I heard about this.  I find the idea very intriguing. 

Pipedream:  I can't help but wonder if your character is strong enough and well known enough, that they might even make an episode with the character getting a mention or something.  Maybe at least a guild mentioned as a faction.  It could make for some very fun and competitive gaming. 

I have been looking for a good, let me stress that, good post appocalyptic MMO gaming experience.  I was really looking forward to the work on the Fallout MMO, (big fanboy) but it seems that is no longer going to happen.  Another I have been looking at with some hope is Survarium, but I really will need to brush up on my Russian, as the STALKER fan base is largely russian speaking.

Anyway, I may have to give Defiance a glance.  I am really getting sick of CITW.

Heard some really positive things from a friend in the Beta.

Nerdychaz wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2013 at 5:48pm:


The devs specifically mentioned the fact that they were planning to work some guild names into the show (at a minimum).  Can't remember which vid, but it's on YouTube somewhere.
The conclusion that I came to after watching a few vids was that the game will be set in one location (St. Louis maybe? Can't remember) and the show will be set somewhere else (West coast somewhere? Again, can't remember the deets).  This wasn't directly/specifically stated in anything I've seen, but I seem to remember something about the main character of the show arriving somewhere after having worked with the players in game (as an NPC) shortly before.  This is why I think they are two different locations, one for game, one for show.  If he just arrived somewhere, then wherever he came from is where he helped the players.

I'm worried that the show will be decent but the game will be complete shit.  I'm hoping that I'm wrong on that one.

I had originally seen and/or read a discussion where it was going to be cross platform (all players played together regardless of console/pc) but now that seems to have changed to platform restricted, which is a shame.  It probably had something to do with not being able to get the tech for it working in time.  They had to be damned sure it was going to be ready by the release date.  Pushing it back isn't really an option like it normally would be because of the TV show.
But the gameplay looks better than I expected, so I'm probably going to give it a shot.

Cale wrote on Feb 25^th, 2013 at 7:40am:


To correct:
The cross platform tech works fine.  The players in beta are playing cross platform.  But there are first party issues (*cough*XBox*cough*) such that platforms will be segregated upon release.

Yep, as I preordered I had one guaranteed. And the NDA is lifted for it, so there will be information galore.
The reason it was under NDA so long was that there are some minor spoilers for the show in the game, and they wanted to keep them under wraps as long as possible.

why can you not buy ammo?????

that 1st mission I ran out and had to farm ammo.
when there is a army camp 30 ft away?
bullshit.


oh and headgear costs more then a vehicle?
had fun the few hours I played though.

Cale wrote on Mar 27^th, 2013 at 6:39pm:

ign gave out free betas on the xbox

Cale wrote on Mar 27^th, 2013 at 6:39pm:


well yeah but during that sniper mission I ran out right as the super mutant boss showed up. I farmed for about 20 mins to get my ammo back up. I mean they could have put a dump right beside the vendors if they wanted to use that mechanic.


did you find the mutant crawlers to be annoying?
two hits and I was on the ground.

I found the game to be fun but I just wish the servers were multi platform.

I might pick it up later but I got just cause 2 and the witcher 2  and those should keep me busy for awhile.

Cale wrote on Mar 27^th, 2013 at 7:36pm:


what pisses me off is that they did it with that shadowrun game.
I was really looking forward to that aspect when I heard about it.

I should note that while the game is far from perfect, I have been having an absolute blast playing it.

rev Jim wrote on Apr 7^th, 2013 at 4:58pm:


Haven't made it to end game yet, no.

As far as customizing your weapons, it's fairly extensive.
Each weapon has the ability to have up to four mod slots. Stock, barrel, mag & scope.  Not all weapons have slots on them to begin with.  But you can add a mod slot to any weapon that needs one (randomly placed if there is more than one slot without the ability to be modded yet).
It takes ten minutes (and some ark salvage) to add a slot, during which time you cannot equip the weapon.  It takes five minutes to remove any mods you've added, with the same non-equip stipulation.  But beyond that it happens in the background and you can continue playing.
During the time that either of these things are happening, you cannot add any mods to any weapons (which is instantaneous after a few clicks to set it up), because your modding process is tied up with integrating the slot or removing the mods.
The mods themselves are widely varied between usefulness, and once you get to higher level they can be found as synergy packs.  IE: if you have one mod of a specific synergy, you get bonus A.  With two you get bonus B.  With three, bonus C. And with all four synergy mods you get bonus D.  These are cumulative, and in addition to the basic attributes of the mods.
So getting an entire set of one synergy, or a half set of two different synergies, will probably be the way to go depending on what you want out of the weapon.