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• • end game

  • Originally posted by therain93
    

    Originally posted by Sunrider
    

    So have they done anything with the end game yet? or is it still hami and alts?

    
     

    Alts // Hami // RWZ // Recluse's Victory.

    Funny, the way you worded it makes it sound like you're expecting an end game.  A friendly piece of advice, don't fall for end game hype -- the joy of a game is in the journey.  Before mmo's, once you reach the end, you just moved on to the next game and/or occasionally replayed the old one.  End game is a bs idea perpetuated by developers to be an extended timesink to collect your subscription money.  At least CoX makes replay value worthwhile for those who can enjoy it.  ( ' :

    I disagree, to an extent. I don't think the only way to enjoy the game is in the journey. If that was what I found to be the only enjoyable factor, I would play console games exclusivly. And, I don't really enjoy creating alternative characters and repeating content too much either, although I can bare through it sometimes, depending on the game. Therefore, and end-game filled with epic raids, better loot, more challenging areas, character improvement, etc. are what make the game more enjoyable to me - namely, the end-game content. Unfortunately, I found the end-game in CoH was really lacking, and I found the missions too boring to continuously repeat with an alt. character. However, I did enjoy creating my character - one of the best character creation set-ups I've tried. But, unfortunatly, it's not enough to keep me playing this game. Anyway, I am hoping Champions Online will hold my interests longer.

  • Posted: 7/18/08 11:40 AM
    City of Heroes
• • Wrongly accused of hacking. Warning for Saitek Joystick users.

  • I think a quick fix to the problem is to uninstall the program and never play the game again. Find something better. SOE has a long history of screwing over their customer base. I am shocked people even bother with them anymore.

  • Posted: 7/16/08 10:31 PM
    Planetside
• • Worst mmorpg I have ever played!

  • B'ah, you didn't claim LotRO was challenging, I miss read your comment. My appologies. I do agree that LotRO has superior game play and graphics than EQ, I just found EQ to be more challenging overall.

     

  • Posted: 7/16/08 10:23 PM
    Everquest
• • Worst mmorpg I have ever played!

  • Originally posted by tfox2k1
    

    Everquest is lacking in both quality game play and graphics.   In fact EQ has some of the absolute worst game play mechanics of any game, ever released.      There is nothing challenging about EQ, everything takes time to obtain and is obtainable by anyone with enough time spent.

     

    Want quality game play with a challenge, check out a little game called Portal.    Want a quality MMO with great graphics and game play, check out LOTRO.    Want a very dated game, ran by the worst gaming company in the business, with the most bitter community, check out EQ.

     

     

    
     

    Funny you mention LotRO as an adequate substitution for EQ. I, actually, found EQ to be more challenging, and not because of the over-powered monsters that needed to be combated. In my opinion, and it is only my opinion, EQ had raids that required some planning and strategy to see success. LotRO, having played it since beta, was simply surround and pound. All monsters were the same, the quests were all basically fed-ex or killing X to obtain Y. My girlfriend, who never played an MMO before, found the game very easy, capping her character to level 50 in just under a month. The raid zone, which was supposed to be set up as a 24 man raid (if memory serves correctly), could be done easily with 2 groups, provided you didn't attempt the dragon at the end (I admit, he was pretty tough). Although, to be fair, I think it did improve after they introduced the Rift. But, this is really best saved for the LotRO forum.

  • Posted: 7/16/08 10:19 PM
    Everquest
• • Worst mmorpg I have ever played!

  • Originally posted by Theocritus
    

         This is the old debate of graphics versus gameplay.........I can guarantee 100% taht you hated the game before you played 1 second.....Thats because to players like yourself graphics are everything....It doesnt matter if its Hello Kitty Online if the graphics are good you are happy..........Alot of us others though look for good gameplay and challenge and EQ offers that......99 percent of the time the people that are graphics oriented never find a home because they get tired of graphics and are always looking for that next beautiful game.......To each his own.......

    These are interesting stat's you have provided. Can you please site them, I am interested in checking their validity.
     

    Anyway, I played EQ at its release. It was pretty fun, in my opinion. I wasted countless hours playing it. I returned to it a couple years back, and still enjoyed it for a while. Although this is true, I found it necessary to use 2 accounts at the same time, as the game play was extremely slow..... My brother played 2 accounts as well, which helped to cut back on the incredible waiting times required in finding and setting up groups. We, luckily, established our 4 characters to include the key classes of a tank, healer, cc, and dps. If someone playing this game doesn't have a healer stuck to their hip, or doesn't have a social network, I don't think they'll have a good time playing this game.

  • Posted: 7/16/08 11:55 AM
    Everquest