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Post by iuewen on Nov 8, 2009 3:03:56 GMT -5
I tried killing endlessly to hit the lower end of the spectrum and become a Preta? Asura? I tried foraging endlessly for weeks to try and get out of the horrible cycle of Garuda > Naga > Sparrow.
I'm stuck, the game has long lost any enjoyment value (foraging until exhausted, or gathering wood until exhausted. What else is there for these three animals to do?)
So, I ask - what is the point, and furthermore, how can I get back to something enjoyable from this point?
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Post by iuewen on Nov 28, 2009 12:09:44 GMT -5
Alrighty then, time to idle. Maybe I'll start up again once my idleness kicks in and changes me into a Human once more. Maybe.
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Post by Rasteroid on Dec 19, 2009 6:44:45 GMT -5
it's all good iuewen.. peace brother
actually this is great, if you are getting bored that means I am finally getting the bugs ironed out. The point will gradually become clear, please stop by anytime.
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Post by iuewen on Dec 21, 2009 12:15:57 GMT -5
Eh, it seems pretty bug-free as far as I saw, just supremely pointless and boring. There is almost no interaction other than friending someone and marching around, or the occasional diddle or attack (though attacking someone gets you stuck in the Sparrow/Naga loop, so that is a very bad thing).
Battle Mines had a goal in mind - you build a DDD, or you build a fully functional island, you stockpile and horde until you decide to kill everyone, and then you start over. GoG was similar - you built your power up and became a super fire ninja pope and wrecked havoc throughout the lands, or you became a calm, water dancer and wrecked havoc throughout the lands. Etc.
Samsara seems fairly aimless. You could gather stone, iron, and wood, and build a city, and then train some weaponry. You could make a few coins. But then what? One bad fight and you are stuck in a Naga/Sparrow loop because you initiated combat. Playing as an insect or animal is about as boring as it gets - you can walk in one of eight directions, you can eat, or you can mate with someone of the opposite sex from your species if you can find one. Boring.
I am hoping some sort of goal materializes in the future, and I'd be more than happy to play again, but Nagas and Sparrows are completely unenjoyable.
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Post by albatross on Dec 23, 2009 1:10:11 GMT -5
today I was a sparrow starving in a desert, then it became an oasis and I found bananas everywhere... its a miracle!
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Post by juanito on Dec 29, 2009 22:15:47 GMT -5
Iuewen, the way I see it BM and GoG like most MMORPG for a matter of fact were just as pointless as samsara. Sure, be kickass ninja, build DDD, then what? It just had some more stuff in it.
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Post by albatross on Dec 30, 2009 5:29:36 GMT -5
the point is: fuck bitches, get money.
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Post by juanito on Dec 30, 2009 7:44:22 GMT -5
But that's extendable to real life, even to dominions over real life that are only conceivable to the primigenial Gods of æther.
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Post by xade on Dec 30, 2009 22:20:23 GMT -5
Battlemines never had a point at the beginning. It was essentially - trade, build mines and shit - get nuked by assholes. (Hi rast!)
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Post by iuewen on Jan 1, 2010 0:05:51 GMT -5
Aye, but that WAS the point. What is the point in Samsara?
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Post by Rasteroid on Jan 3, 2010 2:12:49 GMT -5
haha, I LOVE this game, it's getting REALLY good.
Ok since you're curious here's what's going in next:
The Destroy skill + Natural disasters and deaths (how are they related?)
Getting dirty and washing
And there's a bunch of nice low hanging fruit I want to get out of the way.. man, I wish I wasn't so lazy !!!
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