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RoB3rTo — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:53:03 MST

hi, can i get an invite ? RoB3rTo_2oo7@yahoo.com

RoB3rTo

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RoB3rTo — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:46:51 MST

Hi guys, i would like an invite if any1 has any left .. I`m a big fan of diablo 2 i played it for like 5 years xD and i would really like to try mythos, my email is RoB3rTo_2oo7@yahoo.com , regards

RoB3rTo

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rKarhu — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:56:48 MST

I could certainly do with an invite too. Please send me one if you got one to spare. The mail is: jarppika@luukku.com

rKarhu

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pirateghost — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:16:01 MST

why are my comments not showing up on certain things?

pirateghost

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pirateghost — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:33:01 MST

I hope I'm not too late, but I'm really wanting to play this game now and I would appreciate an invite so much! Please send it to Pirateghostdan@yahoo.com.

pirateghost

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Dudemeister — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:43:20 MST

Extremely late but if anyone's still hanging around with extra invites could you please send me one at chibihiei3@aol.com

Dudemeister

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StuiWooi — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:19:09 MST

That trailer makes you want to play the game? >.<

StuiWooi

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Laffington — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:29:39 MST

Thanks a ton for the invite! Setting up now :)

Laffington

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Laffington — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:06:57 MST

@mrmeister: If you still have that invite hanging around, I'd love to give this game a spin. tharper88ATgmailDOTcom

Otherwise, is there any idea as to when this game may see availability outside of a beta scenario?

Laffington

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Biggrz — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:09:49 MST

Hey guys! My first post here :)

Can someone be so kind as to toss an invite my way???

Biggrz

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matmanx1 — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:10:12 MST

For a quick invite from any PC:
1) Go to ircatwork.com
2) Enter irc.forthegamers.org as server
3) Enter #mythos for channel
4) Enter whatever you want for your name
5) When joined to the IRC chanel you will see directions at the top of the page for an invite. If you do this you will have an invite within 10 minutes. Enjoy!

For a free game, it's alot of fun and shows great promise!

matmanx1

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aequitus — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:50:00 MST

@ビッグボス: you're welcome!

aequitus

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ビッグボス — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:36:27 MST

Thank you to whoever sent me an invite! Much obliged!

ビッグボス

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aequitus — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:34:44 MST

Invites gone! Have fun, all you new players.

aequitus

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Promethean — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:12:55 MST

I don't play MMOs. Not as a general rule, but because I just never really enjoyed the game play in anything I tried or saw. This game... this is something I can play. It's a little frightening the appeal this has for me.

Promethean

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ビッグボス — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:28:08 MST

Count me among those looking for an invite. Address is clnolen AT gmail DOT com.

ビッグボス

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mugenakuma — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:48:02 MST

I have played the beta and it is decent, with some definite potential. Unfortunately I have absolutely no trust in Flagship after the complete mess and waste of money that is Hellgate (I own and subscribed unfortunately :( ).

mugenakuma

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hikaizer — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:34:39 MST

While I'm going to be more pragmatic on the title, I feel obliged to say the music is both unsuited to the video and also terribly underwhelming.

hikaizer

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DarrenIndeed (xbl) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:10:29 MST

Diablo 3 ftw!

Off to install Diablo 2...

DarrenIndeed (xbl)

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Cyborgmatt — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:31:29 MST

Mythos is an awesome game, if anyone is looking for an invite give me a shout: [www.gaming-resources.com]

Cyborgmatt

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eratik — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:52:29 MST

@aequitus:

could i get an invite plz. thanks. eratik @ husmail.com

eratik

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Komrade_Kayce — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:49:03 MST

Aequitis, I would man-love you the way no other man could if you could get me an invite.

dingosdownunder@hotmail.com

Komrade_Kayce

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aequitus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:50:01 MST

Still got two invites. PM me your email or post it here. :)

aequitus

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Witzbold — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:29:09 MST

Hey this looks rather nice! Ok really am gonna have to fix that overheating problem now for this. :)

Witzbold

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yourmom2161 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:22:23 MST

If anyone could PLEASE send me an invite, I would be forever grateful. I saw this game a few months ago and typed my email into their system, but never got a response :/

PLEASE send me one at incubusbeatsall4@yahoo.com

yourmom2161

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freimauer — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:52:02 MST

Anybody still have an invite to spare? I'm super excited to try this. PM me if you do. Thanks!

freimauer

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Solaris79 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:46:20 MST

If anyone has any invites for this, I'd really like to give the beta a shot. amk98003@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Solaris79

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kuzuboshii — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:30:03 MST

please send an a invite if you have one, this looks like the closest thing to Ulitma Online with a decent population.

kuzuboshii at hotmail dot com

kuzuboshii

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Xax — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:29:03 MST

Thanks much for the invite!

Xax

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FellTheDabus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:18:28 MST

After the crushing disappointment that was Hellgate, this looks iiiinteresting.

FellTheDabus

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Zodduska — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:12:42 MST

zodduska at gmail dot com

Zodduska

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samuraisul — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:52:27 MST

I hope the love for Mythos based on this game is the condescending type to the developers. This game looked like utter crap.

samuraisul

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Zodduska — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:50:02 MST

@tei: any left? I would really like to check this out :)

Zodduska

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Mahale — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:46:42 MST

I would like one as well if you have them available. vincewainwright@yahoo.com

thanks :)

Mahale

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candy-chan — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:44:38 MST

@mrmeister: Hello,

May I kindly please request an invite?! I would really appreacite receiving one.

Candy

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DefenderShip — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:40:49 MST

Wow - like a lot of others have said on this board, I LOVE the Kotaku community. A few minutes after posting here, boom, Mythos invitation. Thank you! I got on board right around the time they simplified (or rather outlined) their comment-joining process, and haven't found a better forum for equal parts humor, debate and sheer awesome since. Keep up the good work everybody, and I'll be sure to pay this forward.

DefenderShip

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DefenderShip — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:13:59 MST

I'd love an invite if somebody could drop me one. I managed to leave WoW pre-BC, and if I don't have some kind of little MMO fix after so long, I might be drawn back to that money/time-guzzling juggernaut...

defendership-at-gmail-dot-com . I'm creative!

DefenderShip

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Cirrus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:13:35 MST

I've been signed up on their site for beta since august but still no reply from them :(

If anyone has a spare key to give out i'd love to have one- just send it to cirruss.xx@gmail.com

Cirrus

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ViciousPucca — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:11:16 MST

this is more like Diablo 2.5 than 3. hell, "forest" for zone1. and desert for zone2! i'm calling it. zone3 will be rain forest!!! -_-

Take D2. make it 3d. add couple enhancements such as auto gold pick-up(which was annnoying as hell in d2). change the world chats into "towns" and game rooms into instance maps(that only you/your party can enter). there. you have mythos now.

devs come online often and talk to players, so that was pretty awesome. one was talking about how they were planning for 4 classes, 4 races and 4 zones before going "live"(currently 3 classes, 3 races and 2 zones)

oh, for invites, I heard to go IRC and ask devs. If they're around, they're usaully quick to send you invites.

ViciousPucca

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benfinkel — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:48:35 MST

I'm about to run out (two left right now, they're going quick!) but other online gaming forums are great places to get them from people.

I got mine from HardOCP.com, just as an example. Ask there and I imagine you can find many more.

benfinkel

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narconick — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:43:01 MST

@nill: Thanks for the irc. Hopefully someone there can help me out.

narconick

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Kataki — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:42:44 MST

Beta has been a blast so far and sorry, my invites are already gone.

Diablo 3? Not quite, but good enough for now. Heck, it's tons better than their other game and any other D clone out there.

Kataki

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narconick — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:37:44 MST

I would love an invite, been playing Hellgate, and am very excited about Flagship's new MMO.

narcolepticnick@hotmail.com

Hopefully see you guys in-game!

narconick

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Nill — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:37:13 MST

@dowingba: It's a bit more like Guild Wars where the crossroad/city/clearing/etc areas are common and all the combat zones are instanced for each person or party.
@baberg: Yeah, sorry. Forgot about that.
You might have better luck at the irc.forthegamers.org #mythos channel anyway.

Nill

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baberg — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:36:23 MST

Followup: Got my invite! Thank you, whoever you were! I'll install and play it tonight!

baberg

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Gouki4u — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:36:07 MST

So this game is basically an uncomplicated dungeon crawl with friends? Hmmm...

Gouki4u

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baberg — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:28:14 MST

@HykCraft: Unlike other testers, I have unlimited invites to hand out.. if you want one, get ahold of me.

Hrm, only way I can see to get a hold of you is through Kotaku :) I've been looking for an invite throughout this thread and despite my best efforts it's failed. I tried Tei, MrMeister, and most recently BenFinkel. All have been no-go. If you're feeling generous I'd love one of your invites. babergATgmailDOTcom.

@Nill: You can also try the forum at mythos.com for invites.

When I hit the Mythos.com site the Forums links (as well as Manual, Support, and About Mythos) are grayed out. Is it a Beta-only forum?

baberg

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chico — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:26:59 MST

strange... never heard about mythos before, but it looks like a really fun game. id really appreciate it if someone here would be so kind and send me an invitation. thx! email: "mythosbeta@freenet.de"

chico

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Kia — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:23:58 MST

Looks alright. What really grabbed me is the music, though. Pretty!

Kia

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dowingba — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:23:44 MST

That video never shows more than one person running around though. It's an MMO, right?

dowingba

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psycoking — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:20:34 MST

@tei: ooooh. I want one.
Just when I start getting over my WoW addiction, another damn MMO pulls me back in. More crack please :)

psycoking

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Nill — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:20:18 MST

You can also try the forum at mythos.com for invites.

I normally hate on MMOs all the time as moneypit timesinks, but after trying the beta for the last few days I have nothing but love for this game.
Lots of fun dungeon hackfest, easy to get from one senario to the next, and it's going to be totally FREE.*
Sometimes just being able to sign on and get right to trouncing some randomly generated dungeon with a few other folks is all you need.

*some non-essential things like extra account options, additional caracter appeariance customization, and optional guild features will have a one time cost paid for by cash-vouchers that you buy. But you can still get these features for free by trading normal game items with other players for these ingame cash-vouchers.

Nill

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HykCraft — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:13:36 MST

This game is awesome! I've been playing the game since the ALPHA version and it's going to kick some serious ass. Unlike other testers, I have unlimited invites to hand out.. if you want one, get ahold of me.

HykCraft

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mikatron — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:13:28 MST

oh, also, if you are posting anywhere for an invite, always include your email. every person in beta just got 2 invites over the new year break, so there should be a lot floating around. we need your email to enter into the webpage though (the invite has to come from them).

mikatron

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benfinkel — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:03:06 MST

I also have invites, email me at:

benfinkel AT hotmail DOT com

If you'd like one.

Regarding Mythos, it's much more Fate than Diablo. Not bad, just different than what you'd expect.

benfinkel

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fuchikoma — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:40:21 MST

Ragnarok was my Diablo 3 for a while... the design and MMO part made it really feel fresh.

Offline I've played other Diablos... Shining Soul 2, Untold Legends: BoB, and Dungeon Siege: ToA to name a few. But they really captured it in my opinion. They nailed it. It's like that cliche "you can never go back home" - I just wasn't addicted to them like I was back then. The magic and wonder weren't there, nor the drive to perfect my character. Again, not the fault of the game, it's just been done already, and they keep doing it well. I just knew what to expect, and got exactly that.

...come to think of it, isn't that the problem with the gaming industry now? We have remakes and sequelitis, even top ten lists of the best games whose titles end in "5". Even if they do it right, maybe the best thing is to move forward, smash conventions, and do something new? (Personally I love those - even the ones that suck are neat for a while...)

But hey, I'll try Mythos. I still have hope for it and I love a good dungeon crawl. I just don't carry them through to completion anymore.

fuchikoma

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MelodyKitn — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:37:07 MST

If it's Mac friendly, I'm up for an invite for the hubby so he doesn't go nuts on me while I hog up the PC.

MelodyKitn

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Volbard — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:36:41 MST

By the way, the list of people to be invited was accidentally cleared in November, so if tryed to get into the beta before that you should re-enter your email address. Of course, if you REALLY want in I'm sure you can find someone to invite you.

Volbard

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:34:18 MST

@DarkfyreFW: Oh god, why oh why... I managed to quit EVE-O, WoW and SOE helped me quit SWG :P

But now I consider getting into another MMO :D Well if it feels like Diablo 2 then I have to check it out, damn it! If you know anything about the PVP now or later check back here pls :)

Irenicus-the one and only

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DarkfyreFW — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:31:32 MST

@Irenicus-the one and only: I', in class atm, so i cant type too much, but it feels A LOT like diablo 2, with 3d graphics and different monsters. I need to dip into it again and see what they updated lately :)

DarkfyreFW

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ProroK — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:28:05 MST

Ive played beta too, its rly awesome, but still DIABLO2 <3

ProroK

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SabreB1ade — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:22:34 MST

I got into the beta. Its all the wonderful goodness that you could ever want out of a diablo clone

SabreB1ade

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baberg — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:22:11 MST

@mrmeister: whoever still wants an invite, I have one available

If it's still there, baberg.AT.gmail.DOT.com. I loved Diablo.

baberg

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:16:42 MST

@mikatron: No monthly fee? Holy! Nice post btw, I hope the PVP will be fun and I will keep an eye out for this.

Irenicus-the one and only

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Zantagor — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:16:11 MST

Also, it's nice to note that Mythos was initially a side-project to stress test the HGL servers ;)

Zantagor

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LordChris915 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:13:37 MST

I could play that despite the obvious WOW influence (i didnt like WOW).

LordChris915

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Zantagor — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:13:17 MST

@d43: I wouldn't say that Dungeon Runner failed in every way possible, considering that everything they promised is actually in the game they made ;)

And even now, with the latest patch, they add a lot every couple of months to the game. I still play it a few times a months, which is quite frankly worth the 4.99$ a month I'm paying ;P

Zantagor

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MehGinla — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:11:39 MST

@charch: Wow... that must be one hell of an easy game...

MehGinla

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Vandor — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:11:32 MST

Thanks at Greg who sent me an invite.
The Kotaku-Community is the greatest, even the people who have no commenting-account liker Greg!
Now I'm off downloading and playing. And if I get some invites too, I'll send them to other people who commented here

Vandor

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Quazimojo — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:10:43 MST

Would love an invite if anyone has one to spare .

Quazimojo

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Intangible_360 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:09:41 MST

@Leaderz0rz: Nothing about what I saw in that trailer excited me.

Intangible_360

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blankfacehooker — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:09:22 MST

oh..my email adress is blankfacehooker@GMAIl.com

blankfacehooker

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holysocks — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:08:30 MST

huh? that's not diablo?

holysocks

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mikatron — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:08:14 MST

wow.. the huge amount of incorrect info out there is pretty funny. i've been in the beta a few months now and it is really great. Travis Baltree (sp?) from FATE is doing a great job.

when you get into the beta (i submitted my email on the mythos main page and was sent an invite in <48 hours), you can also get into the official beta forum. "Flagship North" (the name they jokingly call themselves in at least one interview) is SO much more responsive to players than the HGL team. they read everything in the forums and even though it's a small team, if comments are generally well received, they usually make it onto the list of future improvements. for example, i suggested one improvement, others agreed and the next day, Travis responded it was now on their list of things to add.

keep in mind also, this game is probably a long way from release. it is being released in zones. zone 2 just came out, and there will probably be 4-5 by "release" (that's a guess though). each added zone has tons of new content and gameplay changes, so this thing should be real polished by the time they feel it's ready to release.

all this, and it's free to play and they've said as recently as 2 days ago on the forums there won't be monthly fees (current plans are ads in-game or optional buyable currency (to cut out the 3rd party currency sellers i'm guessing)). anyway, maybe it's not for everybody, but if you get an invite, totally check it out!

mikatron

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mrmeister — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:07:55 MST

whoever still wants an invite, I have one available

mrmeister

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Phlycheez — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:05:42 MST

I didn't like it as much as Diablo 2 when I played the beta. I kind of stopped playing it once Hellgate: London came out anyways....and then I stopped playing Hellgate: London when Call of Duty 4 came out....

It's a vicious cycle I tell you :p.

Phlycheez

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Quark — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:03:16 MST

@charch: *cough*
I do not fit your stereotyping.

Quark

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hamandcheese — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:02:01 MST

The main thing i don't like about the beta is that it is repetetive as hell, all the quests and dungeons are the same, if they add more variety to the quests and areas then i'd buy it straight away

hamandcheese

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Hiero Glyph — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:56:02 MST

@bloog: Art direction can only take a game so far and generic can still be incredibly fun. First one to come to a console wins my vote.

Hiero Glyph

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blankfacehooker — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:55:26 MST

I have been playing for the last two weeks..its in beta and are adding to it all the time pvp and crafting are coming soon..i have two invites..so first two people to email me gets one.

blankfacehooker

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charch — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:54:38 MST

So far, the comments seem to be going like this:

1) I've played the beta and it kicks ass.
2) I've watched the video, and I don't get why you're excited.

For those that fall into group 2, I've been playing the beta for a while, and it's fantastic. Take WoW, and then remove everything that isn't fun…the level grinding, the travel time, the inability to solo play, the rarity of item drops…and you've got Mythos.

charch

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bloog — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:52:23 MST

@ScytheRexx:

Sorry, but the character design and art style for Hellgate is fantastic.
Leagues past this ultra-generic game.

bloog

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:51:47 MST

@moshakirby: Not too far yet :) But please elaborate about the interface. The faster someone can shoot an MMO down for me the more life I will have left to spare :P

Irenicus-the one and only

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bloog — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:49:26 MST

@ScytheRexx:

Things that are wrong with Hellgate:
- Huge amount of bugs.
- Very repetitive.

But, the things you listed like art direction, style, monster design are simply fantastic.

imo.

bloog

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Gladman — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:48:04 MST

The gameplay isn't bad, the interface sucks the willy though...nevermind, I just realised there is no point in posting comments this far down.

Gladman

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Xax — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:47:51 MST

I would love an invite pretty please! With the first part of my e-mail address written *backwards*: rekirm@gmail.com

Xax

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z357x — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:46:22 MST

I pray to your gods that Diablo 3 is 2D sprites and not 3D polygons.

z357x

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QuietAmbition — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:40:59 MST

I've been on the beta for a while now and can easily say that an MMO has never kept my interest for this long before (I came in late for the Diablo 1/2 craze).

It may not be the God of MMO's that everyone's been waiting for but it's still lots of fun.

QuietAmbition

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ScytheRexx — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:40:03 MST

This looks like how Hellgate: London should have been, good art, good style, better angles and monsters, and just overall better optimization.

Flagship is Ex-Blizzard, they should be rocking the socks around the block, but Hellgate was one of the worst games I played in forever on the PC, so hopefully Mythos brings them back to at least the upper ranks. I know Bill Roper has it in him to at least get 50% of Blizzards normal polish.

ScytheRexx

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Moonshadow101 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:39:27 MST

You're very easy to impress. Looked like generic ass.

Moonshadow101

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Dudemeister — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:33:49 MST

I signed up for the closed beta half a year ago and they've sent me nothing. NOTHING! ;_;

Dudemeister

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Hiero Glyph — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:32:26 MST

I think the PC MMO market is all about long quests and complex mechanics, while the console MMO world is about quick satisfaction and simple controls. This could be very successful if they develop it for the consoles and actually use a fixed camera with quality controls. It is ashame that Guild Wars is not available on a console yet. Hopefully Sony will force NCSoft to port that franchise over to the PS3 as it has the most polish and simple, yet strategic gameplay.

Hiero Glyph

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aequitus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:30:14 MST

@Vandor: Invite sent.

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wearelegion — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:29:51 MST

Tei: Id really appreciate an invite

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aequitus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:29:12 MST

A cool thing about Mythos, aside from it's very basic, very fun gameplay, is the fact that the game is pretty huge, yet only clocks in at like 400mb once it's installed.

I haven't played it since the latest huge update that they did, but I hear they made some pretty great changes, and added a lot of artwork and whatnot. Whee!

aequitus

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:24:01 MST

@Graywind: I did not get the feeling that they were sucking up or brown nosing. I just don't get it. I'm not calling you out or anything, just not getting it :/

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Baron_Von_Cool — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:23:47 MST

@tei: im probobly kinda late to the party, but if you could spare an invite, you would be my personal jesus.

Baron_Von_Cool

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Dirty Mongrel — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:23:40 MST

Nope, still not Diablo 3.

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Vandor — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:22:38 MST

Yeah, I'd like an invite if anyone has one. I've tried to get into the beta for ages. dummyaccount at gmx dot de
I would be thankfull forever :)

Vandor

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d1sCo_d3aTh — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:22:19 MST

@tei: If you still have some left, I would love an invite =)

If not thanks for the offer mate.

d1sCo_d3aTh

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Quark — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:19:37 MST

I've been in the beta for this for a long time, but it's never actually grabbed me. It's fun, sure, but it just doesn't have that feeling to it.

Also, the article's misleading. The main developer working on Mythos is the guy that wrote Fate. The Flagship guys (ex-Blizzard developers) wanted him because they thought he made the best Diablo-style game that wasn't named Diablo.

After Mythos got pretty popular, they put more people on the project, but the ex-Blizzard guys were exclusively on HG:L, if you're not including the shared code between the two projects.

Quark

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NeoAkira — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:18:08 MST

It doesn't really seem all that revolutionary to me. It just reminds me of other MMO's in a different setting with less magic. But what is there really to expect from MMO's other than the same thing you've been getting anyways?

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d43 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:16:09 MST

I like how, every rogue type made is now "diablo 3" or "its like diablo"

Anyway, After Dungeon Runners came out and failed in every way possible I'm really looking forward to this.

d43

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aequitus — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:15:31 MST

First post ever!

I have 3 invites up for grabs. next three emails PM'd to me gets 'em.

I'll post when they are gone.

aequitus

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Phibius — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:15:09 MST

Hellgate was pushed and forced to get out by EA, which is why the game sucked. I mean, they ended beta's on a tuesday, and the game was out on friday, and trust me, I work int he game industry, 3 days for patching and retesting (in this situation), is not enough. Even executives in the mails and interviews said it. Would`ve been of ONLY them, the game would`ve been pushed back and polished again. I honestly liked the feeling it gives, post-apocalyptic world and all, but the gameplay is too buggy, I give another 3-4 patches before it becomes actually fun to play.

@Graywind:
Because every new game try to focus on short cooldowns, area of effect spells and no targetting?
I mean in terms of gameplay, that's what Diablo was all about. And when they're not, they're copying wow on a certain point, then fails horribly. We can't blame them, Wow does boast a huge 9 million player base. Then again I understand and agree there are exceptions, please don't quote me to give me some successful and different mmo names :D

Phibius

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Jomo7 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:14:57 MST

@MehGinla:

Agreed. I don't know, not too psyched about this considering every MMO ends up looking and feeling the same way anymore...

Jomo7

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KittenKiller — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:14:49 MST

@ビッグボス: Wait till you get older... then it will happen all the time.

I've been looking for some good MMO action lately.

KittenKiller

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bloog — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:14:37 MST

I played the beta and it's really a lot more like a top down WoW than Diablo 3.
I'm a huge Diablo (and Hellgate) fan, but this game was pretty boring. Too vanilla.

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red — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:14:27 MST

where did the banned stranglehold post disappear to and why.

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KaneTaker — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:14:08 MST

@tei: Can I please have one?

Oh, and this is not JUST ex-Blizzard folks. They hired the guy who made Fate to help them make this. Anyone who has not played Fate, NEEDS to get it. [games.wildtangent.com]

KaneTaker

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StartingAces — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:13:41 MST

@tei: If you have enough invites to feed the addictions before and mine, I would be greatful.

Or if anyone else had one. This is jumping up and down and screaming at me to go back to being the nut I was playing D2.

StartingAces

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razorangelwings — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:13:30 MST

@tei: If you have any left, I would like an invite, too! Thanks!

Looks pretty sweet!

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hamandcheese — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:13:21 MST

I'm also on the beta for this, no invites yet though :(

hamandcheese

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Graywind — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:13:18 MST

@Irenicus-the one and only: And I quote, "But this new trailer of Mythos has us seriously questioning whether or not we really need lives after all, and if interactions with others-in the flesh, without the +2 Electric Boots of Courage-aren't entirely overrated.

It's a short clip, but it gets the point across. Until we see Diablo 3, this is our Diablo 3. On a side note, if Blizzard wants by $15 a month, they officially know how to get it."

Call it sucking up or brown-nosing...either way, it cannot be called real journalism.

Graywind

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ninjaPenguin — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:11:54 MST

Looks just like titans quest to me.......
Ah well never was much of a Diablo fan...
...

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ビッグボス — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:11:41 MST

I think a little pee just came out.

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Gaia99 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:11:34 MST

argh, now you've gotten me excited about something I've been trying to ignore. Now i need to get into that beta!

Gaia99

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exkon — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:10:25 MST

Wow...that looks amazing...everytime I say to myself that there's no MMO in the market for me something like this comes out..can't wait to try it out.

exkon

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Mort — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:10:23 MST

@tei: I was just wondering who I'd have to blow to get a beta invite... Soo...

*gets on his knees*

Mort

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Chillblain — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:10:22 MST

The only thing that worries me is that Mythos is using the same game engine as HGL so I hope they've sorted out a lot of the bugs, memory leaks, and crashes that plagued HGL during its release.

On a sidenote, you can go to the mythos website and submit your email address to be eligible for a beta invite. When and if you ever get one is anyones guess though: [www.mythos.com]

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goldwings — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:10:18 MST

I never played an MMORPG... Or does playing Runescape for 16 minutes count?

goldwings

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JibbyJam — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:08:48 MST

@tei:

Just in case you have like 20 invites.. I would also really like one. I signed up for the beta but they never let me in. :( If you don't have any more, that's cool, thanks anyway! :D

JibbyJam

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:06:17 MST

@tei: How did I miss that comment :P Yes please, if you got any left that is :D

Irenicus-the one and only

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KittenKiller — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:05:44 MST

@tei:

If still available, I'd be up for it. Thanks for the offer regardless.

Looks like a mix of Dungeon Heroes/Darkstone/Sacred. Looks pretty cool and has me salivating over old school games again.

KittenKiller

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:05:20 MST

@PapaBear434: I looked forward to that too, but tbh the future set of london was never appealing to me to begin with. This seems to be more like what I want.

Irenicus-the one and only

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Dauragon C. Mikado — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:05:03 MST

Well, having s social life was good while it lasted :(

Dauragon C. Mikado

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Ryadic — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:04:45 MST

@tei: Oh yes, please give me an invite. Diablo 2 nearly kept me from graduating high school. All those Diablo runs (prior to expansion pack) were much more important than homework. Psh. And an MMO that is basically a Diablo game at heart, I may get fired from my job.

Ryadic

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:03:40 MST

@Graywind: Satisfy Blizzard how?

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PapaBear434 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:03:19 MST

I am leary after the mess that is Hellgate. I mean, it's fun, and it's finally playable after how many patches, but it's release state makes me question the judgment of Flagship and their quality control standards.

PapaBear434

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gils0n — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:03:05 MST

The gold drops sounds just like they did in Diablo. Like they stole the sound byte.

I don't know why I felt like pointing that out...eh long day, work needs to end.

gils0n

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:01:58 MST

@DarkfyreFW: Sweet :) So how is the dungeons and combat, it seems to have that Diablo feeling to me. And what about outside the core game, as in pvp and the world? Well anything you can tell me would be nice :P

I will have to go searching the web myself for more info definatley.

Irenicus-the one and only

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Gray665 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:00:56 MST

Mythos...the freshmaker!

Resist Bad Breath 30%
+5 to mintyness

Gray665

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MehGinla — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:00:29 MST

Seems like every other fantasy MMO but with a different camera angle...

MehGinla

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nya-chama — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:59:26 MST

Just tell me when free beta testing starts and I'll be there for hours of grinding.

nya-chama

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Lightthrower — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:58:07 MST

@tei: Ohhh invites, i want one ^_^ (still addicted to D2)

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Graywind — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:57:31 MST

Why is it that every new MMO-type game that comes out is touted as the next "Diablo 3"? And Kotaku, you are guilty of doing that, as well as other sites...

I saw the footage of Mythos and I was simply not impressed. This seems more of a puff piece meant to satisfy the people at Blizzard more than any real news on gaming.

Graywind

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DarkfyreFW — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:56:35 MST

@Irenicus-the one and only: Yeah, i got a beta invite about two months ago.. its pretty polished, so i cant imagine its gonna be TOO much longer before release, but i honestly dont know for sure

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oneofmanynicks — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:54:39 MST

@tei: Sounds good. I'd like to try it out!

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baberg — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:54:23 MST

*sigh*

Sold.

And yes Tei, I would love one. baberg.AT.gmail

baberg

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Tepoz — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:54:18 MST

Ex-Blizzard employees know how to make games. Guild-Wars is a good example. As long as ex-Blizzard employees doesn't mean ex-mailroom staff.

Tepoz

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Gadgetron — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:54:14 MST

@tei: If an invite is avail for the Mac I would like one please.

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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:52:15 MST

WOW.. Is this going to be Hellgate all over again where we are promised a spiritual successor to Diablo and then when it comes out, the collective media shits (not undeserving) on the games metaphorical face?

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

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huginn — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:52:01 MST

The sound effects are nothing to impress. The graphics are hard to tell anything by given the video. Honestly, I'm hardly impressed.

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topaz420 — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:51:39 MST

Looks like Lunia, which is free-to-play and a blast.

I'm working on a video review of it

topaz420

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jgross — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:50:39 MST

mac vers, plz!

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Dirty Mongrel — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:50:28 MST

Eh...problem is...it's not Diablo 3. :/

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Agies — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:50:04 MST

@tei: Yes please.

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Dreadfish — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:49:43 MST

@Leaderz0rz: The intro fooled me, I was turned off by the beginning because if you look at it...exactly like wow. The characters stand like the undead even! Then gameplay came and I got happy again lol

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:48:56 MST

@DarkfyreFW: It is allready in Beta stage? I thought I knew pretty much everything, or most stuff about MMO's and I missed this alltogether, so when is it coming out?

Now I watched it twice, I'm getting more excited second time.

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Randomcitizenx — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:47:53 MST

@tei: I would love one as well. Always on the lookout for new interesting games.

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deathbunny — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:46:45 MST

Herm. I was super psyched about HGL, and meh on Mythos. I'm a lifer now on HGL, but not really playing and this is looking interesting. I wonder...

deathbunny

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Leaderz0rz — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:46:26 MST

@Dreadfish: i don't think it looks anything like WoW.

I would find it hard to believe anyone didn't get excited when watching the trailer.

Leaderz0rz

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Dreadfish — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:46:15 MST

@tei: Gimme? D: Please? I'll be your best friend.

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Tei — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:45:51 MST

I have invites for the game. anyone want?
is a really nice game :D

Tei

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BornToFlail — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:44:59 MST

Top down goodness. Let us hope they don't rush this and ruin it.

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DarkfyreFW — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:44:46 MST

I've played the beta for it... its really fun :)

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:44:37 MST

Ah, this looks well good, like a Diablo3, atleast much better then Hellgate, when is it out???

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Dreadfish — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:44:31 MST

just the way the characters stand...seems to much like wow >.> it's a trap I say!

Dreadfish