MMOs for poor folks that only [i]kinda[/i] suck (Everyone is playing DDO)

Rankenphile

I've had too much free time lately, so a couple friends and I have taken to playing DDO, which is free to play and not entirely terrible. (We're on Canith if you wanna join us)

There's some other free-to-play MMOs out there, like... uh...

shit, I dunno, what are some decent games to play with your friends for free?

folks on DDO:

Rankenphile: Guitarsolo, rogue; Bubblegoose, cleric
OmegaTofuNinja: Champain, Barbarian
MKR: Hamhammer, Paladin
Uriel : Dumbert, Paladin
Yukira: Barnorm, Barbarian
Melding: Toslash, Warforged Fighter
Nikolai: McBeardsly, Necromancer
Burning Organ: Organus, Sorceror; Khard, Cleric
Scarlet Blvd: Taggert, rogue
HellaJeff: Charriere, Cleric
Belruel: Belru, Cleric
Swill: Swilla, Ranger
Raneados : Raneados , Ranger, Veccus, cleric
PiptheFair: Bandersccotc, halfling rogue

NOTE: We've got a guild now, called Can't Ever Stop Pooping. This list is out of date because I don't want to have to keep it up to date, if you want to play with us, ask in the thread for a guild invite or catch someone in-game to get one.

Useful links:
DDO COmpendium
DDO Wiki
List of builds

Awesome fast way to update your friends list

MKR wrote: »

Click the social button in DDO (between the book and the globe), click export, then find FriendsList.ini in your DDO install folder.

Copy this in to that file:

[Friend0]
Name=Mcbeardsly
Note=Nikolai
[Friend1]
Name=Organus
Note=Burning Organ
[Friend2]
Name=Barnorm
Note=Yukira
[Friend3]
Name=Champain
Note=OmegaTofuNinja
[Friend4]
Name=Belru
Note=Belruel
[Friend5]
Name=Swilla
Note=Swill
[Friend6]
Name=Charriere
Note=HellaJeff
[Friend7]
Name=Guitarsolo
Note=Rank
[Friend8]
Name=Taggert
Note=Scarlet Blvd
[Friend9]
Name=Khard
Note=Burning Organ
[Friend10]
Name=Bubblegoose
Note=Rank
[Friend11]
Name=Dumbert
Note=Uriel
[Friend12]
Name=Raneados
Note=Raneados
[Friend13]
Name=Hamhammer
Note=MKR

Go back to the social window and click Import.

I don't know why it's only accepting the first 10 names, but I think I got every name in the OP on to this list.

Niceguy Myeye wrote: »

Bucketman wrote: »

What should I grind to in the Harbor then?

There's a list of F2P quests here:

http://forums.ddo.com/showpost.php?p=2396346&postcount=2

name - zone (sub-zone [tavern, wilderness, etc.] if applicable), quest giver, favor
LEVEL 1
The Store House’s Secret - Korthos Village, Linus Weir, 6
Stopping the Sahuagin - Korthos Village, Gunnar Bauerson, 9
Sacrifices - Korthos Village, Viggie Stor, 9
Redemption - Korthos Village, Ursa Jernsvard, 9
Necromancer’s Doom - Korthos Village, Handsome Wilm, 6
Heyton’s Rest - Korthos Village, Kaja Bauerdatter, 6
The Collaborator - Korthos Village (Wavecrest Tavern), Sigmund Bauerson, 12
The Cannith Crystal - Korthos Village, Balder the Bold, 6
Total Favor: 63

LEVEL 2
Walk the Butcher’s Path - Harbor, Mistress Ahura, 12
The Sunken Sewer - Marketplace, Aurla Courson, 9
Stop Hazadill’s Shipment - Harbor (Wayward Lobster), Baudry Catamon, 6
Stealthy Repossession - Harbor (Wayward Lobster), Lesto Half-Price, 9
The Smuggler’s Warehouse - Harbor (Wayward Lobster), Fistpat the Fence, 9
Retrieve the Stolen Goods - Harbor (Wayward Lobster), Baudry Cartamon, 9
Recovering the Lost Tome - Harbor, Dalsamira Courdry, 9
Protect Baudry’s Interests - Harbor (Wayward Lobster), Baudry Cartamon, 6
Missing in Action - Marketplace, Ulcana Braddock, 9
Misery’s Peak - Korthos Village (Korthos Island), Amalgam, 12
The Miller’s Debt (Solo Only) - Harbor, Berrigan Enge, 2
The Kobold’s New Ringleader - Harbor, Guard Jung, 12
Information is Key - Harbor (Wayward Lobster), Shir Clowenks d'Phiarlan, 12
Garrison’s Missing Pack - Harbor, Garrison Felmar, 12
Durk’s Got a Secret - Harbor, Durk the Deranged, 12
Defend Haverdasher (Solo Only) - Harbor, Kalimnal d'Kundarak, 6
Bringing the Light - Harbor (Wayward Lobster), Brother Augustus, 6
Arachnophobia (Solo Only) - Harbor, Berne Jorn, 2
Total Favor: 150 (213)

LEVEL 3
Where There's Smoke... - Harbor (Cerulean Hills), Nash Braza, 9
The Swiped Signet - Marketplace (Phoenix Tavern), Grinwhite, 12
Redfang The Unruled - Marketplace, Basil Tallbarrow, 9
The Kobold’s Den: Clan Gnashtooth - Harbor (Waterworks), Guard Tember, 12
The Kobold’s Den: Rescuing Arlos - Harbor (Waterworks), Guard Tember, 12
Kobold Assault (Challenging) - Harbor, Guard Crichton, 9
Home Sweet Sewer (Solo Only) - Harbor, Scrag, 2
The Captives - Harbor, Pearl Drummling, 9
An Explosive Situation (Solo Only) - Harbor, Philver Sharpwood, 2
Ven’s Trail: Ven’s Fate - Harbor (Waterworks), , 9
Ven’s Trail: Clan Tunnelworm - Harbor (Waterworks), Guard Tember, 12
Total Favor: 97 (310)

LEVEL 4
Rest for the Restless - House Phiarlan (Bogwater Tavern), Lady Nepenthe, 9
Proof is in the Poison - Marketplace, Ruat Acalay, 15
Irestone Inlet - Harbor, Niles Cage, 12
Freshen the Air - Marketplace, Harven Gralak, 9
The Depths of Despair - House Deneith (Hammersmith Inn), Neville Stormhammer, 9
The Depths of Darkness - House Deneith (Hammersmith Inn), Giggs Elorreathi, 9
Total Favor: 72 (382)

LEVEL 5
The Lair of Summoning - House Kundarak (Ever Full Flagon), Lorridan Silvermantle, 9
The Depths of Doom - House Deneith (Hammersmith Inn), Keane d'Deneith, 9
The Depths of Discord - House Deneith (Hammersmith Inn), Scholes of Vedykar, 9
The Chamber of Insanity - House Kundarak (Ever Full Flagon), Kranig Stoneshield, 9
Archer Point Defense - Marketplace, Jasper Cruikshank, 9
Total Favor: 36 (418)

LEVEL 6
Taming the Flames - House Kundarak (Ever Full Flagon), Master Thorpe, 15
Ruined Halls - House Kundarak (Ever Full Flagon), Edvag Goodgold, 12
Redwillow’s Ruins - House Jorasco, Jandul d'Jorasco, 15
Purge the Heretics - House Phiarlan (Bogwater Tavern), Inquisitor Gnomon, 12
Mirra’s Sleepless Nights - House Jorasco, Mirra Parthilcar, 12
Gladewatch Outpost Defense - Marketplace, Loghan d'Deneith, 12
The Forgotten Caverns - House Kundarak (Ever Full Flagon), Thurd Steelhand, 12
Dead Predators - House Jorasco (Open Palm Inn), Acolyte Hestair, 12
Caged Trolls - House Phiarlan (Bogwater Tavern), Aratrix d'Phiarlan, 12
The Bounty Hunter - House Deneith (Anvilfire Inn), Kirstana of Fairhaven, 15
Total Favor: 129 (547)

LEVEL 7
The Tear of Dhakaan - House Phiarlan, Kamat Thaar, 21
The Pit - House Deneith, Vargus d'Deneith, 27
Gwylan’s Stand - House Phiarlan, Coraly d'Phiarlan, 18
The Graverobber - House Jorasco, Thaddeus d'Jorasco, 15
Total Favor: 81 (628)

LEVEL 8
The Xorian Cipher - House Jorasco, Gatekeeper Chullash, 21
Stromvauld’s Mine - House Deneith (Anvilfire Inn), Laird Stromvauld, 15
Stormcleave Outpost - House Deneith (Anvilfire Inn), Alciana d'Deneith, 18
The Paths of Madness - House Jorasco, Gatekeeper Chullash, 9
Haunted Library - House Jorasco (Drowning Sorrows Tavern), Menos Xuekaine, 15
Faithful Departed - House Phiarlan (Golden Wing Inn), Avanti Moonwillow, 12
Caverns of Korromar - House Kundarak, Ulfgar d'Kundarak, 15
Total Favor: 105 (733)

LEVEL 9
The Church and the Cult - House Phiarlan, Inquisitor Lightbringer, 15
Total Favor: 15 (748)

LEVEL 10
Tempest's Spine (Raid) - House Jorasco, The Chamberlain Cyrese Embree, 18
Sykros' Jewel - Ataraxia's Haven (reached via various Port Agents), Sykros, 15
Reclamation - Ataraxia's Haven (reached via various Port Agents), Leros Levithas, 15
Total Favor: 48 (796)

LEVEL 11
The Spawn of Whisperdoom - House Phiarlan, Eriephaus d'Phiarlan, 18
Made to Order - House Kundarak, Hazra d'Kundarak, 18
The Enemy Within - House Jorasco, Anabele d'Jorasco, 24
Dreams of Insanity - House Jorasco, Gatekeeper Trakash, 18
Total Favor: 78 (874)

LEVEL 12
Invaders! - Harbor, Guard Branson, 21
A Relic of Sovereign Past - House Kundarak (Temple of the Sovereign Host), Sir Kinze MacDunnam, 21
Total Favor: 42 (920 )

LEVEL 13
Mired in Kobold (The Twelve), Smiley Smythe, 15
Total Favor: 15 (935)
LEVEL 15
Acid Writ (The Twelve), Magus Littleton, 18
Delirium (The Twelve), Merla Bauerdatter, 15
Total Favor: 33 (968)

LEVEL 18
In the Demons Den (The Inspired Quarter), Uriel, 18
Total Favor: 18 (986)

Total Quests: 83

Uriel

Company of Heroes online.

You know if you for some reason don't like sc2 multi like some kinda goose.

Lotro is going free soon.

I will be a hobbit minstrel and rock the fuck out in the shire.

Rankenphile

starcraft costs dollars

I ain't got dollars

Campion

There's the Korean game Perfect World.

Uriel

Rankenphile wrote: »

starcraft costs dollars

I ain't got dollars

http://www.companyofheroes.com/

Try this?

Rankenphile

I have company of heroes

I'm not big on RTS games, for some reason

Garthor

There's Puzzle Pirates.

Assuming you like puzzles, of course.

And pirates.

Melding

Friends of mine have been playing Runes of Magic. it's basically a WoW clone that stole some things from Final Fantasy XI

Futore

Rank is already #1 at Farmville

Uriel

This has new features though like persistent commander levels and hero units?

Seriously though LotRo in fall.

Rankenphile

Honestly, I'm kinda surprised by how much better DDO got. It was awful in the beginning, but it has improved substantially. Its still shameless how much they push pay content, but the party dynamic works well and there's a lot to do for free

JohanFlick

Check this thread in the MMO subforum:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=105039

It's an awesome list of free MMO's compiled by Aldo. The amount of shitty games he went through, the brain damage he must've suffer.... But he found few decent games in pile of shit known as F2P MMO.

Uriel

Rankenphile wrote: »

Honestly, I'm kinda surprised by how much better DDO got. It was awful in the beginning, but it has improved substantially. Its still shameless how much they push pay content, but the party dynamic works well and there's a lot to do for free

I might be tempted to join you, for a bit.

facetious

I'm in the LotR:O beta, but I keep forgetting to actually.. play it. Damn.

Though I also play DDO with some friends, they're both made by Turbine.

Uriel

huh I already have a DDO account.

Well I'm dling.

Rankenphile

Uriel wrote: »

Rankenphile wrote: »

Honestly, I'm kinda surprised by how much better DDO got. It was awful in the beginning, but it has improved substantially. Its still shameless how much they push pay content, but the party dynamic works well and there's a lot to do for free

I might be tempted to join you, for a bit.

if you do, play on Canith and add Bubblegoose to your friends list, I've got a level 4 dwarf cleric

IpseDixit

I have been playing Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Of course if you want a legit Mac copy you need to shell out $35 (unless you're like me and bought it when it first came out)

I really want the Alien Crossfire expansion, but that's another $35 for the Mac version

And no I don't have an Intel based Mac, thats the reason why I can run the Mac edition (Intel Macs have to use the Windows version because there was no official OS X port, only some shitty third party ports that are very hard to find and don't work too well anyways)

Uriel

Good lord this downloader sucks.

ChicoBlue

Oh, Koshian.

Uriel

Welp just activated unpnp and it is working now.

HOW DO I JUST TURN OFF THE FUCKING FIREWALL!?

Virgil_Leads_You

holy crap! there was an expansion?

I did not know this.

ChicoBlue

It's awesome.

All sorts of alien racism.

George Fornby Grill

You know what is a FUCKAWESOME game that is COMING HOPEFULLY FUCKING SOON and will have FREE ONLINE PLAY?

GUILD WARS FUCKING TWO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq1oaugtI4k

LOOK AT THAT SHIT

see that Golem thing near the end? with all the floating bits?

THAT IS A BOSS FOR LEVEL 1 CHARACTERS.

Seriously my game boner is so stoked for GW2.

All that footage there, except the real people is IN GAME FOOTAGE JESUS CHRIST IT IS PRETTY.

less than 4 weeks till I can play this shit I am so excited.

IpseDixit

Yeah and you can play as pirates in the Expansion

Ass whooping, raping and pillaging pirates

facetious

I didn't play the original Guild Wars, but following development of GW2 has me pretty interested.

DJ Eebs

yeah, after that video I'm definitely seeking out the ncsoft booth at pax

Uriel

I bought age of conan special edition.

I am so ashamed.

Butler

If you don't mind not having graphics and still not understanding half the game mechanics by the time you hit level 40, Discworld MUD is a fun time.

Uriel

Butler wrote: »

If you don't mind not having graphics and still not understanding half the game mechanics by the time you hit level 40, Discworld MUD is a fun time.

I would sooner play Age of Conan again.

Rankenphile

George Fornby Grill wrote: »

You know what is a FUCKAWESOME game that is COMING HOPEFULLY FUCKING SOON and will have FREE ONLINE PLAY?

GUILD WARS FUCKING TWO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq1oaugtI4k

LOOK AT THAT SHIT

see that Golem thing near the end? with all the floating bits?

THAT IS A BOSS FOR LEVEL 1 CHARACTERS.

Seriously my game boner is so stoked for GW2.

All that footage there, except the real people is IN GAME FOOTAGE JESUS CHRIST IT IS PRETTY.

less than 4 weeks till I can play this shit I am so excited.

That company is right down the street. We get artists from them coming in every week to do life drawing. Daniel Dociu is such a crazy fucking cool guy, and he's basically exactly the crazy old priest in Ravenholm from HL2

George Fornby Grill

E: Man that is exactly who Daniel reminded me of when I heard him speak at PAX last year. HE IS FATHER GREGORI

facetious wrote: »

I didn't play the original Guild Wars, but following development of GW2 has me pretty interested.

DRAGONS will come out of the MOTHERFUCKING SKY to FUCK UP a VILLAGE and everyone in the area TEAMS UP LIKE THE FUCKING JUSTICE LEAGUE to take it down and then SELLS ITS BONES FOR CASH FUCKING MONEY.

Half of your skills are made up by what equipment you're carrying. You can pick things up off the ground to use

SEE THAT FUCKING BOULDER? PICK IT UP. HOLY SHIT YOU NOW HAVE THE SKILL "BASH A FUCKING SKULL."
NOW HOW ABOUT YOU GO GET IN A BAR FIGHT (there are bar fights in the game this has been confirmed at least twice)

Artreus

I remember playing Ragnarok Online on a free server. That was fun.

Also I tried playing the beta or demo for the first guild wars on a computer that could not even remotely run it. The ground didn't render, among other bad things.

I never went back

facetious

You're petty passionate about this.


That's cute.

George Fornby Grill

facetious wrote: »

You're petty passionate about this.


That's cute.

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE CLASSES

1) THERE IS NOT A DEDICATED HEALING CLASS
I REPEAT: NO HEALBITCHES

For those of you who liked being healbitches kindly GROW A FUCKING NUTSACK AND LEARN TO KILL THINGS

Rankenphile

As awesome as GW2 looks, they're making a lot of promises, and frankly I'll believe it when I see it.

And I've long had a rule that I don't play MMOs for the first three months after launch. Way too buggy, way too many folks checking it out that'll never return. Wait for the servers to stabilize, the bugs to get patched, the playerbase and economy to stabilize a little. These are games with a five to ten year life cycle, it ain't a race.

facetious

I was really digging that blog post about the design of the clothing in the game. I am a total clothes(w)horse.

I Win Swordfights

I played Gaia Online which kiiiind of counts.

I played Gunbound (which I still have a hankering to play because it is basically mmo worms)

I played Dungeon Fighter Online, which I got Big Red Tie into and was a bunch of fun until he fucking surpassed me thirty goddamn levels.

George Fornby Grill

Rankenphile wrote: »

As awesome as GW2 looks, they're making a lot of promises, and frankly I'll believe it when I see it.

And I've long had a rule that I don't play MMOs for the first three months after launch. Way too buggy, way too many folks checking it out that'll never return. Wait for the servers to stabilize, the bugs to get patched, the playerbase and economy to stabilize a little. These are games with a five to ten year life cycle, it ain't a race.

Yeah, the amount of promises is a scary kinda thing, but there really hasn't been anything too unrealistic.
All the minigame stuff and probably a lot of the world events won't be around for the first few months of launch, I'm guessing.

Still, nothing is gonna keep me from pre-ordering the most expensive collector's edition as soon as I can.

Artreus

Swordfights, I don't think you know what an MMO is

facetious

Gunbound is still fun every once in a while, but I can never get myself back into playing it actively like I used to way back in the original version.

Uriel

Koshian wrote: »

I liked zealots in WAR a ton as a class

healing + dot/status infliction, woot

iz will fight you becauze i iz and orc and I is made ta fight