I'm awed by single-player games all the time, but in MMOs, I'm mostly just awed by how bad they are.
Maybe AoC comes to mind the strongest. Both in graphics and sound, it does have some impressive moments. WoW and Aion also have a few pretty zones that almost spark a sort of awe. Come to think of it, Rift had a few few awe moments here and there as well, stunted by their stark lack of soundwork, but still visually impressive.
So though I hate to admit it, guess the answer would have to be just a few months ago, when I started playing Rift. That awe was just replaced by boredom a week or two later, having scoured every zone in the game and level capped my third character.
When I want a single-player story, I'll play a single-player game. When I play an MMO, I want a massively multiplayer world.
I was recently awed by Age of Conans new DX10 graphics in the expansion zones. The best MMORPG graphics I have ever seen. Also, AoC is launching a new PvP server for great gameplay Thursday July 7th.
Not meant as an insult to anyone, but truly, if you've been playing MMOs for 10 years and nothing has AWE'd you since EQ1 or ultima, i honestly feel bad for you. I have had the pleasure of seing some incredible RL things in my life - active volcanoes, pyramids, ancient cities, endless oceans and gigantic mountains, yet I can still easily appreciate other in life and online.
Anyhow, the last thing i was AWEd by in an MMO had to be the zone events in Rift. Was the game lacklustre? Sure. Did zone events get pretty common at some point? Sure. But back in beta, seeing 500 people all over zone ALL working together to complete an event and having like 200 people on screen at same time (and not crashing) As they fought massive bosses was pretty frackin epic.
I no longer play Rift, even though i paid for a 6 month sub which is still active. But i was still quite AWEd by those events.
"Id rather work on something with great potential than on fulfilling a promise of mediocrity."
- Raph Koster
Tried: AO,EQ,EQ2,DAoC,SWG,AA,SB,HZ,CoX,PS,GA,TR,IV,GnH,EVE, PP,DnL,WAR,MxO,SWG,FE,VG,AoC,DDO,LoTRO,Rift,TOR,Aion,Tera,TSW,GW2,DCUO,CO,STO Favourites: AO,SWG,EVE,TR,LoTRO,TSW,EQ2, Firefall Currently Playing: ESO
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I'm awed by single-player games all the time, but in MMOs, I'm mostly just awed by how bad they are.
Maybe AoC comes to mind the strongest. Both in graphics and sound, it does have some impressive moments. WoW and Aion also have a few pretty zones that almost spark a sort of awe. Come to think of it, Rift had a few few awe moments here and there as well, stunted by their stark lack of soundwork, but still visually impressive.
So though I hate to admit it, guess the answer would have to be just a few months ago, when I started playing Rift. That awe was just replaced by boredom a week or two later, having scoured every zone in the game and level capped my third character.
When I want a single-player story, I'll play a single-player game. When I play an MMO, I want a massively multiplayer world.
I think Tera's beautiful. But I've never been really awed.... but maybe with Tera, graphics wise it came close.
Guild Wars 2's 50 minutes game play video:
http://n4g.com/news/592585/guild-wars-2-50-minutes-of-pure-gameplay
Everything We Know about GW2:
http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/287180/page/1
My first ever MMO, Everquest 2 - I can pick it apart now looking back, but at the time it was bloody awesome!
MO...some of this and some of this...just wow,those animations...do horses clench that much, idk. It "awed" me, idk if it was the good kind tho.
I was recently awed by Age of Conans new DX10 graphics in the expansion zones. The best MMORPG graphics I have ever seen. Also, AoC is launching a new PvP server for great gameplay Thursday July 7th.
http://forums.ageofconan.com/showthread.php?t=234792
Not meant as an insult to anyone, but truly, if you've been playing MMOs for 10 years and nothing has AWE'd you since EQ1 or ultima, i honestly feel bad for you. I have had the pleasure of seing some incredible RL things in my life - active volcanoes, pyramids, ancient cities, endless oceans and gigantic mountains, yet I can still easily appreciate other in life and online.
Anyhow, the last thing i was AWEd by in an MMO had to be the zone events in Rift. Was the game lacklustre? Sure. Did zone events get pretty common at some point? Sure. But back in beta, seeing 500 people all over zone ALL working together to complete an event and having like 200 people on screen at same time (and not crashing) As they fought massive bosses was pretty frackin epic.
I no longer play Rift, even though i paid for a 6 month sub which is still active. But i was still quite AWEd by those events.
"Id rather work on something with great potential than on fulfilling a promise of mediocrity."
- Raph Koster
Tried: AO,EQ,EQ2,DAoC,SWG,AA,SB,HZ,CoX,PS,GA,TR,IV,GnH,EVE, PP,DnL,WAR,MxO,SWG,FE,VG,AoC,DDO,LoTRO,Rift,TOR,Aion,Tera,TSW,GW2,DCUO,CO,STO
Favourites: AO,SWG,EVE,TR,LoTRO,TSW,EQ2, Firefall
Currently Playing: ESO