Should I switch to the darkside?

[Arkan]

And get into the MMO gaming?

[Gabrielle]

 

That's way too evil, even for my tastes.

[Deraldin]

 

That's way too evil, even for my tastes.

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Agreed! I suppose it all has to do with how much time you have to spend on them. If you've only got a couple hours a month then it likely won't be worth it.

[metadigital]

You cannot serve two masters ... either the Darkside or RL ...

[mkreku]

Don't. I spent 3 months in World of Warcraft and it just isn't worth it. It gives nothing, you spend too much time in it, it costs money and it just leaves you feeling empty at the end of the day. Also, the MMO's are designed to make you spend more and more time in them forever. The more time you spend, the better you get. It's like a trap.

[Darque]

Only get into MMOs if you have money you want to throw away

[Tiliqua]

Mmos are brilliant, the friendships you make and the fun of playing as part of a team make this genre the best gaming experience there is, imo. You only pay while you play so it's not nearly as bad a financial outlay as people who don't play mmos make them out to be.

 

I would recommend you check out Eve as this is a truely great mmo. Meaningful PvP, or PvE if you prefer, plus a fantastic player base. This game is growing all the time and has largely eliminated the dreaded grind of other mmos.

http://www.eve-online.com/

[213374U]

I say try it. After all, it's the only way to form an informed opinion.

 

And hey, you might even enjoy it! :ph34r:

[Calax]

I'm going to try it again. Especially considering I already loose about 90% of my life to digital entertainment anyway why not go for the gold?

[Bokishi]

Don't do it, you'll feel like a dork spending all that time in some internet world.

[EnderAndrew]

MMOs are fine for a variety of things if you are into them.

 

They all largely revolve around level-grinding, multiplayer dungeon raids, and PvP. If you enjoy those things then play a MMO.

 

If you want story, variety, etc. then stay away from MMOs. And for all the postiive social experiences in an MMO, expect a bunch more of newbs begging for free gear, 1337 speak, cheating, annoying PKers when you are first starting out, etc.

[vaxen83]

If you really decide to commit to something, then go all the way. The only thing I can say is this:

 

Zhar - Those on the path of the dark side are not always lost forever.

[Lancer]

And get into the MMO gaming?

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I hope you have lots of money.

[LoneWolf16]

Just get Guild Wars....No monthly fee "

[EnderAndrew]

And it lacks the depth of other games.

[Tiliqua]

MMOs are fine for a variety of things if you are into them.

 

They all largely revolve around level-grinding, multiplayer dungeon raids, and PvP.  If you enjoy those things then play a MMO.

 

If you want story, variety, etc. then stay away from MMOs.  And for all the postiive social experiences in an MMO, expect a bunch more of newbs begging for free gear, 1337 speak, cheating, annoying PKers when you are first starting out, etc.

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Obviously you haven'y played Eve. In Eve there is no grinding, there are huge areas of the game that are essentially PvP free (if that is what you prefer) and the player base is nothing like how you portray it with leet speak and begging. The story behind Eve is complex, the variety of experiences huge, the players run the economy as well as being able to control various areas of space. The fleet battles are amazing and deadly, this game is everything mmos have promised but until Eve, failed to deliver. The only bad thing about Eve is how addictive it is.

[EnderAndrew]

I've read quite a bit on Eve, and instead of level-grinding, it is resource-grinding. There are several famous scams from Eve, and tons of PKing even though there are PvP free areas.

[alanschu]

EVE is certainly a "free" game, in terms of free from restraint.

 

My friend had multiple contracts out on him, and got a gigantic mercenary guild targetting him.

 

The way he took out this one really powerful ship was fantastic. They were cornered in highly policed space, and since it was a Corporation War, the police didn't do anything. So they rushed him with many little ships that got annihilated, but didn't cost much money. Then they payed some independent guy a huge chunk of change to simply TARGET the big guy (since this would autotarget the smaller ship by the big guy).

 

Given that he was instantly attacking anyone that came up since they were all rushing him like crazy, when the independent targetted him, he fired back. This resulted in the space station and the millions of police patrols to get pissed at him, and my friend got the militia/military take out the big powerful ship for him.

 

I was impressed by his realization of the situation. I'm sure the guy that got wasted was pretty pissed

[Lord Tingeling]

MMOs are not addictive. I can stop whenever I want, I tell you- I just don't want to.

 

Wheter you will feel that it gives you "nothing" or not by the end of the day depends on what you're after, really. There's no real finality in most MMOs- you never save the princess, you never get to watch the credits roll, and for every encounter there's a slightly more difficult one ahead. But then again, there's no sense of finality in The Sims, either- and akin to said game, the only final goal you might have in a MMO will be one you've come up for yourself.

 

That said, I enjoy WoW. I enjoy playing it, but I know that I will never enjoy "finishing" it. And I guess I'll continue with it until I don't find playing it enjoyable any more.

[Darque]

MMOs are a con

 

Nothing more

[alanschu]

What's a con?

[Darque]

It's when someone cheats you out of money, and does it in such a way as to make you think it's your idea. :ph34r:

[alanschu]

Oh, a con. I wasn't reading it like that.

 

Still, how does it cheat you out of money??

 

I played WoW for a few months, but lost interest and quit playing. The only reason why someone gets "addicted" to the game is because they are enjoying it.

 

Also, if anyone has access to it, PC Gamer ran an interesting article looking into the validity of the MMO's requiring a subscription fee. It was a good read.

[EnderAndrew]

I think there is certainly validity in the monthly fee with the new content, bandwidth, paid GMs, paid support staff, constant patches, etc.

 

However, MMOs don't allow me to become a hero, or affect the world really. The worlds are always so static.

[Darque]

MMOs are almost all grind-a-thons.

 

Bascially you pay money for the honor of endlessly killing "mobs"

 

If I want to endlessly kill enemies, I can just play a rapid spawning map of Starcraft.