Since I'm once again bored from all current MMORPG's..
including WoW (terribly boring! and the battlenet
kiddies are equally annoying), I may take you up on
Dark Ages this time!

--- eobet <eobet--spray.se> wrote:

> First of all, please don't post to an AR list saying
> that weapon & amor
> wear is "annoying". :P I feed regularly in the game,
> just because I can!
> I also sit on chairs and sleep in beds, just for the
> heck of it. It's
> the little things that do it, just like in AR.
> Granted, there is little
> else to cater for roleplayers, though.
>
> Second, the bittorrent client only runs when you are
> actually actively
> downloading the patch. Never on any other occation.
>
> Third, "blizzard approved"? Do you mean Cosmos UI or
> whatever it is
> called? The only thing that isn't approved is
> cheating, so just use your
> common sense.
>
> I'll end this mail with my usual recommendation: go
> play Dark Ages by
> Nexon if you want special! :)
>
> /Robert
>
> Kyle wrote:
> > I saw some stats in a magazine the other day that
> actually ranked
> > Final Fantasy XI as the game with the most
> players. 18.1% of the
> > market, next biggest I think was EQ at around 11%.
> (Surprised me cuz
> > I would've guessed EQ is bigger, even tho it's a
> complete bore IMHO).
> >
> > I have no interest in playing WoW. A friend of
> mine just got it, and
> > gave the complete impression that it was like the
> Star Wars game...
> > lots of l33tsp34k runts and the like. But I'm
> still appalled at some
> > of the companies decisions. I won't play for 2
> reasons- 1, fear of
> > being sued if I don't play the game "Blizzard
> approved", and 2, fear
> > of P2P running without permission on my computer.
> (Not legality
> > concerns.. bandwidth concerns! They have no right
> to be using my
> > bandwidth to share their update packages cuz they
> are too cheap to run
> > it on their own servers!) So... regardless of how
> wonderful it is,
> > you will never see it on my machine, or even in my
> house because I
> > forbid my roommates from using my bandwidth so
> flippantly.
> >
> > Two more things I have heard about WoW.. one is
> that bigger NPCs like
> > tigers attack smaller NPCs like rabbits.. that is
> a cool bit of
> > realism. Not sure how it really figures into game
> mechanics, but it
> > sounded neat when described. The other is that
> armour and swords wear
> > out.. ok, another cool bit of realism but that
> just sounds ANNOYING.
> > What's next, having to stop mid-battle to have
> your character go to
> > the bathroom?
> >
> > That being said... EQ is understandably great for
> meeting people but
> > has no real story. Lots of "lore" but no ultimate
> goal that I know
> > of. There are also a lot of things that are set
> in stone when you
> > start. I also think at the point I joined, it was
> just "too big" to
> > start from scratch... quite overwhelming really.
> I lasted about 6
> > months there and played it minimally.
> >
> > FFXI has a lot of repitition and I think is
> designed more for anal
> > retentive or indecisive people (you can do just
> about everything in
> > the game, including change class and home nation,
> without needing to
> > start over), and has a great story line with the
> Childrens of
> > Promathia expansion... but it also has a lot of
> repitition. I tend to
> > put in a movie when I'm doing something I know
> will be repetitious
> > (crafting) but when I go on a mission it has my
> complete attention.
> > and the storyline so far just ROCKS.
> >
> > Each game is going to have their strong points....
> I guess it's just
> > what you feel happiest in. You can tell which one
> I am. :-D
> >
> >
> >
>
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > The Alternate Reality Mailing List Archive
> > http://www.alternaterealityarchive.com/
> > To post, click reply or send to
> <Address Masked>
> > To unsubscribe, send message to
> ************
> >
>
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> The Alternate Reality Mailing List Archive
> http://www.alternaterealityarchive.com/
> To post, click reply or send to
> <Address Masked>
> To unsubscribe, send message to
> ************
>
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>
>

Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/