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My First MMO (D'awwwww)
Local H Jay
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So after getting a pretty awesome computer for Christmas and pretty much do nothing on it but come here and play Demos on it, I decided I'd like to try out a MMO. Since this is the MMO forum, I' guessing you guys would know good MMO for me to start out on.
I don't have a credit card, but I do have money. So if they don't have cards, I might be screwed (My parents probably would like me playing games on it, but they'd never notice if I don't say anything).
It seems my best bet is WoW, which I have tried at some friends house. It was okay, but I found some of the quests tedious, like hunting down 25 of this and then 35 of that. I hope there's more to it than that?
I dunno, basically asking what's a good MMO to start with, and if it's easy to pay for (It'd be cool if it's cheap too).
Basically something to eat up time when I'm stuck at home.
Thanks!
I don't have a credit card, but I do have money. So if they don't have cards, I might be screwed (My parents probably would like me playing games on it, but they'd never notice if I don't say anything).
It seems my best bet is WoW, which I have tried at some friends house. It was okay, but I found some of the quests tedious, like hunting down 25 of this and then 35 of that. I hope there's more to it than that?
I dunno, basically asking what's a good MMO to start with, and if it's easy to pay for (It'd be cool if it's cheap too).
Basically something to eat up time when I'm stuck at home.
Thanks!
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You can learn the basics of how mmo's work, group and raiding dynamics. There are game cards so readily available that paying with a cc should never be an issue with you.
The combat is fun, feels more real time even though you have to click your powers to fight... everything goes very smoothly. Eventually it will get boring however, because how you level is basically doing police band radio/newspaper missions. Though there are the actual storyline missions out there... it all depends. Do you want a game that is focused primarily on fighting things, though has a small smidge of crafting along with an economy(CoH/V) Or one where you... kill things still, but have broader choices in how to enjoy your time, though have far fewer customization choices. You also might want to take into account whether you like a fantasy or a 'modern' setting also.
I think any MMO can be easily learned just check out the OP of most of the chat threads here, that should give you an idea of whether the game interests you or not. (WoW is the only chat thread that doesn't spend the OP promoting the game.)
If you happen to like Tolkien then I'd add LOTRO to this list. But really you can get a free trial to any of these and if your friends play WoW then you might want to join them.
(Please do not gift. My game bank is already full.)
Yea, the reason I don't recommend LOTRO is that it's pretty much a generic fantasy MMO in every way but the setting. If you want fantasy but aren't a fan of Tolkien (better the books than the movies), WoW would probably be better.
If you want a CoX trial, pm me your email and I'll send you one.
Most MMO's have a LOT of that. But there's also grouped instances, raiding, and PVP. If you weren't swept away by the basic questing structure of WoW, though, you may find it too boring without any friends online to be worth paying for. Or limited to a couple of hours a week when you want to turn your brain off and look at some pretty art (which is what it is for me right now.)
CoX is a lot of fun, too, but the grind in the upper levels is if anything more boring than WoW's, and in terms of content there's no "there" there (although that's slowly changing.) Still, if you just want an introduction to MMOs, it's not a bad one, and you can probably have more fun during your two week trial than you would in a two week trial of WoW.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
The XP scale in CoX is supposed to be getting an adjustment in Feb or so. Also, I think the last weekend this month will be a double xp weekend.
If end game is what you're talking about, yea, CoX is more about what you do while leveling up and has a pretty minor end-game, rather than WoW which seems to be mostly about the raiding (to me). Encourages alts, doesn't have much of the street-sweeping (kill 30 X for me) at all.
If you try CoX, definatly roll on a server with people from this forum, at least then you can join them in instances as a sidekick, and if they feel like it they can exemplar for some of your instances.
Send me your email address and I'll give you a trial to TR. My characters name is Morningstar and I'm on the Orion server. Also, if you want more in depth opinions on what to play and why just send me a PM and I'll give you my impressions of each game I've played
WoW recently became MUCH better in terms of grinding because they reduced the amount of XP needed to get from 20-60 and increased the quest reward XP for that range. However, 60-70 now feels like a drag, much much slower than the previous levels. It is one of the best MMO's out there but good luck getting a party together at any level less than 70. Focuses way too much on end-game content IMO.
CoX has the best character creation system hands down, and has an impressive array of powersets to choose from. The graphics are a good step up from WoW's, but this is can be a curse as well as a blessing depending on your tech specs. There are a decent amount of people playing at any given time, and teaming is VERY beneficial to all involved usually. Also, low-level characters can team with higher ones and vice-versa using Side-kicks and Exemplars. Not very well balanced, but the game is usually easy enough that even "gimped" builds can have fun.
CoX is a good bet too, I don't know the situation on time cards though, I have an account and my brother and I maintain a kick back supergroup on virtue with a no rent base designed mostly to look as cool as possible.
EvE is my current addiction, when my ties to wow were severed for me I moved to EvE, it has by far the best gameplay (read PvP) in any MMO I've seen, it is a bit daunting at first but once you get past the initial learning curve it's easy to play, and you don't need to know everything to be successful. The timecards would be a problem though, the only way to pay for eve is online because it's distributed online, there may be a way to do it through money orders which if you're in the US or Canada you just go to Safeway.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
(Please do not gift. My game bank is already full.)
WoW will get you all trained up to work with others, coming up with skill strats etc.
Both will work out fine as a brand new MMO.
Once you get the hang of things and are looking for something deeper, look into the newer and games and EVE.
I'd definately recommend going with WoW.
the combat and costume design in COX is a world unto itself.