Low Magic

drunkenvash

I wish there is a decent low magic mmorpg out there. I hate all the shiny robes and wierd looking staves, and mages that cast fireballs from heaven. I also don't like how in a lot of mmorpgs strength is blown out of proportion where someone can attack faster with a duel wielding weapons that are the size of them faster than someone who uses a smaller weapon and a sheild.

I want a down to earth, dirty middle ages fantasy roleplaying game type. An mmorpg with a realistic physics engine and crafting system.

Sigrand

Mortal Online is the only game that comes to mind.  Mages are few and far between and the crafting is excellent.  The physics are also pretty realistic.  The game tries to be as realistic as it can without sacrificing gameplay too much.  Unfortunately its still pretty buggy (newly released).  It's improving pretty quickly but it'll still be some months before it feels polished enough for a released game.  if you can stand a few bugs here and there, nothing too game breaking, then look it up and see if it does anything for you.  By the way, it's entirely in first person.  So if you get motion sickness from games like that, you may not like it.  If not, it offers one of the most immersive experiences in any mmo.

Hokie

I'd love to see one too. I just think it couldnt work in a fantasy setting. Unless there was no playable magic-user style of classes.

I think what you may want to wait for is World of Darkness. Its not fantasy its more horror, sort of. But it wont have magic-as-technology like most MMO's have.

 

If you want a great melee combat game, without magic, try Mount and Blade (not Warband in my opinion). Its single player but holy shit it can have epic mass combat fights!

One of my first 200 vs 200 fight (unmounted) we started by holding our formation, but within 5 minutes all hell broke lose. It was like a scene from a movie, there were clusters of people bashing on each other all around me, it was total chaos and it was awesome. People were absorbing huge over hand chops from spiked maces with shields, shooting bows, thowing javlins ganging up on people. The AI isnt that great, but it does block or back away if your holding your weapon (charged) for an over head strike for example.

The mounted combat is just a fun if not funner. Infantry can be at a huge disadvantage if you dont hold formation and bind up calvary. Boy does it really suck having your horse chopped out from under you during a charge, 'cause you endo and eat shit for about 10 yards before you can get up. And if its in a crowd youre gonna take some serious blows before you get on your feet.

 

One of my best single player purchases this year, hell in the last two years. Its not a great game, its a fun game. Totally worth throwing a couple of bucks at.

 

Wow, that looks almost like an advert. lol

Hell, one day we may get a MMO like that, where its not just continous hotbar button mashing and standing still.