Can you ever re-capture your first mmo experience?
It doesn't matter how much better the graphics get, how much better the UI, the gameplay, the PvP. No matter what I do and what game I play I can't seem to re-capture those first few sessions of logging in to play the original Everquest. Is it possible to get that same feeling again?
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My first mmo was City of Heroes.
Nothing has managed to capture the theme and feel quite right. First character, stopping a potential outbreak, then feeling like Wolverine in X-men 1 after waking up.
Exploring the city, learning it's secrets, meeting the people (both NPCs and other players). Seeing areas under construction (literally), then the next update rolls around and there's a new building!
Hell, I can't explain it but when they did their first signature story arc (major narrative arc), I did it on my 1st character, and it actually felt like I was a member of their team (more like League then Avengers though).
Saints Row 4 comes close with the way it's powers feel, but I'm not being a hero, I'm playing one.
It's sad because IMO the MMO gerne still leaves LOTS of room for experimentation. Sadly, big-budget MMO's aren't in a price range which allows taking risks.