General Discussion

im new to mmrpgs

narrowed my search down to either Everquest, or eve, as i used to play frontier elite on the amiga years ago so it seems interesting, eve is in competition with Tabula rasa

so.... which wud i choose

tabula rasa

eve

or everquest II

im not looking for a easy game, want sumthing solid to play with lots of depth

from what ive read on the websites wow is too boring and repetitive, eve gets boring coz u have to wait for ur skill points, not really read much bad about everquest other than its quite dated now..tabula rasa apparently gets boring once u reach the higher levels and there isnt much to do

any suggestions appreciated

tks in advance

As you said, if you want a harder and more complicated MMO, choose EvE, the start is a bit hard but then it becomes enjoyable.

If you want a Fantasy MMO with pretty elves (gosh) choose EQ2 or WoW, these two are very easy to understand but gets boring after the few later levels. And theres not much to do at End game beside raiding or just PvPing all day long.

If you want casual and solo friendly game, with alot of action choose tabula rasa, but at its current state its not much worth playing, id suggest you wait some months before playing TR, but you can still try the trial..

Hope that helped

Originally posted by Kentt

As you said, if you want a harder and more complicated MMO, choose EvE, the start is a bit hard but then it becomes enjoyable.

If you want a Fantasy MMO with pretty elves (gosh) choose EQ2 or WoW, these two are very easy to understand but gets boring after the few later levels. And theres not much to do at End game beside raiding or just PvPing all day long.

If you want casual and solo friendly game, with alot of action choose tabula rasa, but at its current state its not much worth playing, id suggest you wait some months before playing TR, but you can still try the trial..

Hope that helped

 

 

 

like u mentioned i dont want to play a game where once u get in th higer level all u do is rading and the likes..

want sumthing with more depth, so maybe the choice is between tabula rasa and eve....dam this is confusing too many games to choose from

TR and EVE are nothing alike in any way shape or form...

TR is a third person shooter land based mmo, EVE is a space based point and click style mmo

Id recommend trying the EVE 14 day free trial, as its quite a difficult game to start off with a steep learning curve, although you wont find any game as deep as it.

As said, EVE is one of the most complex and difficult MMOs on the market.  Nothing like anything currently on the market.  Give the trial a go, and ask a LOT of questions.  You'll have to if you want to understand anything.  There is a lot more to the game than just what you see on the surface.

jus the one thing sabout eve makes me wary, the fact that u have to upskill in real time, that means it wud take u ages to get to a decent level....

and sum of u guys mentioned repetitive, sumting i want to stay away from, wow is apparently that, and now ur saying eq2 is the same..

Originally posted by KAIS_1

jus the one thing sabout eve makes me wary, the fact that u have to upskill in real time, that means it wud take u ages to get to a decent level....

and sum of u guys mentioned repetitive, sumting i want to stay away from, wow is apparently that, and now ur saying eq2 is the same..

 

Tabual Rasa

This name means Clean Slate - its set in present day earth where the earth is invaded and destroyed by aliens A few surviving humans escape Via wormhole gates to begine the war elsewhere with the help of 'magic' alien Powers Oh and it idolises 'Generall' Garrot [this guy was the one who insisted everyone call him Lord British in reallife as he is a Roleplay nut who lives in a castle or so im told]. So on the last point i would just avoid it altogether. This game however is VERY new and not only had a lot of bugs but is also short on content especially the engame content which is what makes a MMO. In a years time tho if this one survives it will be a good MMO im sure.

Everquest 2

Its basiccally very similar to WoW as in its a level mob grinding game with standard armour and grouping mechanics. Graphically tho it is a bit more adult about it and the graphics are actually Passable. It is quick to get in to but it takes a long time to reach the real PvP content As most PvP involved higher level = win. This one is great if you love level basaed games that tell you what to do and it ahs years of content expansions behind it expanding and supporting the game itself.

EvE

Set in about 30,000 years in the future in a distant star cluster EvE is basically a space trading combat industrial market MMO it has the best in game market around and complex palyer interactions. It does take a while to really get into the game tho as skill learning is time based but once you have a core set of skills you can then really get into it. EvE is a LONG term MMO with Long term goeal and rewards. But for the right palyer worth the time. Top Tip get into a palyer run corp ASAP.

Originally posted by KAIS_1

jus the one thing sabout eve makes me wary, the fact that u have to upskill in real time, that means it wud take u ages to get to a decent level....

and sum of u guys mentioned repetitive, sumting i want to stay away from, wow is apparently that, and now ur saying eq2 is the same..

 

In teh case of Tabula Rasa its repetativly doing missions and killing mobs to grind up levels.

In Everquest 2 its the same.

IN EvE tho its in making money as charecter development is automatic. you make money in a variety of ways tho so you CAN add some variety in this but only if you are experienced at it i guess.