Originally posted by Agent Elrond
OK, so dump EQ 2, and WoW. My brother will play thoses, me thinks. Now it's down to FFXI, LotR or Matrix. damn, hard choice.
The Matrix Online should be out sometime in 2004 if I remember correctly. LOTR Online wont be out till sometime in 2005...So If I were you just pick up TMO play it for a good 5 months maybe or until LOTR comes out then pick that up. That is what I am planning on doing.
heh... like backfire was saying , its unwise to play more than 1.. usually buying a MMo means you will be playing it for at least a year or dedicating yourself to some length of time (if you truely are the type to 'get your moneys worth'😉. I have seen people juggle 2 at the most.. but 3 and up is really more than anyone can handle and its truely not worth anyones time to do that.
hmmm.... I currently play Lineage 2... I played FFXI, but I dont know if I'll be playing TMO... Everquest 2 looks very nice though.
Lineage 2 is nothing but what is called "the grind". You kill kill kill in order to get to the highest level you can before you go insane. I wouldn't suggest that game for someone who isn't already really into MMOG's. If you're looking for a beginner one, I'd suggest you wait for World of Warcraft. It's easy to grasp and it's very fun.
go to www.lineage2.com , you dont have to listen to other peoples opinions because the game burned them (in beta might i add). if you dont like it by your own choosing then so be it.
However I wouldnt recommend it for first time MMoG'ers
The game didn't burn me, it just bored me. As I said, it sounds as if this would be his first MMOG. Therefore, he probably wants a simpler and broader game than L2.
Also, don't listen to that site, the game isn't nearly as fun or as cool as the site makes it seem. Here's the game in a nutshell...
See a monster, click monster with mouse. Watch character run over to that monster and hit it with his sword untill monster dies. Then you loot the monster. Repeat this about 4 times.
Then, you're character must sit down for a minute. You can spend this time doing nothing but staring at your computer waiting for his health to go back up.
You repeat this cycle untill about lvl 40 or 50, in which you can go on sieges with a clan to try and take castles. That's right, the game doesn't get fun or unique untill around lvl 40+.
If this is what you want in a MMOG, then by all means, pick it up.
heh... TMO.. I honestly dont know how they're going to do the exp system... I mean can you 'set up camp' on the corner and 'pull' agents? how does that whole idea work?
if you really want good review on MMO you should probably check www.gamespot.com or something, or for a more in-depth view :
www.blizzard.com/wow for World of Warcraft
www.lineage2.com for lineage
www.thematrixonline.com for matrix and also
http://www.station.sony.com/en/ for games like EQ2 , Starwars galaxy, etc.
check each sites forums if you can... for problems specifically. I'd say if you dont like the problems they deal with, dont get the game. I'm fine with lineage, its just that everyone sits there and bitches about the farmers instead of actually grouping together to take them out and grief them. ((generalized in-game statement))
me and my friend griefed a chinese farmer the other day lol (we were both below 20) we went to www.insultmonger.com to the swearasaurus section and picked up a few nasty mandarin phrases to smack talk them. we basically kept stealing thier mobs and wasting thier time while getting much needed exp. then after a half hour they tried to train 10 mobs on us (unsuccessfully).