OT: What other games are people playing??

Aku · #1 September 10th, 2004, 11:13 PM

My friend and I tried out SWG a few months ago and he played throughout the beta and said the beta was more fun than it is now lol and during the whole time of the beta he was telling me how horrible it was lol.

I am really disappointed in all the mmorpgs that are out. They are all about level grinding and so many are completely unbalanced.

Lex · #2 September 10th, 2004, 11:30 PM

Eve Online looks pretty cool! I'm almost interested in getting it now. Except for the time commitment which I don't have, it sounds like it would be alot of fun to be part of.

Arryn · #3 September 10th, 2004, 11:32 PM

Yes, Aku, the beta of SWG was actually fun. The released game wasn't/isn't. In beta, a couple of highly-skilled Teras Kasi martial artists (or a single one with the help of some marksmen) could actually take down some huge lizard things (I forget what they're called, they're about the size of Krayt Dragons but found on an out-of-the-way volcanic planet). In release, you can't even make it to their stomping grounds without being torn apart, much less actually face the beasts with anything short of a stormtrooper legion. This isn't so much a matter of the devs upping the toughness of the game's critters, which they did (and I don't have a problem with), but of their nerfing the hell out of the combat classes to the point where starting characters get their asses kicked by rabbits (I kid you not). I won't even get into what they did to artisans.

KroolDeath · #4 September 11th, 2004, 12:13 AM

I just went and checked the Eve Online website and it does look pretty cool. I thought it was a busy but I guess not (Maybe that was Earth & Beyond that I was thinking of).

hmmm...

Krool

Arryn · #5 September 11th, 2004, 12:15 AM

Wasn't E&B supposed to go poof this month?

KroolDeath · #6 September 11th, 2004, 12:44 AM

Yea, I think it was E&B, but for some reason I had it in my mind that it was Eve. Actually, I'm still looking over Eve and it looks damn cool. Of course, I could be really wrong here. But it seems much more player driven than any other MMO game.

Krool

Aku · #7 September 11th, 2004, 03:18 AM

Yeah E&B is suppose to be poof this month or has gone poof already.

And yeah in SWG starting characters get owned by rabbits...its sad.

D&D Online I want to keep an eye on. They said you can play it like you do your paper and dice sessions. Now that is really cool because its hard to find people to play with that live nearby. Too bad the game is coming out in late 2005. I hope it actually turns out good and can be an mmorpg you can play once a week and still feel you did something. All the current mmorpgs out are horrible time sinks and hours can pass and you feel you accomplished nothing.