I have nothing against raiding and enjoyed Molten Core and Blackwing Lair (in WoW) quite a bit. What bothered me was how it changed my guild. We all started that first week of release and working together, both casual and hardcore, we went 1-60 and …
Thank you for your reply. Your review of Istaria is what convinced me to try it in the first place so I put stock in what you have to say. You gave me a lot to think on, much I hadn't even considered.
I've spent the morning reading the Alganon web…
I remember my first online gaming done on a MUD. The novelty quickly became engaging and even though we joked that playing it was like participating in a "chatroom with a pulse" it went beyond that. Mmorpg-type games are a great stress-release for m…
Originally posted by thorwood
I like:
PvE
Developing my toon. This development must have multiple goals. Examples of different goals include levels, crafting, improving statistics, gear, quests. It cannot be be just improving levels …
One thing I did when I got really bored with the genre was go "old school". I went to pogo.com and played euchre. When that got old I found myself wanting to play something with more depth and came back to mmorpg.com to find something.
On my part …
My first experience with an mmo was WoW. Prior to that I spent most of my gaming time playing Morrowind. I think one of the things that made WoW such an amazing experience (i don't play it now but when I did I really enjoyed the game) was the feelin…
While WoW offers a great many things that I did enjoy there are aspects that put me off.
1) Leveling - It was already very easy to reach the lvl cap and now with the recent expansions the lvling process has become even easier. While I appreciate …
I started mmo with WoW, then after burning out from the repitition tried LotR, EVE, Ryzom and so forth just not finding whatever it was I was looking for.
for what it is worth I am really struck by your reply to the post asking why people played s…
I think I understand how you are feeling. I got my start in this genre with WoW and then EVE a few years later. Maybe because of my late start in MMORPGs I don't quite understand the hostility towards WoW but I do appreciate the burnout. I want to s…