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I haven't been around for awhile, and the search function isn't quite working, so... here goes...
So I've been kind of interested in the shit genre that is arena-based PVP. A technical name exists for this genre but that name escapes me for the moment.
I'm been getting older. I play about six games of SC2 a week if I'm lucky. So I was looking for something intuitive. Something, easy to pick up and play, yet hard to master.
So I've been toying with the idea of trying LoL, HoN or DotA. Something happened during my studies!
I researched all said games. I have watched VODs of high-level matches. Almost immediately I was turned off by the length of any one match: 40 min and longer. Even LoL - the supposed "n00b" game had 40 min matches in the final of Dreamhack.
Who the hell has time to watch porn, and play 40min matches? Not me.
It just so happened that I ran across a little game called: Championship Bloodlines. A commentator on a Gamasutra opinion piece was pimping this game as a superior alternative to LoL.
I just tried it. One word captures my thoughts: Perfect. Just what I need. The controls are basically Quake. WASD, with skills being activated by RMB, LMB, Q, E, R and F (as defaults). Nice!
Likewise, matches are fast, short and to the point. There are a few game modes but the bulk of the game was designed for 3v3 TDM. You kill. If you kill faster than your opponent, you win. An entire match (best of ten?) lasts maybe ten minutes. This may suit others just as well as it suits me.
So I go on youtube to check some matches out and I was almost LoLing when I hear 2GD was doing the commentary. What? That dude is at some level involved in the development of this game? Hmmm interesting and amusing.
As of now, I can't really comment as to the competitiveness of the game seeing as how I'm so new. I can attest I'm skeptical of the entire genre, but most criticism (as usual) should and probably can be discarded outright. I just wanted to give a heads up to those who want to try a new arena-based PVP game without all the ball scratching that usually goes along with it. As a long time Quake player, I felt others may enjoy this game for its intuitiveness and simplicity. My fear is that this game could get old pretty fast. Players, on avg, like leveling or progression of some kind. Does Bloodlines have any of that going on? I don't know. But they should, n00bs love that shit.
I bought the $30 dollar package. Unfortunately the game has micro-transactions. I can't attest to what you get "for free" after you initially install the game.
In short: I really want that community to grow. It's in my nature to "pimp" games here from time to time. Whether they are $1 dollar indie games, or $30 dollar PVP games.
So I've been kind of interested in the shit genre that is arena-based PVP. A technical name exists for this genre but that name escapes me for the moment.
I'm been getting older. I play about six games of SC2 a week if I'm lucky. So I was looking for something intuitive. Something, easy to pick up and play, yet hard to master.
So I've been toying with the idea of trying LoL, HoN or DotA. Something happened during my studies!
I researched all said games. I have watched VODs of high-level matches. Almost immediately I was turned off by the length of any one match: 40 min and longer. Even LoL - the supposed "n00b" game had 40 min matches in the final of Dreamhack.
Who the hell has time to watch porn, and play 40min matches? Not me.
It just so happened that I ran across a little game called: Championship Bloodlines. A commentator on a Gamasutra opinion piece was pimping this game as a superior alternative to LoL.
I just tried it. One word captures my thoughts: Perfect. Just what I need. The controls are basically Quake. WASD, with skills being activated by RMB, LMB, Q, E, R and F (as defaults). Nice!
Likewise, matches are fast, short and to the point. There are a few game modes but the bulk of the game was designed for 3v3 TDM. You kill. If you kill faster than your opponent, you win. An entire match (best of ten?) lasts maybe ten minutes. This may suit others just as well as it suits me.
So I go on youtube to check some matches out and I was almost LoLing when I hear 2GD was doing the commentary. What? That dude is at some level involved in the development of this game? Hmmm interesting and amusing.
As of now, I can't really comment as to the competitiveness of the game seeing as how I'm so new. I can attest I'm skeptical of the entire genre, but most criticism (as usual) should and probably can be discarded outright. I just wanted to give a heads up to those who want to try a new arena-based PVP game without all the ball scratching that usually goes along with it. As a long time Quake player, I felt others may enjoy this game for its intuitiveness and simplicity. My fear is that this game could get old pretty fast. Players, on avg, like leveling or progression of some kind. Does Bloodlines have any of that going on? I don't know. But they should, n00bs love that shit.
I bought the $30 dollar package. Unfortunately the game has micro-transactions. I can't attest to what you get "for free" after you initially install the game.
In short: I really want that community to grow. It's in my nature to "pimp" games here from time to time. Whether they are $1 dollar indie games, or $30 dollar PVP games.
Edited by zalu at 04:11 CDT, 5 July 2011 - 3178 Hits
