The Free MMO review and discussion Thread

[Imfir]

Originally Posted by HenriDeacon

Link Fixed. Allods Closed Beta 3 starts on the 29th

just 4hours 15 minutes . . start prepping your snacks and get your beverage rdy, and your supply of Nicotine (if you have this habit)

[Winter Icybreeze]

I looked twice, but did I miss it, One on Guild Wars?

[Ariya]

I was just going to write a review on Guild Wars, been playing it a few weeks now and I really love it =)

[Blazia]

As mentioned in the other thread, there's a pretty significant number of us playing Guild Wars! Join us here:

http://www.theoldergamers.com/forum/...s-hall-heroes/

Also I wanted to ask about Dungeons and Dragons Online. I've just started getting into it and having fun so far. Any TOG presence or feedback on the game?

[HenriDeacon]

I enjoyed D&D online, but I played the full version. I have Unlimited installed and will probably get into it more once I drag myself away from Runes of Magic.

[Rickety]

Name: Dungeons & Dragons Online : Eberron Unlimited
Genre: Fantasy
Style: MMO RPG
Combat Style: Manual skill use/rudimentary auto-attack.
Learning Curve: Complex
Crafting: Simple
PVP: voluntary
Role-Playing: voluntary
Leveling style: Level based multi-class.
Server Pop: Moderate
Stability: Stable

Immersion: 8/10
Graphic Quality: 8/10
Sound Quality: 7/10
Content Quality: 7/10
Overall Rating: 8/10

Brief Description: The game is based on the popular pen and paper game of the same title. The campaign setting of Eberron was chosen to seperate it from the more popular settings seen used in Biowares Baldur's Gate series. The game allows you to play a variety of the standard fantasy races (Dwarves, Elves, Halflings, etc) as well and the 'core' D&D classes (Fighter, Cleric, Wizard, etc). The game follows version 3.5 of the D&D rules with many, what I'll call, 'house rules' to cater for a MMO computer game. The game is 'instanced' based (much like Guild Wars) although there are some outside areas (these are also instanced). The game has 20 character levels, with four sub-levels within each level. In a nutshell, if you've wanted to see what D&D looks like in a MMO setting, Turbine has done a good job bringing that wish to reallity.

Pros:
It's D&D!
Solo play posible
Good 'active' combat system.
Challenging.

Cons:
Challenging.
Steep learning curve.

Payment options: Free to play/Pay for additional content. Subscription option available
Download Size: 4GB / Various patches.

[Ariya]

I like the fact that it's instanced base like guild wars. I watched some video's, it looks like a good quality F2P. Definitely something to look into in the future !

[Reven]

Has anyone checked out Battle of the Immortals Battle of the Immortals - Free Fantasy MMORPG | Play Free Online Video Games ?

I was going to download the client but thought I'd ask to see if it was worth it first.

[maibil8r]

yeah I've been playing battle of the immortals recently
it's a free/itemshop game

graphics aren't the greatest

I like the style of it though
there is loads of features and content to keep a player busy

character advancement is not completely automated (the player has 2 attribute points per level to spend after level 20 on top of those automatically allocated each level)

most enemies encountered in battle of immortals can be tamed as pets, multiple pets can be kept, pets (I think) are a large part of the game, the pet system for enhancement and progression is quite detailed.
this is something I really enjoy unlike other games that seem to just lump you with a summon that has predetermined abilities.

there is a lot more to battle of immortals, I'm not really qualified to "review" the game I think.... it's definitely worth checking out though.

ohh and plenty of free stuff for a new player to enjoy along with an apprentice/master system that grants bonuses to both apprentice and master.

[Reven]

Thanks Maibil8r I think I'll check it out.