May I recommend The Sims Online. Hehe. I actually had to check their site before I posted to make sure it has not been shut down yet. I assume the only player killing you could do is by burning lunch and not running out of the house when it starts on fire.
I know, off topic more or less, but is still a community based game, that I am sure not many play. Anyone know how many btw?
Wait, what? You're looking fo ra game where you can choose when to PvP? And you think you're options are limited?! ... and people wonder why we use the term "carebear".
You could always rent Baldur's Gate for console and invite a friend over...if you can't find a game with a PvP that is made for carebears, then I'm not sure if you consider the AI as a player or what...
Originally posted by BsfAurora Eve is the game for you. It does have the best PvP that I know of but it is very easy to play the game and never participate in PvP or Pking. Stay in Empire space and if some one declares war on your corp, leave until the war is over.
is this a JOKE!?!? EVE is all about pk griefing!
to the op: I would recommend World of Warcraft on PvE servers, Final Fantasy XI is also pretty good but doesn't have much pvp, but you never have to worry about griefing.
EvE is NOT all about pk greifing you uninformed pest. Play the game before commenting on it.
WOW (I hate it myself ~ choose the right server and it might be for you)
DAoC (played it for 3 years, all PvP, unless on a PvP server is optional, bit dated, and will mean buying quite a few expansions to get the most out of it. Not too sure how much you can enjoy it long term without getting involved in PvP though)
EvE - Totally open ended, you choose what to do, where to do it, and when to do it. That includes PvP. Amazing depth to the game, including the "carebear" stuff. You can play it for a lifetime and never be in any danger of being killed. It is up to you. Read the EvE forum sections of this site for a better balanced view, from those who have actually played it, unlike some of the idiotic replies about it above. Better yet, it has a free trial, just go and try it for yourself. My game of choice for anyone with a brain, and a RL, like a job & family.
Originally posted by BsfAurora Eve is the game for you. It does have the best PvP that I know of but it is very easy to play the game and never participate in PvP or Pking. Stay in Empire space and if some one declares war on your corp, leave until the war is over.
Originally posted by DraigCoch Originally posted by GameloadingOriginally posted by BsfAuroraEve is the game for you. It does have the best PvP that I know of but it is very easy to play the game and never participate in PvP or Pking. Stay in Empire space and if some one declares war on your corp, leave until the war is over.is this a JOKE!?!? EVE is all about pk griefing!to the op: I would recommend World of Warcraft on PvE servers, Final Fantasy XI is also pretty good but doesn't have much pvp, but you never have to worry about griefing.EvE is NOT all about pk greifing you uninformed pest. Play the game before commenting on it.
Well it's definitely not carebear-friendly. And the PvE is boring as hell.
newgame777, this is a personal assault to you, really STOP spamming with that st*p*d URL, if you're trying to spread spyware, go on a summer coarse on how to do it right ...
I have a tree, a tree that's in my garde, but my garden's too small for the tree, so the tree is in my house, that means i don't have a house .... who am i anyway?
Judging by her post, there are two prime options for the original poster. Everquest 2 and World of Warcraft on a PvE server. Both are quality products and differ in style for the most part.
WoW has a cartoonish appaerance and a general light hearted approach. Very solo friendly and relatively easy, well suited to beginners. The immature community is somewhat of a problem on many servers.
Everquest 2 is more serious and "realistic" ( as much as you can say that about a fantasy game ). Very quest oriented, soloing is very possible, grouping and joining a guild is recommended though and very rewardng. Very good community, the company behind the game is somewhat erratic at the moment.
There are a couple more you might consider:
Dark Age of Camelot: Aged game, still the prime PvP game on the market, the combat system is pretty good, PvE overall far behind the two above mentioned games though.
Guild Wars: PvP is completely consentual, but the completely instanced system is quite antisocial and the story campaign is pretty poor.
City of Heros/City of Villains: Great style, unfortunately you have completed the best part of the game once you created your character. The actual gameplay is fun at first, but extremely repetitive.
Saga of Ryzom: Great landscape, skill-based advancement, exceptional but very small community. The game itself has some substantial problems unfortunately.
Anarchy Online: Great game built on a faulty engine. One of the best combined ( level and skill ) based advancement systems to date. Community is alright, once you leave the free account areas. Graphics are aged. Very high learning curve, but rewarding in the end. If you like questing, stay away though.
Can anyone recommend a game where the pvp/pk is limited, but the rest of the game is still a good mmorpg with quests and monsters and leveling, and crafting and socialization?
Dark Age of Camelot or Everquest 2 fit the bill nicely. Yes I did say Everquest 2.
Originally posted by DraigCoch Originally posted by GameloadingOriginally posted by BsfAuroraEve is the game for you. It does have the best PvP that I know of but it is very easy to play the game and never participate in PvP or Pking. Stay in Empire space and if some one declares war on your corp, leave until the war is over.is this a JOKE!?!? EVE is all about pk griefing!to the op: I would recommend World of Warcraft on PvE servers, Final Fantasy XI is also pretty good but doesn't have much pvp, but you never have to worry about griefing.EvE is NOT all about pk greifing you uninformed pest. Play the game before commenting on it.
oh thats funny, because when I ask any EVE player "whats so good about EVE?" then 99% answers: Because of the real non-carebear pvp. are you sure we're talking about the same game here?
and FYI, I did play the game. not long, but enough to see what the game is all about, and a very big part is the pvp. and that pvp also includes pvp. your still in your free trial or something?
Im a current subscriber. This game is placed among other hard core PvP games and its not a carebear friendly game. It is totally non-consentual, and the penalty for death is extremely harsh.
You wont be joy-riding in .5 space and below to think if you lost your ship, you'll respawn in a station with the same ship waiting for you. If you dont belong to a corporation, a ship destruction can set you back weeks. A pod destruction can set you back several weeks as well, and is typically more harsh that just a ship destruction (some implants run in the hundreds of millions and you lose these on destruction of your pod)
the game is about control, PvP exists even in the market in other forms. You wont make a good trader if you cant step outside of .5 space. In fact, doing simple agent missions will have you travelling to unfriendly space. Miner sounds safe? Not. To mine decent ore you need to travel to .3 space, where belts are regularly policed by player-pirates who will demand millions of ISK from you and you either give it to them, or they destroy you..your ore..your pod. Give it to them, and they still may do this.
so, end of discussion. the guy is here to ask for carebear "friendly" games. this is not one of them. so lets get back on his subject and quit debating wether or not eve is "carebear friendly", because thats the last thing it is. (you would have been better off suggesting lineage 2 than this game)
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a robot foot stomping on a human face -- forever."
Anarchy Online is very nice in my opinion. Death penalty is basically being "rez sick" for several minutes. I've never been ganked by PK-ers, even in the PVP zones. Enough people are polite and helpful that the smattering of asshats isn't that troublesome. LOTS of professions with different roles, and each profession can have 2-5 different possible choices to make that will impact gameplay.
So far, I've only had one person try to trick me into attacking them while they were "flagged" (allows pvp combat anywhere).
The PVP in AO seems to be focused around duels, tower wars, and (on Rimor at least) controlling the super-dragon raid Tarasque.
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May I recommend The Sims Online. Hehe. I actually had to check their site before I posted to make sure it has not been shut down yet. I assume the only player killing you could do is by burning lunch and not running out of the house when it starts on fire.
I know, off topic more or less, but is still a community based game, that I am sure not many play.
Anyone know how many btw?
World of Warcraft, roleplay or PVE servers only
Alliance
the epitome of "carebear". this would make an excellent home for you
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a robot foot stomping on a human face -- forever."
Try Nexus: The Kingdom of Winds
It's a GREAT MMORPG, best 2D one ever!
Beware, at the start it may look boring, but it's not... it's a great game and with a great community, you should try it for sure.
www.nexustk.com
www.nexustatlas.com
Wait, what? You're looking fo ra game where you can choose when to PvP? And you think you're options are limited?! ... and people wonder why we use the term "carebear".
You could always rent Baldur's Gate for console and invite a friend over...if you can't find a game with a PvP that is made for carebears, then I'm not sure if you consider the AI as a player or what...
to the op: I would recommend World of Warcraft on PvE servers, Final Fantasy XI is also pretty good but doesn't have much pvp, but you never have to worry about griefing.
EvE is NOT all about pk greifing you uninformed pest. Play the game before commenting on it.
To the Op :-
I would say one of 3 :-
WOW (I hate it myself ~ choose the right server and it might be for you)
DAoC (played it for 3 years, all PvP, unless on a PvP server is optional, bit dated, and will mean buying quite a few expansions to get the most out of it. Not too sure how much you can enjoy it long term without getting involved in PvP though)
EvE - Totally open ended, you choose what to do, where to do it, and when to do it. That includes PvP. Amazing depth to the game, including the "carebear" stuff. You can play it for a lifetime and never be in any danger of being killed. It is up to you. Read the EvE forum sections of this site for a better balanced view, from those who have actually played it, unlike some of the idiotic replies about it above. Better yet, it has a free trial, just go and try it for yourself. My game of choice for anyone with a brain, and a RL, like a job & family.
Well it's definitely not carebear-friendly. And the PvE is boring as hell.
Yes I've played it, for a few months.
newgame777, this is a personal assault to you, really STOP spamming with that st*p*d URL, if you're trying to spread spyware, go on a summer coarse on how to do it right ...
I have a tree, a tree that's in my garde, but my garden's too small for the tree, so the tree is in my house, that means i don't have a house .... who am i anyway?
Judging by her post, there are two prime options for the original poster. Everquest 2 and World of Warcraft on a PvE server. Both are quality products and differ in style for the most part.
WoW has a cartoonish appaerance and a general light hearted approach. Very solo friendly and relatively easy, well suited to beginners. The immature community is somewhat of a problem on many servers.
Everquest 2 is more serious and "realistic" ( as much as you can say that about a fantasy game ). Very quest oriented, soloing is very possible, grouping and joining a guild is recommended though and very rewardng. Very good community, the company behind the game is somewhat erratic at the moment.
There are a couple more you might consider:
Dark Age of Camelot: Aged game, still the prime PvP game on the market, the combat system is pretty good, PvE overall far behind the two above mentioned games though.
Guild Wars: PvP is completely consentual, but the completely instanced system is quite antisocial and the story campaign is pretty poor.
City of Heros/City of Villains: Great style, unfortunately you have completed the best part of the game once you created your character. The actual gameplay is fun at first, but extremely repetitive.
Saga of Ryzom: Great landscape, skill-based advancement, exceptional but very small community. The game itself has some substantial problems unfortunately.
Anarchy Online: Great game built on a faulty engine. One of the best combined ( level and skill ) based advancement systems to date. Community is alright, once you leave the free account areas. Graphics are aged. Very high learning curve, but rewarding in the end. If you like questing, stay away though.
Dark Age of Camelot or Everquest 2 fit the bill nicely. Yes I did say Everquest 2.
and FYI, I did play the game. not long, but enough to see what the game is all about, and a very big part is the pvp. and that pvp also includes pvp. your still in your free trial or something?
On the derailment of Eve
Im a current subscriber. This game is placed among other hard core PvP games and its not a carebear friendly game. It is totally non-consentual, and the penalty for death is extremely harsh.
You wont be joy-riding in .5 space and below to think if you lost your ship, you'll respawn in a station with the same ship waiting for you. If you dont belong to a corporation, a ship destruction can set you back weeks. A pod destruction can set you back several weeks as well, and is typically more harsh that just a ship destruction (some implants run in the hundreds of millions and you lose these on destruction of your pod)
the game is about control, PvP exists even in the market in other forms. You wont make a good trader if you cant step outside of .5 space. In fact, doing simple agent missions will have you travelling to unfriendly space. Miner sounds safe? Not. To mine decent ore you need to travel to .3 space, where belts are regularly policed by player-pirates who will demand millions of ISK from you and you either give it to them, or they destroy you..your ore..your pod. Give it to them, and they still may do this.
so, end of discussion. the guy is here to ask for carebear "friendly" games. this is not one of them. so lets get back on his subject and quit debating wether or not eve is "carebear friendly", because thats the last thing it is. (you would have been better off suggesting lineage 2 than this game)
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a robot foot stomping on a human face -- forever."
Anarchy Online is very nice in my opinion. Death penalty is basically being "rez sick" for several minutes. I've never been ganked by PK-ers, even in the PVP zones. Enough people are polite and helpful that the smattering of asshats isn't that troublesome. LOTS of professions with different roles, and each profession can have 2-5 different possible choices to make that will impact gameplay.
So far, I've only had one person try to trick me into attacking them while they were "flagged" (allows pvp combat anywhere).
The PVP in AO seems to be focused around duels, tower wars, and (on Rimor at least) controlling the super-dragon raid Tarasque.