First Impressions

So i finally got a crack at Ducci's server today which has now gone public for alpha testing, i followed the instructions to connect here and then bam i was away! So what did i think? Well honestly it's still broken and ducci could've been more careful releasing a server which isn't really ready to play with yet. You start with all stats on 100 and all spells suped up but you're on newb island and it's empty so there isn't much fun to be had, although rcently the amdisn have introduced items into the community which has sprused the place up a bit, but there is some DCing for just trying to add a stat point (you start with 6) or trying to cast a spell (i attempted admin heal). There are barely any players (which is understandable) however i did run into the other guy online, Kidchatoic, to be fair i thought you'd aim for better names that that with the whole world of names to choose from (like i did), oh well, he was justing speeding around...

You can head over to an empty aeven as well via the shop door on newb island, weird i know, i haven't checked all of aeven's doors yet so who knows where you can get to...

I went exploring with Roythebest and Estargo, and we formed the Nudists group since we had no clothes, it was all good for a laugh and reminds me of very evry very early eo.

I suppose a good thing is that it's a start, i managed to create about 3 accounts, got some decent names under my belt, i've mainly been using the name "Admin" (above) ;D and i suppose that's the fun of playing on one of these new servers, they will never be proper or official, no matter what you win or lose or kill or trade it's all just fake really, it doesn't mean anything in relation to the real game, so i see these servers as a sort of fantasy world, where you can create the name you always dreamed of having, logg on, hopefully eventually go crazy at like dragons or banshees or something with awesome spells, get a special costumes, and just have fun, becuase these were never really intended to be taken seriously, even though ducci and his team are promising updates and exstensions to the game, so clearly they're after a real online gaming world. The server runs fine, and down-time is minimal currently, fortuneately the server capacity is 200, so i can't see any advanced down-time in the near future (i've only ever seen 2 online max) which is a good thing for the server...

As i said though, if you want to hook up and see for yourself all the instructions are in this here thread on the eo forums, all it requires is an IP change (endless ip that is) and a port change of only a single digit, very simple to do. I'm not expecting an uproar of people to leap over to ducci's server, but it's worth logging on and mooching about , especially with the prospect of it actually having proper attention and mechanics in the not so distant future.

We've been server heavy recently, so tomorrow a return to other issues and subjects, thanks.