best mmorpg you have played
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To me, the best MMO is the kind you have to contribute the least to. In that respect among others, Guild Wars is on top. If I want to play, I can just put it in another window, and I was able to reach the level cap in a matter of weeks of casual playing. It's also pretty well coded, giving me a better framerate than some other games with lower quality graphics. Most important to me, however, is that it has a story (and not the worst I've seen as far as video game plots go). The only flaw is that you cannot walk, leading to terrain difficulties sometimes. Still, it's a great MMO in my book, but that may because it's less of the traditional MMO with RPG elements, but rather an RPG with MMO elements. Either way, Guild Wars 2 should be fun.
The best MMORPG I ever played was ISW.
I would highly recommend it, apart from the small fact that it no longer exists.
If it did exist still, I'd probably spend much less time on this site, if I would have ever joined...
So I look upon its end in two ways. I mourn its loss, but I also celebrate in a way, that if it had not died at its peak, I wouldn't be here.
I would highly recommend it, apart from the small fact that it no longer exists.
If it did exist still, I'd probably spend much less time on this site, if I would have ever joined...
So I look upon its end in two ways. I mourn its loss, but I also celebrate in a way, that if it had not died at its peak, I wouldn't be here.
I tried many, WoW is the one I liked and played the most. I would easily consider it the best overall, Blizzard knows how to collect, combine and refine ideas.
I tried:
Ultima Online
Anarchy Online
Neocron
Star Wars: Galaxies
Lineage 2
WoW
Guild Wars
EVE
Tabula Rasa
Warhammer
Age of Conan
Dungeons & Dragons Online
Champions Online
Most I only played for 1-3 months, except WoW which I played almost 4 years with breaks for others listed above, SWG and AO roughly one year each.
I'm looking forward for Bioware's SW:ToR and their attempt for MMO interactive storytelling. Other than that, I think I'm done with MMOs for good, until they evolve into something different its "been there, done that" for me.
I tried:
Ultima Online
Anarchy Online
Neocron
Star Wars: Galaxies
Lineage 2
WoW
Guild Wars
EVE
Tabula Rasa
Warhammer
Age of Conan
Dungeons & Dragons Online
Champions Online
Most I only played for 1-3 months, except WoW which I played almost 4 years with breaks for others listed above, SWG and AO roughly one year each.
I'm looking forward for Bioware's SW:ToR and their attempt for MMO interactive storytelling. Other than that, I think I'm done with MMOs for good, until they evolve into something different its "been there, done that" for me.
I played quite a lot of MMOs in my life, but I think the trophy goes to the first one I ever played, and the only one I'm still interested in ever going back - Lineage II. Beautiful world lot's of interesting character classes, and lots and lots of good memories 
MOST AMBITIOUS - ULTIMA ONLINE . Tried to have a working ecology, employed a constantly mutating skill system instead of a linear level progession, a host of player housing and shop options from launch, non violent professions, etc., etc. Sure, it was all completely broken, but you have to admire the effort.
MOST ADDICTIVE - EVERQUEST . Not only was it designed to be psychologically addictive from the ground up with its slot-machine styled randomness, but its punitive difficulty on release made the tinest victory a tremendous rush. Less draconian titles have helped make the genre accessible to more than just clinical masochists, but the MMO experience has lost something essential in the translation.
MOST POLISHED - WORLD OF WARCRAFT . The penultimate MMO experience, built upon the bones of its vanquished foes. Accessible as hell, and polished to a blinding sheen in the best Blizzard tradition, WoW's imagination-beggaring success renders its lofty perch atop the MMO hierarchy inviolate. In making the game playable and enjoyable by all, however, they have drummed away most of the challenge and intrigue. It is now not unlike a colorful chat room with orcs.
MOST ADDICTIVE - EVERQUEST . Not only was it designed to be psychologically addictive from the ground up with its slot-machine styled randomness, but its punitive difficulty on release made the tinest victory a tremendous rush. Less draconian titles have helped make the genre accessible to more than just clinical masochists, but the MMO experience has lost something essential in the translation.
MOST POLISHED - WORLD OF WARCRAFT . The penultimate MMO experience, built upon the bones of its vanquished foes. Accessible as hell, and polished to a blinding sheen in the best Blizzard tradition, WoW's imagination-beggaring success renders its lofty perch atop the MMO hierarchy inviolate. In making the game playable and enjoyable by all, however, they have drummed away most of the challenge and intrigue. It is now not unlike a colorful chat room with orcs.
Neo Steam by Atlus. Setting it steampunk is at least a less done cliche, versus your typical vaguely medieval magical setting. There is still grind, obviously, but it was less overdone. Plus if you're willing to risk being gangraped by members of the other nation you can go level in their country and get more exp for the kill.
Plus there was a glorious time when my female character was wearing baggy shorts that came to her knees and a matching shirt that showed no cleavage. Of course four levels later she was back in stripper clothes despite being a machinist but the fact that she was clothed for a little bit is still better than most MMORPGs.
Also it's free.
Plus there was a glorious time when my female character was wearing baggy shorts that came to her knees and a matching shirt that showed no cleavage. Of course four levels later she was back in stripper clothes despite being a machinist but the fact that she was clothed for a little bit is still better than most MMORPGs.
Also it's free.
I liked Warhammer, but nothing I've played yet stands up to WoW.
Hopefully Bioware's Old Republic is as good as it looks.
Hopefully Bioware's Old Republic is as good as it looks.
