CoE or something like it will be what I need to deal with the slump. I need something that more approaches Pen & Paper rather than another MMORPG that is just a console game on steroids.
MMORPG players are often like Hobbits: They don't like Adventures
These are the two I am optimistically waiting on. I'm purposefully ignoring most of the media attention around it, just reading a few major stories here and there. Both games have a lot of experienced devs behind them, hopefully that translates to good fundamentals with fun experiences.
As a former DAoC player, and someone who still has faith in Mark Jacobs, I hope CU turns out to be a lot of fun.
The only one in the list i have any particular interest in is Camelot Unchained, i have hopes that it will be the game it proclaims to be and when it eventually releases and i will most likely try it then, the others in the list however, until they release in a final version i have little interest, perhaps they will surprise me but honestly i don't think all of them will actually be completed.
I'm kinda interested in CU and crowfall but I'm not overflowing with anticipation. I can't remember when I checked up on CU, but it was in the last couple months I checked in on crowfall.
I'm hyped about CU just because I played its predecessor DAOC for like 8 years. but the others are just more of the same. honestly over the last 15 years ive played a ton of the AAA mmo's that come out, just cuz of boredom. but i keep the hype to a minimum nowadays.
I certainly hope Pantheon is more of the same. Its what I am looking forward to. And when I say that I am referencing EverQuest 1999. Anyone who started playing EQ back then knows what I mean.
I'm not hyped nor even really excited about anything. I will play CU because I supported it, but that is probably my biggest hope. I'll give pantheon a try if it ever comes out. Other than that, so far nothing upcoming has been even mildly interesting to me.
Lately I've been getting through my backlog of games which is nice, but I've also been playing a lot of RPG(ish) games and it has given my the itch to play a MMO again, but there is just nothing I really want to go back to.
It has kind of worked out that I haven't been too excited for games in a while because when I do try one like ffxiv when it came out, I was pleasantly surprised and played that longer than any other MMO in a while.
Over the last 5 years or so I've been pretty disappointed with the MMO scene. Nothing has come out that has managed to capture the magic of EverQuest (the first one) when I played that back in the early 2000's or even early World of Warcraft before the first expansion was released. So I've been ignoring the MMO genre for that time period. But at the moment there are four MMOs in development that I'm really hyped about.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Saga of Lucimia Camelot Unchained Chronicles of Elyria
I think out of the four Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen and Chronicles of Elyria are the two that I am most hyped about. Either way I have alpha access to both of them so will see as testing progresses which one is my favourite although I'll probably end up playing both.
So anyone else feeling really good about the MMO market at the moment? These games seem so much better than the AAA games that have been released by the big developers / publishers.
It's good you're still at the stage of looking forward to games coming out. It seems to me a lot of games sound good on paper but can be really different in real life. Now I tend to wait until actual launch to check them out. Yes I miss the promotional packages sometimes but end up saving more money in the long run because I use to get the promotional package, play the game for a month as I eval it after launch, and often never play it again.
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
Hyped, no. Watching, yes. There is a big difference between the two.
Most certainly a VERY accurate statement and i have no problem with anyone watching,i just hope they also use good judgement and don't just make devs rich because they are bored.
I truly believe that MOST people are NOT happy with the present day game development direction but keep on buying and spending because they are quickly bored of present and move on to ANYTHING marketed as new. I actually shouldn't even need to defend what i just said,the numbers and current player base in games ,speaks for itself,there is a VERY poor retention rate in games and if all games were still using subscriptions,those numbers would be dramatically worse.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
I've decided to stay away from all these indie, action combat survival MMO's. Rather wait for the next Blizzard MMO or maybe Riot will bring a new MMO within the next 5 years. Or just quit playing MMO's completely.
Over the last 5 years or so I've been pretty disappointed with the MMO scene. Nothing has come out that has managed to capture the magic of EverQuest (the first one) when I played that back in the early 2000's or even early World of Warcraft before the first expansion was released. So I've been ignoring the MMO genre for that time period. But at the moment there are four MMOs in development that I'm really hyped about.
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Saga of Lucimia Camelot Unchained Chronicles of Elyria
I think out of the four Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen and Chronicles of Elyria are the two that I am most hyped about. Either way I have alpha access to both of them so will see as testing progresses which one is my favourite although I'll probably end up playing both.
So anyone else feeling really good about the MMO market at the moment? These games seem so much better than the AAA games that have been released by the big developers / publishers.
It's good you're still at the stage of looking forward to games coming out. It seems to me a lot of games sound good on paper but can be really different in real life. Now I tend to wait until actual launch to check them out. Yes I miss the promotional packages sometimes but end up saving more money in the long run because I use to get the promotional package, play the game for a month as I eval it after launch, and often never play it again.
The fact that these indie games look good on paper is what makes me excited for them. I didn't think any of the games that came out in the last decade "looked good on paper", and it turned out they weren't good in reality either.
I'm looking forward to all of the aforementioned titles. I'd even add Crowfall to the list, even though I don't think it will even remotely scratch my MMORPG itch, I think it brings something potentially fun to the massively multiplayer table.
Saga of Lucimia could be a lot of fun if they can embrace a little moderation in their design philosophy. I don't know anyone that is a bigger fan of realism, challenge and immersion in an MMO than I am, but going to the extremes is going to resign this game to ultimate nichedom. Fun for me perhaps, but only if they manage to draw enough of an audience to make the game work. A highly cooperative game needs players.
Pantheon is the game I'm looking forward to the most. In it's current state, it already has the mechanics I want and fun gameplay. Now it's just a matter of polishing it up and finishing the classes and content.
Chronicles of Elyria is probably the game that I think has the least chance of being successful on that list. Despite great early graphics and ambitious ideas, I'm not convinced they can pull it off and believe the game will become another incarnation of Darkfall and Mortal online, except with more roleplay and probably even more elitism.
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But on point Pantheon looks great , hope that was to exciting for some ...lol
As a former DAoC player, and someone who still has faith in Mark Jacobs, I hope CU turns out to be a lot of fun.
When closed beta comes I will know for sure.....
Lately I've been getting through my backlog of games which is nice, but I've also been playing a lot of RPG(ish) games and it has given my the itch to play a MMO again, but there is just nothing I really want to go back to.
It has kind of worked out that I haven't been too excited for games in a while because when I do try one like ffxiv when it came out, I was pleasantly surprised and played that longer than any other MMO in a while.
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"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
I truly believe that MOST people are NOT happy with the present day game development direction but keep on buying and spending because they are quickly bored of present and move on to ANYTHING marketed as new.
I actually shouldn't even need to defend what i just said,the numbers and current player base in games ,speaks for itself,there is a VERY poor retention rate in games and if all games were still using subscriptions,those numbers would be dramatically worse.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
And they won't be getting any of my money until I try the game(s) first.
I'm looking forward to all of the aforementioned titles. I'd even add Crowfall to the list, even though I don't think it will even remotely scratch my MMORPG itch, I think it brings something potentially fun to the massively multiplayer table.
Saga of Lucimia could be a lot of fun if they can embrace a little moderation in their design philosophy. I don't know anyone that is a bigger fan of realism, challenge and immersion in an MMO than I am, but going to the extremes is going to resign this game to ultimate nichedom. Fun for me perhaps, but only if they manage to draw enough of an audience to make the game work. A highly cooperative game needs players.
Pantheon is the game I'm looking forward to the most. In it's current state, it already has the mechanics I want and fun gameplay. Now it's just a matter of polishing it up and finishing the classes and content.
Chronicles of Elyria is probably the game that I think has the least chance of being successful on that list. Despite great early graphics and ambitious ideas, I'm not convinced they can pull it off and believe the game will become another incarnation of Darkfall and Mortal online, except with more roleplay and probably even more elitism.