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SWG Alternatives?

ShdwGamerShdwGamer Member Posts: 2
in Star Wars Galaxies

Hey guys,

Bassically I've been with SWG since Beta 2 and also this is my first post on mmorpg.com but I've read these forums quiet alot over the years really. I'm looking for anything that has a free feel to it (Sandbox MMO). Bassically what Pre-CU and CU was before, only sad part is that it won't be set in the SW Universe but I'll have to live with that I suppose.

I'm waiting for the E** to come out and I'll definatly give that a shot, just don't know how good that will turn out with stability and knowing that some guy if he gets bored could just delete all and everything that I may have worked for over the course of whatever time. (Kinda what SOE did... :| )

I'm right now on the Eve Online Trial, I have to say I'm impressed and its not "as good" as old SWG but so far the best thing I could find. I did WoW for about 6 Months and have a few 60s so I know the endgame in that one but honestly... WoW kinda sucks in the long run. That about it, currently waiting on LotRO and STO but thats far away.

Just wondering what the mmorpg.com swg community has to say about possible alternatives.

Thanks

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Comments

  • free2playfree2play Member UncommonPosts: 2,043

    Based on your sig, you found another Sandbox.

    I played Eve myself for over a year. It is very sandbox, I just find it crab bucket and impossible to move ahead in, in solo style. Sand box wise, it's very open ended and you can free roam for an eternity. You will find the player base are the biggest ditch in that respect. I won't bash too much. You will find out soon enough if you stick with it.

    Beyond Eve, DAOC (Dark Age of Camelot) has a free roam element, it just isn't the fastest way to the top of the mountain so few try open game, they instance to level cap and lose the open end. In solo it's 100% kite combat free roaming though. Not unlike SWG kite combat was, only DAOC devs didn't gimp it out of the game like SWG devs did on numerous occasions.

    Right now, I am running solo games and don't have a Sub. Rise of Nations, some Freelancer, SNES emulater, Sea Dogs.

  • ReachwindReachwind Member Posts: 275

    UO, its old though.

    Former SWG beta tester and player

  • InspGadgtInspGadgt Member Posts: 146
    Eve gets even better as you go along.  The game is a lot deeper then the snippets you see in the trial.  I tried it for awhile too and quit but am back now and enjoying it a lot more the deeper I get into it.
  • ZaushZaush Member Posts: 371
    Saga of Ryzom is the closest ground game, and sorta Sci Fi game out there. Alot of former SWG players, an awsome free trial, great crafting system etc. It is skill based, not combat levels. Not as good as pre cu, but as close as you can get.

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