Lets get this 1 thing clear. This is war! in a real battle of 1000+ its easy to become confused, its down to skill and tactics to get the job done.
It's sad how the Codex painting of the Centurion looks so good, yet the model sucks so bad. To the point that there's no armor on the back and you can see the marine strapped into it. It's like a reverse dreadknight. Also, combat looks great in the game, even for the alpha build. I eagerly await what the beta will look like, and hopefully I can run it. And rule-wise, well-kitted Centurions are a LOT better than Devastators. They simply cost more in both points and money.
Kind of hope gameplay will be far more advanced than space marine had. It was really bad shooter game. Only thing that kept me playing was lore. Maybe worst thing was that it made marines look like some Unreal Tournament players.
Space Marine doesn't lend itself well to MMO Combat, I didn't do it particularly well in small scale MP either.
I don't know maybe they can do it better ? I always liked being close to my gun. Animations and everything. Third person is appealing some players. I mean there are many Third Person Camera employing games but how can you change a developers mind is the question to ask in the end.
I think Tornadium is right, Space Marine doesn't lend itself to an MMO combat system, it was very much 1 man vs a swarm a bit too much Alien vs Predator. Knock back 10 mobs, swing your weapon and hit 4 mobs in one go. Close combat in MMOs is far more one on one, even when fighting in groups and constantly switching targets to keep up. Maybe the ranged combat will be comparable but the melee is nothing like Space Marine. Also I'm hoping the attacks and skills that you can use will be far more than click and shoot, click and hit, give me a skill bank of 10 to 12 skills to play with so that it becomes far more tactical.
I think they played it pretty safe with classic game mods and CoD rank up formula. I don't know what they did "right".
I think thats basic weapon balancing for any game, instead of melee or things like that, i would have taken some vehicles or a medic class that changed the tide of battle any day. Sadly, they didn't go that way or maybe dedicated servers could have saved it. I never cared for cosmetical stuff, ever so even when i play EC, i will still not care about how i look although. People do loved the customization of armors.
