Poll: What is the Escapist's Opinion on MMOs?

[Adellebella]

Here's the played list:

1. Neverwinter Nights (the AOL version)
2. Ultima Online
3. Lineage (beta)
4. Everquest
5. Asheron's Call
6. Anarchy Online
7. World of Warcraft (still playing since beta)
8. Star Wars: Galaxies (pre- everyone's can be Jedi era)
9. City of Heroes
10. Dungeons and Dragons Online (beta)
11. LotRO
12. Warhammer Online (such a waste of good money on that game...)
13. Everquest 2
14. RIFT (beta)

All of these, plus Runescape. Wow. Do I know you?

On topic: I love MMO's. I'm social and love having people to talk to about my game. Hell when I play Skyrim, I tend to Voice Chat through Steam with friends. It may sound pathetic, but some of my best friends have been made through MMO's. It was another way to stay in touch with friends when my family would move.

Another reason: I LOVE being the healer. I love healing. Not sure why, don't care to think too hard on it. I love to dish out massive heals, brah.

My favorite's have been WoW, RS, and GW's. I'm considering renewing my subscription to WoW...

 

[Richardplex]

I've played WoW for 3 years, along with a couple others. I've... sort of grown out of them, though that would imply that people who play mmo's are just ignorant, which isn't true. I'm just no longer interested in the grinding of them. And the lack of things other than said grinding to do in downtime, which is the failing of Cataclysm. I do miss the experience of them sometimes though; http://bit.ly/vfE0XD this song is going to get me compelled back to mmo's again, I just know it.

 

[WouldYouKindly]

They are a wonderful way to kill time. I don't really see them as much more than that, very well designed time sinks.

 

[Fusioncode9]

I wouldn't pay for an MMO but luckily pretty much everything is going F2P. Recently downloaded DCUO to my PS3 and having a blast with it.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Here's the played list:

1. Neverwinter Nights (the AOL version)
2. Ultima Online
3. Lineage (beta)
4. Everquest
5. Asheron's Call
6. Anarchy Online
7. World of Warcraft (still playing since beta)
8. Star Wars: Galaxies (pre- everyone's can be Jedi era)
9. City of Heroes
10. Dungeons and Dragons Online (beta)
11. LotRO
12. Warhammer Online (such a waste of good money on that game...)
13. Everquest 2
14. RIFT (beta)

All of these, plus Runescape. Wow. Do I know you?

On topic: I love MMO's. I'm social and love having people to talk to about my game. Hell when I play Skyrim, I tend to Voice Chat through Steam with friends. It may sound pathetic, but some of my best friends have been made through MMO's. It was another way to stay in touch with friends when my family would move.

Another reason: I LOVE being the healer. I love healing. Not sure why, don't care to think too hard on it. I love to dish out massive heals, brah.

My favorite's have been WoW, RS, and GW's. I'm considering renewing my subscription to WoW...

I don't know if you know me, its possible we crossed paths if you played on any of the same servers lol. But if you're renewing WoW, consider getting the year subscription for the free Diablo 3 and the free mount. Doesn't cost any extra just requires you to pay each month, every 3 months or 6 months depending on your subscription choice without allowing it to lapse. Personally I think its worth it for a free D3 copy and also beta access for MoP.

 

[Adellebella]

Here's the played list:

1. Neverwinter Nights (the AOL version)
2. Ultima Online
3. Lineage (beta)
4. Everquest
5. Asheron's Call
6. Anarchy Online
7. World of Warcraft (still playing since beta)
8. Star Wars: Galaxies (pre- everyone's can be Jedi era)
9. City of Heroes
10. Dungeons and Dragons Online (beta)
11. LotRO
12. Warhammer Online (such a waste of good money on that game...)
13. Everquest 2
14. RIFT (beta)

All of these, plus Runescape. Wow. Do I know you?

On topic: I love MMO's. I'm social and love having people to talk to about my game. Hell when I play Skyrim, I tend to Voice Chat through Steam with friends. It may sound pathetic, but some of my best friends have been made through MMO's. It was another way to stay in touch with friends when my family would move.

Another reason: I LOVE being the healer. I love healing. Not sure why, don't care to think too hard on it. I love to dish out massive heals, brah.

My favorite's have been WoW, RS, and GW's. I'm considering renewing my subscription to WoW...

I don't know if you know me, its possible we crossed paths if you played on any of the same servers lol. But if you're renewing WoW, consider getting the year subscription for the free Diablo 3 and the free mount. Doesn't cost any extra just requires you to pay each month, every 3 months or 6 months depending on your subscription choice without allowing it to lapse. Personally I think its worth it for a free D3 copy and also beta access for MoP.

I thought that offer was gone? Am I still able to get Diablo 3? O__o

 

[OriginalLadders]

I used to play City of Heroes, I currently play Champions Online. I'm seriously considering getting Star Wars: The Old Republic when it comes out.

All in all I'd say I'm very pro MMO, but I'm no fan of fantasy MMO's. To me the appeal of fantasy lies in the epic tale, which I think is somewhat lacking in the fantasy area of fantasy MMOs.

Also, free-to-play with micro-transactions should be the default setup.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

**snip**

As far as I'm aware, yes.

http://us.media.blizzard.com/wow/promotion/wap/en-us.html

Link for you.

 

[DanielBrown]

Been playing MMOs ever since 2005. Started with WoW, then spread my ground to AoC, WAR, LOTRO and various free MMOs(never lasted long, they all suck).
Gotta say I love them. Lots of game time for little money.

 

[Dizeazedkiller]

Runescape
WoW
Rift
Darkfall

In that order. Out of all of them i've enjoyed Darkfall the most, Runescape next, Rift 3rd and WoW least of all. My main problem with MMOs is reliance on gear and level, and the whole right-click-and-wait combat system. The fact that Darkfall is a bit of a grind doesn't phase me at all considering my two pet hates aren't existent in it. Although i wish the playerbase would return to its former glory.

 

[madwarper]

I've been playing MMO's off and on for a while.

Started with old school EQ (pre-kunark) and stayed with it until the frog people expansion.
Tried a bit of WoW and the SWO, didn't care for them.
Lately, I've been playing Turbine's F2P MMO's; DDO and LotRO.

The fact that store currency (which unlocks content beyond the initial F2P offering) can be earned in game, w/o spending cash, is appealing. Where as the fact that said content is purchased a la carte, can make it difficult to find people with the same content available to help with quests/raids/etc.

 

[scw55]

Started with Neopets, then went to Runescape with Neopets on the side. Then found Guild Wars and played Runescape on the side. Then played WoW for year and quit Runescape with Guild Wars on the side. Tried LOTRO and AoC and WAR then back to WoW after each time. Went to WAR again, then back to WoW. Tried Rift. Then Wow. Then Rift again. The Perfect World Online and Global Agenda F2P. Then WoW. Quit WoW for DCUO F2P. Now nothing. Played Atlantic Online and NeDOS and other random MMOs.

Yes, I love MMOs. I like the talent trees and in-game theory-craft (not spread sheet, but logic) and I like RPGs.

BRING ON SWTOR (though I'm more excited about Guild Wars 2, just people I know IRL are playing Star wars and GW2 will be F2P anyway [upfront purchasing fee].

 

[EboMan7x]

I wouldn't be able to enjoy a game where I kill the big dragon of eternal evil and then 15 minutes later someone else comes out of the dragons lair telling me (in game) that he beat it faster.

 

[Axyun]

Did WoW for a few years, Aion for a few months, Dungeon Fighter Online for a day and Guild Wars 1 on-and-off over the years. Don't play any of them anymore.

Only MMO I'm looking forward to is Guild Wars 2. I believe its the only MMO that is tackling the issues I find stagnant in most MMOs (movement in combat actually means something, personal storylines, no holy-trinity of classes, non-tab-based aim, scenario-based questing, contribution-dependant loot rewards).

EDIT:

Oh and I tried DCU Online for 10 minutes before uninstalling it. That game incorporates everything I hate in combat mechanics.

 

[Tiger Sora]

I started out playing Runescape in grade 7 or 8. My account got stolen so I quit. In 2007 I got WoW cause I watched for abit one of my best friends dads play it and it looked fun. I've been on and off WoW since than. And with 4.3 coming out. I'll be on awhile longer it seems.

 

[Smooth Operator]

I played them for years and experienced every bullshit time wasting mechanic, as games go they are at the bottom end of the scale.

 

[LittleBlondeGoth]

Slightly sad at how few people listed EverQuest.

I played EQ for a good five years, four of which were spent in a reasonably hardcore raiding guild. I enjoyed it - though it did help that I was living alone for the majority of those years, and I'd rather play games than watch TV. It was something I could pick for an hour and knock out a few solo quests, or sink evenings into running instances. Personally I preferred to play with people that I knew on there (so my guild) or going duo with my partner. I liked the more realistic look of EQ to the kiddiness of WoW - I also found the age group of players was higher.

Of course, if you've got an addictive personality, feel free to play an MMO and sign away your life for the forseeable future.

 

[Aeshi]

I think the opinion of the average Escapist on MMOs can probably be summed up as "MMO ARE ONLY GRIND LOL" before they go back to leveling their bowstring skill up to 50 on Skyrim or whatever.

I've personally played quite a lot of MMOs, in the following order (more or less):


1. WoW (back in the Burning Crusade days, quit around the time Wotlk came out due to "computer issues" at the time.)

2. City of Heroes/Villains (Quite fun, but has a bit of a difficulty spike around 30 I feel.)

3. EvE Online (Only the trials, pretty fun if you can work it out)

4. Champions Online (Pretty fun, and the only MMO I've ever gotten to max level on)

5. Global Agenda (It's okay, if a bit difficult at times)

6. Spiral Knights (Can leer on the side of Pay-to-Win at times, but a good little time-killer)

7. DCU Online (Not very good, seems to lack a lot of things the other Superhero MMOs have despite being far older)

 

[darthotaku]

I tried a few, but leveling up seems way too much like work, without getting paid.