Jumpgate to offer more than just combat
Say your cruising around an asteroid belt in the upcoming sci-fi MMO, Jumpgate Evolution. Since you buddy is due to hop online any minute so the two of you can shoot the light fantastic, you'd rather not engage in any heavy combat until your wing man pops on. What to do?
Well, according to Hermann Peterscheck, JGE's producer, there's a lot more to do then just shooting womprats (or whatever the equivalent will be in the JGE universe). The big three activities for the game are combat, resource gathering and crafting, but there will be many other things to do. Players can speculate in the market, get paid to help cargo haulers on dangerous runs, engage in PvP to earn top spot on the various ladders and rankings, or collect the many different medals, titles, ships and powerful equipment. NetDevil is also looking to include mini-games that break up the core game.
Mining in JGE will be different than the normal "boring" fly up to a rock, push the button and wait procedure. It's being turned into an Easter Egg hunt type of experience. As players cruise through an asteroid belt they'll be attracted by high-density "sparkly" nuggets. Different nuggets will yield different rewards, and occasionally garner some very special loot.
Color us intrigued! It sounds a lot more entertaining then what's been offered in the past.
[Via Ten Ton Hammer]
