Okay, this one's a bit tricky. I'm giving Spellgear a tentative thumbs-up, but really my opinion could go either way. So far, it has been a relatively enjoyable experience. The combat is fairly fun, though nothing special. They advertise it as a highspeed action non-targeted fun time party, and it's not really all that exciting. You can do some flips to avoid attacks, but when facing PvE monsters it seems to be better to just sidestep a punch manually. The flips (and sprinting and jumping, yes, jumping) take energy from the same resource pool that is used to cast abilities. Side note: in my first PvP match, I accidentally side-flipped off the map. Acrobatics can be dangerous, kids. I joined a capture the flag match and it was actually pretty fun! The map design was unfathomably tedious, but the skirmishes that took place were pretty sweet. Both teams sort of clashed at the middle, and the one melee class had a hard time joining the fight without exploding, but with proper timing and...
Spellgear
- Release Date:
- Apr 7, 2017
- Developer:
- SkyRiver Studios
- Publisher:
- SkyRiver Studios
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game
The battle system of SpellGear is “non-target”, which means the game doesn’t automatically target your enemies for you. You set the direction of your attack yourself, and a successful strike depends entirely on your accuracy and skills. Also the game implements somersaults, blocking moves, and the ability to repulse enemies, helping you avoid damage and survive the most difficult of combat situations.
Another distinguishing feature of the SpellGear combat system is how weapons and equipment don’t bind specifically to players. For example, say you’re playing a game as a melee fighter, and you suddenly regret that you don’t have a bow to nail that half-dead scoundrel trying to get away… But there’s someone right there who has a bow—ah, but they can’t give it to you as it’s bound to them. Instead of cursing your luck and arbitrary binding game traits, we allow you to not just replace and trade your weapons with other players, but you can even do it in the heat of combat! Not only that, but you’ll be able to gain more skills with a range of weapons, allowing for you to craft all manner of interesting character builds. We feel this “Unbound” mechanic really helps round out Spellgear, and it makes your game experience truly dynamic and as hardcore as you want it to be.
SpellGear also offers several kinds of arenas with a variety of gameplay. There are a number of modified MOBA arenas, such as Domination, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag. We also provide MOBA arenas with classic and awesome elements like Towers, Minions, and Bases. You can also dive into a more traditionally styled MMORPG Battleground Arena with up to 128 fellow gamers. Naturally, you can also get some for two or four player dueling arena time in!
The expansive open world of SpellGear is called “Astarma”, which is inhabited by many diverse creatures and denizens. Once you select one of several magically-inclined classes you can choose from, you’re ready to jump into this amazing world and start exploring. Astarma two large, fully fleshed-out islands, of which travel between them is through powerful portals created from eldritch sorcery. These lands are quite striking to travelers when they first arrive, and you can almost feel a gentle breeze on your face as you take in the peaceful beauty of Astarma…
But beware, Astarma is not nearly as safe and idyllic as it might initially seem! Since ancient times, these peaceful-looking lands have been torn asunder by a seemingly endless and bloody war between two rival Houses. Clashes can happen at any time and with great frequency as the entire world is open for PvP skirmishes. As a player, you won’t be able to stay on the sidelines—you’ll need to make a choice and pick a side. Until that point, though, new players can feel rather safe from members of the warring Houses. And for those who never want to pick a side, they’re welcome to take up the life of a freebooter—a mercenary—with all the consequences that come with that dangerous (but lucrative) decision. It’s important as a player to remember that choosing a House should happen after you’ve become acquainted with Astarma. Going through the main quest chain for the first level of battle ranking will greatly help you make the right decision for you.
SpellGear takes place in a world riddled with crusades, and exploring these treacherous places will gain you valuable rewards. Any loot that you don’t deem necessary for you own needs can always be sold at auction. Indeed, crusades will provide you a lot of danger, sure, but you can rake in a tidy in-game income along with treasures, items, and weapons for yourself.
When you have no more room in your bag to carry loots and other things, you will then be ready to move into your very own home. There you can store your hard-earned booty and relax. If you grow tired of playing the “regular” Spellgear, we’ve designed a PvP Hub where you can chat with your buddies, check in and dive into Arena brawls, or just go about your business with (almost) no fear of being killed.
Astarma is a world full of people, and so with SpellGear we encourage all players to play with friends. The game gives you the ability to form small groups or entire clans, and these teams of players may be actual friends or new and old friends who have met in-game. Each clan is, of course, honorably distinguished by their own unique name, motto, and coat-of-arms. You’ll find that joining a clan can be very useful for you; because besides allowing you to team up with friends, you’ll also receive certain features and benefits.
A virtual land of constantly bubbling and boiling action, SpellGear is a place chock full of in-game events that top leaders of the Houses regularly host. This is the part where we say “Well, what are you waiting for?”—Are you ready to choose your destiny?
Features:
- Our unique and innovative combat system is non-target based, and you’ll have plenty or moves at your disposal, like dodges and special blocking maneuvers to counter damage;
- We offer some wicked modes: MOBA, MOBA-style, Classic, and Duel. Each one of these modes has their own particular rules and tactics. Pick your poison and have at it!
- You also get ability to use weapons and equipment of other classes. Choose a weapon and change skills in combat smoothly and with no worries;
- Astarma is a beautiful and open world, complete with dynamic day and night cycles. There are plenty of quests to undertake, interesting characters to encounter, enemies to conquer, places to explore, mysteries to solve, etc. Or you could simply enjoy a pleasant sunset with some good company;
- The main quest chain is specially designed to help you choose which House you’ll join (or if you’ll take the road less travelled and go Freebooter). In addition to all the quests you can take on, there will be various daily tasks to keep you busy, as well;
- Spellgear’s system of battle ranks is the equivalent of a level in classic RPG games. Increase your rank and become stronger, faster-- better;
- PvP Hub! A special box is provided with the ability to check into Arenas, chat with friends (which is also possible outside of the hub), and lead your clan without having to enter into the open world;
- Dungeons! For three, four, or five party-members with loads of loot and treasure awaits all comers. You can dungeon delve as a part of random or pre-assembled groups;
- Auctions and a well developed in-game economy. There’s always an opportunity to earn extra money. Be an active part of Astarma’s economy;
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User Reviews
Let's be clear: the concept of this game, as presented on Steam's store, seemed great to me (I do like MMO's (essentially for crafting and dungeoneering, tbh) and I'm a quite experienced MOBA player). However, once in game, it's another story. To be frank, I'm not really sure of what happened. And I'm neither tired nor drunk so it's a bit weird. After the tutorial zone, I saw a store and a page encouraging me to "join a battle". So did I. That was a capture the flag. Confusing as hell. Some people can run quite fast (practical in capture the flag) and some others cannot. Some people have strong abilities that deal tons of damage and/or stun you, and I just have my god damned fireballs that are quite hard to land on a sprinting dude and do not deal much. Then I went back on that menu, and tried to "join the world". Landed on an island, where I was given a few classical-MMO-trash-quests (aka FedEx + monster slayer). No clue on what else was happening. No clue on how my character sheet w...
*Edited my first review after spent more time in game* 3 classes all starts with 3 skills and u learn more with new weapons. Non target combat with directional dodge so you can even dodge basic attacks from melee mobs. Game starts with regular kill,gather and fetch quests but with the aim based combat u dont bore to death while doing them(atleast at start). Played 1 round of CTF its not bad and its simple but hard to master. Pvp and pve is skill based so u dont faceroll everything with your gear from start. Pros -Pure non targeting combat no hybrid or soft lock targeting. -No shop items you need to farm currency or do alot of pvp for getting upgrades beside than questing gives, hence No P2W -Nice graphics -Actuall Early Access game which works fine from get go and u can spend some quality time in it. Cons -Questing very generic and borderline boring u only do it for leveling. -2 playable zones limiting gameplay cause of EA. -Need more active users to enjoy pvp.
So far pretty good game. It still needs a bit of work but it is still in Early Access. It is an Open World MMORPG but has MOBA style arenas to built it. They are for now focusing on PvP but it is not a 100% forced PvP MMORPG. The three classes are Tamer (pretty much a Mage), Paladin and Ranger. So, yes it needs more classes which I believe they are working on. Can not wait to see how this game turns out over the coming months and years. I believe it is very much worth the $19.99 price tag. There are NO plans for them to make it a monthly subscription based game. They said no microtransactions will be in the game (yes, that could change maonths or years from now). So it is not a Pay-to-Win MMORPG at all.
TLDR: It needs a LOT of work and advertising to be worthwhile. At the moment it is not. The description, trailer and features seem really interesting so I decided to give it a shot. Here is a rundown of the pros and cons: + Graphics were really nice. I was pleasantly surprised. + Combat feels really good. Animations were solid. + Paladin started off with a cool mix of abilities. + Action controls felt good enough. Can block/dodge and aim skills/spells. - Game crashes fairly easily. Changing from windowed to full screen, alt tabbing in full screen, and clicking on my 2nd monitor in full screen caused crashes. - no borderless windowed mode. very annoying because windowed mode does not feel right with a locked mouse for action controls. full screen not a good option because of crashes and lag when multitasking. - pve content is extremely underdeveloped. this one was pretty big. it seems to be a single island with the most basic mmorpg quests. very little quest text or f...
Spellgear is an early access mmo that shows promise. It has a really interesting combat system and I think given time it could be a really good game. Pros: Great combat system Multiplayer Arena's(Some which emulate moba type games) Cons: Old looking graphics Currently a low player population PVE aspcect follows the same systems as other mmos(not necesarily a con but i felt it was worth mentioning. The PVE is completly optional though since you can level up through the PVP arenas.)
It's a good and unique game. It's worth a try. * The combat system is dynamic, and you need to be smart and skillful, to win. * The PvE aspect is good, it is challenging. * The Open World PvP is awesome, the deathmatch arenas are good, too. As an early access game, there is some work to be done. * The MOBA arena, needs to be balanced. * A bit more of PvE content, would be welcome. As I said before, it's worth to give a try, the game is really good, and it is very promising.
Only played 1 game but that was the most boring things ive ever done. I played a mage, the hitbox is so small that with desynch you just cant hit a single fireball and if you do, they do less dmg then the paladin sword melee hit that dosen<t even need to aim. I dont get how this game is listed as an mmo either, its a 100% moba game. I understand EA game but with not a single player online, when you are forced to fight the same guy over and over and you just CANT beat him because his class shit on yours, this is NOT enjoyable at all.
Can't get in a match. The PVE is...lame. Untill you can actually do something in the game I'd not recomend it.
Spellgear - interesting indie semi-MOBA project with it own features. First of all, this game oriented on arena battles. You don't need to buy equipment at arena, you doing it before participating arena. Non-target system is fair, it isn't like a semi-target system. Quests, leveling, you can make in big open world. So, developers made great project and they will not stop at this. Recommend this game.
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS: 7,8,8.1,10,Vista,XP
- Processor: 2 cores
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD4000, NVidia GT220, AMD HD 6450
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: 7,8,8.1,10
- Processor: 4 cores, 2.5Ghz
- Memory: 3 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GTX660, AMD HD7850
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
FAQ
How much does Spellgear cost?
Spellgear is completely FREE to play. You can download and play it without any purchase.
What are the system requirements for Spellgear?
Minimum: Minimum: OS: 7,8,8.1,10,Vista,XP Processor: 2 cores Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD4000, NVidia GT220, AMD HD 6450 DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space Recommended: Recommended: OS: 7,8,8.1,10 Processor: 4 cores, 2.5Ghz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTX660, AMD HD7850 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 3 GB available space
What platforms is Spellgear available on?
Spellgear is available on Windows PC.
Is Spellgear worth buying?
Spellgear has 68% positive reviews from 37 players.
When was Spellgear released?
Spellgear was released on Apr 7, 2017.
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