Hellgate Guru Launches

[Sol Invictus]

Tags: Hellgate: London

The Hellgate: London fansite that was formerly the Hellgate: London portion of "<a href=http://www.co8.org>Circle of Eight</a>" has been relaunched as <a href=http://www.hellgateguru.com>Hellgate Guru</a> complete with its own domain name - www.hellgateguru.com.
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Offering Hellgate: London only coverage exclusively, <a href=http://www.hellgateguru.com>Hellgate Guru</a> promises to be the premier Hellgate: London resource and fansite on the web, with content ranging from game-related information such as weapons and equipment, to community-related content like a list of clans.
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Be sure to update your bookmarks, and stay tuned for Hellgate: London news and updates to come at <a href=http://www.hellgateguru.com>Hellgate Guru</a>. <a href=http://www.co8.org>Circle of Eight</a> will continue to serve the Temple of Elemental Evil community as unfalteringly as ever.
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[Surlent]

"list of clans" ? So there's gonna be (team based) multiplayer ?

 

[Sol Invictus]

Yar. Co-op multiplayer up to god knows how many players, and one of the previews even hinted at very large LAN sessions with instanced dungeons and many, many players in each.

 

[LlamaGod]

RPGCodex would be much cooler if you couldnt post news.

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

this won't be a twitch-based game, like conventional shooters

Bull. The minute you have to shoot moving things it is twitch enough.


In any case good luck to the site and all that jazz.

 

[Sol Invictus]

Actually a lot of the weapons home in on their targets or do spray/wave/area damage. Melee's all about running up to your target and pressing the left and right mouse buttons which are linked to the skills, similar to Diablo 2.

So no, it's not really 'twitch'. Well, it'll be about as 'twitch'-based as Diablo 2, to be fair. Nothing on the HL2 level of twitch. Besides, it's not like there's an AWP weapon you have to worry about, so shooting first isn't important. Hence, little to no 'twitch'.

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

I have a feel of how the system works.

My point is, there is always a level of twitch in shooters because, wheter pure player skill-based or a combination of player skill and arbitrary values, the game still expects you to be fast enough to move around and shoot at moving targets. Granted, the outcome of these things is governed by a background set of statistical info, but you're still "twitching" a bit. In a way it's akin to Morrowind - your base damage and evade stats are running in the background but its still the player that decided when and where he runs to, and how fast he moves the aiming reticule and fires the weapons. These elements aren't governed by background values but by our own personal "twitch" skill.

Nonetheless, hope it turns out to be a good game.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

New motto! RPGCodex: Plug your game site here. And your favourite video cards too!

 

[Sol Invictus]

Yeah, thanks RP.

 

[the_dagon]

err...

isn't RPGCODEX about RPGs ?

I thought hellgate london is another FPS with a slight blend of RPG... there shouldn't be anything about it to read about on FPScodex err... rpgcodex

seems you guys are like prostitutes, switching from one to another type of game :twisted:

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

You have now invoked the wrath of Metal FlipFlop Rex.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

Bill Roper will make you his bitch.

 

[Sol Invictus]

Actually, Hellgate: London is an action RPG from an FPS viewpoint. I mean look, it's not like it's the first ever first person RPG. Just take a look at Ultima Underworld 2, or for a more accurate comparison, Dungeon Master.

And yes, Bill Roper WILL make you his bitch.

 

[Naked_Lunch]

And you will like it.

 

[Sol Invictus]

You'll ask for seconds.

 

[Whipporowill]

Heh - U:UW is a lot more of an RPG than this will ever be - I'm sure. And Dungeon Master is a freaking party based dungeon romp. Great comparison... really.