Why do you still visit the MMORPG.com forums?

MightyUnclean

What is it that makes you continue to frequent the MMORPG.com forums?  Are you still involved in classic MMOs?  Interested in the current batch that's being developed?  Hopeful for a future resurgence of the genre?  Some other reason?

cmacq

For me totally another reason. I don't play MMOs anymore but I still like to hear about them. In addition I get a lot of other good news from this site as well as observing/participating in some lively discussion from time to time.

Wizardry

Hope,nothing more than hope.
Sadly i see the entire gaming community is now nothing like gamers of old.

Now i look around seeing the interest,what are people doing and they are all in Twitch following popular streamers around like groupies.
We had the same ordeal back in the Justin TV,hardly anyone cared or even thought about it,we just played games and didn't care to sit around watching someone else.

If there was a tournament of ome kind sure,see how the best do it but now i am not seeing an interest in playing games i am seeing a social media hangout of groupies.
So in reality this site offers nothing for the NEW gamer mindset,this is a small limited social media place to visit but not hangout.

So if you want to feel like one of the modern gamers be prepared to NOT game and just hangout.

Me...as of right this minute just waiting on a timer as i am playing FFXI private server.

Hyperpsycrow

Im just super bored, so each day i hope someone pulls a rabbit out of the hat and got something exiting to say

Scorchien

There is a lot of really great people with good insight and opinions on gaming and the Industry as a whole ..

  And after all these years i still look forward to checking in each day to see what this community is up to ..

Sovrath

I still dabble in mmorpg's here and there though nothing seems very long-term anymore.

I just log in for bits here and there. I finally figured out how to get beyond the horrible design of the Minas Tirith quests. Had no idea how to proceed until I saw the horses that led you to various areas. Very poorly designed.

A bit of Star Wars the Old Republic and a bit of Black Desert from time to time.

I'll log into others here and there.

But I'm here to discuss games and for the community.

And if a new mmorpg releases I'm more than happy to try it and discuss it.

maskedweasel

Mostly because this is the only place where you can talk about MMO's and online games in general. 

It usually starts with a fairly thought provoking article or news story and then the open forum to discuss it. 

No other site really has that.. at least at the same quality. IGN's comments are total crap, and they are tough to follow with an awful community in general. Massively convos never really take off at all. 

I've come here all this time just as much for you guys as I have for the news and articles. 

Iselin

Because here users can create their own topics, like you just did, unlike most other game coverage sites where only the staff creates topics - i.e. articles.

I know that reddit is the new replacement for the ancient BBS-style open forums but I still like this format better.

Ungood

MightyUnclean said:

What is it that makes you continue to frequent the MMORPG.com forums?  Are you still involved in classic MMOs?  Interested in the current batch that's being developed?  Hopeful for a future resurgence of the genre?  Some other reason?

Yes, Yes, and Yes.

I play some older MMO's, I play some Newer, I am always looking for something new and kick ass.

Why else would I be on an MMO forum if I did love MMO's. I mean, no one in their right might would be on a Knitting Forum if they don't like knitting, so it would seem silly to be on a MMO forum if you don't like MMO's.

Just feels.

YMMV.

Aethaeryn

Habit mostly.  I used to come here and discuss new games. . things like Xsyon were exciting.  I hated making forum accounts for each game and preferred to discuss things here.

Now I mostly come to get some news as I am still interested in development.    I do come less and less and have considered deleting my account to end the pain.  Recently there have been some good articles though and I am just not ready to let go. . of the games. . . .my hope to actually have more time to play them. . and the forum.

TwistedSister77

I come here because I love hot babes and video games.  If you haven't mentioned your gender, I just assume you're a hot babe

The ones who bicker the most are probably the hottest... always high maintenance 

Ungood

Also.. I want to clear something up, even the people that stopped playing MMO's, might still love the hobby, and I totally respect that.

Like for example, I used play WH40K, and I loved the hobby, the painting, modeling, all of that, and now, after several moves, job changes, and losing all my gaming stuff, I have stopped playing miniature games, but I still read the boards, because I still have a passion for the hobby.

So, I respect fellow MMO players that are in the same boat as that.

Theocritus

I have found alot of games here...MMOs and non MMOs....I respect the opinions of ganers like us more than I do the opinions of streamers, youtubers, and others that are bought by game companies.

cmacq

and if I be honest the community here is good. I read literate well thought out comments in some of the threads. Now if we could @Wizardy to use spaces after his punctuation I'd be happy 

bcbully

To ensure that PvPrs keeps their status as best all around mmorpg players.

delete5230

TwistedSister77 sai

I come here because I love hot babes and video games.  If you haven't mentioned your gender, I just assume you're a hot babe

The ones who bicker the most are probably the hottest... always high maintenance 

Funny you say this, me too !!

I always say, If I were a Judge I would always let hot babes out of jail no matter what they did..... We don't have enough.  I also assume your all hot until proven different. 

Kyleran

Is it not obvious? To  of course, why else?

AlBQuirky

In no particular order...

1) Habit. A cup of coffee, a cigarette, and reading these boards is how I wake up

2) Community. I like it here. It's comfy. It's got a great mix of differing opinions and even some facts here and there.

3) I play MMOs very seldom. Few excite me anymore. But I do enjoy many of the brainstorms.

I just did, awhile back, another 4 month stint in WoW, drawn in by the classic server. The classic server lasted less than 1 month and then I tried my old level 80 characters and got frustrated with it all. If an MMO taps my fancy, I'll boot up Wizard101 for a little while.

I have changed since 2005, when I signed on here. So has the genre and other players, as well as technology. What I envisioned back then is so far from what actually happened.

So I'll post for laughs or play devil's advocate, or even present another way of seeing things. I actually do learn things here

Po_gg

Great one, Mighty!  A bit late to the party, everything was said above  

-What is it that makes you continue to frequent the MMORPG.com forums?

Old habits die hard, it's kinda a day-starter routine of mine since the golden years, to check in and scroll through the recent threads.

Also, as Iselin said, it's a forum, not a mere comment section under lame articles, let alone reddit... it offers better conversations, better quality overall. I might be old-fashioned, but I find this format the best, and not too many left in general. For MMORPGs in particular, this is the only one.

-Are you still involved in classic MMOs? 

Yep, as I jokingly used to say, my (frequently played) "youngest" MMORPG  is 11 years old (CO). Sometimes I pop in to more recent ones, DCUO is in plan now with the anniversary, it turned 10 this year. (Hey, that's more recent, 10 < 11 )

-Interested in the current batch that's being developed?

Nope. When my main games will close (or nerfed / patched / watered down to unenjoyable, "new-ish" mess), I'll probably just go back to single player games for good.

-Hopeful for a future resurgence of the genre?

Nope. Not gonna happen, there's no demand for it, besides our nostalgia, but we're getting older. The new "gamers" don't want this kinda gameplay.

Kyleran

AlBQuirky said:

So I'll post for laughs or play devil's advocate, or even present another way of seeing things. I actually do learn things here

Right, like I said, to  , why else?

  

Tablix

General gaming discussion, I am more of a reader than a contributor.  I actually think almost all  "reviews" are adverts so skim read them and if interested look for more details elsewhere.  

The main source of fun is the weekly Star Citizen weekly update/advert, the comments are always a fun read

KnightFalz

Forum discussion, mainly.

cheyane

I enjoy reading what some of the members here post and I value their opinions. I think after so many years you have an inkling of the type of person behind the posts. Of course I could be completely wrong but I can often guess correctly how someone might react to a topic. It is also a pleasure to read some of the opinions especially those who make an effort to write and share their opinions with care. I respond to them with equal care. We are old friends who never met.

Scot

Well you guys keep way more of an eye on what's coming out MMO wise than I do, so if something good does come along you are going to spot it way before me. Just today I nabbed some upcoming game (not MMO) suggestions from another thread, well worth today's visit.

Also to echo Cheyane's comments, I do know many of you on here well, some of you have been here like me since 2003, that's longer than any moronic social media platform has existed. Now some may question "knowing people" if it is just online, but youngsters regularly talk of knowing people through social media, I went to a younger friends birthday party once and some of the people there were friends he had never met before who were SM "friends"! To me your forum posts tell me more about you than pictures of your cat or car. In a couple of years I will be celebrating 20 years on here with you all.

kitarad

Habit but mainly the people here. The topics the posters here create are often interesting. Old base of members that share my interest and views also helps. Comfortable space to express my views with less worry it will be ridiculed. Other sites have increased traffic but with it come the nasty ones too that seem to enjoy driving people away. I might visit them but seldom feel comfortable enough to share my views.

WhiteLantern

Forum pvp.