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I started playing this about 1.5 months ago. It's a Sci-Fi MMOG set in the near future where the human race is evacuated from earth in the wake of an attack by a massive alien force. You end up thrown into an intergalactic war on alien worlds against the force that razed earth to the ground, assisted by the native inhabitants and a mysterious and ancient race of noble beings that have been all but wiped out in the war, called the Eloh.
Tabula Rasa is written and overseen by Richard Garriott (aka Lord British), who's accolades include being the father of the 'Ultima' series of games, including Ultima Online, which was one of the original 'modern' MMORPGs.
As for the game itself, it's pretty much as most MMORPGs are apart from it has big guns instead of swords and the like. Eloh 'Logos' abilities replace conventional spells. It's pretty much the standard fare otherwise apart from a few neat little things, like being able to clone your character at any stage (as long as you have a clone credit) and re-spec all their stats as a totally new character, just the ticket for playing around with the class system when you fancy a change
The game has a look and feel to it that is VERY reminiscent of Starship Troopers. It even has a similarly healthy sense of humor.I am really enjoying playing it at the moment, and I thought I'd share it here as I thought some people here would be interested
. Like any MMOG it has a few bugs and stuff that need ironing out and it's changing pretty quickly at the moment as it's only been public since November 2007, but so far it's very good and well thought out. If you like MMOGs but aren't into orcs and goblins and swords and magic and all that stuff (as I am not) then this is a great game to pass the hours.More info at: http://www.playtr.com
