That was pretty cool.

I enjoyed the guy just rambling to be honest.

I'm glad that thier making progress and eagerly await the chance to test the changes.

While I'm only a Froob right now once these guys unviel the engine ill resub with my full account.

AO is still in my opinion one of the top mmo's on the market even with dated graphics.

Originally posted by grandpagamer

Originally posted by JGMIII

I did get tired so I bought an Xbox360 about 500 bucks in games, a live account and it was fun.

Hell it's still fun even though I've come back to my two favorite MMOs.

All it took was a couple months off and for me to try two 21 day trials of my favorite sandbox games Eve online and Saga of Ryzom.

 

 

Ive thought about the Wii myself. Was at my daughters the other day and played some Mario on the "virtual console" with my grandkids. I enjoyed it a lot. Other than the Aion beta weekends i havnt been playing mmo's at all so it might be just the thing.

I personally don't know much about the Wii but as a player that does enjoy a nice session of console gaming now.

I will say that console games have come a long way. Games like Mass Effect and Fable II have alot to offer a player like me.

Also the Xbox live arcade is fantastic so many retro Atari games that have been "evolved".

From Gears of War to Castlevania: SotN to Mass Effect to Pacman CE im having a freaking blast.

I'm sure anyone could say similar things about the ps3 and wii, these gaming machines are really nice to have to break up that burnout we get in MMO's.

I did get tired so I bought an Xbox360 about 500 bucks in games, a live account and it was fun.

Hell it's still fun even though I've come back to my two favorite MMOs.

All it took was a couple months off and for me to try two 21 day trials of my favorite sandbox games Eve online and Saga of Ryzom.

Damn guys, lay off the OP haha!

To answer your question OP I have no complaints when it comes to the games I play (Ryzom, Eve).

I could tell you what I want in a New mmo.

I want a complete sandbox. I want to be dropped on a planet with the rest of the player base and have the developers tell us to do what we want.

We would have tools to explore and and create maps for others to use, we would build up cities and political structure.

We would have player created factions at war with one another. We would have content designers (think game masters) that would create mission terminals and dungeons for us.

Overtime we would evolve to reach new planets and truly become a player created universe.

Sorry I was getting ahead of myself, I doubt that would ever happen but one can dream :)

I'm sorry but you're a damn fool if you thought this game wouldn't have macroing.

Did people not macro in UO?

I knew what this game would be like well ahead of time. UO was a grind and these guys were modeling their game after UO.

Imo AV needs to make an automated function in the game so everyone could macro Crafting/Gathering skills while offline.

Would be easier to do that getting rid of the hacks and macros and banning a person here and there.

Dude, Awesome post and thanks for sharing.

Hopfully people that are interested in eve will read this and be turned onto the game.

I first started EvE by reading a players blog just like this of his pilot history.

Thank you for the post.

LOL! you didn't fail the Sonic Side scroller platform series was pure win.

Dude i just picked up the genesis collection with 49 sega games It has every sonic sidescroller with the exception of Sonic CD.

Guys I picked this Collection up for 29.99 and I can;t stop playing it.

Altogether it has 49 sega games from phantasy star 1-4 to sonic 1-3 and more.

This collection is filled with brawlers, puzzle games and hardcore platformers.

the Vextorman series is on here along with all the streets of rage games and even the original Arcade version of altered beast.

I know it's old school but this collection is a freaking blast.

If you ever owned a Genesis pick this bad boy up.

Edit: 

Check out this game list:

* Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
* Alien Storm
* Altered Beast
* Beyond Oasis
* Bonanza Bros.
* Columns
* Comix Zone
* Decap Attack
* Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
* Dynamite Headdy
* ESWAT: City Under Siege
* Ecco the Dolphin
* Ecco: The Tides of Time
* Fatal Labyrinth
* Flicky
* Gain Ground
* Golden Axe
* Golden Axe II
* Golden Axe III
* Kid Chameleon
* Phantasy Star II
* Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
* Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
* Ristar
* Shining Force
* Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing
* Shining in the Darkness
* Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
* Sonic & Knuckles
* Sonic 3D Blast
* Sonic Spinball
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Sonic the Hedgehog 2
* Sonic the Hedgehog 3
* Streets of Rage
* Streets of Rage 2
* Streets of Rage 3
* Super Thunder Blade
* Vectorman
* Vectorman 2

Unlockable Extra Games

* Alien Syndrome (Arcade)
* Altered Beast (Arcade)
* Congo Bongo (Arcade)
* Fantasy Zone (Arcade)
* Golden Axe Warrior (Sega Master System)
* Phantasy Star (Sega Master System)
* Shinobi (Arcade)
* Space Harrier (Arcade)
* Zaxxon (Arcade)

Looking forward to trying this one.

Shots look great.

It's fine right now. We have a steady trickle of new players starting every week (21 day trial ftw).

We have a bunch of extremely helpful players and the dev team has released a few patches improving the game and a new improved player tutorial area (fixed up the missions and gave you missions to run on mainland early on).

Try it out

Imo Ryzom is one of the top MMOs on the market today. It feels like the best kept secret in the genre atm.

Originally posted by robert4818

I've noticed alot of players have gone to the extreme when it comes to talking about sandbox MMO's.  To them, a sandbox MMO means that the world is devoid of anything and everything, and that the players are the 100% sole form of content.  If you mention the words Quest, or Quest-line to them, they immediately tell you go to play WOW.    To them a sandbox is the plastic kiddie pool filled with a few bags of sand.

To me, that's boring. 

A sandbox MMO represents one thing, freedom.  A player is free to choose his/her way throughout the game without having to reach a specific level to do so.  Quests are perfectly acceptable, so long as they do not force you along a certain path.   A sandbox world needs IMO a large variety of options for players.  A good crafting system that plays into the economy.  MOBs to kill, quests to complete, and above all the option to do any, all, or none of the options provided.  To me, the sand box is that thing at the playground that has the sand, that little crane, a few buckets, shovels, and maybe a water spicket to make castles with.   The sandbox game needs toys and tools for the players to use as they see fit.  But leaving them with practically nothing but a combat system makes the game dull. (I'm looking at you darkfall)

 

I have yet to play a single sandbox game that was empty or lacked content.

Right now im playing Eve and Ryzom, Eve has missions, crafting, gathering, pvp, pve group content and so on. Ryzom has Missions, crafting, gathering, pvp, boss hunts, raid lairs, raid bosses and more.

UO and SWG has similar shit so did hybrids like AC and AO.

Games like Wurm, Mabinogi and TotD have tons of things for you to do.

you bring up Darkfall but that game has crafting,gathering, pvp, exploration, quests (a few), housing and a bunch of other stuff. The problem with DF is that it pushes pvp at you really hard and it's tough to get around that to try the other stuff.

Seriously not one sandbox was devoid of content, not one only had a "Few bags of sand".

Originally posted by MindTrigger

Originally posted by JGMIII

You guys want more sandbox games on the market? The for the love of god support the ones that are out now.

And no Eve isn't the only sandbox or sandboxish mmo on the market to day, do some research and help out.

Show these AAA companies that a sanbox game can make decent money.

 

 

I support the ones that are in development now.  I am following Mortal Online, Earthrise and Fallen Earth very closely.  However, I have tried a few of the existing ones mentioned in this thread.  It's going to take a certain kind of person to get into games like A Tale in the Desert or Wurm.  They are very clunky by today's standards.  Desert is zero combat (not a bad thing in my personal opinion) and Wurm's combat is awkward and ugly. I'm keep an eye out for future versions of Desert though.  It's been evolving.

I don't mind supporting indy devs, but I still have some standards as to what games I will enjoy and what I won't. I tried them and they didn't do it for me.  To each his own.

Yeah Games like Tale of the Desert and Wurm are really niche indy products.

It's not easy to find the sandbox games in this mess of themeparks. Sometimes I have to look toward hybrids (Ones with skill systems under the hood like AO).

I myself support Eve online and Ryzom. Ryzom is actually pretty awesome we just need more players so the pvp could take off.

It supports, FvF capturable outpost pvp, FFA pvp zones, Dedicated pvp enabled arenas and a flagging system, No pvp looting but gear does decay so crafters are kept in business. I know its a bit limiting pvp wise for a sandbox but its the one game that gives players a choice. You can also get into Player run events, Boss hunts and Large Raid areas and encounters.

It's not UO but it gives more freedom than most mmos on the market. I'm sure if you look around you will find something you enjoy.

Originally posted by jhall229

I've been playing for the past couple weeks, and I'm really enjoying the game.  I will be paying for a subscription to this game :) I'm getting ready to go to the mainland in the next couple of days, and I'm looking for a good guild if anyone is recruiting.

Your better off checking the official forums for that info tbh.

Make sure you find a guild that plays when you do if not you will be in my situation and have every member log in during the AM.

I'm lucky that i've put together a large friends list so I'm not solo hunting 100% of the time.

I wouldn't take a Titan if you paid me in Real life cash.

I'm just not the type of person that likes a big red target on his back for all of Null sec.

Lottery sounds cool though.

You guys want more sandbox games on the market? The for the love of god support the ones that are out now.

And no Eve isn't the only sandbox or sandboxish mmo on the market to day, do some research and help out.

Show these AAA companies that a sanbox game can make decent money.

Eve has bloom, HDR and advance shadows already.

AA can be forced with your graphics card control panel and it looks great.

I don;t know what CCP is going to do with the planets but if they do let us land on them it might be  Rts simcity hybrid type of gameplay.

I don;t see CCP giving use entire worlds to live on like SWG or anything.

I do agree this game has massive potential.

The skill system in this game is really good, However I just couldn;t get passed the Cel shaded graphics to give the game a solid go passed an hour.

Glad you guys got new flying mounts though.

I know this is an old htrad but I still find it interesting. I really wish we could get more people in on this and cover the majority of the P2p mmos.

I know Eve is massive and I'm sure Atys (Ryzoms world) can easily give WoW and lotro a run for thier money.

Curious about the others.

Originally posted by kdw75

I admit that I am a graphics whore and have the latest and greatest computer system, but Eve is such an interesting game to me that I have overlooked the dated graphics and focus more on gameplay. That being said I would love to have some graphics updates and maybe someday more advanced space stations where you can actually land and have your avatar interact with other peoples avatars.

Well the only thing left to update graphics wise is the planets.

You really think Eve is dated? Imo its one of the best looking games on the market.

Even the new space games like JGE and BP don't look as good.

I'm glad you like the game i'm just shocked that you think it's dated at all.

I think everyone is waiting for the walking in stations thing but it wont be for a while yet since CCP got their heads on straight and decided to fix shit that actually matters (FW,sov and Apoc bugs).

Originally posted by //\\//\\oo

Originally posted by Setsunakai

20 hours for the last level of the game isn't bad at all; seeing as the initial level cap was 45( its now 50)

but its pretty short even when compared to vanilla wow 50-60

 

 

  Are you serious? I've played WoW since relase and leveled countless toons to 60 and even a few to 80, yet I've never had to grind for 20 let alone 10 hours to get anywhere in WoW. There was always a sufficient amount of quests, so that you never had to grind; though there was a lot more walking back in those days.

 

 

Quest stacking Is grinding also, it all depends on what grind a player enjoys more.

I personally like a mix of both (I will grind packs of mobs on the way to quest hubs and between missions).