Review Submitted By: Nai
Author Status: Player
Started on Ivalice: Mid-Late 1998-1999ish.
Submission Date: Mar 19, 2006
TMC Listing: Ivalice
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Nai]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
Ivalice is easily one of the greatest and overlooked muds out
there. Since I've started playing, I've noticed that Ivalice is
closer to a living being than it is a simple game. It changes with
time, and is influenced by those who are within it. If you want a
purely original environment, this isn't for you. Ivalice is hugely
inspired off of the FF series, as well as several other games within
the same genre.
What's GOOD about the game? The coding, the various systems within
the systems, the homeland and class system. The fact that its always
getting new additions. These qualities of Ivalice keep you
entertained and wondering 'What's next?'
What's BAD about the game? The lack of the benefits a large
playerbase gets you. The playerbase is small. The RP is limited due
to a lack of interested RPers. The clans are inactive, at best.
While there ARE people playing, don't expect more than 40 people on
at any given time.
If you want a game that is loaded with features filled with nearly
endless possibilities, this is definitely for you. If you want a mud
where you can influence and inflict change, this is definitely for
you.
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Comment Submitted By: Alexia
Author Status: Player
Started on Ivalice:
Submission Date: Mar 28, 2006
(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author
[Alexia] and in no way represents the opinions of this website
or its staff).
I would add a short comment to the bad section. While there are
changes they come at extremely low rates. An example is the
Homeland Skill for Madain Sari, which has been in the design state
for almost a year now. Most of the staff are nice, though some seem
to have perpetual bad days and it will sometimes show in their
attitudes. Especially when they turn on Social Point usage and
force people to RP instead of talk over the OOC Channel. Not sure
about everyone else but I do come on a Game to talk to friends, not
be forced into RPing when I do not feel up to it. But like I said
if you are looking for a Final Fantasy based game this is one of the
more long running, and somewhat accurate, ones out there. Just do
not expect changes to happen at a normal pace.
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Comment Submitted By: Raum
Author Status: Staff member
Started on Ivalice:
Submission Date: May 10, 2006
(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author
[Raum] and in no way represents the opinions of this website
or its staff).
Regarding the 'Lack of Changes' - As everyone who reads the boards
and forums are well aware of, all changes are being done on a
non-active port for a major update to all the code, rather than 50000
reboots daily to implement new ideas.
Don't use one instance regarding a homeland skill (Which, by the
way, was given to the players for suggestions, which resulted in
nothing.) and say that every change is slow and nonexistent.
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