Warhammer 40k Eternal Crusade - now in early access

[Golem]

Just for 39.99 

[Leesin]

Got this months back through their own founders packs, I honestly played for a total of about 6 hours, 1 hour at a time and didn't play it again, I keep track of things on their forums but that's about it.

 It's not a bad game or anything, there is just very little content, only Space Marines and Chaos, both of which aren't even fully finished yet, still Eldar and Ork to be added which looking at the pace I've noticed that could be anywhere from a few months to a year lol. So yeah, two unfinished teams, you can choose a few different weapons for each kit right now, but the massive customization isn't anywhere near ready to be implemented from what I've seen. I think they released a new map a while ago, so that makes TWO whole maps to play on now, so yeah, for a third person shooter you can see that it will get really boring for most people pretty quickly.

It does have a lot of potential though, I did have fun playing it and I can see it being a very popular game, at a much later date that is. I would say, keep away for now.

[Golem]

I would say, keep away for now.

Well, I rushed into it already and don't regret it. Even, if they left everything as is and only optimized it, it will still be a fun arcade to come to when you're bored of try harding in Melee.

[Gatsby]

Is it something like an open world Ps2 like, or arenas only?

[Golem]

Is it something like an open world Ps2 like, or arenas only?

Right now, it's an arena with a few tanks and objectives, but it's supposed to be akin to Planetside when it gets finished.

[Asheram]

Right now, it's an arena with a few tanks and objectives, but it's supposed to be akin to Planetside when it gets finished.

and that equates to $4o?

[Casimir]

Yeah been following since announcement but I won't but until after release as early access is dumb and there is a good chance that it will never be feature complete.

I'm more interested in Battlefleet: Gothic for providing me with my next 40k hit.

[Golem]

and that equates to $4o?

Yes? 
EDIT: There is a pretty good melee combat system fyi

[Molly]

Google'd a little... looked crap tbh 

[Christo]

the orks are going to be the f2p race right?

[Golem]

the orks are going to be the f2p race right?

Q: What business model will the game use?
A: Eternal Crusade will be available in retail, for digital purchase, and a free-to-play option we call “Free-to-Waaagh!”. By purchasing a copy of the game, you will have access to it forever with no need for a subscription. There will be post-launch expansions as well as a cash shop for aesthetic customizations and side-grades.

You can play Free-to-Waaagh only as an Ork Character. In contrast to the premium Ork progression, some options will be locked, but you’ll be able to go anywhere and fight for the Waaagh! If you like it, but don’t want to pay the full price, you can unlock some of the missing options with micro-transactions.

Some things about the combat system

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Weapons have different Force values, damage output, penetration, attack speeds, charge time (for the Charged Attack) and recovery delays after each attack.

The smaller the weapon is, the faster it can be wielded and the least punishing a mistake will be. The larger the weapon is, the slower and more unwieldy it becomes but each strike is considerably more brutal. The simplest rule of thumb is that if you have a smaller weapon more agile movement and more attacks are required where a larger weapon relies more on making every sluggish attack as clean and accurate as possible.

In addition to damage, all weapons do a set amount of Stagger. There is no melee friendly fire active as far as damage BUT (big but) you will severely Stagger friendly characters by hitting them, making them prone to any enemies they were engaged with.

Fast Attack – The basic attack, tap LMB, profit (not really).

Charged Attack – The heaviest attack. While not moving hold LMB until it activates and enjoy the ride.

Clang! It is the result of an action rather than an action itself, but understanding Clanging is a crucial part of melee. Think of it as a timed Block added to your basic attack action. If your melee attack collides with the attack of an enemy who is facing you, then both attacks will fail, no damage will be dealt (providing you have Stamina) and both combatants will be penalized some Stamina.
The "victor" of a Clang match will always be the heaviest melee weapon of the two, having a superior Force value attached to it.

Defensive Bash – The slowest attack and the best anti-spam weapon. Executed by hitting LMB & RMB together (causes all sorts of problems). It has a long cast length and can be evaded or countered more easily than most attacks but does allow the character to mitigate a large chunk of Fast Attack damage while being cast. While it doesn't deal a lot of HP damage it will Stagger an enemy for an almost fatal amount of time and rob them of Stamina meaning that even if they recover they are on the back foot.

It's natural counter is the Charged Attack, but used accurately and well timed it can allow any class to turn the tables on bigger melee threats.

Evade – Standard Evade skill common to a lot of MMO and action RPGs.

Guarding – In early Alpha all classes could Guard but it was largely redundant and under-used. Currently the only class that can Guard is the SSASM, soaking up damage to their shields at the cost of Stamina rather than HP.

Lunge/Shoulder Bash – From Sprint (SHIFT) you can trigger either of these by hitting LMB.

Evade Attack – Pretty simple: After Evading the player can attack in any direction and effectively lunge forward. Combined with iframes the character can effectively close distances, move to an enemy's flank and deal strong damage. Evading this move is the safest however you can Clang or aim a Bash if you are quick enough.

[Casimir]

Wait until its at least out of early access, you shouldn't be rewarding devs for charging 40 quid for a bunch of promises and a proof of concept. Its utter nonsense and only encourages them to carry on releasing unfinished games when you have no idea what the quality of the finished product will actually be, people seem to be so impatient its ridiculous.

[Gatsby]

Right now, it's an arena with a few tanks and objectives, but it's supposed to be akin to Planetside when it gets finished.

Thx, well i suppose i wait until final version

[Voncrow]

Wait until its at least out of early access, you shouldn't be rewarding devs for charging 40 quid for a bunch of promises and a proof of concept. Its utter nonsense and only encourages them to carry on releasing unfinished games when you have no idea what the quality of the finished product will actually be, people seem to be so impatient its ridiculous.

You should tell that to the many people who dropped 40+ dollars way before they could even play the game. My friend drop 80$ just so he could get in the alpha testing group. This game was practically kickstarted, but they decided to do steam early access to get more exposure. Seems like a reasonable move to me, never can get enough users or exposure.

That said, anyone wondering if it's worth the 40 dollars, definetely not now, maybe when they start expanding the game more, but like Golem said it's just going to be planetside 2. So I'd hold on to your money for now, the only reason it's worth is that it's a 40k game, and all 40k games are suppose to cost a lot anyway cus gamesworkshop.

[Leesin]

The game will not be like Planetside 2 at release, they put the plan for the open world part on hold and said it is something they will try to work on if possible post release, but realistically I cannot see it happening, you have to remember that Planetside 2's engine was specifically designed for MMO's from the ground up, while it may be possible for it to work on UE4, the game hasn't been coded from the beginning to do so, so I am not getting my hopes up. I don't think the game will be bad, apparently the goal is to have a huge campaign style gameplay, where the different Armies fight over territories in large matches, which can work without the open world aspect ( I am assuming 50v50 or something because I can't honestly see them optimizing it well enough for most people to run lol ).

They scrapped the FREEE 2 WAAAAGH part for now, though they said there may be a form of free to play post release also.

All this info is around their forums if you need sources.