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What is there to look forward to?
somersaultsam
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Genuine question....
I have said this many times before, but I'll repeat it for the amusement of all naysayers out there... ESO is the only mmo that is worth playing at the moment. Admittedly, I've burnt out on it, so I am taking a break, but there is no other mmo that comes close.
I should caveat that to say i have not played wow since everything started to go wrong in wotlk.... but I would put that on a par with having not played GW1 in a few years or Dungeon Runners since it was discontinued. Why would you play something that is obsolete?
Back in the wow's/ GW1's prime, they were considered genuinely GOOD/GREAT games with ratings that were comparable to single player games. That no longer happens. Every new mmo release seems a cheap money grab, or an indie experiment that over-reaches.
So my question is, what is there to look forward to. What mmo's are going to revive a moribund genre?
I have said this many times before, but I'll repeat it for the amusement of all naysayers out there... ESO is the only mmo that is worth playing at the moment. Admittedly, I've burnt out on it, so I am taking a break, but there is no other mmo that comes close.
I should caveat that to say i have not played wow since everything started to go wrong in wotlk.... but I would put that on a par with having not played GW1 in a few years or Dungeon Runners since it was discontinued. Why would you play something that is obsolete?
Back in the wow's/ GW1's prime, they were considered genuinely GOOD/GREAT games with ratings that were comparable to single player games. That no longer happens. Every new mmo release seems a cheap money grab, or an indie experiment that over-reaches.
So my question is, what is there to look forward to. What mmo's are going to revive a moribund genre?
Comments
I like BDOs graphics, but that's it.
I like ESOs universe, but that's it.
I like B&S combat/PvP, but that's it.
I like WoW, but I'm burned out and it feels dated.
I like FFXIVs PvE, music, and world, but that's it.
Every game feels like it does something extremely well but outside of that, its not worth playing. I've pretty much given up on playing MMOs seriously anymore.
Crowfall
Ashes of Creation.
The Combat isn't too shabby either.
Personally I am waiting for Pantheon, Crowfall and Camelot.
Crowfall
Albion Online
Continued ESO development
Amazon MMO.
To a lesser extent
Shards
Gloria Victis development
Wish I was
BDO development. Trying to like the game because it has a lot of elements that I like. However, it's too busy. Lights, circles, grass, columns of light, pointers.... It's like a carnival. Just a bit much for me. Wish there were more options to turn some of this stuff off.
Amendment 1:
Long term
Star Citizen
I self identify as a monkey.
Ashes of Creation
Bless Online
Camelot Unchained
Chronicles of Elyria
Crowfall
Lost Ark
Lineage Eternal
Peria Chronicles
Star Citizen
Many games with potential, but who knows how they will turn out.
- Albert Einstein
I was interested by Crowfall when it was first announced, but the combat and the death mechanics (where you can "respawn" as another class) makes it feel a little too much like a multiplayer lobby game (that's just the feeling I get out of what I've seen so far, have'nt actually played any of it).
We'll see how that goes once they get closer to release, but my interest in this one has dived quite a bit lately.. hopefully, they will surprise me!
I believe it will bring something totally fresh to the MMORPG community.
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
I'm waiting to see the changes to LoTRO promised this year, always waiting for GW2 story updates (although I don't play the game outside of that) and plan on playing a bit of Wildstar (before it is too late). Also, I will try to get a character to level cap in SWTOR (a new one*), but I tend to get burned by overquesting**.
*If I leave a MMO for a while, I can't get back into my existing characters, I have to create a new one.
**Not just a MMO thing, there is a limit to the amount of cutscenes I can handle while doing quests. I had the same issue in The Witcher 3 for example.
- Albert Einstein
However if you don't like those 3,there really is no option in the mmorpg choice of games.
There is ONLY 1 game in the mmorpg i am remotely looking forward to and that is still a medium expectation of things.That would be the mobile version of FFXI.If it is simply a reboot/port to mobile,i am not interested,if it is something new,i might be interested.
Aside from that who is big enough,with enough clout/money/manpower to actually pull off a triple A game?
Here is a good question...ok legit gaming has been going on for 30 years,i actually started 35 when PC's were just starting to go mainstream.In that long time period,name one mmorpg that gives us a complete BASIC game?Teso never released with housing,FFXIV was dam near impossible to attain,EQ series was cash shop and FFXI was a small room like moghome.
So if we narrow down to a complete BASIC game,we would say EQ2?Being that it had decent graphics,water zones,crafting,Lore,races,factions,collecting etc etc.ONE game !!NOBODY else is doing it out of the box on release day.The most expensive game EVER built will be Star citizen because Chris himself said his $$ was worth 5x,that means 5x100+mil=500+ mil worth of game design and it will NOT be a complete BASIC game.
Point being,don't hold your breathe waiting for that Triple A mmoprpg,it ain't coming anytime soon.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.