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Well, I was a common guest on this forum a while back, when we were waiting for the game to be released and guessing on it's features, and I was eager to know what this fantastic sounding game would be like. Then I got the game and never visited this forum (as I didn't have real reason and was short on time) until now (BTW, is it just me or has this forum seriusly lost on traffic ?).
The SP was a bit disapointing for me, although it had some wonderfull elements, like great graphics and great physics, and numerous, unique and bloody ways to kill your opponents without even using weapons or magic, but it wasn't all put together really well, at least not nearly living up to it's potential.
Now I finally decided to try MP. I was planning to do that even before the game was released, as a MP FPS with RPG elements and a fantasy theme intrigued me very much.
I only played it two times, the first one was totally unsuccessfull, and the second time I managed to get a few kills and a few levels, and even capture the enemy flag once (until the defenders noticed me, that is Smile). I was using a mage and the first lightning spell maxed out.
Now that I tried the game I have questions. A LOT OF THEM. And that's just for starters. So read on if you have the patience and answer.

1. Where can I find something like a strategy guide for DM (MP) on the web, I was pretty good in the singleplayer, but this is something completely different ? Especially a guide to playing each class in MP and to different skill distribution strategies ? And where can I find all those tips the game gives on the load screen laid out (many of them are very usefull) ?
2. When I was playing, there was some lag sometimes (the enemies would zip from place to place), but the latency is pretty good and very stable, always around 60-70 (I didn't even notice that kind of latency in CS), and the graphics options are mostly turned down (I have an old and weak machine), enough to cause no slowdowns in MP without players, but still I get these slowdowns when there are several players around me. Do you think this is due to latency or to graphics ?
3. Does anybody know how much bandwidth per player this games requires for hosting a match ? I currently have a 3072/384 kbps connection, soon it's going to be 5120/512 kbps, so how many players will I be able to support with my bandwidth ?
4. Are there any good additional maps and where?
5. How to change the name of the maps in the game to the real name instead of some weird acronym ?
6. Is there any way to introduce bots like in CS for training purposes ?
7. Is there any way to start a MP game with all the players already having a certain number of XP (for choosing skills/powers) right from the beginning ?
8. Is there any way to see how much damage I inflicted to someone ?
*If the answers to all the last three questions are negative, then this MP game is feature-poor !
9. Is there any health regeneration through time, or any items or locations that can heal you, or is the priestess the only solution ? How can I see exactly how many HP I have left or total and do they increase with leveling ?
10. Do you get points for damaging your enemies or just for killing them ? Is there any other way to gain XP except healing ? Are the XP points received for a kill dependent on the level of the player killed or not ? What are the XP point level limits (if you don't know exactly, then at least tell me if they're exponential) ? Do you always get 1 skill point with each new level ?
11. Can you acquire any items in MP (except the basic weapons you already have in the beginning) ?
12. I know the five classes are aranged in a five-point circle where each is dominant over the next in line (sort of like sea-slug mating Wink ), so who is dominant over whom (I know priestess beats assasin for example) ?
13. How do you deal with assasins, that is how can the priestess kill the assasin when they're so fast and all they need is one strike in the back (I'm guessing bramble + corrupt combo ?), and what (if anything) can the other classes that don't see the assasin do against a swift and unexpected death at the assasin's hands ? And is it just my impression or is the assasin class a bit abused ? In the games I played the assasins seemed to be the most numerous, and I was killed the most times by assasins (and a few times by warriors from the back) ?
14. Is this correct (it seems this way from the game) - you can change classes every time you respawn, without penalty, and you get to keep the levels you had in the class you left for returning to it later, that is, you have different levels in all the classes, all on standby, and your current experience is added only to your current class ?
15. I thought only Crusade had leveling up, but I played a game with flag capturing (so it must have been CTF) and I got a few levels ?
16. How can I quit the current match without quiting the game (to change the advanced graphics options for example) ?
I must say the game starts quickly and exits quickly, and even doesn't crash when minimized (as many games do), that's all really nice, only the game loading process takes a long time, but it could be worse...
More questions are sure to follow once I seriously start to play the game, but this is enough for now. I'll be gratefull to anyone who answers, even if you answer only some of the questions.
 
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