Tired of slow paced combat

QBorg

Am I the only one who is tired of the slow combat pace in most mmos? I was playing an undisclosed beta yesterday and suddenly it hit me: i was bored. The game looks really awesome... some of the best graphics i have ever seen. The lore is great. The quests are diverse. Everything you want. But then the fighting itself. One mob after another, just standing there waiting to get killed. And then you move from one mob to the next pressing 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 for a minute until the mob drops. Just the same old boring fights you get in most mmos.

Combat in single player RPGs is so much better. e.g. Fable lots of enemies, fast fights, you have to postion yourself and take aim, lots of spells/specials that are actually useful. The only mmo that got combat right was DDO imo. Too bad that game had so many other flaws.

Dyraele

I don't mind slow combat as long as it is tactical, not just press some buttons and watch. I like aiming, having moves mean more than others in certain situations, having to make real decisions. When it is dumbed down to auto attacks it gets boring quickly.

Still waiting for a MMOG that has good tactical fighting, and I don't mean a military game.

Alchemda

I thoroughly enjoyed DAOC combat. Especially in RVR. It can be frantic. But I do have to agree, pacing is rather slow and monotonous in most games

khrag

Only MMO I know of that isn't like that is Roma Victor... but then you'd have to get past the dated graphics.

BobCrazyton

Tabula Rasa is supposed to have fast paced game play, plus, it's a Sci-fi game. It's double the win.

chaos91

AoC looks promising. They have a lot faster combat system. i just wish they didnt push the game back

Mwahaha

City of Villains/Heroes combat is pretty intense and fast paced, check it out. 

seabass2003

I think the best combat game out there right now is DDO. Being able to dodge arrows and fireballs or using your shield to block an opponent to keep it away from the squishies is pretty cool.