Binuven

Ok, now I know it's only a stress test......

But I have to be honest, I haven't had fun like that in a LONG time. Talk about an easy game to pick up and move with!!!

All I will say is this, if you're looking for fun, something to lose yourself in, then WoW is gonna be it. Not saying it's gonna kill EQ or anything, but when they set out to make a game that you couldn't put down (like EQ), they were successful with WoW.

If you get the chance to spend some time with this game, give it at least an hour to really soak in teh flavor. You won't be disappointed.

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Fazin

Honestly it's like every other game Blizzard has made. It's a lot of fun, but after 3-4 months, it can get old.

Akom of Cazic Thule

I don't know. My friend has a beta account, which he allowed me to play a bit. I really had a lot of fun playing, and it was really easy to pick up and very well made. Probably the most finished MMORPG I've played in the last 3 years.



The thing is... I made it to level 12, playing solo, just running around doing quests and stuff... but even when I have a chance to, I don't really have an extremely strong desire to play. This worries me. Some of it may have to do with the fact that I was playing alone... games are always funner when played with friends. But I think I've just played too many MMORPGs in general. Although everything in the game is done very well, not a lot of it is really "new." I will still get it when it comes out, but I'm starting to fear for its holding value... much like the last, what, 4? MMORPG's I've played since EQ.



I don't think there will ever be another EQ for me. Nothing that holds me for 4 straight years like that.

fildien

Personally I'm antsy for EQ2. I have been hearing some very good things about it. And so far I like what I see. I just wish I was in the beta damnit =(

I heard good things about WoW too, but I'm a social person not a soloer =)

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Fazin

Yeah heh, thats exactly what I mean Akom. I've played the beta enough to rack up something like 30-40 days played on one character, and it lowers down exponentially on other characters. What sells a mmorpg to me, is replayability. Instancing is nice, but it's the coward's way out. I dig competition, it's why these boards were worth anything a long time ago. EQ2 has a NDA, thats my only comment on that more or less, but honestly, I would buy EQ2 before WoW. I'm a tad bit (a lot) interested in Vanguard.

Anyway, blizzard handled the stress test nicely. Hardly any lag issues.

Moglor

The reason you guys way so heavely on new Mmorgpg's is because when we all first started playing MMorpg's all there was... was pretty much Everquest if you wanted a top quality game.. COnsidering how long it took for the MMORPG craze to boost into the spotlight we have all been content on playing Everquest and making relationships.. now that all these games are coming out.. people are finally seeing that there are better things then eq out in the MMORPG world... only negative thing is your trying to cut ties u have had for 3 plus years.. so when you go to a new game and play you tend to isolate yourself or dont know how to go about making new friends in a NEW GAME.. (call it social anxiety if ya want).. face it your all scared of a change in pace.. sadly I am the victim of this to.. I've tried to start new games everything from SWG to Lineage2 and yet the Familiarity and people I know on AYONAE keep bringing me back to this game.. I hope EQ2 is able to finally get me out of this loop but unless I can convince all my ayonae friends to come with me I dont see any new place for a new game

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Kivorn

Shamzy has a point. What made EQ great was always the people you knew, never the game in itself, and you're gonna think every MMORPG out there sucks... until you run into people to put on the friends list.

I tried SWG, and it sucked cojones. Because the game didn't force me to group, and make friends.

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trimlock

eq2 has very little solo'ing aspect to it what so ever


but if you are into the grouping thing, then eve is a great game for you, and it works now! but i have zero interest in a game like that, co-worker plays it, loves it, shows me all the cool videos about it and tries to get me to play it so we can talk about other stuff when we work

Inksxthewizard

apperently they havent put the name nerfs on pets and my RL friend named his pet DirtyNigger and got banned from stress test sonme how for 3 days LOL

Mokas Stardust

it's a shame but nothing will be like EQ again. When I started I had no expectations and everything was exciting and new and the concept of other people in the game was amazing and you just goofed off and had fun. Over time it became about: leveling, getting to level suchnsuch before that other guy, getting your guild to soandsozone before somecrazylatinnameguildcompetitor, doing the same raid over and over and over to get gear for the entire guild, hating that person who enters the zone because you know he's after your mob that you've been camping for hours, getting better loot rather than having fun, etc. No longer is it interesting to think there's another person behind that character before you, he's now an annoyance: oh he's low level--he's here to beg for buffs, gear, plats. You get a random tell from some random person "wtf does this chump want." You check the guild under their name and create expectations out of what you see.
Everything degrades to negativity.
And since becoming such a gamer rather than someone having fun, the next game is going to be about who can be the best first. Everyone will be old hats at the multiplayer game and no one will have that fresh new attitude that made us all friends to begin with.
I'll still try it out though. I'm more interested in EQ2 and my boyfriend is interested in WoW so maybe we'll see both and decide who's got the better game going on at their desk.