I'm looking at it closely. The biggest problem I have with the game is that I was an original player of Anarchy Online and it's first 6 months after launch were a complete disaster. Worst MMO launch in history by far. I'm still being blissfully ignorant and waiting for my apology from un-fun-com on that one.rgsniper1

Strangely, rare are the MMOs completly "ready" at launch.. there's always a couple of bugs that made it through the beta tests.. You usually need a couple of months to have a real good gaming experience.

A great game but it's definitly getting old. And with all the interresting MMO realeases coming out by next year, you'll probably switch to another one quickly.

Nevertheless, I suggest you this game. It have the best community in all the MMORPG.. and I played a few. So since the game is rather cheap.. I'd take it, but I would keep an eye out on the upcoming games :

Age of Conan

Warhammer Online

Champions Online (probably 2009)

Some excellet points here, but let me redirect this thread now..

I agree Crysis is probably the best game right now when it comes to graphics AND gameplay. But, many Crysis players (I'm pretty sure) needed to upgrade their computer in order to run the game correctly.. Personnally, this is the only game I can't run right now on my computer, and I would probably upgrade myself if I had the money to do so right now.. But why ?

A console life expectancy is about 5 years.. right ? Xbox 360 and PS3 are still worth around 400$.. If the tendancy is right.. another generation of console will come out in 3-4 years by now.. and their cost should be around 500-600$.. A computer need to be upgraded every 2-3 years to keep up with the games.. each time several hundred dollars is needed...

I mean the fault is ours.. We are the ones asking for better graphics at the expense of gameplay (sometimes ! Not all games are like that.. Crysis is a right exemple)

Now.. how can we turn this around ? The Orange Box, Sins of a Solar Empire are just two good exemples of what developpers can do with, not bad graphics, but something everyone can probably run with a 2-3 years old computer...

Again.. Speak up people ! :)

I've been wondering for some time too if I should get this one... Gave a shot to the trial, wasn't really impress. The bard class is so ridiculous you'll end up laughing.. kinda sad in fact...

I'd wait to see more of Age of Conan and Warhammer Online if I were you.. Those two should be interresting. Plus, LoTRO announced a retail expansion pack.. and by the sounds of it, there gonna be plenty more (doesn't seem like there's anything more than the Moria.. check a map of Middle-Earth.. there's still a lot of groud to cover before Mount Doom).

But if you haven't tried the free trial.. I'd start with that.. try out every class and try to find someone to show you around.. The community is pretty nice from what I saw.

Played the beta, didn't found it very impressive... It makes a good change from the usual fantasy MMOs .. but still...

One thing's sure, very few MMORPG are perfect at launch.. let's get this thread back in a year or so, maybe NCsoft will turn this around.

Am I the only one tired of seeing new games coming out with computer killing graphics ? Not that my computer can't run the lasts games but I'm only wondering when will we hit the "graphic limit". When will we see a game and say : "ok.. we can't possibly ask for better graphics now" ?

Because, except for a few exceptions, some companies are really working TOO hard on graphics at the expense of gameplay. And that's the point in a game that will keep me coming back : gameplay !

Speak up people ! :)