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#1 ArtemisAnimus
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Can we also flip this and ask the question to the girls? :D

Do girls prefer playing male or female characters in MMOs/RPGs?

From what I've seen it seems like girls prefer to play as girls more than boys prefer to play as boys. Personally my main characters all tend to be female but I don't really know if that's 'cause I'm female, or just 'cause they tend to have cooler armor. I also have male characters, and I tend to make them huge and butch...lol Maybe I just prefer looking at the female form, or seeing a girl character kick ass.

Whatever the reasoning behind your choices I don't think anybody should feel bad for playing as whatever the hell they want. I think only extremely immature people or children would say anything stupid about a guy playing a girl character.

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#2 ArtemisAnimus
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I'm sure all the 'noobs' will be immensely grateful for your input, in your attempt to impart knowledge to them. Or, they'll just continue to have fun in a game that's meant to be...oh yeah, fun :) Chillax, friend. Life is short.
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#3 ArtemisAnimus
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I've installed a few that I play often just to reduce noise as others have said. Also, I have a badly scratched Mass Effect disk that was having trouble playing. Once I installed it it played fine.
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#4 ArtemisAnimus
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Unless this person knows your password - if you were daft enough to give it to him - I wouldn't worry about him or his friends hacking anything. Ignore the threat or log it with MS support if you're truly worried. I'd probably report him on xboxlive for his attitude and the attempt at blackmail (which is an arrestable offense even in this circumstance) anyway. People like that shouldn't be allowed to play with others ;)

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#5 ArtemisAnimus
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If you play it alone it feels disappointing. If you play it with friends (not just ppl you don't even know) you'll have great fun with it. Listening to your friends yelping and yelling as they get rushed is never-ending fun, and if played with the right attitude you'll always find yourself having a laugh together.

If you're looking for hardcore gaming and are more than likely to play alone or with people you don't know...then maybe pick up a different game :)

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#6 ArtemisAnimus
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There's always Guild Wars, but it's not a traditional MMO (and some get tetchy about calling it an MMO at all). Guild Wars is more of a story based game than just endless killing of creatures and collecting pointless bits of grass/logs/rocks, etc, etc. If you want something new and different, with great PvP, a novel use of skills and a story you'll actually want to pay attention to get Guild Wars. Just make sure you get the three main campaigns though (Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall). I think you can buy the trilogy as a set these days.

If you're looking for more of a traditional MMO that is pretty much completely free - no subscription and no paying for the game - then you might give Runes of Magic a go. It's actually rather similar to WoW, though obviously most people will say it's not as good. It does come very close to the real thing though :) The only bad thing about Runes of Magic is the lack of good PvP, unless you call being ganked by players in much better armor on a PvP server PvP - that kind of PvP is not impressive to me, however, and certainly is no test of skill. There is hope of battlegrounds being introduced and better world-PvP, however.

The only time you'll need to spend money on Runes of Magic is if you want to. You can get through the game without spending cash, though obviously there is a reason there is a cash shop for the game - to make the experience better for those who pay. So you can buy a mount, or better upgrade material, etc, but like I say...it's not really necessary to spend a cent in order to enjoy the MMO for what it is. There are expansions, a good support team, an active forum for the game and the community on the servers were - by and large - pleasant to play amongst.

Hope that helps.

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#7 ArtemisAnimus
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Well I've played to about lvl 7 now and I can honestly say...it's pretty much what I'd expect from an MMO that charges subscription. In other words, not very original. And extremely repetative. Another MMO with quests that are basically "collect 3 of these things, kill 6 of those things, go speak to that guy, then that guy tells you to kill 5 of something else". It's insanely boring, and old. For once I'd like to try an MMO that doesn't feel like just a prettier version of the MMO I was just playing. Come on, developers...time to move forwards with this surely.
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#8 ArtemisAnimus
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There are still EU keys at Eurogamer for those who want. About 3800 left. Just have to register, which is painless and free.

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Well we'll see if NCSoft/ANet have got it wrong by not charging when GW2 comes out, as that will not be instanced, and will be an MMO in the more traditional sense of the word. If you all really believe that any company 'needs' to charge up to $15 a month from every single player just to keep running, then you're being a tad naive. That is a LOT of cash.

They could probably run the servers and support on the sales alone. And subscription fees more than likely help towards other projects for the company as much as anything, so you're not necessarily paying for what you're playing. To be honest, I'd much prefer to NOT continually pay for a game I've already payed for just to do endless quests that are exactly the same (I did that with WoW for much more time than I should have). There are only so many different types of animals/people/things you can kill over and over and over again before you wonder just where your money is actually going. It's certainly not going in to creative development, that's for sure.

They're making a lot of money from sub fees, and one would hope that would trickle down and give the consumers better, more original games to play....yet all it seems to really achieve is yet more of the same old same old; games whose main intention is to hook people in so they can keep the money rolling their way. There is no going forward if people remain obliviously happy about paying fees. Nothing will change. Nothing will improve. You'll be given the same formula over again - the same standard MMOs that all look and play the same.

That big pot of money just begging to be spent on improving creativity and advancing the whole idea of MMOs is just being churned back around because if they're making money doing what they're doing...what's the point in striving for better things? I like to think there are some developers and games that think a little more outside the box than that. That wish to advance the format rather than stick with what people know, and what brings in the cash.

Guild Wars was a big step in the right direction for online gaming and not having sub fees paid a big part in that. Sure they didn't get everything right, but at least they tried to push the envelope. They could have just stuck to the tried and tested formula and made a bunch of money. But there should be more to this business than just money :)

There's room for creativity in there, and I for one applaud developers that dare to do it differently.

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#10 ArtemisAnimus
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I know its kind of wierd to bring another game into the the GW thread, but seriously, i was really close to buying Aion, and now that ive seen the GW2 trailer (I cried watching it. tears of joy i assure), idk what im getting. curse you Anet! You hold my gaming life by the choke hold, and im loving it like some Masochistic person to an abusive boyfriend. (long story short, GW rocks)

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Totally hear you on the Aion thing. I so wanna play Aion but I'm not a mug, and paying subscription fees for a game I've already payed for makes me feel like I'm one.

I want GW2 now. Like...right now! :p

I loved GW and actually still play, though admittedly much less than I once did - which I guess is normal as we all like to do other things and play other games from time to time. The GW2 trailer made my heart skip a beat. For reals. I know, I'm THAT sad...lol

Guild Wars is something I play with my other half, though. It's like our own little fantasy world where we can frolic together -- um, ok, TMI maybe. Anyhow, we're looking forward to what we know is going to be an amazing looking game (no cartoon characters running around with giant feet and hands), with a wonderful storyline, and great, compelling, and interesting gameplay with quests that don't just consist of killing a bunch of things over, and over, and over again.

I squee everytime a bit of info leaks through. Total fan-girl squee at that ^^