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sanicek Novice Member Joined: 9/25/06 Posts: 366	1/04/08 3:36:19 AM#41 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by eks Post-apocalyptic for sure. Nothing beats that. Agree, there are several wonderfull ones to choose from, most obvious the legendary Fallout setting, though I can imagine a setting with less convenience, like Ergo Proxy, Chrono Trigger or even the recent Resident Evil: Extincion. BTW anyone noticed the date of the OP? :) Subscribtions: EVE, SWTOR ~~WOW, WAR, DDO, VG, AOC, COV, FFXI, GW, RFO, Aion~~ +plenty of F2P, betas, trials Female Dwarf player: WOW, VG, WAR, DDO . Due to the recent economic crisis and spending cuts the light at the end of the tunnel was turned off. Sincerely, God.
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Lydon Apprentice Member Joined: 7/20/06 Posts: 2766	1/04/08 5:50:31 AM#42 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) My choice would be High Fantasy followed closely by Sci-Fi.
rikilii Novice Member Joined: 9/22/05 Posts: 1063	1/18/08 10:38:01 PM#43 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Death1942 sword and sorcery and high fantasy comes in close 2nd. love em both but sword and sorcery is a little more fun for me Can someone explain to me the difference between high fantasy and sword and sorcery? ____________________________________________ im to lazy too use grammar or punctuation good
rikilii Novice Member Joined: 9/22/05 Posts: 1063	1/18/08 10:44:38 PM#44 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Ardus This poll has nothing to do with "Genres", you are just mentioning different graphical themes. a "genre poll" would include answers like Western MMOs(Wow, WAR), Asian (Lineage 2 etc), Sandbox MMOs (SWG etc), First person MMOs (planetside) Design and theme is NOT what defines a genre. Or do you think EvE and SWG fit in the same genre cause they are both using a sci-fi theme? Why are you bickering about semantics....even though you are wrong? Genre (n): a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content ____________________________________________ im to lazy too use grammar or punctuation good
tkreep Novice Member Joined: 10/28/06 Posts: 1223 "Old enough to party" McLovin	1/18/08 10:48:19 PM#45 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by rikilii Originally posted by Ardus This poll has nothing to do with "Genres", you are just mentioning different graphical themes. a "genre poll" would include answers like Western MMOs(Wow, WAR), Asian (Lineage 2 etc), Sandbox MMOs (SWG etc), First person MMOs (planetside) Design and theme is NOT what defines a genre. Or do you think EvE and SWG fit in the same genre cause they are both using a sci-fi theme? Why are you bickering about semantics....even though you are wrong? Genre (n): a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content Webster > Ardus pwned
tkreep Novice Member Joined: 10/28/06 Posts: 1223 "Old enough to party" McLovin	1/18/08 10:50:59 PM#46 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by rikilii Originally posted by Death1942 sword and sorcery and high fantasy comes in close 2nd. love em both but sword and sorcery is a little more fun for me Can someone explain to me the difference between high fantasy and sword and sorcery? What the OP should have put is Low Fantasy not swords and sorcery Conan is a good example of low fantasy.
rikilii Novice Member Joined: 9/22/05 Posts: 1063	1/18/08 10:54:16 PM#47 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by tkreep Originally posted by rikilii Originally posted by Death1942 sword and sorcery and high fantasy comes in close 2nd. love em both but sword and sorcery is a little more fun for me Can someone explain to me the difference between high fantasy and sword and sorcery? What the OP should have put is Low Fantasy not swords and sorcery Conan is a good example of low fantasy. Thanks for trying to clarify, but I guess I don't really understand the difference. What makes one story "high" and the other "low". ____________________________________________ im to lazy too use grammar or punctuation good
rikilii Novice Member Joined: 9/22/05 Posts: 1063	1/18/08 10:57:33 PM#48 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by rikilii Originally posted by tkreep Originally posted by rikilii Originally posted by Death1942 sword and sorcery and high fantasy comes in close 2nd. love em both but sword and sorcery is a little more fun for me Can someone explain to me the difference between high fantasy and sword and sorcery? What the OP should have put is Low Fantasy not swords and sorcery Conan is a good example of low fantasy. Thanks for trying to clarify, but I guess I don't really understand the difference. What makes one story "high" and the other "low". Ok, I took the bull by the horns (damn bull got poo on my shoo)...and went to Wikipedia, the end all and be all of human knowledge and lore. "Low fantasy is an umbrella term, describing various works within different sub-genres of fantasy, to contrast specific works with high fantasy. As such, it can indicate fantasy that tries not to emphasise magic; fantasy set in the real world; fantasy that contains realism and a more cynical worldview; and dark fantasy – among others. A prominent example of low fantasy would be Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian series.^{[citation needed]} These stories take place in a pseudo-historical setting and, while they contain powerful examples of magic, fantasy elements are rare and dangerous with no fantasy species, such as elves or dwarves, at all." ____________________________________________ im to lazy too use grammar or punctuation good
Riotgirl Novice Member Joined: 6/14/03 Posts: 519 Dating Asian women is a longer camp than the Cleric Epic in EverQuest!	1/19/08 12:46:53 PM#49 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Zorvan First off, i voted Sci-fi ( Anarchy Online FTW!!). However, I am also interested greatly in post-apocalyptic ( Icarus Studios "Fallen Earth" ) and horror ( Whitewolfs' to-be-determined mmorpg ). Post-apocalyptic definitely falls under sci-fi and horror can as well depending on the setting ( Funcoms' "The Secret World ). So, sci-fi it is. Snap! I cannot bear to play yet another generic high-fantasy MMORPG. As well as innovative game-features that has an impact and measurable effect on how one plays a game, I'm really spell-bound by setting. The best setting that I have seen (from an armchair perspective, as I nearly, but never managed to play the game) is Saga of Ryzom. The game looked beautiful, and managed to merge fantasy and sci-fi artwork / feel into an hauntingly original hybrid. The only game to appear on my radar from a game-play innovation perspective is The Chronicles of Spellborn - but yet another fantasy (if more medieval) setting. * see addendum below * The odd thing is that until Peter Jackson's LoTR adapation, Sci-Fi - in cinema, but especially television - makes Fantasy to be the archetypal red-headed step-child. Yet that trend is completely reversed in the video-game market. I too, have fallen in with the herd. My first love was EQ, I then had a subcription to Eve Online on 3 separate occasions over 4 years, played AO for 2 weeks as a Froob, then played EQ2. If I look at my single player RPG games I find Baldur's Gate, Morrowind, yet I still haven't experienced Deux Ex, The Nomad Soul, et al. I still have the DNA of a 14 year old D&D player in my choices! Go figure. Regards, Riotgirl (holding out for an AO - without the first generation combat system) * Just discovered Fallen Earth * "If you think I'm plucky and scrappy and all I need is love, you're in way over your head. I don't have a heart of gold or get nice. There are a lot nicer people coming up. We call them losers."
Kulthos Novice Member Joined: 8/08/04 Posts: 90	1/19/08 2:20:56 PM#50 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I am waiting for a good freelancer-ish MMO with a reasonable death penalty and consensual PvP. I like the idea, just not the execution of the current space games.
Vhaln Elite Member Joined: 7/07/05 Posts: 2474 Screw you and your hundred character limit.	1/19/08 3:44:14 PM#51 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Lately I've been feeling like we really need more sci-fi games. I mean, with space travel and all that, not just a futuristic looking gameworld. Playing the different pirate games, I've found myself thinking this would be so much cooler if these were space ships. We've got EVE, of course, but that's a niche game more for its gameplay than the setting. Was also recently thinking it'd be nice to see a real urban setting in an MMO. The big metropolis, or even megalopolis, where it's all entirely within the overwhelmingly huge city, from safe market districts full of NPCs, to dangerous ghetto areas, with some sort of sci-fi spin, cyberpunk, coruscant-like, or whatever. I know that's been done a little, but not much, and not very well. When I want a single-player story, I'll play a single-player game. When I play an MMO, I want a massively multiplayer world.
Shilar Apprentice Member Joined: 12/19/02 Posts: 67	2/04/08 1:46:47 PM#52 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Riotgirl Originally posted by Zorvan First off, i voted Sci-fi ( Anarchy Online FTW!!). However, I am also interested greatly in post-apocalyptic ( Icarus Studios "Fallen Earth" ) and horror ( Whitewolfs' to-be-determined mmorpg ). Post-apocalyptic definitely falls under sci-fi and horror can as well depending on the setting ( Funcoms' "The Secret World ). So, sci-fi it is. Snap! I cannot bear to play yet another generic high-fantasy MMORPG. As well as innovative game-features that has an impact and measurable effect on how one plays a game, I'm really spell-bound by setting. The best setting that I have seen (from an armchair perspective, as I nearly, but never managed to play the game) is Saga of Ryzom. The game looked beautiful, and managed to merge fantasy and sci-fi artwork / feel into an hauntingly original hybrid. The only game to appear on my radar from a game-play innovation perspective is The Chronicles of Spellborn - but yet another fantasy (if more medieval) setting. * see addendum below * The odd thing is that until Peter Jackson's LoTR adapation, Sci-Fi - in cinema, but especially television - makes Fantasy to be the archetypal red-headed step-child. Yet that trend is completely reversed in the video-game market. I too, have fallen in with the herd. My first love was EQ, I then had a subcription to Eve Online on 3 separate occasions over 4 years, played AO for 2 weeks as a Froob, then played EQ2. If I look at my single player RPG games I find Baldur's Gate, Morrowind, yet I still haven't experienced Deux Ex, The Nomad Soul, et al. I still have the DNA of a 14 year old D&D player in my choices! Go figure. Regards, Riotgirl (holding out for an AO - without the first generation combat system) * Just discovered Fallen Earth * My problem with SciFi is: the atypical sci-fi mmo is still limited, due to little imagination, to 2D characters (bipedal). Course, while there are a plethora of fantasy races that aren't just a human with pointy ears, the programmers tend to not deviate from the "EQ" model ("Who would want to play a centaur or Naga?"). Now, I like both settings (Scifi can make new races, and fantasy can have fantastic race settings), but I simply grow weary of the EQ clones. Right now, I split between Myth War and Fiesta Online, but am watching for a real fantasy MMO. "Of all the things wrong with today's RPGs, 2D characters on a 3D background is the worst."
Loky Novice Member Joined: 3/13/06 Posts: 165	2/05/08 8:13:12 PM#53 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Picked the sword and sorc one based on the assumption DAoC is also in that category. I don't play it anymore but it was my favorite during its peak year. I like the fantasy genre all in all but am getting ready for a break threw sci-fi when or if the time comes. Have never played one yet.
XxKnivesxX Novice Member Joined: 9/20/06 Posts: 190	1/07/09 1:20:29 AM#54 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) High Fantasy - love badass crazy 500 hitting fast paced combat ;)
Zyllos Advanced Member Joined: 9/11/05 Posts: 487 "You do not get old and stop playing, you stop playing then get old." -- Benjamin Franklin	1/07/09 1:24:42 AM#55 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Wow, what a necropost! Half a year old! Either way...I guess I am like everyone else, high fantasy is where it is at. MMOs Played: I can no longer list them all in the 500 character limit.
Laiina Novice Member Joined: 12/25/04 Posts: 994	1/07/09 4:39:14 AM#56 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) You left out some categories that are definately lacking in games, such as historical, business/economic, and probably a couple of others.
User Deleted	1/07/09 2:54:25 PM#57 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Whoa! This one back on the first page? Ok, at least I didn't bump it myself. :-p Originally posted by Laiina You left out some categories that are definately lacking in games, such as historical, business/economic, and probably a couple of others. Yeah, I wish the polls could have 15-20 options, but I just had to go with the 10 I could find fair examples for and figured would be the ones getting most votes had all options been included. I might have missed some that would beat at least those with few votes.
Jefferson81 Novice Member Joined: 8/21/08 Posts: 760	1/07/09 4:00:21 PM#58 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Dreamagram I'm sure there are similar polls already, but the search feature gives me errors and I couldn't spot any by looking quickly through the first 250 threads, so my apologies in advance. But, to the question... What's your favourite MMOG genre? Some might not have any existing MMOGs yet, but I've included some sources/IPs for reference. Unfortunately polls are limited to 10 options. I hope I picked the most important genres. If you combine the High Fantasy with the Sword & Sorcery which really are the same genre then over 50% of the over 400 people that voted so far wants a fantasy game. Watch and learn, devs.
blueturtle13 Hard Core Member Joined: 7/03/06 Posts: 1366 "Have fun storming the castle!"	1/07/09 4:11:37 PM#59 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I would love to see a Wild West MMO
User Deleted	1/07/09 4:38:06 PM#60 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Jefferson81 If you combine the High Fantasy with the Sword & Sorcery which really are the same genre then over 50% of the over 400 people that voted so far wants a fantasy game. Definitely correct, and not really surprising numbers. However, considering the number of fantasy MMOGs already on the market, and that a fantasy game will be compared directly with a pretty polished WoW, I think developers will benefit from making something different rather than the same as everybody else. :-)