This or Global Agenda?

[jooce]

Hey all, I'm trying to get into my next game, and I've narrowed it down quite a bit.

I like the idea of this FPSMMO deal. I'm considering this game and Global Agenda.


Has anyone played the two that can compare? Fallen Earth seems to have more depth/solo content, while Global Agenda's combat/pvp seems like it's a lot of fun, but it's well known that the game lacks content.



How is the group play in this game? Are you soloing all the time? I hate playing solo games.

[Gvaz]

Both games are dying.

[Minago]

Hey all, I'm trying to get into my next game, and I've narrowed it down quite a bit.

I like the idea of this FPSMMO deal. I'm considering this game and Global Agenda.



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http://www.fallenearth.com/

they have a 10day free trail

https://www.fallenearth.com/trial

the trail is your best bet.

edit: also they are having a sale the game costs 20$ as of march23

https://www.fallenearth.com/buy

not sure how long it lasts.

[GeneralHERO]

the $20 sale is still going if you wonder for Fallen Earth and if you know someone in the Military you can get it for 16 dollars

[Seramana]

I haven't tried GA but my humble thoughts on FE are here > http://giantspacehamster.blogspot.com/2010/04/fallen-earth.html

Also I believe FE was around 20 bucks back in the Xmas sale as well.

[Toxilium]

Completely different games, other than being both sci-fi. FE is an open wild west post-apoc sandbox. Global Agenda is an extremely confined online shooter. Take your pick.

[d10sfan]

If you want a more mmo-game, then Fallen Earth would be your best bet. Global Agenda fails in both the mmo aspect and the fps part.

Both games have a fairly low player count but personally I think Fallen Earth is a better game.

[flickenmaste]

global agenda is hardly an MMO, think of call of duty leveling with a town, thats its...its fun but not if your looking for an MMO. Fallen Earth is much more of an MMO than GA. I own both and enjoy FE much more. It hard at first but you get the hang of it. I think FE is growing more than GA is.

[Leviathon]

As already mentioned above, two completely different games. Having played Global Agenda and more recently FE, I would recommend FE any day.

[ostar]

I think FE is growing



I'm not sure how...

From the Steam page for FE:



05/01/2010 Fallen Earth Studio Loses 75 Percent of Workforce:
The makers of the post-apocalyptic MMO Fallen Earth lost 75 percent of their workforce in a steep "restructuring" put into effect yesterday. The studio is down to 28 employees from 110.



They only have 28 of the 110 guys that were working on FE to begin with...

That can't be good.

[elixenie]

Global Agenda is hopping. It's probably an influx of new players due to the sale + announcement of no subscription charges. I confess to being part of this. There are a lot of demo players trolling in the chat window which can't be resized in any way, and it makes hanging out in the city aggravating. But there is also no reason to be there.

It's a dumb game and it lacks atmosphere, but I like that the developer is taking calculated small steps toward something large-scale rather than all at once burping out some huge overambitious quilt of bad ideas & axe grinding. In particular, there's not a whole lot of variety to the combat areas, but they seem to be making that a priority.

Combat and control are much smoother than any action MMO I've tried. It's a bit like WoW, where control is instant and you don't have the usual crap where your feet stick to the ground for a split second or you find yourself running in place against an invisible wall. Animations are good, control is pure & instant, sound effects are all original as near as I can tell. There's nothing visceral about it, though. No sense of power or mayhem, no blood or anything else to make you wince when you get killed. It's a bit like Mario Sunshine. Which I've always wanted to play online, by the way.

I wish FE were worth going back to. I really liked it better. This will do for now.

[Kerrby]

I'm not sure how...

From the Steam page for FE:







They only have 28 of the 110 guys that were working on FE to begin with...

That can't be good.
I was reading their forums and the posters were going on about how the game is practically dead and you rarely see anyone in game.

I don't think I'll be getting it.

[wingers17]

I was reading their forums and the posters were going on about how the game is practically dead and you rarely see anyone in game.

I don't think I'll be getting it.

Well, I have been playing and have seen many people running around. Are you looking in the subscriber only forums or the open ones? Because I am not seeing these posts you are talking about, unless they are being deleted? Yes, I know about the news of the layoffs.

[Void(null)]

Mount & Blade: Warband: $15 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/)

An amazing game from a 3 person indie development team. A cross between Sid Meier's Pirates!, Medieval Total War and Oblivion. Its online play is akin to Jedi Knight Academy.

Buy it, enjoy it, love it.

[blix2006]

Mount & Blade: Warband: $15 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/48700/)

An amazing game from a 3 person indie development team. A cross between Sid Meier's Pirates!, Medieval Total War and Oblivion. Its online play is akin to Jedi Knight Academy.

Buy it, enjoy it, love it.

agreed m&b warband is fantastic..but if i have to choose in those 2 games go with GA..much better game then FA and doesnt have a sub fee.

[Knollex]

Hey all, I'm trying to get into my next game, and I've narrowed it down quite a bit.

I like the idea of this FPSMMO deal. I'm considering this game and Global Agenda.


Has anyone played the two that can compare? Fallen Earth seems to have more depth/solo content, while Global Agenda's combat/pvp seems like it's a lot of fun, but it's well known that the game lacks content.



How is the group play in this game? Are you soloing all the time? I hate playing solo games.

Well, first off I just want to say I've played both games, including recently, so anybody that gets all butthurt and doesn't like what I say is obviously an imbecile.

:D

Let's start with Global Agenda. Other people may disagree, but I personally believe it's like Team Fortress 2 and Mass Effect mixed together in one game. The gameplay is very action-oriented. You'll NEVER feel like you're playing the traditional "click here, click this, blah blah" MMO. There are lots of RPG elements in the game, which is why I mention Mass Effect. You can customize what kind of character you play depending on the class. i.e. Healer Medic, obviously, is focused around pure healing power and support. Poison Medic, however, is focused around poisoning your enemy to death. Another example. Infiltration Recon focuses around jumping in, planting a bomb, EMP, etc., then getting out. Marksman Recon is basically your high power sniper.

This is already getting really long, but hopefully that gives you a good idea.

The game is 100% Free-to-Play, once you buy the game you don't have to pay any more to play it. <----- KEEP THIS IN MIND

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Fallen Earth: Get ready for all the fan-boys to flame this one.

Probably one of the worst MMOs I've ever played, even compared to FREE MMOs. :eek:

IF there wasn't a subscription fee, which is $15(!) per month, mind you, it might actually be worth getting if you like post-apocalyptic kind of games.

Even so, everything is pretty bland. Even shooting enemies is boring as hell. When an enemy dies the animation for them dying is so choppy and when you see it you're like, "...Really? What is this, 1993?"

No offense to the developers, I'm sure they put a lot of hard work into Fallen Earth. But it simply isn't as polished as I was hoping it to be.

I honestly uninstalled it within an hour of playing it.

(Get ready for all the fan-boys to scream bloody murder "You didn't even experience the whole game, blah blah blah." :p)

$15/month Subscription Fee :mad: <--------- Keep THIS in mind...

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Final Verdict: Global Agenda. You'll get your money's worth and enjoy it quite thoroughly (there is a lot of variety, you won't get bored). :cool:

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Both games are dying.

Actually, since Global Agenda got rid of their subscription based service, player population has increased dramatically.

Maybe Fallen Earth should learn the lesson Hi-Rez did and follow suit.

Completely different games, other than being both sci-fi. FE is an open wild west post-apoc sandbox. Global Agenda is an extremely confined online shooter. Take your pick.

Agreed...kind of. Yes, there are two completely different games, you were right on that one. However GA is not the "confined online shooter" you say it is. They added open-world zones, Raids, AvA, etc. They've really listened to their community of players and ever since launch they've been adding more and more content.

If you want a more mmo-game, then Fallen Earth would be your best bet. Global Agenda fails in both the mmo aspect and the fps part.

Disagree entirely. Global Agenda does a phenomenal job with the shooter aspect and MMO aspect of the game.

Oh, by the way, Global Agenda is a 3rd-person Shooter, not a First-Person Shooter. In case you didn't know.

global agenda is hardly an MMO, think of call of duty leveling with a town, thats its...its fun but not if your looking for an MMO. Fallen Earth is much more of an MMO than GA. I own both and enjoy FE much more. It hard at first but you get the hang of it. I think FE is growing more than GA is.

Again, Global Agenda does a superb job in the MMO department. It's not like the "Call of Duty" that this fellow is saying it is. You can do Raids, tons of PvP, PvE instances, open-world, Agency vs Agency, etc.

Regarding FE growing more than GA is: You mean population-wise or game development-wise?

I can't really say for sure on both, but I could make a pretty confident guess Global Agenda is doing way better than Fallen Earth, especially ever since they took away the subscription-based content, went Free-to-Play, their sales have increased a lot.

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Quite the long reply, but I hope I've helped. :D

Currently awaiting the trollage to begin.

5, 4, 3, 2...

[Draumeland]

Bloody Murder!

Sorry 'bout that, it's sunday and all, I'm the fanboy on duty (we're really organised you know, Tom has the morning shift, and that bloke Montgomer fills in every wednesday).

It's like comparing apples and number 2 pencils. If you want hours and hours of fun and laughs and a growing self esteem out of blowing the head of your pvp opponent then no, Fallen Earth, not really for you. It sports what could possibly be the worst pvp system you could have outside a single player game. If you think it was bad after that hour you played, you'd hate to see what happens in the endgame.

Global Agenda is a rollercoaster of pvp excitement, a "Tribes 2" with depth. Strategies, teamwork, all those fun bits. What it isnt is a post apocalyptic sandbox game with gritty scenery (neon colours the first to go in the apocalypse you know), a complex crafting system, and a combat system that *gasp* require player interaction beyond pressing a button and waiting for the monster to die.

Oh, and knollex, seriously...

Even so, everything is pretty bland. Even shooting enemies is boring as hell. When an enemy dies the animation for them dying is so choppy and when you see it you're like, "...Really? What is this, 1993?"


time to upgrade your specs yea, drivers maybe, defrag even, you might get the odd bit of network rubberbanding in there but I've yet to see any choppyness on my budget PC with graphics set to "high".

Hugs and kisses
FE fanboy #372

[HaVok]

Both games are dying.

Wrong. Global Agenda is growing with each Sandstorm update. That game is literally a complete 180 of what it was when first released, and its for the better. new drops, gear, game modes, epic weapons - and its all Free to Play now. Yup, they dropped all sub fees.

[gonzolo]

I've played GA 33 hours, and this 175... So I'd definitely say this :)

[laika]

Bloody Murder!


Global Agenda is a rollercoaster of pvp excitement, a "Tribes 2" with depth.

Hugs and kisses
FE Hammer Legion Member #372

Plz don,t compare GA with Tribes 2. Yes i bought GA because some1 told me its like Tribes. But i was dissapointed. Maby its like TV but not like T1 and T2. Aiming and leading shots and the use of jetpacks and teamplay was in tribes the key to master it. In GA it depends on your reflexes. As long as you have good reflexes and the best gaming equipment you are on the lead. And reflexes is just my weakest point. In Tribes even with bad reflexes you could easy master your opponent. Also the maps in Tribes 1 and 2 are allot bigger compared to the awfull small maps in GA. GA is a shooting MMO that depends on teamplay and reflexes and build(RPG part). Tribes depends on teamplay, aiming, leading, jetpacks, skiing etc.

I also played FE and i like it because of the sandbox gameplay and the old MMo concept. If you liked SWG you will also like FE

@Knollex
Yes GA is F2P now but for me its a disadvantage. After the fee drop the community became even more unfriendly. More idiots comming up to scream how you need to play. The ingame chat is the most worse i ever saw.

[Seramana]

I haven't tried GA but my humble thoughts on FE are here > http://giantspacehamster.blogspot.com/2010/04/fallen-earth.html

Also I believe FE was around 20 bucks back in the Xmas sale as well.

Seeing as how many people visited the blog after this link, I thought I shud link the Global Agenda mini review as well.

http://www.giantspacehamster.com/2010/04/global-agenda.html

Cheers.

[blix2006]

Seeing as how many people visited the blog after this link, I thought I shud link the Global Agenda mini review as well.

http://www.giantspacehamster.com/2010/04/global-agenda.html

Cheers.

how old is this review?alot has changed since the original reviews...its meta score would be alot higher if rereviewed now.

[Friendliest]

re: topic - How about neither?

...Global Agenda's combat/pvp seems like it's a lot of fun, but it's well known that the game lacks content.

yeah it only seems fun. actually it's not. er actually actually, it is fun when you're new, but when you reach a "high level" -- which in most games with the concept of leveling is the time for some repose and dominance -- that's when it starts to suck. personally i played the crap out of it for about 2.5 months, then dropped it like a bad habit .. which it was.

to give a really short critique: it tries to be a hybrid game, combining elements of (at least) 2-3 genres: "mmo", "shooter", "rpg", and winds up sucking at pretty much all of it. it's shallow.

as for this game, haven't played, but it has not been well-reviewed.

[centisteed]

re: topic - How about neither?

yeah it only seems fun. actually it's not. er actually actually, it is fun when you're new, but when you reach a "high level" -- which in most games with the concept of leveling is the time for some repose and dominance -- that's when it starts to suck. personally i played the crap out of it for about 2.5 months, then dropped it like a bad habit .. which it was.

to give a really short critique: it tries to be a hybrid game, combining elements of (at least) 2-3 genres: "mmo", "shooter", "rpg", and winds up sucking at pretty much all of it. it's shallow.

as for this game, haven't played, but it has not been well-reviewed.

2.5 months of play for $30 (or the ~$10 Xmas Sale recently)
does not seem like a waste of money considering how short
& disposable games are today.

I think both of these games are worth playing, but will
you be playing them for years & years? Maybe not, but
it doesn't mean you'll not have fun for a few months.

[gonzolo]

Fallen Earth has consumed much more of my time, so I'd suggest you get Global Agenda first, let it run it's term (For me that were rather short, the first time around). Then get Fallen Earth (Or buy it now, while it's on sale, and activate it later for your "free" time :cool:) since you can always return to Global Agenda for free.

[sikboy1029]

Both games are dying.

aaannnnddd psychic powers fail.