So, I've started up with Wurm again. I've added 2 months of premium to a character I had played last summer, and am playing on the "Carebear" non-pvp server Freedom. Whats more I've found a site to place a deed(only paying folks can place a deed), and will begin terraforming once I've finished up access to my mine. I'll have access to Iron on deed, am currently using a neighbors well for water, and am situated in an area that seems to have good hunting. Downsides? While I am near water, I'm situated far above it and it will take some time to build a path down to the water. Unfortunately I've been unable to scout that specific piece of coast line, but hopefully it's open for if/when I plug a path down to there. Access to clay is a bit of a trek as well, and I don't think I'll be able to alleviate that for some time.
If anyone is interested in trying out Wurm, or coming back, you can play on the Freedom server for free. Your skills will be capped at 20, and you won't be able to do things like command a cart being pulled by horses or cows. While I tend to play solo, I'm willing to help folks out getting started. I'm not necessarily looking to start a village, but I don't mind putting folks up for a while and show them the ropes. I can't offer much for ammenities at the moment seeing as I've only just tapped into an iron vein in my mine, and have not started construction on my settlement at all. But that stuff will come.
I'm situated near the Eastern Plains(big brown spot on east side). /t Doanark Message if anyone is interested
They've been talking about this game a good bit on the Massively podcast. They've basically made it sound like minecraft with slightly better graphics and a more in-depth crafting system. The part that turned me off a bit was that they said you could literally sit there for 2 hours trying to craft a hammer before you finally got a successful outcome. Is that accurate?
After signing up to grab the trial I notice that as well as premium time the 'shop' also sells in game currency for real money. I despise MT systems, not sure how useful or necessary in game currency is in this case but the whole item/currency shop thing has always rubbed me the wrong way. (though I guess if the company offers it themselves it kind of negates gold farmers/sellers).
I thought this was a thread about my WoW character...
So it's interesting and somewhat depressing. This game seems to be the closest we have to a "next gen" game. The players are writing their own stories.. the world is changeable. There seems to be a decent amount of "things to do" but its basically completely niche.
I found this "story" and became fascinated.. these are the kind of things that make (to me anyway) the core of a next gen MMORPG.
Apparently a notorious Player Kill was actually jailed by other players
http://www.wurmonline.com/newtown-ch...
And then I guess got bored being jailed and attempted to finally sell his account.
http://wurmonline.com/forum/index.ph...
Short of EVE what other game is really allowing this kind of interaction inside the game world.. not to mention I've seen amazing things that the players have built and maintain in this world. I'm sure its very newb unfriendly.. and of course the Graphics are fairly awful.. chances are PVE is pretty much pointless or "tacked on" but it doenst need to be.. with some $$ behind that aspect it could be amazing.
They used to talk about this game all the time on the Massively podcast. They made it sound like Minecraft with better graphics but harder and more intricate. While I loved the stories that came from the game, I just couldn't see myself chopping wood for 8 hours real time and then spending another week or two to build a fence. If I was going to do that I'd be better off just going outside and really building a fence.
I made the mistake of mentioning this game to my MMO buddies and, we will be trying it out soon. We tend to like the more free form, sand box stuff; we had a blast with Star Wars Galaxies.
I am on the Exodus server. How hard is it to get to one of the other servers? I'm not a fan of PvP in games like this; that is what FPS's are for.
Died at least 7 times within the first few hours. Once I found a good spot to build a 1x1 shack and learn stuff I haven't been killed since. Came close last night out exploring; black wolves are no joke at my level.
I spent seven hours yesterday exploring the coastline of our continent; couldn't find a good spot to build on that wasn't already settled. Covered damn near 1/3rd of the map. I've been squatting on someone's land but, they seem cool with it since I said I was temporary and promised to remove my shack when I leave. I really need to find a good iron ore vein so I can get into smithing. I might actually go premium for a few months (it's so damn cheap); it's a good distraction from SW:TOR (better crafting).
I'll post more when I'm not at work.
I am on the Exodus server. How hard is it to get to one of the other servers? I'm not a fan of PvP in games like this; that is what FPS's are for.
Died at least 7 times within the first few hours. Once I found a good spot to build a 1x1 shack and learn stuff I haven't been killed since. Came close last night out exploring; black wolves are no joke at my level.
I spent seven hours yesterday exploring the coastline of our continent; couldn't find a good spot to build on that wasn't already settled. Covered damn near 1/3rd of the map. I've been squatting on someone's land but, they seem cool with it since I said I was temporary and promised to remove my shack when I leave. I really need to find a good iron ore vein so I can get into smithing. I might actually go premium for a few months (it's so damn cheap); it's a good distraction from SW:TOR (better crafting).
I'll post more when I'm not at work.
I have it downloaded but never played it. If you get some land I check it out and help you out.
I have it downloaded but never played it. If you get some land I check it out and help you out.
I was able to hook my one friend by telling him there was fishing. He has an unnatural obsession with fishing in MMO's (since I showed it to him in SWG); that is his only strike against SW:TOR.
Wow, awesome. We'll have to set up some time to meet up then.
I've been playing off and on for a while now and I still love it. What really helped me was setting up a little 1 room shack so I had a base camp to start from. I spent a large amount of time just walking around the map looking for a place to start my own settlement. Wanted water, woods, and rock to mine; couldn't find anything that was open that didn't have people near it. Luckily where I set up my shack there was a small deed ran by 3 guys that were very helpful; I asked if I could join their city and they accepted. They actually have two deeds close to each other and between the two I have everything I want.
My new house I just finished, is back in the woods overlooking a secluded little lake and we have several mines near by on deed. The other deed is along the coast and we are in the process of building a harbor. It is at the base of a steep hill that has some ore deposits on top. We have taken a few sail boats out and started to scavenge from abandoned deeds; so much stuff is just left to decay away.
After I joined them I went for a Premium account + silver. Once I get on my feet I will buy more time and, hopefully be able to sell stuff for the silver. I'm still working on balancing this with playing any other games. I tend to be laser focused when it comes to games. That isn't good for subscription based ones; I'm looking at you 6mnth sub to SW:TOR, I promise I'll come back.
Now that I have a permanent house, I need to start crafting better gear and, pick some skills to focus on. Mining will definitely be one of my highest gathering skills; maybe farming too. Not sure what crafts to work on for profit; thinking anything in the blacksmith line is a given. Always had fun tailoring in SWG; too bad clothes don't change the look of your char in this game.
No worries. My life got a little chaotic too and I didn't get to use most of my premium time. I just re-upped for another month and still have fun with it at least once a week.
Hello. I just discovered this game. I am now smitten, sight unseen, just having read this article at RPS.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010...
Who will give me a tour?
Looks like they went live.
I just jumped on as well. Was only really able to get past the tutorial, but I plan on jumping on later to continue exploring.
I haven't played since my last post here back in March. The small community I had my house in had the deed to the place so, I probably don't have anything left. I should still have money in the bank though, I guess.
This game is good. Seriously good. I dove in headfirst, right into the Elevation server (the free-for-all pvp one), and luckily found a nice group of folks to join up with after a few hours.
This is the next best thing to Ultima Online 2 that I've found.
I see this and DF:UW have the same release date and I'm almost tempted to try one.
Is there space for casual players here? My understanding of the skill system is that, like DF, whoever has the most time to grind will end up far ahead.
It depends on what you want to do. Me, I'm actually all up into the crafting, and there's plenty of niches to fill in that. In the Ivalice Trading Company (the alliance I joined) I'm making myself useful in the early phases of skilling up by making lots of basic materials; bricks, planks, hull planks, etc. The settlement is burning through them faster than we can make them, so it's nice to have a few newbies like me to get us up and off the ground (I'm also happy that I stumbled across not only a nice group, but one working on a relatively new settlement, so I can be a part of putting it together!).
However, as my carpentry continues to improve, I'm moving into shipbuilding, since we only have one person with moderate shipbuilding skill, and it'll help to have a skilled shipwright. I'm more interested in sticking with that skill than the other guy, so that'll be my niche until I can branch off until more skills too.
[edit]I may eventually get interested in combat, but for now I'm actually more interested in being an artisan supporting the kingdom!
So far, Druidpeak, as long as you get in with a friendly settlement and stick within town doing crafting, it doesn't seem like the pvp is too dangerous yet. I've been on when alliance members are travelling and get ambushed out in the wilds though. And I do know that raids have happened, but I'm not too familiar with how that all works yet (and haven't been in a location that's being raided yet). The Wurmpedia seems rather light on documentation of how raids and siege warfare work.
I'm not near the point of building something that utilizes it yet, but I'm pretty excited about the new mechanics allowing for multi-story buildings! I'm still focused on developing my shipbuilding skill to be one of the primary shipwrights for my alliance.
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