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Voting closed: January 14, 2012, 06:17:21 pm

[majikero]

Actually, its only Millitians, aka the players, who can't die. The local residents on the other hand still dies like normal.

[krisslanza]

In a way, Mabinogi's lack of scary says a lot to the game and the setting.  It's interesting that in Errin you cannot die, you simply wake up later.  And you search for Paradise in G1, ending in in Tir Na Nog and realizing it's a wasteland, then Vindictus seems to be a prequel or parallel universe of sorts, where they seek the promised land, either implied or stated to be Errin...

It's a land of plenty, resources are in ridiculous abundance, where you cannot die, cannot starve, and jobs are available at any town at short notice... and yet you still search for something better?

Vindictus is the prequel. It's in... well, yeah. G1 will let you know. Vindictus is NOT a happy setting. At all.

Milletains are only immortal because their souls are disconnected and float in the Soul Stream, so they just hop into a new body when they die.

[Seriyu]

It wasn't aimed at anyone in particular, but it sure didn't have the same audience as the ones for Vindictus.

The chief art designer of Mabinogi (who has now resigned) said in an interview that his goal was to make a world that wasn't scary. That's why even the darkest dungeons aren't scary in terms of aesthetics.

Huh, now that I think about it that makes sense, given it was devcat's first game. Interesting on the art direction note too, I'd say he succeeded very well.

[Ibid Straydrink]

In a way, Mabinogi's lack of scary says a lot to the game and the setting.  It's interesting that in Errin you cannot die, you simply wake up later.  And you search for Paradise in G1, ending in in Tir Na Nog and realizing it's a wasteland, then Vindictus seems to be a prequel or parallel universe of sorts, where they seek the promised land, either implied or stated to be Errin...

It's a land of plenty, resources are in ridiculous abundance, where you cannot die, cannot starve, and jobs are available at any town at short notice... and yet you still search for something better?

Vindictus is the prequel. It's in... well, yeah. G1 will let you know. Vindictus is NOT a happy setting. At all.

Milletains are only immortal because their souls are disconnected and float in the Soul Stream, so they just hop into a new body when they die.

Unless they earn the ire of a deity, who may as a consequence violently "shuck" them from their husks.


One note on offensively bright colors: somewhere under Options (the large button on the bottom left) -> Video, you can chose a something-filter, which gives the game a "movie screen" look. This end result is a rather "grittier" picture.

I am not sure, however, if it is checked or not by default.

[Skyrunner]

Strangely, what you can see of the story until ~lv 36 in Vindictus has little mention of finding a paradise.

[krisslanza]

Strangely, what you can see of the story until ~lv 36 in Vindictus has little mention of finding a paradise.

It's not a thing the common people are too focused on. It's mostly the Pontiff's Court, the early story of Vindictus is about the Crimson Blades, after all. They're just concerned with making a living, not looking for some fabled paradise.

Looming war with the Fomors is far more pressing.

[Ibid Straydrink]

Just finished a wonderfully strenuous, failed attempt at soloing the G9 Shadow Expeditionary Force on Hard. I have to say, the fact that I am cumulative 1200+ and have been this much time and energy into gear and cannot skip through a generation alone is extremely off-putting and painfully counter-intuitive; if the challenge is going to scale according to your abilities, why hone them beyond a certain point at all?

At any rate, I reckon I am going to need some well-equipped health. I've managed to burn through 20 Nao Stones, all of my health potions, and the better part of my temper. At this point I'm almost inclined to skip the whole thing, but the reward is too great to pass up.

[Skyrunner]

Once you are over lv1000, it's near impossible to solo shadow missions.
Mabi's idea of 'scaling' is 'buff HP, defense, crit chance, and protection to rediculous amounts but change nothing else'. I think only some very op builds can solo, like maybe Ice Spear master with a casting time reduction wand and mana elixers. >_>

[Ibid Straydrink]

Once you are over lv1000, it's near impossible to solo shadow missions.
Mabi's idea of 'scaling' is 'buff HP, defense, crit chance, and protection to rediculous amounts but change nothing else'. I think only some very op builds can solo, like maybe Ice Spear master with a casting time reduction wand and mana elixers. >_>

Do not worry, and rest assured- when the Regime has triumphed, we will march on Nexon, and then DEVcat- and all of Erinn's history will be rewritten!

Until then, I just need a hand finishing the last three quests standing between me and demigodhood.

[alexwazer]

I will gladly help once I have free time on friday on during the week-end. I remember the Glas fight, even on advanced it was quite painful, so on hard...

[majikero]

Actually, the new scaling system is talent based. I think the you need Expert level talent to get Hard difficulty.

[Skyrunner]

Incidentally, i wonder how no-one expresses surprise at me suddenly responding to someone calling for me... xD I was disappear for a long time on this thread.

[majikero]

Mostly everyone disappeared for a long time in this thread.

[Sonlirain]

Yup. It's a game you play... then suddenly stop.
Only to return to it after 6+ months.

[krisslanza]

Yup. It's a game you play... then suddenly stop.
Only to return to it after 6+ months.

Yeah that sound about right to be honest. Mabinogi is fun, but I get burnt out of it after a point.
Then I always come crawling back...