Have you finally kicked the MMO addiction?

Ducimus · 08-08-12, 03:04 PM

In the past, I've played a lot of MMO's. (yesterdays term MMORPG). It started with Meridian59, then Ultima Online, then to Everquest, then Asheron's Call, and then just about everything n between from then to World of Warcraft and LOTRO.

And I have to say, I'm done with them all. In my opinion, they are all like this:

A few of them hooked my attention for a very long period of time. I think the games I spent the most time in were:

- Everquest (more like evercamp)
- Star Wars Galaxies with Jump to light speed expansion
- Dark Age of Camelot
- Planetside

Of all of the games I played, i think I had the most fun with SWG with the JTL expansion pre NGE/CU. That was a pretty sweet sandbox. Second runner up was Planetside before they went and blew up araxis and made the map all fubar.

Nowadays, i'm perfectly content with just about anything from orcs must die, to skyrim, to killing floor, bioshock... hell, even rage. Or Stalker. Where as before i would float from one MMORPG to the next, like a revolving door, often going back to games i had previously played; these days i find myself playing whatever seems fun to me at the time.

So have you kicked the addiction? I'm pretty sure I have. Haven't touched an MMO in a couple of years now.

Schroeder · 08-08-12, 03:06 PM

Nope, I didn't kick it....because I never had it. Never played one and don't intend to do so.

BTW how are RPG done online? I can hardly believe they have anything in the way of a good storyline like single player RPGs.

Dowly · 08-08-12, 03:12 PM

Haven't played WWIIOL in a while but I'm planning to *maybe* in the near future.

Tho, only a 3 month run.

CCIP · 08-08-12, 03:35 PM

I've always known better than to get into MMOs in the first place. I have a somewhat compulsive personality, but I also know that if I start, it means days of wasted time that I could be doing something else while being always unsatisfied and wanting more.

I would be happier with MMORPGs if they were better on the RPG part - that is, genuinely immersing you in an experience rather than trapping you in a rat-race for better stats, numbers and ranks. This is why I generally prefer offline sims as my poison - they may seem aimless compared to most of the structured MMOs, but if the game goes well, I walk away with the feeling of having "been there", so to speak. I get very little satisfaction from competition, but I'll be stubborn if I get into it. So, better to just spend my time having cool experiences in games instead.

Task Force · 08-08-12, 05:04 PM

Only mmo I ever actually played is world of tanks, and I only played that if I wanted something simple when I had nothing else to do.

I personally can barely stand most people in real life, much less they're stupidity in MMOs.

SilentOtto · 08-08-12, 05:28 PM

I voted "clean"

I was quite addicted to Diablo II, years ago, for a long time. Then I quit (mostly thanks to SHII, III and IV).

Then I fell for WoT, was there for some more than a year, but last may I said goodbye, I hope that forever.

MMOs were bad enough, but "free to play" model makes it expensive! Something they were not before. In world of tanks, paying premium (subscription) is just the first step to be competitive, then you have to keep paying other 15-20$ a month if you want to be among the top... thats a lot of money at the end of the year! So

Ducimus · 08-08-12, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SilentOtto

MMOs were bad enough, but "free to play" model makes it expensive! Something they were not before. In world of tanks, paying premium (subscription) is just the first step to be competitive, then you have to keep paying other 15-20$ a month if you want to be among the top... thats a lot of money at the end of the year! So

Yeah, I found that out with LOTRO. Free to play, isn't. In the long run it actually costs you more then a flat 12-15 dollar a month subscription.

Arclight · 08-08-12, 06:07 PM

Never touched the things but there's one that might hook me in the near future, provided MechWarrior Online qualifies as a MMO... never really thought about it as such.

eddie · 08-08-12, 06:26 PM

Never got into them myself. Heard all the complaints about kids waiting to blow you away just as you start. Never thought that would be a lot of fun.

Task Force · 08-08-12, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

Never touched the things but there's one that might hook me in the near future, provided MechWarrior Online qualifies as a MMO... never really thought about it as such.

I wouldn't say its a MMO, Only thing it has in common is the whole get in a random battle thing from what I have seen so far on the internets... or does it? OR MAYBE IT DOESN'T!... oorr... maybe I was lying... OR! maybe I was lying just then.

Or... or... maybe this whole post was a lie! AH! Everyone run lies everywhere! RUN! Run before its too late!

(problem diverted)

NeonSamurai · 08-08-12, 07:52 PM

I never got particularly addicted to them though i did play several. More often then not I would get fed up with the grind and quit before even maxing out any characters. The only exception was SWG but that was because the game was really not about grinding levels so much, and there was a ton of player based content, particularly if you were a role-player which that game was ideal for.

I did obsessively grind out a Jedi character at one point though.

kiwi_2005 · 08-08-12, 08:38 PM

I still play MMOs i have 4 on my hdd atm, but do not play them like i use too. WoW's expansion comes out Sept 23rd. I wont be playing it no way but my son will and i know i'll be looking over to take a peak, they have buffed warriors in the expansion so i presume plenty of ex warriors will be coming back for the expansion, he gets pvp Gladiator title end of this season & they have buffed hunters too (ive played a hunter since day one of WoW, but i aint going back! The addiction is garanteed. WoW still beats MMOs because of the smooth gameplay and the spot on PVP.

Edit oh and the most important thing Blizzard have done for the pvp side for the expansion they have finally NERFED Mages. There will be a lot of tears flowing on Blizz forums from Mage players come Sept.

Aion - when i need the urge to grind my ass off for a few hours Aion is the game. Still haven't reached even 50 in this game! You can now have ground mounts (about time!) and own your own home.

Starwars online havn't load up this game for about 5months now.

Startrek online probably go in once a fornight for a couple of hrs

I wanna try World of Tanks looks fun, but haven't gotten round to it yet.

Im to busy with life and trying to play catch up with single player games.

Arclight · 08-08-12, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Task Force

I wouldn't say its a MMO, Only thing it has in common is the whole get in a random battle thing.

What random battle thing? I know nothing. Neither do you.

Crécy · 08-08-12, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Haven't played WWIIOL in a while but I'm planning to *maybe* in the near future.

I believe they are making it free to play this fall.

Dowly · 08-09-12, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crécy

I believe they are making it free to play this fall.

Yeah, I read about it. They will change the trial to free2play model, you still
need to subscribe to get all the goodies.

View Poll Results: Have you kicked the MMO addiction?
Yup, i kicked it. No desire to play any of them anymore.	9	17.65%
No i haven't, i'm still on the treadmill.	7	13.73%
I still play one on occasion, but only once in a great while, and never for very long.	14	27.45%
I have never played an MMO, or I was never addicted to begin with.	21	41.18%
Voters: 51. You may not vote on this poll

08-08-12, 03:04 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Have you finally kicked the MMO addiction? In the past, I've played a lot of MMO's. (yesterdays term MMORPG). It started with Meridian59, then Ultima Online, then to Everquest, then Asheron's Call, and then just about everything n between from then to World of Warcraft and LOTRO. And I have to say, I'm done with them all. In my opinion, they are all like this: A few of them hooked my attention for a very long period of time. I think the games I spent the most time in were: - Everquest (more like evercamp) - Star Wars Galaxies with Jump to light speed expansion - Dark Age of Camelot - Planetside Of all of the games I played, i think I had the most fun with SWG with the JTL expansion pre NGE/CU. That was a pretty sweet sandbox. Second runner up was Planetside before they went and blew up araxis and made the map all fubar. Nowadays, i'm perfectly content with just about anything from orcs must die, to skyrim, to killing floor, bioshock... hell, even rage. Or Stalker. Where as before i would float from one MMORPG to the next, like a revolving door, often going back to games i had previously played; these days i find myself playing whatever seems fun to me at the time. So have you kicked the addiction? I'm pretty sure I have. Haven't touched an MMO in a couple of years now.

08-08-12, 03:06 PM	#2
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Nope, I didn't kick it....because I never had it. Never played one and don't intend to do so. BTW how are RPG done online? I can hardly believe they have anything in the way of a good storyline like single player RPGs. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

08-08-12, 03:35 PM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I've always known better than to get into MMOs in the first place. I have a somewhat compulsive personality, but I also know that if I start, it means days of wasted time that I could be doing something else while being always unsatisfied and wanting more. I would be happier with MMORPGs if they were better on the RPG part - that is, genuinely immersing you in an experience rather than trapping you in a rat-race for better stats, numbers and ranks. This is why I generally prefer offline sims as my poison - they may seem aimless compared to most of the structured MMOs, but if the game goes well, I walk away with the feeling of having "been there", so to speak. I get very little satisfaction from competition, but I'll be stubborn if I get into it. So, better to just spend my time having cool experiences in games instead. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

08-08-12, 05:04 PM	#5
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Only mmo I ever actually played is world of tanks, and I only played that if I wanted something simple when I had nothing else to do. I personally can barely stand most people in real life, much less they're stupidity in MMOs. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

08-08-12, 03:12 PM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Haven't played WWIIOL in a while but I'm planning to maybe in the near future. Tho, only a 3 month run.

08-08-12, 05:28 PM	#6
SilentOtto Engineer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BF79 Posts: 209 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	I voted "clean" I was quite addicted to Diablo II, years ago, for a long time. Then I quit (mostly thanks to SHII, III and IV). Then I fell for WoT, was there for some more than a year, but last may I said goodbye, I hope that forever. MMOs were bad enough, but "free to play" model makes it expensive! Something they were not before. In world of tanks, paying premium (subscription) is just the first step to be competitive, then you have to keep paying other 15-20$ a month if you want to be among the top... thats a lot of money at the end of the year! So

08-08-12, 06:07 PM	#8
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Never touched the things but there's one that might hook me in the near future, provided MechWarrior Online qualifies as a MMO... never really thought about it as such. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

08-08-12, 06:26 PM	#9
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Never got into them myself. Heard all the complaints about kids waiting to blow you away just as you start. Never thought that would be a lot of fun. __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

08-08-12, 07:52 PM	#11
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I never got particularly addicted to them though i did play several. More often then not I would get fed up with the grind and quit before even maxing out any characters. The only exception was SWG but that was because the game was really not about grinding levels so much, and there was a ton of player based content, particularly if you were a role-player which that game was ideal for. I did obsessively grind out a Jedi character at one point though. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

08-08-12, 08:38 PM	#12
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I still play MMOs i have 4 on my hdd atm, but do not play them like i use too. WoW's expansion comes out Sept 23rd. I wont be playing it no way but my son will and i know i'll be looking over to take a peak, they have buffed warriors in the expansion so i presume plenty of ex warriors will be coming back for the expansion, he gets pvp Gladiator title end of this season & they have buffed hunters too (ive played a hunter since day one of WoW, but i aint going back! The addiction is garanteed. WoW still beats MMOs because of the smooth gameplay and the spot on PVP. Edit oh and the most important thing Blizzard have done for the pvp side for the expansion they have finally NERFED Mages. There will be a lot of tears flowing on Blizz forums from Mage players come Sept. Aion - when i need the urge to grind my ass off for a few hours Aion is the game. Still haven't reached even 50 in this game! You can now have ground mounts (about time!) and own your own home. Starwars online havn't load up this game for about 5months now. Startrek online probably go in once a fornight for a couple of hrs I wanna try World of Tanks looks fun, but haven't gotten round to it yet. Im to busy with life and trying to play catch up with single player games. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others. Last edited by kiwi_2005; 08-08-12 at 08:57 PM.