What MMO do you spend your 12.99-14.99 per month on, and out of the droves of MMO's to choose from.. why did you choose the one that you currently play? What makes it better than the other offerings out there?

I'll go first..

Currently I am playing EQ2.

Why? Because I've played WoW for 4 years, and I can't keep up with it. I'm also an indie film maker, and I'm working on a feature length horror film currently that takes up alot of my time. I don't have time to spend raiding 4 times a week. I need to be able to play at a pace thats good for me, and still be able to complete content. EQ2 makes this somewhat easy to do, and also offers player housing that WoW doesn't have, and much better graphics that makes use of my modern pc. I also prefer the lore of EQ over WoW. Always have. I'm still on the lookout for something thats "nothing" like WoW (EQ2 has is WoWish qualities.. and is indeed more like WoW than it is EQ) but EQ2 will do until I do find something.

the only MMO I'm subscribed to is WAR because I can pick it up and get into a scenario instantly, which makes it sort of fun. I barely play it though.

I wish I could find an MMO worth my money, I may give LOTRO another spin, the lack of PvP really irks me.

 Currently I'm subbed to A Tale In the Desert.

Why? It's so different. It has no violence whatsoever, it allows for tons of creativity, everything you have you make yourself or trade with other players for, it has lots to do besides just crafting, it has a real politics system that any laws that get voted on get hard coded into the game by the dev himself, as well as elections for Demi-Pharoahs (players) which get 7 player bans each and a few other perks. Also, it's set in Egypt. Personally, I love it.

Other than that, I get the occasional time card for Vendetta off of MMOSite and have a lifetime sub to Knights of Dream City.

Subbed to Fallen Earth and EVE.

Fallen Earth, haven't played in awhile. Great game.

EVE, because it takes NO time to play. I can log in, update my orders and contracts. Log out. I like that, I don't have much time to spend on a game.

I've also been playing DDO, but I'm about to uninstall. The game is not for me. Good game though, I haven't made a single level yet, but I've ran about 3-4 dungeons. Just really not into the DnD thing, didn't think I would like it, but it was a free western game so what the hell.

world of warcraft, because no other game offers so much for my 15 bucks a month.

used to play everquest until sonly finally crossed my own personal line by designing content for eq that could only be gleaned by the game of chance (Lon) trading card game.

I have played in the past:
UO, EQ, EQ2, WoW, DDO, DAOC, City of Heroes, EVE and Warhammer Online, Aion, and Fallen Earth

Of those, I hated:

WoW and EVE.  EVE is about as much fun as sitting at work crunching through an Excel spreadsheet, and feels like the same kind of work.  No thanks.  I play games to escape accounting and office management and grief, not revel in it.  WoW was simply too...  I don't know, I never could get into it.  It seemed forced and too easy after "growing up" on EQ and UO.

Of those, I loved:

DDO, EQ, DAOC, Warhammer Online (see my reasoning... ;) ) - and Fallen Earth.

Still subbed to, still on the fence about:

Aion.  I can't decide if I love, hate, or am indifferent to this game.  I keep playing, though.

Only game I currently play religiously:

Fallen Earth.  Seriously, Fallen Earth is the most enjoyable, most unique and best-run MMORPG out there for my money.  I took the time to update my system drivers and clean out my registry so I don't get the "lag" many people report, and the game runs like butter for me. ;)  The crafting system is pure fun, I can logon for 25 minutes and feel like I am accomplishing something - or I can play for 8 hours and forget where the time went.  Not since the original EQ has a game captivated me like this.

Looking forward to:

Star Trek Online.  I can't help it, I'm a diehard trekkie. ;)

Originally posted by Sinent

world of warcraft, because no other game offers so much for my 15 bucks a month.

I hate to do this, but what does it offer? You can: Raid, or you can Raid, or.... you can Raid..... and well there's always Raiding if that gets boring, then if you need a little break from that you can go run an old world Raid a few times.

I'm currently subbed to WoW and Fallen Earth (they'll get my money at the end of my 14-day trial). I pay $14.99 a month for both of them.

To be honest, I'm pretty bored of WoW. The only reason I still have it subbed is because my boyfriend & best friend still play, so unfortunately its subbed but I find myself logging into it less day by day.

Fallen Earth on the other hand, doesn't usually fit my usual mold for a game, which maybe is the reason I am enjoying it as much as I am. It's a great game for exploring which is my main reason for enjoying it. I love the fact that I can walk out into the middle of nowhere. The crafting is also enjoyable and it feels meaningful.

Originally posted by TheHatter

Originally posted by Sinent

world of warcraft, because no other game offers so much for my 15 bucks a month.

 

I hate to do this, but what does it offer? You can: Raid, or you can Raid, or.... you can Raid..... and well there's always Raiding if that gets boring, then if you need a little break from that you can go run an old world Raid a few times.

I was gonna ask the same thing, but I didn't wanna look like an ass.... :<

Playing Darkfall right now.  I needed something different then WOW even though WOW gave me a lot of enjoyment over the years.  I like the skill system, I enjoy PVP, I like what feels to me as a risk in gaming, and I enjoy the ability to just explore.  I miss the fact that the game is lacking in numbers and I miss the social aspect of my long time guild in WOW.  I will continue to explore games as they are released and I will always remember how far gaming has come since the days of Text Adventure of Infocom - Zork. 

Right now I'm waiting patiently for the SciFi-esque MMOs to come out. So I'm playing the usual suspects...WoW and CoH/CoV (because I'm still incredibly sentimental about my characters. )

When I actually want to play a MMO I log into Eve Online.

The offline skill system, spaceship pvp, economy and sci-fi lore/theme makes my sci-fi geeky self giggle like a school girl.

Originally posted by TheHatter

Originally posted by Sinent

world of warcraft, because no other game offers so much for my 15 bucks a month.

 

I hate to do this, but what does it offer? You can: Raid, or you can Raid, or.... you can Raid..... and well there's always Raiding if that gets boring, then if you need a little break from that you can go run an old world Raid a few times.

Well you see, it's not about the raiding.  You can raid, but you see, the game is designed in such a way that it allows you to raid the same dungeon many thousands of times before you get bored of it.  It does this by not giving you the items you need to move to the next raid unless you do it a few thousand times.  This means WoW has 1000x the content for each raid dungeon there is in the game.  A lot more content than any other game out there.

Im waiting patiently for GW2 or a decent game. Currently on Allods online beta when im bored. Can someone tell me a good F2P?

Originally posted by Scottc

Originally posted by TheHatter

Originally posted by Sinent

world of warcraft, because no other game offers so much for my 15 bucks a month.

 

I hate to do this, but what does it offer? You can: Raid, or you can Raid, or.... you can Raid..... and well there's always Raiding if that gets boring, then if you need a little break from that you can go run an old world Raid a few times.

Well you see, it's not about the raiding.  You can raid, but you see, the game is designed in such a way that it allows you to raid the same dungeon many thousands of times before you get bored of it.  It does this by not giving you the items you need to move to the next raid unless you do it a few thousand times.  This means WoW has 1000x the content for each raid dungeon there is in the game.  A lot more content than any other game out there.

sounds like loads of fun, where do i sign up?

I am playing Warhammer now because  I'm having a good time with the RVR and it's PVE. I know most people don't like WAR PVE but I'm enjoying atm. The game is refreshing after playing WOW for years.

If I get bored with WAR I will try EQ2 again.

Originally posted by Scottc

Originally posted by TheHatter

Originally posted by Sinent

world of warcraft, because no other game offers so much for my 15 bucks a month.

 

I hate to do this, but what does it offer? You can: Raid, or you can Raid, or.... you can Raid..... and well there's always Raiding if that gets boring, then if you need a little break from that you can go run an old world Raid a few times.

Well you see, it's not about the raiding.  You can raid, but you see, the game is designed in such a way that it allows you to raid the same dungeon many thousands of times before you get bored of it.  It does this by not giving you the items you need to move to the next raid unless you do it a few thousand times.  This means WoW has 1000x the content for each raid dungeon there is in the game.  A lot more content than any other game out there.

You obviously haven't tried many of the games out there.

WoW Raids are good, I give them that. But it's still the same thing over and over and over and over. To get the same thing everyone else has, it's not even like the items are randomly generated stats or anything. It's just rarity of drops. In the same sense, you could say L2 has 100,000,000 times more content than WoW because that's how many mobs you have to kill to make a single level. :-|

By all means, enjoy the hell out of WoW. My wife does everynight, I kinda did for a short bit. It's just the wording you used and the way you tried to explain it that gets me.

 DDO

I can log in & do something for 10 minutes if I want or 2 hours.  In my opinion the game is like a 3d Diablo.  Quests have plenty of variety when you select normal you can wade through hordes of enemies with ease, choose hard and one trap can kill you.  It's easy and more complicated at the same time.  You have to put some thought into your characters otherwise they'll suck later on.  

Originally posted by TheHatter

Originally posted by Scottc

Originally posted by TheHatter

Originally posted by Sinent

world of warcraft, because no other game offers so much for my 15 bucks a month.

 

I hate to do this, but what does it offer? You can: Raid, or you can Raid, or.... you can Raid..... and well there's always Raiding if that gets boring, then if you need a little break from that you can go run an old world Raid a few times.

Well you see, it's not about the raiding.  You can raid, but you see, the game is designed in such a way that it allows you to raid the same dungeon many thousands of times before you get bored of it.  It does this by not giving you the items you need to move to the next raid unless you do it a few thousand times.  This means WoW has 1000x the content for each raid dungeon there is in the game.  A lot more content than any other game out there.

 

You obviously haven't tried many of the games out there.

WoW Raids are good, I give them that. But it's still the same thing over and over and over and over. To get the same thing everyone else has, it's not even like the items are randomly generated stats or anything. It's just rarity of drops. In the same sense, you could say L2 has 100,000,000 times more content than WoW because that's how many mobs you have to kill to make a single level. :-|

 

By all means, enjoy the hell out of WoW. My wife does everynight, I kinda did for a short bit. It's just the wording you used and the way you tried to explain it that gets me.

/signed

It doesn't have 1000x the content. It has 1000x the gear, MAYBE, and by not giving you that and forcing you to play the SAME content over and over and over, it's simply a time sink for people like you who are going to buy into it rather than complain about not having enough content. That's where they get their money. This is how they keep subscribers. You have fun doing that. I played the game for 6 months. Never capped one character. I knew as soon as I hit the cap, it would only be a catalyst towards me getting bored of WoW.

If you want to play an engaging game, play a sandbox, or at least a semi-sandbox. That's what I do. ATItD ftw! It doesn't get much attention and it's niche, but it has a nice player base and it's got plenty of content, not time sinks. 

Other examples are TheHatter's game, Fallen Earth and games like Ryzom.

 As the day goes on I get more intrigued by this fallen earth game. Its still patching, but with all the good stuff being said about it I can't wait to try it out.