Dear MMO Gamers,

First of all (this part is not only MMO gamers) I wanted to say Happy Holidays to everyone, I hope they are filled with memories and joy.

Now for the reason this topic has been posted. I am in need of an MMO. The problem is, I have yet to find an MMO to satisfy me and keep me with it. I have tried just about all the old mmo games [Everquest, Everquest 2, SWG, Vanguard, World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons, RuneScape, and so on] I have been with Vanguard since the deveolpers first started producing it, and im known as a originial vanguard poster. I was in the second beta until realese, and obviously bought it right away when it came out. However during Beta, I could hardly play the game due to my gaming rig. So before the game came out I saved up my money and got myself a very very nice custom PC in which now it runs everything, Far Cry 2, Vanguard, Crysis, all that on max settings. I retried Vanguard, got to about level 17 and then I stopped playing. I cannot stand doing the same things, I cannot stand grinding unless if it is fun. A game that I did stay with for over a year and loved it (of course I played it on and off during that year) was SWG. Im a big fan of housing, as well as mounts. I love PVP, more then I do PVE. I always play tank classes, im thinking that thats one of the problems why I always quit these games. Im just always into having that golden armor you know haha! I want to switch it up. Other games like, WoW (I played up to level 27 then quit for good, to repetitive), D&D (Same thing, to repitive, to limited. You stay in a friggen town the whole time), EQ&EQ2 was fun but just not for me once again. And RuneScape was my favorite, honestly it was im not going to lie. Although it was dreadfully hard to level up things and very repetitive, I loved it for some odd reason. Until my account got stolen.. Damn you! I cannot stand the start of a new character, you are so left out. You have to stay in one town, and this is where those two words i hate come in "grinding repitivley"!!

Anyway, I've done my research and found 3 games that im intreseted in. One i was actually in beta for and if I do remember, liked it a lot but did feel reptitivness. Not good! These games are,

Warhammer!

Lord Of The Rings: Online! (This is the one I played beta for)

Age of Conan!

So now I need you! Please help me in choosing this game, I want to spend my money wisley! I've read reviews for all the games, but I need you to really guide me in the path that is right for me. Thank you SO much.

PS: If there is any new, or upcomming, MMO that I have not considered please reccomend!

Sincerely,

John

You want an MMO with no repetitive game play?

Good luck with that...

I personally love the RPG level-up "carrot on a stick" type of game play. Yes, it can be repetitive, but it's just my style.

Perhaps you need to try looking into some sci-fi shooter MMOs. They may have the different feel you are looking for.

This is now the final battle :P

Warhammer vrs LOTRO

EVE Online

if five fantasy-based MMOs havent done it for you yet, none will.

EVE is very cool, has awesome PvP, and is plain fun once you get past the learning curve

okay guys here it is, im on ebay right now, i have the warhammer open and the lord of the rings (i cant buy both) ugh im so confused on what to choose, this is pretty much it right? can anyone make me a good bullet list? LOTRO: +Graphics -Repitive Gameplay -PVP -"suposibly" boring quests Warhammer: -Graphics +PVP-rukah_bear

you can get EVE for like 20 bucks right now on Steam.

That includes the 14 day trial, plus 30 days included with purchase.

+good PvP
+good solo content
+a whole ton of depth and variety
+awesome community
+pretty good, stable server

-steep learning curve

Im telling you man, youve tried all the MMOs with goblins, elves, dragons, etc and you didnt like them too much, so its time for something different. At least play the game for free for 10 days to see it out. Go join a pirate of PvP-centric corporation when you try it out.

You said you like PvP a lot so that essentially takes LOTRO off your list.

Idk man, im not really into the whole space ship thing. That was only in SWG, but you could PvP in places other then a ship-rukah_bear

[QUOTE="-rukah_bear"]Idk man, im not really into the whole space ship thing. That was only in SWG, but you could PvP in places other then a shipSuperBeast

Ya give it a try.

And it sounds like youre thinking about WAR, but it seems 95% of MMO players that give WAR a try say "meh, its OK but got old after a month" and go back to their old game.

i'm reading about eve online and it seems like the most interesting and deep game in existance. i really want to try it but the info is a bit overwhelming...SamiRDuran

Concering EVE, there are only three things you need to do to learn it

1. Do the tutorial

2. Do the tutorial completely

3. Do the tutorial in its entirety

Oh, and remember! When in doubt, right click on empty space!

warhammer gets boring when you realise theres alot of space and things to do but noone to help you out. The ui need s bit of work too. in theory its great though but the population just isnt there.

Im still waiting for the right game too (after quiting wow after a few years)....could be a very long wait.

[QUOTE="SamiRDuran"]i'm reading about eve online and it seems like the most interesting and deep game in existance. i really want to try it but the info is a bit overwhelming...mrbojangles25

Concering EVE, there are only three things you need to do to learn it

1. Do the tutorial

2. Do the tutorial completely

3. Do the tutorial in its entirety

Oh, and remember! When in doubt, right click on empty space!

First of all (this part is not only MMO gamers) I wanted to say Happy Holidays to everyone, I hope they are filled with memories and joy.

Now for the reason this topic has been posted. I am in need of an MMO. The problem is, I have yet to find an MMO to satisfy me and keep me with it. I have tried just about all the old mmo games [Everquest, Everquest 2, SWG, Vanguard, World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons, RuneScape, and so on] I have been with Vanguard since the deveolpers first started producing it, and im known as a originial vanguard poster. I was in the second beta until realese, and obviously bought it right away when it came out. However during Beta, I could hardly play the game due to my gaming rig. So before the game came out I saved up my money and got myself a very very nice custom PC in which now it runs everything, Far Cry 2, Vanguard, Crysis, all that on max settings. I retried Vanguard, got to about level 17 and then I stopped playing. I cannot stand doing the same things, I cannot stand grinding unless if it is fun. A game that I did stay with for over a year and loved it (of course I played it on and off during that year) was SWG. Im a big fan of housing, as well as mounts. I love PVP, more then I do PVE. I always play tank classes, im thinking that thats one of the problems why I always quit these games. Im just always into having that golden armor you know haha! I want to switch it up. Other games like, WoW (I played up to level 27 then quit for good, to repetitive), D&D (Same thing, to repitive, to limited. You stay in a friggen town the whole time), EQ&EQ2 was fun but just not for me once again. And RuneScape was my favorite, honestly it was im not going to lie. Although it was dreadfully hard to level up things and very repetitive, I loved it for some odd reason. Until my account got stolen.. Damn you! I cannot stand the start of a new character, you are so left out. You have to stay in one town, and this is where those two words i hate come in "grinding repitivley"!!

Anyway, I've done my research and found 3 games that im intreseted in. One i was actually in beta for and if I do remember, liked it a lot but did feel reptitivness. Not good! These games are,

Warhammer!

Lord Of The Rings: Online! (This is the one I played beta for)

Age of Conan!

So now I need you! Please help me in choosing this game, I want to spend my money wisley! I've read reviews for all the games, but I need you to really guide me in the path that is right for me. Thank you SO much.

PS: If there is any new, or upcomming, MMO that I have not considered please reccomend!

Sincerely,

John

-rukah_bear

I'm in a similar boat. I tend to favor the more open world MMO's as opposed to the more directed and controlled MMO's that tend to guide you or indirectly control your actions.

As to the MMO's you mentioned I'd probably recommend WAR.

Warhammer:

Pretty polished game, looks and plays a lot like WoW. The best part of the game imho is that they've managd to make PvP quite accessible even at the lower levels and rewarding enough that you can use it as atleast part of your leveling.

PvE is ok, fair number of the usual solo quests and a lot of what they call publc quests.. mini heroic encounters that supports pickup groups. Overall PvE feels a lot like diet WoW.

LotR

I played LotR during beta and though it was a pretty good game, but couldnt quite shake the feeling of playing a WoW clone without the large amount of content and polish. Ultimatly I'd pick WoW of the two, if your going to pick between two similar games you might as well go for the one with most meat on its bones.

AoC

AoC had a really bad launch but one thing in it's favor is that it does play somewhat diffrently from WoW and the WoW clones, while this is not always outright a good thing at least it's something new.

EvE

Meh.. I REALLY REALLY want to like EvE, It should be the kind of game for me.. I love the idea, like the visuals, love the 'brutal open world'. It's jsut so bloody borring (my personal oppinon of course). It's extremly unintuitive, but that something you can get over once you learn the in's and out's. The moment that really made me decide EvE wasent for me was when I found myself playing solitare and minesweeper to pass the time while playing eve. If a game is so slowly paced or uninteresting that I find myself playing minesweeper to pass the time... Well lets just say its not the game for me :P

Considering your love of PVP, I would think Warhammer Online would be the proper choice.Alaris83

What he said.