MMORPG shopping

mathiu_silverberg · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject: MMORPG shopping

So, I'm looking to start playing an MMO again. I played Everquest, Everquest II and Final Fantasy XI for 2 1/2 years before I was forced to quit due to life. Now World of Warcraft is on the scene so that makes four that I can choose from.

I work massive hours so Raid dedication is out of the question. Also, I don't want to have to put up with too many juvenile jerks on the servers.

That said, which is the better game to start, from a player perspective?
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Moloth · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

WoW, hands down.

i'm a videogame snob and i have a limited amount of time to spend on games... WoW wins for great number of reasons. my next suggestion would be City of Heroes/Villains.
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BarkAtTheMoon · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject:

If you have any interest in something a little different, I've been playing Pirates of the Burning Sea for a month or so now (very little since GTA IV came out though) and it's a lot of fun. Anyone who was a fan of the Sid Meier's Pirates! series, especially, should check it out. That's been my first foray into MMO games so I have no opinion on the others.
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Moloth · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 1:51 pm Post subject:

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Noggin · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject:

EQ2, Hands down.

I've played EQ, EQ2, WoW, DAoC and Vanguard SoH. I have 3 kids so obviously have very little time for gaming and actually quit all gaming for about a year and just recently started back again w/ EQ2. If you don't want the punk-kid factor, I'd suggest getting into a good guild. I'm in one that spans every known online game and is only for 25+ yr olds and they're perfectly understandable when you /say afk, changing diaper.

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lumpymunk · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject:

Pre-Order Warhammer Online.
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Moloth · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject:

lonomac · Intern Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 29 Local time: 8:41 PM

Played EQ for a number of years, its quite time consuming,

I play WoW now and its great because you can get a lot done in a short amount of time without having to group/raid etc.

I do want to check out Pirates though...

the-lone-arranger · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: MMORPG shopping

Moloth · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: MMORPG shopping

Raskolnikov · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject:

World of Warcraft.

But EQ back in its day was AWESOME! I mean the world just felt so huge (there was no teleporting stones so the only way to get around was to walk or to get a port from a druid or wizard)
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Moloth · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject:

oh, here is my character for WoW:

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Shiranu · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject:

Har har!
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SpecterOpacus · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject:

EQ and EQ II are dead. A lot of WoW's players in the beginning migrated from EQ.

If you don't plan to raid then the other options are: Arena PVP or making multiple alts.
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