From a long time mmo player showing off that vast empty landscape was the most impressive part. Gorgeous world. There was one shot with a tree in the background swaying back/forth.

That part got me excited more than anything because i'd love a chance to play around in that world. That and the mount animation is the best i've seen in a MMO. The player models were pretty much meh...

After looking a little bit at the game i found out they're trying something a little different with their combat. They're making it where when you swing a sword or cast or whatever you have to hold down your LMB for a .5 second (probably variable depending on item used) charge and to actually swing you release the LMB button. They have active blocking as well and dual wield and it would be activated the same way but using the RMB.

lol didnt think about mouse orientation determining main hand and off hand but that would be funny if they did that.

Its always nice to see new projects and i hope it turns into something great but that video was not exactly inspiring.

What isnt shown is that the player is allowed to first get into combat with the Dragon at the end and then a group of 4-6 goons jumps him. Also not shown is the gate campers waiting for a single fellow to come riding out alone on his two horned rhino!

Absolutely - I just thought it was interesting that they didnt show any "en masse" PvP. When we played AoC we rarely saw less then 4 in a gang - especially on the Island. Good times to be had by all, but the gate gankers were a hassle .

To be fair bear was the biggest griefer of the island.

All Hail STAN!

yea i really thought i'd have to hold back my violent streak but i was mild little girl compared to you griefing heathens!

http://www.mortalonline.com/

They have new Beta teaser footage up on their main page.

Still doesn't show much but damn it looks pretty

I think runs on the UnReal Engine 3?

Looks very pretty.

It's really old school, can't even create a character
gonna check back tomorrow

new open beta video

Just keep in mind that this is beta, and there's times when the lag and performance just absolutely dreadful and makes it unplayable. They have to reboot the servers every other day or so.

Also the game is harsh and there's NO direction or indicators on what or even how to do anything.

Yes and there is a skill level cap unlike DF. So you have to pick carefully.

1000 skill points to work with.

The crafting is also very impressive. May be on par with SWG. Think last i heard there were 2.5mil combinations of items possible to be made.

Right now its not grindy at all... you can easily max out 1000 points in 2-3 days without trying. So no need for afk macroing. Now that doesnt mean i wont fire up a macro while i grab a drink or use the bathroom while harvesting.

They also have skill books that help people level up. The devs said they didnt want people spending their time grinding.