Comments on: Mythos: Open Beta Coming Soon

By: Protaris

Protaris — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:34:07 +0000

I hope there will be a closed online mode, without cheats and hacks!

By: Jiki

Jiki — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:40:16 +0000

It would be so ironic if this would turn out more popular than Hellgate.

By: malkav11

malkav11 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:50:27 +0000

I didn’t find closed beta at all hard to get into. Seemed like they were handing invites out like candy. It’s definitely way better than Dungeon Runners was in beta (can’t speak to release, which I haven’t played). In fact, it’s ridiculously good for a free Diablo clone. And I think there’s supposedly kind of a storyline, although it’s not very emphatic, to be sure. I agree that emphasizing that sort of direction would improve things, but the basic kill-loot-and-level-up play formula has served many a game well enough.

By: Flint

Flint — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:25:48 +0000

Eh, I like the fact that they’re making stuff like this with a more cartoony look. Much more eyepleasing IMO and doesn’t get tiresome after a while (like Diablo 2 has started to for me).

By: Inglorion

Inglorion — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:40:40 +0000

Visually it looks too WOW-like, IMO, with it’s bright colors and all. Wish they would gor for something a bit more gritty, kind of like how Diablo looked.

And I wonder what they had to pay for mythos.com …

By: bleeps

bleeps — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:33:24 +0000

So how’s the make-money-from-hard-labor thing going to work? Cash shop for premium features? In-game ads?

By: yoho

yoho — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:44:03 +0000

Latest patch added mild racial bonuses I thought

By: RichPowers

RichPowers — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:03:40 +0000

Interesting choice of classes, especially if they will be the only three at release. At first I thought the game was leaning towards having lots of highly-specialized classes (as a pyromancer and bloodletter) at the expense of branching class trees. But Wikipedia informs me that this is not the case.

Also, I think it’s interesting that each class will have different minions; in most RPGs, minion control is reserved for a few classes at most.

Looks like a fantastic game though, certainly better than Hellgate: London

By: Ghiest

Ghiest — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:03:05 +0000

Actually it’s pretty shockingly bad really, not the game … but the total lack of direction within the game. Zero story line sets it apart from Diablo (and it’s clones) if it had a decent storyline then it might have been a playable game.

You find yourself endless wandering around doing pretty much nothing. aimlessly wandering the land looking for a bit of gold and exp. The whole hub for groups ect doesn’t work wel either imo for a iso game, and hasn’t since Ultima Online.

By: Baltech

Baltech — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:49:24 +0000

It’s got to be one of the best DiabloII clones around. Still in Beta and it already looks and feels quite good. So far I’ve only done single play but it gets the DII flow quite right. Its fluent, fast paced and considerably crunchy.

I’m not so shure about the whole MMO aspect of it yet. I did not have any incentive yet for grouping. Also, if it can keep its appeal over a longer period remains to be seen.

Still, for no money this is a great little timekiller.

By: RiptoR

RiptoR — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:11:02 +0000

I’m in the closed beta of Mythos, and the first time I played it, I played for 8 hours non-stop. Reminds me a lot of Fate, but with a lot of improvements.

By: woop

woop — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:06:17 +0000

I’ve been on the Mythos beta for a while. Very smooth indeed, never had a problem, and it gives you that Diablo-esque hit you might be needing.

However it is a little one-dimensional, and I found the lack of narrative (such as you might find in Diablo) to reduce the longevity of the experience.

Although maybe that’s all you want from this kind of game? Perhaps it is like me criticizing a kettle for only boiling water.