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Avatar
Village Dweller
Joined: 05 Dec 2001
Posts: 5
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| New to MMORPG - Can Someone Recommend One? |
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Hi,
I'm currently playing WC3 on bnet at the moment and find it much more exciting than playing against the AI. However, I've always been an RPG fan and am looking for a good MMORPG. I've done a search and there are hundreds of them! Which one should I go for?
Here are the prerequisites:
- NO monthly fee. Hey, I can barely afford to buy the damn game let alone pay an ongoing fee.
- HUGE endless world to explore
- Nice graphics
Ok, that's all I know so I can't ask for anything else.
The ones I'm currently looking at are NeverWinter Nights, Dark Age of Camelot and Asheron's Call.
Can somone please tell which ones are good and why?
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Sat Oct 12, 2002 1:51 pm |
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shaman's tear
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 14 Jul 2002
Posts: 29
Location: Florida,USA |
Well the "no monthly fee" narrows your choices down rather quickly.
Daoc & AC both offer 1 month free but then require monthly payments to continue playing.
You really can't go wrong with NWN since there's so much to do..sp,free mp,new modules,etc. and it's probably the closest rp experience your going to find in a multiplayer game.
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Hexy
High Emperor
Joined: 28 Jun 2002
Posts: 621
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| Re: New to MMORPG - Can Someone Recommend One? |
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quote:
Originally posted by Avatar
Hi,
I'm currently playing WC3 on bnet at the moment and find it much more exciting than playing against the AI. However, I've always been an RPG fan and am looking for a good MMORPG. I've done a search and there are hundreds of them! Which one should I go for?
Here are the prerequisites:
- NO monthly fee. Hey, I can barely afford to buy the damn game let alone pay an ongoing fee.
- HUGE endless world to explore
- Nice graphics
Ok, that's all I know so I can't ask for anything else.
The ones I'm currently looking at are NeverWinter Nights, Dark Age of Camelot and Asheron's Call.
Can somone please tell which ones are good and why?
TIA.
Uh...
You want no monthly fees? Then why look at Dark age of Camelot and Asheron's Call?
NWN isn't an MMORPG. It doesn't have a huge world, and graphic is mediocre.
In fact, I believe you'll spend some time looking. As far as I know there are NO MMORPGS with the things you want/don't want.
I recommend EverQuest, however, and it too gives a free month.
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Sun Oct 13, 2002 3:07 pm |
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Xanaki
Ghost of Asheron
Joined: 07 May 2002
Posts: 398
Location: Helsinki, Finland |
You will have serious problems finding a free MMORPG with nice graphics and huge world to explore.
As previous posters said, Asheron's Call and Dark Age of Camelot do have a monthly fee (9.95$ for AC, 12.95 for DAoC if I remember right).
I do not really want to give the expression that I like the monthly fees but I have to say that keeping up a large MMORPG with thousands of players (MMO means MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE) is costy. They need the monthly fees for several reasons: network costs, game support functionality/staff, game updates and content updates etc.
I know it sounds unfair but thats how it is. 
There are some free games though. I haven't tested them out so I can't really say how they are. Check:
Planetshift
Also check my sticky MMORPG post that is in the top of this forum.
Also browse through this post on Ultima 1 remake boards: Free MMORPG's?
Have fun 
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Mon Oct 14, 2002 10:30 am |
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gnome
Village Dweller
Joined: 14 Oct 2002
Posts: 1
Location: oslo |
i can recommend destiny-online. it's rather new and features flight combats, trading etc. in space. but: it's also not for free. but it's not that expensive. http://www.de-on.com |
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Mon Oct 14, 2002 12:19 pm |
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Ekim
Eagle's Shadow
Joined: 27 May 2002
Posts: 2365
Location: Montreal, Canada |
| Re: New to MMORPG - Can Someone Recommend One? |
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quote:
Originally posted by Avatar
- NO monthly fee. Hey, I can barely afford to buy the damn game let alone pay an ongoing fee.
- HUGE endless world to explore
- Nice graphics
As previously mentioned by everyone else, you'Re liste doesn't really have a point since most if not all MMORPGs with at least decent graphics have a monthly fee attached to them.
NWN is possibly your only choice, although it is NOT a MASSIVELY Multiplayer game. The most who can play on a single server is 64 if memory serves. Also, I don't think you will ever find a HUGE endless world to explore in NWN since areas have to be handcrafted one after the other by module makers and... well I don't know of any massive worlds that have been mad in NWN...
As for NWN having mediocre graphics, thats highly debatable... 
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Tue Oct 15, 2002 3:11 pm |
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Hexy
High Emperor
Joined: 28 Jun 2002
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| Re: New to MMORPG - Can Someone Recommend One? |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ekim
As for NWN having mediocre graphics, thats highly debatable...
You saying I exagerated? Well, maybe, it's all in taste.
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Tue Oct 15, 2002 3:52 pm |
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Ekim
Eagle's Shadow
Joined: 27 May 2002
Posts: 2365
Location: Montreal, Canada |
| Re: New to MMORPG - Can Someone Recommend One? |
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Originally posted by Hexy
You saying I exagerated? Well, maybe, it's all in taste.
Nope, didn't say you exagerated, I said it's debatable. I myself certainly don't agree in saying that NWN's graphic are mediocre. They might not be Morrowind's calliber, but they certainly do the job, and, in my opinion, far from mediocre. This is mediocre Graphics:
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/products/screens/0,11105,532099,00.html?page=36
... would you say that NWN compares to this?
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Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:19 pm |
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Zakhal
Captain of the Guard
Joined: 13 Oct 2002
Posts: 188
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I recommend Zombiemud. It offers everything the current mmorpgs can offer and doesnt cost anything. Also the graphs are good if you close your eyes and think of fluffy kitties.
If youre onto weirds stuff please try Krabbitworld.[/list] |
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Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:48 pm |
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Hexy
High Emperor
Joined: 28 Jun 2002
Posts: 621
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| Re: New to MMORPG - Can Someone Recommend One? |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ekim
quote:
Originally posted by Hexy
You saying I exagerated? Well, maybe, it's all in taste.
Nope, didn't say you exagerated, I said it's debatable. I myself certainly don't agree in saying that NWN's graphic are mediocre. They might not be Morrowind's calliber, but they certainly do the job, and, in my opinion, far from mediocre. This is mediocre Graphics:
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/products/screens/0,11105,532099,00.html?page=36
... would you say that NWN compares to this?
No, that's bad graphics.
Seriously almost every fps released this year has better graphics. Even older ones. Even some RTS games have better graphics.
Seriously, the inventory looks like it was drawn by a Diablo 2 playing 8-year-old with some WICKED color crayons!
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Thu Oct 17, 2002 10:04 am |
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Ekim
Eagle's Shadow
Joined: 27 May 2002
Posts: 2365
Location: Montreal, Canada |
Well, Hexy, I won't further argue with you here because it's mainly a question of taste, as you first said. But quite honestly comparing NWN's graphics with FPS graphics is unfair. Except for Morrowind, which CRPG have you played lately that had graphics comparable with those of an FPS? Now I'm not saying NWN's graphics are the best of them all out there, far from it. But to say they are mediocre is pushing it slightly too far imo. You might say the inventory graphics are childish (it's your opinion, and I'll respect it), but they work and they serve their purpose. I don't want to sound like a fanboi or anything. NWN has its share of flaws, and again I'm not syaing their graphics are the best in any RPG. Anyway, that's all I have to say about that 
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Shrapnel
Rocket Scientist
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
Posts: 1325
Location: Newark, NJ |
go to fileplanet and d/l the ac2 beta while its still free |
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