What MMO to choose?

[OzzofAsura]

If you plan on playing a shooter, CoD > Halo. Halo sucks really bad imo.

But, that's not what you asked. Yea, I would NEVER start another character on FFXI for anything less than a few thousand dollars, probably many thousand dollars considering the money you could make if you spent the same time working. It makes me nauseous to think about.

[Lebzile]

pretty much nailed it.

This is the only reason Im not going back to FFXI, regardless of the amount of accounts ppl offered me out of friendliness/quitting. I know its going to be at least 4 hours of sitting around and 45 min of killing every sea event, etc. Its not worth it in the long run as much as i hate to admit it, looking back now.

A lot of veteran FFXI players i know, go to WoW and dominate from what i hear since they're used to the difficulty on FFXI. Plus i know Blizzard has like.. the best customer service, right? At least i know it kills the SE customer service

Any customer service beats out FFXI's imho.

And yea, don't come back to FFXI. That would be the only reason to smash your own testicles with a ball-peen hammer. Seriously. Unless you're a masochist, then by all means, go for it.

[Royal]

What is this Aion game you guys are talking about.


Also don't go back to FFXI. And WOTLK is amazing.

[Sol-Blackguy]

Why does everyone think that MMOs are pure evil time vampires? It's just another gaming genre. As long as you manage RL your time and set reachable in-game goals, you can play pretty casually and have time for friends/kids/parties/sex and get things done in-game. Aside from FFXI (which may be the devil) everything else is pretty fun, which is the whole point of playing a game. Once you feel the need to be better or catch up with people that devote their lives to their toon, it's time to get help.

[Eanae]

What is this Aion game you guys are talking about.


Also don't go back to FFXI. And WOTLK is amazing.

WOTLK is fun until you realize you've been doing the same raid every week since November. I'm enjoying EVE while waiting for Aion personally.

[Lordwafik]

What is this Aion game you guys are talking about

A Korean MMO that's planned to be released Q4 2009.

[RageAgsTheMchne]

When is Diablo 3 supposed to come out, I've been waiting for it. Maybe when that comes out I'm going to dump my FFXI account. I'm tired of it, played too much for too long. Also, I've been thinking about trying WoW since people say it's not as time consuming and irritating as FFXI. I've also been just playing a lot of online games like CoD4, Halo 3, Gears of War 2, and Guitar Hero 3 and World tour over the last 3-4 months simply because I'm just bored often times on FFXI.






TIME MAGE WHERE ARE YOU!!




Edit: Just saw the thread for Diablo 3.. >.> (no need to point it out >.<)

[Eaglestrike]

WOTLK is fun until you realize you've been doing the same raid every week since November. I'm enjoying EVE while waiting for Aion personally.

Which is no different than just about every other MMO out there, except for FFXI it's the same "raid" every week since November 2003. And by the time the OP gets to 80 and gets some raiding in, Ulduar should already be out.

[Rivero]

WOTLK is fun until you realize you've been doing the same raid every week since November. I'm enjoying EVE while waiting for Aion personally.

Yeah it WotLK content got so boring, so fast considering how easy they toned down everything too. People who play WoW might get bored a lot faster than people who played Classic/TBC.

[Eanae]

Which is no different than just about every other MMO out there, except for FFXI it's the same "raid" every week since November 2003. And by the time the OP gets to 80 and gets some raiding in, Ulduar should already be out.

Except FFXI has enough endgame content to keep you busy a full week. WOTLK has enough content for 5 hours a week tops... I'll be done with 25 man raids for the week tonight after Malygos and a night of wiping to Sarth+3 (I dont run 10 mans).

[Deejay]

Except FFXI has enough endgame content to keep you busy a full week. WOTLK has enough content for 5 hours a week tops... I'll be done with 25 man raids for the week tonight after Malygos and a night of wiping to Sarth+3 (I dont run 10 mans).

Heavens forbid you only spend 5hrs/week raiding...

I wish I could've pimped my FFXI character out without needing to spend 5hrs a night in sky/sea/dynamis. WoW end game sounds like an effing paradise compared to FFXI...

[Eanae]

I play to raid. So only raiding 2 days a week, and let my account idle the other 5 days a week is pretty dull.

[Eaglestrike]

Except FFXI has enough endgame content to keep you busy a full week. WOTLK has enough content for 5 hours a week tops... I'll be done with 25 man raids for the week tonight after Malygos and a night of wiping to Sarth+3 (I dont run 10 mans).

If you play to raid...then raid 10-mans too If you spend a night wiping to 25-man OS3, 10-man OS3 should be a ton of raiding time for you.

WoW replaces it's endgame content with new stuff. FFXI just keeps the old stuff around for years. Just because sky and sea are still THERE doesn't mean they're any bit more fun than idling after doing them for 3-4 years. And 10-man raids ARE there for you to do, I doubt you're done Glory of the Raider...

[Hyan]

"FFXI keeps the old stuff around for years, while adding new stuff at the same time". Whichever you prefer, I see neither system as a bad thing. It really adds up if you're new to endgame.

My suggestion, play something new.

[Purrrfect]

What is this Aion game you guys are talking about.

Read further down this forum thread list...

[Supa]

Imo.. Wait for Aion.

Wait for Aion.

What is this Aion game you guys are talking about.

Video | Aion

[Boyiee]

Honestly nothing "new" or "semi new" or really anything but what is in the poll are any good... most mmo's are shitty.

Just play wow, it's content updates the most often, and you won't walk into the game 5years later to see people wearing the same gear from when you last played.

[Pabst]

I love FFXI, but starting a new char will never happen.Plus most of my friends/old lsmates don't even play anymore. WoW is fun but gd the people are such douche bags. I am in the same boat as eanae where as I just log in to just raid and then I'm off till the lock out ends.

That aion game looks mighty sexy though. But warhammer looked sexy until I played it. The fuggin lag ruined it for me. But if I was to choose one.. I say go wow. That game is gonna be around for awhile.

[Therin]

Warhammer was fantastic. I'd definitely play it if I wasn't already committed with like 5 years or more to FFXI. I'd suggest that. Plus, there's an expansion incoming.

[Davricle]

I always managed to play MMO's, lead guilds/linkshells, hangout with friends, A+ college, have girlfriends, get laid, go to bars/clubs weekly.

It only takes you over if you don't have any friends/girlfriend/boyfriend.

^ This. I'm the same way.

And while I look back at what a huge task it was to level up a brand new character 5 years ago, I remember just that: it was 5 years ago.

How many advances have been made to the game since then? Increased xp in general as well as to EP and DC mobs, fields of valor, and exp rings all make the initial grind THAT much better and easier.

Some of the BEST times I have had in this game were my noob days. Everything seemed so huge and as if there was SO much to discover. Starting a new character I feel would give this feeling back, at least a little bit.

If you aren't into that, WoW is a totally easy game to pick up and it's still decent.