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Best MMO available atm?

SilverwatchSilverwatch Member Posts: 232
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Right. I have played very a many mmo's out there and at the moment i am not playing any, last one i played was LOTRO beta but didnt like it enough to buy. Just wondering what is the best mmo atm i mean like old school like SWG/EQ2/DAoC etc etc. Which is 'good' to play atm, as in player base, low level friendly etc. Atm im waiting for Warhammer since its more casual player friendly but if you can give us some info ta!

Currently playing : Darkfall
Character name : Aeola Anara
Played: Almost every P2P MMO you can get your hands on, notably:
Daoc, SWG, LOTRO, WAR, AoC + Dozens more

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  • godpuppetgodpuppet Member Posts: 1,416
    To start with, Dark Age of Camelot came out well before SWG and EQ2 so its very difficult to fairly rate the game. In terms of Generations your looking at:



    1st Gen: UO, AC, EQ, L1.



    2nd Gen: DAoC, AO, AC2, Planetside, L2.



    3rd Gen: EVE, SWG, Shadowbane, Horizons.



    4th Gen:CoH/CoV, EQ2, WoW, FF, MxO.



    NOW: Vanguard, DDO -----> WO, AoC.





    Now I know this isnt 100% accurate, but moreorless it covers the time periods when the games were released. Granted that UO was released abit earlier then EQ, I bunched it into 1st Gen becuase thats where I see it in my eyes.



    Anyway... Of 3rd Gen and below. EVE is good, SWG is a load of shite, shadowbane is a waste of time and horizons is one to avoid like the plague. AC2 = dead. AO = not too bad, but getting on abit. DAoC, could be improved if Mythic put more work into the engine and the leveling system ( more quests please) and L2 is awful.

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  • SilverwatchSilverwatch Member Posts: 232
    ive played most em tbh, was just seein if any had improved and had a good player base, WoW is the last resort since its popular and i played it a bit in the past but i need a change, played DAoC alot recently aswell but cancelled my subscription yeterday. o well!. Looking forward to the new gen ones coming out.

    Currently playing : Darkfall
    Character name : Aeola Anara
    Played: Almost every P2P MMO you can get your hands on, notably:
    Daoc, SWG, LOTRO, WAR, AoC + Dozens more

  • teakboisteakbois Member Posts: 2,154

    EQ IMO is still the best, just has been tough for new people to get in to.

    Check out this guild: http://www.guildportal.com/Guild.aspx?GuildID=167672&TabID=1419876

    Might help make it easier for newbies to get in to the game, and tehre is a $20.00 retail box with ALL expansions releasing next week.

  • CleffyIICleffyII Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 3,440
    Granado Espada(Sword of the New World).  Best mmo to date, diverse gameplay, beautiful graphics, low system specs.  Its an extroardinary game.  Its been hosted in Asia for over a year to great success; testing should open up for the US this month.

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  • seeyouspacec0wboyseeyouspacec0wboy Member UncommonPosts: 714
    eq2 hands down. go download the trial right now.

    Originally posted by Scagweed22
    is it the graphics? the repetativenesses? i mean what is the point? you could be so much more productive in real life
    Real life brings repetition and pointlessness too. The only thing real life offers is Great graphics. Its kinda expensive too and way to dependent on the cash shop. Totally pay to win as well. No thank you. Ill stick to my games.

  • AngelboundAngelbound Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 1,437
    Yea just keep in mind if you have issues with the game tech service sucks, I finally gave up they just give you the run around over and over again. Eq2 is decent but hardly casual and to be honest I was not impressed with the environment graphics the only thing that was good was animations and spell and combat art effects.
  • Rayx0rRayx0r Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,902

    Lineage 2 for PvP

    Everquest 2 for PvE

    EvE for Sci-Fi PvP and Roleplaying

     

    World of Warcraft for first time MMO gamers

    City of Villians for people who work a LOT and have active social lives (and are sick of fantasy gaming)

     

    anything else is pretty much a first place loser

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  • PicklefootPicklefoot Member Posts: 218
    Originally posted by Rayx0r


    Lineage 2 for PvP
    Everquest 2 for PvE
    EvE for Sci-Fi PvP and Roleplaying
     
    World of Warcraft for first time MMO gamers
    City of Villians for people who work a LOT and have active social lives (and are sick of fantasy gaming)
     
    anything else is pretty much a first place loser




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  • ZarraaZarraa Member Posts: 481
    Originally posted by Rayx0r


    Lineage 2 for PvP
    Everquest 2 for PvE
    EvE for Sci-Fi PvP and Roleplaying
     
    World of Warcraft for first time MMO gamers
    City of Villians for people who work a LOT and have active social lives (and are sick of fantasy gaming)
     
    anything else is pretty much a first place loser
    I'd also add LOTRO for roleplaying plus DAOC & Guild Wars for PVP .

    Other than that, this is probably the most comprehensive list you're going to see.

    Dutchess Zarraa Voltayre
    Reborn/Zero Sum/Ancient Legacy/Jagged Legion/Feared/Nuke & Pave.

  • FugnudzFugnudz Member Posts: 480
    Originally posted by godpuppet

    To start with, Dark Age of Camelot came out well before SWG and EQ2 so its very difficult to fairly rate the game. In terms of Generations your looking at:



    1st Gen: UO, AC, EQ, L1.



    2nd Gen: DAoC, AO, AC2, Planetside, L2.



    3rd Gen: EVE, SWG, Shadowbane, Horizons.



    4th Gen:CoH/CoV, EQ2, WoW, FF, MxO.



    NOW: Vanguard, DDO -----> WO, AoC.





    Now I know this isnt 100% accurate, but moreorless it covers the time periods when the games were released. Granted that UO was released abit earlier then EQ, I bunched it into 1st Gen becuase thats where I see it in my eyes.



    Anyway... Of 3rd Gen and below. EVE is good, SWG is a load of shite, shadowbane is a waste of time and horizons is one to avoid like the plague. AC2 = dead. AO = not too bad, but getting on abit. DAoC, could be improved if Mythic put more work into the engine and the leveling system ( more quests please) and L2 is awful.
    There have only been two generations of MMORPG's:  The First Gen, and a step backwards gen
  • SWGforrevaSWGforreva Member Posts: 194
    Originally posted by Fugnudz

    Originally posted by godpuppet

    To start with, Dark Age of Camelot came out well before SWG and EQ2 so its very difficult to fairly rate the game. In terms of Generations your looking at:



    1st Gen: UO, AC, EQ, L1.



    2nd Gen: DAoC, AO, AC2, Planetside, L2.



    3rd Gen: EVE, SWG, Shadowbane, Horizons.



    4th Gen:CoH/CoV, EQ2, WoW, FF, MxO.



    NOW: Vanguard, DDO -----> WO, AoC.





    Now I know this isnt 100% accurate, but moreorless it covers the time periods when the games were released. Granted that UO was released abit earlier then EQ, I bunched it into 1st Gen becuase thats where I see it in my eyes.



    Anyway... Of 3rd Gen and below. EVE is good, SWG is a load of shite, shadowbane is a waste of time and horizons is one to avoid like the plague. AC2 = dead. AO = not too bad, but getting on abit. DAoC, could be improved if Mythic put more work into the engine and the leveling system ( more quests please) and L2 is awful.
    There have only been two generations of MMORPG's:  The First Gen, and a step backwards gen

    QFE, so true it hurts!
  • W@rlockW@rlock Member UncommonPosts: 29

     

    Originally posted by Angelbound

    Yea just keep in mind if you have issues with the game tech service sucks, I finally gave up they just give you the run around over and over again. Eq2 is decent but hardly casual and to be honest I was not impressed with the environment graphics the only thing that was good was animations and spell and combat art effects.
    Yea I Realy Agree (Atleast For SOE) In Everquest2 My Character Got Stuck, Took Over 4 GM's For It To Get Fixed ROFL

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  • ZideneZidene Member Posts: 14
    Originally posted by godpuppet

    To start with, Dark Age of Camelot came out well before SWG and EQ2 so its very difficult to fairly rate the game. In terms of Generations your looking at:



    1st Gen: UO, AC, EQ, L1.



    2nd Gen: DAoC, AO, AC2, Planetside, L2.



    3rd Gen: EVE, SWG, Shadowbane, Horizons.



    4th Gen:CoH/CoV, EQ2, WoW, FF, MxO.



    NOW: Vanguard, DDO -----> WO, AoC.





    Now I know this isnt 100% accurate, but moreorless it covers the time periods when the games were released. Granted that UO was released abit earlier then EQ, I bunched it into 1st Gen becuase thats where I see it in my eyes.



    Anyway... Of 3rd Gen and below. EVE is good, SWG is a load of shite, shadowbane is a waste of time and horizons is one to avoid like the plague. AC2 = dead. AO = not too bad, but getting on abit. DAoC, could be improved if Mythic put more work into the engine and the leveling system ( more quests please) and L2 is awful.
    Lol, avid gamers. Haven't seen such a biased post in quite some time now, but lets keep it influential on the newbies, eh? Eve, AO... wouldn't be surprised if EQ and WoW were snug in the only good game list.



    2nd-3rd gens are fit into the 2nd gen, alongside CoH/V, FF. SWG is unfortunately a current gen game, alongside WoW, but it wasn't a terrible game in beta.



    You forgot Guild Wars, which i also wouldn't be surprised if it was criticized for not being able to jump.
  • SilverwatchSilverwatch Member Posts: 232
    thanks for all the replies fellas, but remember im not a newbie to mmo's been playin em for years n played most of the ones stated but they just got boring after a while, L2 has a free trial so mite try that but tbh mite just go back to daoc or WoW since the player base on them is good. i loved SWG back in the day but as evry1 knows here its gone to the dogs. sahme they cant bring back a classic server because id be willing to reactivate then! o well! they will never learn!

    Currently playing : Darkfall
    Character name : Aeola Anara
    Played: Almost every P2P MMO you can get your hands on, notably:
    Daoc, SWG, LOTRO, WAR, AoC + Dozens more

  • cpt.Balerioncpt.Balerion Member Posts: 61
    well for me, it's currently EVE hands down



    was playing l2 for a long time, got sick of hack&slash grindfest, played DAoC, which I love but I got bored after a while, maybe cause of the fact that it's old and not so many people are playing : (I wish I played DAoC few years ago :S)



    anyway, it depends on what you are looking for, if you want a pvp oriented game then I'd go for Lineage2 or EVE (EVE has much better combat system if you are not lazy to think about tactics lot of freedom so you can do what you want (well that can be minus for some people cause you can get lost in the game in the beginnings), and most of all, you don't have to grind to advance in the game)

    on the other hand it needs a lot of patience, I got bored with EVE after 2 hours year ago... but gave it another try now and read a lot of stuff to understand it, glad I did it, it's a great game... nothing better than EVE at the moment in my opinion (especially cause almost every other mmo is fantasy grindfest )


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  • TorakTorak Member Posts: 4,905
    Originally posted by Silverwatch


    Right. I have played very a many mmo's out there and at the moment i am not playing any, last one i played was LOTRO beta but didnt like it enough to buy. Just wondering what is the best mmo atm i mean like old school like SWG/EQ2/DAoC etc etc. Which is 'good' to play atm, as in player base, low level friendly etc. Atm im waiting for Warhammer since its more casual player friendly but if you can give us some info ta!

    Well you didn't leave a whole lot of info about your playstyle but if you want to go out on a limb and get away from all the hyped cloned fantasy grinders take a look at:

    • EVE
    • Ryzom
    • Maybe give Auto Assault a look (?)

    Keep an eye on

    • Tabula Rasa 
    • Fallen Earth

    "Old school" and your examples are pretty vague as SWG/EQ2/DAoC are all about as different from one another as black and white aside from the fact they were all tedious grinders back in their prime.

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