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Asimov04
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So I finally kicked my habit of WoW. (Well in fact my guild leader / good friend left to go play for the best horde guild in the game and I just don't feel the drive to do it anymore.) I was wondering if you guys could suggest a 'next' game for me. I am looking for something with a communities of great players that are competitive and not 12 year olds. I got into WoW because a group of old school tribes players was moving on to try WoW. Is there anything out there right now? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Or specifying something other than "has a good community."
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TBH, I don't think there is one. The curse of online gaming is ironically the gamers themselves. Me, I'm hoping the Warhammer MMOG will be good, but I'm certain it will be fucked up one way or the other. Either by the devs or by the community.
The only solution appears to be "play with your friends only".
By a good communities I mean players that like to play the game and are 1/2 way decent at it. Hopefully a team environment but competitive. Not 12 year olds that spam the vent channel with their insentient wining.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=17084
Then when your not playing that go outside. Also, make some real friends. No matter how great an online "community" is it still pales in comparison to having actual friends.
So, you want a community where there are no people new to the game, and nobody below the age 20 or so.
Have you considered Progress Quest?
Especially because they're trolling.
The OP asked for a "next game for me" suggestion, not wisecracking advice that he get a real life. You're all over the line on this one. Don't do it again.
EDIT: Aroduc, give me a fucking break. I know that you know you're being a troll in this thread; don't you have anything more productive to do?
I never liked it much, but my friend swears by it.
It'd be interesting to play right after wow because of the very different play style.
Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul is one mod that changes the way enemies level up along with you. Each enemy type has a certain level cap; so a rat will never be able to challenge you beyond level 1, etc. Some of the wild animals are more dangerous in OOO than in the base game (bears will fuck you up at low levels, for example) but once you're stronger than they are, you will always be stronger than they are.
And no people under 20 can play in a smart manner as can a 45 year old act like a complete fool.
If you want another WoW-like MMO, City of Heroes/Villains seems to be okay as far as player maturity too, especially if you stick with the PA forumers who play it.
If the version you used to play was the same one I used to play--the graphical version hosted by, I think it was, Berzerk games--then I agree with you. But sadly, it's no longer around.
I think there's a version of the game with a very similar interface hosted by a different company, but it's gimped--no six or seven letter acros, and the community just isn't the same. Although it's been so long since I've played even that version that it might not be around anymore either.
I dunno. Its sort of like "the patch" for online games. You can play short hectic battles, with no permanent stats or character building to worry about. Go in, kill, exit. Probably not what youre looking for, but you could try right?
As for the single person games, I have enough stored away to play for a while but I like playing games with other people because it changes the entire dynamic of things. Nothing is ever the same for long.
They don't.
My suggestion, which comes from personal experience of finally kicking the MMO habit after a good 7 years of constant gaming, isn't an easy one, but probably the best if you want to "move on" to something better.
Quit gaming. Period. Cold turkey.
It sounds harsh, but really, it works. I didn't do this to a pure extent where I gave up ALL games, just anything on my PC. I bought a ps2, and enjoyed storylines, which made me want to read some good books (all of which were suggested on these forums) and get out some more. It worked.
All I can say is, quitting WoW to start an account in like BF2 or some other goal-oriented game will not do you any good. Stay away from anything that has multi-player accomplishments, they're not worth the time. Because in the end, that's all you really have. Time. Your most valuable commodity, and that's what you pay with when you play mmo's.
I didn't mean to rant, but feh. It's how I justified quitting the PC-gaming genre.
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amen.
i was real gung-ho into WoW.. then EvE. then one day it hit me and I got rid of everything except Steam.
a few hours of Dystopia a week keeps the madmen at bay... its teambased, there's cybor lazorz, and the PA server is comedy.
mmo's are crazy. some people have time for the insanity, some don't... all we have in the end is time.