I, personally, see this as a filler MMO. It's not really bringing anything new to the table. I don't consider it next-gen either.

I consider all games fillers. I play a game until I get bored or when something else comes out that looks fun.

For me Rift is just a filler, maybe because i'm starting to get bored of mmo's atm.  Played mmo's for over 6 years, mainly in WoW, but have played Warhammer Online, LOTR, Age of Conan, and now Rift, to me they are all the same, some are more polished then others but essentially all mmo's are now going down the same route.  I could be delusional in my judgement but for me they all feel the same to play. 

Originally posted by vesavius

Originally posted by Zairu

Originally posted by vesavius

Originally posted by Groot

I've already cancelled from boredom (lvl 48 don't want to press on)

 

I signed up for the 6 months thing, thank goodness I still have 20 days left so I could cancel without a charge.

 

Well, not gonna say I didnt warn you 6 months guys lol ;)

I have no idea why anyone tried this game in 2+ betas and thought there would be be 6 months play in it... It was obvious from it's blatantly limited content (which is the curse of the modern 100% themepark game at launch) that it would be done in 4-6 weeks for all but the most casual or those that have the stomach to run through it again on an alt (the alt guys would probably be looking at about, what, 8 weeks?).

A lot of the more rabid defenders of this game on this board were vets of 1 or maybe 2 betas, and at that point it still seemed fun. I predicted back then though that once the sheen started to wear off we would see a ton of 'bored now' posts.

 

so, what are some good lotto numbers for next week? because you can obviously read the future.

hehe cliche response no.1 :)

The fact is I did say it and have been proven right by the growing number (already) of bored posts.

Can't help you with randomly generated numbers, sorry to say, but all the signs were there in beta for those that were looking.

i predict that EVERY game that will ever be spoken of (in mass) on this site, will be hated by someone, trolled to death, the subject of many flames wars, with ridicule towards those that feel differently. and i will never act like such a child, that i feel the need to come back just to say 'i told you so'.

I told you so.

Going by that logic, World of Warcraft should be the most despised game on the planet, since most posts on the forums about it are quite negative.  And yet....12 million .... yeah ....hmmmm who to believe.  *shakes head*

Originally posted by ibe12

I consider all games fillers. I play a game until I get bored or when something else comes out that looks fun.

I should have defined the poll and my question better. Of course, every game could be considered a "filler" if you look at it that way. However, I mean in the sense that you know you are only playing this until something better comes out. A lot of people like to stick with an MMO if they really like it.

In fact, this thread is proof of exactly what is wrong with the MMO community, and why games are becoming so dependent on instant gratification. People only look to play a game for a short period until something new comes out. What happened to the days where you liked a game so much you would play it for years on end? This is what I'm referring to in the poll... do you see yourself playing Rift for years to come or do you see it as a time filler until the game you THINK you will play for a long time comes out.

I have played Rift, after which I quickly re-opened my EQ2 account. Ever hear the saying "misery loves company"? Well I do belive thats whats going on here. I can not tell you how many of my friends that pre-ordered this game tried to get me to order it, and now they are not playing it. This game is finished and polished, but there is really nothing more to it then that. Honestly I would play Xsyon again before playing Rift, and Xsyon is a very unfinished game. The reason for this though is Xsyon being not finished or ploished is at least something different where as Rift is just more of the same. If you like Rift you would love WoW if you do not like either then play EQ, EQ2, or SWG.

Over saturation of the MMO genre. So many MMO's coming out all the time. Back in the EQ days there were hardly any MMO's around. Wow came out and that was fresh and new. Now nothing is really new. I just happen to love Rift alot. But I regress. I also look for the newest MMO around the corner. It is hard to say what I am waiting for though. I only wish I knew. I do know one thing. I will play Rift for a good long while. But I will always keep my eye's open for the next best thing. BTW, anyone else wish that Vanguard could have been a bit better? I REALLY think that is the model of MMO all new dev's should look to in the future!!

Originally posted by elocke

Originally posted by vesavius

Originally posted by Zairu

Originally posted by vesavius

Originally posted by Groot

I've already cancelled from boredom (lvl 48 don't want to press on)

 

I signed up for the 6 months thing, thank goodness I still have 20 days left so I could cancel without a charge.

 

Well, not gonna say I didnt warn you 6 months guys lol ;)

I have no idea why anyone tried this game in 2+ betas and thought there would be be 6 months play in it... It was obvious from it's blatantly limited content (which is the curse of the modern 100% themepark game at launch) that it would be done in 4-6 weeks for all but the most casual or those that have the stomach to run through it again on an alt (the alt guys would probably be looking at about, what, 8 weeks?).

A lot of the more rabid defenders of this game on this board were vets of 1 or maybe 2 betas, and at that point it still seemed fun. I predicted back then though that once the sheen started to wear off we would see a ton of 'bored now' posts.

 

so, what are some good lotto numbers for next week? because you can obviously read the future.

hehe cliche response no.1 :)

The fact is I did say it and have been proven right by the growing number (already) of bored posts.

Can't help you with randomly generated numbers, sorry to say, but all the signs were there in beta for those that were looking.

i predict that EVERY game that will ever be spoken of (in mass) on this site, will be hated by someone, trolled to death, the subject of many flames wars, with ridicule towards those that feel differently. and i will never act like such a child, that i feel the need to come back just to say 'i told you so'.

I told you so.

Going by that logic, World of Warcraft should be the most despised game on the planet, since most posts on the forums about it are quite negative.  And yet....12 million .... yeah ....hmmmm who to believe.  *shakes head*

Elock, you realize that there are BILLIONS of people on our planet right? 12million is NOTHING, and if World of Warcraft was as good as people say it is, it'd completely dominate the market YET it does not.

There are 12million "beginners" to the MMO genre playing World of Warcraft. It's known as the "Gate MMO", where you begin your MMO experience nowadays. It brings more people into our gaming genre than any other MMO. Yet, more people leave the game each year because of how easy it is, and people require a challenge so they look for a newer..."better" MMO.

With that said, pointing to 12 million subscribers as "evidence" of it's greatness is a fallacy. I just wanted to point that out sir :)!

Evening all,

Faded

This game is an MMO.  It's the best MMO since Aion, LOTRO before that, EQ2 before that.

I've been having a blast with Rift. Of course, this is said by a person who has never played WoW. Lotro was my first real MMO (well, except for a brief experience with Ultima Online in the day). I am mostly burned out on Lotro after 3+ years though and definitely not a fan of Turbine's move to the F2P model. As long as Rift remains subscription-based, I could see myself playing for a long time.

I went so far as to apply for a hardcore guild (and got in). Ended up not purchasing the game at all. I knew it was going to be a filler. Instead, I picked up a second job. :)

I've been playing fillers for 3 years now. It's sad that nothing has held onto my interest yet.

36.9+26.1=63% thinking it's a filler... and we are only 3 weeks after launch.

Looking good for Rift so far... :P

I have just stopped playing this game last week at around level 20 odd, at first i was enjoying it a lot, then the further i got into it the duller it got.

When i reached Gloamwood no one on my server was doing RIFTs they were just appearing and staying there for ages, taking one on solo was basically pointless too. So without the dynamic events happening it was just a less fun version of WoW for me.

All this game has done so far is make me want to play WoW again, which i quit 4 months ago.

No games of any genre are really doing anything for me now, just about everywhere you go its more of the same.

Originally posted by Fadedbomb

Originally posted by elocke

Originally posted by vesavius

Originally posted by Zairu

Originally posted by vesavius

Originally posted by Groot

I've already cancelled from boredom (lvl 48 don't want to press on)

 

I signed up for the 6 months thing, thank goodness I still have 20 days left so I could cancel without a charge.

 

Well, not gonna say I didnt warn you 6 months guys lol ;)

I have no idea why anyone tried this game in 2+ betas and thought there would be be 6 months play in it... It was obvious from it's blatantly limited content (which is the curse of the modern 100% themepark game at launch) that it would be done in 4-6 weeks for all but the most casual or those that have the stomach to run through it again on an alt (the alt guys would probably be looking at about, what, 8 weeks?).

A lot of the more rabid defenders of this game on this board were vets of 1 or maybe 2 betas, and at that point it still seemed fun. I predicted back then though that once the sheen started to wear off we would see a ton of 'bored now' posts.

 

so, what are some good lotto numbers for next week? because you can obviously read the future.

hehe cliche response no.1 :)

The fact is I did say it and have been proven right by the growing number (already) of bored posts.

Can't help you with randomly generated numbers, sorry to say, but all the signs were there in beta for those that were looking.

i predict that EVERY game that will ever be spoken of (in mass) on this site, will be hated by someone, trolled to death, the subject of many flames wars, with ridicule towards those that feel differently. and i will never act like such a child, that i feel the need to come back just to say 'i told you so'.

I told you so.

Going by that logic, World of Warcraft should be the most despised game on the planet, since most posts on the forums about it are quite negative.  And yet....12 million .... yeah ....hmmmm who to believe.  *shakes head*

Elock, you realize that there are BILLIONS of people on our planet right? 12million is NOTHING, and if World of Warcraft was as good as people say it is, it'd completely dominate the market YET it does not.

There are 12million "beginners" to the MMO genre playing World of Warcraft. It's known as the "Gate MMO", where you begin your MMO experience nowadays. It brings more people into our gaming genre than any other MMO. Yet, more people leave the game each year because of how easy it is, and people require a challenge so they look for a newer..."better" MMO.

With that said, pointing to 12 million subscribers as "evidence" of it's greatness is a fallacy. I just wanted to point that out sir :)!

 

Evening all,

Faded

Way to take my words and twist them to suit your needs.  I was pointing to the logic about forum posts and negativity.  Billions of people on the planet is irrelevant to this discussion.  It would only be relevant if ALL of them played MMORPGs.  All of them do not.  Second, 12 million people playing 1 game in a genre(which by the way points to a dominating marketshare FOR NOW) may not mean the game is GREAT it means it's popular thereby negating unfounded negative forum posts which is what this reply is all about.  Just wanted to point that out.

Rift is just as fun as WoW and quite popular therefore people will hate on it JUST to hate on it.  Seems to be a fad among people to gripe about the Big Kid on the block/in school etc.  Personally, I just want to get away from the sheep mindset and find the people with REAL opinions and subjective viewpoints.

Usually I find that most non game-specific forums generally have a negative vibe when discussing a game that has launched since most of the people who enjoy said game are usually on the game's forums or playing the game.

Taking the results of this poll gives us an idea of how the active community in this forum feels about RIFT, but that is it.  It is hard the justify extrapolating the results of this poll to the entire MMO community.  All in all, I personally find RIFT to be an interesting game, mostly due the class / soul system.  I was also tired of WoW, so that may also effect my biased feelings towards RIFT.

I personally will continue playing RIFT even after GW2 comes out, but I will definately end up plaing both.

Originally posted by nickster29

Usually I find that most non game-specific forums generally have a negative vibe when discussing a game that has launched since most of the people who enjoy said game are usually on the game's forums or playing the game.

 

Taking the results of this poll gives us an idea of how the active community in this forum feels about RIFT, but that is it.  It is hard the justify extrapolating the results of this poll to the entire MMO community.  All in all, I personally find RIFT to be an interesting game, mostly due the class / soul system.  I was also tired of WoW, so that may also effect my biased feelings towards RIFT.

 

I personally will continue playing RIFT even after GW2 comes out, but I will definately end up plaing both.

 good points. I am loving Rift and it is not really WOW that comes to mind as I play it but more of a WAR/EQ2 vibe. Which I like personally. The world isnt cartoony and takes itself a bit more serious. I love the game but I am not burnt on mmo's. I think a lot of people who complain about every single mmo that comes out are just ready for the genre to be turned on it's ear and changed. With every game on the horizon they wait and assume THAT will be the game that changes the game completely. At release they are usually let down and the hate begins. Enjoy what you have and understand that if the perfect game for you isnt out then perhaps you should go to school and learn to make one yourselves. Everything in life is a 'filler' until death.

Great game, but its too much of the same ole situation, get to level cap and grind for gear.

However all these new developers are reading from the same game manual and we have recycled rinse and repeat mmo's.

I am in a fantastic guild though and making the game more enjoyable, however I am waiting for TOR as well.

For me this game is a filler. I personally looking for a better PvP experience. 

Yes, it's a filler..