2Cent Review: S4 League

• Hiccup wrote on 2010-07-22 22:42
  [SIZE="4"]Official Site[/SIZE]
  games everything - S4 League - alaplaya.net
  [video=youtube;pwZKKwcTnJE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwZKKwcTnJE[/video]
  
  S4 League is a free to play TPS (third person shooter) that is extremely unique. There is currently a NA Server on the EU host so you don't need to worry about lagging (as much). This game is extremely fun and is currently celebrating Alaplaya's 3rd birthday. S4 League has a unique engine which allows you to jump off of almost any hard surface in the game. This makes traveling, evading enemies much easier.
  
  [SIZE="4"]Music:[/SIZE]
  [video=youtube;gLfK406V-l8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLfK406V-l8[/video]
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95zvoFNQChw
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVpknW3h6Uc
  
  Music in S4 League are upbeat dance tracks. The music is designed to get you excited for the game. Although after 2 years some tracks have been replaced or I just put on my iPod. I'll post a guide on adding personal songs to the game later~
  
  [SIZE="4"]Game Modes[/SIZE]
  Currently there are 4 gameplay modes in S4 League. I'll go into more detail below.
  
  [SIZE="3"]Touchdown (TD)[/SIZE]
  

  [Image: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/2795893448_7e0f32890b_o.jpg]

  
  The object of this game is to grab the Fumbi (the ball with the giant light beacon) and deliver it to the other teams goal. What's blocking you is well the other team, so you and your team must work together to score a goal. There are several different types of maps for TD, each with their own pro's and con's, and set of jump tricks.
  

  [Image: http://mmohut.com/wp-content/gallery/s4-league/s4-league-get-ball.jpg]

  
  
  [SIZE="3"]Death-Match (DM)[/SIZE]
  DM is essentially a killing fest. You and/or your team go around killing the other team. Fastest team to the max score wins. Free for all DM's go by time, and highest killer gets the most exp/pen.
  

  [Image: http://www.ataquecombinado.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/329_s4league_SS1.jpg]

  
  DM mode also has exclusive maps only for this mode, but will share some maps with TD.
  
  [SIZE="3"]Chaser[/SIZE]
  

  [Image: http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7134/joker2l.jpg]

  
  Chaser Mode is a survival mode, all non-chaser players must kill the one and only chaser. If they can't kill well then prepare to run and dodge for your life! What makes chaser interesting is the person who is the chaser is buffed with HP/SP/Defense/Speed. This makes him an even match for everyone else.
  

  [Image: http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2109/joker1c.jpg]

  
  
  [SIZE="3"]Arcade Mode[/SIZE]
  [video=youtube;qAaDZBS_9w4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAaDZBS_9w4[/video]
  Arcade Mode is basically the storyline although not to S4, but an individual story in S4L's world. You can gather with 4 friends to take on this difficult mode and earn good exp/pen. Follow through the story and kill off the viruses to save your virtual friends.
  
  [SIZE="4"]Cons to this awesomness:[/SIZE]
  Laggers, will make or break a room and potentially a game. If someone has a ping of 150+ they are a lagger, and even you can come off as a lagger to someone else. Even if you don't feel the side effects of lag. It has to do with the way you connect to the other players in NA~EU.
  Hackers will be around sporadically. Once a hack is patched it usually takes a good month-few weeks for the hackers to appear again. Mostly they are found in the Rookie and Super Rookie channels.
  
  [SIZE="4"]Pros:[/SIZE]
  Great community. You will meet the occasional jerks, this is a shooter game so its very serious. VERY SRS.
  Great/Unique Graphics
  Great Clothing
  Awesome guns and skills
  
  [SIZE="4"]Miscellaneous:[/SIZE]
  Clothing is well designed and very stylish.
  

  [Image: http://s4.en.alaplaya.net/assets/14312-11-girl.png?radius=5&size=175]

  [Image: http://s4.en.alaplaya.net/assets/14297-11-boy.png?radius=5&size=175]

  [Image: http://www.de.alaplaya.net/assets/18335-jazz-up-flower-male-back.png?radius=]

  [Image: http://s4.en.alaplaya.net/assets/18333-jazz-up-flower-female-back.png?radius=]

  [Image: http://www.de.alaplaya.net/assets/18341-tattoo-female.png?radius=]

  
  
  [video=youtube;cOY540j1YgE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOY540j1YgE[/video]
  
  [SIZE="6"]Guide to changing BGM's[/SIZE]
  http://mabination.com/mabination-community/general-discussions/everything-else/5952-guide-changing-bgms-s4l.html#post101950
  
  
  
  This game is soooo much fun. I love it to death. You should all try this game at least for a day. Show me your S4!
• Chockeh wrote on 2010-07-22 23:09
  I like the fact that it's a more modern-futuristic mmo with clothes I might like.
  Gameplay also looks awesome.
  Graphics could be a bit less... square-ish.
• Remoraid wrote on 2010-07-22 23:16
  I enjoy FPS much better. I find the lack of recoil, and lag makes the game un-playable D: . I only played for around 2 days before I rage quit of lag D: Nice job on these guides Brad :3 . Is Soul Master next?
• Husky wrote on 2010-07-22 23:40
  That's really cool :D I occasionally play S4 League, but i usually only play Chaser when i'm on >3>... No Death Match anymore because my good weps expired and i ran out of cash D:
• Tokiko wrote on 2010-07-22 23:48
  I started playing again yesterday.
  I quit because there was a lag issue with the servers every time I played and it seems that they fixed that.
  I'm quite addicted to the game again. [:
  Nice review waiting for the custom song track guide since I can't stand Asian music. Dx
• Andy-Buddy wrote on 2010-07-22 23:51
  There are NA servers now~
• Chockeh wrote on 2010-07-22 23:59
  Well yeah, but the real ones are not up, I think.
  Like the NA Server right now is still in Europe, unless I'm wrong.
• Tokiko wrote on 2010-07-23 00:02

  Quote from Chocklitshop;101895:

  Well yeah, but the real ones are not up, I think.
  Like the NA Server right now is still in Europe, unless I'm wrong.

  
  
  Isn't the Mabinogi Server in Europe?
  o_o so with your logic NA mabi is acutally EU Mabi?
• Chockeh wrote on 2010-07-23 00:09
  Really D:?
  Never heard of that :/.
  Guess my logic is wrong, but alaplaya are getting server's in NA soon o-o.
• Hiccup wrote on 2010-07-23 00:13
  I thought the NA servers were based in NA?
  
  And Mabinogi NA servers are in California. EU servers are in EU.
• Chockeh wrote on 2010-07-23 00:14
  Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
• Drifter wrote on 2010-07-23 00:15
  alaplaya servers are in EU
  they're supposedly getting a NA server for s4 soon
  
  anyways, this game is the coolsauce
  but, I wish there was more PEN clothes ;-;
  (though the fumbi gacha usually makes up for it)
• Tedio wrote on 2010-07-23 00:32
  I think that server is only FOR NA players. how would it be in NA?
• Chockeh wrote on 2010-07-23 01:17

  Quote from Gargamaru;101933:

  I think that server is only FOR NA players. how would it be in NA?

  
  Alaplaya announced that they will make NA server's in NA so we can play locally.
  For now, the server in EU is just a replacement.
• Hiccup wrote on 2010-07-23 01:17
  Guide to changing BGM's
  http://mabination.com/mabination-community/general-discussions/everything-else/5952-guide-changing-bgms-s4l.html#post101950