FoG is the worst game ever!

[ghoulmeister]

I decided to play FoG today because people said it was fun and decent to train. So I go there. The first two rounds, never even spotted my opponent, the first one went on for 5 minutes, and somehow i won. The second round I think the person quit, it ended in about 15 seconds.

 

 

 

Third round: I get paired up with a level 98. Normally I would say this is ridiculous, but their stats are supposed to be reduced. So I go to the middle, find him, and take about 3 minutes to kill him. Then I get to collect energy. He doesn't find me for a while, but when he does, 3 hits, and I'm dead. I lose.

 

 

 

Fourth round: I get paired with a level 65. Thinking this is my chance to win fairly, I seek him quickly. I find him near the center. So I attack. And this person, who only has 53 defense, who should have been reduced by the effect, and who was not using any prayer, I can not hit him. At all. I land about 11 0's before I hit him for 5. And that was my only hit. Then HE kills ME in THREE shots using MAGIC, while I am praying against magic and am wearing full mystic with no metal armor. I just quit after that, because the is the absolute epitome of bad and unbalanced gaming.

 

 

 

To summarize, provided you can even find your target within the hundreds of people in the center, it is impossible to kill them within reasonable time, if at all. To top it all off, the game has some fantastic awards! Yeah, and I have to play 200 games to get any of them because it is impossible for me to win, for some reason.

[compfreak847]

What the...?

 

 

 

I'm level 135, and I can get taken down in ~30 seconds by a level 80-.

 

 

 

Your taking 3 minutes to kill a level 98? You hit 11 0s in a row on a level 65, who turns around and 3 hits you? Your either lying or experiencing a huge glitch, in which case you should send a bug report.

[ghoulmeister]

What the...?

 

 

 

I'm level 135, and I can get taken down in ~30 seconds by a level 80-.

 

 

 

Your taking 3 minutes to kill a level 98? You hit 11 0s in a row on a level 65, who turns around and 3 hits you? Your either lying or experiencing a huge glitch, in which case you should send a bug report.

 

 

 

Had I video software I would have recorded it. The time bar was halfway down when I killed the 98(It seemed like 3 minutes, give or take 1 minute). And I can tell you the exact conversation I had with the 65.

 

 

 

Me:*after hitting about 5 0's* "WTF? Why can't I hit you?"

 

Him: "Because I'm good :p"

 

Me: "You must have at least 70 def"

 

He starts casting spells, I see this as I die.

 

Him: "Nope, only 53 def :p"

 

 

 

By this point I am extremely aggravated and try to log out, my frustration grows when I see you have to go to the exit. After searching for about 20 seconds I finally find it. :evil:

[Sid Icarus]

Fourth round

You were the hunter, right?

 

 

 

Edit: I forgot that only the hunter is able to use magic, so obviously you were the hunted. :? Therefore, I see nothing wrong with the situation, since you're not supposed to kill the hunter.

[ghoulmeister]

I was the hunter except for when I was killed in the third round. And you can use any type of combat, can't you? I was using melee.

[Sid Icarus]

I was the hunter except for when I was killed in the third round. And you can use any type of combat, can't you? I was using melee.

Only some lunar spells like cure poison and dream are available to the hunted. :|

[ghoulmeister]

I was the hunter except for when I was killed in the third round. And you can use any type of combat, can't you? I was using melee.

Only some lunar spells like cure poison and dream are available to the hunted. :|

 

 

 

I was a hunter.

[compfreak847]

What the...?

 

 

 

I'm level 135, and I can get taken down in ~30 seconds by a level 80-.

 

 

 

Your taking 3 minutes to kill a level 98? You hit 11 0s in a row on a level 65, who turns around and 3 hits you? Your either lying or experiencing a huge glitch, in which case you should send a bug report.

 

 

 

Had I video software I would have recorded it. The time bar was halfway down when I killed the 98(It seemed like 3 minutes, give or take 1 minute). And I can tell you the exact conversation I had with the 65.

 

 

 

Me:*after hitting about 5 0's* "WTF? Why can't I hit you?"

 

Him: "Because I'm good :p"

 

Me: "You must have at least 70 def"

 

He starts casting spells, I see this as I die.

 

Him: "Nope, only 53 def :p"

 

 

 

By this point I am extremely aggravated and try to log out, my frustration grows when I see you have to go to the exit. After searching for about 20 seconds I finally find it. :evil:

 

Bar = 10 minutes. You should send a bug report then, as something is terribly wrong. Any level 80 can take me down in a matter of seconds if I don't run.

[deyan2]

Fog is the greatest game ever, or in every case for f2p.

 

I think you just don't understand very well how it works, but in the top 10 fog are a few persons with a combat lvl from like 65 or something, so I think everybody got a chance.

[Juhnie]

Fog is the greatest game ever, or in every case for f2p.

 

I think you just don't understand very well how it works, but in the top 10 fog are a few persons with a combat lvl from like 65 or something, so I think everybody got a chance.

 

 

 

I think she does.. She knows that the Hunted has reduced stats, she knows how to collect charges, I think she knows some FoG tactics too.

 

 

 

I'm with compfreak here, you should really send in a bug report. People at those levels can easily damage me throu' 80 Defence.

[compfreak847]

Fog is the greatest game ever, or in every case for f2p.

 

I think you just don't understand very well how it works, but in the top 10 fog are a few persons with a combat lvl from like 65 or something, so I think everybody got a chance.

 

 

 

I think she does.. She knows that the Hunted has reduced stats, she knows how to collect charges, I think she knows some FoG tactics too.

 

 

 

I'm with compfreak here, you should really send in a bug report. People at those levels can easily damage me throu' 80 Defence.

 

Bug report was sort of sarcastic, I'm of the opinion she's lying. She takes 5 minutes at level 81 to kill a level 98, with steady damage? I've had a level 34 kill me in under a minute. It could be a bug, though...

[Balazeal]

Me:*after hitting about 5 0's* "WTF? Why can't I hit you?"

 

Him: "Because I'm good :p"

 

Me: "You must have at least 70 def"

 

He starts casting spells, I see this as I die.

 

Him: "Nope, only 53 def :p"

 

 

 

Wait, so if you're attacking him, then he uses magic then you must have attacked him while being hunted! See, you can't use spells while being hunted, therefore you were attacking him while being the hunted. Don't even try to kill the hunter unless your a good 80+ levels higher than him/her, as the hunted, your stats are significantly reduced! Besides, the whole idea is to avoid your opponent.

 

 

 

All in all, I'll just say this: Don't like the game? Don't play it.

[Vezon Dash]

You are just inexperienced it takes time to leard how to play FoG. I killed a level 123 with a level 76 accound in 6 hits with a d scimi and a few ice rushes...

[anim7]

it is an amazing game. you probably attacked your hunter so you couldn't hit anything.

[fat_klutz]

I agree. The game can be enjoyable if you are matched up against a similar level of equal skill but there is no skill level that can overcome a 30 level defense difference and one players ability to pray when another can't. The rewards I find (except maybe rc gloves) really aren't worth the hassle either.

 

 

 

Maybe if it was based on level and 'skill' I would play it more but as it is now there is no point for me to waste 2 hours fighting level 100's for some gloves.

 

 

 

This is from a F2P standpoint. Maybe things are more balanced in P2P.... And please don't say "I've beaten someone 40 levels higher than me!!!". You haven't. You beat a moron.

[sephiroth_king]

Me:*after hitting about 5 0's* "WTF? Why can't I hit you?"

 

Him: "Because I'm good :p"

 

Me: "You must have at least 70 def"

 

He starts casting spells, I see this as I die.

 

Him: "Nope, only 53 def :p"

 

 

 

Wait, so if you're attacking him, then he uses magic then you must have attacked him while being hunted! See, you can't use spells while being hunted, therefore you were attacking him while being the hunted. Don't even try to kill the hunter unless your a good 80+ levels higher than him/her, as the hunted, your stats are significantly reduced! Besides, the whole idea is to avoid your opponent.

 

 

 

All in all, I'll just say this: Don't like the game? Don't play it.

 

 

 

This.

 

 

 

Right, as your quote claims, you were trying to kill him while being hunted. As the hunted, you're supposed to avoid being hit.

 

 

 

FoG is a great game...I've beaten many, many, many high levels and have been beaten by many, many, many lower levels. But not often. I'm a strategist, so I hide and get to the center and tele a lot. :P

[compfreak847]

I agree. The game can be enjoyable if you are matched up against a similar level of equal skill but there is no skill level that can overcome a 30 level defense difference and one players ability to pray when another can't. The rewards I find (except maybe rc gloves) really aren't worth the hassle either.

 

 

 

Maybe if it was based on level and 'skill' I would play it more but as it is now there is no point for me to waste 2 hours fighting level 100's for some gloves.

 

 

 

This is from a F2P standpoint. Maybe things are more balanced in P2P.... And please don't say "I've beaten someone 40 levels higher than me!!!". You haven't. You beat a moron.

 

I'm not a moron. I have, however, been beaten by a level 60somthing who was good at strategy. And I'm pretty darn good at the game; I've lost 4 games total with 500+ rank.

[fat_klutz]

Look I don't play a lot but I fail to even see how there is a lot of strategy. The outside rings give basically no charges. If you survived out there for the entire 10 minutes you still would only have the same amount of charges are someone who was in the middle for like 1 minute. Second, if you are attacking someone and they teleport, you follow them. It doesn't make you lose aggro so unless you click somewhere else your going to find you person again really quickly. Third, the houses are really not good for hiding in. They are just annoying. Standing in the middle you can see basically every exit aside from one or two to the outside rings, but like I said before. Who cares if your prey runs there. They get basically no charges.

 

 

 

Maybe I'm not naive but I really don't see how any 'strategy' can make up for a level difference. And compfreak, you have lost 4 times?? Your (basically) maxed out. You are kind of proving my point I think.

[compfreak847]

Look I don't play a lot but I fail to even see how there is a lot of strategy. The outside rings give basically no charges. If you survived out there for the entire 10 minutes you still would only have the same amount of charges are someone who was in the middle for like 1 minute. Second, if you are attacking someone and they teleport, you follow them. It doesn't make you lose aggro so unless you click somewhere else your going to find you person again really quickly. Third, the houses are really not good for hiding in. They are just annoying. Standing in the middle you can see basically every exit aside from one or two to the outside rings, but like I said before. Who cares if your prey runs there. They get basically no charges.

 

 

 

Maybe I'm not naive but I really don't see how any 'strategy' can make up for a level difference. And compfreak, you have lost 4 times?? Your (basically) maxed out. You are kind of proving my point I think.

 

I've played 50+ games, and won the vast majority of them, including ones against highly ranked and skillful players with better stats then myself. Just because I'm almost maxed doesn't mean I'm better then everyone else there.

 

 

 

Strategy? Ever used terrain dodging, for example? If you time your clicks right, you can dance around a house with an opponent for 20+ seconds. Switching to a far house quickly can keep you out of your opponents magic spell range, where you can dodge and get him trapped on one of the corner obstacles, before running back to the center and heading for the far edge of the far house. There's far too many stratagems to list here (hence the guides about it), but suffice to say that I'm pretty good at it yet I have been beaten by far lower levels.

[Wisp]

Fog is the easiest minigame pretty much. All you do is find a good hiding spot, where no one ever looks. I'll keep where i hide to myself, and then just wait. if they find you, run away, try to get out of their sight, then teleport to the center. You should get enough charge to beat them.

 

Next round, just dds spec them then use ancients. That's what I do. I, at level 95 ish have easily beaten people in the 130s.

[Deathmath]

What the...?

 

 

 

I'm level 135, and I can get taken down in ~30 seconds by a level 80-.

 

 

 

Your taking 3 minutes to kill a level 98? You hit 11 0s in a row on a level 65, who turns around and 3 hits you? Your either lying or experiencing a huge glitch, in which case you should send a bug report.

 

 

 

Had I video software I would have recorded it. The time bar was halfway down when I killed the 98(It seemed like 3 minutes, give or take 1 minute). And I can tell you the exact conversation I had with the 65.

 

 

 

Me:*after hitting about 5 0's* "WTF? Why can't I hit you?"

 

Him: "Because I'm good :p"

 

Me: "You must have at least 70 def"

 

He starts casting spells, I see this as I die.

 

Him: "Nope, only 53 def :p"

 

 

 

By this point I am extremely aggravated and try to log out, my frustration grows when I see you have to go to the exit. After searching for about 20 seconds I finally find it. :evil:

 

 

 

I get taken down but thirties quick. 130s only a little quicker...

[toast647]

FOG is way too easy :-#

 

You shouldn't play fog unless you have 2 combat styles (You should always have freezes/entangles or something). I never play FOG without ancients.

 

 

 

[ TOAST647 ]: [fog] Rank: 1262 | Score: 10,217

[Roseiah]

I was the same as you, when I first played FoG I hated it, because I just didn't understand how to play it. I never went near it for a good few months and then when I needed to raise my runecrafting level, I saw that to save me a lot of trouble I should get the gloves. I read a few guides on how to play, and after making mistakes and learning a method that suits me I loved the game, and that was just on F2P.

 

 

 

So I suggest, read some guides on it, and just give it a go. Try every method that the guides suggest, find one that suits you for when you are both the hunted and the hunter. You will be surprised when you find out that you can beat the majority of players no matter what their level.

 

 

 

And if that doesn't work, well just don't play the game. FoG is a tactical mini-game and some people are good at tactics, evading and capturing their enemy and winning the game based on skill not levels, while others just aren't any good at it.

[Bromtaghon]

I played 5 times in a row (lvl 30) and every opponent was level 60+

[Johannas]

To summarize, provided you can even find your target within the hundreds of people in the center, it is impossible to kill them within reasonable time, if at all. To top it all off, the game has some fantastic awards! Yeah, and I have to play 200 games to get any of them because it is impossible for me to win, for some reason.

 

 

 

1. Your target has an arrow above their head on the minimap and on the in game screen

 

2. There are popular places where people hide (ie behind certain rocks, at the edge of the map, at the edge of houses and in the middle) It very rarely takes me more than a couple of clicks to find my target.

 

3. With 200 games it is possible to get well over 2000 tokens, at your level you would be unlucky to not get enough points for dragon gauntlets in ~40 games.

 

 

 

And in my opinion it's one of the best mini games out there - magic exp, pvp practice and little waiting to start a game.