Originally posted by lizardbones

 

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Originally posted by Quirhid

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Originally posted by lizardbones I can agree with these sentiments myself. It's not that I don't want to play any MMORPG, but some of the games being made as MMORPG seem like they would work better as single player games with the option for multi-player co-op. Actually, if I'm being honest, I'd like to see some of these games with all of the following options available; single player, player run personal server, multi-player co-op, and developer run massively multi-player.  

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I'm actually of the mind that most people would actually like to play a COORPG rather than a MMORPG. The games would be better for it too. You could have physics, projectile and bodyblocking, hitboxes and aiming, dodging, really profound map elements like downing entire buildings and forests (BF style), action combat...

 

You can do all this when you don't need to think about handling potentially hundreds of players in the same area.

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Well, I suppose NeverWinter will sort of be a test of this. Cryptic had to relabel the game an MMO when Perfect World took over, but it seemed a lot more like a coorpg before then.

 

Cryptic, 4th edition ruleset, F2P... the game has to be f***king amazing to avoid crucifiction by the fans.

Originally posted by x5100

People might look at me funny and stuff but I honestly think what we need is a new fantasy setting and such... Most of the modern day fantasies are rip-off tolkein's universe. A lot of people are porbably going to disagree with what I'm saying but like it or not, he was the father of the modern day fantasy setting. I think until someone puts out a new universe that's equally large and fantastic as his, we aren't going to get any good MMOs cause they dont have anything fresh to inspire their storylines, art designs and such. I'll be honest and say I couldn't care less about combat mechanics and such. Kingdoms of Amalur had amazing combat but it wasn't very good cause it lacked immersion and that's what modern day mmos seem to lack. Not cause they're poorly written(ok yea some are pretty shit), but the ideas grown kinda stale... to me at least. If an MMO is immersive enough I couldn't care less for combat or the quest hub or whatever. Guess what I'm saying is unless we find a new universive that's immersive enough, no MMO will hold the charm like older MMOs used. Even GW2 is kinda eh to me...

Exactly my thoughts...

For example SWTOR that used a diferent fantasy. But had Star Wars and we all know how future ends from the movies and wikis.

And the complete lack of immersion on its world. Since no weather, no night and day, creatures just standing in their places. I believe I didnt even ear a waterfall noise while standing right next to it.

Even WoW (ye, that boring old game) gave me an awsome moments from simple stuff like music and lights. Will never forget when I was walking around Durotar with a chill ambiance music, and then I enter Orgrimmar for the first time (no loading screens) and the sound of  drums invading my head. It was epic for me at the time.

Tbh, I want a western MMO sandbox with a massive world (no loadings screens), people building citys, saloons, breeding horses, wild life (with wolves  actually hunting other creatures etc, bandits, indians, politics, civil war, conquest. Selling goods, transporting them around big distances. No lvls, open dungeons. Just shoot  to the legs if the enemy is running, shoot to the head and permakill the enemy and get a perma nasty bounty on you head. Or just be hanged in the nearest town while other players get drunk with whiskey  made by some player, while they watch the new permadead guy in the ropes.

oh my. I should go sleep.

Originally posted by hercules
Seriously let's look at the word massively multimrole playing game. We really do not care about role playing anymore.

How about not  applying your personal feelings to every other MMORPG player in the world...