Originally posted by Nykyrian

Curious, and i'm talking about a broad veiw i'm not looking for little things like light sabers i mean something completely new... that has never been done or created before.  And before u say voice over quests derp, every mmorpg now a days has a story   

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Well, I did hear a lot of good about Hutt-ball . .

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This game has yet to amaze me..

Originally posted by Home15

Originally posted by Xzen

I never saw people get upset over Tarus from FFXI being dressed up in a subligar and harness. >.>

 

 

Dont forget Lineage 2 - Female dwarfs

 

Oh yes, them Female dwarfs in L2, made absolute no sense why the male is a grandpa and the female looked barely 5.

Only two MMORPGs actually scared me; EverQuest and World of WarCraft.

EverQuest:

I played back in 1999, I remember just starting out as a High Elf Magician. Veterans of this game would know there was no "personal torch", night GREATLY hindered your vision range and High Elves had horrible night vision (did not know about conjure light-source at this time). I remember just training in Greater Faydark and night was approaching, I wasn't paying attention. It gets DARK, and being a low-level, any aggressive mob would want a piece of me. Trying to find the path and run back to Felwithe, I remember just hearing noises around me and finding out I was being chased by wolves. It was terrifying but the greatest experience I've had.

World of WarCraft:

Back before Burning Crusade, I was a Human Priest just leveling. When I was leveling in Westfall, I saw a bridge that connected to the other side of the river. Curiosity got the best of me and I decided to cross it. Soon the atmosphere grew dim and dusk, there was a thick fog. I was following the path and on the left was an abandoned outpost and a huge graveyard. Ignoring, I continued on the path. Then suddenly in red text I read what the Town Crier had broadcasted. I was never more scared, I was frantic and sporadically checked the rear. Eventually I did see the hulk and I headed off the trail and into a house to hide, only then to find a banshee was already inhabiting the home...

Still free to play? As it should be.

Originally posted by Boreil

Good read , thank's for the post , tho i dissagree that forced grouping is a step back , its actually one of the better bits of info i'v heard about Tera in a while ,  solo quest grinding was the huge step back in mmorpg's  its about time to go back to grouping and community  as the MAIN point of the games .

To the author, well written indeed.

@Boreil

The entire purpose of MMORPGs is to network with other players and as you have wrote, soloing really does cause MMOs to take a large step back. The entire purpose is to work together with multiple people, the entire purpose to even make an online game. Why play an online game when all you want to do is solo and work for self-benefits? The purpose we go on these raids or dungeons is to improve our OWN selves, our greed and selfishness cause us to diverge away from working together. I really hope to see more teamwork!

The 5 D's:

1. Dodge

2. Duck

3. Dip

4. Dive

and...

5. Dodge

Doesn't change the fact the game was still crap compared to other MMOs. I am not talking mainstream like WoW; even some of the vast Korean MMOs outshine FFXIV.

Agreed. I did not know what "MOBA" stood for until I started reading this. I have seen the (very stupid) acronym in StarCraft II a lot and referenced in some conversations. Well, now I wish I did not know. It is a horrible, horrible genre to categorize a game.

As for any game, its always more fun and interesting to play with other people. I started playing EQ2 for the first time last week and kind of sad that the servers keep going down. This is the third time during my entire experience it has gone down. I do not blame SOE, the whole fiasco with the security breach would cause anyone to go willy-nilly. This game is solo friendly to an extent and grouping is definitely one of the highlights of this game.

I did not start on a PvP server, so I have no idea how the ganking is. If it is as bad as you described you, then I'll take your word on it. PvP does not sound like something I would enjoy (especially playing for the first time) unless I knew people on that server. I had my fair share of WoW-PVP servers, that was fun until all the classes became identical.

Too bad the publisher is a known money hungry figure in the gaming industry, you cannot craft anything without paying cash. Not as bad as FlyFF though . . .

Froglok is the best race of EQ, really silly that they are first on this list. This list also seemed to have hit the more mainstream games, two from WoW, really?

Believe me, you aren't the only one who appreciates their personal space. It is not that I do not like to socialize or work together with random people, I just hate imbecilic conversations I read in a "world" type of chat and from random under aged players. It is just annoying to read the typical and overly used internet 'memes'. If anything, reading chat is enough to burn the living daylights out of me. I really, REALLY, hate foolish talk that relates nothing about the game itself. I honestly could rant all-day over this manner.

Anyways, that would be a reason to why I typically choose low-populated servers and/or channels.

I have certainly been anticipating this game for a while now. I love DotA, and I have been playing HoN non-stop. This is indeed a third-person perspective of an AoS (Aeon of Strife) type of game. 

The only thing is, I really wished this was not going to be published by Alaplaya; more by someone international instead. The reason why I never bothered to try S4League even though I wanted to. I would honestly say, the music sparked an interest.

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Wait a minute... *when* could Orks and Chaos really cooperate?

EDIT: Omit *when*

"The zone chat is a never-ending swarm of Warcraft conversation . . ."

I am guilty; I may have said some WoW references once or twice in-game. =]

Overall,
I agree with what the author has to say about this game, it is very polished and refined. The graphics are astounding and above average. It is so clear and smooth, it makes me dizzy if I play on full -everything-, so I have to tone down the sharpness if I want to stay concious. (I also have a hatred for the publisher... of all publishers WHY gPotato.)
The gameplay was different, some notable features are: 
• No Auto-attack. (Kind of annoying at times.)
• Pre-casting. Preparing and storing a spell in advanced. (I know there are some games with this.)
• EVERY class has a racial! (Nothing that would make a huge impact though, but some are more desirable.)

If the airship battles are how they describe it, then this is very team oriented. I am really looking forward to this.

The major mechanic, I just hope they remove...
The annoying (and very stupid) glancing blows. Basically hinders your combat values (let's say, by 85%) of whatever you are normally supposed to do. Healing is also included with this. (i.e. Cast Heal100 * glancing!0.15 = 15 HP restored..!) The only way around glancing blows is to stack the 'Luck' attribute, which does not allow you to operate at your full potential since you are sacrificing some stats into this.

All-in-all, an entertaining game nonetheless. Plenty of originalities included, a good mix of in-game races and classes. Definitely worth a try, and does take a bit of patience.

I hope they add chat-bubbles nothing serious, but it is hard to pay attention to the chatbox with Zone chat flooding.

Originally posted by Sabiancym

Go play and FPS game if you want to kill other players.

This statement is one that is in almost every PvE vs. PvP debate.  At first it angered me, but now I realize that it's just so absurd of an argument that taking it seriously would be doing myself a disservice.  It makes zero sense to tell someone to play a game in a different genre.  We're playing mmos because we like the MM part of it.  We like the combat system, we like the world, we like the community, etc.  Why should we go play an FPS game, but you shouldn't leave and go play a non-mmo RPG game? 

Hahaha, this part made me smile. I have nothing against PvP, and I enjoy the thrill of PKing.

Originally posted by Ravanos

of course someone says WoW, i swear Wow is the only MMO some of you have played.

 

having said that i would say EQ2 has some of the coolest mounts i  have ever seen.

That was kind of a low-blow don't you think? Though WoW mounts may have not been innovative, some of the models and ideas were neat. My favorite is the mechanical ostriches.

Returning to this thread; my personal favorite were the bears in Carpe Diem, those were cool mounts.

Personally, graphics in games do not appeal to me as much as the content, game-play and what it has in-store. I would be more than glad to try out Turf Battles. If what you say is true, then this game could be a predecessor to RYL (Risk Your Life).