I played champ online and it didn't enthuse me. Also D&D:O which got old quick.
I'm gonna check out rift now. On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Scott Stewart <webmas...@sstwebworks.com>wrote: > > I've been playing Champions Online and occasionally City of Heros.. > > running like a champ on a Dell XPS 420, running Vista 32 bit (on a 64 bit > quad core processor) > > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Oh..if all you want is something new to play then I would HIGHLY HIGHLY > > recommend RIFT. > > > > It's better than World of Warcraft and is one of the premier MMORPGs out > on > > the market today. > > use the 20 level Trial and play it for FREE up to level 20 and let me > know > > what you think. I find it incredible. > > > > HEre is a trial link from me to you :) You will get special little > features > > if you use it. > > > > > http://www.riftgame.com/en/products/ascend-a-friend/invite.php?voucher=GCRWXN3ZXHZG6QFM3PNE&utm_source=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ascend_invite > > > > I'm on Deepwood a PVE server. > > > > I was not enthused about SWTOR. I haven't played it in about three weeks, > > they sent me an email saying the game was missing me, then another asking > > for Feedback ;-) . I still have to answer the feedback one but it isn't > at > > the top of my list.My understanding is that the Developers in a statement > > made it clear that they know best and they aren't really interested in > > alternate points of view. Feedback isn't up to the standard we get from > > Blizzard or even from Trion World (Rift). > > > > The entire theme of Star Wars is shown perfectly, the light saber sounds, > > droids, Sith and Jedi...it is all there. They provide a Companion to > every > > player that functions like a pet that you can equip and kit out however > you > > like, in some cases almost like playing a Duo (the game is balanced > around > > this). THere are also some neat tricks through the use of holo projectors > > for group play. > > > > Yup. All this along with an un- customisable User Interface that seems > like > > it came out in 1999. You cannot even change the scale of the User > Interface > > if you are on a large monitor. You also can't click items in the Mission > > Tracker list to use them for missions. You have to open your inventory, > > switch to the Mission tab, and click the item from there to use it. > Totally > > backward. > > > > There is no tool for finding groups to go do Dungeons with so you must > sit > > and Spam in General Chat " Anyone want to group for Black Talon Dungeon?" > > "Anyone want to group for Eccles Run? Anyone? " And then you have to wait > > for everyone to run to the location of the dungeon. We left that behind > how > > many years ago? > > > > The worlds are also HUGE. Much larger than they need to be simply so that > > there is a huge timesink to slow the player down. I checked and up to > level > > 15 when you get "sprint which is a 30% faster running speed, you don't > get > > a 90% faster speed until level 25 when you buy your speeder) you spend > more > > than 1/2 your playtime running from place to place. That's no joke. more > > than HALF your playtime is spent running from what I extrapolated. In > > contrast Rift allows you a mount (60% faster) as soon as you can afford > one > > and get to a mailbox, Champions Online gives you freaking fast Flight > from > > day one and now World of Warcraft gives you flying mounts, fast mounts > > etc. at such early levels you never feel the running. 1/2 my time spent > > running is JUST too much in 2012. > > > > They also adopted a failed game mechanic- Advance Classes. That is you > > spend about 5 - 7 hours playing the game one way, and then you get to > > choose your REAL class which actually determines how your character plays > > to the end of the game. > > > > But get this, there is NO way to ever choose the other option if you > don't > > like it. > > > > So if you pick a Sith Inquisitor you can go Healing/DPS or you can go > > Tanking/DPS. But the two play completely differently with one using > ranged > > attacks and the other a mix of lightsaber attacks and some force powers. > > > > So say you pick the Tank/DPS and you HATE it, guess what? You gotta make > a > > new character and play through the SAME starter zone for 5 - 7 hours. > Not > > to mention most of these classes take a while to get going, so you don't > > get your "signature" power sometimes until level 25 or 30. So you are > > looking at logging a LOT of hours in a class that you may just end up > > saying hey F*** it....gotta start over. > > > > Now compare this to World of Warcraft. I can Dual Spec, and I can respec > as > > much as I want. Rift? I can freaking swap Sub-classes like a maniac and > > respec talents until I find something I want (paying Gold for each respec > > of course). Champions Online - go insane completely freeform character > > creation. Make a knife wielding demon with an AK47 and Green Droid Army > if > > you want to. > > > > SWTOR? You pick once and have to start over if you don't like it. In > 2012. > > Really?? > > > > Yeah so...haven't touched it in three weeks. And it is such a shame since > > it does some things really well. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:346645 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
