Looking for a good mmorpg to mess around with, ideally one of the free online ones with an option to pay, those are usually pretty decent. I'd prefer something that doesn't require grouping/raiding.

5/1/2009 7:06:41 PM

wow
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5/1/2009 7:10:29 PM

Not playing wow, wow is garbage. I don't want easy mode.

5/1/2009 7:20:18 PM

Why the fuck do you not want to group.

Play a fucking single player game

5/1/2009 7:30:23 PM

massively multiplayer game...to solo plz.

[Edited on May 1, 2009 at 7:32 PM. Reason : beu beat me]

[Edited on May 1, 2009 at 7:33 PM. Reason : and yes wow is easy for things...that you dont group for.]

5/1/2009 7:32:25 PM

While I enjoy mmorpgs for things like raiding, grouping and such I'm not looking for one in that sense. I had my fill of spending countless hours raiding and grouping, but I'd like something that I can pick up for a shorter period of time and play by myself, and not be limited to grouping/raiding. The reason I do not want a single player game is due to the fact that I would still like some elements of an mmorpg, such as the economy.

5/1/2009 7:47:11 PM

Runes of Magic is pretty good for a free MMORPG. I ran a character up to like level 45.

5/1/2009 7:50:11 PM

to be fair, wow really was one of the more solo-oriented mmo's. no mmo is going to be all that easy to camp decent mobs at a higher level in any real enjoyable way. at least in wow you could dick around and get some rares by chance, go and pk some people, or craft.

5/1/2009 7:50:15 PM

If you want a game you can pick up quick and put down play Team Fortress 2. Just find a server with people you like.

If you are a retard and a FPS is to hard for you, then WoW is your best bet.

EvE......not so much

EQ.....you have to group
EQ2 have to group
Star Wars Galaxy......oh wait
Planet Side....have to group

I can understand wanting to play a game where your effort shows in your character that you keep. TF2 all your effort just makes you a little better and you have nothing to show for it. And don't talk about achievements. Those are like winning toothpicks.

5/1/2009 8:03:40 PM

^ Huge difference in an rpg and an fps. There are plenty of rpgs that you can pick up and put down.

5/1/2009 8:13:21 PM

name them

5/1/2009 8:16:19 PM

Atlantica if you like final fantasy made into an mmo, and correctly at that

5/1/2009 8:27:41 PM

^^ Something like Diablo?

I'm not talking strictly first person type mmorpgs.

5/1/2009 8:36:22 PM

not exactly massively multiplayer. guild wars might not be too bad for a while. lotta people on, but its like diablo. you can do a decent bit yourself.

5/1/2009 8:37:24 PM

I do not know how to respond to Diablo.....I really wasnt expecting that.

If thats where you are going with this,

Starcraft?

Madden

Barneys Adventure

[Edited on May 1, 2009 at 8:49 PM. Reason : asdf]

5/1/2009 8:48:47 PM

Really guys?
More than 1 post in and no one recommended Guild Wars.

5/1/2009 8:49:01 PM

I was under the impression that Guild Wars wasnt very good?

5/1/2009 8:49:29 PM

i was under the impression i did recommend it about 5 posts ago, though yes, i didnt overly enjoy it.

5/1/2009 8:50:25 PM

Ashen Empires

fuckin great

Tibia is ok too

5/1/2009 8:54:31 PM

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm

Every MMORPG that exists.

Game Genre Developer Date PvP Dist. Pay Fee Rating/Hype

For every one

BOOM I WIN

5/1/2009 9:11:04 PM

they are unsure if EQ has pvp. must be cuz it is so new.

5/1/2009 9:58:12 PM

Quote :

"DECADE OLD QUESTION"

5/1/2009 10:08:19 PM

Oblivion

5/2/2009 4:25:51 AM

Runescape.

5/2/2009 6:04:10 AM

I actually like soloing in MMORPGS. To me, the massive multiplayer part is often just for atmoshphere.

5/2/2009 1:40:04 PM

^^ just remembered I had a character from like 3 years ago on that

If someone would give me about 7k coal I'd reaaly appreciate it.

5/2/2009 1:42:27 PM

why bother with an mmorpg if you don't want to play with others? why not just buy elder scrolls or something that just plays the same way but is single player?

5/2/2009 4:22:24 PM

Quote :

"why not just buy elder scrolls or something that just plays the same way but is single player?"

seriously. paying a subscription for an mmorpg only makes sense if you're going to take full advantage of the experience. if not, why not just get a good single player? oblivion is one hell of a game and the world is so huge you might as well think it is an mmo.

5/2/2009 5:33:02 PM

Diablo II is like the best, plus its free. You can easily run it solo.

Eve Online if you only mind doing missions.

5/2/2009 5:59:45 PM

When is diablo 3 coming out?

2014?

5/3/2009 2:24:36 PM

since three of the major people on the project just left the company to work on a new iPhone app...

I'm guessing it's going to be awhile

5/3/2009 2:29:54 PM

hahaha lulz

iphone app > diablo 3

5/3/2009 5:34:30 PM

if you want to solo why are you looking for a mmo?

5/4/2009 3:43:53 PM

that's nuts that this deep into the thread you are the first person to mention that

5/4/2009 3:57:11 PM

I cant answer the OP because I haven't found a game like this since I stopped playing Asherons Call 8 years ago (haven't exactly searched hard, tried EQ and WOW).

The point of playing an MMO while mostly soloing is:
1. Active marketplaces
2. PK'ing
3. Evolving world
4. Lively board communities
5. All of the other reasons to group in a MMO but only when you want to.

Basically all of the reasons anyone would play an MMO with the added ability to play single player style when you want.

5/4/2009 4:02:35 PM

You can try darkfall online, it was designed to mimic the solo-mmo style of Ultima Online. I just finished playing it for a month and it was buggy but very fun. It has Full Looting enabled with little to no protection outside of NPC cities. It's basically Ultima Online with slightly better graphics and much more potential, but if you want to play it you have to buy it online and can only play on the european servers. I was running it on high resolution on my hdtv and it looked much better than WoW. The huge downside is, although I can solo the game easily, everytime I step outside of the town guards, I could get ganked and lose everything on my character. So basically the entire strategy of the game is to amass enough wealth so when you do die, everything can be easily replaced. You can own your own home, but your home can be destroyed if a large enough guild has enough money to seige your house. Realistically, very few people have the capital or the desire to waste all of their time and organization on your shitty little house, but nothing is safe. The whole game is designed around getting an adrenaline rush once you leave the guards protection. This game is not for everyone, because it's completely free will and designed for people that hate carebears and like getting their blood pumping. Darkfall online is supposed to be released in the US once they have fixed all of the bugs, which may take a year or more to do. Also, it's the only mmo that I know of that has mounted combat.

http://www.darkfallonline.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9iiWNqPOns&feature=PlayList&p=25FD95D768AE6B6F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=4 Watch it in HD noob

[Edited on May 4, 2009 at 4:18 PM. Reason : -]

5/4/2009 4:09:19 PM

ok true enough. but then he mentions something like diablo.... i mean, really? he's probably better off with dungeon siege 2 and such...

but yeah you can play eve online solo, but it's gonna be pretty dull (missions, even faction missions, and solo pvp are all available)

D&D online, but gonna take you a loooong time

elder scrolls as mentioned, several expansions for this as well...

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm

find something rated pretty well, check it out, play if interested.

imho the best part of any multiplayer game is small group play with friends (shit sometimes even random dudes (BF2)) but you know, that's just how i roll

5/4/2009 4:09:47 PM

I may have to check out runescape. does anybody else play?

5/4/2009 4:15:08 PM

Diablo 2 or Ultima Online is your best bet. You can solo lots in UO.

or you can try mybrute

5/5/2009 8:28:41 AM

You can pick just about any MMO and play PvE and be perfectly content solo the whole way to max level.

Games that are terrible and should not be played: Runescape, WAR, Darkfall, Matrix Online, Star Wars anything.

Games that are really old but still decent: UO, AO, Diablo 2.

Guild Wars is ok, but it focuses on group PvP and team based missions...it can be soloed easily but thats not its focus

games you do not want to solo in. Eve, Wow/AoC/WAR pvp servers.

My suggestions. Wow, AoC, Guild Wars, Fallen Earth(still in Beta, but looks alright)

5/5/2009 6:01:16 PM

EvE has some very good solo moments but if you get into deep you're talking about having no social life whatsoever. One of best things about EvE is its in game browser and radio station. Great for wasting time, if you have it.

Heres the old hyperion skiffin around



taranis



Ultima Online falls into the same catagory, you can pretty much manipulate so many factors in the game its ridiculous. UO hybrid free shard is still running strong I think.

5/5/2009 11:39:25 PM

UO would be worth playing if they reverted to a pre-AoS ruleset.

5/6/2009 8:21:57 PM

For real, before AOS the game had everything right sans trammel

It's also the only game ever where the maker of the game got pked by his own towns people

fire fielded his ass

funniest thing about old UO, you would see fucking stun mages running around with no clothes with the exception of one "blessed" clothing item (be it gloves or a bandanna) just running shit.

When you finally kill them they would have a few regs, a couple potions and maybe a dagger on them.

I miss those days

[Edited on May 7, 2009 at 9:56 AM. Reason : .]

5/7/2009 9:30:50 AM

Kal Vas Flam

*shudder*

-grey-

FUCK!!!

5/7/2009 10:26:47 AM