no one is playing... we just have a lot of topics on it. :lol:

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Ah....it looks good, personally. :D

Anyone is playing this game? I'm impressed by the setting as I saw many Hong Kong elements and even listened to some Chinese folk songs (I'm Chinese, btw). Its action combinations remind me of Arkham City (especially the grapple), but have a mix of Chinese martial arts.

This is a repost from City of Steam Content Dev Journals

With our final Alpha test coming up this weekend, we thought wed wrap up the greenskin races and finally shed more light on orcs. Large and burly? Yes. Savage and unrefined? not entirely.

Orcs have small red to black eyes, pointed ears, a sloping brow and protruding jaw. Their physiology makes them appear brutish and unrefined in the eyes of other races, though historically speaking, tales of orcish barbarian raids have fueled the fear and mistrust most people have for them (tales which are not entirely misguided, nor exaggerated, mind you). Even the classiest, well-spoken orc regularly faces this prejudice (for more on racial discrimination in City of Steam, check out a previous dev journal on racism).

Until recent times, orcs had very little opportunity (or interest) in intellectual pursuits. Since their integration into civilized lands (their homeland is a pretty harsh place to live; conditions are much better in the Crownlands and Heartlands), they have mostly filled roles involving hard physical labor. Usually receiving poor academic education, and excelling in areas involving brute strength and natural cunning, such low-wage jobs are about as good as they can get; this does little to help them get out of their usual low-class predicament (not that most of them really care about class structure).

Rockin the dreads! Hard to beat the raw power of an orc Warder

(Compulsory) Reeducation Camps

In order to deal with the recent influx of barbarians (yes, by that I mean orcs), governments have set up reeducation facilities. Where most nations have compulsory education for its citizenry, for orcs, they get their own special education system. Within these facilities, orcs endure the most appalling and harrowing conditions, and are supposedly taught how to integrate with civil folk. However, even after their release they typically garner no respect from other races.

Not all orcs stick around to complete their reeducation. Some find a way to escape, and either return to their homelands, or strike it out on their own, illegally, a fugitive in a foreign nation. Others, well, simply never come out at all

Different nations have different reeducation methods, and often become the subject of many arguments between orcs boasting over their harsh treatment. Few would be interested enough to research this (who other than orcs would care?), and certainly no sane orc would willingly experience the reeducation process of two or more different nations just to find out. (Wellwe know, were the devs, hah!)

back away slowlydont startle the orc

So, what do you think of orcs? Irredeemable savages? Misunderstood victims? What about their reeducation, which nation do you think has the harshest/most lenient system? Come over to the Forum and discuss away!

-City of Steam Dev Team

Any big improvements? I didn't have time to play the sequel yet.

Played a bit during the Alpha this weekend... I'll be honest, I spent most of my time with GW2 and family related stuff... My one complaint, PLEASE for the love of god, add a function that disables mouse movement.. There's nothing more annoying with Gunner class than to click on the monster, but it registers the ground instead and makes your character walk straight into the enemies... Sorry but it's these little things that get under my skin. Other than that, the game is quite interesting, I'll most probably commit more time during the following Alpha/Beta days...trastamad03

It's a suggestion that has been brought up by many other players as well. We're working on re-touching the control scheme, and may consider better ways to target with ranged classes like the Gunner. Looking forward to seeing you back this Friday!!

More content will be accessible in the second weekend starting on 27th, including new races Draug and Riven. We will release a list of fixed-bugs and new features as well. Coding is working on fixing many issues you've encountered. Thanks again for joining the alpha and we'll look forward to seeing you back this Friday.

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[QUOTE="C_Rule"] Done. Where will servers be located, during the alpha test?C_Rule

Our servers are based in US.

Yes, we 'd like to get more players in other countries when City of Steam grows.:D