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So alot of people say this game is boring after 2 weeks.
Angelbound
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Now I understand everyone has differant tastes, I for one enjoy the look of this game even though I have not played it, I have seen the videos and etc. Now I hear its alot like wow but I like certain elements of wow, I honestly dont expect anything extremly new for a while. So im asking do you think I will like this game if I liked eq1 eq2 and wow? I just didnt like the hardcore playing of all the games and the community of wow. Another possibility is alot of people always look for the negative in games and fail to see the positive so maybe its just them.
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JonMichael
Currently: AION, an MMO Beta under NDA
Played: WAR, LOTRO, Hellgate: London, CoX, GW, SotNW, DAOC, EQ2, SWG, WoW, AO, Horizons, Second Life, There, TSO
Beta'd: There, Second Life, EQ2, DAOC:LotM, LOTRO, Tabula Rasa, Gods and Heroes, Hellgate: London, Requiem:Bloodymare, AoC, WAR, DDO, Fallen Earth
While I will not be sticking around for this games launch I was one of the lucky few who got it beta test it from the very beginning. It is amazing to see the game grow, day after day. It is amazing to know that some of my suggestions on quests and respawn rates were listened to in more than one situation and I feel that Turbine truly valued my opinion and time.
The game itself does not really lack any content as there is always something to do. A true hardcore gamer will find things to do no matter what you throw in front of him, he will find new ways to challenge himself. At the same time, the casual players is a winner in this game too because you will neither get left behind in levels or in crafting. Everyone wins. Not only this but to prove that Turbine in listening they removed their clause that said EU players will not play with NA players. So now everyone can play with everyone.
I took two characters to level 38 during the beta and did not get to see end game raid style content but I did have things to do at all times. If you buy this game chances are you will like it. You would have to be looking for things to not like, or knit pick to not be able to enjoy this game.
Just my opinions from a beta tester from the start of the non family member phase. Take it for what it is worth.
Turbine has announced that they already have plans for 5+ expansions and outlines as to what they will entail. They have also stated that they will offer periodic content every 2 months or so. Now, if you have not played AC1, the periodic content probably doesn't mean much to you. If Turbine stays true to AC1, which they have given no indication that they won't, then that content, which is free, will consist of content on the level that EQ2 has made you pay for so far. Probably after 1 or 1 1/2 years they will introduce the first pay for expansion. There is no official word on what it will be, but many signs point to Rohan.
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To recap on my post, I remember how it was like for my first MMO. The Matrix Online was my first, I got it the day it was released and I truly did love the game play. It was hard through all the bugs and more bugs they introduced to the game and lag was real bad at times when 20 or more people was in the same area, and that was when we weren't fighting. When the game was turned over to SOE, it really went downhill from there.
The release of CR2 had made most of the people to leave the game and a lot of people left before that point. The main reason I left the game, my friends left the game and it just wasn't the same anymore. That right there told me that friendships and community is what helps to keep the game alive. There are a few people left but not that many, in fact, when SOE took over, the number of servers went down at least by half so more people will be on the same server.
Now I feel I typed enough about MxO.
Well I dont have to buy it for a while I have plenty of time to try it on pre order, this is a good thing for me since the clone stuff does not bother me, sure i want something differant but we will be waiting a while for that so might as well have fun with something else. My very first mmorpg was eq1 and nothing has ever given me the same feeling, hopefully something will but its just a game and there are way more important fullfillments in life.
I have seen lots of clonining from eq1 to wow then eq2 to wow or wow to eq2. I have tried many mmorpgs and to be heonst the only one ive truly liked was wow but not certain elements of it like I said ealer. And eq1 even though it was fun for me it was still a grind and it was to time consuming.
if you look at some of the posters names name they are pro SOE. Pretty much this is viral marketing thread. Just my opinion
I'm 100% this is a viral marketing post now with yet another SO reference. Wish moderators would get on top of this.
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Now they do make some tweaks to the EQ system. For one thing, quests are where the xp lies, unlike wow. You can, of course, go out and grind mobs to your hearts content but leveling will be slow and painful that way. There is alot of content that is quite manageable solo, and some things that just need more firepower/healing that you can get from a group (fellowship).
There is very limited pvp with it's own rewards. As you go through the game you earn destiny points. These are points that can be spent at any time for buffs to your freep (freep=free people of middle earth; man elf dorf hobbit) or for upgrades to your creep (monster player).
At level 10 and above you can go to what is called a fell scrying pool. By using this pool you can make a creep character that will be level 50 but restricted to the battleground. Inside the battleground there are quests that earn you destiny points (on the monster side, while on the freep side you get destiny points and some goodies). Freeps can enter into the battleground from their 40's up.
Alot of people say alot of games are like wow, which is always something I have found to be rather funny because wow is a game based off of the other games that came before it. If someone looks hard enough every game can be compared to other games.
Is it the best game ever made? No, however, it is one of the most solid play experiences I have had and given the restrictive nature of the IP I think Turbine has done very well. While travelling around if you see something off in the distance you can pretty much travel to it. The world is entirely seemless with some instanced encounters used to further the storyline. Crafting is fun with a good amount of interdependence between the different crafting classes. Finally it is a game that has alot of little things for the role players, this is after all an mmoRPG.
Best bet is to try it out for yourself. I know that through beta 1 and even for a little bit of beta 2 it felt to me more like a job than a game. I wasn't enjoying myself. But that was entirely because I was expecting a game to suit me an my own expectations. Once I accepted the game for what the develepors had stated the game was and wrapped my head around the idea that we are all secondary figures in the story originally crafted by JRR Tolkien I found it to be a very enjoyable experience. This game is not SWG, it's not WOW, its not Everquest or anything else. It is its own game and lives up to every bit of the hype that has come from turbine.
Also, if you are a fan of Tolkien's books (moreso than Jackson's movie) then you will find somethign that you like from the game.
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Thanks for the constructive post you sure did give me a positive prespective on this, and of course your right many players tend to look for the bad and not enjoy the game for what it is. Now I never expected lotro to be the same as other games and to be honest ive I never really felt like any of the past games ive played where clones to anything else. And im not a hardcore pvp fan im a pve fan mainly because of eq but I do not like grinding anymore:) And I think this monster thing is very unique and will make pvp interesting for those of us who dont want to play warhammer.
I guess I just need to watch my expectations and just simply experience:)
If you're an MMORPG veteran from OU and EQ and want to see that type of game you'll be disappointed like me.
If you're new to the genre , this is you're first MMORPG, or like they general way things are heading towards more casual play I think you'll love this game.
For me it's too quest based, it's comparable to having a good night story read out to before bed each night.
That said it's middle-earth so i might get it to play in small doses not more than 1x a week.
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When it's 90+ of the game, can until level 15 can pretty much all be solo'd, and access to certain areas/buildings/doors etc are blocked then it's too much.
I've quested in all my games, still do. But IMHO it's overdone in this game. It's 90% story driven and only 10% world-driven. It's great if you want to log on for 30 mins, run a quest and log off no question.
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The following is just a copy from a previous post I made, but I thought it'd be the best way to share my thoughts on the quests in this game, and what makes this game a little boring after a while:
The main quest line I actually enjoyed, but far too often, I was faced with a quest just like this: Npc says' "go to my neighbor's house, and ask him if he needs any help" You turn around to see the neighbor (whom you could spit on from where you stand), take about eight steps, and talk to him.... Npc says' "I need to harvest some pipeweed could you help? Great! Its in my garden." You turn to your right to see the blinking "here I am" pipeweed about 5 feet away in his garden. Go click on it to collect, take about 5 steps back to talk to the neighbor in distress again, and collect your reward - 700 experience points, some money, and a weapon that is better than anything available to you at the weapon shops for saving the day! Note: my example isn't exact in everything, but its very, very close. Now, I know that the quests get a little tougher, and sometimes more meaningful as you progress, but you will still see a lot of repetitive meaningless quests, and more quests like this one.
EDIT: Try the beta, it's the best way for you to know for sure if you'll like it.
I recommend reading the boards.