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Best MMO for a new dad
I don't know how many of you are parents, or what not. But I just became a new dad..
which MMO's on the market are gonna be easier than others to juggle with a baby? This means getting interupted alot, and having to solo alot.
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Currently playing:
FFXIV on Behemoth, FFXI on Eden, and Gloria Victis on NA.
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guild wars is a good one.
WoW is ok (unless u raid or do dungeons a lot)
DnD online is the hardest to solo but it can be done (and its fairly laid back)
it really depends on what you want to do
Guild wars is great for a short MMO (and i mean short. each expansion maybe another month or so added on)
WoW is for the long term
DnD Online is an interesting one. only choose it if you pick a class that can solo (like a rogue or Cleric) and enjoy dungeons (as that is what the quests are)
p.s Congratulations on the baby
MMO wish list:
-Changeable worlds
-Solid non level based game
-Sharks with lasers attached to their heads
I'd say Eve. It is very get-up friendly, unless your out in .0 or doing pvp ops. Missions are able to warp away if need be, mining is easy enough to sit there a few mins, or just dock and go back to waht your doing when you are done. I'd think this would fit into your busy life. And congrats on being a dad.
As a fellow gamer dad, i would strongly suggest sticking to Single player RPGs.
Oblivion, Dungeon Siege 2, Neverwinter Nights 2, The witcher. Gotta put baby first always and if you start playing a MMO and join or make a guild you will split your attention.
Getting into the deep mod community of Oblivion will enhance the game play tons, Try obscuros oblivion overhaul. Almost makes it into a new game all by itself.
Anyhow, best of luck with the baby, just remember one thing, all that time you have with your newborn really goes by super fast and if you don't take the time to watch you will miss it all, i regretfully did that with my first born son. I was a cross country truck driver.
Just try not to split your time between online friends and your baby. Baby first and i promise you in the long run you will appreciate it.
Good luck.
Shadowlord and Dradiin both have good options and I would consider those to be the best. As a new dad myself I have found a home in EVE. I can progress on a skill poiint basis over time, not over grind. So when I am offline, my character is still moving forward and I don't feel the need as if I had to keep up with one another. Aside from keeping up, in EVE you generally don't have to worry about who's what level and you can always game with your non-parental friends without that worry.
Other than EVE, single player RPG's, as mentioned would be the next best thing. No monthly fee and something called a pause button. Congratulations by the way on becoming one of the newly inducted dads of the MMO world.
I was thinking about WoW..
as I am currently able to play EQ2 right now.. but for some reason, I yearn the simpleness of WoW again...
I'm not planning on raiding or anything that much.. more so of a PVP player..
seems like the only MMO on the market with a plausible pause button.
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Currently playing:
FFXIV on Behemoth, FFXI on Eden, and Gloria Victis on NA.
In your situation i'd go with EvE all the way, and it seems like you haven't tried it (or I cant find it in your "little" list there) so why not give it a shot?
Oh, and grats!
All games mention abow are fine, I would like to suggess you to try Dungeon Runners,it is free and you can log in for just a few minutes and have fun.
As already stated, single-player is a great way to go so that you never let people down. However, I realize sometimes interaction is a huge thing for a lot of MMO players. Mabinogi seemed very good for what you are asking - dungeons can be run quickly and you can also do a lot of in-town "crafting" without the need to group with others and such. Dream of Mirror Online can be good for interruptions as it's a solo-friendly game, but most of the content isn't as quickly completed. Both are free (with item malls), although I think DOMO would be better for those on a budget.
Congrats on the new baby. Been through it three time so i can relate. The biggest thing when your a gamer dad isnt so much the game, but the people you play with. I'm in The Older gamers. We play every game out there and we're all adults and most have kids. People understand when you have to go change a diaper, or fix a bottle. Check us out. www.theoldergamers.com
Congrats on the baby!
Being a single father, I was lucky when my daughter was a baby. She slept through the night from 7pm to about 5am and I have always lived off 5-6 hour of sleep, so I could still play games as I did before, just limited myself to about 4 hours at most. Best thing to do is hold off getting into an MMO until thier sleep becomes stable and when you do start playing, don't try to accomplish a ton in one sitting. Its ok to be a casual player for a while
There are 3 types of people in the world.
1.) Those who make things happen
2.) Those who watch things happen
3.) And those who wonder "What the %#*& just happened?!"
Babies and small kids are the VERY best toys ever invented.
Trust me mate, life has just become the most realistic MMO out there for you, congratulations
Gratz on the lifetime membership to the game called kids. Its a lifetime commitment, and a game you cannot unsubscribe or ditch. :-) On the other hand, it rewards you lots more than some vanity and a few levels. Its a pure PVP event, you and the baby.
I strongly agree to the suggestion that babies come first. With a baby, you need a game in which you can go afk any time, without time for any notification. Wanna try some single player games? Diablo or Elderly Scrolls series maybe?
If you must play a game online, think of games with almost no death penalty. They allow you to die during AFKs without remorse. WoW cost you money, which is not a lot. So is LOTRo, and both are solo friendly. EVE will cost you a lot if you die, so unless you stay in safe zones. Actually GW and CoX are among those with least costly death, and about the most solo friendly. GW is maybe the best, you can zoom out of any zone to cities when the baby needs you.
I would not recommend those grind feast games, you will not be very competitive in that game unless you ditch the baby. PVP intensive games is off, given the fact that you need unplanned AFK. I keep thinking about console games but that seems to bring us far away from this topic.
Gratz again on the baby.
I think i used to be a member of the oldergamers.. def. will check it out again, now that I am really "old". lol
I'm patching WoW right now. Of all the choices, it still seems the funnest. I have GW as well on the side..
The baby normally goes to sleep at 9, and then doesn't wake up again til midnight. Me and my wife both take the "After work until 8 or 9" shift.. and then, at 9, he goes to sleep. I feed him one last time at midnight, and then my wife takes duties until 5.. since her job is only 10 minutes away while mine is 45.. during the weekends, and I normally stay up really really late.. and only would be distracted once or twice.
It should work out well, I get 3 hrs of solid play time every night.. with plenty of family time before it. WoW is just the game I picked that seems to have the largest Time invested >>>>>>>>> things accomplished ratio. It seems like the 3 hrs I have a night would allow me more to do there than in any other game. Because even raiding.. most times is split up into 3 hr increments.. if you find the right guild.
I also believe the oldergamers has a WoW chapter!
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Currently playing:
FFXIV on Behemoth, FFXI on Eden, and Gloria Victis on NA.
The Older gamers has a HUGE WOW chapter. Many groups on different servers too.
Yeah OP, WOW probably is a good choice for you, I'd say go with that one.
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I am a recent father...well, going on 8 months now but I have found EVE online as the most casual to play.