Have you finally kicked the MMO addiction?

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

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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.

kranz · 08-09-12, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

he gets pvp Gladiator title end of this season

I got the Conqueror title with my warrior on some private server. (blizzlike experience from battlegrounds). It took me around 120 days of total playing time plus smth like 60k honorable kills. A month later, they wiped the database.

After that, I quited.

kiwi_2005 · 08-14-12, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kranz

I got the Conqueror title with my warrior on some private server. (blizzlike experience from battlegrounds). It took me around 120 days of total playing time plus smth like 60k honorable kills. A month later, they wiped the database.

After that, I quited.

On my hunter i had the Conqueror title early in the game when lvl cap was 70 then i went for the 100,000 pvp kills and got the 'Of the Horde' title, at 85 then i faction change to Alliance and now its 'Of the Alliance' title, got these titles on blizzard servers not private. But i have never been able to get Gladiator. Just not good enough or join arena teams where everyone quits gives up because we aren't doing so well. Son gets glad with his warrior and i been playing longer than him!

Anyhow loaded up my hunter the other night im on Oceanic server full of aussies, kiwis and asians. The oceanic servers are practically dead i prefer to play on US west servers ping is higher but playing with Americans is better. Us oceanic players are just moaners. So i might get a realm change back to Ticondrius US west. So much for me staying away from WoW the pull is getting to me, expansion is out next month. Oh no!

Arclight · 08-08-12, 09:27 PM

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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.

Oberon · 08-09-12, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Arclight

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

seaniam81 · 08-09-12, 07:10 AM

Nope still play MMO. Running EVE, Rift, and WoT. Soon to be playing Hawken, and MechWarrior Online.

08-09-12, 10:37 AM

I don't think I'm that susceptible to becoming addicted to a single game, let alone a MMO. I mean I can get really into a game, play it hardcore for hours at a time, but that hardcore playing usually causes a burnout on the game I'm playing. If I'm playing a game to the point where it would be considered an addiction, then next week I'll probably have moved on and be playing something different.

Usually the only games that I actually continue playing in the long term are those that play almost a casual amount of, for example the only reason I'm still playing WoT regularly is that I only ever play a few battles at a time, surpassing a half-dozen battles in a day is pretty rare for me.

MMO wise I played WoW for a few months a couple times years ago but in the end I always end up hitting a brick wall where progression is a pain in the ass and I just end up saying **** it and stop playing. Eve kept me a long time but the major keeper for me was the people I was playing with, if I was flying solo I probably would of quit long before I did.

0rpheus · 09-07-12, 07:27 AM

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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.

kiwi_2005 · 09-09-12, 08:20 PM

Have you ever wondered where the Charr get there dance from? Well its the Haka the Maori war dance. The other night i stop to go make a coffee saw some others dancing in kryta so parked my charr there and hit /dance. Came back and notice WTH the Charr do the Haka!

Notice the similarities between the two, the Haka can be performed different ways.

Charr doing the haka

New Zealand All Black rugby team performing the haka

So if you are ever doing a dynamic event in GWs and come across a Charr warrior dancing before the fight that will be kiwi_2005

Highbury · 09-10-12, 04:41 PM

This is my character from "The Secret World" which I just bought last week. Not a bad game, certainly very different from other MMOs which is obvious by the modern setting. The pic is taken in London which is the home base for the Templars faction. Other factions are Illuminati (New York) and Dragon (Seoul), for those that have not read any info about the game.

If anyone else has it or has plans to get it my character is William "Highbury" Bleddyn and I rolled on Arcadia, but you can group cross-server.

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, 06:07 PM	#2
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	#3
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	#5
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	#6
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.

08-09-12, 07:10 AM	#11
seaniam81 Commodore Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 624 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 0	Nope still play MMO. Running EVE, Rift, and WoT. Soon to be playing Hawken, and MechWarrior Online. __________________ Ultima ratio regum. (The final argument of kings) - Inscription on french cannons, on order of Louis XIV

08-09-12, 10:37 AM	#12
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I don't think I'm that susceptible to becoming addicted to a single game, let alone a MMO. I mean I can get really into a game, play it hardcore for hours at a time, but that hardcore playing usually causes a burnout on the game I'm playing. If I'm playing a game to the point where it would be considered an addiction, then next week I'll probably have moved on and be playing something different. Usually the only games that I actually continue playing in the long term are those that play almost a casual amount of, for example the only reason I'm still playing WoT regularly is that I only ever play a few battles at a time, surpassing a half-dozen battles in a day is pretty rare for me. MMO wise I played WoW for a few months a couple times years ago but in the end I always end up hitting a brick wall where progression is a pain in the ass and I just end up saying **** it and stop playing. Eve kept me a long time but the major keeper for me was the people I was playing with, if I was flying solo I probably would of quit long before I did.

09-09-12, 08:20 PM	#14
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Have you ever wondered where the Charr get there dance from? Well its the Haka the Maori war dance. The other night i stop to go make a coffee saw some others dancing in kryta so parked my charr there and hit /dance. Came back and notice WTH the Charr do the Haka! Notice the similarities between the two, the Haka can be performed different ways. Charr doing the haka New Zealand All Black rugby team performing the haka So if you are ever doing a dynamic event in GWs and come across a Charr warrior dancing before the fight that will be kiwi_2005 __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

09-10-12, 04:41 PM	#15
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	This is my character from "The Secret World" which I just bought last week. Not a bad game, certainly very different from other MMOs which is obvious by the modern setting. The pic is taken in London which is the home base for the Templars faction. Other factions are Illuminati (New York) and Dragon (Seoul), for those that have not read any info about the game. If anyone else has it or has plans to get it my character is William "Highbury" Bleddyn and I rolled on Arcadia, but you can group cross-server.