nothing to fear or work for. Animals are a joke to kill (1 to 2 hits for me even bears which are the strongest animals currently). I've seen 1 second old players stand toe to toe to a bear and kill it with over 1/2 their life left.
People dont need to eat, drink, craft, or have shelter. So really people drop a totem, in about a few days quit with going "What was I supposed to do?". Granted I think many people need a little hand holding. Few (like many of the ones currently playing) can make reasons to play and do well at it.

Like right now. I have all the skills maxed out (other than things like firebuilding) but building this castle has been pretty fun. Got about 10 people working on it and its taking over a week.

[ShadowLegion]

Haha, it's identical in the sense that Golden-eye is nearly identical to BF3 -- They both have guns and aiming, right?

Xsyon's combat is a really blatant copy of M&B's combat, just super poorly done. This is the kind of stuff that indie games get slammed over (copying other games, poorly), yet somehow this aspect of Xsyon is endearing to folks like KeithStone. Xsyon is basically a big middle finger to the modern indie industry.

why do you still come to this forum?