I sure hope it's not my age!

[Glargh]

Hi All

I'm 61 and no matter how hard I try I just can't stick with any mmorpg..I just flat get bored...My last one was LOTR..never made it past the first three weeks....I loved Asheron's Call but turbine's tech support on that game doesn't exist....Trying it again it wouldn't update the client and most new players like me have given up trying to play the free trial..I've played WOW..that lasted a year then total burnout there....only a few hours a week..Tried the UO kingdom reborn client...buggy and the game seemed hard to learn.....Just mindless killing and grinding really gets old fast......
I'm alone now that my fiance passed on and I would love to play something just to get me out of myself and meet new friends but I'm still hunting..

Hope I'm not getting so old that that's why most MMORPG'S bore me.
Well..thanks for listening
Tom

[Ancient_One]

Hey Tom (aka Glargh) why not give 9Dragons a try mate.

Not a lot of us playing but I'm enjoying this game a lot. Their is no level restriction to the game and admin support are very helpfull at least they have been the last 3 times I have needed to email them.

The MMORPG's is based on China and Kung Fu skills. Several Kung Fu types and at each level you are presented with quests to complete at your leasure.

I have tried a few other games like Conquer / Eudemon / GuildWars

We have a GuildWars forum as well which is very big with numbers of players.

With all the games I have indicated above none have a monthly subscription fee. GuildWars you have to buy the game packs, the latest being NightFall. The others are free downloads.

Plenty to choose from just need to shop around mate.

I think the grind is something which will always be built into these games as a means to level.

[Corpeces]

9Dragons has grinding. Almost any Asian game has grinding. Tabula Rasa, Rome Rising and Conan are the games coming out soon are all in Beta stage. You should go nuts applying for beta games and try them out so see what you may like before it goes gold.

I am 37 and have same problem as you. I have played many many mmorps since I first began 1st year of EQ. But I have high hopes fore the 3 games I mentioned above.

[Kia Mae]

Originally Posted by Glargh

.....Tried the UO kingdom reborn client...buggy and the game seemed hard to learn.....Just mindless killing and grinding really gets old fast......

Hello Tom. Yes, I would say it`s your age - but not your actual age. Sounds more to me as a very young player than an old one with patience Especially since you tried UO and only found it to be mindless killing and grinding! It`s anything but I would say, being a sandbox where you don`t need to hunt if that do not interest you. Yes, Kingdom Reborn is still very much a beta client, it will get more polished over time. You could try the old 2D version to get a better feel for the game, then switch over when that times comes. Judging by your post I would say this old game would be more to your liking, with the vast player choices. Of course, you need to know of those to seek them out.

More generally whenever I try a new game I do the following:

Read as much as I can about it. Not developer posts as those are merely advertizements, but any manual or "how to" I can find. About everything from crafting possibilities to paths for any character etc. To get an overall feel of what I can do and what my choices are.

Getting aquianted with the people playing it, especially if it`s an older game. Posting a hello on a forum helps a lot in getting things started.

Give it more than a week. No game will draw you in if you don`t let it. Usually I give any game 2-3 months on my computer. If I`m hooked it stays, if not it goes.

We are of course all different and look for different things in a game that draws us in.

[Glargh]

thanks all..one problem i hard with LOTR was a problem running the game smoothly and little hesitations by my character when moving.

[Jaglavak]

The only MMO I've played seriously is WoW (I had a quick go at Guild Wars a while back but not long enough to get a real opinion about it) but I quit WoW a few months ago, mostly because I was bored with it. The only reason I stayed as long as I did was due to the group of friends I was playing with. Another reason I left was Age of Conan. I knew that I was gone switch as soon as it was released (Oct 30 US, Nov 2nd EU) so then I saw no reason to continue on with WoW.

Age of Conan will be the next great MMO, I have no doubt about it! It wont get millions as subscribers like WoW have but it'll do well enough. And hopefully the M-rating the game will get will keep some of the 12-years olds from playing it. I know many kids today have parents that doesn't care and will "lend" them their credit card so that their kids can play it, but I believe (and hope) that it'll sort out some of them anyway.

Follow the links in my signature and find out of AoC might be of interest to you. There are tons of information to read but I'm working on a "résumé" if you will and I'll post it later in our Age of Conan forum. When I do, I'll give you a "nudge" in this thread.

Nevertheless, be it Age of Conan or something else, I hope you soon will find a game to your liking.

[Deadfyre]

Wow Mate, your in a pickle.

I generally tend to try and stay away from MMORPGS which
have not been out a year at least. This is due to bugs. Beta
testers slack, they just play normally (I should know, I have
done beta work before.).

UO was a pain to learn back in the day. I cant imagine how much they have changed stuff since I last played there 6 years ago.

I never expected much of LOTR. No magic? All melee?
I would pass.

It isn't really your age, its the mentality that designers all place the same constrictions upon their games. Which is mainly due to grinding. I blame EQ1 for this.

Old AC1 was the bomb. I keep hoping they refit it with the AC2 gfx engine. Then that will be a REALLY good game. Darktide here I come.

I'm alone now that my fiance passed on and I would love to play something just to get me out of myself and meet new friends but I'm still hunting..

My sympathies and condolences. I cant even imagine loosing my wife. I know where your coming from. I had to leave my 1st fiance. After that I couldn't play anything that we had shared time on game wise.

As for MMORPGS to try.

Eq2 isnt bad, it is grinding, but its a beautiful game if your system can run it well.

Daoc. This game still rocks, and ALL of the old expansions are available for free download. If you play though, I would recommend to play on a classic server set, as that server cluster is the only really populated one. It has a grind, but it also has a unique pvp ruleset (realm vs realm) to allow people endless slaughter of invading armies (or to invade and kill your opponents).

I played wow for a long time, but left a few months ago due to financial reasons. Have you played it since the burning crusade was released.

I have been meaning to give 9 Dragons a try.

If you wanna try free games, check out Shadowbane, its entirely free now, and not as much of a grind due to its pvp and free pk nature. Its good for a while but after having your guild cities wiped out it can be disheartening.

May your find something you like.

~DF

[Corpeces]

OMG Shadowbane is still around?! Hehe I was sure that game would fold after first year. I played it for first few months. My guild was kicking ass and we spent lots of time and money building our city. The first siege we lost half the guild quit the game. Yeah it sucked losing everything you spent all that time on.

[Wulfe]

36 here and can't seem to get interested in any MMO since I played WoW about 2 years ago. Got bored and left. Tried several since then, ones I have and haven't played before and not a single spark of interest.

[Sloffe]

Are you only interested in fantasy based mmorpgs? If you want to try something different there's always EVE-online or anarchy online. Eve is space based mmorpg albiet with a steep learning curve but very rewarding once you come to grips with it. It has a strong following here in tog, you may want to check out the forums here. There is a 14 day trial available. Anarchy online is a sci-fi themed mmorpg in which the core game is free to play and you pay for the expansions.
A good site to check out is www.mmorpg.com they list most of the available and upcoming mmorpgs and quite often you can get into the beta testing through them.