MMORPG Vendetta Online Released 50
floop writes "Vendetta Online, a MMORPG trader/shooter with decent PvP action, came out of beta on Nov. 1st for Linux, Mac and Windows. I've found pirating hapless n00bs and hunting other pirates being the 2 most fun aspects of the game so far. It has an engrossing back story and pretty screenshots. The guys putting this out are a small operation, and this is their first project. "
damn you. (Score:2, Funny)
seriously though.. how does it fit for an 'old' elite addict?
basically what i'm asking: is it a decent "elite online" so to speak.
Re:damn you. (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:damn you. (Score:3, Informative)
just might have to check it out to whizz up some creds hauling resources on the space ways.
Re:damn you. (Score:4, Informative)
I think the try before you buy idea is great.
I played the beta on and off for awhile and in my opinion the game just keeps getting better.
Plus these guys really try and help you out with your problems in the forum.
Love this game :) (Score:5, Interesting)
Tux on the box [vendetta-online.com]
Same price for all platforms
Fastpaced game action with PvP
Skillbased combat system, not "most expensive stuff wins"
Fastpaced, no "point, click, wait"
Minimal grinding (no hoursof waiting for the minings)
Developer contact. Several player ideas have been implemented, some within days
Developers actually ingame
Unfortunately addictive
Re:Love this game :) (Score:1)
its a first person shooter style game : )
Re:Love this game :) (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Love this game :) (Score:2)
and it can play ogg playlists from ingame as well
Re:Love this game :) (Score:1)
I was pleasantly suprised. It does make sense tho, since using mp3's in a product costs money, but Ogg is free.
Re:Love this game :) (Score:2)
I almost forgot I was reading /. too, until I saw that your post a) mentions Ogg and b) makes a grammar mistake.
Dare I hope? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Dare I hope? (Score:2)
Time to play? (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Time to play? (Score:2, Informative)
This should mean that you can keep your character, account and everything while you don't pay, and then come back and pay another month for your account and keep playing.
However, I guess they will implement some kind of "pruning" of "dead" accounts after a while (as perhaps with the free trial accounts that don't pay for subscription) , since thats basically what I would do in a case like this.
If
Re:Time to play? (Score:1)
Main questions:
Will there be hourly rates, which might be more attractive to working people?
How long can I be absent before my account is deleted?
Thanks for the offer though. B-)
Re:Time to play? (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Time to play? (Score:2)
Re:Time to play? (Score:3, Interesting)
Long time player...may well return (Score:1)
Kudos.
I think I might come back, unless RL sucks me out.
Greatest. Game. Ever. (Score:5, Interesting)
I've been betatesting this game for, um, a few years now. It's the greatest game ever. Here's some reasons:
If you're not playing this game already, you're missing out on a great game. So GO JOIN [vendetta-online.com]!
Re:Greatest. Game. Ever. (Score:3, Insightful)
I wonder if that'll still be true after being posted on
Re:Greatest. Game. Ever. (Score:2)
If only Derek Smart could have helped...
Re:Greatest. Game. Ever. (Score:1)
I was on the beta... (Score:4, Interesting)
Vendetta is truely a multi-player team game. While you can play it by yourself, the real fun kicks in when there are a few dozen ships from different factions in the same sector and they are at war. That and either killing pirates or being one.
I expect that early on, people will not love the game. As enough people rise in power and wealth, the newer members will also benifit. Looking at how large the Vendetta universe is, I expect that it could handle 10,000 players at the same time without a problem -- and probably beyond 100,000. A couple thousand playing at the same time would probably be when things start getting interesting.
There are promises of improvements to the universe over time. I'd be very interested in how the community grows and the changes impact the players in the next 3-6 months.
Looks interesting, I'll check it out... (Score:2)
I always wanted to play a game where you could fly multi crew ships... Is this implemented in Vendetta yet?
Re:Looks interesting, I'll check it out... (Score:1)
Unfortunately... (Score:2)
Of course they should be able to afford to support Linux gaming when they get a monthly subscription from Linux users.
I want one time purchase games for Linux off the shelf.
I doubt I will ever pay for a game that requires a monthly subscription (again) after having several bad experiences and realising that some months I get a lot of time to play and some months I have no time to play at all.
Re:Unfortunately... (Score:3, Insightful)
I dont mind month monthly subscriptions when you dont have to buy a box as well
Re:Unfortunately... (Score:1)
Re:Unfortunately... (Score:1)
Then again, I'm still pissed off that I spent $50 on Doom 3 and have only gotten about 4 or 5 hours of frustration out of it.
Re:Realtime combat ping wise? (Score:2)
Re:Realtime combat ping wise? (Score:1)
I've been playing since 2002 and (Score:1)
Freelancer (Score:1)
*sigh* Freelancer was so disappointing. Look, we have an absolutely enormous world for you to play in, and, erm, no roleplaying elements... and the combat is point-and-click... and most of the world is empty space... and only three ships viable for high-level use... but hey it sure looks pretty http://www.penny-arcade.com/view. [penny-arcade.com]
Re:Freelancer (Score:2)
http://www.vendetta-online.com/h/faq_tech.html
sure, a fine idea, but (Score:1)
That's a fine idea, but until the other ~50% of the people with decent video cards, the ATi crowd, gets some reasonable linux driver support they won't buy them.
I had a 9600XT that would never, and I mean NEVER work right in Mandrake. I sold it and bought a Geforce FX 5900XT so I could actually use my Linux install to play games, and now I'm gonna try this out on it! Should be cool!
This game is what was missing in Freelancer, even though it was "open-ended" there was only so much you could do that was
Re:sure, a fine idea, but (Score:1)
It looks really nice, too. The only problem I've noticed is some "color flickering" when rglow is enabled. It's not enough to really bother much, though.
On the other hand, when I upgrade my video card within the next couple months, NVidia will be my choice
Thanks for sharing this; I had fun with it (Score:1)
You can do better than this... (Score:1)
Re:You can do better than this... (Score:1)
So what are the minimum specs? (Score:2)
Having read through part 8 or 9 of the backstory last night, it looks fairly interesting...
Re:So what are the minimum specs? (Score:2)
System Requirements:
PC: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, or Linux with kernel 2.4 or greater; 1 GHz Pentium III or Athlon processor; 256 MB RAM; DirectX 8.1 or better; 3D Hardware Accelerator - Fully DirectX 8.1 or OpenGL compatible 32MB Video Card, Hardware Transformation & Lighting (T&L), and latest drivers; Sound Card; Keyboard/Mouse and CD-ROM; 200 MB Uncompressed Hard Drive Space; 56k internet connectivity
Macintosh
Re:So what are the minimum specs? (Score:2)
I did tell you that
like EV Nova? love vendetta! (Score:1)