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Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: AdderallApocalypse on December 18, 2008, 05:19:46 am
Hi there. I am looking for some good MMORPGS to play, and I would prefer that there is no accompanying fee to play online; but if the game is good enough to pay a fee for, then that's ok. I used to play WoW a lot, and it was pretty fun, but I believe I am tired of it now. I used to play Runescape, but now I don't know why because the game sucks. Here are a few guidelines for recommendations:

- Do not suggest WoW, Tibia, Runescape, Everquest, Fly FF, Maple Story, or Guild Wars. Either I didn't like the game, or I became tired of it after so much playing.
- I prefer MMORPGs that are have a fantasy setting, and not something like a Star Wars MMO.


I suppose that's about it, recommend away!
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: Alec on December 18, 2008, 05:22:44 am
there's not any but if you're insistent about it, then Perfect World Online
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: WarV on December 18, 2008, 05:26:40 am
Ummm.... Warhammer Online?
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Post by: NightBlade on December 18, 2008, 05:28:09 am
MMORPGs in general are pretty uninspired right now, and if you're looking for a F2P MMORPG that doesn't suffer from crap game play and senseless grinds... You're going to end up sorely disappointed.

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Ummm.... Warhammer Online?

If you want a fisher price version of WoW, than Warhammer Online might be up your alley, Omcifer.
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: Mongoloid on December 18, 2008, 06:27:33 am
The new cartoon network MMO comes out in I think January, but I think the mechanics sound pretty stupid.

Part of it will be free though, so you might look into that.
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Post by: hobomasterxxx on December 18, 2008, 06:35:47 am
All I can say is i've looked around, and WoW is the best.
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Post by: Bonehead on December 18, 2008, 07:09:56 am
The Chronicles of Spellborn (http://www.tcos.com/en/index.html)
It's free to try up to lv7. I like it more and more, but I have a strange taste so...
it's still a bit rough around the edges, but it can only become better :P

Also if you try it, got to the Int PVP server (don't remember the name) cause that's where
all the cool people hang. Look for a newbie named Reverie, and you've found me.

I'll add screens later.

edit

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Post by: Eltee on December 18, 2008, 07:34:54 am
Here's the best MMORPG:
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Post by: Mikemc on December 18, 2008, 09:16:25 am
Ragnarok, the free version.

Second Life has greatly improved in the amount of decent RPGs hosted within it's world:
http://secondlife.com/showcase/arts/

Furcadia is more socialising but a 'programming' language does exist:

- Mike
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: AdderallApocalypse on December 18, 2008, 09:18:22 am
I will try out "The Chronicles of Spellborn" in a little bit. Bonehead, I'll let you know what I think.
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Post by: Sarevok on December 18, 2008, 12:07:12 pm
I really don't know what to say after someone makes a serious suggestion that Furcadia is a good game.
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Post by: Raimiette on December 18, 2008, 12:37:14 pm
I used to play Furcadia back when I was like 13 and every two seconds someone would be coming up to me asking to cyber...
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: Massy2k6 on December 18, 2008, 01:10:38 pm
I’ve played my fare share of MMORPG’s and well you have already mentioned a fair few that I have played in your "do not recommend list" apart from Dungeons and Dragons Online which I only recently stopped playing due to insufficient time. D&D Online is different from allot of regular MMORPG’s... you don’t necessarily grind mobs to gain exp/levels, its more quest oriented and grouping is really required if you want to advance. At the moment the max level is 16 so you wont be too far behind anyone, I know how much of a pain it is looking for groups at low levels.. They will be raising the level soon enough I believe.

There is allot of customisation with your look, skills, spells est. and its one off the only MMORPG’s I have played which has properly setup a decent system allowing you to become a hybrid in any class available from a cleric/sorcerer to a warrior/rogue or if you are old fashioned you may just choose to stick with one specific class. Its only downfall which I can think off is its limit with the amount of races you can choose from, a total of 6. It isn’t however free to play and there is a monthly fee.

http://www.ddo.com/ <-- Main website

http://trial.ddo.com/ <-- 10 day free trial ( you will see everything the game has to offer in this trial)

(http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1905/dd01lm3.jpg) (http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4641/dd02zj3.jpg) (http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/866/dd03mm2.jpg) (http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2017/ddkw7.png)
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Post by: WarV on December 18, 2008, 07:15:56 pm
If you are going with DDO, might as well as go with Never winters night 2.
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Post by: big ass skelly on December 19, 2008, 01:59:43 am
just fucken kill yourself
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Post by: Vellfire on December 19, 2008, 02:02:36 am
Quote from: Massy2k6 on December 18, 2008, 01:10:38 pm
http://trial.ddo.com/ <-- 10 day free trial ( you will see everything the game has to offer in this trial)

Isn't this an AWFUL way to promote this game?

YOU ONLY NEED TO PLAY IT FOR 10 DAYS.
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Post by: Ryan on December 19, 2008, 02:12:49 am
definitely Furcadia
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Post by: Jr on December 19, 2008, 03:33:08 am
Have you tried Tales of Pirates and Rumble Fighter just type 'em in Google and you'll find them.
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Post by: Pilla on December 19, 2008, 03:58:26 am
I'm trying Florensia out, so far I like it and there isnt much of a grind, but them in only level 11. You can get ships and level up on land or sea and so far it looks like it might be fun, might.
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Post by: goldenratio on December 19, 2008, 04:11:15 am
do not play 9dragons
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Post by: Mikemc on December 19, 2008, 11:15:42 am
Yeah those were the good ol days, now you gotta do it yourself :fogetlaugh:

- Mike
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Post by: hima on December 19, 2008, 12:31:10 pm
I don't usually play MMORPG but I play this game because it's megaten :) So here's Shin Megami Tensei : IMAGINE or Megaten online.

http://megaten.aeriagames.com/

It's really good in my opinion though.
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: The_Emugator on December 20, 2008, 02:14:43 am
While I'm taking a break from it, Mabinogi (http://mabinogi.nexon.net/) is pretty decent. They supposedly plan on making it that anyone rather than just people who pay for one of the monthly premium services can do the story related quests.

I know you said more so fantasy MMOs, and that its an old game, but maybe you'd find
Anarchy Online (http://www.anarchy-online.com) worth a try. Its Sci Fi and in the past had a bad reputation, but I've been playing it myself for about 2 years on a free play account and its a pretty solid game.

Otherwise, you could check out the free server they have for International Ragnarok Online. I know I used to be into RO, but not any more.
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Post by: technohive on December 20, 2008, 04:17:42 pm
I wonder if you have played Conquer online. I happen to play it and it was great...
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Post by: Sarevok on December 20, 2008, 04:32:25 pm
I found Conquer to be incredibly generic and boring. Playing it to about level 15/20 and just could not be bothered with it anymore.

Also we tried playing Anarchy as a GW group and it was so fucking boring. Even with like 10+ of us it was just incredibly dull.
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: Bonehead on December 20, 2008, 04:39:28 pm
Now go and try Spellborn. I need more friends and ganging up is really fun in it >_<
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Post by: Pipcaptor Hatsuya on December 20, 2008, 05:25:18 pm
I'm now playing Imagine Online too, plus I'm also playing the FIRST Philippine-made MMOFG entitled: Bangu-Bang Mania! Well, it's like MegaMan & Medabots meets Grand Chase ^_^
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: Massy2k6 on December 20, 2008, 06:04:50 pm
Quote from: Velfarre on December 19, 2008, 02:02:36 am
Isn't this an AWFUL way to promote this game?

YOU ONLY NEED TO PLAY IT FOR 10 DAYS.

Well the 10 day trial allows you to check out the mechanics/style of the game, I didnt mean you could get far in the trial.
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: NightBlade on December 20, 2008, 07:10:52 pm
Try Atlantica Online, if you don't like it by the time you reach a certain level; they actually pay you 20$ for your character... But it's turn based.
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: Frisky SKeleton on December 20, 2008, 08:13:08 pm
Quote from: Sarevok on December 20, 2008, 04:32:25 pm
I found Conquer to be incredibly generic and boring. Playing it to about level 15/20 and just could not be bothered with it anymore.

Also we tried playing Anarchy as a GW group and it was so fucking boring. Even with like 10+ of us it was just incredibly dull.

conquer online sucks until you're around level 70 and can level yourself decently. luckily it's really easy to get to level 70 being power leveled
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Post by: SpiralViper on December 21, 2008, 12:24:51 pm
SMT Imagine is in closed beta, going open soon. It's not perfect by any means but demon fusion is even more addictive and time-consuming than in the main franchise, and the battlesystem requires at least a small amount of skill.

Personally I've enjoyed it more than any free MMORPG I've ever tried but I'm highly biased towards the SMT franchise so take the recommendation with a grain of salt; I've heard of plenty of people who hate the game (most simply don't understand the mechanics, but eh).
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Post by: Ghost_Aspergers on December 22, 2008, 12:14:26 am
It took me 4 years (and a new years resolution) to break from their grip... so I suggest you quit while your ahead. The grass is never greener when you  make a switch between games. It's all the same shit.

That of course is a lie, but I have to constantly tell myself this to keep from reactivating my game accounts. Playing them are not a positive experiance. They are a hobby in of themselves. A time sink. The only ones worth playing are f2p pvp private servers.... if only to show you how worthless they are as games once you are able to reach endgame content stuff by the first hour.
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Post by: NightBlade on December 22, 2008, 12:18:52 am
Quote from: KBJGXLM on December 22, 2008, 12:14:26 am
That of course is a lie, but I have to constantly tell myself this to keep from reactivating my game accounts. Playing them are not a positive experiance. They are a hobby in of themselves. A time sink. The only ones worth playing are f2p pvp private servers.... if only to show you how worthless they are as games once you are able to reach endgame content stuff by the first hour.

Every time I become bored enough to think about giving the WOTLK 10 day trial a try; I read the WoW forums and that thought evaporates.

Maybe one day these games will be worth playing again, but it's going to take a drastic change that I just don't see happening.
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Post by: Ghost_Aspergers on December 22, 2008, 12:21:31 am
As I am typing this Ozzy Osbourne is on TV advertising WOTLK.

=(
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Post by: NightBlade on December 22, 2008, 12:53:47 am
Quote from: KBJGXLM on December 22, 2008, 12:21:31 am
As I am typing this Ozzy Osbourne is on TV advertising WOTLK.

=(


World of Warcraft is a game, Chainer. That game is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that game and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the game, that they will fight to protect it.


...

It was more funny in my head I guess.
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: Ghost_Aspergers on December 22, 2008, 01:27:35 am
Wow was pretty easy to quit, actually. My disease is much worse. Such was my disease that WoW seemed too softcore and talk of WoW's grind  enraged me to no ends.
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: NightBlade on December 22, 2008, 02:15:11 am
Quote from: KBJGXLM on December 22, 2008, 01:27:35 am
Wow was pretty easy to quit, actually. My disease is much worse. Such was my disease that WoW seemed too softcore and talk of WoW's grind  enraged me to no ends.

The above can be applied to any game. Try saying something bad about say, Warhammer Online or Darkfall Online and watch the morons line up with the personal attacks.
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Post by: Rowain on December 22, 2008, 03:54:41 am
Apart from WoW, the three best MMORPGs I've played at one time or another:

Lord of the Rings Online (http://lotro.turbine.com/): A solid MMORPG. It's got all the usual cons - a grind, dumb enemies, an assortment of fetch quests, etc. But it has a great setting, some actual FUN quests and instances, lots of content, and regular updates, and a lot of all around polish. It's a MMORPG, and pretty unapologetic about it, but it is still a very polished one. It is, however, very much PVE oriented. There's PVP, and it's actually pretty unique, but it's definitely not the focus.

Playing as a hobbit was really actually quite fun. I played a "Minstrel", the healer of the game, and adventuring in the Shire was sort of GOOFY. You do quests like DELIVERING MAIL and PIES and defeating swarms of bees. It's still traditional MMORPG fetch/kill bullshit, but there was something lighthearted about it I guess?

I guess there was also an expansion recently too, which was pretty much the size of Blizzard's WoW expansions (re: big!). I believe it added the Mines of Moria and Lothlorien. Unfortunately, I don't think Mordor, Gondor, Rohan, or Isengard are in the game yet.

Warhammer Online (http://www.warhammeronline.com/index.php): Warhammer Online is really new, just launched in September, and it sort of shows. It's still a bit buggy and rough around the edges, but it's really actually better off than most MMORPGs at launch. The devs seem to be really quick about adding content and hot fixes to the game, having already released a major patch and countless smaller patches/bug fixes. It has some decent, thogh sparse, PVE content, but it's really all about the PVP. You can even level up entirely from PVP, and there are multiple ways of engaging in it - scenarios (think WoW battlegrounds except many more of them and more diverse) and open world stuff like keep sieging and objective capturing. It's a pretty solid timesink.

Ultima Online (lol joke option) (http://www.uoherald.com/news/): No seriously, UO is pretty old and crappy these days I guess, but it was my first MMORPG and I have pretty fond memories of it. I don't know if I can really say if it's any good anymore, I haven't played in years. But few MMORPGs, even today, offer UO's flexibility or dynamic gameplay.

that said, MMORPGs are pretty terrible in general. But consider these king dick of phallus country?
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Post by: NightBlade on December 22, 2008, 04:16:08 am
Sorry, but I feel compelled to respond to this.

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but it's really actually better off than most MMORPGs at launch.

That's like saying you possess the best tasting earwax.

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The devs seem to be really quick about adding content and hot fixes to the game, having already released a major patch and countless smaller patches/bug fixes.

That cannot be denied. They've been good on hotfixes, but lately it would seem they are frantically throwing out patches in the hopes of stopping the Hemorrhaging. With ghosting players (or entire armies) and various (KNOWN!) bugs making it live (for the major content patches.)

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It has some decent, thogh sparse, PVE content, but it's really all about the PVP. You can even level up entirely from PVP, and there are multiple ways of engaging in it - scenarios (think WoW battlegrounds except many more of them and more diverse) and open world stuff like keep sieging and objective capturing. It's a pretty solid timesink.

The PVE is pretty decent, and has some good concepts behind it. But after playing other games in the genre it just falls short. Combine in the lackluster PVP implementation and you wonder just where the game's focus was. Allow me to elaborate.

Fact:

The game boasts a large variety of PVP instanced scenarios.

Harsh Letdown:

Almost nobody plays in anything other than the big 4. Each Tier has it's own scenario in which the exp and renown gain is greatest; thus this is exploited. Too many things, people spread too thin. A design flaw prevalent in a lot of this game.


Fact:

The game boasts RVR objectives, including the ability of capture one faction's area, or city

Harsh Truth:

Each RVR objection is static and roughly the same. The skin may be different, but every keep, and objective is laid out the exact same way. Furthermore, the actual act of TAKING a fortress (The last line of defense to the opposing faction's city) is still impossible. The PVP endgame for a supposed PVP focused game is broken; has been broken, and has only recently been acknowledged.

I cannot for certain comment on the current zone capture mechanics, as I've long quit the game...however I can say that once you actually get inside the city; it's not exactly what you expect. Instead of fighting the opposing faction you fight what's essentially a glorified PVE instance. If you find any opposing players, your raid group and switch city instanced and avoid them with ease.

________


It's kind of confusing when you think about it. The Warhammer developers once noted that the exclusion of several faction cities actually helped the game focus RVR into key hotspots, yet the lack of focus is apparent everywhere else in the game. Maybe they realized it too late?

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Post by: Rye Bread on December 22, 2008, 11:48:37 am
I'm addicted to WoW still but I'd probably play a private pre-AoS UO server over everything else mentioned.
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Post by: Rowain on December 22, 2008, 12:23:32 pm
Quote from: NightBlade on December 22, 2008, 04:16:08 am
SHIT

99% of this is outdated. Firstly, the major game patch (that's 1.1 I'm talking about, not 1.01, 1.02 or any of the other 1.0x patches) went off mostly without a hitch, though there have been lots of maintenance downtimes for additional patches. ORVR performance has been improved vastly, to the point that fortress sieges actually work, and the combat system itself, a longtime and very valid complaint, has been almost entirely fixed, with the mysterious "lag" between button presses removed. It's now as responsive and snappy as WoW, though I'm still annoyed that animations often play out despite being out of range of your target, though this may actually be working as intended.

I'm now leveling a Knight of the Blazing Sun, one of the new classes introduced in 1.1, and all three scenarios in t1 and 2 pop with regularity. I still avoid Stonetroll because the people that play are retarded and don't understand how to win it, but it's not longer just a Nordenwatch/Morkaines grindfest through t1 and 2. This is helped by being able to queue for all three in a tier with the single press of a button, so people do that much more often. There's a TON of ORVR now too because they added Influence to RVR on the world, as well as increased drops in keep sieging so there's a lot more reason to form warbands. The RVR Influence rewards are really good and worth working towards.

It's a steadily improving game. It has a ton of room for improvement, true. Combat is too CC heavy I find, and endgame needs work still, but they ARE maintaining a solid playerbase (many med-high pop servers during primetime, some even still have queues) and they aren't botching anything.
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: NightBlade on December 22, 2008, 10:55:34 pm
Quote from: Rowain on December 22, 2008, 12:23:32 pm
SHIET

The first and only time I've probably spoken to you, you said something contrary to the actual combat system working well. Is there some comparison video out? Should the combat system actually be running well at this point; there is still the troubling issue of each class at 40 being nothing but a simple button mashing class.

There's very little room excel as an individual in this game, and the RVR areas are so shallow and linear that they don't allow for very many varieties of group tactics.

Keeps are still samey and tedious, and while I hear they actually added some incentive to defend; there's still room for improvement. Actually fixing the postern door realm rank abilities would be a good start.

The only real effort I've seen from mythic thus far is tacking on rewards for actions nobody wanted to do otherwise.

They havent touched how pathetic city sieges are, they haven't addressed how every outdoor objective is exactly the same; or how boring the segregated "RVR AREAS" are.

I'd make a comment about fortresses, but I haven't been to one that hasn't crashed; and I'm not going to waste money for the sake of finding out.

If you're dead set on checking the game out, I'd at least wait a some more.
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Post by: theHunter on December 22, 2008, 11:07:47 pm
I wanna try out Chronicles of Spellborn (combat  looks interesting)... anyone know how someone in North America can get onto the Euro servers?
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Post by: Rowain on December 22, 2008, 11:22:46 pm
The first and only time we talked was before 1.1 was out, the MAJOR PATCH I've referenced - which also fixed most of the issues you're bringing up (including the busted combat).
Title: Recommend MMORPGs!
Post by: NightBlade on December 22, 2008, 11:41:25 pm
Quote from: Rowain on December 22, 2008, 11:22:46 pm
The first and only time we talked was before 1.1 was out, the MAJOR PATCH I've referenced - which also fixed most of the issues you're bringing up (including the busted combat).


Thats great that they fixed to flow, now they need to work on how every class is mindless... And the various other things I mentioned that 1.1 didn't do anything about.
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Post by: Remix on December 28, 2008, 09:16:40 pm
I also want a new mmorpg to play, to relieve alot of boredom, that has recently struck me.
i used to play knight online aggges ago and that was quite fun.