WoW or EQ2...there can only be one

EQ was a horrible horrible timesink :eek: I retired my ranger and realized that what I originally loved about EQ was long dead. The problem with EQ1 is that the content kept going higher and higher while killing off the new peeps. During the last few months I played...the old world was DEAD (less than a few peeps per zone) and even new lower level zones were DEAD because of power leveling. The game turned into a vacuum of level 55+ chars and lots of bickering in a power struggle to be on top. The last fight I watched was with 60 peeps in a clan locked in a 1 hour long fight with '1' mob. If anybody ever played EQ at the high level you learned that 'boss' fights weren't tought because they were hard...they were tough because of people going link dead. I releaized I couldn't time sink that much...some of the guilds were playing at 6+ hours every day (required or be kicked) just to maintain their power level. The bosses were growing exponentially stronger and thus forcing guilds to play exponentially longer to see end game content. NOT COOL.

What does this tell me between EQ2 and WoW...both will be fun again! Why, because it will all be new and quite a few of the peeps will be new as well. So those days of exploring and dieing because you did something stupid will be back again...and that is what made it fun. So find game your friends are gravitating towards and join them and play :cool:

The one thing that both EQ2 and WoW did not implement was "scaled" instancing where groups could determine how hard an instanced area would be and the "loot" associated would be scaled according to the difficulty. That way even end game areas are open to lower levels...they just may not get the "phat" stuff from it.

-tReP

Well just to throw my opinion in the mix WOW and EQ2 have nothing on FFXI. FFXI has to the best MMORPG bar none. Graphics game play are top notch. Very time consuming though. WOW is definitly geared more twords the moderate players as they have made it very easy to level your char, but they did it on purpose hoping poeple will level multiple chars and up their monthly fees, But blizzard makes good games and no one can deny them that. EQ2 I just dont have anything nice to say about it so ill keep my comments to myself.

FFXI is one of the worst MMOs evar.

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WOW is definitly geared more twords the moderate players as they have made it very easy to level your char, but they did it on purpose hoping poeple will level multiple chars and up their monthly fees

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You pay per character:confused:

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Originally posted by OpStar
FFXI is one of the worst MMOs evar.

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I don't know about that, Shadowbane might give it a run for its money :p

FFXI was pretty crappy though IMO, it wont even hold a candle to WoW or EQ2.

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Originally posted by spamjedi
You pay per character:confused:

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No, you pay per account, but it hasn't been announced yet how many characters you can have per account, but I will guarantee it will be more than 1.

Regardless there are still a ton of people that will buy multiple accounts, one main reason is so they can dual log and gain XP for each character at the same time.

Another reason is for trading items, although this won't be as important in WoW, considering the sweet mail system they have set up already.

I've read WoW will allow at least 8 charcters per account but they may decide to allow more.

Its all about double boxing.

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Its all about double boxing.

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double boxing?:confused: is that kinda like double D's (oops, got off topic there)

Nah, playing two accounts at once.

I used to do that on SWG all the time.

but didn't you have to buy two games to be able to play two accounts? or could you just buy a second account. if so how many accounts are you able to buy off of just one box?

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but didn't you have to buy two games to be able to play two accounts? or could you just buy a second account. if so how many accounts are you able to buy off of just one box?

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Most all of the MMORPG's I have bought, you can have as many accounts as you want with only buying 1 copy of the game.

With most MMORPG's you don't need the CD in the drive to play, so you can be running multiple accounts at the same time..they do it on purpose that way so the hardcore gamers can be payin for 2 accounts instead of 1 ;)

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but didn't you have to buy two games to be able to play two accounts? or could you just buy a second account. if so how many accounts are you able to buy off of just one box?

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SWG is the only one I now of you can only have one toon per server so you have to pay for each additional, and they don't sell just cd keys :(

My first two copies I bought, and when my roommate quit I took over his two, so I had four total, all on Bria. So I was paying 45 a month for awhile to play SWG.

Plus, I unlocked so I had my jedi, so I guess technically five.

Most times I'd grind my jedi and have a bh alt watch the terms.

Or I'd craft and grind, etc and so on.

I couldn't imagine playing only one toon, that'd be crazy.

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FFXI is one of the worst MMOs evar.

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You apperently have no clue what makes a good online roleplaying game.

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You apperently have no clue what makes a good online roleplaying game.

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That's your opinion. I've played a lot of MMO's, have you?

FFXI's main problem is it control scheme, but there are a lot more, including the fact that its boring.

I'm glad you enjoy it, but please don't try to put it in leauge with EQ2 or WoW.

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That's your opinion. I've played a lot of MMO's, have you?

FFXI's main problem is it control scheme, but there are a lot more, including the fact that its boring.

I'm glad you enjoy it, but please don't try to put it in leauge with EQ2 or WoW.

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Couldn't agree more, there is nothing wrong with liking FFXI...but its far from a polished game.

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Couldn't agree more, there is nothing wrong with liking FFXI...but its far from a polished game.

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Seriously... and their customer support is sorely lacking. A good friend of mine had endless problems with them.

They put his account on hold because his card was overdrawn and obviously he couldn't pay that month (makes sense) but they NEVER notified him about it, and when he found out a few months later when he decided to play again they told him he needed to purchase an entirely NEW copy of the game as the old CDKey would no longer be valid. :eek: Let me tell you, he wasn't too happy.

Double boxing is the most retarded thing I can think of to spend money on. It's a MMORPG join a freakin group for gods sake. IMO double boxers are just greedy bastages who don't wanna have to split loot unless they are forced to. I mean WoW already allows you to level fairly quickly there is so need to bring along your own personal priest.

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Double boxing is the most retarded thing I can think of to spend money on. It's a MMORPG join a freakin group for gods sake. IMO double boxers are just greedy bastages who don't wanna have to split loot unless they are forced to. I mean WoW already allows you to level fairly quickly there is so need to bring along your own personal priest.

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I would never do it myself, but I see no problem with others doing it. Heck its their money, if thats how they want to spend it more power to them :)

The only problem I have ever had with it is when someone dual logs and joins my group and I don't know about it at first, and find out later he is only paying attention to one toon and has the other set on /follow and is just leeching XP...

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Double boxing is the most retarded thing I can think of to spend money on. It's a MMORPG join a freakin group for gods sake. IMO double boxers are just greedy bastages who don't wanna have to split loot unless they are forced to. I mean WoW already allows you to level fairly quickly there is so need to bring along your own personal priest.

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People have their hobbies, and MMO's are mine, its what I enjoy.

Some of my friends drink (I don't) some smoke (I don't) some have other expensive hobbies (my car and my computers are about my only ones).

So to me 30 or 45 a month for a video game is nothing, especially not for the hours of enjoyment I get playing them.

Normally I double boxed because I had two computers anyways and I hated losing xp/skillboxes when my jedi died.

I'll probably double box EQ2 also, at least for awhile because my roommate will be overseas for six months and that way I won't have to wait around and wait on groups.

To each their own though.

I like the idea of double boxing. I may consider doing that w/ eq2. How's the beta btw op?

I like it a lot, loads of content, beautiful graphics, etc and so on.

You will not be disappointed.

so is it november yet?

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People have their hobbies, and MMO's are mine, its what I enjoy.

Some of my friends drink (I don't) some smoke (I don't) some have other expensive hobbies (my car and my computers are about my only ones).

So to me 30 or 45 a month for a video game is nothing, especially not for the hours of enjoyment I get playing them.

Normally I double boxed because I had two computers anyways and I hated losing xp/skillboxes when my jedi died.

I'll probably double box EQ2 also, at least for awhile because my roommate will be overseas for six months and that way I won't have to wait around and wait on groups.

To each their own though.

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Typically double boxing is lame, why? Because many that do it are greedy farmers. It also detracts from the realness of the game, by one person having two personalities at one time. Not to mention the social aspect of the game that is what a MMORPG is after all and boxers I guess are introverts that only like to play with themselves...sigh...

wow, i was under the impression that introverts wouldn't even play mmorpg's much less be on the web w/ others period.