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MMOs with offline capabilities?

SonOfStevenSonOfSteven Member Posts: 2
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Are there any decent MMOs with atleast a partial offline capability? I am currently overseas and I do not have constant access to the internet to play other MMOs, and I would like to find something that would allow me to play both offline and online. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  • beauxajbeauxaj Member Posts: 245
    None that i can currently think of.  However, I remember something about Age of conan having a Single player component for the first 20 levels, It may have been a rumor though.
  • KinslayerXKinslayerX Member Posts: 87
    It's not strictly an MMO if it has offline capabilities.



    It seems what you're looking for is the more traditional PC based RPG that let's you play online, in which case Never Winter Nights 2 is probably about as close as you'll get. That said, you'll probably find it disappointing if you're looking for it as your main online game and are used to playing real MMO's as the online side of most of these sort of games is just a bolt on and not at the heart of the game design so suffers a lot in comparison.

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  • Yaqekuna274Yaqekuna274 Member Posts: 13
    The only one that has that feature is Age of Conan. Which allows you to solo offline to maximum level. Other than that title there isn't any other MMO that I know of that supports this feature.
  • SonOfStevenSonOfSteven Member Posts: 2
    Well thats not good news, but I'll deal. Thanks for the info.
  • deplorabledeplorable Member Posts: 418

    WW2 Online allows you to pratice, or learn the maps offline.

    hmm, oh did i just ruin everyones "no mmo has that", or "this is the only one".... damn... what was i thinking

  • KinslayerXKinslayerX Member Posts: 87
    Originally posted by deplorable


    WW2 Online allows you to pratice, or learn the maps offline.
    hmm, oh did i just ruin everyones "no mmo has that", or "this is the only one".... damn... what was i thinking
    WW2 Online is not an MMO. By it's very nature, an MMO is a game that is set in a virtual online world and can only be played online. It's like saying Mechwarrior or Quake are MMOS when they're clearly not, they just have some online capabilities.

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  • AelfinnAelfinn Member Posts: 3,857
    Originally posted by Yaqekuna274

    The only one that has that feature is Age of Conan. Which allows you to solo offline to maximum level. Other than that title there isn't any other MMO that I know of that supports this feature.



    Sheesh, where do people come up with these rediculous ideas?

    AoC, unfortunately for the OP, is never offline. The confusion arises from the first 20 levels being centered around a (still online) quest line designed as a single player experience with grouping as a secondary option.

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  • FaurFaur Member Posts: 330
    Phantasy Star Universe has an offline story mode and offline "extra" mode. The latter is basically an emulation of the online game offline with npc party members and such.



    Unfortunately you don't get to bring your offline characters online and vice versa, they're completely separate in that regard.



    Like others mentioned I think what you're looking for might be a traditional RPG with multiplayer capabilities. You could consider Diablo or Dungeon Siege for a fast paced "easy to get into" experience, or Neverwinter Night for something more in-depth. NWN (1 at least, dunno about 2) has a fair share of servers which run mmog-like persistent worlds.
  • gillvane1gillvane1 Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 1,503

    The problem is all your character data has to be saved by the game server, which you access online. If it were any other way, then you'd have access to the data files on your character, and you could hack them to cheat. So, if it's an MMO you gotta play online so you can't cheat. That was one of the problems with Diablo (not a massive MOG, but just a MOG (meaning multiplayer online game).

    To have an offline part of the game, you'd have to save chracter progress offline, meaning any competent hacker could get into the data files  and give themselves levels, xp, loot, etc., or "god mode" invulnerability, change their damage to a million points per hit, and then log back on line to screw up the game.

     

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  • FunkyLasagneFunkyLasagne Member Posts: 339
    You can continue to progress towards your next skills in Eve, even if you're not online.  I guess thats not what you meant though - wanting something to actually play offline.
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