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Lokahn Mandrake
Acolyte
USA
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 Posted - 16 May 2005 : 17:57:09
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<<<Please let me know if this is inappropriate to even bring up here as I certainly have no wish to disturb the tranquil peace of FR research that continues daily within these hallowed halls>>>>>>
I am curious if anybody here on the Candlekeep forums plays any MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games for those unsure of what I am asking)? Secondly I am wondering if any of you play EQ 2 (Everquest 2) or have tried out the free 7 day trial demo? It's very, very fun IMHO ;). Now granted, if there was a MMORPG out there that featured the FR I would be playing it, but alas the only 'traditional' MMORPG that is set to come out that uses any sort of D&D rules features the world of Eberron...Ack, I'm just not really into Eberron.
To further appease my curiousity, if any of you DO play EQ 2, could you tell me which server you happen to play on and character(s) name(s) so that I might meet up with you at some point in the virtual universe? If you play any other MMORPGs could you tell me your thoughts and opinions of those and the things you like/dislike about them?
Thanks in advance for your responses and please delete or lock this thread if this subject matter doesn't belong here Wise Alaundo ;0.
Cheers,
Lokahn Mandrake
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Does anybody else get post count envy when they look just a little bit south of The Sage's Avatar? <psst..."Don't stare Kuje, it's unseemly." ;)> |
Edited by - Lokahn Mandrake on 16 May 2005 17:58:09
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 17 May 2005 : 01:18:41
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| In EQ2, I play an Ogre Mystic (lvl 34) on the Befallen server named Wrox Razorvine. |
Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
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jebeddo
Seeker
Canada
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Posted - 17 May 2005 : 02:28:10
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quote:
Originally posted by Lokahn Mandrake
but alas the only 'traditional' MMORPG that is set to come out that uses any sort of D&D rules features the world of Eberron...Ack, I'm just not really into Eberron.
 Eberron may not be Forgotten Realms, but it does have merit in its own ways. In addition, D&D Online is based on 3.5E, which makes it even better! Aside from being based on the world of Eberron, the only other bad thing I can say about it is that it does not allow the players to use gnomes  . |
"Only half-orcs rush in where devas fear to tread." |
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Wood Elf Ranger
Senior Scribe
USA
627 Posts |
Posted - 20 May 2005 : 15:28:49
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I've been playing World of Warcraft since it came out and I have to say its awesome. It has the most content of any MMORPG I have ever seen, period.
I will give D&D Online a try when it comes out but from what I've read about it so far it seems to me like fighting is going to be a major click-fest and that may well ruin the whole game for me. |
~Lee N.
"Breaktime yes?!.. Yes?.. Maybe?.. Noo, baaack to work.." -Grovel the Goblin from NWN: HotU |
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Lokahn Mandrake
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 26 May 2005 : 01:20:51
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Well, after playing the demo for EQ 2, I just couldn't resist playing the game. It is very, very fun...completely immersive. It has a decent UI, some of the best graphics I've ever seen, the character models are incredible, there are more quests than you can shake a stick at, and like 3.5 any race can play any class. Additionally, it is catered towards a variety of playing styles, you can adventure with a small a group or alone, or in a full group if you prefer. All can be effective and highly enjoyable. The crafting system is simply the best that I've seen in a MMORPG yet. And you can choose to just play as an artisan if you prefer crafting to adventuring, although I can't imagine buying the game JUST for the crafting  .
And for those that don't have a lot of time, I've only spent an hour or two (avg.) per day and in the week that I've owned the game I've gotten to 12L. Some of those days I did not play at all as I am in the middle of a move.
I chose to play on the Innothule server as a friend of mind had started a character there. If you want to stop by Innothule Realmslore, or anybody else for that matter, you can say hello to Lokahn (using my forum name for my character). He is currently a 12L cleric of Freeport, working towards becoming an Inquisitor.
Having played EQ 1 and Dark Age of Camelot, I honestly must say that EQ 2 is the best MMORPG I've ever played and the community there seems very mature and helpful, as well as often being willing to 'roleplay' and truly 'play' their character.
Cheers,
Lokahn Mandrake |
Modified 3.5DM
Does anybody else get post count envy when they look just a little bit south of The Sage's Avatar? <psst..."Don't stare Kuje, it's unseemly." ;)> |
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 26 May 2005 : 05:08:46
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Former EverQuest zombie and currently Lineage 2 player.
EQ was fun, and I miss playing my enchanter (crowd control takes actual skill, as opposed to just button-smashing). Lineage 2 is a different animal, though. It's very, very pretty. It's got some unique features like sieging and castle-capturing, but for the most part it's pretty run-of-the-mill XP-grindfest. It's mindless fun, but sadly, it's mostly just button-smashing. (Especially considering my main's class, which is Spellsinger. Target mob, nuke, nuke, nuke, flare. Dead mob. Move on to the next one, rinse and repeat.) |
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1272 Posts |
Posted - 26 May 2005 : 05:30:07
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Speaking of MMORPGs, does anyone know of any good free ones? I used to play Priston Tale, but then that one now changed to like a monthly fee thing.
There's a couple free ones I saw that look pretty good, but I don't know if I should download them. |
"Trust in the shadows, for the bright way makes you an easy target." -Mask |
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Kraptor
Acolyte
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Posted - 31 May 2005 : 18:40:20
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I play EQ2, it is an ok game but I got fed up with it a bit. Got very repetative and lost the will to kill the same mobs over and over and over again. Ive trid WOW too, but I didnt really like that. While I enjoyed the ame mechanics and the 2 factions, I just hated the community(Eu) and didnt really the Warcraft universe. What I am looking for is Dark and Light and DDO. Actually I think it is better that they use Eberron for DDO since it is still a new world and that gives the devs more freedom to create and come up with new things without negative backlash from the fans. In a FR setting it would be rather hard to do that. I enjoyed UO and EVE the most. UO was great back then but they really messed up the whole game. EVE is a space sim, but it is a very complex and real interesting game, though it is real time consuming and real slowplaced, but that was the only game so far that I actually saw some interaction amongst players for territory controls and such:) That was fun while lasted:)
IF you want free mmos then check out fileplanet, they have bunch of Korean mmos that are free to play. Alo there is Guild Wars that doesnt require monthly fee, though it is not really an mmo. |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 01 Jun 2005 : 02:28:18
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"Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
The original and unapologetic Arilyn, Aribeth, Seoni Fanboy. |
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MuadDib
Senior Scribe
South Africa
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Posted - 01 Jun 2005 : 11:14:04
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D&D online will be worth a shot if nothing else.
I've played FFXI, SWG and am currently on WoW.
As for free MMOs, I think - and I'm speaking under correction - that the only free one currently is Guild Wars. |
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Kraptor
Acolyte
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Posted - 01 Jun 2005 : 17:37:29
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Well Guild wars it not really free, cause you have to buy the software, while others like Knight Online, Legend of Mir3, etc are entirely free, even the client is free to download. There are plenty of other less known games that are free. Anarchy Onlines base game was/is free to play for 1 year, thouhg it is full of ads, lol.
I have 1 big gripe with D&D...the whole world is instances, like GW...so it is a bit turn off for me but hopefully it will turn good. |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 02 Jun 2005 : 17:04:23
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Originally posted by Kraptor
I have 1 big gripe with D&D...the whole world is instances, like GW...so it is a bit turn off for me but hopefully it will turn good.
Well they certainly weren't going to do Forgotten Realms. The cannon and continuity issues would sour the gaming existence and Wizards doesn't want to take anymore heat then it has to.
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"Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
The original and unapologetic Arilyn, Aribeth, Seoni Fanboy. |
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Dragon Cultist
Acolyte
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Posted - 03 Jun 2005 : 12:29:13
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None of you mentioned ALandFarAway (http://www.alandfaraway.org)
I've never played a MMORPG so I wouldn't know; but is ALFA...
- Dead?
- Considered so passè that it's almost an insult I bring it up here?
- A great game but done?
Am simply curious.
As for EverQuest, my flatmate is currently in deep-EQ2 mode, working up a nice beginner's addiction. Personally, I like the old school games where you control up to 6 characters in a party. Games such as the Baldur's Gate series, Icewind Dale 1 etc.
I know, I'm a dinosaur. The appeal of Neverwinter Nights and the other online games never worked for me, as I miss the thrills of running a group of PC's. I realize that I'm supposed to find gaming online with "real people" behind the characters more entertaining, but can you say "favorite buddy away from keyboard"? Major drag, IMHO. |
"And naught will be left save shattered thrones with no rulers.
But the dead dragons shall rule the world entire..." |
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Kraptor
Acolyte
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Posted - 05 Jun 2005 : 02:32:13
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Originally posted by Dragon Cultist
None of you mentioned ALandFarAway (http://www.alandfaraway.org)
I've never played a MMORPG so I wouldn't know; but is ALFA...
- Dead?
- Considered so passè that it's almost an insult I bring it up here?
- A great game but done?
Am simply curious.
As for EverQuest, my flatmate is currently in deep-EQ2 mode, working up a nice beginner's addiction. Personally, I like the old school games where you control up to 6 characters in a party. Games such as the Baldur's Gate series, Icewind Dale 1 etc.
I know, I'm a dinosaur. The appeal of Neverwinter Nights and the other online games never worked for me, as I miss the thrills of running a group of PC's. I realize that I'm supposed to find gaming online with "real people" behind the characters more entertaining, but can you say "favorite buddy away from keyboard"? Major drag, IMHO.
Well, actually you can have more then just 1 char in a party any you can controll those chars too. You just need to buy moe accounts to do that and of course need some major bandwith and a powerfull PC or more PCs. Heck they even have a program that lets you hook up multiple PCs to 1 keyboard and mouse and makes it possible to controll multiple PCs from a single mouse and keyboard:):) |
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Winterfox
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 06 Jun 2005 : 05:42:42
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Originally posted by Kraptor
Well, actually you can have more then just 1 char in a party any you can controll those chars too. You just need to buy moe accounts to do that and of course need some major bandwith and a powerfull PC or more PCs. Heck they even have a program that lets you hook up multiple PCs to 1 keyboard and mouse and makes it possible to controll multiple PCs from a single mouse and keyboard:):)
That's a practice frowned upon, though. It's perfectly legitimate on retail servers of any MMORPG -- after all, you're a paying customer, and if you're paying for two accounts rather than one, then more power to you! But other players, once they realize that you are dual-boxing, won't regard you very positively. On Lineage 2 private servers, doing that will almost certainly get you banned. (You'll definitely be slaughtered by other players, repeatedly, and then reported to GMs.) |
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Senbar Flay
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 07 Jun 2005 : 02:22:53
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Originally posted by jebeddo
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Originally posted by Lokahn Mandrake
but alas the only 'traditional' MMORPG that is set to come out that uses any sort of D&D rules features the world of Eberron...Ack, I'm just not really into Eberron.
Eberron may not be Forgotten Realms, but it does have merit in its own ways. In addition, D&D Online is based on 3.5E, which makes it even better! Aside from being based on the world of Eberron, the only other bad thing I can say about it is that it does not allow the players to use gnomes .
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Imagination is more important than knowledge for knowledge is limited imagination encircles the world.- Albert Einstein |
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Sgain
Acolyte
Canada
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Posted - 09 Jun 2005 : 17:16:52
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I'm of two minds about D&D Online; on one hand I want to see how they carry off some of their ideas (grouping, DM'd adventures, the world), on the other hand I'm not all that familiar with Eberron (this could be an advantage as I'm not going to have an pre-concieved ideas), but from what I've seen it is a very heavy magic world and I tend to find those are munchkin breeding grounds....
In terms of MMORPG's that I'm starting to look forward too; Age of Conan looks very interesting, you play a large portion of the game in single player mode (I guess to develope your character) and then set out into the multiplayer part of the world. I'm hoping that the low-magic, low-tech world will lower the munchkin factor and from what I've seen so far in video previews and such...no leaping other than some combat moves.
I hated WoW and EQ2 mostly due to the huge amounts of running and leaping players that dot the landscape like fleas on a dead horse, I played EQ2 for about 2 months and tried various classes and races, loved the world, hated the players. Played WoW for about a week and quit due to my overwhelming headaches caused by the other players (they annoyed me to death). I tried to get on the RP server but it was full, funny about that as I went to a friends house who was on the RP server and....it was full of munchkins who think RP is sending tells asking for quest help constantly and speaking that stupid computer language to each other....
Imperator looks cool too, but I don't know about playing on a Sci-fi MMORPG, so that will depend on a lot of factors.
Presently I still enjoy Neverwinter Nights and play on a bunch of different servers (depending on my mood, or DM involvment). I am also playing a lot of Ghost Orb (still in development) and as time goes by am having a better time with the client, and really enjoying the interaction with the other players it reminds me a lot of the early days of gaming where everyone who played really 'wanted' to game.
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GreatDrake
Acolyte
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Posted - 10 Jun 2005 : 08:54:07
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I play World of Warcraft currently, Undead Mage on the Archimondes PvP server.
But it was the person who mentioned A Land Far Away that got my attention. At the very beginning, when NWN first came out. I was an Assistant DM for one of the zones.
It's a really great community with good roleplayers, I wonder if Meiji is still around?
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Enialus Meliamne
Acolyte
Portugal
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Posted - 11 Jun 2005 : 13:04:49
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I have heard nothing but good things about this world, but the rules can be kind of harsh IMHO. IC ALL the time...yada yada yada. I prefer hybrids like Mossbourne myself. A great PW, great community presense, and GREAT DMs. And in constant development (Has links to Anauroch and Moonsea on the same server, and Myth Drannor is in development again (Server had a major crash last year sometime and this was lost).
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But it was the person who mentioned A Land Far Away that got my attention. At the very beginning, when NWN first came out. I was an Assistant DM for one of the zones.
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ode904
Learned Scribe
Finland
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Posted - 02 Jul 2005 : 08:43:45
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[Off Topic] Question for those that play MMORPGs?
