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whitevvolf
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I am looking to start playing another mmo. I have time at the moment and miss the greater picture of mmo's. BUT, I must be picky because I can't find one that I am happy with. My background in mmo's is SWG, Age of Conan, Rift, LOTRO, Runes of Magic, Guild wars. etc. All the mmo's i can't find as of late all seem to be heavily Asian influenced. I know most are to some point but is there anything out there that isn't so much anime induced? Black desert for one is so good on many things but I feel like I am playing dead or alive. The armor doesn't even change look when you equip new stuff?? I mean WTF. Anyway, maybe I just need to pick up an old game and try to get back into it. But if anyone can direct me in the right direction that would be great. Thanks.
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I mean you must be the only person in the Universe that never played WoW, unless you failed to mention it in your list.
For veteran players like me WoW lost its charm long time ago, but maybe new players might find it fun.
Alternatively you could try EQ2.
With EQ2 you get basically the same clone but it offers way more.with wow you get an end game where all people want to do is dungeon raids.
In EQ2 you can get a mercenary to fight with you,they are quite strong,think somewhat like a tier 2 player.You get as more complete experience.
Personally i still play the game i enjoy the most,no it is not as complete as EQ2 but it just does things the way i like with no hand holding or markers anywhere in the game.That would be FFXI,i also play on a EMU server,not nearly as good but no pressure,i can still enjoy the basics.Retail FFXi you can have a whole team of npc's to fight for you,tons of unique classes,tons of fun before you reach the boring Wowish end game of just going for end game loot.
IMO EQ2 is one of the best imo top 5 games of all time,you should try it out but for the most part it is what all clones are made of...linear questing.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
Actually I'm thinking "don't we all"
I know you said EQ2 was showing its age so this may not be what you're looking for but you may at least look at Project Gorgon. The reason is interesting skills to level up and how it makes you think. It's still in development though and working on systems. This means less graphical fidelity.
"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
EQ1, EQ2, SWG, SWTOR, GW, GW2 CoH, CoV, FFXI, WoW, CO, War,TSW and a slew of free trials and beta tests
SWTOR is good. Enjoyable leveling experience with decent dungeons. I haven't played the last few expansions though, so I can't tell you if they're good or not.
If you want to try something oldschool there's a free trial for Istaria (formerly Horizons). It's a midpoint between EQ and WoW with a heavy focus on crafting. Has open world housing for normal races that is very customizable and lairs for dragon characters.
The secret world, SWTOR, Wildstar. Maybe they are not to everyones liking but they are to mine.
Edit: Oh and DC universe online, this game is fun as hell in short bursts.
That will take up about 4 months of your time; honestly this is a placeholder for me until Bless Online releases, and that will be a placeholder until City of Titans releases, although if Bless is good I may play both.
This game is available on PC, Xbox One and PS3/4. I'm playing om my Xbox. All three worlds have healthy populations though, so whichever you prefer, go for it! One thing; you cannot transfer between platforms, so anything you earn on PC, for example, cannot be transferred to PS4.
The world is going to the dogs, which is just how I planned it!
And there is also FF XIV (while Japan is in Asia they are way closer to the west game wise then South Korea and China are), ESO and GW2. All of those 3 are worth a try as well.
BDO is the other better graphic game along with TESO but i found TESo lacking in all areas,i quit BDO and TESO really fast like within a week fast.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
I highly recommend Rising World. It's like Minecraft on steriods. Also Medieval Engineers. I also do play Lotro and Rift...mainly for the housing, in which Rift is the better of those two.
Bought ESO, gave it a try first time, meh. Second time it's still clunky, no AH...chat function is not great. No small map so you have to stop and open one. For me it leaves a whole lot to be desired. Graphics are great, but the game itself lacks.
Also keep a lookout for the Repopulation relaunch is SWG ish as well