why DONT you play a MMORPG

EDIT: sry for bringing this thread back i posted in it by accident

Because I got bored of CoH/CoV awhile ago, and I don't feel like paying for it again. Right now I'm doing a 10 day trial for WoW, but I probably won't end up buying it.

i dont play them becuase ill get to addictitedcloud8900

I play Guild Wars occasionally but kind of stopped because I'm getting less and less time to play games so now I focus more on fps and rpg games than mmorpg because it takes awhile to advance and gain equipment.Captain-Seal

guild wars was great, than i started playing warcraft 3 again and now i find myself buying the expansion pack to WoW......... OMFG someone stop meShade_boy

1.  There are so many great single-player games on my "to-play" list that I don't have time for the online ones.

2.  Atmosphere and story are two of the BIG draws for me in a computer game.  Good gameplay is great too, of course, but I want to be drawn into another world for a little while...and there's nothing less realistic than roaming a midevil looking countryside while passing other player-characters controled by 13 year old kids using leet speak in the chat...only to realize that the story is also watered down because of the limitations of such free-form gameplay. 

3.  Montlhy subscriptions.

4.  Afraid I'll get hooked on games that are leveling/equipment grinds. 

1.  There are so many great single-player games on my "to-play" list that I don't have time for the online ones.

2.  Atmosphere and story are two of the BIG draws for me in a computer game.  Good gameplay is great too, of course, but I want to be drawn into another world for a little while...and there's nothing less realistic than roaming a midevil looking countryside while passing other player-characters controled by 13 year old kids using leet speak in the chat...only to realize that the story is also watered down because of the limitations of such free-form gameplay. 

3.  Montlhy subscriptions.

4.  Afraid I'll get hooked on games that are leveling/equipment grinds. 

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1. monthly subscriptions! i hate paying for somthign i bought once already.

2. I find i would get to confused with all the different types of weapons and what not.

3. I have more fun mindlessly shooting people in FPS, also relistics mods/games are funner.

4. I dont like fantasy stuff, though i think i could get into a game like oblivion.

Also ik its not a mmorpg but ill be getting STALKER because it has that RPG feel with FPS elements.

i dont play them becuase ill get to addictitedcloud8900

1. Just about every decent MMORPG requires an outrageous monthly fee

2. Gameplay usually degenerates into pointless grinding to get a level/item that isn't much different than what you had before.

3. PvP is generally based more on luck, lag, items, and level than on skill or strategy

4. I hate the pathetic online communities. I play games for fun, and dealing with over-caffenated twelve year olds is definately not fun.

i dont play them becuase ill get to addictitedcloud8900

I'm not entirely sure how people become addicted to these games. I've tried Ashron's Call (1 and 2), Guild Wars, World of Warcraft and a few others in the past that I can't recall the names of....

The initial look and reviews of the games are what attracted me to them and after getting my hands on them and playing for a few months, the appeal of the games wear thin; to the point that I actually shudder at the thought of playing them.

Over the past three months after I finally got my hands on WoW, I was so entertained by the little things that it kept me playing. I tried out several different character and classes and trained through many different skills, but it was all the same in the end. The PvP grew more annoying to deal with the higher the level I got to because no matter what skills I used, it just always seemed I was getting my butt handed to me or the people that I was playing with are just playing retarded and don't know how to play as a team because everyone just runs their own way to constantly get slaughtered.

Also, after getting up to level 40 with my main (I have a few level 20 characters, too) and obtaining hundreds in gold, mastering my skills best I can and getting my hands on the best equipment I could....it just didn't feel any different then when I was starting out with basic beginner items. I guess the sparkle and shine of the game vanished for me. I stopped my subscription and within a week or two, my account will be closed.

I enjoy my time online more in Gemstone IV in a non-graphic environment (that's right...an actual MUD). Perhaps SIMU (company that owns and runs Gemstone IV) will get their MMORPG (Hero's Journey) up and running in 2007 like they hope and I'll give that one a try. But until then, I'll stick with my MUD.

My reasons I have never touched a MMORPG

1. Monthly subscriptions
2. It has consumed the lives of some of my friends
3. My brother and his friends conversations about Runescape/Guild Wars drives me insane
4. Time consuming
5. People think their lives on MMORPG are much more important than real life
6. My friends talk about WoW drives me insane
7. My friends talk about FFXI drives me insane
8. FPS are my thing
CommanderShiro

1. Time restriction, what I mean is if you are a person who have a job that requires you to work during peak times in all mmos, it will make it harder for you to find a group to be able to do quests.  all mmos do require you to be in a group to do some of the quests.  with the lack of people during midnight hours your chances of getting into a group is way smaller then on peak time.
2. Lack of convince.  There is really no convince at all in mmos.  In single player games, you are able to save the game then hours later you could come right back where you are were and start playing.  There is no waiting for you to get into groups, you immediately start playing.  Take my word for it, there are many times in EQ2 where I have waiting hours, sometimes a week to get into a group to do quests.  When I do find a group, its not the quest I really want to do.  Single RPGs never does this, I could do any quest at any time whenever I want.  Without no waiting for hours for groups.

"Its better to burn out than to fade away....." Kurt CobainSully28

a. addictive

b. boring

c. crappy

d. dumb 

I have put a few hours into Anarchy Online. I have also played the original Ever Quest. I did not like Ever Quest but it was not the game elements so much that made the difference for me. I enjoyed AO much more because of the community of people within game. To me, the fun of  Anarchy Online is helping people and enjoying the camaraderie. I cared much less about PVP and over all uberness of my particular toon. I never truly became addicted or obsessed but I did find myself playing AO more then any other game I was playing at the time. I guess it comes down to maturity and what you expect from a game. A game for me is a past time to do in my free time. Something to allow me to relax. I am ok with the monthly subscription because of the amount of enjoyment I recieve from the game. At $12 a month AO is cheap for the amount of time I spent playing it, 3 hours at a time on weekdays sometimes and longer on a nice laid back Saturday. Not every day but enough that $12 is a bargain.

My 2 cents.

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(nuff said)

Because I already have a life that takes up most of my time.

Oh, and the people usually suck. Played WoW for a while and couldn't even stand most of the people in my guild.

There has been only one MMO which satisfied me. And it was DAoC. And none other has lived up to that, yet.