just curiosity....are you an active MMORPG player? if so, which one do you play? which one do you like the most?
personally, I've played wow for a year and a half, but eventually stopped playing it, consumed too much time...being a good player is more time-demanding than studying or having a job
I am playing World of Warcraft for over 2 years now. I have 2 level 70 chars and I am guild leader of a 170 member guild. I am playing only in my sparetime, never intended to be a "powergamer". And so I had fun over the whole 2 years of playing. No stress in getting the best items first etc. And since the addon is out, everything is more stressless... the normal random drops are better than epic items from the main game. The day I will quit WoW will be the day I will quit playing MMORPG I guess. It's the only MMORPG I played and I guess I will not play another one again (or better, not that much!).
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I used to play Ultima quite a lot. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Not played too much recently as I've been pretty busy.
WoW doesn't appeal to me for some reason. A friend of mine plays it. He loves it and raves about it practically every time I see him, but I'm just not interested. No idea why.
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No, and not any role-playing game for that matter. Why are so many RPGs set in a fantasy world, especially a world clearly derived from English legends and myths? The real world is infinitely richer than anything a human can imagine, yet people prefer to play orcs, fairies, dwarves, charming princes and fair maidens. It doesn't make any sense to me.
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well maybe because you can't be an orc/fairy/dwarf/elf in the real worldOriginally Posted by cragwolf
people always dream about being/doing something they can't be/do....so that's probably the reason why....
I've played 4 years in Lineage 2. To make a good character in this game you need to play 8 hours a day for one year I guess. It took me 2 years to make a decent character with nice items and I've played a LOTUnfortunately this game is full of bots and cheating players and has awful customer support.
So now I am looking a nice hardcore MMORPG without any cheats. Anyone know some?
IMO all MMORPGs that I've seen are just plain silly and so damn restricted. I don't want to use my time to kill rats to get a few gold coins, besides what the hell are those rats doing with them anyway
If I want to play a good RPG I'll fire up Nethack (admittedly it has limitations too, but comparing WOW to it is like comparing Pac-Man to Crysis).
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No I don't play MMORPGs and I'm probably not going to play them in the future. I get enough RPG from regular RPG's without the MMO in front
However I do enjoy reading about MMORPGs in the brilliant comic The Noob
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Well, I can't be a different species of animal either, I can't be a supermodel, I can't be a soldier from the Crimean War. There are an uncountable number of real things I can't be, things that actually exist, or used to exist, and we have a lot of information about them, rich and interesting information that only the real world can provide. So why are people choosing fantasy over reality in games (and in fiction, too, for that matter)?well maybe because you can't be an orc/fairy/dwarf/elf in the real world
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I dont think that is really true. Elves, giants and other fantasy creatures exist in many legends in many countries. At best you could say that they have a lot in common, or that some have influenced others.
To escape real life
Mind you though that, while you do assume the form of an elf/orc or dwarf, the role you play in games still remain linked to real world values, except perhaps for the magic part.
The fantasy part just makes it more interesting, more fun. Also, with fantasy you can do more without constantly having to explain why things are the way they are.
Want dragons in your game? Sure no problem! Twoheaded snakes as a pet? Sure, you got it!
As for the original question. I play Wow too, although currently less often than I used to. Time permits me to play other mmorpgs (or any other game for that matter)
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