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Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)
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I love both games and while i agree that Rift combat is not something special, i would also say that WoW combat feels boring and dated anymore. Maybe the no1 reason for me for staying away from WoD, despite i think its a good expansion overall.
All Time Favorites: EQ1, WoW, EvE, GW1
Playing Now: WoW, ESO, GW2
What's there to grow bored of? I play a rogue and swap souls in pvp and pve probably every fifteen minutes. Sometimes I switch to a different soul in the middle of warzones depending on how my team is doing. As someone who alternates between bard, ranger, physician and my various just for fun specs I find combat on all of them fluid and engaging.
I tried WoW again last week and just couldn't do it. Druid was always the most versatile class for me, but it just doesn't compare to being able to switch souls on the fly.
Have you tried playing bard? Play it in mid-tier pvp, it's ridiculously fun.
Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)
Man i'm so with you about this. I love everything else about this game. But as soon as i start combat i cringe. If it was fluid as Wow i would probably still be playing it. It just feels so off to me. Wow's fluid gameplay has spoiled me.
if in doubt try jumping, its like watching a man jwho is wearing a nappy loaded with 2 gallons of water in rift
rpg/mmorg history: Dun Darach>Bloodwych>Bards Tale 1-3>Eye of the beholder > Might and Magic 2,3,5 > FFVII> Baldur's Gate 1, 2 > Planescape Torment >Morrowind > WOW > oblivion > LOTR > Guild Wars (1900hrs elementalist) Vanguard. > GW2(1000 elementalist), Wildstar
Now playing GW2, AOW 3, ESO, LOTR, Elite D
It has some reasonable combat depending on class/build, but the animations are pretty bad compared to WoW. Combat in WoW is fairly boring as well though.