RF Online expansion preview

[Pancak3s]

dunno if anyone has seen this... but RF Online is getting a major over-haul .. including a new graphics engine. Check it out ^_^

Codemasters forum - New Planet Wars stuff !!

oh.. and lol @ this new cora armor concept o.O http://rfonline.x2game.com/files/ExN...X_01_02_03.jpg

[Kamino]

RF Online had a lot of potential, but they ****ed the game up in oh so many ways. Hopefully it'll be at least a decent game now.

[solimor]

any Idea when this will hit. the game might be worth check out whit that upgrade. locks awesome. well hopefully the do something whit the grind as well

[birdman]

I played RF in the beta. I was kind of excited but was shocked at how much items affected you. Upgrading a gun or sword made a massive difference. I always wanted to get in the mech but got too bored and quit before I got close.




EDIT: I just saw the link. Oh my god, those mechs look so awesome. Now if the fix the gameplay, I might have to split my time between this and that whenever it comes out.

[Iven]

rofls metallic t1ts

[Sagaris]

lols just realised its that Pancak3s... its me from lumen, Sagaris! p.s Holylight still sucks :P

[Aseenus]

i play on lumen too! im level 15 or something under name Aseenus

i play it an hour a month or something lol, acretians ftw

p.s. are they raising level cap? wat other info have u got about xpac, like wat are the changes + new stuff

[Meleoffs]

Ah, they split the servers again?

[Pancak3s]

Originally Posted by Meleoffs

Ah, they split the servers again?

yea, the amount of players in RF Online spiked so much they had to make a third server... login was full =.=

[DKShadow]

I might just have to give RFO another go when this thing evantually hits. Part 1 and 2 sound awesome and the new engine looks agreat!

[Kamino]

Did they get rid of the original 5 servers they had?

[Pancak3s]

Originally Posted by Kamino

Did they get rid of the original 5 servers they had?

yes a long time ago, they merged them all into a server called Novus, now that RF Online is free a second one was made called Lumen. And now that both servers are sort of full they made a third called Solus.


Edit: New information translated along with a video:

YouTube - RF Online Expansion Part 1 & Part 2 Super Nova & Planet War
YouTube - Rf Online - Episode 2 Trailer

"I'll fully translate these later, but what it's saying is quite... shocking and amazing.
Here's a little teaser for you guys
The role of guilds and party cooperation will be infinetely vital in planet wars due to ship to ship battles.
A guild can purchase and control a battleship, in which more than 50 members can reside. Furthermore, the guildmaster shall become the captain of the ship.
In the battle, it is the guild members' use of the ship's armanents, the fighters and the robot units that will decide the outcome.
Ship to Ship battle can occur very simply, as "Ship to Ship battle: Surprise attack" can be initiated through a ship attacking another.
Otherwise, one ship can send a challenge to the other, thus leading to ship to ship duels.
The amount of these battles fought and won by the guild will effect the guild's nature and trait, as one whichis focused on ship duels will possess honour and such, whilst another guild that ambushes or raids others will be known for it's outlaw feel.

HOW SHIP TO SHIP BATTLES ARE FOUGHT
If you thought dog fighting was all to these battles, you have been grieviously mistaken.
Each ships posess shields, point defence turrets (To fend off fighters and robot units) and also main cannons (To damage the opposing ship).
Furthermore, the ship's light and heavy fighters will play a vital role, however the craft that can really turn the tide of the battle are the infiltrator crafts.
These crafts can carry a number of players, infiltrate inside the enemy ship and attack the ship's internal components or the crew itself.
The above method of fighting will be identical to the method of battle that players are used to in Novus.
However, infiltrator crafts have no weapons, thus will make easy prey for enemy fighters and turrets without escorts.

The winning guild would receive a vast amount of money and pvp points.
However, the losing team will only have to repair their battleship.
These ship battles are also vital in the faction wars, as it decides decides the ownership of spacestations near the place of battle.

EPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Koji]

Sounds decent actually. Never thought i'd say that about RF.

[Hellriser]

Tried it when it became free. Played 1 hour and uninstalled it. maybe I'll give it a second chance... since I don't have anything to play anyway.

[Kamino]

Originally Posted by Pancak3s

yes a long time ago, they merged them all into a server called Novus, now that RF Online is free a second one was made called Lumen. And now that both servers are sort of full they made a third called Solus.


Edit: New information translated along with a video:

YouTube - RF Online Expansion Part 1 & Part 2 Super Nova & Planet War
YouTube - Rf Online - Episode 2 Trailer

"I'll fully translate these later, but what it's saying is quite... shocking and amazing.
Here's a little teaser for you guys
The role of guilds and party cooperation will be infinetely vital in planet wars due to ship to ship battles.
A guild can purchase and control a battleship, in which more than 50 members can reside. Furthermore, the guildmaster shall become the captain of the ship.
In the battle, it is the guild members' use of the ship's armanents, the fighters and the robot units that will decide the outcome.
Ship to Ship battle can occur very simply, as "Ship to Ship battle: Surprise attack" can be initiated through a ship attacking another.
Otherwise, one ship can send a challenge to the other, thus leading to ship to ship duels.
The amount of these battles fought and won by the guild will effect the guild's nature and trait, as one whichis focused on ship duels will possess honour and such, whilst another guild that ambushes or raids others will be known for it's outlaw feel.

HOW SHIP TO SHIP BATTLES ARE FOUGHT
If you thought dog fighting was all to these battles, you have been grieviously mistaken.
Each ships posess shields, point defence turrets (To fend off fighters and robot units) and also main cannons (To damage the opposing ship).
Furthermore, the ship's light and heavy fighters will play a vital role, however the craft that can really turn the tide of the battle are the infiltrator crafts.
These crafts can carry a number of players, infiltrate inside the enemy ship and attack the ship's internal components or the crew itself.
The above method of fighting will be identical to the method of battle that players are used to in Novus.
However, infiltrator crafts have no weapons, thus will make easy prey for enemy fighters and turrets without escorts.

The winning guild would receive a vast amount of money and pvp points.
However, the losing team will only have to repair their battleship.
These ship battles are also vital in the faction wars, as it decides decides the ownership of spacestations near the place of battle.

EPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC!!!!!!!!!!!"

This is actually exactly what I've been waiting for in a MMO. However, I'm not start this game back up again until they implement as least some of the major overhauls that they've been advertising. Definitely worth keeping an eye out for though IMO. A couple of questions though, I remember there weren't many bots back in the day for RFO, is this still true? And how long would you say it would take you to hit lv 40 (played time).