Roma Victor

[Benji]

Roma Victor, over 185 skills, no subscription fees (to a degree) and it's soon to be in beta testing. I've always wanted an MMORPG I could really get into, and here it is Edited February 21, 2006 by Hello - I'm Johnny Cash

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

The costs do certainly seem very good. I'll keep an eye on this and probably subscribe when I can least afford it (as always)

[Benji]

WE CAN FORM OUR OWN LEGION! OF TWO!

[TOG]

Think i'd be down to give it a go.

[Summers]

Roma Victor, over 185 skills, no subscription fees (to a degree) and it's soon to be in beta testing. I've always wanted an MMORPG I could really get into, and here it is

Explain.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Basically you spend Earth £££s to buy sestersi in the gasme. It seems that you can also EARN sestersi by carrying out missions and such like in the game (and working hard and therefore having less freedom to roam around for fun).

So by paying extra £££s you won't need to do work and jobs in the game and can therefore enjoy all the trappings of luxury.

By paying very little £££ you can still enjoy the game but need to do more work in the game.

Also it seems like different stuff will cost different amounts (rather than a monthly subscription?!) so if you don't play it for a while you still don't have to keep paying. Therefore you can pay depending on the amount you play AND the amount of freedom you want.

I guess you could look at it like a slave or freeman. A freeman could wander around Rome and do whatever they wanted (but needed money to do it!)

A slave got paid a little but had to work hard to earn it and then could spend it and do what they wanted (to a point!)

[MalaCloudy Black]

All you really needed to say is if it's pay to play or not :x

[Benji]

You buy the game and pay an initial fee, but after that it's clear roaming, however, like most, you can spend money to buy in game money, but to get the same currency you could just perform missions instead.

[oldskool]

You have to buy an account key to start, but according to them it's possible to do enough work to not have to pay any more after that.

[Summers]

How much is said account key?

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And thanks to Hammy for explaining all that.

Edited February 22, 2006 by Sumzy

[oldskool]

A pre-order was 15 pounds, but after the pre-order is finished, it's 20 pounds.

I don't know how to get the fancy squiggly L thingy

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

£££££££££££££££££££££££

Those fancy squiggly L shaped things?

The pound symbol?!

What's wrong with your foolish foreign keyboard man?!

[oldskool]

We Americans don't have time for your feeble currency symbols, obviously. We have $. There's probably an ASCII macro for the pound symbol, but I don't know it offhand.

£££££££££££££££££££

But copy and paste works

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Blasphemy! There's no currency mightier than the £! Except maybe the Danish Krona which has holes in the middle of the coins

[oldskool]

Less currency argument, more Roma Victor discussion!

So, anybody here getting it? I'm going to wait for a review, and hope for a price drop too, since 20 pounds is like...$35 American.

[Zaz]

In terms of gameplay, it looks kinda awesome. But the graphics are crap (2000ish) and judging by the fact that I haven't heard of it until now, and there is hardly any community for the game, it sounds as if not many people will buy it and therefore may lessen the fun of the game. However, I'll wait for a bit and see a few reviews before deciding whether to buy it or not. Gladiator fights sound quite the awesome.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Pah being a Christian I might have to avoid Rome altogether.

I'm not a big fan of lions.

[Benji]

There are loins AND lions

[gunnar hendershow]

I'm... well... obsessed with the classics, especially Rome. So hell yes I'll be buying this game. Plus, a few of my friends are anticipating it too.

[Farmer Reil]

So because it's cheap, the fact that the game itself looks shit doesn't put you off at all?