Shadowbane Release Date!

ToshiroOC · Jan 10, 2003, 05:01 AM

Ubisoft has now released the final release date for Shadowbane - March 25! www.shadowbane.com is the website for the game. It looks really really cool - basically, another MMORPG, but this one is supposedly balanced so that almost everyone will end up joining a group of players, and that politics between groups will play a large part of the game

It sounds like Ultima Online, but with 3d and a different sort of style to the gameplay... I know I'm going to be playing (hey, we could have a band of DH mercenaries

)!

ToshiroOC

DriveEuro · Jan 10, 2003, 07:33 AM

Eh, if it is like Ultima then count me out 53509721350320 times...not my type.

ToshiroOC · Jan 10, 2003, 07:40 AM

Well, go check out the site. I just mentioned Ultima Online because it is the same sort of game in terms of world/genre/breadth of options, not necesarily the same in gameplay.....

Krazach · Jan 16, 2003, 01:59 AM

A friend of mine has a beta account, and it seems to be rather fun from what I've seen. I'll be interested to see what it's like once it's finished.

Azhreal · Jan 16, 2003, 07:58 AM

This game has been in beta for like a freakin year, and believe me when i say this... the gfx engine is WAY past its prime. The game has been in production so long that the entire engine needs to be scrapped.

ToshiroOC · Jan 16, 2003, 08:02 AM

Well, Azhreal, I would agree except for the fact that almost all of these MMORPG's seem to take a very long time to get into production, and so I can't think of a single modern MMORPG that has truly modern graphics that is either going to be coming out very soon or already out... and I think that it's good that they are finally releasing it - would you want to wait again while they redo the engine

Malus · Jan 16, 2003, 08:04 AM

I've been looking for a good RPG. If anybody does get it, keep us posted about the game. Maybe i'll give up some dough and buy this one.

ToshiroOC · Jan 16, 2003, 08:12 AM

Well, I'm quite sure I'm going to get this game - if it is remarkable and good enough to be worth it, I'll write up a small review once I get it and play it for a bit... I still can't tell how the online thing is going to work - subscriber fees, and if so, how much, but that's something I'll worry about later...

Arikel · Jan 16, 2003, 09:42 AM

The crap graphics are a good thing, once you've experienced the soopah lag of a PvP MMORPG the pretty slide show becomes much, much less appealing. I'd prefer a playable game with ass graphics to a great looking game that plays like crap.

Jan 10, 2003, 05:01 AM	#1
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Shadowbane Release Date! Ubisoft has now released the final release date for Shadowbane - March 25! www.shadowbane.com is the website for the game. It looks really really cool - basically, another MMORPG, but this one is supposedly balanced so that almost everyone will end up joining a group of players, and that politics between groups will play a large part of the game It sounds like Ultima Online, but with 3d and a different sort of style to the gameplay... I know I'm going to be playing (hey, we could have a band of DH mercenaries )! ToshiroOC __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 10, 2003, 07:33 AM	#2
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Jan 10, 2003, 07:40 AM	Thread Starter #3
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Well, go check out the site. I just mentioned Ultima Online because it is the same sort of game in terms of world/genre/breadth of options, not necesarily the same in gameplay..... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 16, 2003, 01:59 AM	#4
Krazach DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	A friend of mine has a beta account, and it seems to be rather fun from what I've seen. I'll be interested to see what it's like once it's finished. __________________ -Krazach

Jan 16, 2003, 08:02 AM	Thread Starter #6
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Well, Azhreal, I would agree except for the fact that almost all of these MMORPG's seem to take a very long time to get into production, and so I can't think of a single modern MMORPG that has truly modern graphics that is either going to be coming out very soon or already out... and I think that it's good that they are finally releasing it - would you want to wait again while they redo the engine __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 16, 2003, 07:58 AM	#5
Azhreal DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	This game has been in beta for like a freakin year, and believe me when i say this... the gfx engine is WAY past its prime. The game has been in production so long that the entire engine needs to be scrapped.

Jan 16, 2003, 08:04 AM	#7
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	I've been looking for a good RPG. If anybody does get it, keep us posted about the game. Maybe i'll give up some dough and buy this one. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Jan 16, 2003, 08:12 AM	Thread Starter #8
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Well, I'm quite sure I'm going to get this game - if it is remarkable and good enough to be worth it, I'll write up a small review once I get it and play it for a bit... I still can't tell how the online thing is going to work - subscriber fees, and if so, how much, but that's something I'll worry about later... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 16, 2003, 09:42 AM	#9
Arikel DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	The crap graphics are a good thing, once you've experienced the soopah lag of a PvP MMORPG the pretty slide show becomes much, much less appealing. I'd prefer a playable game with ass graphics to a great looking game that plays like crap.