Sacred 2: Fallen Angel PvP Preview

The guys at ActionTrip have cranked out a short hands-on preview of the PvP component in Ascaron Entertainment's upcoming Sacred sequel. The preview is based on the multiplayer match hosted at this year's Leipzig Games Convention:
As the game launches, all players enter an area that's packed with random AI-controlled monsters. The idea is to kick the hell out of as many monsters as you can and to collect as much loot as possible. The items you collect are for the most part basic, such as health potions, weapons and armor parts. Increasing the number of kills gets you more items and improves your rank, giving you an advantage over other players. In this particular area, you cannot kill or damage any player-controlled characters. The only thing you have to worry about is getting the highest possible rank by slicing any creatures you run into. Now, I know this may sound easy, but believe me that most of the creatures aren't dimwitted. They keep coming at you in larger groups and if they are alone or outnumbered, they will start to flee, so you have to chase after them to make that extra kill and snatch more items. Also, you have to make sure you beat other players to it.