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Darius of Tresserhorn

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« on: 28 Oct 2005, 23:33 »
What does everyone here play, if anything? Any horror stories to tell about bad ones/problems?

I'll refrain from my own plugging until some other people post it up.
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« Reply #1 on: 29 Oct 2005, 01:37 »
I refuse to play pay-per-month MMOs. I will not buy your software for 50 dollars and then pay another 15 every month just to keep playing it. You can charge me one, or the other. Not both.

That being said, I have played World of Warcraft at my friend's house a few times, and it's highly addictive.
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Darius of Tresserhorn

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« Reply #2 on: 29 Oct 2005, 01:41 »
I see no problem with it. It's not dissimilar to any other form of entertainment. Besides, if the game is worth it, why not pay it? When I played Final Fantasy XI, I paid $14 a month for it and a second character slot for my fiance.

It was worth it. When it was no longer worth it, I stopped paying.

Also, I play two MMO's right now, both are free, and both beat out stuff like WoW and FFXI for my time. I've been playing one for over 3 years.
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« Reply #3 on: 29 Oct 2005, 01:42 »
I played WoW for a bit on a friends private pirate server of bugginess +7 for a bit. That put me off pirating it but I'd still like to try it properly.
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ramenXnoodles

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« Reply #4 on: 29 Oct 2005, 08:51 »
I play Guild Wars.
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Justin

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« Reply #5 on: 29 Oct 2005, 12:45 »
WoW all the way
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FaultyGluestick

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« Reply #6 on: 29 Oct 2005, 12:58 »
I don't have a job, nor any freedom with money, so I stick to the free or beta test games.  I used to be into MapleStory and Roseonline but they became lame.
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« Reply #7 on: 29 Oct 2005, 23:01 »
NOOGA NOOGA WOW!
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Bunnyman

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« Reply #8 on: 30 Oct 2005, 02:20 »
I played Guild Wars for about a month.  That's $54.something that I'll never get back.

I also played urbandead for a week before dying in entirely unpredictable ways and becoming a zombie.  Pity, great concept.
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Vlishgnath

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« Reply #9 on: 30 Oct 2005, 12:51 »
Played FFXI from PC launch until this past August.

Played WoW during beta and quit about two months before it went live.

Common demoninator:  Asshats
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« Reply #10 on: 30 Oct 2005, 19:29 »
i play guild wars as well.. i have spent 54 dollars into it. and will continue to play untill my brain rots out of my skull.. especially since a friend gave me his account after deciding it didnt work on his compter and that he didnt want any money.. now i want to see one of your other mmorpg's give you 8 characters for 54 dollars flat
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« Reply #11 on: 30 Oct 2005, 22:43 »
level cap 20 = ftl.


I play WoW currently, but I've played Dark Age of Camelot, Horizons and City of Heroes.
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AdamIsConceited

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« Reply #12 on: 01 Nov 2005, 04:09 »
I played Guild Wars for a bit and the free one called Knight Online... but that's it.
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Fabio

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« Reply #13 on: 04 Nov 2005, 14:37 »
I will be buying guild wars tonight and have been playing Runescape but it was a bit terrible...
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« Reply #14 on: 04 Nov 2005, 16:19 »
I paid £5 fora  copy of EVE online

I now (theoretically - I'm still in the 30 day trial period right now) pay £38.85 quarterly to continue playing it.

Even after a mere 24 hours, I can already tell that it WILL be money well spent.
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« Reply #15 on: 06 Nov 2005, 01:38 »
Quote from: Darius of Tresserhorn


Also, I play two MMO's right now, both are free, and both beat out stuff like WoW and FFXI for my time. I've been playing one for over 3 years.


just out of curiosity, what are they?

also, i am a FFXI whore.
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« Reply #16 on: 06 Nov 2005, 10:20 »
i guildwars, still

the halloween thing seemed awesome
but my stupid pc was broken :(

also these tempt me
http://ironrealms.com/
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Rauko

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« Reply #17 on: 06 Nov 2005, 15:22 »
Hopefully I'll get City of Villains in a couple of weeks.  I don't mind shelling out the monthly fees, but its better when you get people to buy you the game and time cards for your birthday ^_^
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« Reply #18 on: 09 Nov 2005, 08:41 »
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also these tempt me
http://ironrealms.com/


I looked, they're text based and terrible...
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Yume

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« Reply #19 on: 09 Nov 2005, 11:49 »
I've played WoW, Everquest [oh god, such a mistake], MapleStory, Rose, Flyff, etc.  None of them are that great for a long run thing, you kind of get bored after a few weeks.
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L337ninja71

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« Reply #20 on: 09 Nov 2005, 20:57 »
Try some free mmo games like Knight Online or Guild Wars. Even Neverwinter Nights might count as a mini mmorpg.

NWN 2 is coming out soon and that should also have some free online play.
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« Reply #21 on: 13 Nov 2005, 18:40 »
I used to play Ragnarok Online a lot... well, not quite a lot. Got to lvl 60 or something and then got bored.

I think it's funnier with a party.

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Cpt.Fantastic

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« Reply #22 on: 14 Nov 2005, 00:57 »
I play Runescape, when I have more time and money I'll probably buy Guild Wars... peer pressure and all that...
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« Reply #23 on: 14 Nov 2005, 08:56 »
I play me some Guild Wars.  Used to play it a lot more often, but then I had time.  And now I do not!  Hurr.
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« Reply #24 on: 16 Nov 2005, 21:56 »
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I paid £5 fora  copy of EVE online

I now (theoretically - I'm still in the 30 day trial period right now) pay £38.85 quarterly to continue playing it.

Even after a mere 24 hours, I can already tell that it WILL be money well spent.


  For the $20 / month (US) you also get expansions included in the price.  Very cool.  The new one adds a bunch of content.  I just started about 6 days ago and I'm addicted. :(
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« Reply #25 on: 16 Nov 2005, 22:34 »
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I play me some Guild Wars.  Used to play it a lot more often, but then I had time.  And now I do not!  Hurr.


I was pretty close to buying Guild Wars but chose MxO over it. Then I gave up MxO after about 2 months. Is it a good game?
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« Reply #26 on: 17 Nov 2005, 13:35 »
GW is all sorts of good stuff, oh yeah.
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« Reply #27 on: 17 Nov 2005, 15:24 »
Kingdom of Loathing!
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« Reply #28 on: 17 Nov 2005, 15:43 »
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« Reply #29 on: 18 Nov 2005, 05:25 »
Someone needs to play me in Battlefield 2 immediately.
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nihilist

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« Reply #30 on: 18 Nov 2005, 07:58 »
Sadly I can only play GW right now.  Or mebbe CSS.  If I had the time.
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« Reply #31 on: 18 Nov 2005, 08:33 »
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Sadly I can only play GW right now.  Or mebbe CSS.  If I had the time.


I'm royally pissed off at valve. I bought, and I mean bought, Counter Strike:Condition Zero for no other reason than to get access to CS:Source and then once HL2 comes out CS:Source dissapears off my f'ing harddrive and now they want me to buy HL2 to play Source. I'm not falling for that twice.
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« Reply #32 on: 18 Nov 2005, 11:28 »
Well, CSS is based on the HL2 "engine", though they should be separate products.  But they're not.  :)

You'll want to do this:
http://images.nihilist.ca/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=57&g2_serialNumber=2" />
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« Reply #33 on: 18 Nov 2005, 15:27 »
But it doesn't make sense, since I've played CSS on my computer before. When I first bought CZ. I can go and rebuy CSS for $20 or get it with HL2.

I'm wondering if I should do that or buy DODS
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« Reply #34 on: 18 Nov 2005, 17:26 »
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Hells yes! What's your username? I'm fanatix (#13114).  It's good to see that there are other QC readin' Adventurers out there!
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« Reply #35 on: 20 Nov 2005, 13:44 »
Nihilist, what's your GW name? I'm either on Lol Emo Goth or Chaea Flames.
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« Reply #36 on: 20 Nov 2005, 17:36 »
I think my primary character is Nihilist the Mad.  I'm playing with another one these days, but I cannot even remember her bizarre name.
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« Reply #37 on: 05 Dec 2005, 03:10 »
FFXI =o)

Did/do have Guild Wars, but i found it lacking. o may play it again in the future, it's always there.

want to try WoW eventually but I've pretty fully up with FFXI atm.
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« Reply #38 on: 05 Dec 2005, 15:38 »
EVE you guys!

Trust me, download the large version of "EVE Never Fades". I know it's not small, but DAMN it's worth it. HELLA cool video.
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« Reply #39 on: 04 Jan 2006, 06:52 »
Hey folks I'm a long time reader new poster though and thought I"d weigh in on this thread.

I've been playing MMO's for a long while now.  They're often more than worth the monthly fee.  It depends on thier policy for releasing new content.  Sony's standard method sux, aka pay an extra 20.00 for every stupid expansion.  

I've been playing City of Heroes since March 2004 (When it was in Early Beta).  Its provided me countless hours of fun and a great community.

I've played other games in the past, Everquest (lasted two days), Star Wars Galaxies (lasted thirty minutes), Ultima Online (lasted two days), Earth and Beyond (played for eight months), Guild Wars (lasted a week), World of WarCraft (lasted two weeks), Jumpgate (lasted two months).

My experience with these games is to get in the beta and try it or find a friend who plays and see if they'll let you try it out a bit, or find a free trial.  Buying an MMO without trying it can often lead to a huge waste of time and money.

For those of you looking for a great new game.. I'm currently in Auto Assault's Beta and talk about fun... Cars, Guns, destructable environment, great beta community, and the Dev Staff has had so much interaction with the player base its amazing.

Its a long way out from release so there's a good chance of getting into the beta yet for those who are interested.
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« Reply #40 on: 04 Jan 2006, 06:59 »
My girlfriend has banned me from online rpg's for two reasons

1) I will get hugely immeresed and she will never ever see me again
2) I will meet someone more interesting than her and she will never ever see me again.

Kinda harsh, really....
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« Reply #41 on: 04 Jan 2006, 08:02 »
LOL Well, that is a chance... especially with City of Heroes.  A LOT Of women play that game.

When I first started my radio station I was expecting to have one or two female listeners... as it turns out I have about 75% of my listeners are female and not just guys playing girl characters.

Good news geeks! The Girl Gamer population has skyrocketed!
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« Reply #42 on: 04 Jan 2006, 09:36 »
I play Guild Wars, albeit only out of appreciation for the fact that I don't have to play monthly (mainly because I can't). Also, because of it, it's easier to keep from getting addicted- I'm not wasting money by not playing the game for a day, or even a week. All the level 20 cap does is force the player to rely more on strategy towards the end of the game- certainly not something I'm opposed to! Lvl 25 or 30 would be nice, though...

I also beta test a lot. RFOnline is shaping up to be pretty awesome- giant mech MMO. Keep an eye out for that one, ladies and gents.
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« Reply #43 on: 04 Jan 2006, 10:31 »
I've played EQ, DAoC, AO, CoH, SWG, and WoW.

EQ I played the longest and enjoyed (past tense) the most.  Probably more from the people I played with more than anything.  We were able to do things 'back in the day' that few others could with our numbers.  We used strategies that noone else did because they would just zerg encounters.

WoW is alot of fun but its flashiness wore off on me faster than I thought it would.  I loved it when I was playing and then one day I just didn't have that itch to play anymore.

Right now I'm in a PnP mood so I'm not playing any online games.  Saves me money too.
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« Reply #44 on: 04 Jan 2006, 20:31 »
I play EQ2. there's one guy in our guild thats a dick when you try to quit the guild after you've been in for a couple of months, (the guild leader no less) Other than him, i have a blast. I dont' mind the fee becasue i manage to sell platinum and items each month to offest the balance. (and before you moan, Sony ALLOWS it on 2 servers.)
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« Reply #45 on: 04 Jan 2006, 21:09 »
I played EQ2 for a bit, but it wasn't really my thing.

I played Guild Wars quite a bit, but I got bored.
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« Reply #46 on: 05 Jan 2006, 06:16 »
I'm just so sick and tired of Fantasy games... which is why games like City of Heroes and Auto Assault have really grabbed my attention.

While I admit CoH is a game that I'm not overly happy with the changes too its still damn good for new players.
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« Reply #47 on: 07 Jan 2006, 22:22 »
I used to play Guild Wars for... a few months, I 3 or 4, I think before I got tired of it... Especially the player base. Now, I mostly play on a NeverWinter Nights PW called SoulForge... Graphics aren't as pretty as GW, granted, but the playerbase is much better, and I enjoy a bit of RPing now and then.
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« Reply #48 on: 08 Jan 2006, 00:55 »
I have considered reinstalling GW lately, because I really enjoyed my time playing it, and I liked the class/levelling system, but because I didn't have to consistantly play and level up, to stay competitive in PvP, I would leave it for weeks at a time eventually, when I had other games, and when I reformatted my computer, I just never bothered reinstalling it.

What are the new areas like? Anything fun happening? Have they fucked around with mesmers much? <3 Mesmer class so much.
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« Reply #49 on: 08 Jan 2006, 08:15 »
Mesmers were indeed quite awesome...

I think that the trouble in GW was that, for a non-PvPer like me, there just wasn't anything to do once you hit level twenty... I mean, sure, you could run around and get the Elite Skills and all, but that just wasn't all that fun. Really, you'd have to turn to PvP, which, while fun, just wasn't for me.
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