Now that the early problems have gone here is an update for people who have already played DD.

Imagine the original formula of DD revamped
Here is what to expec

1) Currency is now Coins instead of mana
2) Crafting system is done with blue prints and items that you find within game
3) Chests are now for individual players, instead of people fighting over chests to build stuff every person sees there own instance of chests.
4) Items are now only visible to a player, each player will only see items that have specifically dropped for them
5) You can get eggs which do hatch into pets, doesnt take that long to hatch them either.
6) Coins can be gained quite easily.
7) The monetisation shop isn't as agressive as people are making it out to be, they are only for emotes so far. If they sell costumes from the DLC that we bought in DD1 then be very vocal about it.
8) Gear is now visible.

The current problem so far is server stability, it feels like a train wreck lag is more prone then before and it all feels rushed. The GUI needs some work, the side bar stuff is fine but the party notifications and what not is just a simple ugly white popup screen that might as well have comic sans on it.

The cross platform stuff is going to possibly get on a lot of peoples nerves, firstly they implemented the download system soley to cater to mobile/cell/tablet users and secondly I can forsee dropouts occuring left right and centre. What I do like is the ability to play in the browser just incase you have one of those off days where steam is having a tantrum. just to note: you also have to buy the android/ipad? versions . I dont know why they just didn't make it free and use the login system to verify if they have a valid license.

Original Early Impression

Early Impression:

This is by no means a final representation of the final product. Just an initial reaction.

1) Logged in
2) Downloaded Playverse
3) Checked the options (All was semi decent here, not great but there was sliders with no numerical value but that doesn't bother me)
4) Added a friend to playverse
5) Eventually got into the same tavern
6) Tavern was in very low textures, I've seen better minecraft texture packs (Yes you are warned about this when loading into the tavern) Had to wait a while for the textures to download.
7) Not all the textures downloaded and now stuck attempting to download some "Movie: The New Generation" infinity back to 0% random loop that never exceeds 10%
8) Started up a game, Waiting in queue
9) Started singing in chat "99 bottles of beer on the wall" With a fellow welcoming random player
10) someone interupted the song.
11) 45 mins later decided to jump out of the game as I refused wait any longer.

Im giving this a thumbs up due to knowing that the core game is already solid.
I have a few issues on if I'll be asked to purchase DLC that I've already purchsed and wether this stupid download system will at least be optional. I get it, some people are impatient, They are also the same kind of people who will give negative feedback due to its obvious side effects (Low res textures)

Will update this as time progresses. I bought this game on the soul purpose to help fund DD2, that's how I am treating this.

Edit 1: Playverse 2.0 Update: I am now downloading the files, from the start, again. Wasn't this issue resolved with binary updates in DD1? (Can't remeber the exact terminology used)

Now that the early problems have gone here is an update for people who have already played DD. Imagine the original formula of DD revamped Here is what to expec 1) Currency is now Coins instead of mana 2) Crafting system is done with blue prints and items that you find within game 3) Chests are now for individual players, instead of people fighting over chests to build stuff every person sees there own instance of chests. 4) Items are now only visible to a player, each player will only see items that have specifically dropped for them 5) You can get eggs which do hatch into pets, doesnt take that long to hatch them either. 6) Coins can be gained quite easily. 7) The monetisation shop isn't as agressive as people are making it out to be, they are only for emotes so far. If they sell costumes from the DLC that we bought in DD1 then be very vocal about it. 8) Gear is now visible. The current problem so far is server stability, it feels like a train wreck lag is more prone then before and it all feels rushed. The GUI needs some work, the side bar stuff is fine but the party notifications and what not is just a simple ugly white popup screen that might as well have comic sans on it. The cross platform stuff is going to possibly get on a lot of peoples nerves, firstly they implemented the download system soley to cater to mobile/cell/tablet users and secondly I can forsee dropouts occuring left right and centre. What I do like is the ability to play in the browser just incase you have one of those off days where steam is having a tantrum. just to note: you also have to buy the android/ipad? versions . I dont know why they just didn't make it free and use the login system to verify if they have a valid license. [quote]Original Early Impression Early Impression: This is by no means a final representation of the final product. Just an initial reaction. 1) Logged in 2) Downloaded Playverse 3) Checked the options (All was semi decent here, not great but there was sliders with no numerical value but that doesn't bother me) 4) Added a friend to playverse 5) Eventually got into the same tavern 6) Tavern was in very low textures, I've seen better minecraft texture packs (Yes you are warned about this when loading into the tavern) Had to wait a while for the textures to download. 7) Not all the textures downloaded and now stuck attempting to download some "Movie: The New Generation" infinity back to 0% random loop that never exceeds 10% 8) Started up a game, Waiting in queue 9) Started singing in chat "99 bottles of beer on the wall" With a fellow welcoming random player 10) someone interupted the song. 11) 45 mins later decided to jump out of the game as I refused wait any longer. Im giving this a thumbs up due to knowing that the core game is already solid. I have a few issues on if I'll be asked to purchase DLC that I've already purchsed and wether this stupid download system will at least be optional. I get it, some people are impatient, They are also the same kind of people who will give negative feedback due to its obvious side effects (Low res textures) Will update this as time progresses. I bought this game on the soul purpose to help fund DD2, that's how I am treating this. Edit 1: Playverse 2.0 Update: I am now downloading the files, from the start, again. Wasn't this issue resolved with binary updates in DD1? (Can't remeber the exact terminology used)[/quote]