It seems like a couple of months ago I was claiming that I am done with MMO's for the time being. Since then I re-subbed to LOTRO with their special three month rate and bought both Final Fantasy XIV and DCUO. I don't know why I subbed to LOTRO, I guess I was hoping that something would grab me the way it did about a year ago.
FFXIV was more of an experiment, and for about two weeks it was the only game I could think about. I loved the combat, the game looks fantastic, and the armory system was awesome and probably one of the more original ideas I have seen in a MMO lately. So why am I not playing the game now? Well I advanced as far as I could on my own. I liked the crafting meta game, but the lack of a decent recipe book and the over reliance on a player economy is what killed the fun for me. FFXIV is full of weird design choices, but for those two weeks it was the best thing ever!
As of today I have played DCUO twice for about four hours. I played quite a bit of the beta and right now I am playing a character type that I was able to level to nine in the beta, so I am finding myself a tad bored. I think the game looks fantastic and I enjoy the combat a great deal, but I don't think I will be taking this one past the first month.
Even with only playing FFXIV for two weeks, I feel like I got my money's worth, I'm not even close to that feeling with DCUO, and LOTRO was a complete waste of money. I'm not looking for the next big thing in the MMO genre, I think I've just played so many MMO's and spent so much time playing them that I might just be burnt out. Plus I've purchased quite a few single-player games over the past year and I would really like to play them sometime. It's hard to do that when you have a game you feel obligated to play.
So what does all this mean for me? It means that I am in all probabilities going to give STO one more shot after DCUO is over, but after that I'm done with MMO's for sure. That is till TOR!
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If you really want an mmo break Magicka is where it is at at the moment. Addictive anarchic yet strangely challenging fun. Multiplayer is reportedly quite buggy but single player is a total blast.
Mmo tourists assemble !
To be honest I feel your pain, im a gamer who has to have an mmo to play. After cancelling my wow sub im now dabbling in LotRO and champions online for something a bit different. Of the two I actually am finding myself drawn into LotRO, its a very complex mmo for someone used to the milk and cookie land of wow.
Hope you find your game soon ;)
Well, you can try jump into the Rift's wagon...
There are 2 beta events coming before launch.
João Carlos
@mbp - Magicka looks like a lot of fun, and the price is very nice!
@Pitrelli - MMO tourist indeed! I think and hope that TOR will draw me in like WoW did for so many years. WoW is a great game, but I've played the game so much over the years that I think I'm just done with it, but you never know with us MMO tourists!
@Carlos - I wasn't interested in Rift till I talked to a buddy of mine who preordered the game. I do want to check it out and see what this game has to offer.
You'll never break the habit because there will always be just one more. I think it's time to try MMOs Anonymous.
Thanks right, this is an intervention!
@Jayedub
That is the reason I said for you try get a beta key. There are two beta events coming.
Beta is free and you can test the game.
I too had no interest for Rift. Then I gained a key for Beta 4...
Nothing coming up really excites me apart from SWTOR. However, that doesn't mean there aren't till a ton of MMOs currently out that I'd like to visit or revisit.
Hi, my name is Jason, and I am addicted to MMO's (insert gasp and ominous music)! I've made it to step 4, but if I make it to step 5 I get some cool armor!
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