Shadowbane is free

Sithos · Post by **Sithos** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:11 am

Looks like Shadowbane may be going kind of the same way AO is going.Seeing as there is no monthly fee and it's easy to find a full DL for free I am DL'ing now and gonna check out a variety of race/class combos. Never played an open PvP game so if anyone has played this before and has input feel free

Check out the link if ya want to.

http://chronicle.ubi.com/newspost.php?id=15088

Edited to add: Open the link with IE. Cant make an account or anything with Firefox sadly.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:57 am

I saw that today. Will probably download this for when I'm bored. Did SB ever have any expansions? AO charges for the expansions but theres no other fees. I'm just wondering if theres a catch.

Sithos · Post by **Sithos** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:04 pm

Ya, SB wont be anywhere near a main game for me. More of a diversion. As for catches I really dont know. They just said they would release more info later. There are expansions but those are all available for free and can be played is my understanding. All class/race combos are availabe unlike the free version of AO. Least thats what I have heard. I haven't been able to setup a subscription due to getting an error message.

If I get in I'll try and verify/shoot down this info

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:26 pm

i DL'd it, but the zip was corrupt

time to wait another hour in fileplanet =/

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:26 pm

<3 Fileplanet subscription + remote desktop

Sithos · Post by **Sithos** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:31 pm

It's the full version including expansions. Can be any race/class combo. Gone most of the day/evening today for my wifes B-Day but wil likely make a real toon later tonight/tomorrow. Movement is PnC

So used to WASD. And gonna take awhile to get used to the UI. At least you start out on a non PvP isle so as not to get pwned soon as you login

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:25 pm

hrm

may have to check it out

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:58 pm

i'm on Vindication(?) server, Tarliser.

the bird race is pretty cool, you can fly through the air

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:27 am

i'm already lvl 20, and i'm afk while a friendly guild i joined PL's me, and showers me with money and gear.

i dunno what it is, but this game is like mr rogers neighborhood in terms of the people, while EQ/WoW is like downtown Fallujah

Sithos · Post by **Sithos** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:14 am

I was talking online with a few folks that had been playing for awhile. From what I gather most folks are going to be very helpful of newbies. Even opposing high levels steer clear of them (mostly) I'm told.

Reason?

They want more folks to stay and play. If you get constantly griefed by people then you will quit. The playerbase is very small compared to most MMO's. I have been fiddling around with different class/race combos and will settle on a specific one today. Should be ready to leave the "safe" area later today and join in the real fun. Hopefully I find a guild like yours

Tuggan · Post by **Tuggan** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:55 pm

i loved shadowbane, i played it from the get go.. even made the first bladeweavin elf druid and fucked people up for awhile til they figured it out

its easy as shit to level, can get to 50 in a few days of non-serious play. joining a guild, and building up a city from scratch its quite rewarding. it really makes you angry at some other players when youre raided, and the whole place is destroyed.

but since it was new, there were about a billion graphic bug/lag issues, some really stupid class/race/skill issues etc... lost its fun fast. i'd consider playing it again if i hadnt just picked up wow.

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:46 am

good website on shadowbane. helpful if you're trying it out and in as much culture shock as me

the game reminds me of Ultima Online a lot, except if you could burn and pillage peoples homes. i dunno if i can recommend Vindication server, found out it's "Loreplay". similar to Firiona Vie server in EQ, roleplay with some tweaked rules. but i'm lvl 65 and it's too fun to reroll elsewhere

Menlaan · Post by **Menlaan** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 1:36 pm

I'm having trouble loading the game after a successful install.

After patching, I hit "Play" and get an error "Software OpenGL Context", to which I hit "OK"

then I get a Fatal Application Exit with the description:
sb.exe has encountered an error and cannot continue! (code=ACCESS VIOLATION addr=77C47C7E).

Anyone heard of this?
Menlaan

EDIT: Nevermind, my video card is too crappy for it (GeForce4 440 Go). I need to upgrade badly...

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:47 am

hit lvl 70, and made a new toon on Wrath to try a non-loreset server. what server are you all making chars on

Jei · Post by **Jei** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:15 am

I play on mourning, I played it when it was released for awhile and now have all my old characters back..62 assassin, 48 scout, 44 crusader, 34 fessor, ect ect. Problem is, I don't remember how to play. but if anyone wants to do something or needs some pl'ing, post here with your name if you're on mourning server ^_^

Sithos · Post by **Sithos** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:49 am

Got me a level 17 Bird Ranger on Mourning. Named Ebrios

Sithos · Post by **Sithos** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:14 am

Kinda wish with the influx of new folks like me they would add a server only for new accounts.

Changed toons. Ranger was somewhat boring. Now on neph mage named Sithos

Sithos · Post by **Sithos** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:56 pm

brand new server coming up called Braialla. No migration at all. so everything will be brand spanking new. Can actually have a chance to build your own city instea of pledging to an already existing one

Post by **Lyion** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:58 pm

Let me know how it is now. I played at release for two months, but the game was way too bugy.

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:59 pm

cool, should be a good low lvl clusterfuck lol.

if there's enough NT ppl that download this maybe we could get a guild going there

Sithos · Post by **Sithos** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:16 pm

Got a few guilds that started over on it. They are farming for the 2 mill or whatnot for tree. If we want to try and start our own we better hurry. If not enough folks signed up we can always all group up and then join a guild thats doing decent.

10sun · Post by **10sun** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:29 pm

Installing right now.

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:55 pm

it'll be too much work for me to farm up some chars on that server, while doing the same on Vindication. if anyone wants to make a char there, the birdman guild i'm in has a bunch of cities and pvp's a lot.

10sun · Post by **10sun** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:26 pm

The game kinda sorta sucks... I quit after about 30 minutes of it.

Thon · Post by **Thon** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:50 pm

haha ya. horrible interface, weird movement. i would've quit except i lucked into a dude that hooked me up. the PvE is ass, but the PvP is the end game