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  • Scripture1Scripture1 Member UncommonPosts: 421
    Originally posted by Axehandle

    After seeing many negative threads about worst Mmorpg's, terrible games, etc. it's time to turn that frown upside down and start a positive thread for once (shocking I know). 

     

    So ladies and gentlemen please give your opinions on what was the best MMORPG you have ever played? 

    Also give a few reasons why it's the best. Thanks.

     

    I will start, I know it's not popular and today the version of it doesn't interest me but the best mmorpg I've ever played is WoW. I started at the start of bc and played until the start of cata. I loved the world, the quests, the dungeons, the raids even the arenas. Of course over time that changed and the game is something I don't recognize now but that's what drew me in and kept me playing for 3 1/2 years.

    FFXI was the absolute best... But only in the first 3 years. Once the botters started getting out of hand the economics of the game went to hell. I loved camping NMs, getting together with LSs for O hat runs, lvling in groups (I prefer solo now though). It was my first mmorpg and no other game has had such an affect on me. 

     

    WoW came close but it didnt take the number one spot for me.

     

    Howbeit; when FFXIV came out I was hoping for the same but better and was completely dissappointed and canceled the game after the first 3 days... Sad. Lets see if ARR does well once it gets out on PS3 too.

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  • Scripture1Scripture1 Member UncommonPosts: 421
    Originally posted by Dzone

    My favorite MMO that i clearly spent the most time on was FFXI

     

    Started it way back in 2003 and played it for years all the way up till the Wotg expantion.

    1. Took a long time to level, loved the pace of it.

    2. Very luck based, lot of items had low drop rates and had to work for everything.

    3. Lot of competition for NM's,

    4. There was  a TON of endgame, so much to do when you hit lvl 75, and all Group based/ Allience based.

    5. There was so many areas you got to explore and so much extra stuff you could do while you leveld, like bcnm's, escort mission's, campin NM's, farming, ect. always something to do.

    6. Your job you choose had its role all the way through the game, if you played a whm you would heal and support, if you played a paliden you would tank, if you played a warrior you would tank or DD. So many roles, and the entire game was Group focused.

    7. FFXI had a really great community, everyone needed help and wanted to help others, it just created so many bonds between ppl.

    I really miss the old FFXI :( i literally played it maybe 4-5 years, every day loved every minute of it 

    What server were you on?

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  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 9,976

       For me this one is easy: Everquest

         IT wasnt my first MMO but it was the one I knew was my home the first five minutes in the game....THrown into a world with no directions, no tutorials, no symobls over NPCs heads, and a rough brutal world just waiting for me to explore it......When I started there were very few max level players and it was such an accomplishment that it used to be broadcast whenever someone hit max level.....We had to work together with other players to survive and everyone had skills/abilities that were valuable.....No other game has captured what EQ did.....

  • jayndsunjayndsun Member Posts: 14

    SWG Early

    DaOC (pre TOA and the buffbot craze)

    AC1 (I'd play this again if they upgraded their GFX)

    Vanguard

     

  • anthonypenaanthonypena Member Posts: 131
    warhammer, and age of conan
  • BartDaCatBartDaCat Member UncommonPosts: 813

    I'd have to say Ultima Online, but that's also partially biased by the fact that I already loved the single-player Ultima RPG series.  Still, Origin did a fantastic job of carrying over those "sandbox" elements from the Ultima series into a MMORPG environment, and it was almost perfectly executed.

    I'd say a very close runner-up for "Best I ever played" would be Dark Age of Camelot.  I have many fond memories of my adventures in the realms of DAoC.

  • gipper36gipper36 Member Posts: 23
    Originally posted by Axehandle
    Originally posted by LordOfPit
    Best MMO I ever played was City of Heroes / Villains.

    I've read several posts stating the same thing. What was it about CoH that was so cool? I never played it but I've read the freedom for character creation was one of the best features I have a feeling it must have been deeper than that to get so much love.

    it was fanbase and community,toon creation and design,fan base and community,pvp,fanbase and community,i played from issue1 to the end and never got bored.freedom server.....daddy dee over 50 fifties,Man i miss that game

  • AxehandleAxehandle Member Posts: 147
    Originally posted by anthonypena
    warhammer, and age of conan

    Is AoC f2p now?

     

    Ive always been curious how good that games but the doom and gloom crowd turned me away.

    Express your opinion

    http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/371172/Poll-Most-hated-MMORPG.html

  • GhavriggGhavrigg Member RarePosts: 1,308

    WoW has kept me entertained off and on for 8 years, so definitely the best in my mind. I'm taking a break currently, but I expect I'll be back AGAIN in the next couple months sometime. I don't think any MMO will ever give me such prolonged entertainment ever again, and the only other games I played extensively were Asheron's Call for three years, DAoC for a year, and FFXI for a year.

    Nowadays, I'm lucky if I don't get bored in two weeks with every new MMO. :(

  • apocolusterapocoluster Member UncommonPosts: 1,326
    Originally posted by Axehandle
    Originally posted by anthonypena
    warhammer, and age of conan

    Is AoC f2p now?

     

    Ive always been curious how good that games but the doom and gloom crowd turned me away.

    Yah its Free to play now.  IMO if you've never tried it..it is worth taking a look.

     

    lol doom and gloom crowd.

     Why would you listen to anyone in these forums...were all a bunch of idiots  lol

    No matter how cynical you become, its never enough to keep up - Lily Tomlin

  • AxehandleAxehandle Member Posts: 147
    Originally posted by apocoluster
    Originally posted by Axehandle
    Originally posted by anthonypena
    warhammer, and age of conan

    Is AoC f2p now?

     

    Ive always been curious how good that games but the doom and gloom crowd turned me away.

    Yah its Free to play now.  IMO if you've never tried it..it is worth taking a look.

     

    lol doom and gloom crowd.

     Why would you listen to anyone in these forums...were all a bunch of idiots  lol

    It's not just these particular forums I distinctly remember when the game launched virtually all well know mmorpg forums had peopleshitting on it for the amount of bugs it was released with.

    Express your opinion

    http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/371172/Poll-Most-hated-MMORPG.html

  • VidirVidir Member UncommonPosts: 963
    Asherons Call
  • TealaTeala Member RarePosts: 7,627
    Originally posted by jayndsun

    SWG Early

    DaOC (pre TOA and the buffbot craze)

    AC1 (I'd play this again if they upgraded their GFX)

    Vanguard

     

    This same list, plusWoW and  Planetside 1.   :)

  • meleemadnessmeleemadness Member Posts: 592

    I loved SWG before they ruined it.

    My first MMO was EQ1 and I loved it until lvl cap and LFG made me quit

    CoX was one of the funnest me and my wife played

    I like SWTOR but they wasted so much time and money on the "story telling"

  • itchmonitchmon Member RarePosts: 1,999

    Best overall game for me?  Eve Online

    My favorite game i've played (there's a difference!) ? Probably Eq1, maybe FF11 though.

    RIP Ribbitribbitt you are missed, kid.

    Currently Playing EVE, ESO

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  • KenFisherKenFisher Member UncommonPosts: 5,035
    Originally posted by Theocritus

       For me this one is easy: Everquest

         IT wasnt my first MMO but it was the one I knew was my home the first five minutes in the game....THrown into a world with no directions, no tutorials, no symobls over NPCs heads, and a rough brutal world just waiting for me to explore it......When I started there were very few max level players and it was such an accomplishment that it used to be broadcast whenever someone hit max level.....We had to work together with other players to survive and everyone had skills/abilities that were valuable.....No other game has captured what EQ did.....

     

    Have to say this.  Damn, that sounds like fun!

    Ken Fisher - Semi retired old fart Network Administrator, now working in Network Security.  I don't Forum PVP.  If you feel I've attacked you, it was probably by accident.  When I don't understand, I ask.  Such is not intended as criticism.
  • XthosXthos Member UncommonPosts: 2,740

    Sandbox type - UO

    Themepark - EQ

    RvR/PvP - DAoC

     

    Best MMO in the last 6 years....Vanguard despite its problems, shame they got rid of the pvp servers and left it to rot for so long.

     

    Vanguard and SWG had the best crafting/harvesting.

     

     

  • SanHorSanHor Member UncommonPosts: 336
    SWG pre CU. There were few other great MMOs during that time but I had the best guild and most fun in SWG.
  • RollerratRollerrat Member UncommonPosts: 200

    Anarchy Online - Twinkers heaven

    EVE Online - Living breathing world

  • zomard100zomard100 Member Posts: 228
    WOW
  • Mennix1Mennix1 Member Posts: 4

    Underlight as character Jevik Bane. EQ1 as GM Mennix.

     

  • DiSpLiFFDiSpLiFF Member UncommonPosts: 602

    WoW hands down. i've played mmo's for 12 years, but after playing WoW for 5 I haven't been able to get into another mmo. Everything else just seems like a crappy knock-off. 

    I'm hoping that ArcheAge changes my mmo drought though. 

  • MMOdad72MMOdad72 Member Posts: 93

    Very easy answer for me.

    EQ pre PoP.

  • angerbeaverangerbeaver Member UncommonPosts: 1,272
    Lotro pre-moria hands down was my favorite experiences gaming.
  • Tindale111Tindale111 Member UncommonPosts: 276
    Everquest 1 and 2 guilds and housing is awesome and special mention to Vanguard for the crafting and the different classes the bard is awesome and really feels like you can be different from other bards by the way you combine your spells (have to have played it to know what i mean ) :)i see a lot of talk for innovation these days and even tho its an old game check vanguard out one of the best
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