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Summary: Long Time Subscriber
Review: I recommend that you avoid purchasing this game. I subscribed to Shadowbane a month after release. Most of the bugs that led thousands to leave the game still exist. Most of the recent changes to the game have been exactly the opposite of what the playerbase has loudly asked for. Bottom line - this is not a game that caters to it's customer base. Many of us are still playing only because we foolishly subscribed for a full year.If your curiosity is so great that you must purchase this game then DO NOT fall into the trap of opting for one of the extended subscriptions. Yes you do get access to restricted races for your character, but when you find how horrid the gameplay is you will kick yourself for purchasing your months in advance.
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Summary: WORTH THE LITTLE BIT
Review: I would start by telling ya that if ya have played the original like I have for the past 7 months, then you will know this game is very addictive and fun or boring at times. The number of people playing have decreased but Yet people like me who have hope stay. The game really started getting boring when they started more servers but now that they have completly taken out about 5 to 7 of their servers and made new maps and new things to do there is a real reason to play. Lag is NOT as bad anymore and I have not crashed in a long time. Lets just say alot of PVP and it really is exiting to say the least. ANd hell it is only 20.00 bucks and I know people waste that much on things much more stupid so WHY NOT? I say go for it I know I am and can't wait to get it in and try oput the new mobs,zones,classes,runes, ect......
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Summary: Fun, New Maps, and much stabler
Review: Shadowbane has not crashed on my system for 3 weeks, and I play 2-4 hours per day. That statement should go a long way to point out what is wrong with the previous review. The game is good, the graphics are excellent if your card can handle it. This is NOT a game for those who want a "nice" fantasy world of elves and unicorns. You may be attacked by other players, you may build a city and see it destroyed. However, the game is fun, and in my opinions beats Everquest, Ultima Online and all of its current competitors. Yes, it does face some stiff competition going forward, but that is for tomorrow.
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Summary: Been there from Beta
Review: Shadowbane is not for the person who likes to entrance themselves in fantasy and fluff, slaying dragons and going on quests. It is the BEST PvP game on the market today. Graphics are not as good as some games, but the Class balance and intense action more than makes up for it. If you enjoyed EQ this is not your game. Once you leave safe areas you are fair game, no matter your level. No game on the market is it's equal to Character Creation and Class Balance. Most of the bugs have been worked out, although there are still some lag issues in large siege battles, even on high speed connections. If you want a full time PvP game this is your game.
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Summary: Grab for money!!
Review: The game concept itself is good. Build cities, quest for a lost sword, tons of lore to promote faction wars, and many classes and race combinations to choose from. The problem is none of the above works well. The graphics are sub-par at best. This could be overlooked if the game play made up for it. It does not! They said using the outdated point and click method would help lag but lag is just horrible. The classes are as unbalanced as I've ever seen in a game. If you want to play a melee class find another game since all melee classes are under powered and best and totally useless at worst. Also client/server sync issues makes it impossible for a melee character to swing in large scale battles. The game crashes all the time (sb.exe). They say with each patch its fixed but it never is. There is no content in the game at all. No quests, no dungeons, no castles; not a damn thing to explore. They are however releasing an expansion pack you need to pay for to get content. So now you need to buy the game plus an expansion just to get the minimal content most games give you with original release. Look at the amount of stuff most expansions give in games such as EQ, DAoC, AO, and UO and then compare to what this expansion gives. Its pathetic to see. I rated the original a 2 star. This blatant money grab is not even worth that. All the same problems as there were in the first few months are still there. NOTHING HAS CHANGED!! Do not bother listening to UBI because they say its all better now, but closed their message boards because their fanbois could not delete the negative posts fast enough. Now nobody outside the game can read their boards. I don't really blame them. There is about 30 negative posts for every positive one. Pass on this one. Dragon Empires, World of Warcraft, Darkfall, and others will be released soon. I would wait for one of these titles to come out.
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