Originally posted by Nitth

I really want to try storm legion but i can't bring myself to buy it because i will be doing the same stuff.

1.Questing - i really despise questing, let me have the free will to explore and grind if i wish.

2. Levelling - The min max progression system i can love no more! the system is designed so everything in between is a means to an end.

3.End game - I love to do it, but i hate lockouts. i undestand why they are there, but when it gets to; "log in once a week to raid then log back out' where's the fun in that?

Regardless, I believe Trion are doing a real good job. I believe the company will enter a "golden age" soon.

 

i cant play rift in its current state, but i have to agree that trion may be the future

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Originally posted by Nitth

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Originally posted by Foomerang

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Originally posted by Nitth
I really want to try storm legion but i can't bring myself to buy it because i will be doing the same stuff.

1.Questing - i really despise questing, let me have the free will to explore and grind if i wish.

2. Levelling - The min max progression system i can love no more! the system is designed so everything in between is a means to an end.

3.End game - I love to do it, but i hate lockouts. i undestand why they are there, but when it gets to; "log in once a week to raid then log back out' where's the fun in that?

Regardless, I believe Trion are doing a real good job. I believe the company will enter a "golden age" soon.

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I wont be doing any of that either and having a blast ;)

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Gona have to if you want to leave the 'starting area' :P
Then again, Probably not starting from scratch and just looking to 'recap' :)

Seriously tho, I really want to enjoy this game as a tempest.

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1. I wont have to do a single quest or quest hub to progress. Ill actually get bonus xp and gear rewards just for going on a killing spree. I can also level doing rifts, invasions, and hunts.

2. With the mentor system, every area is relevant. For the past couple weeks, i have been mentored down helping my wife in the lower level zones. Im getting good xp and able to progress my planar attunement all the while.

3. Endgame for me is going to be dimensions, cooking and fishing, crafting the new hotness, mentoring, planar attunement, invasions, world bosses, hunt rifts, instant adventures and the occasional dungeon. None of which involve their tiered raiding system and is more than enough to keep me occupied. Not to mention all the events and holidays they constantly put in.

Anyway, im a fan of playing an mmo the way you want. As far as themeparks go, rift gives the most variety of play.

Originally posted by Nitth

I really want to try storm legion but i can't bring myself to buy it because i will be doing the same stuff.

1.Questing - i really despise questing, let me have the free will to explore and grind if i wish.

2. Levelling - The min max progression system i can love no more! the system is designed so everything in between is a means to an end.

3.End game - I love to do it, but i hate lockouts. i undestand why they are there, but when it gets to; "log in once a week to raid then log back out' where's the fun in that?

Regardless, I believe Trion are doing a real good job. I believe the company will enter a "golden age" soon.

 

1.  You have this in Rift, and if thier carnage system works out you even get rewarded for grinding.  But you can level by grind if you choose, its not like mob exp is meaningless.  

2.  Dont have any clue what you are getting at here.  Levelling is a character progession phase, where you learn new abilities and gain strength.  Its a core RPG mechanic, and every game has levels of some kind even if they are disguised as skill points or something similar.

3.  If you are a die hard raider and dont want to do anything but raid then short of going back to EQ's prime you are always going to have this, in any game.  The amount of people that want to raid more than 2-3 days a week is a very, very low % of players.  I think Rift took far too long between HK and ID, but I generally dont have an issue with not having more than 2-3 nights a week of current raid content.

Originally posted by FelixMajor
 and they know what the players are looking for.

If they knew this they would have more than the 200kish subscribers they currently have.  

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Originally posted by strangiato2112

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Originally posted by FelixMajor  and they know what the players are looking for.

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If they knew this they would have more than the 200kish subscribers they currently have.  

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Originally posted by Gravarg
This is one reason I love Rift.  When Trion does something it's always overdone :)  In one Expansion you get more than what most games give you in 3-4 :D

^This QFT & QFE.

Top that with nice polish and great communication with the player base.

Originally posted by RolleZ
So how is the performance? yup, the press forgot to tell you about that little thing... and it aint pretty.

man when was the last time you logged in? Rift has been optimized. I get 5+ more FPS on my gaming computer on live and in the Beta's the engine and how its used was changed even more. I saw increases of 15+ FPS. The only people struggling with performance are those who are playing from a toaster or playing ultra settings from their laptop... this isn't wow bro.