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Need a new MMORPG to play!
Guizee
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Help me out please! - I'm looking for a new MMORPG to sink my time and blood into, but I am not sure which one should I pick because there's little variety nowadays (or maybe I'm blind) and the opinions are very mixed, and that doesn't help.
I've been playing Guild Wars 2 since 2012 and now I decided to look for another MMO because I just can't stand the Balance Team incompetence in that game, seriously. I'll just tell you guys what I'm looking for:
* I don't care much about graphics because they tend to disguise the game's lack of content
* I enjoy good story (lore)
* I am mostly PvPer, but when I begin to play a new game I simply go through all its PvE content, however I tend not to stay at PvE scenarios because the endgame content is just boring.
* I know that achieving a perfect balance state between classes is quite hard, perhaps impossible (another time...) but I do appreciate devs teams committed to their job, taking it seriously (not like GW2's) and giving almost zero ground to blatant broken stuff.
* The only thing I can't stand is pay 2 play model, aka WoW. I'm comfortable with b2p games.
So, I considered some MMOs already but I just can't decide which one I'm going to play. So far I feel tempted in buying ESO due to marvelous experience with Skyrim but I know for a fact that ESO doesn't have the same gameplay quality as Skyrim, well, both are different games. BDO is out of question because of IP block (I live in Brazil) and as I mentioned above I don't want to play WoW. What's left for me to play in this savage market???
I've been playing Guild Wars 2 since 2012 and now I decided to look for another MMO because I just can't stand the Balance Team incompetence in that game, seriously. I'll just tell you guys what I'm looking for:
* I don't care much about graphics because they tend to disguise the game's lack of content
* I enjoy good story (lore)
* I am mostly PvPer, but when I begin to play a new game I simply go through all its PvE content, however I tend not to stay at PvE scenarios because the endgame content is just boring.
* I know that achieving a perfect balance state between classes is quite hard, perhaps impossible (another time...) but I do appreciate devs teams committed to their job, taking it seriously (not like GW2's) and giving almost zero ground to blatant broken stuff.
* The only thing I can't stand is pay 2 play model, aka WoW. I'm comfortable with b2p games.
So, I considered some MMOs already but I just can't decide which one I'm going to play. So far I feel tempted in buying ESO due to marvelous experience with Skyrim but I know for a fact that ESO doesn't have the same gameplay quality as Skyrim, well, both are different games. BDO is out of question because of IP block (I live in Brazil) and as I mentioned above I don't want to play WoW. What's left for me to play in this savage market???
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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
Too old. I would try a private server instead. But the game is way too old and...well...nvm.
Aion? That's PvP focused. It's a very hardcore PvP experience once you get to endgame. You may think it's too old though if you think WoW is too old. I mean, WoW is more modern and better looking these days than most games that were made up to 8 years after it... once you get to Warlord's expansion and onwards.
I played RIFT once, got a character up to level 17 and got really bored of pve, I never had a taste of the pvp though, how is it? Can you tell me about the pvp?
As far as I know, WoW looks very traditionalist, it has tons of stupid quests and I found the exploration very lame. Don't get me wrong though, I tried the free trial (up to level 20) and didn't like the experience I had. I just don't want to waste money on a game that I might slightly enjoy it (I live in Brazil and games here are more expensive, hence why I don't want to take risks).ikcin said: I once heard about Lineage 2 and was thinking about giving it try but it's been eras ago and I just lost track of it. I don't know about the game state right now and I know very little about L2 but thanks for mentioning it! It didn't even cross my mind when I was writing this post
EQ1, EQ2, SWG, SWTOR, GW, GW2 CoH, CoV, FFXI, WoW, CO, War,TSW and a slew of free trials and beta tests
"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
Might give it another try as well, but I am tempted to buy ESO, everyone talks good things about that game.
Even more so in the champion point campaigns - each champion point being minor tweaks that make a character more powerful. Again they are available to everyone - and whilst one is trivial a few hundred make more of a difference (although the added benefits diminish). There are non-CP enabled campaigns for "less developed" characters.
Now yes a good player with a max level class A with great gear vs. an equally good player with an equally max level character of class B and equally great gear ..... OK at that point one can discuss class balance. There are differences. But you are a long way into the game at that point.
Much more fundamental I suggest is that not only does ESO have excellent open world large scale PvP campaigns with siege weapons, capturing keeps and other objectives along with no death penalty - so no need to worry about having the gold to repair gear etc. - that are nearly always full as a result of the mega servers but ...
It also has mixed PvE / solo to small team PvP - in twisty tunnels and so forth - with the occasional boss PvE mob thrown in for good measure. Takes place in Imperial City. Which gives rise to a different class balance discussion at really high levels - is the best class here the best in the open world PvP hmmmm
and
arena - team - PvP. Different again.
ESO is a spiritual successor to the likes of DAoC. It has PvP that people who don't like PvP can jump in and enjoy.
Edit:
the open world PvP comes with the base game; Imperial City was a DLC which is included in some of the editions such as ESO Gold or on its own or as part of a 4 DLC pack; the arena PvP was introduced with Morrowind - which also comes with the base game.
Maybe get the cheapest option to give it a try. It should be pretty cheap and doesn't need a sub. And if you decide later to e.g. add Morrowind you should be able to do that later for not a lot.
Champions Online
Dungeons & Dragons Online
SWTOR - if you havent tried it you will have limit to 2 characters, money will have a cap limit but not anything to worry about really
I went off ESO .. so i won't suggest that
Others i've got playing
Neverwinter (X1)
Star Trek Online (X1)
Defiance 2050 (X1)
Oh and ofcourse EVE !!
I make this recommendation based on my own experience, though in another MMO. I played EQ2 for many years, had my preferred classes but after class revamp after class revamp I had enough and stopped playing. Which was a mistake because I still liked the game and community.
The developers have to make class changes over the years. MMOs are no static games which get developed once and never change. Sometimes their changes are great, sometimes not. But to have no change at all is not an option for MMOs.
At least you have the chance to go back to a living game which is still actively developed. EQ2 is just on life support by DBG unfortunately.