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Old 04-05-2002, 09:27 AM   #11
Angua
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My first Might and Magic game was Might and Magic 6. I had never been so addicted to a game since the old AD&D "gold box" games. I loved MM7, but was underimpressed with MM8. While waiting for MM9 to come out, I found out about Wizardry 8 and started playing it. It was very strange to me at the time and I kept comparing it to the MM series. In my mind, I was just using Wizardry 8 as a game to fill the gap until the release of MM9. Now I have MM9 and IT seems to be strange. I've had to relearn how to do everything and now I keep comparing IT to Wizardry. Now I really appreciate the beauty and depth of Wizardry 8. I think that it may take some time, but I won't give up on MM9 yet. I know the thrill of adventure and discovery I felt with MM6, and I'm hoping that I will be able to recapture that with MM9. It's hard to compare games when the method of movement, fighting, etc. are different. Each game will usually have it's own strong points, and perhaps it comes down to familiarity with a game. I tend to immerse myself in CRPGs and suddenly switching to a different one is difficult and frustration results, because it's not exactly like the one I've gotton used to and grown to love. I think that MM9 has a lot to offer and I encourage people to try it. It's NOT like Wizardry 8, but the MM series has become an icon in it's own right. Now, however, I am faced with the problem... Will a Wizardry 9 ever be released? Sigh.
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Old 04-05-2002, 12:34 PM   #12
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One thing til i must say about the magic system that it have been made even MORE difficult to get to work or somthing in that way in M&M 7-8 you had to be expert then master than Grandmaster in the diffrent migic now you also have to do a quest to be "promoted" to be master and so on! And the weapon get destroyed all the time and the training to get to next level cost to mutch all your money go to training then you cant afford somthing else in the beginning to the middle of the game ;(
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Old 04-07-2002, 11:20 AM   #13
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Join Date: November 23, 2001
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I got MM9 about 5 days ago and took it back after 2 days. Very poor.
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Wow, I wish I could return mine, but Best Buy won't take returns on opened software.

On top of the problems with the inteface, gameplay, ect. that are really just subjective, since if your looking for a FPS with some RPG elements, this could have been a fun game for you.

However, there is a lot wrong with MMIX that isn't subjective: The game has a problem when loading new regions and locks up frequently. At least 2 quest are know to have bugs which require walk-arounds involving file deletion and hex-editing.

I would not have bought this game knowing what I know now, and if you're considering buying it, I'd suggest either waiting for Morrowind or getting Wiz7 and playing that.
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Old 04-07-2002, 01:00 PM   #14
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At least 2 quest are know to have bugs which require walk-arounds involving file deletion and hex-editing.
What quest is that? I have a problem with 2 quest my self nr 1 is to get rid of all the small devilsds in an keep and destroy there`s ability to come back and i have done that i have been in ewery place and cant find any more divils but the quest are stilll not completed grrrrrr!
Nr 2. I have killed some bandits for som villagers and return there goods and i should meet a guy with the name Bloodaxe in the city but hi is NOT in the city so i dont knove what to do i think the name is "Drangheim city"!
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Old 04-07-2002, 02:08 PM   #15
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After awhile M&M9 shows some spunk and is quite a nice RPG, but not nearly as fun (to me) as Wiz 8. I also had a problem with quests with imp castle, but not in "destroy imp portals", that was easy and I had no problem. There is another quest in the same castle where you lower the drawbridge. I can get in the room, lower the drawbridge, but can't get out! I heard you can come back later and do the other quest. Do not give me hints for MM9 here.

There is already a patch v. 1.2 for MM9, so the team is trying. I had a few lockups but so far MM9 is quite nice when you get used to it, getting beyond the first hour or three of game time. It is a different kind of game than earlier MM, in some ways more gothic. I recommend it as a contrast to Wiz 8, not as a competitor.
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Old 04-07-2002, 04:17 PM   #16
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At least 2 quest are know to have bugs which require walk-arounds involving file deletion and hex-editing.
What quest is that? I have a problem with 2 quest my self nr 1 is to get rid of all the small devilsds in an keep and destroy there`s ability to come back and i have done that i have been in ewery place and cant find any more divils but the quest are stilll not completed grrrrrr!
Nr 2. I have killed some bandits for som villagers and return there goods and i should meet a guy with the name Bloodaxe in the city but hi is NOT in the city so i dont knove what to do i think the name is "Drangheim city"!
The imp keep is one and the other is the Crusader promotion, though you may have found a third.
If you want the fixes, here is where I found them:

http://www.sabinsky.com/mm9/
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