This is the most embarrasing thread I've ever seen on this website in a long time.

Originally posted by chelan

"Invited to meet Peter Jackson, the Tolkien family preferred not to. Why? "They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25," Christopher says regretfully. "And it seems that The Hobbit will be the same kind of film."

Right, and who were the Lord of the Rings books intended for, because last I checked, most people reading Lord of the RIngs and The Hobbit for the first time can be accurately described as young people aged 15 to 25.

Granted, they are ageless books that appeal to a wide audience, but they are still books for teenagers and young adults.  

Fair criticisms.  I'm very highly considering Rift, TSW, EQ2, and Vanguard.  Which offers the best PvE content?  I'm worried about the populations of Vanguard and EQ2.   Leaning most heavily towards Rift given the recommendations.

Hey all,

So after playing GW2 for a bit, I'm getting a little burnt out, however, this is after about a 2 year break from seriously playing MMOs.  So, I'm looking for a new game to sink my teeth into!

I'm looking, specifically, for a game with great PvE content.  I love challenging bosses that require coordination between players.  I'm a big fan of raids, however there are a few things I dislike about typical PvE content.

1) Gear Grind:  I'd rather not have my entire endgame PvE experience revolve around a grind for better gear.  As much as possible, I don't want to have to rerun dungeons over and over and over again.  So I suppose what I want is a large quantity of endgame content that is achievement based.  

2)Repitition:  Similar to 1, but in terms of design and mechanics.  I don't want to play similar looking/similraly designed raids with different textures.  I'm looking for a unique range of different dungeons/raids/whatever.

3)A healthy "menu":  I'm looking for a game that provides a number of activities at endgame as far as PvE goes, whether it be traditional raiding, smaller groups, solo content, etc.  Quality is what I'm looking for.

Of course, a good leveling system with fun content is a plus, too.  I'm considering Rift, and The Secret World, but I'm not really sure what game has the best PvE anymore.  

Thanks, everyone!

I'm going to look into resubscribing and joining you guys.  I'm interested in playing a Blood Mage or Necromancer.  Looks like I have a little reading to do! 

Originally posted by coldcut333

Edit:Erm I give up...tried to post a T3 AoC Necro pic but failed lol can post a link though  :D http://elmundotech.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/tier3_necro_armor.jpg

And the AoC *does* look badass.  It's just a different style of badass.  I don't really love the tribal-ish satanic look.  

Originally posted by LordDraekon

/raises hand

...Oh, wait!  You mean in a game.

I loved the Diablo II Necromancer and, strangely enough, the game that comes closest to that is City of Villains and their Mastermind archetype.

Everquest II had a good Necromancer class until they decided to make the minions into imitations of WoW's Warlock pets. That, and I never could get accustomed to the stupid hairstyles. When they removed the stitched-together ogre golem minion, I lost interest.

Age of Conan's Necromancer isn't bad if you don't mind being limited to playing a Stygian. I'm anxiously waiting to see if they allow the new Khitan race to be necros.

The Vanguard necro pet is more a flesh golem-type thing that you graft upgrades onto. I never could get into it.

Yeah it seems like the vanguard necromancer isn't for me.  I think I'm going to resubscribe to AoC.  Seems like a good time, with the expansion being like 3 weeks away from release.  I am little concerned about the armor in-game, though.  It doesn't exactly look appealing to me, at least the necromancer stuff I saw, anyways.  

I do need to give the vanguard necromancer credit here.  This armor looks epic:  

I think I'll take up the EQ2 14 day trial to see how the game's changed.  I'm a bit upset that no game has seemed to really nail the essence of the necromancer class.  No like Diablo II did, anyways.  

Originally posted by kaiser3282

Ever given EQ2 a shot? Theyve got Necros, as well as a couple other pet/summoner type classes.

I have tried EQ2.  I really couldn't get used to the graphics, which seemed plastic-y and out of place.  I wouldn't be adverse to giving it, or anything else for that matter, another shot if the Necromancer class is very well done.

Maybe I will give AoC another spin.  Does anyone have experience with the necromancer in Vanguard?  I'm a bit wary picking up the game with all the rumors and talk of it being near death and with a lack of developer updates.

Hey, all!  it seems I'm MMO-less right now.  I'm interested in playing a game with a great necromancer class.  I'm not interested in playing the WoW warlock or Guild Wars Necromancer.  I've played both to death already...no pun intended.

So, I come here, seeking the wisdom of the mmorpg.com community.  What are your suggestions?

Originally posted by Darkjinxter

Originally posted by TSWBETAROGS

Originally posted by DaSpack

Many people returns to AoC these days, and I read this guys comments on the AoC community. I found many of his observations quite well worded so I share it with the rest of you fellow MMOers.

http://www.angryguildleader.com/archives/1727

Thanks for the link. AoC is rising now with the uppcomming expantion ready in q2( in6-7weeks max).

Lol Q2, FunCom can't even implement the (un-needed) offline skilling patch, let alone a full-blown expansion. Expect AoC's Game Director to pop up soon and announce the year starts in April, for tax purposes, therefore Q2 has been moved to July-September.

http://www.massively.com/2010/04/22/age-of-conan-rise-of-the-godslayer-has-been-dated/

Originally posted by xoring

What gave you the idea that the East Coast was devoid of studios?

 

Down by DC we have Bethesda Softworks and Mythic. Big Huge Games is just north of Baltimore.

 

Also: http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/ca/gaming/mdgamingcompanies.html

"According to Maryland Interactive Technologies, 'Already Maryland boasts the largest cluster of entertainment software companies on the East Coast.'

In addition, an industry survey by Game Developer Magazine recently found that Maryland is the number one East Coast state for game developers!"

I was in DC last week and spent a good portion of my week in Bethesda, where, you guessed it, Bethesda Softworks used to be headquartered.  It really is a very nice area.  Pricey, but very nice.  

 Star Wars: The Old Republic

Final Fantasy XIV

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Originally posted by tawess

Originally posted by FarOutFish

Players were offered entry into STO's Beta in exchange for their paying for a lifetime or six month subscription to Champions Online. This constitutes a Legally binding contract.  Criptic is now subject to lawsuits for breach of contract. I hope this happens. This entire episode reeks of Fraud.

 

Ok... I have looked at all the advertisments and i non of the ones i can find did i find anything about  "WHEN" said access should be granted. As long as you get in to the closed beta they have made good on their part, and as far asi know... The closed beta ain't over yet i am right.

 

The only one who has said anything about "first access" was a person, who in all fairnes was not in a position to make sutch claims. So show me were it says "WHEN" you were going to get in to the beta apart from that poor man and his forumpost.

 

Fraud... It's the new buzzword like, everything is fraud these days... BroadSword i say.

I'm not a lawyer, but it's my understanding that this argument wouldn't hold up at all in the American courts.  I believe that all contracts, offers, etc. have to abide by a "reasonable man" test.  That is, when debating certain terms of a contract, the court follows the logic of what a reasonable person would assume.  In this case, it's pretty clear cut that a reasonable person would assume that paying for entry would act as a sort of VIP pass in an Amusement Park; you get to skip the lines.

As far as your claim concerning that the person who made the announcement was in no position to do so, this is simply not the case.  Daeke (sp?) was an employee of Cryptic Studios.  The buck stops there.  To the best of m knowledge, cryptic did not *immediately* retract his statement.  This is somewhat alarming.  This means Cryptic was not paying attention to what their own employees were saying or actually did plan for, at that point, immediate access for Lifetime/6 Month subbers.

I'm sharing this thread with all of my MxO faction right now.

The day has been made.

I recommend trying Aion.

Wow, great read OP, thanks! 

Great group of people to play with for any game!  Been having a lot fun chilling with them in ventrilo. 

Interesting.  Will PM you as well as email you.

Fallout 3, The Witcher, KOTOR (if you haven't played it by now)