the main reason is because i can't try it before i buy it

Yeah, if you go and buy a car even a used car you get to try it before you buy it but I guess that the devs doesn't think that you should be allowed to try their product before you buy it.

I am not really excited about this game simply because as soon as I see another class based limited optioned game where they have ogre type playable characters I get disappointed immediately. I am currently very bored with that whole concept, so I don;t jump for joy when I see another one.  I would love to see a game that has one race .. human and in order to be other things in the  game you can either morph or make a suit for it. To be a bear you make a bear suit, to be a devil you make a devil outift rather than a predetermined class with certain abilities. I want my choices back, and I want a game where I can access all in game content from one character rather than having to create a ton of characters to accomplish this. I am not holding my breath though, I do not see much hope on the horizon.

If i can;t find a game like that I will keep playing guild wars, and guild wars 2 until I do.  I expect it to be a long wait. I am not saying i will never play this game, just I am not all hyped up about it. I will wait and see what  friends think about it, I may even give it a try, but I don;t expect i will ever be able to really like this game because of  it's limitations.

Originally posted by gatheris

the main reason is because i can't try it before i buy it

 

Why not? Open beta is coming up.  I always put down some cash and get the Beta key and play it before launch.  If I don't like it, I transfer the balance to another game I like.  If WAR doesn't work out for me, I'll transfer the balance to SPORE (which I'll buy anyway).

*edit* gamestop FTW

I'll try the open beta but I wont buy unless a few things happen,..

PVE has to be done well not just the PVP.

GOA handles things nicely during the Open Beta for Europe.

Economy is at least decent.

Originally posted by gillvane1

Probably the best way to design an MMORPG for roleplay, would be to not have any combat at all. None. No PvE, and no PvP.

Like...

or

Please let me know if you find any good roleplaying there.  I didn't.

Well I must say im on the fence about buying it.  I have played it and I do think its really a well made game.

It seems to fix  alot of the stuff I complained about in WoW.

It just feels like ive already played it, maybe its just me because I dont read the lore or quests.

I just really want something really really different. I guess if all my friends buy it I probably will also.

My current computer cannot run it and it is an EA game, so I surely wait and see and certainly do not trust any hype.

War didnt catch my atention that much.... kinda like AION more...

Originally posted by deviliscious

I am not really excited about this game simply because as soon as I see another class based limited optioned game where they have ogre type playable characters I get disappointed immediately. I am currently very bored with that whole concept, so I don;t jump for joy when I see another one.  I would love to see a game that has one race .. human and in order to be other things in the  game you can either morph or make a suit for it. To be a bear you make a bear suit, to be a devil you make a devil outift rather than a predetermined class with certain abilities. I want my choices back, and I want a game where I can access all in game content from one character rather than having to create a ton of characters to accomplish this. I am not holding my breath though, I do not see much hope on the horizon.

If i can;t find a game like that I will keep playing guild wars, and guild wars 2 until I do.  I expect it to be a long wait. I am not saying i will never play this game, just I am not all hyped up about it. I will wait and see what  friends think about it, I may even give it a try, but I don;t expect i will ever be able to really like this game because of  it's limitations.

There is a game where you can play in a bear suit. It's called Second Life.

lol...

Yea but with that bear unit can I beat the guy in the tele tubbie outfit down like the dog who stole the tv guide, then loot his corpse for 1m gp and  parade his tele tubby head around in the middle of  the town center? now if i could do that I might consider it. lol I want to kill everyone i see in every way imaginable .. on the same character  in whatever I choose to wear. why is that so hard? LOL

" I will still probably give WAR a bash at some point though if I get bored with EVE." neonwire

I think you already did.

Originally posted by saint4God

Please let me know if you find any good roleplaying there.  I didn't.

There are roleplaying sims and games inside of Second Life. Although, they're not all that great. Some people can get into roleplaying there and enjoy it very much while others can't. You sort of have to get creative with roleplaying inside of Second Life and learn to enjoy it for what it is. Settings, rules, content and other aspects have to be imagined and, at times, determined on-the-fly which can feel like you're on the set of a movie being filmed. Don't expect any sort of mind-blowing combat to be readily available, either. Unless someone has got creative enough to really put some imaginative effort into it. There are several factors which can alter the experience of roleplaying within Second Life. I would say roleplaying in Second Life is a lot like a MUD because of Second Life's larger social aspect.

Originally posted by SaintViktor

Just a simple question here as to why you will not be playing the game. Too busy with your current mmo ? Waiting for other games ? Whatever the reason may be just put it here. No bashing the game, keep it clean and have fun!

Having beta tested the game for a significant length of time I feel that the game doesn't seperate itself from the rest of the PVP centric MMORPG's that currently exist or even the MMORPG's that are not PVP focused (eg WoW) that are out there.

In defense of WAR though I will say public quests may be the defining feature that separates itself from the rest of the pack, but I am uncertain if that is enough.

The lack of severe death penalties in PVP is a concern to a degree, but the game is targeted toward casual players so this is understandable.  They want people engaging into the fun whenever and however they wish so that is perfectly valid.

Biggest concern?  While there are many ways to contribute to your realm in reality I believe because of the focus on catering toward casual players the instanced scenarios will become the most popular even if that was not the intention of the devs originally.

As we all know people either have a love or hate relationship with instances and it looks like the "world" PVP in general will suffer because of it in WAR IMVHO over a long period of time.

I will not play WAR because it looks similar as WoWs gameplay.

I cant stand all those light effects, target cirkles on ground and so on. And i love all WAR cinematic trailers so much, but what if they had neon nametags in those trailers : (

Thats how i feel.

Its not WAR, its me.  A few years back, I might have jumped for joy over a title such as this.  But I've changed. 

Blame it on EVE, for introducing me to a totally new game concept for me. (sand-box worlds).  Blame it on LotRO, as it was just so much more of the same it might have burned me out on fantasy MMO's forever.

Blame it on AOC, for being an unfun game along the same lines as Vanguard, but for different reasons.

But now I just can't get excited.

The mechanics don't appeal to me anymore.  Level to 40, gain 80 levels of reknown ranks (or whatever they call it these days) capture the same keeps over and over and over..and lose them just as quickly.  Jump into combat with no regard for self preservation, because fighting and killing are all thats really important, no penalty for dying so don't worry about it.

Nope, seriously questioning if I'll play this game.  Promised my son I would, but that might be the only reason now.

Been in beta since Feb, and im just not getting it at launch atm.

To those that are concerned with "replayability", look at the 10 million hamsters in their wheels playing the game that is WoW - especially the battleground PvP (I was one of them too so I say this honestly.)

At least in WAR you'll have more motivation and reasons to do things other than yourself, even do them over and over if it comes down to it. You can say "well you just take the same keeps over and over, it's just back and forth". You could also say that about waking up every day, going to work, etc.

This game's definetely not for everyone and there's been some good reasons in this thread so I wish everyone who isn't playing the best of luck. There's a game out there somewhere for everyone I think.

Why: Because it's the same old pay $50 for a game, then pay $15 on top of that (I can deal with one or the other, not both) and will likely sell the same old $30 expansions for new content (like, real new content not tiny polish-type improvements or finishing of the crap that was almost done at release but not quite). And it will likely have the same boring class/level system too. Bah.