I have never played a F2P game.  I just cannot get into the micro transactions.  5 dollars here, 3 dollars there, 15 dollars for that.  Give me a game to really sink my teeth into.  I am old school.

I have played many hours from the beginning in:

UO, DAoC, EQ2, Jumpgate, Earth and Beyond, WoW and many many more.  I like the sub games and 15.000 USD a month is cheap.

Except one time I had three accounts going...LOL

Bought this game awhile back and I must say, I have never played a game that sucked me in so quick.  This game is so well made that I don't even want to play anything but this one.  Granted, it probably isn't that long from what I read, but it is one entertaining game.  The puzzles can be a little hard, but not so hard you can't figure them out on your own.

The action is superb and you have to make quick decisions.  The cut scenes are just right.  Not to long or not to frequent. Lara's voice acting is very good while some of the others are just ok.

Anyone else playing this game?

By reading about the death penalty, insurance costs, ship upgrades and medical bills, money and I mean allot of money will be needed to survive in this game.

I just hope gold (money) sellers don't ruin this game.  They always seem to infiltrate mmo games with their spamming.

Does anyone know if there are going to be checks in place that will prevent this from happening?

Just curious.

Ultima Online used to do that with housing in the beginning.  You had to refresh your house to keep it from falling down.  I hated it.

Then they changed it to as long as you were a subscriber, your house would remain. Well, I am not a subscriber now and this is one of the reasons I never went back.  My house is gone.

Making people log in or something is taken away is just bad practice to me.

Originally posted by Lustmord

Originally posted by outfctrl
I remember playing UO before Trammel went in.  I worked on getting my hiding skill up.  This gave some hope of not being ganked.  DF:UW does not have a skill like this, so you are totally open.  I wish they had the hiding skill in for crafters and explorers.

crouch + bushes = hiding.

Ahh...well that makes a difference.  So your name doesnt show up on the screen or any indication that you are there if you hide behind something?  Interesting

In UO...you saw a red tag

Originally posted by Badaboom

Originally posted by outfctrl

Originally posted by Badaboom

Originally posted by outfctrl
I remember playing UO before Trammel went in.  I worked on getting my hiding skill up.  This gave some hope of not being ganked.  DF:UW does not have a skill like this, so you are totally open.  I wish they had the hiding skill in for crafters and explorers.

They do.  Line of sight.  Plus 3d directional sound.  When you hear someone hide or kill them.  When they see you, lose them and hide.

So what you are saying, is that this game supports complete surround sound systems?

I guess so.  I use my head phones and I can tell the direction (most of the time) of the mob or noisy player. 

Havent bought the game yet.  I have been lurking around the forums, reading the manual, watching Youtubes and looking at the ratings.

I have a surround sound system in my game room and was curious if it utuilized all the speakers.  Most of the games I have played, don't.

I will search a little more.  Would be nice if it did.

Originally posted by Badaboom

Originally posted by outfctrl
I remember playing UO before Trammel went in.  I worked on getting my hiding skill up.  This gave some hope of not being ganked.  DF:UW does not have a skill like this, so you are totally open.  I wish they had the hiding skill in for crafters and explorers.

They do.  Line of sight.  Plus 3d directional sound.  When you hear someone hide or kill them.  When they see you, lose them and hide.

So what you are saying, is that this game supports complete surround sound systems?

Originally posted by Kanyl

Originally posted by Zerei

Can anyone help me please?

I have a girl friend and she wants to play mmos with me... the thing is I cant play hello kitty online ofc (jk she doesnt play that)

but she wanted me to look for an adventure that doesnt have too much gore... and where we can do other stuff other than kill things.

 

Can you guys help me? every mmo I know is either violent or involves grinding wichi is the killing part she doesnt want.

any advice?

thanks!!

Everquest 2! Your GF will have a great time decorating house, craft, explore and do all sorts of stuff. Awesome game to play with a girl, I would say!

I played EQ2 with a old Girl friend years ago.  She was a wizard and I was a Necro.  We were unstoppable about 80% of the time. Great times together.

We also played Ultima Online.  I would go hunting and she would stay home cooking and crafting.  When I got home, the table was set with food.  I would take her out on the boat and we would fish and explore together, stop at a remote place and have a picnic.  I would say UO was the best time we had together.

Originally posted by Loktofeit

Originally posted by Mischiff

If Blizzard hosted Vanilla WoW servers, how many of you would play on them ?

I miss the old game.  Maybe Vanilla WoW with flying mounts ..  that would be sweet ...  

anyways .. i just think the old game was the best game .. and I'd probably play if they had 

a Vanilla server ......

How many people do you think would actually play after they reached 60 and there was nothing left to do? Consider, also, that the only people who would play it are the people that have already played it.

 

I am 61 yrs old and I would play it. 

Originally posted by FromHell

do you know the meaning of the word

BETA

???

^

This

Come on guys, it is just beta.  The game will improve and the bugs will be worked out.  I like the game so much, I bought the Commander pack.

I ride a Harley in RL and wanted a motorcycle....LOL

Give it time.  So far, I think they did a jamb up job .  Very fast paced.

Originally posted by Grumium

I miss old school UO :"(

Funny you mentioned that.  I remember a while back and I mean awhile back, that they were thinking of having a shard for the old school UO as it was in the late 90's.  I swear I read that somewhere, but then they came out and said they were not going to do that. 

Originally posted by Grumium

I miss old school UO :"(

Funny you mentioned that.  I remember a while back and I mean awhile back, that they were thinking of having a shard for the old school UO as it was in the late 90's.  I swear I read that somewhere, but then they came out and said they were not going to do that. 

Anyone else remember that?

Originally posted by madazz

Originally posted by Xthos

Originally posted by chomite

People are really trashing UO?

If it wasn't for that horrible update, and god forsaken retarded route that developers suddenly wanted to take the UO into pile of trash, it would still be the best mmo out there - granted once it brings its graphics and controls up to date. 

Yeah, if they went back to a classic type game, and made content with that style forward, I would be back in a heartbeat.  I have gone back here and there, but I do not like the current setup of skills and the systems.  I am fine with the 2Dclient, but it seems they will not be bringing an official classic server back.

 

 

And people were talking about GM's interacting with the community, well UO was a great example of that too.

 

This part was really cool to me.  I remember them showing up at different imes in their blue robes outlined with gold trim hooded.

We all used to gather around them when we saw them.

Well, I tried to get back into it.  I just dont seem to have the time.  This game requires hours upon hours to do anything.  Now that I am older, I just cant find the time to put into it.

I really wanted to, but alas, I can't.

Thanks all for the great responses. I really did try, but I couldnt get sucked in.  So I am playing Miner Wars 2081. 

I can pop in, play awhile and pop out.  Sheesh, I hate getting old.  Time is not on my side anymore.

Later all, and thanks so much for the encouragement.

Originally posted by dave6660

Originally posted by outfctrl

I am a returning player after nine years.  One thing to keep in mind.  If you are technically gifted, this game is for you.

I think I am going to enjoy learning all over again.

A lot of players say they wish they could start over as a completely new player without knowing anything about the game so they can experience it for the first time again.  Have fun!

 

Actually, that is the way I feel.  I have over 3,000,000 skill points with like 4-5 ships on my main.  I have been playing my noob alt to learn the game again. 

Man, I am really getting overwhelmed with this game.  There is so much to learn and remember.  I can see why this game is lasting so long and keeps the subscription high.

Very well made game.

I am a returning player after nine years.  One thing to keep in mind.  If you are technically gifted, this game is for you.

I think I am going to enjoy learning all over again.