What MMORPG?

Post by **mid_gen** » Mon Oct 28, 2002 3:48 pm

In an effort to get away from over-reacting children flaming each other, here's a thread to get back on the whole 'gaming' theme...

Neocron looks nice, might give the trial a go, but SWG is lurking on the horizon...

biggles · Post by **biggles** » Mon Oct 28, 2002 4:01 pm

im still playing neverwinter nights, its been about 4months since i last touched my decaying, stuck and pretry crap char, but i imagine i will load it up and play it again some time.

biggles · Post by **biggles** » Mon Oct 28, 2002 4:04 pm

thanks for the games tho, checking them out atm.

Biggles, double poster extraodinaer, or however joo spell it.

Post by **mid_gen** » Mon Oct 28, 2002 4:42 pm

You know there's an 'edit' button yeah?

Spey · Post by **Spey** » Mon Oct 28, 2002 5:42 pm

indeed nwn is teh class...making a mod for it atm..

thats module not modification

SWG will be ace if done properly..but i hear its being done by verant..of EQ fame (bad bad men)

im on the AC2 beta....but to date i've yet to be able to connect to the damned game..so the jurys out on that one

still hoping and waiting for the middle earth mmorpg

eclipse · Post by **eclipse** » Mon Oct 28, 2002 6:23 pm

I love Neverwinter it's my favourite RPG game at the moment.
I can't wait for Star Wars Galaxies to come out, if it lives up to the hype my brain is creating then I will play that game like it was my religion, I will become a Jedi, moohoohoo.

*eclipse swings his toy lightsaber around making *vroom* noises.

shrek · Post by **shrek** » Mon Oct 28, 2002 6:33 pm

I'm looking forward to Star Wars Galaxies the most out of all of them games, might get the xbox version when it comes out.

Chief · Post by **Chief** » Mon Oct 28, 2002 6:47 pm

you missed one out. im waiting for planetside.

but i voted for SW:G

ZiK · Post by **ZiK** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 2:08 pm

necron looks pretty cool, it gets my vote.

eclipse · Post by **eclipse** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 2:11 pm

if I'm, right to say it's POSSIBLE for an MMORPG to be created from modules in NWN, shouldn't we add "NWN module" to the list?
that would be cool, I hope someone makes a module like that.

ZiK · Post by **ZiK** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 2:25 pm

would you count Diablo II as a MMORPG? if so, then i vote for that

Seahorse · Post by **Seahorse** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:17 pm

Does anyone actully play these persistent games a lot

I have read a bit but have not dived in. Anyone care to comment on the attraction of MMORPGs...

Post by **mid_gen** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:27 pm

Well, I'd say

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<geek> that the main attraction is the same as playing a SP RPG &#40;ie building up a character, new weapons etc etc&#41;, and being able to show it off and play as part of a community </geek>

Anarchy Online had potential, but the developers dragged their heels in implementing all the guild features.

I've downloaded the offline Neocron tutorial. I wasn't too impressed with the beta I tried ages ago, but it looks to have come a long way, so if the tutorial bites my biscuit I may take the plunge and start playing online.

eclipse · Post by **eclipse** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:40 pm

I don't like the monthly fees, but that's because I'm 16 and don't have a job

Seahorse · Post by **Seahorse** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:58 pm

McDonalds are hiring in the pre-xmas rush I hear...

LazyManc · Post by **LazyManc** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 5:05 pm

Less than a tenner a month for Anarchy was very reasonable imo, although MMRPGs aren't for the faint hearted or casual gamer tho cause of the ridiculous amounts of time you have to spend to get anywhere in the game. You have to put in a good hour or more every night, and they do tend to become scarily addictive.

The main problem is that you progress faster in groups, but all the friends you make at first (and the ones you'll want to work with in the game) all tend to put in at least 16 hours a day so it isn't long until they're far far better than you and don't want you hanging around.

Post by **mid_gen** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 5:31 pm

Just been playing Neocron offline demo, it's come along leaps and bounds since I played the beta. (apart from crashing my PC on exit....but I'm not sure I've got the latest version of the demo). I shall be giving it a go next week when it goes live, and will report back

shrek · Post by **shrek** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 6:45 pm

Since when has Halo 2 been a MMORPG

biggles · Post by **biggles** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 6:53 pm

11materiamagica is a text-based, (yeah yeah whatever), online rpg, and it is VERY SCARILY ADDICTIVE!
you need to complete like 5000quests to become a maxxed out archon (dont worry this just means your the highest level you can be) then you would think you would get bored, but no no no. then you can make ANOTHER character, and do it ALL again.
and yes there are many people that put in 16hours a day,
good thing i have school to keep me out of it!

i try not to play too much and keep to just one character. if anyone is at all interested in playing a text based game go to www.materiamagica.com

although it is, scarily addictive, and you need some decent 3d games, cos you start to crave peoples head blowing off. rather than just....
[*]<1110hp 1035sp 991st>
You deliver a roundhouse kick to a city guard of Vospire, connecting solidly.
A city guard of Vospire is smashed on the leg with your bash causing mild damage.
A city guard of Vospire fails to hit you with his first attack.
You dodge out of the way of a city guard of Vospire's second attack.
You dodge out of the way of a city guard of Vospire's third attack.
A city guard of Vospire is jabbed on the head with your pierce causing modest damage.
A city guard of Vospire is jabbed on the head with your pierce causing heavy damage.
A city guard of Vospire is jabbed on the head with your pierce causing intolerable damage.
A city guard of Vospire has been slain!
Your blood freezes as you hear a city guard of Vospire's death cry.
You receive 11,402 experience points.
A city guard of Vospire collapses lifeless to the ground.
You take 438 gold coins.
The Powers accept your sacrifice, but give you nothing in return.
also thought i might jsut put this in..
Player Information for: Bloofif The Adventurer!
Hours Played: 1,200 :oops Age: 19 years (Born 2/16/1404)
Class Level: 55 Total Level: 175
Race: half-elf Gender: female
Class: druid Alignment: 31 (neutral)
Hit Points: 1279/1279 Practices: 54
Spell Points: 1082/1082 Quest Points: 4,496 (572 quests)
Stamina: 1176/1176 Reputation: 100 (Saint)
Strength: 18/19 Vitality: 19/19
Knowledge: 21/21 Luck: 16/19
Wisdom: 8/19 Courage: 11/22
Agility: 12/23 Sanity: 20/20
Personality: 7/19
Spell Complexity Comprehension: 68%
Proficiency Complexity Comprehension:
Wea: 66% Def: 100% Com: 55% Tek: 100% Mys: 100%
* You have 220,706,402 experience points and need 11,793,598 to advance.
* You have killed 11,029 creatures and 29 players in combat.
* You have been killed 177 times, 91 in player kill combat.
* You have defeated 19 players and lost 23 times in arena combat.
* You are carrying 19 items weighing 12 stones and 90 pebbles.
* You will flee from combat if your hit points drop below 0.

sorry bout the length of that.

Post by **mid_gen** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 7:30 pm

There has been talk of Halo 2 online having some kind of persisten campaign world....dunno if it's true

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