Best MMORPG's! (detailed information) Graphics, sounds, feel, leveling, fun. etc

[JahDAoCTheurg]

 

[QueZart]

Asheron's Call 1 not the beknighted sequel..

AC 1 has alil outdated graphics but for Content and GamePlay It Cant be Beat

 

[magomago]

you mean people still play AC1? I remember reading about it, what makes it so spcial compared to other MMORPGS?

 

[Czar]

Eve Online, the best and longest lasting I have ever tried.

City of heroes, lasted one month.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

#1 UO. Till Renaissance expansion. Quite simply the greatest MMO ever. It was created as a blank canvas with a myriad pallete for the players to create their own world. Nothing else has come close.
#2 DAoC. Till ToA....it's the game WoW cloned and, despite absolutely frustrating devs (anybody else remember them denying berzerkers were overpowered for a year and a half?), it was the most complete MMO (PvP with a purpose -- albeit a contrived and frivolous pupose -- and solid PvE ripped from EQ).
#3 UO. Post Renaissance expansion. Game is now totally different but offers a LOT to do and experience...BoDs, artifacts, custom housing, factions, runic crafting tools, flower growing, etc.
#4 Shadowbane. For the first few months before the bugs in the end game were all uncovered. Underrated graphics were spectacular...only game with realistic designs. PvE was more fun than it should have been. Poor coding and balance doomed it. First game you could actually fly in.
#5 City Of Heroes. Shallow gameplay, but quite entertaining with all the varied power set combinations and costumes. Kind to casual players.
#6 WoW. It's just like DAoC but shinier and has orcses!!! If you never played another MMO this would blow your mind, but having played some EQ and DAoC, this felt like playing the same thing.
#7 AO. Innovator of the instanced mission and very cool futuristic style. Quite convoluted and uninspired past that. Best sound track of any MMO save the brilliant MIDIs from early UO.....seriously the Vesper town music from UO will almost make you weep.

I also played some EQ but I thought the game sucked so bad I won't even rate it. Entirely group-centered level grinding. I, unfortunately, never played AC but it sounds like a good one. I beta tested SWG, but didn't play post release....on paper was the ideal MMO, but as a seasoned MMO vet by the time it came out, I couldn't stop looking past all the glitz and seeing the same old gameplay, plus it seemed like it was geared for the player with lots of time to invest and I was married by this point. Beta'd E&B, but it needed deeper gameplay to make up for the boredom of flying through space so much.

I'd love to go into more depth, but I'm typing this with one hand while cradling my two week old in my other arm.

Oh, and anybody who played Albion is a pansy.

 

[JahDAoCTheurg]

LOL, I'm guessing your from hib, maybe mid. Not sure can't really tell. I just want a new MMORPG, i still currently play DAOC, and im on right now. I can't really stand what Mythic has done to the game with Catacombs, and i HATE New Frontiers.. ToA is just retaded.. I Hope Darkness Rising pulls this game together.

 

[Elcs]

If you want MMORPG's to avoid, I didnt like FFXI when I played it about 1 year ago. Played for 3 months and didnt enjoy it once I started.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: JahDAoCTheurg
LOL, I'm guessing your from hib, maybe mid. Not sure can't really tell. I just want a new MMORPG, i still currently play DAOC, and im on right now. I can't really stand what Mythic has done to the game with Catacombs, and i HATE New Frontiers.. ToA is just retaded.. I Hope Darkness Rising pulls this game together.

I think you can tell from my name which realm I played. Here's a hint....MOOSE!

There's really nothing much different out now and nothing on the horizon, no pun intended, offering any substantial improvements.

To stick with a game that long, you must be pretty hardcore, so SWG might do the trick. WoW isn't different enough...it literally plays almost the exact same only with fewer classes and less depth.

What do you like about DAoC? That might help in a recommendation.

 

[JahDAoCTheurg]

LOL @ me, wow HeroofPelinor, didn't hit me on the first part of your name. Anyways I Like DAoC mainly because of the medival times type crap... the way the game is just awesome, i just wish Mythic didn't come out with ToA, nor NF, catacombs i could care less about, if they would just nerf the frickin' bainshee.. I guess i'm pretty hardcore, i mainly play when im not at friends house, stuff like that. i started this game off of 2 cousins of mine and i loved it when i saw them play. then i played and became addicted and then i got the game and havn't quit sense. How long have you played?

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Here's that vesper theme. Couldn't stop thinking about it until I heard it again. This is a recording with an SB Live...but it sounded even more stunning running through my JV-1010.

http://www.grandgent.com.nyud.net:8090/tom/mp3/[Ultima%20Online]%20Vesper.mp3

And, what the heck, here's the theme for the city of Trinsic too since it's late, I'm tired, and I'm feeling nostalgic.

http://www.grandgent.com.nyud.net:8090/tom/mp3/[Ultima%20Online]%20Trinsic.mp3

 

[JahDAoCTheurg]

Says Page Cannot be displayed . Was curious though, you seem to play alot of online games.. What game have you played that made you think (Hey this reminds me of DAoC) while playing?

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: JahDAoCTheurg
Says Page Cannot be displayed . Was curious though, you seem to play alot of online games.. What game have you played that made you think (Hey this reminds me of DAoC) while playing?

Ah heck, just copy and past the line till I fix it.

And, as I said earlier, WoW is very similar to DAoC though it will feel more simplistic in many ways. Still, the bones of the game are nearly identical and it offers MUCH better landscapes.

 

[JahDAoCTheurg]

I have WoW, i got a lvl 10 mage and then i said screw this and went back to DAoC, maybe because it was completely new and i liked it, or maybe cuz i just was tired of DAoC.. not sure but I didn't seem to get any DAoC feelings when i played WoW. I think it is a very over-rated game.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: JahDAoCTheurg
LOL @ me, wow HeroofPelinor, didn't hit me on the first part of your name. Anyways I Like DAoC mainly because of the medival times type crap... the way the game is just awesome, i just wish Mythic didn't come out with ToA, nor NF, catacombs i could care less about, if they would just nerf the frickin' bainshee.. I guess i'm pretty hardcore, i mainly play when im not at friends house, stuff like that. i started this game off of 2 cousins of mine and i loved it when i saw them play. then i played and became addicted and then i got the game and havn't quit sense. How long have you played?

I played it off and on for a couple years. Quit shortly before ToA, but mostly because being melee in PvP sucked because you were mez target #1 and during keep assaults/defense you sit around doing nothing for an hour while the ranged classes and stealthers all have their fun. Oh, you do get to carry wood, which is tremendous fun......weeeee Pack Mule Online.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: JahDAoCTheurg
I have WoW, i got a lvl 10 mage and then i said screw this and went back to DAoC, maybe because it was completely new and i liked it, or maybe cuz i just was tired of DAoC.. not sure but I didn't seem to get any DAoC feelings when i played WoW. I think it is a very over-rated game.

Yeah, I haven't heard of any vet MMO player who was impressed by WoW.

Maybe you should look at EQ2. I haven't tried it, but it looks decent....certainly more complex than WoW. Other than that, I'm afraid you're out of luck until D&D Online in August or Darkfall Online in....uh....who knows.

 

[skace]

WoW is the best MMORPG out now. Honorable mention goes to UO, EQ, Planetside and Eve. Anything not mentioned is for good reason.

 

[Horus]

I'm really enjoying SW:Galaxies...especially the flying bits. I'm sorry, but it's FVCKING cool, flying around and blowing TIE fighters out of the sky...

 

[Aztech]

What does MMORPG stand for?

 

[Malladine]

Originally posted by: Aztech
What does MMORPG stand for?

Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game

 

[Malladine]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: JahDAoCTheurg
I have WoW, i got a lvl 10 mage and then i said screw this and went back to DAoC, maybe because it was completely new and i liked it, or maybe cuz i just was tired of DAoC.. not sure but I didn't seem to get any DAoC feelings when i played WoW. I think it is a very over-rated game.

Yeah, I haven't heard of any vet MMO player who was impressed by WoW.

Maybe you should look at EQ2. I haven't tried it, but it looks decent....certainly more complex than WoW. Other than that, I'm afraid you're out of luck until D&D Online in August or Darkfall Online in....uh....who knows.

why D&D?

 

[Seeruk]

EVE ONLINE IS THE STANDARD THAT ALL MMORPG'S ATTAIN TO!!!!

And its space instead of bashing ogres and fairies and all that tired old crap

 

[BigPoppa]

Originally posted by: Seeruk
EVE ONLINE IS THE STANDARD THAT ALL MMORPG'S ATTAIN TO!!!!

And its space instead of bashing ogres and fairies and all that tired old crap

OMG, the Star Wars theme is so 1970s!

...See how retarded blanket statements are? Enjoy your genre, let others enjoy theirs.

EQ is still the most polished MMO out there. It has by far the most content. Its isn't the most solo friendly game, but choosing the right class you can definately solo from 1-70 without a problem: beastlord, magician, necro, druid, wizard, hell a shaman can prolly do it too. Don't pick a pure melee or hybrid if you expect to solo to 70 in any sort of reasonable time. I'd say necro/beast/magician would prolly level up the fastest. If you have the skills to quad kite a druid/wizard can do some sick xp.

Of the solo classes, beastlord druid and necro are the most group friendly, although they all are quite nice to have in groups. Even though everyone likes to bitch, the classes are all very well balanced right now. They're currently doing a little tweaking.

FFXI is also really polished. With over a year of playing, I didn't have a single crash to desktop, not one. Patches never requried more patches to fix things. The auction house system is absolutely fantastic.

You won't be soloing past lvl 10 for any class but BST in FFXI, it just isn't very feasible.

 

[SniperWulf]

My vote goes to Lineage II. I tried WoW and it just wasn't drawn into the game. Never got around to trying DAoC or EQ1. I did try EQ2 and its not bad either. FFXI was ok at first, but i became bored of it.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: Malladine

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: JahDAoCTheurg
I have WoW, i got a lvl 10 mage and then i said screw this and went back to DAoC, maybe because it was completely new and i liked it, or maybe cuz i just was tired of DAoC.. not sure but I didn't seem to get any DAoC feelings when i played WoW. I think it is a very over-rated game.

Yeah, I haven't heard of any vet MMO player who was impressed by WoW.

Maybe you should look at EQ2. I haven't tried it, but it looks decent....certainly more complex than WoW. Other than that, I'm afraid you're out of luck until D&D Online in August or Darkfall Online in....uh....who knows.

why D&D?

Only because it's SwordsScorcery/Medieval themed, which he seems to like and is out in a few months. I personally feel like Turbine has turned themselves into a chop shop and don't expect anything from this game, but it may be a temporary replacement for other games people have just burnt themselves out on. When Turbine took over MEO, they did a 180 and rather than create a living, breathing Middle Earth like was originally planned, they are going to make it AC2 with hobbits......F'ers.

Personally, I won't be seriously playing anything unless Darkfall Online comes out. It's been in development for 4+ years by devs who loved the original UO. The things they say about MMORPGs are right in line with my thinking and the community around the game also feels similarly.

 

[shurato]

Whatever you do, don't buy Final Fantasy XI online... for one thing it has nothing to do with Final Fantasy other than the fact they throw in a character here or there from the other Final Fantasy universes. I know MMORPG's are a timesuck but this game just seems to have been created to suck the time out of you to do ANYTHING in the game. You have to wait forever to play the actual game and level or do most missions because you have to do everything in a party. You can only solo with a beastmaster which is even more tedious and stupid.

I'm rather embarassed to say I started playing this game in a very weak emotional moment in my life and got sucked into it for about a year.
I can stop playing a game and say gee this was a very enjoyable game to play... I can't say that about FF.. It was like mind control the way I played that stupid game. I wasn't having fun but it was so habit forming. It was my first MMORPG so I didn't know any better...

The best MMORPG to play is none unless you got alot of time on your hands every day.

Guild Wars isn't a true MMORPG but has similar elements to it...great game. Can pick up and play 30 mins one day or play all day long the next. More about skills and strategy than your dedication to spending all your time farming or questing for that uber elite item to give the edge.