i would say do yourself and the game a favor. as demonstrated by the reviewer on this site... IF YOU DON'T LIKE PVP, DON'T PLAY THIS GAME. (it would have been better for the reviewer and the game if he had just stuck to cuddling with his NPC monsters and never stepped foot in fury.) however, if you enjoy online fps sorts of games against real players but want a deeper customization to your character abilities, this game is great. i've been playing it for a few weeks. and i love it. it makes the pvp in gw look like the zombies in dawn of the dead; sloooooooooooooooow. the abilities are pretty powerful and the charge system they are based on is very flexible and strategic. maps and gametypes will be added and updated as the game evolves ("age of the chosen" around december 14 is the first gametype/map/ability additions as well as some existing feature overhauls).

anyway, i won't go on and on. i'll just say, if you like pvp and fast paced play, coupled with a LOT of abilities and possibilities, definitely worth it! if you don't have any inclination for pvp, don't like to design a build, or can't follow fast paced action (seriously, if you don't like any one of those things)... stay far away.

well i have not played wow. i've played Eve Online, City of Heroes, Guild Wars, etc and then stuff like UT2K4, Far Cry, HL2, CS:S, etc, all over extended periods. obviously i haven't had much time with Fury but from what i've experienced it is amazing. if i compare it to these other games (as it is a blend between 2 genres, i.e. build-designing team-based shooter) i would have to say this is a fantastic new game. definitely worth getting.

the fact that you can plan out incarnations (i.e. classes, so to speak, but much less limited) which allow for very deep and evolving strategies, as well as find power-ups in combat (e.g. health/defense buffs, offense buffs, blood tokens, etc), experience varied combat styles (e.g. vortex- sort of a CTF with multiple active flags, bloodbath- deathmatch, and elimination- team deathmatch, as well as the "challenge" systems which allow for duels between rivals for instance or simply practice battles, etc), and then it is all rolled together in a fully scalable graphics engine which is absolutely beautiful on high-render (though quite a system hog), but still functional on low-end render... it all adds up to something with a huge potential. and the very noticable fact that the developers are present in the community, establishing official public forums (which they frequent daily) and have a singular focus to make this the best pvp-focused game that they possibly can... well that's just even more promise.

so, like i said, even though i am rather new to fury (didn't participate in the beta's or the fury challenge), i definitely enjoy the game a lot and i think there are big things in store for the future of fury. if you don't buy it now you will prolly be looking at it again later. so do yourself a favor and pick it up... of course, make sure you have the "recommended" specs before you do. the "minimum" specs are there to run the low-end renderer, and while the gameplay is still very engrossing, having those awesome graphical details are what make this a fantastic game, imo. otherwise it's still just a good game.

a disclaimer though: if you're a RPG "carebear" who wants to cuddle with AI controlled monsters or wander around exploring or fishing or if you're a FPS sniper with aim-bots on camping in the most amor-laden tower or something inane and lacking challenge or competition, don't buy this game... ever.

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[QUOTE="BounceDK"]I really can't remember. It was back in the 33.1 daysBounceDK

33.1?

28.8k, bud

and my first online was City of Heros... currently hooked on Guild Wars for 2 years now.