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Games => Video Games => Topic started by: Loud_G on November 18, 2008, 10:21:32 PM
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That's right, another poll.
I'm curious to see what kind of MMO's people around here play. But not just to say WHICH is their favorite but to give a cogent explanation as to WHY. (And not just because it ROXXORZ UR SOXXORZ, something intelligent)
I have played many many of these types of games. The only one I keep coming back to is GuildWars. For my this is mainly a money issue. There are certainly issues with the game, but not enough to drive me away.
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My favourite MMO was Everquest 1. I played this with a whole bunch of my buddies back in middle school/high school. I really just like it for the memories with my friends though, not much for the game itself, although it did help pave the road for everything else that followed it.
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Perfect World. For those of you who've heard of it and have irrational "lag" whines, there's now PWI, which is USA hosted. 0 lag.
Perfect World is free, both to install and to play.
The jumping is what first brought me in, but it's really easy to solo until you get a decent guild too.
I play PW even though I couldn't stand City of Heroes or WoW
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I'm going with WoW. As, you stated "Warcrack" is highly addicting and I just can't stop playing. After I got all epiced out I thought is was time to blow the dust off of my 360 but no, now the Lich King expansion is out and it's off to the level grind again.
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I still have very fond memories of City of Heroes. There was just something fun and endearing about running around as a superhero. When the released City of Villains everything went downhill. Production went away. Support went away. And the fun and enjoyable experience I had went away =(.
I seem to have a knack for trying the MMO's that fall on their faces. Tabula Rasa could have been cool...but whoever thought it would be a good idea to not have forums or consistent updates needs to be hit in the head with a brick.
Eve was actually an interesting experience. It is still running and has a fairly large following, but I just stopped feeling engaged by the whole world.
Wow, this was a departure from what was asked....
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Gotta throw my vote in for EQII. I've been playing it since 2004 and have not looked back. And yes, I tried WoW for about a week, did not care for it. :D
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Wow, this was a departure from what was asked....
Not at all, you merely explored your opinion on various MMO's rather than JUST your favorite :)
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I played WoW for a couple months, until I actually got bored. Plus I was playing it way too much. An odd combination, I know. Then I played LOTRO for about a month, and I again got bored.
If I ever pick up another MMO, its probably going to be the Star Wars based one that Bioware is working on. They make good games.
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I have to say WoW because it is the only one I have the money to play. We almost got Everquest first, but, hubby thought the WoW cover looked more intriguing. And here we are, almost two years later I think, and Wrath of the Lich King has got hubby totally hooked again. I like it, but being a healer, and a co-gm, gets to where coming online sometimes can be dangerous to my peace of mind. Luckily, it is a small, relatively drama free guild. :) And I do have a toon on Nathrezim, with some of the others here, but it isn't my main and I am afraid she is awfully dusty. I haven't visited her in months.
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I played WoW for a couple months, until I actually got bored. Plus I was playing it way too much. An odd combination, I know. Then I played LOTRO for about a month, and I again got bored.
If I ever pick up another MMO, its probably going to be the Star Wars based one that Bioware is working on. They make good games.
Yes! I can't wait for the KOTOR MMO. I hope it has a much better release then SWG. I have faith in Bioware.
I voted for WoW. Wrath is great, and Death Knights are way too much fun!
A bunch of my friends would still answer EQ to this question because of nostalgia.
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My favourite one is City of Heroes. The main reason may be a stupid one: it's where a friend of mine plays, and it's really funny when we play together. Anyways, I do also love the fact I can customise my character more than in any other MMO. Besides, they keep releasin new things quite often: Issue 13 went recently live, with day jobs (so your character doesn't just stand and do nothing when you are logged out), new story arcs...
I love the invasions, and Ouroboros (you can go to the past to finish story arcs you didn't at the time). Besides, as you can exemplar to a lever lower than yours, or be sidekicket to the same level as your friend no matter what their level is as long as it's higher, you can play with your friends no matter if there is a difference of 40 levels or so.
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Hi, I'm SirZelig and I am a Final Fantasy XI addict......
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Hi, I'm SirZelig and I am a Final Fantasy XI addict......
Haha. A friend of mine tells me he still has FF XI dreams every now and again. It looked like a cool game, it just seemed a bit too slow paced for me (combat wasn't quick enough). That's why I still can't quite get into the FF games at all.
Now Star Ocean--that's a different story. Go go Enix.
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I play CABAL. Im pretty sure that not many people have heard of it. Mainly, i play it because it is free ;D. I also dont want to get addicted to a game (*cough* warcraft *cough*), even though some of my friends are. It actually is fun for a free mmorpg, and looks like it has much beter graphics than WoW.
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Wait is CABAL the one where you are in a tribe and you fight other tribes? or am i totally off...
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totally off... no, i think it is kind of like WoW, i think, but you cant really have mounts. it's just a basic mmorpg, really.
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I favor WoW, mostly because I simply love the warcraft setting. Honestly, I've never felt that the gameplay was that great (well, in any mmo, really), but I just like warcraft. Even then, I've never been very consistent in playing it. I started a week after it was released, played it a lot for the next three months, and then kinda stopped. Every couple months I'd pick it back up and play really hard for a few days, and then stop again. Early '06 I stopped completely, and didn't touch it 'til wrath came out. I'm still playing, but not a ton. I just can't devote all of my time to just one game. I need to play all games, and mmo's don't leave much room for that
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8) Word of Ganja-craft I likes to callsit.
Where is Me Hookah? :D (Wowhead it.)
Aaaaah It started long ago, in the depths of Counter-Strike, I found my self asking: Is this it?
NEY!
It was not its! It was so full of kids with hax ilost patience and haxd my self to the elite and quit cause i ot bored.
Longlive BassGünter
What Ihate in Wow now is the anticipation for the PATCH! and Arena. And auction house. And repairbot. And Blessings!!!!
Iam looking forward to Gagenda.(signt for ze alpha?)
Oooh,Touch my tralaLA!
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Not really a MMO strictly speaking... but Savage 1 is more a rts/fps/mmo.... all in one! Game features one commander per team,using a rts style building and command console,while rest of team has fps view(up to 32 players per team) all fighting together against the other team.Try it,you will like it! and its completely free!http://www.newerth.com/sm/980264][img]http://www.newerth.com/smi/980264/large/newerth.png[/img][/url]
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Sorry to necro this thread but I couldn't help but notice that FFXI wasn't up there...
Sure it is a HUGE time sink but I loved it... Until elitists ruined it for me. :'(
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I get screwed everytime i play PvE but Guild Wars rocks!!! can't wait for #2
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I was a Guide in EQ1, have a few lvl 80's on WoW, beta tested LotRO, and Warhammer Online... I think they were all fun and they each had their own good points. All in all, as long as they had people I enjoyed playing with, I enjoyed them. They all have the same major problem though: In order to make people happy (and get them to keep paying) you need to make a endgame system that forces people to play. I used to do the 'second-job' raid schedule to get the best gear... and now, that's what pushes me away. Now, I play to get to the level, just to see what's new, and then I quit. Now, I refuse to raid/grind.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sick of the grinding in MMO's.
Now I tend to play an MMO until the newness of it wears off or I explore all of the areas of interest. I tend to stike off into places I should go at my level because I bore of the grind.
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Mythos would have been my vote. Imagine the gameplay of Diablo with things like crafting, pvp, duels, and an overworld sorta like WoW. It was an amazing game, but is currently in limbo with the ownership now in the hands of some korean company. Alas, it may never return to its great glory again, but I'll keep playing Torchlight and waiting for their MMO to come in a year or two. That will be awesome! :D
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Somehow I started playing Aion. Someone help me! It's a beautiful game though.
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It looks REALLY similar to Guild Wars....
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I can't wait for Star Wars: The Old Republic
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I can't wait for Star Wars: The Old Republic
^ This. ^