Bored with current MMORPGs?

Sweetloaf

Sweetloaf

Sweetloaf

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I know I am, I'm looking for something with a decent amount of character development rather than "you've hit level 20, congratulations, you are now identical to every other level 20 in your class" remember when games had choices to develop your character, skill points and varying weapon proficiencies, multi classes and deaths that really ****ed you over for a while.

A true sense of a fantasy world that was a real spark of creativity, interesting to explore and varied yet perfectly interwoven so that it felt like a real world rather than, the lava bit, the snow bit and the desert bit linked together with a few tunnels, PvP that rewards you properly and quests that you gave a damn about and didn't just click accept and head towards a dot on the map to kill 10 rabbits for Mrs Miggins to bake a pie.

Well, actually, I'm not sure that such a game exists or ever has, I'm not looking for the next big thing, in fact, quite the opposite, I'm looking for the next GOOD thing.

Can anyone see anything good on the horizon?

I'm curious about a game called Aion which looks pretty interesting, so go on, what are you looking forward to that may fit the bill?

http://eu.aiononline.com/en/

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I would like something a bit more immersive and innovative. We will see what these "next gen" mmo's has to offer in the coming years.
 
Don't suppose you've given Eve Online a look? It doesn't have a level system, instead you train up skills so it has the whole character development thing which you seem keen on.
 
I'm very bored with current mmorpgs, just cancelled my WAR subscription. Nothing has grabbed me like Ultima Online did all those years ago. The feeling of logging on and having the freedom to do whatever I wanted, not what the developer wanted me to do, is missing. I really wish they'd put the rp back in mmorpgs.
 
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Muban said:
I am keeping an eye on Mortal Online. Still very early days yet but looks to have promise.

Teaser trailer

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I've had my eye on this one for some time. I think this is the one that is going to surprise everyone.

Whether it will appeal to the masses I don't know, but this is really shaping up to be the greatest MMORPG since Ultima Online.

This is a sandbox MMO in every way. For example that Dragon seen in the trailer? Apparently that is a creature is insanely hard to kill, once it is dead... it is dead.. unique creatures. You kill it and you get the fame and the honour. It is not part of a "raid". Indeed at the moment they plan for something such as a "raid" to never exist in this game.

A dungeon is another part of the game, it exists. It is not an instance, it is not a zone. The world will be a vast sandbox where all the players exist together. Learning skills through practice, there will not be levels, there will simply be your combination of skills creating a unique character.

Indeed, this IS the MMORPG of the future learned from the greatest of the past.
 
Hopefully they stick to their guns with the term "sandbox", it's this and darkfall left to punch the MMO franchise in the nads!
 
darkfall looks to be the one that would give us 'Ultima' mmo'rs what we want but is it ever going to deliver?? Why cant they just make ultima online 2 and be done with it lol! (i know why they wouldnt but theres always dreaming :) ) IMO nothing has come close to UO yet.
 
SlyReaper said:
Don't suppose you've given Eve Online a look? It doesn't have a level system, instead you train up skills so it has the whole character development thing which you seem keen on.
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Yes I have, it's not really my thing, It's got the depth but If truth be told I want to leggit round with a sword, staff, laser pistol, bow....you know what I mean? :)
 
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