Nope. Can't Do It. Can't Play an MMO

[Not Good]

I just recently got a 2 week trial of EVE online thanks to the advertising on this website (Sellout!). After the 2 days it took to download it I played it and while the only real interesting thing to me was the Warp Bubble graphically, and that I had a ship (Being a Trek Fan and a Wars fan helps) the single overbearing thought was this: God this game needs a big time comittment. A time comittment that I do not have. In between Sleeping, eating, school, guitar, flossing, and the flogging I cannot take any time out of my life to play this. That being said I generally judged that all MMOs need a stupendous time comittment in order to really enjoy the game, and I'm just wondering if that's a good generalization.

 

[Dommyboy]

In Warhammer Online you level a lot quicker though you are right. MMO's do need a fair amount of time committed to them.

 

[Not Good]

I know what you mean - after a thread on here, I was advised to get a free trial, but in all honesty, it doesn't sound like my type of thing at all! Maybe, just maybe, if they made a Fallout MMO...

I also feel kinda disappointed. I wanted to custom build my own ship from the beginning. What's better than zipping around in space? Zipping around in the Enterprise-D!

 

[Axolotl]

Maybe, just maybe, if they made a Fallout MMO...

They're making one.

 

[Not Good]

I liked EVE, I just wasn't willing to pay a subscription, no game is worth a subscription!

Not even Fallout Tree?

Oh wait that's not Online. SHIT. My entire point is irrelivent!

 

[ShogunGino]

In direct response to the title, neither can I. Neither can I. For the same exact reasons.

 

[Dommyboy]

I actually started playing Atlantica Online and I really am enjoying myself as MMO's go. One reason is because its free.

 

[Not Good]

In direct response to the title, neither can I. Neither can I. For the same exact reasons.

Even the flogging?

 

[Blind0bserver]

As far as MMOs go, my game of pick is Guild Wars. With the story based campaigns it plays a lot like your typical RPG, just online and with people. You don't even have to play with others if your feeling like that much of a social misanthrope. The game gives you the option of adding in NPC characters to your party in place of other players, making sure you never have to go in alone. As far as fees go, there are none. Feel free to drop the game and come back to it later without any real consequences.

 

[Najos]

Well, as someone who is against the idea of committing large amounts of time to a game you definitely picked the wrong MMO. There's more than a few games that don't require huge time sinks just to get evened out with the average player. WoW, WAR, AoC, LotRO, Vanguard; just to give some examples. Sure, it might take a month or more to get to max level and such, but that's what the game is. I mean, you wouldn't ***** about Oblivion taking a month to finish, would you?

I liked EVE, I just wasn't willing to pay a subscription, no game is worth a subscription!

See, this confuses the hell out of me. People are willing to drop 50-60 bucks on the latest space marine game that they can finish in one or two days, but they aren't willing to drop 65 on a game they will certainly get a month out of?

 

[NeoAC]

I concur, my little brother is nuts about MuMORPeGers, having gone through WoW, Warhammer Online and others before staying on his oldest obsession, Dofus. He constantly asks me to subscribe to play with him, and I constantly tell him there is no chance in hell of that happening. He asks why and then I just bring up the fact that he is paying me $50 so he could use my credit card to buy $50 worth of fake money in the game. That ends my argument right there.

 

[Esdras]

I used to play a lot of World of Warcraft, it became boring.

 

[Logan Westbrook]

EVE is not a great example of a typical MMO. It's much slower paced than games like World of Warcraft and as a result, appeals to a very specific audience. Writing off MMOs based on EVE is like writing off FPSs based on SWAT 4.

 

[Not Good]

EVE is not a great example of a typical MMO. It's much slower paced than games like World of Warcraft and as a result, appeals to a very specific audience. Writing off MMOs based on EVE is like writing off FPSs based on SWAT 4.

But what about the Time Comittment? That is my main problem.

 

[smallharmlesskitten]

EVE is not a great example of a typical MMO. It's much slower paced than games like World of Warcraft and as a result, appeals to a very specific audience. Writing off MMOs based on EVE is like writing off FPSs based on SWAT 4.

But what about the Time Comittment? That is my main problem.

You level up while asleep....

 

[Not Good]

EVE is not a great example of a typical MMO. It's much slower paced than games like World of Warcraft and as a result, appeals to a very specific audience. Writing off MMOs based on EVE is like writing off FPSs based on SWAT 4.

But what about the Time Comittment? That is my main problem.

You level up while asleep....

Do I need to leave the game on or something?

 

[geldonyetich]

Sooner or later, I think everybody reaches a point where they realize that the MMORPG 'grind' is really not worth the time invested. Still, I keep trying to enjoy them nonetheless.

Funny how that works. I originally burned out from EverQuest, and that magic has not been completely recaptured since. It's tough to find a good entertaining MMORPG. I burned out from WoW pretty quickly (about 4 weeks). Warhammer Online was pretty good... but again, that original magic was gone. City of Heroes is a long time favorite of mine but I finally burned out from it irreparably... I'm waiting for Champions Online.

EVE Online is an interesting game in that it's best played passively. Once in a blue moon you'll have a risk-it-all massive clash of fleets, but for the most part it's you slowly slogging your credits up online while gaining skills offline.