Dear Dungeon Siege II beta testers...

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Josh Mayfield wrote:
> My biggest disappointment with the first Dungeon Siege was the
> multiplayer implementation. You can't save multiplayer games (you only
> save your characters) and you can't have NPC party members or pack
> mules in multiplayer. I never understood why this was- especially
> since Neverwinter Nights seemed to handle multiplayer so effortlessly
> while providing all the features available in single-player play.
>
> So my question to those of you with experience with the new game is:
> Have things changed with Dungeon Siege II? Can you actually save
> multiplayer LAN games now? Can you hire henchmen and pack animals to
> tag along?
>
> If not, I will not buy this game. But if so, I'll buy 2 copies toot
> sweet, reviews be damned!


Hi Josh,

Yes, you can do both of those things.

Be forwarned though, I probably wouldn't give DS-II a thumbs up review
so far. There are alot of things about it that I'm not liking very
much. The world is a little more open, but still basically a "pipe" if
you look just beyond radar range. The quest system is better, and it
seems like there's a real plot. But the combat system is either worse,
or I just don't remember it being that bad originally. Visually I think
it's a step backward too.

Anyway, I don't feel like doing a real/full review. But after 2 nights
of playing for about 3 hours apiece I un-intalled the Beta and went
back to playing WoW.

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"Josh Mayfield" <ultibloo-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> gaf1234567890 wrote:
>
>> Yes, you can do both of those things.
>
> Cool!
>
>> But the combat system is either worse,
>> or I just don't remember it being that bad originally. Visually I think
>> it's a step backward too.
>
> Uh oh!
>
> Battle in the original was very simple- even boring at times until
> things really heated up near the end. It was just a matter of
> selecting the right default attack or spell for each party member and
> letting them have at it. I have heard there has been a revamp of the
> combat system for DS II, but I don't know how it's supposed to work...
> I would hope it's a change for the better but you've got me worried
> now.
>
Please tell me the auto-attack mode is still there; there's nothing quite so
fun as playing a single fighter, who's monumentally powerful as the game
expects a group with shared experience, just carving her way through hordes
of monsters hands-free. It's like an interactive film where you control
character development and direction but let the skills do their work. Why
should my attack ability depend on how fast I click or a dodgy mouse mat?
If the game lasts more than 4 hours it's better value than a movie too...

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Andy wrote:

>>
>
> Please tell me the auto-attack mode is still there; there's nothing quite so
> fun as playing a single fighter, who's monumentally powerful as the game
> expects a group with shared experience, just carving her way through hordes
> of monsters hands-free. It's like an interactive film where you control
> character development and direction but let the skills do their work. Why
> should my attack ability depend on how fast I click or a dodgy mouse mat?
> If the game lasts more than 4 hours it's better value than a movie too...
>
>



What you're describing is (according to the developer) the biggest
complain they got about the first version... the fact that it played
itself. Personally, that's what I *liked* about it also! I liked to
develop and guide the characters, and have them attack on their own
without me having to click a billion times.

They are welcome to make it a click-fest if they desire, but I do hope
they make the old way an option as well...