Am I just done with MMO games?

[BGuru]

Well a few months ago I left WoW since then I have tried almost every MMORPG at least every one I could find that I thought would interest me. I usually find one or two reasons to dislike a game and those reasons eat at me until I start to hate whatever game I'm playing.

Here are the games I've tried and the reasons I eventually grew to hate the game.

WoW - I think I just played too long but the reason I finally left was it was taking me 24 hours played to get 1 level with my 5 box team. SWG - I only left because of the combat update I never grew to hate this game. EQII - I left after my main (Paladin) could no longer tank, went back after 2 years and loved the game up to level 50 then leveling was too slow for me. LoTRO - I left originally because of high repair costs on my main (Guardian) came back after 18 months then quit because of slow leveling speed after level 30. WAR - I stopped playing after level 20 because the game just got boring to me. This game was to me the most fun game I've played since SWG. City of Heroes - I just got bored after a week.
Pirates of the Caribbean - Making gold was just too hard and I always lost my gold gambling. Guild Wars - I didn't like all the instanced zones.
Currently I playing Runes of Magic and it seems fun but I don't think it has longevity. I have been thinking of trying AoC as I love the Conan books and it seems almost like the last game left.

Anyone have any suggestions for a MMORPG? Should I just give up trying to play MMORPG games?

[puppychow]

I doubt you'll have fun multiboxing age of conan, its a decent enough game solo for a while but you'll suffer the same malaise after a few days or weeks - beyond the initial fun of boobies and hack'n'slash nothing really new or interesting in AoC, and the game is probably closer to shutting down than thriving. I'd say stop playing MMOs and check out the dozens of awesome single player games out in the past few years, by the time you go through them (I just finished Fallout3, awesome game!!) hopefully a new MMO like Bioware's Star Wars or even the next Blizzard MMO, or Starcraft 2/Diablo 3 will be out!

[Korruptor]

Anarchy Online - but you need to give it some time, it is very complex. It's an old game but it's one I am always going back to.

You can download the client and create a free account that allows you to play the original game (no expansions included), well, for free of course. I've posted some information in the Wiki if you're interested and there are many fansites with guides and of course the official forums: forums.anarchy-online.com.

[mmcookies]

switch it up

i hope starcraft 2 comes out soon

[Talamarr]

What about something like Neverwinter Nights?

I played the single player when it first came out and never got into the multiplayer part but I enjoyed it. Those Bio Ware RPG games like Baldur's Gate were always some of my favorite.

Pool of Radiance on the Commodore 64 will always hold a special place in my heart too.

[Zal]

ever try playing Eve online? Don't know what all its about but i'm constantly seeing ads on sites for that game.

[Redbeard]

Eve online has some really good parts to it. SKill based game. Open market. Multiboxing is easy in that the gameplay is a lot slower (a lot of warping around in space ships). Beyond the fact that theres a follow command in the game its not very friendly for "true" boxing. There arent really key commands, its mouse based so you couldnt multiplex in that way. However, as I mentioned, the gameplay is a bit slower so its generally not hard to run a few characters at once.

[kadaan]

I find myself always going back to old text-based MUDs. telnet://chaosmud.org:23 and telnet://zombiemud.org:3000 in particular.

[heffner]

Kinda surprised some of those games are still around at all.

I think Vanguard Saga of Heroes might be worth trying. I'd consider playing that if I wasn't playing WoW.

[mmcookies]

Eve Online is really not a bad game; lets you do whatever you...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[hardcoded]

Eve online had me for 3+ years :) Freeform, social, sprawling market system, competitive. Rewards thought, discourages or punishes lack thereof -- which was the hook for me. Start up an achura and fly around in a little missleboat for a while.

Run missions, look at the market see if playing it holds any charm for you. The endgame content is pretty fun, as it is largely focused on your skill and the skill of those you associate with versus those that you fight. A great player behind a 1 month old account can actually be very dangerous to even old accounts.

A small group in eve can make a large impact(ie change the political landscape), which was very rewarding to me. Burn eden was a perfect example of this -- a major force with ~20 players total. Smart tactics and good group comps make a huge difference. I always liked the idea that planning, contacts, and patience paid off. And that you could always walk away with something to learn from a loss -- always watch local, have a scout in the next systems, etc.

[Zzyzxx71]

I second (third?) the recommendation of Eve Online - the learning curve is HUGE - but you can be successful no matter where you are along the curve.

It's been my standby game whenever I get bored with other MMO's for years.

[spannah]

I concur with Korruptor on Anarchy Online. Never multiboxed on it, but I was playing it up until WoW. Leveling is definitively not for the faint of heart (all 200 levels, lol), but it can be a fun game. And yes, it is quite complex, so you would need to give it a little time.

[RobinGBrown]

I'd advise AGAINST EVE Online, as it's quintessentially a stunningly dull game and also very expensive to play. You won't accomplish anything in the first 9 months of playing. The whole game is immensely PVP biased and its only possible to win PVP fights against people who started playing the game after you did (unless you're the sort of person who enjoys being in a guild - which as you're a multiboxer is unlikely...

The oft-quoted 'freeform' or 'sandbox' nature of EVE is a big fat lie, there's actually nothing to do in EVE thats fun.

[algol]

WoW - I think I just played too long but the reason I finally left was it was taking me 24 hours played to get 1 level with my 5 box team.1 - Korean MMOs would eat you alive.
2 - You're doing it wrong. Really, really wrong. I've five-boxed every class and I think the only ones that got even close to 24 hours played 1-60 were where I AFKed a whole bloody lot trying to learn macros or just doing other things while still logged in.

[hardcoded]

(unless you're the sort of person who enjoys being in a guild - which as you're a multiboxer is unlikely...
Corporations and alliances in eve don't really translate into wow guilds very well at all. Different beasts. People are much more important in the hyper-competitive enviornment in eve in order to get the edge.

My girlfriend was tackling for our corp in the first week(a critical role), and was a high-end specialist a few months after, running in t2 ecm ships. I had achura alts a couple of months old tearing people up. Player skill, planning and coordination shows a lot more.

It is definitely a sandbox, and not everyone knows what to do given an open environemnt, not guided by quests, clear progression paths, etc. Past the basics, the game is tweaked for and revolves around player interaction, if even indirectly. (to the point where they have an economist monitoring the open markets, aside from the combat/crafting tweaking in response to it)

[Gorthu]

If you thought LOTRO was slow leveling after 30, doesn't sound like you multiboxed it, or you were just in the wrong area. Granted, it slows down some, but picks up again after 40. I multiobx 3 hunters there all lvl 60s. Just started a 4th account, so will have a 4th hunter or Captain to pull around.

I think you should definitely stay away from Vanguard. If you think leveling is slow in LOTRO, you are really going to think leveling in VG doesn't exist. Even the tortoise will beat VG. It has to be the slowest leveling game I have ever played (except for Anarchy Online - which i never really figured out how to play - just couldn't getmyself into AO at all.

[Redbeard]

I'd advise AGAINST EVE Online, as it's quintessentially a stunningly dull game and also very expensive to play. You won't accomplish anything in the first 9 months of playing. The whole game is immensely PVP biased and its only possible to win PVP fights against people who started playing the game after you did (unless you're the sort of person who enjoys being in a guild - which as you're a multiboxer is unlikely...

The oft-quoted 'freeform' or 'sandbox' nature of EVE is a big fat lie, there's actually nothing to do in EVE thats fun.I dont want to turn this thread into a debate over the funness of Eve online lol but I have often seen people saying these sorts of things about not ever being able to compete against people who started before you.

Bottom line, ultimately the game is wide and not deep. My character is like 3 years old. You can bring your character to within, for example, 5-10% of my mining yield (my guy is mainly an industrialist) within a few months of playing. Now, my guy can mine and fight and produce stuff etc etc... the game is wide. You're only ever going to need to be setup for the ship youre flying, so it doesnt matter if the guy youre going to fight has been playing since release and can fly a carrier and a dreadnaught and a titan and a freighter and a and a and a... his skill advantage is only an advantage (once you get to a certain point) in long term engagements where he is more valuable to his group because he can field more roles. In a 1 on 1 fight, he doesnt have a huge advantage. Yes he will likely tank better and do more damage than you. He will likely have better mods on his ship because hes been around so long, etc etc. But people saying you cant ever compete against somebody playing longer than they have been is just ridiculous.

I do however agree that it can be a dull game =) If you dont get into the pvp side of it the PVE is very repetitive and the mining system is kind of broken (though I found it to be the most enjoyable part of the game).

Carry on the discussion =)

[Zzyzxx71]

I'm not helping with the derailment of the thread here, but the great thing about Eve is its so broad in it's spectrum. You dont really have to ever even leave dock. You can become a banker, you can become a drug dealer, you can become a pirate, a miner, a mogul, you can do delivery contracts, you can pretty much do whatever you want, and when you get bored with that, start training something else, change careers mid course.

1v1? Yeah you're gonna get slaughtered by those guys with 70 mil SP - Get yourself a good corporation and go do fleet ops!! Some of the most exciting online gaming I've ever had were 100v100 fleet ops.

[BGuru]

I did play EVE for a while and quit after getting ganked at a stargate and losing a very expensive ship.

[Zzyzxx71]

Scanner and local intel FTW. :D

[magwo]

Eve Online is really not a bad game; lets you do whatever you...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ


Hahaha... very true..

I recently started playing EVE again.. like 4th or 5th time I activate my account.. the game is really boring most of the time, but it's also super intense sometimes.
The pvp is very explosive.. there's a lot at stake and fights are extremely complex and devastating. It can be very boring, very exciting and very disappointing.

I would not recommend EVE to a suicidal person. :)
It's.. the kind of game that for brief moments makes you so frustrated you just want to smash your computer and kill yourself. But it's also hard to dislike, as a game.