Has anyone checked out Guild Wars yet? I hesitate to call it an
MMORPG, even tho it is MMO. My initial impression is that it's a
great idea, but not very well executed. Mostly I think because of the
audience it will draw (battlenet kiddies again)... but I have not
played with it much, only just getting a feel for it. Would love to
hear what other people who have tried it think of it. One good thing
that will be its saving grace is there will be *no monthly fee!*



On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:54:00 -0800 (PST), Xavier <Xavier--rocketmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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