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Hexmaster
Noble Knight
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Joined: 17 Jan 2002
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Location: Bristol, England
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Guys,

I have never ever tried a MMORPG, but stuck to my latest copy of a PC mag was a free months trial for Everquest.

Sorry to appear a bit dim, but is it a bit like playing Morrowind or Gothic, but all the Avatars / Characters are controlled by real people?

Im trying to get my head around the concept.

So, if I get a quest, then dont finish it and maybe not log on again for ages, will things have moved on etc.....?

Maybe Ill give it a go over the xmas hols anyway..

Regards,

Hexmaster
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 9:44 am
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Danny
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Joined: 05 Jun 2002
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It's not exactly like Morrowind, because it's nearly impossible to integrate a storyline as in a single-player game into a MMORPG. Quests stay open if you don't log on for months...

The fun thing is, you can do most of the things you do in single-player games but now with (or against) real players! The only drawback i see is the fact that most of the times it comes down to: fight, lvl, fight, lvl, new armor, new weapons, fight, lvl, fight....rinse and repeat...

But still, it's addictive as hell!
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 10:40 am
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Hexmaster
Noble Knight
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Thanks Danny, I will give it a go.....anyway, its free for a month, so If I dont like it.....nothing lost.

Have a good xmas,

Regards,

Hex
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 10:54 am
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Val
Risen From Ashes
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Joined: 18 Feb 2002
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Location: Utah, USA
   

You could also try out A Tale in the Desert. It has a different concept than most MMORPGs. They'll be running a beta session today so you can hop in for free and see what it's like.
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 11:41 am
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Korzen
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I had to uninstal that thing ( I mean tale in the desert ) I started playing about 4 weeks a go at 4 pm and sudently I realised that it was 11 pm I uninstaled it after that. I just think that MMorpgs are really dangerous.
Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 11:50 am
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Val
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I'm just grateful it's in beta and not on-going or I'd never leave my room!
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 11:54 am
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Korzen
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When I began to play the program wrote that I should look for a mentor or something like that, and there you can type in a name, I wrote Val but it showed that the player is not loged on. Is that your nickname there?
Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 11:56 am
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Val
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Yup.
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 12:01 pm
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Korzen
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Good I didn't find you, as far as I remember I would be teleported to the place where you were. And that would be probably your torture chamber
Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 12:02 pm
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Val
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If by "torture chamber" you mean the Sandy Beach Resort, then you are correct.
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 12:07 pm
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Korzen
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I never been there, I supose I didn't play long enough. And another mistery reveild!! Now I know why so many people have sandy beach resort in their locations
Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 12:10 pm
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Roach
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Actually the Sandy Beach Resort was something Sauron, Val, Gig, and I came up with in the Non-Flamers Guild; so we named the atitd guild after the one here.
Post Tue Dec 24, 2002 6:40 pm
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