I just started playing Requiem, it's a surprisingly complete feeling f2p and nothing like the korean clones that are flowing onto the internet everyday. The quests fit the story and kinda keep you moving forward and there are some nice features like nightmare mode where from 11pm until 2am game time all the really creepy monsters get to come out and play.

I haven't made it outta the newbie area yet (only level 14) but so far I was actually impressed with it's qualitiy over most of the f2p I've tried.

Out Of all F2P MMO's Guild Wars I still play, But U actually ahve to go to the Store and Buy it, but no monthly fees, but there are 2 others that i played for a few Days. Fiesta Online and Shaiya Both have PvP Guilds Banking/storage groups and Crafting.

its more of a f2p games i played

from the start......

RO

MU

PristonTale

RF online

Trickster

Grand Chase

ROSE

Silkroad

I would say hands down Rune Of Magic. I have played Shaiya, Requiem.. Rapellz.. etc... NONE of them even come close in comparison. You wont be disapointed. The game is very much like a pay to play, but free of course. There is a cash shop,but ALOT of f2pMMOs have one and you dont need a cash shop to level. I am level 50/50 and never used Cash shop.  Plenty of quests, and epic line quests and story quests etc... you level quickly and it slows down higher level but nothing major.

http://www.runesofmagic.com/us/index.html 

Originally posted by jdwm001

I would say hands down Rune Of Magic. I have played Shaiya, Requiem.. Rapellz.. etc... NONE of them even come close in comparison. You wont be disapointed. The game is very much like a pay to play, but free of course. There is a cash shop,but ALOT of f2pMMOs have one and you dont need a cash shop to level. I am level 50/50 and never used Cash shop.  Plenty of quests, and epic line quests and story quests etc... you level quickly and it slows down higher level but nothing major.

 

http://www.runesofmagic.com/us/index.html 

Not needing the cash shop is good to hear

Nothing is for free.  Even for those game that are bother free to start and play, they will have item shop that sell all kind of item that make you obsolete unless you buy them.  In the end, for the most part you get what you pay for.  So if you want a good free to play you have guildwar.  If you want a good free to start and play good luck finding one that you could enjoy without using it premium service.  Hey, they gotta find a way to make a living off there product right?

From personal experience, a few free to start and play game that are half decent are RF Online, Ragnarok, Tales of Pirates, 9 Dragon, and Heroes Online.

Originally posted by ANIM4
Give me a few F2P titles that are really good...  (NO SILK ROAD! >:0)

Runes of Magic is a good one.

Hi these are my pick's for the month;

Requeim bloodmare: Sci-fi/horror F2P PvE PvP http://www.playrequiem.com/default.aspx

Anarchy Online; Sci-fi F2P PvE PvP RvR http://www.anarchy-online.com

AfterWorld: Sci-Fi/Aftermath F2P ? sandbox http://www.afterworld.ru/

RF Online: Sci-Fi: F2P PvE RvR PvP http://www.playrf.com/signin/idsearch.asp

Rune's of magic: Fantasy F2P PvE PvP http://www.runesofmagic.com/en/index.html

Secondhand Land's: Fantasy F2p PvE PvP http://www.secondhandlands.com/

Mabinogi: Fantasy F2P PvE RvR http://mabinogi.nexon.net/  

Enjoy!

runescape - hands down the best imo

all f2p are not absoultely free to play at all

well i wouldnt say its the best mmo out there, but i would say they are my fav mmos.

Rappelz- a very very nice game tht get u addicted but everything in it is based of grinding, so u will need time for it. unless ur willing to wait a year or during summer to be with the tops.

Flyff - annyoing but fun, it gives u some things to have fun with

Cabal - awsome game, just too consintrated on the flashy graphics and things, but its one of the nicest games

Atlantic - AWSOME game but i just dont like the battle system, but its the only game i can see is totaly free and worth playing (since it dosent make gamplay as hard as other mmos)

as for the pool its just to help u out.

Runes of Magic is a great WoW type game if that is what you desire.  The Dual Class system is kinda cool and the crafting is intricate.  It's graphics are on par with WoW but they don't have the depth of WoWs. (If that makes sense)  It has PvP (Lootable Corpses even) and the same style questing system that most of the fantasy games have.  I would recommend it for anyone that is looking for a F2P fantasy that is not Asian style graphics.

Atlantica is a unique game in that it's battle system is turn based.  It kind of reminds me of the old Heroes of Might and Magic battle system.  It is more of an Asian graphics feel, but a decent game none the less.

def check out shaiya and runes of magic

2 great f2p mmos nough said

Def. check out Runes of Magic, this game is going to be really great!

runes of magic best f2p I have played yet, I enjoy it more than most of p2p games ive subscribed too. No matter what people the say the graphics are a tad bit better than wow, and even tho there is a cash shop it is not neccesary. Even further there are daily quests you can do and then use those tokens for items in the cash shop. Never heard of that before in a f2p cash shop game. They will also be dropping itme shop items in loot now. soo i dont a negative here pvp housing crafting duel class systems mounts at lvl 1 constant game updates and content. nuff said

Runes of magic

Dual class, guilds castles, friendly player base, lot of quests

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Atlantica Online

Interesting gameplay, great graphics, very active GMs and guild owned cities.

I went to the forums on this site and read reviews of Runes of Magic.  So far, it seems that you can't be powerful without...spending money.

As far as I can see, no F2P game is worth it.  Most require you to spend money to acquire powerful, usable items that unbalance the population.  Most also require you to keep purchasing these usable items to stay competitive.

Runes of Magic is still supposedly (almost WoW).  Most F2P games lack graphics, functionality, or gameplay design in some major way.  Basically...they suck, they suck you into the F2P design, and then they try to suck at your wallet so you can boost your online ego.  When you step away from the game for a day or so, the magic wears off and you start to see the deception involved.

I have NEVER seen a F2P game that impressed me or even seemed halfway worthwhile.  Most of the "successful" players in F2P games spend near to $300 a year...far more than your average subscription based game.

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Originally posted by pk-Slayde
if you r 2 p00I2 2 p4y 4 online f33Z then don't pl4y video games

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Is your nickname DeeDeeDee?

hey, guy, there's almost no completely free games to play...one system called item mall will steal your pocket if you wanna be well geared...

Originally posted by nachofoot

I went to the forums on this site and read reviews of Runes of Magic.  So far, it seems that you can't be powerful without...spending money.

As far as I can see, no F2P game is worth it.  Most require you to spend money to acquire powerful, usable items that unbalance the population.  Most also require you to keep purchasing these usable items to stay competitive.

Runes of Magic is still supposedly (almost WoW).  Most F2P games lack graphics, functionality, or gameplay design in some major way.  Basically...they suck, they suck you into the F2P design, and then they try to suck at your wallet so you can boost your online ego.  When you step away from the game for a day or so, the magic wears off and you start to see the deception involved.

I have NEVER seen a F2P game that impressed me or even seemed halfway worthwhile.  Most of the "successful" players in F2P games spend near to $300 a year...far more than your average subscription based game.

RoM doesn't require you to spend money to be powerful.  You can actually do daily quests to gain tokens to buy stuff from the item store.  Spending 10 or 15 bucks would certainly make it quicker, but it doesn't require it if you want to put in the effort to do it.  I'm not saying RoM is perfect, but for a F2P it is pretty darn good and has alot of cool ideas that many of the P2P games can't seem to get right.  If it isn't for you then don't play it, but most of the reviews I have read about RoM and my own personal experience with it seem to contradict what your post is saying.  It's not fair to lump all F2P games in the same basket.  While there are plenty out there that require you to spend $$$ to succeed, there are a few gems out there that don't also...

From reading the critical reviews on this site, it seem that you have to buy daily reset tickets to do the dailies just to level past 30.  Also seems that micro transactions are needed to upgrade your items?

I'm sorry if it seems like I'm too critical on F2P games.  Way too many games are labeled F2P yet have micro transaction requirements just to compete at the lowest levels with other players.  I would not gripe so much if most of these micro transaction F2P games (lets just call them Faux to Play) actually matched subscription based games in pricing but they don't.  Prices to play are generally blown way out of proportion and it's often better to just subscribe to a subscription game.

Which brings me to my point.  In F2P games, you often pay more for less.  F2P games are just too expensive for me.  With hits such as Star Trek Online and SWTOR topping the list of games in development, I'm just concerned about paying more and getting less with these F2P titles.

Originally posted by nachofoot

From reading the critical reviews on this site, it seem that you have to buy daily reset tickets to do the dailies just to level past 30.  Also seems that micro transactions are needed to upgrade your items?

I'm sorry if it seems like I'm too critical on F2P games.  Way too many games are labeled F2P yet have micro transaction requirements just to compete at the lowest levels with other players.  I would not gripe so much if most of these micro transaction F2P games (lets just call them Faux to Play) actually matched subscription based games in pricing but they don't.  Prices to play are generally blown way out of proportion and it's often better to just subscribe to a subscription game.

Which brings me to my point.  In F2P games, you often pay more for less.  F2P games are just too expensive for me.  With hits such as Star Trek Online and SWTOR topping the list of games in development, I'm just concerned about paying more and getting less with these F2P titles.

 

What is highlighted in red is severely wrong if your talking about Runes of Magic. This game is probably the easiest to level in hands down. There is enough quest to get you to 50 without even touching dailies, unless your level 39. Level 39 is the only level that does not offer a quest and it's been famed the grind level. People only buy reset tickets to level there second class faster, since you go through alot of the quests, and its easier. Seriously though, this game is so easy to level in, it beats WoW ten fold.

Originally posted by Greygon

RoM doesn't require you to spend money to be powerful.  You can actually do daily quests to gain tokens to buy stuff from the item store.  Spending 10 or 15 bucks would certainly make it quicker, but it doesn't require it if you want to put in the effort to do it.  I'm not saying RoM is perfect, but for a F2P it is pretty darn good and has alot of cool ideas that many of the P2P games can't seem to get right.  If it isn't for you then don't play it, but most of the reviews I have read about RoM and my own personal experience with it seem to contradict what your post is saying.  It's not fair to lump all F2P games in the same basket.  While there are plenty out there that require you to spend $$$ to succeed, there are a few gems out there that don't also...

That post actually made me laugh...I've played RoM until 50 and if you don't spend like 500$-1500$ to "enchant" your gear your character will be as good and usefull as a level 1. The cash shop unbalances that game so much that it should be even illegal...the upgrading system in that game is horrible and forces you to pay real money because to make 1 good item, just ONE! you need like 1000 arcane transmutor charges if not more...and that's...300 days of daily quests (10 AT charges=300 daily tickets=3 days) farmed...so nice isn't it?

So that means, people who doesn't spend money will be useless because enchanting gear makes your character very strong compared to free users...2-3 times more hp, 2-3 times more dmg, 2-3 times more defense...a mage who paid that money is better tanker than a free user tank just to give you an example, and free users can't do a shit by doing the daily quests, 1 real year farming daily quests every single day to make 1 piece of equipement that someone can make by paying a lot of $$$.

With that i state clearly that RoM is by far the worst and the most unbalanced mmorpg i've ever played.

I'll join in the conversation by saying the in my own opinion, I think Fiesta Online is one of the best MMOs I've ever played.  I've played other MMOs like 9Dragons, Cabal Online, GunZ, and the popular Runescape.  Cabal Online was pretty good but I quit after a while.  I've been playing Fiesta for 2+ years now and I would never leave.  You're not required to pay money for itt, however it is optional to pay for premium items but that is entirely up to you.  The community is great and there's a lot of adventure in the game.  Don't expect it to be a perfect MMO because it's not perfect.  No MMO is.  But I would highly recommend Fiesta as an anime-styled 3D MMORPG for anyone to play.  If you ever need help, you'll get a response from any of the experienced players.

http://fiesta.outspark.com/community

 Shocked no one bothered mentioning DDO. With the recent revamp to being free to play with a pay to play option, and a shop that is actually really well set up, I would say DDO has taken the gold for free to play MMOs. 

So far only things I found worth purchasing *for me* was the Warforged race, the Monk, and Favoured Soul classes. Never been much of  a fan of the drow, and if I ever went premium I would get it for free anyways. *Almost* every other item in the DDO store can be gained in game. Also, you get points towards the DDO store in game by gaining favor with the various factions.

Atlantica is nice, but the combat style is one you have to get used to compared to most MMOs.

RoM, as have been said, is a very decent WoW clone, with a little more depth.

Wonderking is a cute game, but never got much of a MMO feel to it for me.

Luminary was an interesting 'UO lite' type game. Once again, things were very cute in that game.

Requiem was decent, but didn't have much depth for me, just didn't seem to click with me.

RFO as pretty fun if you are into PvP.

I know I've played other MMOs, but DDO is the only one, I feel, that really did a good job balancing everything out. All of the above however was good fun to one degree or another.