MMO recommendations

nin2010

I was once in the same frame of mind as you, wondering how all those suckers out there would pay a monthly fee to play a game. I thought it was madness and I stuck to fps games and guild wars(free to play) for a long time until I finally made the leap to subscription based mmos. Once you do you'll appreciate what you get for your money. Free to play mmos just make their cash in other ways by the way so don't be fooled. If you want to be competitive in a free to play mmo you will pay through item shop or other micro transactions anyway. I rather just pay a flat amount every month...

zippygirl

Did anyone try playing Requiem: Memento Mori? Maybe they changed the name now, idk.

I use to play this 24/7 and was really amazed how the game functions online. Many WoW players switched to it too...

Just interested in more opinions.. For now, that's one of my fav MMO[tec.] games.

VenomIreland

I tried WoW, hated it soon after.
I tried EVE, loved it at first, but then just got bored of it.

Now I'm trying Guild Wars because Guild Wars 2 (from the looks of it) will be a definite buy for me, so I want to experience the first one.

TaNtRawR

I would definitely recommend to anyone to try Guild Wars. It's completely non-subscription based, free-to-play.
There are 4 Guild Wars games currently out, all can be linked to one account and you can travel between games. You can pick up an Elite pack containing all the games for €40~60 online or checking retailers.
The graphics are up there beating WoW and most other MMO games and you do not need an even moderately fast connection to play. 1MB ~ 2MB would definitely cut it.

The campaigns are tough and challenging for new players, there are several professions, some campaign-based(eg. Assassins) and of course core-professions such as Warriors, Rangers, Elementalists (mages), Monks, Mesmers. The Player Vs. Player areas of Guild Wars are very fun and very addictive.

The only downside I feel is the maximum achievable level of experience is 20, however this is minor and looking past it is easy as there are hundreds of Titles your character can earn(and wear, to show-off) aswell as elite armor and weapons to devote your time-wasting to.

Guild Wars 2 will be released sometime next winter. More than likely it will be pushed back(again) until January 2012~February.

Dcully

GW = poor mans wow imo, you meet nobody but bots out in the world zzzzzzzzzzz , just didnt feel like an MMO to me in any way.
Good game flawed by the above GW2 should address that in a big way however,i t looks promising.

TaNtRawR

I wouldn't call it a poor man's WoW, it is a completely different game. That's like calling NFL a poor mans football i.e you have a ball, you have players, but you have a vast difference in the skills needed, rules and mentality required to be good at it. Essentially it has less substantial updates due to it being non sub based, but there is alot to be found in GW. I have played for quite a few months on WoW and reached lvl50 whereas I have played years on GW, with quite a few 6 month breaks also. I'm inclined to lean towards GW for the Player V Player side of things and the general profession/skills but the fact it isn't an open world and you can't mount up to fast travel might not be everyone's thing. This more or less comes down to the individual's interests, views on policing and political opinions(jk lol) as for the € side of things, most of us already pay monthly for BB, and I'm sure a substantial have Xbox Live, so paying to play isn't something frowned upon, but paying to play a specific game only leads to the idea you gotta play ~


Seeing as GW2 will not be released before November 2011 or daresay later than that, January 2012~ GW is more of a part-timer for boredom killing, if you're looking for days-killer gaming, hit WoW. It's guaranteed to fcuk with your life.

:pac: N.B Addictive personalities should stay away from MMO's, sub based or not. 'less you wanna end up a cliche for addicted [fat] gamers :pac:

Nody

Only came to my mind but you could also try Global Agenda, MMOFPS hybrid (think PS capped at 10vs10 with PvE). Has a free to play client up to level 15 I think and I got discount codes for any one intrested in buying it as well. Free to play but I'd strongly recommend buying a booster (double xp, cash and gear drops) if you decide to buy it as it helps greatly to level up.

privilegue

neilk32 wrote: »

Yes Darkfall , Eve and many other mmo's are trying to copy WOW.:rolleyes:

So tell me (being an MMO player since the 90s) how exactly is EvE copying WoW when EvE was there before WoW? Its like saying Ultima Online stole all of their concepts from WoW, oh wait...

On a different note, let me put this into perspective:
WoW -- If you are new to MMOs then yes go for this. The PvE content is fun and PvP is engaging but gets too easy in its endgame if you are starting to outgear content.
EvE -- If you prefer something serious, deep and emerging. (This one is called the "other MMO" for a reason)
Darkfall -- dont waste your time on this.
WoT -- (World of Tanks) If you like shooting stuff with big gunz then go for it - word of warning tho - it will feel like a grind going up the higher tank tiers.
LOTRO -- Nice PvE story and content but is outdated and PvP is bad
Warhammer Online -- This one failed (was pushed to release too early), simply put dont even try.
StarTrek Online -- Oh well I dont even know how to put this into words.. If you are a true StarTrek freak and I really mean freak then yes try it otherwise waste of time.
APB -- All Points Bulletin - Its kinda like GTA but MMO style i enjoyed this in between serious fleet fights in EvE


Of course there is more games then these but since GuildWars is not a true MMO as per se I am not mentioning it here. There is a ton of free 2 play mmos out there that mimic wow in one way or the other there is no doubt.

Where am I coming from? My background in programming and QA Engineering within the games industry and all of this is personal preference but I have played most MMOs that you find out there just to see if one of them has done something new or interesting.

Games to look out for: Star Wars - The Old Republic Q2/3 2011

I personally play EvE now and have strayed away from WoW having 8 characters there all of them on 80 with T9/T10 gear WoW got way too repetitive for me so I wont be leveling through the new expansion or anything.

Final thought: If you have a social life and friends, don't go for WoW as it requires a lot of attention from the player while EvE you can just quit and you skill training ("leveling") will continue while you are offline, which in turn means you dont have to spend all day and night trying to level yourself up.

neilk32

A new account to reply to something which I was obviously been sarcastic hence the smiley? Darkfall is the best PvP MMO out there on the market now, it is vastly improving and will continue to grow for the foreseeable future.

privilegue

neilk32 wrote: »

A new account to reply to something which I was obviously been sarcastic hence the smiley? Darkfall is the best PvP MMO out there on the market now, it is vastly improving and will continue to grow for the foreseeable future.

New account because I was reading but never actually felt to contribute but then found this thread which I find very interesting so replied. For your comment I must have misinterpreted this then sorry for that.

Back on topic- Darkfall is allright but when it comes to PvP I would still go back to EvE or even WoW. It didnt feel emersive at all to me. I can tell you the only time I actually ever emersed into a game so deep (PvP) was with Star Wars Galaxies ( I am a Vet Jedi played since the beginning) where we would have battles of enourmous proportions. 400 vs 400 ect. The only other game where I was able to get into PvP like that was/is EvE.

We constantly fight battles where you have 1000+ people involved in.

And one game I totally forgot is Hello Kitty Online - how could I... :rolleyes:

neilk32

You must not of been playing Darkfall for too long so, there are plenty of large scale battles in Darkfall and a lot of SWG vets play Darkfall.

Sephiroth_dude

Hi
mmo newcomer here too,has anyone or does anyone here play /played fallen earth?

Venom

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Hi
mmo newcomer here too,has anyone or does anyone here play /played fallen earth?

Was in the beta and it was muck. From what Iv read on various forums its not gotten much better tbh.

Sephiroth_dude

Venom wrote: »

Was in the beta and it was muck. From what Iv read on various forums its not gotten much better tbh.

Serious?thats a shame I thought it looked like fallout a bit,actually anynew on the fallout mmo?

neilk32

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Hi
mmo newcomer here too,has anyone or does anyone here play /played fallen earth?

Hey maybe you would be interested in Darkfall , FPS style aiming mechanics with city control and naval combat. My friend and I started a clan to help out new players, you can see our recruitment video here:

Sephiroth_dude

neilk32 wrote: »

Hey maybe you would be interested in Darkfall , FPS style aiming mechanics with city control and naval combat. My friend and I started a clan to help out new players, you can see our recruitment video here:

Looks cool,how much a month?

neilk32

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Looks cool,how much a month?

You can get a 14 day trial first, then after that if you decided to buy it's 30 for the client but sometimes you can find it on sale for 15 this comes with 30 days free and then its 14 euro a month after approx.