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Best futuristic MMO
Jarlath
Member Posts: 174
I wanna try out a non-fantasy MMO, something sci-fi or something but with good graphics and decent gameplay. Any Ideas?
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but frankly, I think Planetside is still lots of fun.
Go Anarchy Online.
SWG recently had a 14-day return to SWG, and this was my first return post NGE, and the game was vastly different. Sure, I liked it at release, but this was just vastly different, and the characters I left on Wanderhome were essentially on a dead server. If I played for 2 hours, I'd be lucky to see 4-5 other people playing. The old hot spots for people...just dead. Now, that could just be the server, but to be honest, it made me realize that I wasnt going to stay beyond the 14.
AO had a brutal, brutal release (I was there for that too), but the dev's did a fairly unique thing, the worked their butts off, and listened to their base, and turned AO into a very solid game. By current standards, it's lacking in graphics, but the game play, and the fact that you can find other people to play with, in my mind, makes it a fairly easy winner in your question.
Whatever you decide, good luck to ya!
Don't play SWG in it's current state, it's a pathetic excuse for a game.
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Do not hate it, but instead embrace the diversity.
If you are willing to stick it out for the long haul, EVE is probably worth the time, but the game is a pain to learn how to play.
There's some other Sci-fi games coming out as well near the end of this year and beginning of next. Also, not technically Sci-fi, but CoH isn't a fantasy game and is fun to play.
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After having played EQ2 for a while, I can safely say The graphis sucked.
The feel of the controls sucked.
I didnt even hit level 2 before I quit.
I couldn't find a general menu where I could get help or change the settings of my graphics/keyboard and certain aspects of the game.
OK after having experienced that shocking game, I'll change my question.
Which sci-fi MMO has the best graphics and is easy/fun to play?
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
As a fan of Sci-fi games, I would advise avoiding all the current sci-fi games.
Neocron is worse than Anarchy Online in both bugs, bad graphics, and unfun gameplay
Planetside is pretty dated too.
Eve is ok, but not very much action. Great if you're into Sim Economics.
SWG? Not near as fun as Pre-CU/Pre-NGE, but if you don't mind a long diku-mud type grind, it can still be ok.
Your best bet is just to wait and see how Tabula Rasa, or Huxley turn out. Barring that, there's also the Warhammer 40K MMO coming some time in the future.
Sadly, if you're a fan of sci-fi over elves and orcs, you kinda get the short and dirty end of the stick.
SWG is free to try for 14 days, and you get to play the full game on the trial too. www.tryswg.com
Although it's 4 years old, it still has graphics that rival those of todays MMO's. It also has many different gameplay options available. While it caters to your typical combat roles, it also has one of the more detailed crafting systems out there, player housing, a space simulator, player events, has one of the more indepth creature handling/beast master systems and many more.
MMO games played or tested: EQ, DAoC, Archlord, Auto Assault, CoH, CoV, EQ2, EVE, Guild Wars, Hellgate: London, Linneage II, LOTRO, MxO, Planetside, SWG, Sword of the New World, Tabula Rasa, Vanguard, WWIIOL, WOW, Age of Conan
Also, Jumpgate is an extremely deep sci-fi game that just happens to be getting a HUGE graphical update announced to the media on June 22.
They both have trials available. If anyone wants a buddy code for AA, feel free to send me a PM.
Good luck in your search!