The games I'd have to say felt the 'best' (most complete, fewest bugs/issues) would be Dark Age of Camelot, City of Heroes, and Lord of the Rings Online. Those were by far the games that I felt were well and truly ready for release.
The worst? Anarchy Online and Vanguard...oh the pain... and I'm debating about adding Tabula Rasa to this list.
My favourite beta would have to be Planetside. Also bt'ing one of the best atm imo.
WoW beta was not bad but the lag was pretty awful sometimes and when we organised raids, more than 10 people in any place resulted in 5 mintue waits for spells and skills to happen. Also the queing to get into server was terrible.
Worst beta was probably early face of mankind, pretty much everyone was invisible and nothing worked. That's not beta, that's development.
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Fiesta Online is good but it has something that could be better. Like making the monster drop some copper so u get money to buy ur equipment. Overall its a great game.
The only open beta test that I kinda like was World of Warcraft. It's not your original generic mmorpg, however after it released, and I have level up a few times, I get bored with the games after I get killed over and over again from trying to complete this difficult quest. Also I got bored of it because I am not leveling up faster, and I am not getting enough money to afford new equipment from the vendors, and the loot hardly even afford much.
Today's games that are already released for beta testing lack better features, and just becoming another old, generic mmorpg that only just waste precious time grinding, doing boring quest that does not have a storyline to it or a cutscene, and the combat system are boring. The only game that caught my eyes and waiting to test out are the new ones which will be under closed beta test are Darkfall Online, Age of Canon, and Warhammer Online. These games are the ones that I want to beta test, Darkfall Online is the game of freedom of your choice that you wanted, Age of Canon has a nice combat system and based on a old-popular movie/book/comic, and Warhammer Online because it's quite famous to the level of Dungeon's and Dragon's.
I still need to find a game that can hold me till I can get accepted into the beta test of these games, right now I am bored of playing old games such as my Civ 4, and tired of re-installing my boring games such as Oblivion, Black and White 2, X3: Reunion, and my other games (I also quit playing them due to too many technical problems with them such as lag and crashes).
Most enjoyable? Anarchy Online Most functional at open? Oddly enough UO had the least amount of bugs/exploits/typos that I can recall. Yes, I realize those are old. /shrug Atleast they were unique, in their day, instead of this cookie cutter garbage that people pass off as "Unique" and "Exciting" and "Uniquely Exciting" MMORPGs. It should be illegal to pay off companies to give good reviews.
But you know USA never will..and even if they do you can always pay off the enforcement to ignore it. Gotta love capitalism
I live here too, in the center of corruption (chicago). Trust me, I do understand, but hopefully politicians will start taking notice. That or there's going to be a revolution in the US real soon, and that wouldn't suprise me either. Anyway, I don't wanna try from the OP. I'm curious what other opinions people have for best games to test....honestly I think shattered galaxy had a fantastic beta.
I haven't tested any games recently but the greatest beta that I have been a part of would have to be "Earth & Beyond", it had soo much potential and was the opening for another great game (i.e. Eve Online... which also was an outstanding beta).
Although Earth & Beyond didn't have the complex system that Eve Online runs off of, E&B had a great combat system, easy controls, and was easy enough for just about any noobie to pick it up and space out! ... Pun intended.
Being in ever beta to ever come out its hard to pick, A lot of them were so much fun! But i did love MXO when it ended that night was so awsome! <Mod edit>
Playing: Everthing Played: DAoC,AC2,EvE,SWG,WAR,MXO,CoX,EQ2,L2,LOTRO,SB,UO,WoW. I have played every MMO that has ever come out.
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It's not so famous like WOW or Fantasy, though if say the best open beta, it's really successful. Great progresses have made.
Matrix Online was also an awesome game until they fucked everything up after launch. =(
Neocron.
Turned to shit in retail, but the open beta was great.
Well the only game I really tried in beta is Metin2.
And as might of heard from other rants in other threads I like it
The games I'd have to say felt the 'best' (most complete, fewest bugs/issues) would be Dark Age of Camelot, City of Heroes, and Lord of the Rings Online. Those were by far the games that I felt were well and truly ready for release.
The worst? Anarchy Online and Vanguard...oh the pain... and I'm debating about adding Tabula Rasa to this list.
Playing: Everthing
Played: DAoC,AC2,EvE,SWG,WAR,MXO,CoX,EQ2,L2,LOTRO,SB,UO,WoW.
I have played every MMO that has ever come out.
My favourite beta would have to be Planetside. Also bt'ing one of the best atm imo.
WoW beta was not bad but the lag was pretty awful sometimes and when we organised raids, more than 10 people in any place resulted in 5 mintue waits for spells and skills to happen. Also the queing to get into server was terrible.
Worst beta was probably early face of mankind, pretty much everyone was invisible and nothing worked. That's not beta, that's development.
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Tabula Rasa hands down the best and smoothest beta I have ever been in.
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World of Warcraft beta was really nice ! Nothing compared to the shit game it became after retail...
Yeah, annoying they removed all the lag and queues for joining a server.
What are you on about mate?
The game was better after it became retail.
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The only open beta test that I kinda like was World of Warcraft. It's not your original generic mmorpg, however after it released, and I have level up a few times, I get bored with the games after I get killed over and over again from trying to complete this difficult quest. Also I got bored of it because I am not leveling up faster, and I am not getting enough money to afford new equipment from the vendors, and the loot hardly even afford much.
Today's games that are already released for beta testing lack better features, and just becoming another old, generic mmorpg that only just waste precious time grinding, doing boring quest that does not have a storyline to it or a cutscene, and the combat system are boring. The only game that caught my eyes and waiting to test out are the new ones which will be under closed beta test are Darkfall Online, Age of Canon, and Warhammer Online. These games are the ones that I want to beta test, Darkfall Online is the game of freedom of your choice that you wanted, Age of Canon has a nice combat system and based on a old-popular movie/book/comic, and Warhammer Online because it's quite famous to the level of Dungeon's and Dragon's.
I still need to find a game that can hold me till I can get accepted into the beta test of these games, right now I am bored of playing old games such as my Civ 4, and tired of re-installing my boring games such as Oblivion, Black and White 2, X3: Reunion, and my other games (I also quit playing them due to too many technical problems with them such as lag and crashes).
Guild wars and Lotro are my favourites
i really like Tales of Pirates. It's rally orignial game comparing to other fantasy mmorpg's
"I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the Beginning and the End.
The first and last."
LOTRO had the smoothest Open Beta phase I've seen so far...
Or are you asking for a game in Open Beta Right Now? If that's the case, I don't know of any that I am interested in enough to even bother looking at.
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I like guildwar
i played beta with sub from fileplanet!
Most enjoyable? Anarchy Online
Most functional at open? Oddly enough UO had the least amount of bugs/exploits/typos that I can recall.
Yes, I realize those are old. /shrug
Atleast they were unique, in their day, instead of this cookie cutter garbage that people
pass off as "Unique" and "Exciting" and "Uniquely Exciting" MMORPGs.
It should be illegal to pay off companies to give good reviews.
Kamikaze, it is illegal now...either in the UK or europe, I don't remember. They made it illegal for people to do such a thing - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1361968.ece
/rant
Thank god
But you know USA never will..and even if they do you can always pay off the enforcement to ignore it.
Gotta love capitalism
I live here too, in the center of corruption (chicago). Trust me, I do understand, but hopefully politicians will start taking notice. That or there's going to be a revolution in the US real soon, and that wouldn't suprise me either. Anyway, I don't wanna try from the OP. I'm curious what other opinions people have for best games to test....honestly I think shattered galaxy had a fantastic beta.
/rant
I haven't tested any games recently but the greatest beta that I have been a part of would have to be "Earth & Beyond"
, it had soo much potential and was the opening for another great game (i.e. Eve Online
... which also was an outstanding beta).
Although Earth & Beyond didn't have the complex system that Eve Online runs off of, E&B had a great combat system, easy controls, and was easy enough for just about any noobie to pick it up and space out! ... Pun intended.
Being in ever beta to ever come out its hard to pick, A lot of them were so much fun! But i did love MXO when it ended that night was so awsome!
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Playing: Everthing
Played: DAoC,AC2,EvE,SWG,WAR,MXO,CoX,EQ2,L2,LOTRO,SB,UO,WoW.
I have played every MMO that has ever come out.
I didnt take the time to read through all the posts but, I liked 12Sky alot which if Im not mistaken is still in open beta?
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"It is through the errors of others that I learn not to be them"
None yet,XD.