sample map to show what i mean by taking over. my nation's green. each icon is a playable battlefield you can declare war on and have a 50v50 match on.
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why yes that is a crown I'm wearing. hail to the king. why are you saying I won't be king for long?
Pika you joined the green dudes? I joined the blue ones...we should really all choose the same place. Do you have people over on your side already? I'm only lvl 11 so i can totally switch nations.
Edit: Pika if you see me in game the name in game is Kanen a warrior on your green dudes side. Toss me an invite to Valkyrie.
Yeah. The logic part of me is trying to figure out what the heck I could do when I get bored with the current way i'm playing, but the rest of me is trying to be the best SCV I can and I'm super excited to be sitting next to a crystal mining for all of a 40 min match for my country.
NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
Hey Aldo, got another sports MMO for you.
Quick Hit Football
Create a coach, create a team (preset logos, 2 color options, free reign on team name/location)
Then train your players and send them out onto the field. Pick what plays to run and hope for the best.
Can be played against other player coaches or solo against cpu coaches. http://www.quickhit.com/index.html
EDIT: Ooops... looks like the site's down for a bit.
NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
Not too bad. Writing's decent (little engrish, lot of pop-culture references). It's grindy, but I don't mind it too much. Quest log is nice in that it tells you what to kill and where to find it. You also get a sidekick/pet that starts off as a fairy, turns into that little girl you see, then eventually becomes a teenager.
Aika is not bad. It's grindy but has a whole shitton of quests. The UI is decent, everything just works how it should. Downside to it is a lack of good character customization and the main part of the game, the PVP doesn't come till much later in levels. Overall though it is one of the better free MMO's around. I didnt encounter any engrish, lots of weird pop culture references that are kinda silly. You get a young girl as a pet which is kinda weird.
Quick Hit Football
Create a coach, create a team (preset logos, 2 color options, free reign on team name/location)
Then train your players and send them out onto the field. Pick what plays to run and hope for the best.
Can be played against other player coaches or solo against cpu coaches. http://www.quickhit.com/index.html
EDIT: Ooops... looks like the site's down for a bit.
thanks Nocren.
I'm on dial-up here so the site loads very slowly for me. I'll just copy/paste your description.
Quick Hit Football
Create a coach, create a team (preset logos, 2 color options, free reign on team name/location)
Then train your players and send them out onto the field. Pick what plays to run and hope for the best.
Can be played against other player coaches or solo against cpu coaches. http://www.quickhit.com/index.html
EDIT: Ooops... looks like the site's down for a bit.
thanks Nocren.
I'm on dial-up here so the site loads very slowly for me. I'll just copy/paste your description.
oy vey! it was already on the list. :P
Really? I checked the sports MMO list and didn't see it there. huh.
I tried Aika earlier today, and the interactive fairy/loli pet got me thinking. Giving everyone their own semi-customizable NPC companion seems to be a very popular thing in Asian MMOs; partially because the developers have learned that people get attached to them and end up staying/paying longer. Then, we've got virtual girlfriend games that are endearing enough to have a subset of crazy people staging weddings.
In the name of SCIENCE!, I propose that somebody create a grind MMO that features a virtual girlfriend pet. You know, just to see if it plunges Korea/China/Japan into flaming ruin.
edit: also, what is up with the fucking bullshit character slots thing? you only get three, and you have to wait days to delete one to make room for another?
Between FEZ and Aika, I think Aika is better. FEZ has clunky PvP. It's a shame, I like the Planetside-style campaign map.
Aika was too generic for me. FEZ is a lot more unique. Also, clunky how? I found it pretty straight forward myself. Only time i get annoyed is when i am up against someone lagging really bad and teleporting all over the screen. But that doesn't happen as much as i expect.
they look a lot like each other, but judging by screenshots, character classes and wallpapers they are different games.
Uh, I'm too lazy to see in what respect they are different, nothing apparent is jumping out on me. If anyone cares...what is the difference between them?
Not sure if you really bother much with browser based games, but Lord of Ultima is a pretty decent browser based Heroes of M&M style game with a persistent overworld map full of real player's towns. Just on my first day and still building up my town itself, but it seems decent enough if you like the genre.
Any cool point and click 2d MMOs with good PvP going around? I used to play Myth of Soma but it seems to have closed down. Anything similar to it? Any browser based or games that would work on a 10 year old machine that have good pvp that is worth taking part in?
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NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
That Lord of Ultima is kinda what I was looking for. Base building, but you're not charged by the mouse-click. Looks like so far the only things you can buy are instant resources and advisers that will automatically upgrade your buildings and recruit troops for you. Also, not bad- the prices. You buy "Diamonds" at $5 for 500 (better deals as you buy more) and the resource boosts are a dime each (5000 for a single resource, 1500 for a boost to all) while the advisers are $1.10 for a week and $2.80 for a month
I'm not bothering with in-browser management simulators/"games". Lords of Ultima seems to be that. If not: convince me.
cool 2d games with good pvp are uhm....i can't think of anything. Maybe you will like Navy Field.
It's done by EA instead of a company that just wants to....make...a......quick......buck......
Uh... As I said, you're not charged out the ass for basic things? Plus there's no misleading/suggestive ads for it? (Ok there are NO ads for it that I've seen.) Plus if you already an EA account, you can immediately play.
Yeah Lord of Ultima is actually -that- Ultima. Owned by EA. It's the only in browser game i've ever actually considered trying out. I haven't yet because i am playing other things, but it did pique my interest at least.
Yeah Lord of Ultima is actually -that- Ultima. Owned by EA. It's the only in browser game i've ever actually considered trying out. I haven't yet because i am playing other things, but it did pique my interest at least.
I wouldn't go that far. Even the FAQ says that it's Ultima in name only. So you're not trying to conquer Brittanna or anything.
Yeah Lord of Ultima is actually -that- Ultima. Owned by EA. It's the only in browser game i've ever actually considered trying out. I haven't yet because i am playing other things, but it did pique my interest at least.
I wouldn't go that far. Even the FAQ says that it's Ultima in name only. So you're not trying to conquer Brittanna or anything.
Well i got an e-mail from EA advertising it as an Ultima based in browser strategy game. But yeah i assumed it wasn't like the old games, seeing as its an in browser strategy and the others were isometric RPG's. I am aware of the difference. I was just pointing out that it isn't a thinly veiled cash grab by some chinese gold farmers or something like Evony.
I'm not bothering with in-browser management simulators/"games". Lords of Ultima seems to be that. If not: convince me.
cool 2d games with good pvp are uhm....i can't think of anything. Maybe you will like Navy Field.
Hmm, well, have you ever played My Life As A King on the Wii? That's the closest thing I can think of to compare Lord of Ultima to, and even then it's not completely accurate.
When you sign up to play it gives you a plot of land on a persistent world map. In that map you're given a town hall, and your plot has a ton of different resources to gather. The first couple days seem to be made up of building buildings, managing resources, defenses, and getting to the point you can start building an army. At that point you can go all PVP, stealing resources, and ransacking towns over the map, or also send your armies out to quest through dungeons and towers and such. Might be a bit plain for some of you, but I haven't played too many of these. The visuals are decent, the game is somewhat straight forward, and it's an entertaining little time waster. Just seeing if anyone else was playing because alliances definitely seem to be the way to go in the game both for defense and resources.
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NocrenLt Futz, Back in ActionNorth CarolinaRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
Currently playing myself. In an Alliance currently.
Good write up.
I'm not bothering with in-browser management simulators/"games". Lords of Ultima seems to be that. If not: convince me.
cool 2d games with good pvp are uhm....i can't think of anything. Maybe you will like Navy Field.
Hmm, well, have you ever played My Life As A King on the Wii? That's the closest thing I can think of to compare Lord of Ultima to, and even then it's not completely accurate.
When you sign up to play it gives you a plot of land on a persistent world map. In that map you're given a town hall, and your plot has a ton of different resources to gather. The first couple days seem to be made up of building buildings, managing resources, defenses, and getting to the point you can start building an army. At that point you can go all PVP, stealing resources, and ransacking towns over the map, or also send your armies out to quest through dungeons and towers and such. Might be a bit plain for some of you, but I haven't played too many of these. The visuals are decent, the game is somewhat straight forward, and it's an entertaining little time waster. Just seeing if anyone else was playing because alliances definitely seem to be the way to go in the game both for defense and resources.
Right, so it's like HoMM? I mean, it's a muddy line because I don't have Ikariam listed, but I do have Dreamlords. I think I'll just add it.
Lords of Ultima
An in-browser strategy game ran by EA, set in the good ol' Ultima setting from the beginning days of MMOs. This one puts you in the gold-laced boots of a freshly minted king and you get to fuck around a fantasy universe expanding your town, sending your heroes on quests and stealing the riches of other players and NPCs.
I'm not bothering with in-browser management simulators/"games". Lords of Ultima seems to be that. If not: convince me.
cool 2d games with good pvp are uhm....i can't think of anything. Maybe you will like Navy Field.
In that case, Bitefight should be taken down. Along with that gladiator one. Both are just "click links for 10 minutes, wait for more ap"
Gruh once I'm back home in June I'll see about deleting in-browser management silliness from the list. It's far too much work back here.
Don't blame ya, just thought you should know. I hate those pieces of junk :P
Found two I didn't see on the list, I think the first is in OB and the second is headed that way:
http://do.us.changyou.com/index.shtml - Dragon Oath, which looks like a generic Asian fantasy MMO. Has an expansion coming out with pretty lame features for an expansion
http://tof.igg.com/ - Tales of Fantasy, another Asian fantasy MMO, has mounted combat. Also wings
Are there any free MMORPGs that have a decent pet class? Something along the lines of a D2 Necro or a CoV Mastermind; those were always my favorites in those games. Most of the Asian-style MMOs give everyone a pet and use that as an excuse not to have decent summonables.
Lord of Ultima is a little more polished than the run-of-the-mill in-browser strategy game with a grid of warring cities, and that's about it. Its minor tweaks to the formula aren't really worth mentioning here.
Are there any free MMORPGs that have a decent pet class? Something along the lines of a D2 Necro or a CoV Mastermind; those were always my favorites in those games. Most of the Asian-style MMOs give everyone a pet and use that as an excuse not to have decent summonables.
The summoner classes in Zu Online and Perfect World are neat. Don't expect to raise an army of the dead/of the wild like you can in Diablo, though. More than one pet is kind of a bridge too far in MMOs (see also the pet classes in WoW )
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why yes that is a crown I'm wearing. hail to the king. why are you saying I won't be king for long?
Edit: Pika if you see me in game the name in game is Kanen a warrior on your green dudes side. Toss me an invite to Valkyrie.
Quick Hit Football
Create a coach, create a team (preset logos, 2 color options, free reign on team name/location)
Then train your players and send them out onto the field. Pick what plays to run and hope for the best.
Can be played against other player coaches or solo against cpu coaches.
http://www.quickhit.com/index.html
EDIT: Ooops... looks like the site's down for a bit.
How good this mmo is? i got a invite for some reason
For the record, I enjoyed CoX for 3+ years.
I'm on dial-up here so the site loads very slowly for me. I'll just copy/paste your description.
oy vey! it was already on the list. :P
Really? I checked the sports MMO list and didn't see it there. huh.
In the name of SCIENCE!, I propose that somebody create a grind MMO that features a virtual girlfriend pet. You know, just to see if it plunges Korea/China/Japan into flaming ruin.
edit: also, what is up with the fucking bullshit character slots thing? you only get three, and you have to wait days to delete one to make room for another?
Aika was too generic for me. FEZ is a lot more unique. Also, clunky how? I found it pretty straight forward myself. Only time i get annoyed is when i am up against someone lagging really bad and teleporting all over the screen. But that doesn't happen as much as i expect.
I'm at level 20, half way to 21 in FEZ now.
Keys being given away at mmorpg.com
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Uh, I'm too lazy to see in what respect they are different, nothing apparent is jumping out on me. If anyone cares...what is the difference between them?
Of course this is all Beta at the moment.
cool 2d games with good pvp are uhm....i can't think of anything. Maybe you will like Navy Field.
It's done by EA instead of a company that just wants to....make...a......quick......buck......
Uh... As I said, you're not charged out the ass for basic things? Plus there's no misleading/suggestive ads for it? (Ok there are NO ads for it that I've seen.) Plus if you already an EA account, you can immediately play.
I wouldn't go that far. Even the FAQ says that it's Ultima in name only. So you're not trying to conquer Brittanna or anything.
Well i got an e-mail from EA advertising it as an Ultima based in browser strategy game. But yeah i assumed it wasn't like the old games, seeing as its an in browser strategy and the others were isometric RPG's. I am aware of the difference. I was just pointing out that it isn't a thinly veiled cash grab by some chinese gold farmers or something like Evony.
In that case, Bitefight should be taken down. Along with that gladiator one. Both are just "click links for 10 minutes, wait for more ap"
Hmm, well, have you ever played My Life As A King on the Wii? That's the closest thing I can think of to compare Lord of Ultima to, and even then it's not completely accurate.
When you sign up to play it gives you a plot of land on a persistent world map. In that map you're given a town hall, and your plot has a ton of different resources to gather. The first couple days seem to be made up of building buildings, managing resources, defenses, and getting to the point you can start building an army. At that point you can go all PVP, stealing resources, and ransacking towns over the map, or also send your armies out to quest through dungeons and towers and such. Might be a bit plain for some of you, but I haven't played too many of these. The visuals are decent, the game is somewhat straight forward, and it's an entertaining little time waster. Just seeing if anyone else was playing because alliances definitely seem to be the way to go in the game both for defense and resources.
Good write up.
Gruh once I'm back home in June I'll see about deleting in-browser management silliness from the list. It's far too much work back here.
Right, so it's like HoMM? I mean, it's a muddy line because I don't have Ikariam listed, but I do have Dreamlords. I think I'll just add it.
An in-browser strategy game ran by EA, set in the good ol' Ultima setting from the beginning days of MMOs. This one puts you in the gold-laced boots of a freshly minted king and you get to fuck around a fantasy universe expanding your town, sending your heroes on quests and stealing the riches of other players and NPCs.
Also added Martial Empires.
Don't blame ya, just thought you should know. I hate those pieces of junk :P
Found two I didn't see on the list, I think the first is in OB and the second is headed that way:
http://do.us.changyou.com/index.shtml - Dragon Oath, which looks like a generic Asian fantasy MMO. Has an expansion coming out with pretty lame features for an expansion
http://tof.igg.com/ - Tales of Fantasy, another Asian fantasy MMO, has mounted combat. Also wings
Generic Asian MMO with wings and combat with mounts. Sounds rather generic, which would fit with the rest of IGG's portfolio.
Already had Dragon Oath listed.
It's grindtastic as well.
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