Originally posted by vladakov

Originally posted by Chiller1

Cheers Vlad, i have downloaded spellborn and will be playing soon :)

servers are offline at 31 oktober 2009 if i am correct, too bad :

lol just firing the game up ;-)

start downloading EVE then :)

It sounds like you are looking for a different experience in an mmo from what you have tried before. I would recommend you go sandbox and move away from what you have tried before and instead go for something completely different. I have tried Chonicles of Spellborn and I have tried Fallen Earth and while they aren't bad games for what they are, they are nothing really different to what you tried before. The combat systems are a bit more twitch oriented which is good and you'll initially have some fun but after the 100th kill x amount of y you will get that old familiar sinking feeling again.

Your real options for a game right now are Darkfall or Eve. Space or Fantasy. Tactical or Twitch. Mortal Online isn't a game right now, beta access is all they are offering and it's not currently in a playable state.

Originally posted by nin2010

It sounds like you are looking for a different experience in an mmo from what you have tried before. I would recommend you go sandbox and move away from what you have tried before and instead go for something completely different. I have tried Chonicles of Spellborn and I have tried Fallen Earth and while they aren't bad games for what they are, they are nothing really different to what you tried before. The combat systems are a bit more twitch oriented which is good and you'll initially have some fun but after the 100th kill x amount of y you will get that old familiar sinking feeling again.

Your real options for a game right now are Darkfall or Eve. Space or Fantasy. Tactical or Twitch. Mortal Online isn't a game right now, beta access is all they are offering and it's not currently in a playable state.

Nin thanks for your input. I do agree with you about something different and am currently downloading EVE trial as i type this. I assume Darkfall hasnt got a trial experience yet?

 For crafting, Fallen Earth.

For everything else, Darkfall.

Mortal Online is nowhere near ready to release so don't bother even thinking about it for another year or so. It is currently barely functional. No, it isn't functional. 

Originally posted by Chiller1

Originally posted by nin2010

It sounds like you are looking for a different experience in an mmo from what you have tried before. I would recommend you go sandbox and move away from what you have tried before and instead go for something completely different. I have tried Chonicles of Spellborn and I have tried Fallen Earth and while they aren't bad games for what they are, they are nothing really different to what you tried before. The combat systems are a bit more twitch oriented which is good and you'll initially have some fun but after the 100th kill x amount of y you will get that old familiar sinking feeling again.

Your real options for a game right now are Darkfall or Eve. Space or Fantasy. Tactical or Twitch. Mortal Online isn't a game right now, beta access is all they are offering and it's not currently in a playable state.

 

Nin thanks for your input. I do agree with you about something different and am currently downloading EVE trial as i type this. I assume Darkfall hasnt got a trial experience yet?

 

Darkfall doesn't have a trial yet but soon it launches it's second expansion and surely a free trial will be coming with a marketing push before Christmas we hope. No information from the devs about free trials yet though. So I would check back in a month or so and see if there's a trial for Darkfall if you aren't willing to make the leap without one. I have heard great things about Eve and everything I have read about it sounds good but personally I haven't made it past a couple of days played. That's simply me being too lazy to give the game a proper go at the moment though as I'm having too much fun in Darkfall.

If you don't mind an old game i loved FFXI but its been out for quite some time. It has a battle system i'm really fond of and a very strong community. There isn't much pvp if any but it was one of my favorite games along w/ player economy and your computer should be able to handle it. Fun crafting and all, i'd say it has everything you want except for pvp.

Originally posted by monkierojer

If you don't mind an old game i loved FFXI but its been out for quite some time. It has a battle system i'm really fond of and a very strong community. There isn't much pvp if any but it was one of my favorite games along w/ player economy and your computer should be able to handle it. Fun crafting and all, i'd say it has everything you want except for pvp.

Too old... if the game was newer I'd have recommended it too. Now I'd suggest not trying it. 

 Don't play EvE. Unless, you enjoy spreadsheet with 3D graphics. :D

Seriously though, that game is literally the same thing as living a separate life. I play games to have fun, not to live out an additional mundane existence. 

Originally posted by Euphoryk

Originally posted by miagisan

imho, avoid all 3 listed in your title

 

I used to like you, not so much these days.

 

sorry :(

Originally posted by Jonolinb
Hate, More hate, dumb crap and lies to sway people. <Fix'd>

To the OP Eve is a very different game. When I left WoW, Eve was the only game that I tried that was good enough to keep me away for good!

Both DF and FE don't have full time trials yet but both are a lot of fun.

Of the three you listed I've only played Fallen Earth, but would recommend it highly.

As for alternatives I'll throw a vote to EVE as well, excellent game you just need to get your head around being a ship.

For a really off-base play experiance there are a couple indie zombie apocolyse games on the horizon that look like they might shake the genra up if they can be pulled off right.

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Originally posted by Ruyn
I can only comment on Darkfall and Mortal online.
Darkfall currently is all about PvP.  It's fun for awhile but it is missing a lot of the sand or tools that make a sandbox game so fun.  The good news is that it appears that AV realizes this and appear to be working to change this.
Mortal Online is looking to take a step back and play games like they used to be played.  Things like not having a map but giving players the tools to make their own map.  A skill cap so you have to decide what path you want to go down.  A crafting system that is complex.  A housing system with depth.  The thing is this game will be a rough release with just it's core features intact.  If you do not have the patience to be part of a game that will take time to grow, then I would wait.

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The sad thing about Mortal Online thou is that in the end it will end up just like Darkfall unless something drastically changes.

 FFXI would be a good recommendation if the OP didn't want to quest to level. FFXI is the worst game you would ever want to play if you like questing to level.

If you want a deep game with a rich storyline with a stable playerbase.. FFXI is the game though. Some of the best PVE you will find. The zones are huge, and while you do "zone" the world is so big, its not noticeable like it is in games like EQ2.

PVP games... Age of Conan, if you want to quest to level.

Darkfall is good if you enjoy first person type play, and enjoy nothing but PVP. It has crafting, but its really ho hum compared to other games like EQ2 and Vanguard. 

Lord of the rings online is similar to WoW and EQ2 and might fit your needs.. but the pvp is terrible.