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First of all...this is a great site!
I stumbled upon it after having quit WoW. My 2-year addiction was about all that I could take. Not a bad game, just got under my skin near the end. Anyway, I was doing the whole F2P banaza and found you. It's now in my favorites and visited daily. The wealth of information is spectacular. The forums are alive here and I like that.
Of particular interest, CoS! I have high hopes for this game....I really do. It appeals to me more than any other because I'm a storyline, questing kinda guy. Deep character development gives me tingles. I'll probably be keeping an eye on this forum more than any other.
With that in mind.....while signing up at the tCoS forums, my confirmation code caused me to let out a glorious laughter. Make of it what you will but I know what I was thinking. So, the purpose of my post was the introduction of sorts and the sharing of this situation fitting code:
Clickty-Click
Hope to see some of you in-game, in the future.
*I apologize in advance if this was the wrong forum to post this in. OT may have been more appropriate.*
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Heheh, "Blizz I Hate You".
Welcome aboard.
Hello cable-spider -
For my own reasons Im curious what gameplay issues WoW burned youout on that you think CoS will improve on?
You mentioned storyline (weak and thin as hell in almsot all MMO's I've seen).
What else?
I soloed for the most part to 70. I'm not a groupie kind of person. I stayed out of the dungeons early on, despised 5-mans on the way up and saw raiding as a waste of time. A lot of time. I hated spamming, 'LFG, LFG'! I don't mind if from time to time, but it became necessary to group in order to move on late in the game. Pugs drove me insane! Rude, obnoxious leaders having fits about this mistake or that error in judgment. In my opinion, most took the game way to serious for my liking and it was no longer enjoyable.
Anyway, the quests dried up. The grind for rep, mats and whatnot became tedious. My guild was inactive and I gave up on recruiting to fill the spots. I finally threw up my hands. I enjoyed myself throughly until the point where other people became a necessity. I played with friends for a long time and that was cool. We'd get on teamspeak and have ball. I knew these people and that was fun.
Then, most left the game and I was forced to group with people I didn't know. My confidence was lacking due to inexperience and making mistakes usually led to some asstard blowing a fit because of this or that. That usually led to me being left alone in some dank hole because the group bailed on me and decided a lesson in crowd control wasn't worth the time. I'm ranting, I know but the experience left a bad taste and I can honestly say, I feel better for having retired my toon. It actually felt liberating not having to deal with that pressure anymore. The fun factor disappeared a long time ago.
I thought Lotro would be my savior. But I'll be damned, there goes that grouping thing again and very early on. So now I'm missing out on the epic quests because my social skills are lacking. I'm hoping CoS will allow me the opportunity to solo quest for a good part of the game. I'm hoping I can get immersed for an hour or two a night and just have some fun. I don't know for sure if CoS is going to provide that enjoyment but I can dream, can't I? If it doesn't, oh well. There just seems to be so much emphasis put on the questing system that I may be able to play at my own pace and whenever I want for a reasonable amount of time. I get the notion that a single player can be self efficient with the skill setup. Basically, I feel like this can be that game that I'm looking for as a solo grinder. It's not that I'm against playing with other people, I just hate being reliant on others.
I have an extensive FPS background starting with the original Half Life/Team Fortress Classic. Clans, competition, you name it. I still sponsor teams and run my own gaming community. WoW was my first (and only) MMO besides a quick stint with Guild Wars and Lotro. Then the trip through F2P Land. That was miserable! Maybe I'm expecting to much or looking for something that may never exist. I just have good feeling about CoS. WoW was refreshing and fun when I started. Character development was the most exciting part for me. I want that feeling back again and I think CoS can do it. I am so over FPS's. I want to get immersed into a great storyline and build a badass toon from the ground up. Master him! I don't see that happening with most of the future titles....except this one. And believe me, I have my eyes open to them all. WAR may be on my list and Conan does nothing for me. Nothing else give me goose bumps really. This title just seems awesome! Character tuning looks top notch. I'm all over The Witcher for some RPG fun and maybe that's the type of game I should be setting my sights on. We'll see.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Hehe ... people like you are the best adverstisement these games can get
I think you will enjoy TcoS, as it does have an extensive character builder. And eventhough it is a class-based game, it is very sandbox-ish ..... you can mix and match classes a bit ( Boy, you would have LOVED the old Star Wars Galaxies ) ...
Grouping is in the game, but really small groups, and i do not think it is required to progress. But i would try it anyway, as it's a completely different way of experiencing the game... but do it with people you know
If you are into lore, then the spellborn scrolls are a must to read, i enjoyed them very much ... www.tcos.com/en/gameworld/
I started reading last night. Good Stuff!
I don't want it to seem like I'm blaming the game or other players. It was my fault for being stubborn early on. I think if I would have gotten used to the whole grouping thing from the start, I probably would have enjoyed the game more than I did. By the time I started seriously grouping, it was to late in the game. I will change that attitude with tCoS.
A new story, a new beginning.....a different way of doing things. I can hardly wait!
I feel your pain... my wife and I quit WoW after several years of questing, raiding, and utimately... grinding. The time-sink that is WoW had to be walked away from.
I'm looking for something different. A new beginning. I think TCoS is gonna be it.
See ya in game...
While I don't think it will be possible to do very well in Spellborn with no grouping at all, I do think that Spellborn will make grouping a lot easier with smaller parties and adaptable classes. You don't need to wait to get ten people or spend hours looking for a healer, which is going to be a very refreshing change.
Something that would make grouping even easier, though, would be to find a nice guild near or before the game launches, that way you'll always have access to people if you need them. I run a guild called The Maelseekers Guild if you ever feel like you want to join one. It's RP friendly (meaning we support roleplaying, but it isn't mandatory) and has people from both North America and Europe, if any of those things are a factor. You can check it out here: http://www.maelseekers.co.uk/phpBB2/
If nothing else, it's a nice place to kill time until launch.
Hey Cablespider!
Glad to have you on board in the forums ^^
Its very strange aswell, because I have had the same situation. It seems like alot of MMORPG Games that come out lately seem to be very based apon wow (As EVERYONE Knows) But yet for some reason, TCOS Seems to strike my interest as one of the "better" new up coming mmos in some way... We shall have to try before we can make that decision fully
Looking forward to disscussing more topics with you soon
Follow your Dream. Not the static.
I appreciate the warm welcomes and replies!
Now on to the EQ2 trial in the meantime.
mlorriman - I will definitely be looking for a guild this time rather than trying to run one. Armed Insanity on 2 realms in WoW and a guild in Lotro was just to much. I spent more time baby sitting than playing.
Had much of the same experience with DAoC and I am very sorry to tell you, but I have never found that feeling again. WoW had that good feeling for a short while but lost it for me. What I have figured out is that MMORPG's might not be made for my needs in gaming, I want that community and other players around but I do not want to be hazzeled too much by them
I think that Gods and Heroes maybe be something for you though. Seems to be quite enjoyable in soloplay, but I do not know yet and character development seem a bit restricted. Anyway good luck on search for the game to give that good feeling, but sound like you will be following a lot of the same games as me.
Haha, comedy gold.
Hello there, adventurer!