Ok, I've been playing EQ2(the only MMORPG I've played to date) since it came out and I'm thinking of switching over to something else just for the sake for variety. I've got a few things in mind, but I'm not sure which one I should pick up. Dark Ages of Camelot or World of Warcraft? I've heard good things about both and I have friends that play both, but I'm just trying to get some opinions on them before I commit to one or the other.
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I'd stop playing MMORPGs because they are the biggest sink of life. I'd say pot is more productive, IMO.
Guild Wars!
World of Warcraft. Buy it from an actual, tangible store which exists on a non-internet plane of existance, and If it gives you errors, return it to your place of purchase pronto and get your money back.
SWG
Quoted for great truth, justice, and peace on earth!!Originally posted by Morgan Evanar
I'd stop playing MMORPGs because they are the biggest sink of life. I'd say pot is more productive, IMO.
Not that I'm playing any at the moment, but I fail to see how an MMORPG is any less productive than any other video game. Whether you waste 50 hours split amongst 5 different games or 50 hours on one game, it's the same thing.
I dont know anything about Dark Ages of Camelot, but here is how I would rank the MMORPG's I played in terms of enjoyable experience:
1. World of Warcraft (the king of MMORPGs)
In my opinion, this ranks clearly above the others. Its by far the best thing I have played. It got a huge gameworld, great quests as you level up and interestings character classes. Intuitive and powerful UI and game mechanics that works really well. Overall a brilliantly designed game with amazing long lasting appeal. There are tons and tons of things to see and do. Very immersive and addictive as crack. It got excellent future potential as well with expansion packs. The only downside is, it got no player cities and the character creation is somewhat limited in customisation, but these are minor complaints.
2. City of Heros
CoH is overall a very well designed MMORPG which provides great fun and is appealing right from the start. Lots of nice eyecandy and cool special abilities. Combat is exciting. Character customisation is easily the most sophisticated I have seen. It tends to get a bit one dimensional with all the missions, but there is a lot of instanced dungeons and huge areas to explore.
3. Guildwars
Overall looks to become a good game. The lack of subscription fee is a huge bonus, so its definitely something to try for the casual game player. The UI and graphics are very nice. Combat is exciting and well balanced. Quests are very cool. Got some unique and innovative features, like streaming content. I like that its one server population. On the downside, its a small game world. Certain aspects of the game is limited in scope and versatility compared to other MMORPGs (IE character customisation). I suspect the amount of quests is probably not enough to keep you occupied for extended amounts of time though..
4. Anarchy Online
This was my first MMORGP, and its a rather good one IF you have all the expansion packs. The expansion packs enable revamped graphics and UI and essential features which improves the game experience among other things. The "Shadowlands" expansion pack is more like an independent game in its own right, being a whole new gameworld. The worlds of Rubi Ka + shadowlands are both incredible huge, bigger than any other game on this list. An insane amount of quests. Missions are instanced dungeons, which I like. Lots of unique character classes. Versatile customisation in skills and appearance. Player cities is a big plus. The most content rich MMORPG. Although its starting to feel dated by todays standards, there is still a good game beyond the surface.
5. Star Wars Galaxies
This is one game that had amazing potential. Unfortunately, right from the launch, it had lots of bugs, broken game code and unbalanced game mechanics. The more serious issues are slowly getting fixed through patching. Despite all its flaws and annoyances, SWG can be very addictive initially, keeping you happily occupied for months. This is primarly because there are so many achievment milestones and its more sociable than the other games in this genre. It has advanced community features like player cities, and high level profession interdependency and versatility in player interaction. It got the best crafting system.
However, for seasoned veterans who spent half a year or longer playing the game, there is a depressing lack of exciting end game content. Most quests are fairly mundane of the type "go to x location and kill y, retreive z", with poor rewards for completion. Instanced content is far and between, encouraging loot camping. Space combat is fun for a while, but ultimately limited in scope. PvP is dominated by 1337 kids and gank squads. Combat in general is unbalanced, which forced SOE to rebuild the system from scratch for a huge upgrade patch scheduled early next month. Grinding XP is mindnumbing boring, and thats what you need to do a lot of if you want to go Jedi..
6. EVE
This one got some very nice graphics and you will think its awesome for a week or so. Then you will start running out of exciting things to do and get bored. And I mean really bored. Mining asteroids and doing courier missions for credits to upgrade you ship and buy new skills lose its charm quickly. You'll start to realise its a monotone enviroment with not that much to see and do in the long run. Player interaction is crap, which makes this pretty much a single player game on an online server. I mean, whats the point with this game anyway? Veterans claim there are huge PvP space battles, which may or may not be a saving grace, but I saw nothing of it.
7. World War Online (worst crap ever)
This game ranks fairly high... on my prestigous list of "worst software I ever run on a computer". I played it for only a few hours before uninstalling it. Graphics are shockingly dull and gameplay is pointless. UI/controls are incredible unintuitive, confusing and cumbersome. Even a basic task like moving the turret of a tank or driving forwards is made complex. Watching eggs boil in an icebucket would have been a better waste of time. Disturbingly, there are people who claim to enjoy this game and its supposed to have improved a lot after patching. However, I would probably have to be lobotomised before giving it another chance.
I think ultimately, which MMORPG you like is very dependent on your personal tastes: I, for one, really dislike WoW and love SWG. I've been playing SWG since the start of September and play it with thirty other guys in a big, close guild. Great stuff.
hahaha, best review ever. A+++ would read again.Originally posted by Master Yoghurt
7. World War Online (worst crap ever)
This game ranks fairly high... on my prestigous list of "worst software I ever run on a computer". I played it for only a few hours before uninstalling it. Graphics are shockingly dull and gameplay is pointless. UI/controls are incredible unintuitive, confusing and cumbersome. Even a basic task like moving the turret of a tank or driving forwards is made complex. Watching eggs boil in an icebucket would have been a better waste of time. Disturbingly, there are people who claim to enjoy this game and its supposed to have improved a lot after patching. However, I would probably have to be lobotomised before giving it another chance.
If you're looking for an actual review, Torn, basically there is only one MMORPG I've played so far that I wouldn't describe as aimless and boring, and that's World of Warcraft. Granted, that's not a review, but it sums up what I've experienced so far. However, I've only played EVE Online and Star Wars Galaxies for any proper length of time.
Hmm...I've heard a lot about World of Warcraft and I really like the feel of it as I've played on a freinds account for a short period of time. SWG was just something I couldn't get into. I tried it for about a month and it just flopped for me. I'm bigger into the mid-evil type things. I'm still undecided yet, but I'm leaning for towards WoW, but my friends are still wanting to go for DAOC. Though I'm hoping the answer will come to me in my dreams as the purchase will be made tomorrow.
DOAC is pretty much dead from what I've heard.
That's what I've been hearing, and honestly the only reason I am considering it is just because of the people that I work with.
WoW... All. The. Way.
I played SWG when it was first released up to about the time WoW came out. The amount of time playing SWG dwindled however as each month went by. I just got frusterated with the grinding aspect of the game to gan a tiny sliver of XP. No rewards = no fun. Hell, I even bought the expansion pack hoping that would make a difference in my view of the game, but it only worsened it as the missions for the expansion were repetative.
WoW has by far captivated me in a way no other game has. Ever. There's so much to see and do, and you get RWARDED for it. You've got your choice of PvE, PvP, or RP servers. You can lvl your character quite easily in the beginning, but not so easily that it's not fun. Towards the mid anf high lvls, the lvling process becomes longer, but again, it is still fun and does not leave you frusterated, high, and dry.
I have 10 characters running on 10 different servers right now in WoW, and am having crap-loads of fun with each. I see no end in sight to my addiction.
If I were to recommend an MMORPG... it would definitely be WoW!
P.S. - Yog's review of WoW is EXCELLENT! To the wisdom of Yog, you listen.
P.P.S - And if you do decide on getting WoW, come and join us in the WoW thread, and share with us what characters you have on what server. A bunch of us have our character names and servers listed, so you can even join us in the same realm if you wish.
Hmm....this I must admit is a much more appealing idea. I'll have to see the costs of the two first, but I think my opinions have just been swayed.
You wanna know what I got addicted too? It's a simple game, but it can be so addictive and fun. Ragnarok Online...I absolutely love that game. Uber amounts of fun...
Dark Age of Camelot was better then any MMORPG before Trials of Atlantis and New Frontiers (expansions) came out. However, it's glory has long since died out and the fanbase has as well.
I haven't played WoW that much, but I assessed that it is quite fun but would probably get really boring after a bit, just like City of Heroes.
Originally posted by Baralai Lotus
You wanna know what I got addicted too? It's a simple game, but it can be so addictive and fun. Ragnarok Online...I absolutely love that game. Uber amounts of fun...
Did I just read that? I played RO religously for months (Loki server)
In comparison to WoW, it fails to even come near it. No questing. Only grinding. And the graphics are anime/on sub-par. The only thing it has going is WoE (War Of Emperium). The patches are slow, they're content fails in the long run. 3-1 classes are a joke. (kRO only has them, and others can only have them if you play private servers.)
And before you start saying my view is flawed, I had a level 80 knight, a level 75 mage, 78 hunter, and 6x assassin that got deleted.
World Of Warcraft is the way to go.
My friend, WoW is NOTHING like CoH. Trust me... you don't get bored of WoW easily.I haven't played WoW that much, but I assessed that it is quite fun but would probably get really boring after a bit, just like City of Heroes.
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