Originally posted by orbitxo

wow i may revisit thsi game and play it.

 

last i played it was on its released date (a week). years ago.

If you left because the leveling process was a bore, then you'll prob leave again.  I left for the same reason a week into launch and just resubbed only to play a couple hours and leave again

Originally posted by Badaboom

Originally posted by hockeyplayr
This is a game I want to like, and think that I very well may, but until they fix the fact that you lock up for a couple seconds when new players enter the area, I see no reason to even attempt.  This is why I cancelled mys sub

That sounds like an issue with your computer as I don't seem to have this problem.  That's not saying the servers are not having some problems right now, because there are.

That is what I thought but other people have been having the problem as well.  I've been lurking the darkfall forums as well as these, and it seems that it is getting better/supposed to get better through patches.  Only time will tell

Originally posted by General-Zod

Originally posted by TheScavenger

As far as I know, the only two real MMOs that are sandbox and are heavily focused on PvE is Ryzom (but its dead and barely gets updated) and Runescape.

 

There is of course Ultima Online and Anarchy Online, but they are too archaic for me. And AO looks horrid. UO is still good to look at, but just so old. There is also Wurm and ATITD...but they aren't really MMOs to me. ATITD doesn't even have combat, its just crafting.

 

It seems every single sandbox MMO in development is an open world deathmatch full loot clone. Are there any at all that are heavily PvE focused that are coming out in the next year or two?

Why does it need to be a sandbox? Why not go with a themepark with similar  features?

If the op is like me, person may not like quests (which generally provide the best way of leveling in a themepark). I played runescape for 5 years and touched maybe 30 quests, and only did those to access certain areas or weapon types.

and people were complaining about neverwinter being overpriced...

Back on topic, I'd try a chargeback because clearly they should be refunding you.

Originally posted by ragz45

All they need to do is intrudce a TON of costume, fluff, and mount type items to the item store.  And then lower the prices across the board on the rest of the stuff.  League of Legends makes a TON of money, and they don't charge for anything other than skins (read fluff).

The sooner FTP mmo's get this into their heads, the better off the entire ftp genre will be.  Players pay for fluff, players leave if ftp systems are more inconvenience than fun.

I can attest to that.  Probably dropped like $200 in LoL between skins and champs, in about 6 months or so, maybe a little longer.

Originally posted by Roin

Edit: Honestly this may not be what you want to hear. But I would strongly consider rerolling.  As Aerowyn (sp?) suggested, try a Guardian.

If you re roll guardian be prepared to faceroll everything.

I played runescape for 5 years and never hit the old max level. Only made it to 114, yet it was always something to strive for amongst other activitites which is what kept me playing.

Edit: About death penalties in older mmos.  I feel like Aion did it right in terms of a crossover between the old and new. When it first released you lost experience when you died but it could be bought back with gold.  So you either had to grind the xp or grind for the gold.  Not as harsh if you had the coin, but still provided some sort of a penalty.  Then again I always like rushing back to where my armour was in runescape just to watch it disappear before I could pick it all up