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Yes, any MMO. I don't really care what game, I just wanna see what you people toss out and what you might be interested in playing, if anything.

There's been a lot of talk about MMOs on here recently and it's starting to get to me.

In my past MMO experiences, I always solo'd or played pick-up groups, 'cause I never really belonged to any guilds or anything. I figure if we were to start a Halforum group in a game, you know, with us :quote: friends :quote: playing, we might be able to enjoy ourselves.

There was talk about FFXI (torture, but maybe fun with a group?), Dungeons and Dragons Online (boring, but free), Everquest (grind fest?), and some others.

Kinda gonna say no to WoW, and I'm definitely bored with City of Heroes/Villains.

Anyone wanna pitch ideas for a group?

I don't expect this to go anywhere, but fuck it- it's 8 in the morn and I've got nothin' better to do.

If there was a steady group...sure. THough I will say no to wow, most people hacve their own guilds, etc there. Or the halfknights, or whatever was going there.

DDO might be interesting because we can all try since its free.

The only two MMORPGs that I'm "looking" at but not overly excited about are the new Star Trek and Star Wars MMORPGs.

There's not a whole lot of neat MMORPGs out there, most have gone towards the shitty JMMORPG route of grinding and boringness.

Aion might be a good choice, it's really shaping up to be a solid MMO.

WoW is just a bad idea. It was attempted already, with a bit of wasted time. The game's been out for so long that people have pretty much gotten attached to their servers and factions.

I'd be interested in DDO as well... College will start around the same time the free release will happen, so I am not sure if I'll be busy or not.

MMOs would be great if it wasn't for all the players, and grinding.

Shegokigo said:

Aion might be a good choice, it's really shaping up to be a solid MMO.

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Huh. It actually looks pretty kickass.

I will definitely watch it. I feel like I already have enough time-wasting addictions that I probably don't need another. We'll see!

doomdragon6 said:

I feel like I already have enough time-wasting addictions that I probably don't need another.

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Yeah, who was the OP who started such a crazy request?! He should be skinned and--


oh.

Shegokigo said:

Aion might be a good choice, it's really shaping up to be a solid MMO.

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"The game will allow a player to dye their equipment (or displayed armor) and "equip" the skin of a weapon or armor they find visually appealing, while benefiting from the actual stats of a different weapon or armor (via an NPC). However, players can't use items they can't equip, even as skins. A Spiritmaster, for instance, can't "equip" the skin of a plate chestpiece, as Spiritmasters can't wear plate. You also can't use the skin of a pair of leather gloves while benefiting from the stats of cloth, mail or plate gloves.

This adds another layer of customization (as it allow players to control the look of their avatar without sacrificing the better stats of an item that they find visually unappealing"

Good enough for me.

That's pretty sweet.

It was also done in Lord of the Rings: Online years ago.

I went back to CoX-Europe a week ago, will probably play for a while. Wouldn't mind getting something going with Champions Online once they get a trial out.

Denbrought said:

I went back to CoX-Europe a week ago, will probably play for a while. Wouldn't mind getting something going with Champions Online once they get a trial out.

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The first day of open Beta is a bust. No one can patch to the latest version, Fileplanet promised to allow non-members to apply for Beta keys after a set time and then took it back, as well as putting the wrong version of the game up for download. In short, NO ONE is playing unless they got very lucky right now. As it is, I got 100 megs into the update (it took 2 hours to get that far as well) before my updater lost connection to the server and I lost all my progress.

It is without a doubt the worst open beta experience I've ever had.

I'd be interested in DDO. Or any free game really.

kevin91 said:

I'd be interested in DDO as well... College will start around the same time the free release will happen, so I am not sure if I'll be busy or not.

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I'm on Argonnessen on DDO. Johans Burrakas, level 3 wizard

AshburnerX said:

It is without a doubt the worst open beta experience I've ever had.

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Thanks for confirming my decision to try it out once more on the last day of closed beta instead.

AshburnerX said:

Denbrought said:

I went back to CoX-Europe a week ago, will probably play for a while. Wouldn't mind getting something going with Champions Online once they get a trial out.

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The first day of open Beta is a bust. No one can patch to the latest version, Fileplanet promised to allow non-members to apply for Beta keys after a set time and then took it back, as well as putting the wrong version of the game up for download. In short, NO ONE is playing unless they got very lucky right now. As it is, I got 100 megs into the update (it took 2 hours to get that far as well) before my updater lost connection to the server and I lost all my progress.

It is without a doubt the worst open beta experience I've ever had.

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I was having problems earlier today for a half an hour or so but I was just in for long enough to complete the tutorial before I logged off and had no problems otherwise. Would have played much more tonight but that life thing is getting in the way.

If we were to start a group I'd prefer Champions myself or Aion as it does look promising.

could always come play everquest 2 with me .... :uhhuh:

Koko said:

Shegokigo said:

Aion might be a good choice, it's really shaping up to be a solid MMO.

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"The game will allow a player to dye their equipment (or displayed armor) and "equip" the skin of a weapon or armor they find visually appealing, while benefiting from the actual stats of a different weapon or armor (via an NPC). However, players can't use items they can't equip, even as skins. A Spiritmaster, for instance, can't "equip" the skin of a plate chestpiece, as Spiritmasters can't wear plate. You also can't use the skin of a pair of leather gloves while benefiting from the stats of cloth, mail or plate gloves.

This adds another layer of customization (as it allow players to control the look of their avatar without sacrificing the better stats of an item that they find visually unappealing"

Good enough for me.

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See, that I can get on board with. I'm tired of my WoW characters looking like circus clowns. My druid looks like dookie. I've kept her vest longer than it was useful because it looked awsome on her, and it wasn't even close to an epic item.

Especially with the stuff that came out in Northrend. I understand they were doing a viking theme, but did everything have to look so brown and bland?

Should read my Aion review in the thread a few pages back for a good idea what the game has to offer.

How about a free yet very deep and well respected MMO?

Ultima Online gets my vote . You can play on any of hundreds of free servers and can build huge player/guild towns, design your own houses, etc. Fun part is you can be a thief (a REAL thief, not the pathetic excuse of a rogue in most MMOs) and a murderer so if someone pisses you off, you can whack them or empty their pockets . No MMO has ever come close to me in terms of depth and longevity. The game allows you to be incredibly creative.

Most fun I had, was dropping cupcakes I baked around the Bank of Brittain. Lots of people there who happily ate them. Except I had laced them with deadly poison . At least a dozen people died, letting me loot their corpses while hidden from sight. WoW, eat your heart out.

I played a murderer on a free server a while back, used the name "Willy Wonka" and everytime I killed someone, I'd loot them dry leaving only baked Chocolate Cakes and a small book with the inscription "Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket".

Any tips on finding a decent free server?

Angel Island was one of the best. Old world only, tons of PVP, no "dontation" items etc.

Not sure if it's still around though, it did have a small player base unfortunately. Only the donation servers seem to have the larger amount of players.

Haha - see, creative .

A thief and jerk called Hax was once annoying me a great deal (he kept trying to sneak into my house). To get him back, I tamed loads of animals (yes, you can tame *any* animal in the game if you have the skill), so after a few hours, there were hundreds of cows, deers, dogs, cats, birds, pigs, sheep, bulls, etc. running around with names such as "Hax sexually mollested me" and "Hax touched me down there" and "Hax paid me for sexual favours". Man, the global chat was filled with laughter for days to come and Hax was killed dozens of times while he was trying to kill the animals (only then new ones respawn without those names ). Aaah good times.

Or how about a thief who keeps walking through moongates in the hope you lead them to your home? I had marked a tiny island somewhere in the middle of the ocean so I sent a moongate there, stepped through and then killed him, leaving his ghost on that island with no way to get resurrected

This Ultima Online sounds amazing.

I may have to investigate.

Depending on what you look for in MMOs, it can be either a disappointment or the best MMO you'll have ever played. It's not quest oriented, for example. Instead, it's more ideal for people who enjoy to roleplay. You got tons and tons of dungeons and several huge worlds to explore. You can do a LOT of things. Found a treasure map? Sail across the world and then dig it up! You can even fish up sunken treasures. Or how about being a tailor and designing your own outfit? You can craft practically everything you want - loads and loads of furniture, tools, weapons, armour, clothes, spells, etc. You can even grow plants. Put dirt in a bowl, plant seed, water it, get rid of fungus and other diseases, then cross pollinate and create new breeds of plants and new colours. Some special breeds give special seeds which can be used for cool stuff too. Anyway, there's so much freedom and if you're tired of fighting, you can do something else. The fighting is loads of fun too and very dynamic. You can combine loads of skills to get the better of your opponent.

Well if I don't enjoy it, I know someone who will. He likes to play games to fuck with people, and if there's a game where you can lace goddamn cupcakes with poison, he will be all on that shit.

Once killed my brother, by trapping a lockbox with the "tinkering" skill. The box had a "trip" that if armed, it would explode and instantly kill the opener.

So one day we were organizing the Murder House and I asked him to pass me some metal ingots from a certain box in one of the backrooms. Needless to say, about 30seconds later, you hear a "uwwaaahhhh!" and his body falls over dead. Not even a minute goes by when my phone rings (irl) and he's on the other line, laughing so hard he can barely breathe. I nearly passed out from laughter.

I was looking into it, and I saw something about a 14-day free trial.

Can the game be played completely free, or do you need to pay at some point for anything?

It's a pay-per-month kind of thing, but the official game itself is trash. It has been for a long time. (Well that's my personal opinion stemmed from how much they gutted what the game used to be and tried to make it WoW like every other MMO out there)

You're better off with a good solid "free" player run server.

I don't even begin to know how to go about doing that. :bush:

The Old Republic is the only MMO that i'm planning to play.

It's still a while away but i'm just going to stick with non-mmos until that one hits and then I will allow the Star Wars Universe to absorb me

Eve?

doomdragon6 said:

I don't even begin to know how to go about doing that. :bush:

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Very easy actually if you visit the free shards' websites:

http://www.gamesites200.com/ultimaonline/

You can download the client for free and most free shards use RunUO and work with razor. Then it's a simple matter of installing the game, then razor, and inserting the client info into razor.

Shegokigo said:

I played a murderer on a free server a while back, used the name "Willy Wonka" and everytime I killed someone, I'd loot them dry leaving only baked Chocolate Cakes and a small book with the inscription "Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket".

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Alright, you've convinced me Shego, if we get a few people in, I wanna play a free Ultima Online server with you guys.

How the hell did my enthusiasm kill the thread?? :waah:

Because nobody ever put in any instructions as to HOW to get into a free server.

Edrondol said:

Because nobody ever put in any instructions as to HOW to get into a free server.

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Icarus said:

Very easy actually if you visit the free shards' websites:

http://www.gamesites200.com/ultimaonline/

You can download the client for free and most free shards use RunUO and work with razor. Then it's a simple matter of installing the game, then razor, and inserting the client info into razor.

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All that needs to be done, is for a single shard to be picked

I've looked into UO a lot and basically concluded that it's just not my type of game, so I shall simply wish you all the best if you go that route.

Hopefully Star Trek or Aion will prove worthwhile and we can setup a group there.

Well except for UO, I'd love an EVE group. But most other MMOs just get dull to me in a short while. EVE lasts a lot longer due to it not being a grind fest. The most fun part of an MMO for me is crafting, bartering, auctioning and generally being smarter economically. That's why UO appeals to me too with its great crafting system.

Eve bored me eventually...heck, most of the 'leveling up' happened when I wasn't even online due to their real-time skill training system.

Tinwhistler said:

Eve bored me eventually...heck, most of the 'leveling up' happened when I wasn't even online due to their real-time skill training system.

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I guess you need to enjoy both the combat system and the complex economical world. Take WoW: the economy is quite small and primitive compared to that of EVE. For example, all goods are shared throughout the game. In EVE, clever selling & buying in different systems can make you a small fortune. Knowing where to sell and what to sell gives great depth to the game.

someone with a bit of experiences needs to take charge on the UO thing and just pick a shard/server whatever and let us know... if we just wait around this thread and its idea is gonna do like most other ideas and die off.

Pojodan said:

I've looked into UO a lot and basically concluded that it's just not my type of game, so I shall simply wish you all the best if you go that route.

Hopefully Star Trek or Aion will prove worthwhile and we can setup a group there.

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^^^ this

This is something I'm going to look into when I get home. There will be a server by then, even if I wind up picking it. And I don't wanna hear any complaints if that happens. you have your 8 hours to do so :tongue:

Now, I'd love to check out UO if the option was there to disable PvP. I'm well aware of the fact that PvP is what made UO great, but I simply do not enjoy PvP where I have zero chance of winning and will come out of it worse than I came into it. It frustrates me so badly I just give up.

I would love to check out the gameplay of UO, though.

There is no non-consenual PvP in the official OSI servers.

Tinwhistler said:

Pojodan said:

I've looked into UO a lot and basically concluded that it's just not my type of game, so I shall simply wish you all the best if you go that route.

Hopefully Star Trek or Aion will prove worthwhile and we can setup a group there.

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^^^ this

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Seconded. Would also throw in SW: The Old Republic and the Agency.

Also, who knows what Blizz is going to pull out of their cap tomorrow/Saturday.

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Now, I'd love to check out UO if the option was there to disable PvP. I'm well aware of the fact that PvP is what made UO great, but I simply do not enjoy PvP where I have zero chance of winning and will come out of it worse than I came into it. It frustrates me so badly I just give up.

I would love to check out the gameplay of UO, though.

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But that's the whole point! PvP in most MMOs is ridiculous. It's like a duel in ancient times. In UO, you can meet a PK (player killer) in the middle of a dungeon. You'll start sweating since you're carrying lots of loot. You'll race away from him, try to hide (you have a hiding skill which makes you completely invisible), try to get the monsters to distract him. It's exhilarating and tense! Not a SINGLE time in WoW did I ever feel tense. I died? Oh, I'll just run back as a ghost. In UO, your corpse is likely to have been looted of all your gear. You really will NOT want to die in UO. And that's what makes UO so good. At times you'll swear at the game but when you managed to get the PK back, you'll be happier than any silly item could make you.

Small story: I once had a thief steal an expensive item of mine. I was incredibly pissed off and decided to take revenge. In most games, this would not be possible, in UO? Oh, there's dozens of ways to do so. One involved me casting Earthquake in a crowded bank. Now, if you commit a crime, players can call the guards on you (you turn grey = criminal). A thief that has just stolen from you goes grey for example but since they're usually hidden while they steal, guards won't be able to be called. So I cast "Earthquake" which deals all creatures in a large area massive damage. Including other players. But since most players have a lot of health, they survived. I became a criminal though but ... thieves have little health. In fact, they pick intelligence and dexterity as their main skills resulting in low health. ONE earthquake resulted in FOUR dead thieves. Instantly killed by the Earthquake. And what did all the other players do? They didn't call guards. They all had a laugh, patted me on the back and waited until I turned blue (=no longer criminal) again. In the mean time, 4 thieves had died and got looted. Later, a blue would often ask those of low health to leave the bank and random earthquakes become a tradition to clean out thieves.

What about RF Online? There is a pretty good Free Server out there called RF equillibrium,and the population is pretty good too.
You can play either as a Magic Driven, Familar Summoning Cora (Elf); a Cyborg Fighter Race who gave up their Humanity, and the Tinker Race the Bellato who ride around on Freaking Mechs.

Cora (Bad Pic,most of the pics out there are Boob Shots; They Specialise in Summons)


Accrecia (Accrecian have a Specialized class that can use Launchers,takes a little while to set up,but hurt like hell)


Bellato (Usually the underdog race, MAUs, or Massively Armored Units, do Massive Damage,have tons of life but can only be repaired at home base,if they explode,their gone.You have to buy a new one,and thats expensive.)



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It's VERY PVP driven, like every 8 hours there is a chip war where the 3 Races clash in a battle of epic proportions. When I lived in the Philippines there and the population on the server (run by Codemasters) was around 15k it wasnt a rarity that almost 80% of the server showed up during the chip wars.It was quite a sight seeing 1000 Black MAUs barreling down a hillside mowing down one enemy after another. Fun times.

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kevin91 said:

I'd be interested in DDO as well... College will start around the same time the free release will happen, so I am not sure if I'll be busy or not.

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I'm on Argonnessen on DDO. Johans Burrakas, level 3 wizard

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really? I got 10 characters on Arg. one is level 11 the rest is like level 1 and 4 (give or take)

I have no problem starting out a new character since I am still learning all the new stuff in the game If y'all want to schedule a regular runs together, we can do that. Most of the quests upto 5 can run solo relatively easy. Beyond that it is easier with teams, but can still solo.

I wanna play something that's freeee (no credit card )

UO sounds awesome... who would play with us if we set it up?

Calleja said:

I wanna play something that's freeee (no credit card )

UO sounds awesome... who would play with us if we set it up?

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DDO will be free in a litlle over 2 weeks. At the rate we're moving this thread along, that should be just about right

There's no promise that the DDO mmo will be stable or great. Remember that the game is widely considered a flop due to poor implementation.

I'm playing it now. It's been stable for me.

As for 'great', I cannot say. I'm still in the early game.

have you tried out UO, tin?

yeah, but it was about 12 years ago, so I imagine things might have changed a little.

UO is a good way to go. (I love it.. longest I have ever play is 7 years also the longest MMO I have ever play)
I would LOVE Star Wars Galaxies BEFORE the big flop patch (i.e. no Jedi please)
RF online was cool. I hope that the person setting it up will give more money from digging than having to dig 24 hours a day to get enough money for stuff (and resources)
Earth and Beyond was a lot of fun. A simpler version of EVE
EVE would be awesome, but more than likely need to shrink the space quite a bit cause we will never see each other with such a small player base. Heck, there are time I don't see anyone on LIVE server when I'm in the remote area all by my lonesome.

Wasn't someone on here promoting a Pre-WoWization Star Wars Galaxies for free a while back?

Shegokigo said:

Wasn't someone on here promoting a Pre-WoWization Star Wars Galaxies for free a while back?

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Cuyval Dar in this thread. It seems the emulation is delayed.

Bummer, that sounds exactly like what you all were looking for.

Shegokigo said:

Bummer, that sounds exactly like what you all were looking for.

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Yea.. I been keeping up with that and there was a delay so I figure if someone else is gonna set it up.. that would be cool.

I don't have a server on the side to set anything up other than setting it up from my home, but then I need an extra PC for that.

Yep, pre-cu has been delayed, it would have been ideal.

So,anyone still playing D&D Online? I just Dl'd it,and it looks fun.

callistarya and I are still playing ddo on sarlona, but it's sporadic..we never know exactly when we'll be playing

Right now I'm a 5/1 mage/rogue and she's a level 3 or 4 fighter.

Arise, ye thread! come forth from the annuls of yesteryear! LordRendar commands THEE!!! he spends 6 mana.





Seriously though, a grouping together, should we get soemthing that actually hold everyones interest, would be fun. But the key is the holding of interest.

I know you ain't interested in the game, but "City of..." players have raised $10,000 for Real World Heroes giving the loot to Child's Play, Donate Games, and Operation Gratitude.

Dusty668 said:

I know you ain't interested in the game, but \"City of...\" players have raised $10,000 for Real World Heroes giving the loot to Child's Play, Donate Games, and Operation Gratitude.

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Some of us do play that, but we've never been able to get a serious group going. I usually end up inviting any RP inclined people to my VG on Virtue, but nobody seems to stick with the game.

I resubbed to Aion for a month, just to check it out, since I found the LOTRO expansion sorta dissapointing. On trineil server and wouldn't mind the company. Nothing long term... honestly just killing time till FFXIV arrives.

Occasional Poster said:

Shegokigo said:

Wasn't someone on here promoting a Pre-WoWization Star Wars Galaxies for free a while back?

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Cuyval Dar in this thread. It seems the emulation is delayed.

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How was the development delayed? It is still continuing as strong as ever.

I would also cast my vote for Face of Mankind

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Shegokigo said:

Wasn't someone on here promoting a Pre-WoWization Star Wars Galaxies for free a while back?

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Cuyval Dar in this thread. It seems the emulation is delayed.

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How was the development delayed? It is still continuing as strong as ever.

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Sorry, I should have written that the emulation did not seem to be in a finished state yet (or something along those lines).

Quite alright, and with that clarification, you would be correct.

Give Star Trek online a chance. That looks like an interesting mmo to try out

But Captain Dickhard71 sounds like he would be delightful.

Damn it Eyes you made me crack up hard here. Hey it's supposed to be the 26th century so i'm sure they'll be 'civilized'

That would be the best...RP...Ever.

I'm hoping for SW to not suck as well. goddamnit, I want in that beta!

Anytime I try to get into the Beta, the fucking system bugs out and kicks me back to the first step. It's annoying.

Obviously it's the system that's telling you to make SeriousJay get into the beta

I am holding out for The new Star Wars MMO (Knights of the old republic) It looks interesting.

edit: I just pre-order Star Trek Online (I always love the show especially TNG series) going to give it a whirl.

Let me know how it goes, because I'm interested in that mmo as well.

BlackCat said:

Let me know how it goes, because I'm interested in that mmo as well.

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It suppose to have a beta option and it comes out in 1 month and some days. So we'll see.