MMORPG suggestion?

Question

Ok, heres the deal. I've played alot of different MMO's in my time, among them EQ, SWG, CoH, WoW, Vanguard, Runescape and Diablo 2. My question is, what in the opinion of my peers is a good MMO that I can get myself into. I'm not a heavy RP'er, but I do like a game where some interaction away from real life takes place. I like to get into groups and have a good structure. I do not like the pestilance that is the youth in MMO's nowadays ( Oh you newb...you svxx0r ) I would like an adult crowd. I've played the beta of EQ2, and I did like it as I have been in EQ1 for about 5 years now ( Since Luclin ) If there are some good MMO's out there that do not get boring as hell after 10 levels, please leave them below, and the one I choose gets 10 points, as well as my endless respect. Thank you for your time.

Answer 1

WoW is the best you will do. I found that I have more fun with it once I found my best race and class which for me is a dwarf hunter. I am 25 and all the noob stuff is turly sad but when you deal with An MMO you will get people who talk like that. I foudn the best way to avoid that is to play witha friedn you knwo and party with hi and ignore all other offears but that get mean after while you will deal with it any place to let you know

Answer 2

As was mentioned, Lord of the Rings Online is a very good game, and I would advise the Landroval server. (Very few of the pain in the rear kids you mention) It is the player elected, un-official RP server, but RP is not a requirement. (It also is the server that the Shadowclan Orc's are on. http://www.shadowclan.org/)



I also play Ultima Online on a player run shard (http://www.game-master.net). UO is an older game, and there are some dumb kids there, but the majority of the players are helpful and nice. Also, plenty of guilds to get involved in, including two Orc guilds and the Yew Militia.



Also, on the horizon for games coming out.



You have Warhammer Online (sorry I don't recall the URL, just google it) which looks to be good. Slated for release sometime next year. They are just getting ready to start the Guild Beta's for that game.



Another game coming out is Age of Conan. (also don't recall the URL, google would work) Also slated for release sometime next year. Currently, they are still in Beta (I believe it's a closed Beta too)







Another fun MMO (though it is a MUD, no graphics and only takes up about half an hour to an hour a day) is Urban Dead. http://www.urbandead.com. This is a Zombie Apocalypse game where you can create a Zombie, or Survivor, or both, and enter the city of Malton.

Answer 3

Great question, unfortunately, I don't know if any RPG would be 100% right for you. The MMO field has been completely overtaken by these haxor l33t people, and it makes me sick. I don't think anyone can really get away from these people anymore, and it really ruins the experience. I'll throw Final Fantasy XI out there as a possible option, but to be honest, you've played the best of the best. WoW is probably the best one out there as far as player interaction and fun, so if that wasn't for you I'm not sure that I can really help. There's also the newer Lord of the Rings online game, which is still pretty fresh, so you might be able to have some fun playing that before it's overrun. Good luck and good gaming!

Answer 4

The ten points sound good, but the endless respect clinched it. There are a ton of MMORPG's out there. Depending on your playing style and desires, you might want to try one of these:



1. World of Warcraft: The #1 MMORPG in the world. IT has about 9 million players and a huge fan base. Lots of social interaction along with the ability to solo effectively make this a very popular game.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/index.xml

2. Second Life: Not really an MMORPG, but a virtual world where all content is created by the users.

http://secondlife.com/

3. EVE Online: A space based game where the players (pilots) voyage throughout a very large galaxy. A slower paced game with a very complex economy, EVE is for meticulous, details oriented players.

http://www.eve-online.com/

4. Lord of the Rings Online: A newer game with a quickly expanding player base, its a fantasy MMORPG along the lines of WoW but with a more social focus, meaning a lot of quests require groups instead of solo.

http://www.lotro.com/

5. Pirates of the Burning Seas: Not yet released, PoBS is a pirate based MMOPRG<, which makes it different than the space/fantasy games.

http://www.burningsea.com/page/home







Hope that helps.

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Answer 5

SWG...well perhaps you played it PRE-Cu (its best moments)... and there is the problem. There do not seem to be any games that come up to that mark out there... including the SWG-NGE where everybody got off their server. Ya the SOE devs seem like felons... but what do ya do...



I suspect that the best shot is to build a raiding guild on WoW out of peeps of similar view... not only would raiding have a totally different flavor but agreements between horde and alliance guilds could be made where world PvP could be facilitated... the way Imperial and Rebel guilds used to meet and fight or attack each other's bases and so on.... not seen that for years...



But no, nothing straight out of the box like that... you're going to have to build it.

Answer 6

There's always guild wars 2 it's coming out 2008 and is already being coincided better than WOW, if you don't want to wait till next year there's always guild wars, you can meet other players then team up to complete quests and there loads of expansion packs which should make the chance of you getting bored slim. if you want more details just check out http://www.guildwars.com/



If that's not what your after there's always Warhammer online it's already won many awards including best fantasy and best of show , but again it's not being released until 2008. Here's it's website for more info

http://www.warhammeronline.com/english/home/index.php

Answer 7

conflict f the Immortals Runes of Magic Silkroad on line (inner maximum Servers!!!) - I play on those servers proper worldwide Twelve 2 Sky Shayia 2Moon verify mmog Hut in case you prefer the different stable video games

Answer 8

Halo 3?

it's not a computer game like the ones you mentioned above, but if you have an xbox360. i'd get live and play h3.

Answer 9

ya should check out Age of Conan



http://www.ageofconan.com



GIANT BLOCK OF TEXT ATTACK!!!



ya can sign up fer the beta - it won't be released fer a few months, but i've hear a lot of really good things about it.



like it's rated M fer one ;)

(for nudity, drinkin, and buckets of blood - woot!)



so here's details



it's a single player and a MMO game - which is great cause ya won't be foreced to group with dumba**'s all the time - and because of the single player style of it when ya do want to group with people they'll be better at playing thier class



speaking of class:

there are 4 main classes



soldier - yer basic 'in yer face bashing yer head in' character

priest - basic healing type thing character (cleric/druid)

rogue - for the sneaky bastards who like to play 'hide in the shadows and backstab ya when yer not lookin' type characters

mage - for people who prefer to PWN for 30yds



so the 4 main classes split into sub classes

THE SOLDIER



-Guardian - fullplate wearing tank (http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/14547)

-Conqueror - run into melee and f stuff up (http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/15051)

-Dark Templar - fallen paladin kinda character (i think they can use a bit of magic too (http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/13988)



THE PRIEST

-Priest of Mitra - bit of a jack of all trades - healing, damage, crowd control and buffing - thier main focus is in healing

-Scion of Set - mainly healers, but able to fight melee and cast DoTs

-Druid of the Storm - hybrid healer/magic user (elemental)

-Bear Shaman - hybrid healer/melee character



THE ROGUE

-Barbarian - not so much a rogue, more of a weapons master (like in dnd) using all sorts of weapons for good damage

-Assassin - massive damage rogue (http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/15580)

-Ranger - basic shoots things from far away type character



THE MAGE

-Lich - hybrid melee/caster - can go into 'lich form' (melee), can summon undead, gets some buffs aswell

-Necromancer - undead pets, DoT's and DD spells, some self buff spells too

-Herald of Xotli - hybrid melee/caster (more the the melee side though) - can transform into a demon, they have some DD & DoT's too

-Demonologist - have demon pets and although they don't know as much of a varity of spells as the other casters, they make up for it with their DD spells



Other cool character things:

(http://www.ageofconan.com/wsp/conan/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&table=CONTENT&func_id=2002)



5 Attributes - str,dex,wis,int,con



Tons of skills - melee buffs, caster buffs, climbing - ya know, the basics



feats - kinda like the talent point thing in wow



abilities - ya get stuff like melee combos, new spells, and combat stances (i believe all classes can use this)



More character extras: prestige classes

(some of the features)



Lord - grants increase experience point bonus to all players in the guild, can build keeps and towers

Commander - Can build barracks that will spawn soldiers to protect the settlements

Crafter - Can build crafting premises such as smithies and other facilities and can access all forms of crafting

Master - Can have powerful computer-controlled followers if in a guild and they can increase resource extraction for all guild members



the only thing that kinda come off to me as kinda "meh" about the game would be the lack of races - there are only 3:

The Aquilonia, The Cimmeria and The Stygia

(from the FAQS)

The three playable races have their strengths and weaknesses, and some of them are better fit to certain classes than others. The Cimmerians, for instance, are known for their skill with the blade, while the Stygians are renown throughout the world for their magical powers. Selecting one races will have implications towards how the game will play out for you, not only when it comes to the look of your character, but also what choices will be available to you.



which sounds kinda cool, so maybe it'll make up for the lack of varity - again these are only the races approved for launch, there may be more races in the future



Other cool things

-Massive PvP and Siege Battles

-Build and defend player-made cities

-Realtime combat - including mounted combat and head exploding goodness

-Guilds - guilds are able to make cities and conquer battlekeeps

-Crafting - not gonna get into all of it, but here's a list:

Weaponsmith,Armorsmith,Gemcutter,Alchemist,Architect



Overall:

It looks and sounds like a great game and is totally worth having a look into ;)



the ship date is 03/25/08 for PC

and 09/01/08 for the Xbox 360



untill then? i suggest playing WoW on a private server - that's what i'm doing ;p

Answer 10

World of warcraft is the best MMORPG. It never gets boring