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Release Impressions - TheHiveLeader - Devilian
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Release Impressions - TheHiveLeader - Devilian
TheHiveLeader hops back into Devilian for it's North American release. Have his views changed? Probably... Devilian Online is a Free to Play Action MMORPG in the style of Diablo or Torchlight. Take advantage of the unique transformation system to turn your soul into several powerful versions. Fight back evil by unleashing the devil inside you. Hunt down the best gear possible, trade it in the economy, or use it to grow your character in the unique mastery system. For more on Devilian, visi
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Essentially, all that all the negatives people stated about the game where suddenly fun because "i don't care" or " there's worse out there".
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"Have his views changed? Probably... " - when i read that, i already got an idea about what i would see in that clip. And it didn't disappoint.
Essentially, all that all the negatives people stated about the game where suddenly fun because "i don't care" or " there's worse out there".
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Loving Devilian and I am not a big fan of isometric view mmo or not type games but its grown on me since alpha and really enjoying it even with a few hiccups its fun and seems A LOT of folks are in game and enjoying it. And Hiveleader the billmurphy pet name LOL +1
I cannot stand tree designs but POE does it better than anyone else.
On the topic of mindless killing,definitely a yay or nay ,i am one who cannot stand that type of combat,likely why i never jumped on the Diablo bandwagon either.
I also need to see some sort of advancement in gaming,it doesn't have to be the best at anything but should attempt to create some new ideas and improve on others.This game simply takes a simple concept spam kill spam kill and keep rolling forward spam killing.That type of design never flies with me ,although i did enjoy POE for a few weeks just to check out the character builds and tree choices.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
His praises for this game are "yeah, it sucks but I dont care" or "hey, theres worse out there" and "meh".
Really says a lot about the game when he put more effort into the lame jokes for the review than actually playing the game.
Hey, you can read into subtext! Good job...
Also, as for the lame jokes... HI! I'm TheHiveLeader. Have we met?
View more silliness at http://www.youtube.com/thehiveleader
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/12/17/like-an-afternoon-nap-in-gaming-form-devilian/
Yeah, I don't do reviews. I do joke videos that happen to sometimes contain video game information in them. SOMETIMES.
View more silliness at http://www.youtube.com/thehiveleader
View more silliness at http://www.youtube.com/thehiveleader
The skills trees in Devilian are more there for show than anything else. Basically you go one of three routes and leave out a couple of passives. You get gear sets in every leveling zone, then move on to the next zone to have to start over again until you're 52 and stuck with the last blue set before having to do the raids or PVP for yet another generic set that happens to be purple quality, rather uninspired.
And yes, "half-assed" about sums up Devilian for me. It has potential, it really does, but not without a couple of drastic changes and additions here and there. I love how it plays, but I hate knowing in advance it won't hold my attention for longer than a few weeks at most.
Also, having played on EU and witnessed some horrible server issues (resulting in loss of gear and unplayable characters), making Trion having to shut one of the servers down for ~24 hours entirely did not help either. On top of that the client seems to have some stability issues in itself too, crashing about 2 times an hour if I'm unlucky whilst the rest of my games run smoothly across the board.
Moderately okay game with potential for more (but eh.. probably never realized).
A review from a site that isn't being paid by Trion to promote the game:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/12/17/like-an-afternoon-nap-in-gaming-form-devilian/
His complains are all in the wrong places.
1st of all bland, uninspired and grind, i thought those words define isometric arpg like diablo or poe or others along the line. well yeah diablo has cinematics and celebrity voice acting but other than that whole game feels like all i gotta do is kill and kill baby!!
2nd, pointing to cash shop, cash shop in this game is as negligible as path of exile, like path of exile this game also have heavy inventory monetization. well we don't need much inventory right? i mean a game which is basically revolves around killing and looting and getting better gear, keeping shit load of mandatory healing and identification items we sure don't need much inventory space, right? I mean if it is alright for path of exile, it should be alright for devilian right?
And i could go on more about this "review", it seems this review is uninspired by ..anger for not getting paid?
Boobs are LIFE, Boobs are LOVE, Boobs are JUSTICE, Boobs are mankind's HOPES and DREAMS. People who complain about boobs have lost their humanity.
It's entertaining for a while, but it lacks certain ARPG aspects that make games like Diablo and Path of Exile. I love getting uniques for example. I love the trading system in PoE and the extensive skill trees.
The skills trees in Devilian are more there for show than anything else. Basically you go one of three routes and leave out a couple of passives. You get gear sets in every leveling zone, then move on to the next zone to have to start over again until you're 52 and stuck with the last blue set before having to do the raids or PVP for yet another generic set that happens to be purple quality, rather uninspired.
And yes, "half-assed" about sums up Devilian for me. It has potential, it really does, but not without a couple of drastic changes and additions here and there. I love how it plays, but I hate knowing in advance it won't hold my attention for longer than a few weeks at most.
Also, having played on EU and witnessed some horrible server issues (resulting in loss of gear and unplayable characters), making Trion having to shut one of the servers down for ~24 hours entirely did not help either. On top of that the client seems to have some stability issues in itself too, crashing about 2 times an hour if I'm unlucky whilst the rest of my games run smoothly across the board.
Moderately okay game with potential for more (but eh.. probably never realized).
Your review is quite spot on. But i did like that each area had it's own gear token and gear merchant. Saved me the trouble of getting acceptable gears without spamming dungeons.
And also,don't expect it to be as "extensive" as PoE when comes to class build, devilian devs seem to like easier road that gives more actual choices of abilities than PoE like choice between 2% damage increase or 1% mp consumption decrease.
Boobs are LIFE, Boobs are LOVE, Boobs are JUSTICE, Boobs are mankind's HOPES and DREAMS. People who complain about boobs have lost their humanity.
A little hint for everyone: If you want to know my personal feelings about whatever game it is my video is covering, look for subtext. "Try the game. It's free-to-play. There's worse ways to spend your time." - Do you think that's a strong recommendation for a game?
Ignore these people, they are butthurt over Trion, butthurt over CIG, butthurt over themepark games not being sandbox. They are butthurt over so many things on so many level that they don't even understand sarcasm anymore.
On the video : that pet naming was hilarious. Hope bill doesn't get pissed on you.
Boobs are LIFE, Boobs are LOVE, Boobs are JUSTICE, Boobs are mankind's HOPES and DREAMS. People who complain about boobs have lost their humanity.
I will say one thing, don't ever mention One Piece online again, it hurt my soul hearing that name. They messed up the potential of that game so much.
Like junk food or fast food - every now and then, sure, you slum it. You aren't proud about it, but it doesn't stop you from doing it again next time.
A review from a site that isn't being paid by Trion to promote the game:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/12/17/like-an-afternoon-nap-in-gaming-form-devilian/
Ohh god, this again?
Proof please or you paranoid people REALLY need to shut up with this being paid bull$hit. Proof or you are just spouting nonsense and are poisoning this site. Please stay at rockpapershotgun if you think they are more in line with your views ( the only reason you reacted so ridiculously in the first place). Just because you have a different opinion does not make the other wrong, or corrupt. That logic is ridiculous in real life and it is here too.
All this accusational crap about being paid, makes my blood boil. Words are cheap, facts aren't so I am waiting for your proof.
OT, fun little game but really not that special to me, back to the new season of PoE.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
What I find naughty though is (even as a pack buyer), some limitations are annoying. Topping this list is the minimal inventory space and more is only available from buying a dex with ingame gold about 150g on my server or instore.
How about once inventory space is unlocked it is account wide?
This game may make more revenue if it positioned its subscription and market cheaper. I find it difficult leaving a recurring subscription on an mmoarpg game that costs a little more per month (in the EU) than a triple A theme park mmorpg. This is a little grating.
If this was a pocket money game then it would stand out from the crowd.
Don't believe me? Try Path of Exile. I mean we don't "NEED" more than the base inventory space, it is not like we will be looting much anyways, right?
Devilian at the very least gives you 1 free inventory expansion with a quest, 24 slot warehouse expansion through quest and every 2 week as a subscriber we can get 1 free inventory expansion. And you can do dungeons over and over again to have your chance at 8-32 slot warehouse expansion runes.
Boobs are LIFE, Boobs are LOVE, Boobs are JUSTICE, Boobs are mankind's HOPES and DREAMS. People who complain about boobs have lost their humanity.
When it comes to this, I typically have to take a step back and see if I'm just starting to hate Hack n Slash in general. Though I keep on saying to myself that I love it, and frequently play other single player versions and Diablo II (and III when new seasons come out).
Perhaps I just spoiled my pallet after being allowed to try an open world hack n slash game that is set out to come out soon (of which I won't name as it was a statement in hindsight and not me advertising or comparing another game to this). Maybe I'll look for a fansite to keep me updated on this game on where they go from here. All in all, the game play's okay. Nothing glaringly wrong. Just very few things right for me. Having to turn into a Devilian to get Devilian experience is a tad annoying. Though I'm sure I was just doing it wrong. It turned into me worrying about doing it -- or timing it on boss kills -- rather it it just being a cool "I'm going to F you up" button.
Wicoa said:
I like this game.
What I find naughty though is (even as a pack buyer), some limitations are annoying. Topping this list is the minimal inventory space and more is only available from buying a dex with ingame gold about 150g on my server or instore.
How about once inventory space is unlocked it is account wide?
This game may make more revenue if it positioned its subscription and market cheaper. I find it difficult leaving a recurring subscription on an mmoarpg game that costs a little more per month (in the EU) than a triple A theme park mmorpg. This is a little grating.
If this was a pocket money game then it would stand out from the crowd.
Monetizing inventory space in a game that depends on killing and looting and managing inventory : BEST FUCKING WAY TO MAKE MONEY!!!
Don't believe me? Try Path of Exile. I mean we don't "NEED" more than the base inventory space, it is not like we will be looting much anyways, right?
Devilian at the very least gives you 1 free inventory expansion with a quest, 24 slot warehouse expansion through quest and every 2 week as a subscriber we can get 1 free inventory expansion. And you can do dungeons over and over again to have your chance at 8-32 slot warehouse expansion runes.
Fair point but where I disagree is if you choose to be a subscriber and support the game. In my opinion and based on experience with other subscription option games, it would be nice to be provided with some store coin per subscription month to help to alleviate this and other elements.