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CorsePerVita
11-04-2010, 08:04 PM
So I'm quite a sci-fi nerd. I don't mind WoW, but let's face it, it's older than dirt and I got easily bored after a while.

I don't mind fantasy, it is pretty fun. But the only series that kept me actually interested was morrowind and oblivion series. Why? Because you can keep playing. In some ways it doesn't end. But it lacks multiplayer obviously...

X3 I found to be enticing. But in some ways it is so slow paced that I find myself yawning on some things, or going out and trying to conquer the galaxy, only to find out I am horribly fragile and then I die. And it is also very complex.

The Gothic series was a great amount of fun but again.... There are just some elements lacking that after a while I couldn't find myself enticed.

Darkfall was good. But unfortunately it lacks the ability to level up at a rate that is competitive. Once you come up on someone who has been in the game for a long time (and believe me, there's plenty of them) you are pretty much at their mercy and you get horribly raped, beaten, and thrown into the curb in the back alley, only to wonder why you are spending money to play a game where you essentially live to do so. It would take forever and then some to get to the level those guys are at in that game.

Darkstar one was a nice mix between X3 and Freelancer, but unfortunately after a while, it's the same crap over and over...

Single player... multiplayer... what is there that has many elements, can give you HOURS and HOURS of gameplay.

"When I was a kid" (i'm still young, but i feel old when i mention old games and "the 90s") I remember when it would take me WEEKS to beat some games. Now I go drop half a benjamin on a game and what do I get? Maybe 2 days of gameplay at the most. I'm sorry.... but how does it take 2 years of game production to make an 8 hour game? :down:

So... for the RPG nerds like me... who like sci-fi and who enjoy some fantasy... what is there? What RPG have YOU played that offered a lot of elements and gameplay and kept you tied to it and glued to the screen?

What was "WORTH YOUR MONEY".... ???

x88x
11-04-2010, 10:18 PM
If you enjoy Morrowind and Oblivion, you will love Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. Think Oblivion but set in a post-apocalyptic US after a nuclear war. ..oh, and with guns. :twisted: They even use the same graphics engine as Oblivion.

If you're looking for an MMO and want to lose...a lot of time... ...yeah...a LOT of time... <_< >_> Try out EVE Online. Great game, awesome game, I love it to death...but it swallowed my life for a couple months a year or so ago and I swore to myself that I wouldn't let myself play it. :( Ah well, at least this way I have time for more useful things. Like modding! :D

EDIT:
Oh, and you might want to check out Borderlands. You can pick up the GOTY edition with all four expansions for $50 now, and IMO it's definitely worth it. It's sort of an FPS with an RPG slant.

blaze15301
11-04-2010, 10:22 PM
im in the same boat as you man. if you find one let me know. i think the last good game i actually played was dungeon siege.

CorsePerVita
11-04-2010, 11:26 PM
I played fallout 3, it was pretty good. Did not try new vegas. My main issue is that fallout 3 liked to crash every now and then (just like the oblivion engine did originally with oblivion) rare... but still now and then. Played eve a long time ago, though it was YEARS ago. Not sure if they changed what they said they would. They had about a billion different "things we are going to add" and even a year after that they never added them so I stopped. Never tried it since.

Fallout 3 is a blast though! Thanks for the reminder, I may have to go back and try and beat the game and try all the missions and achievements all over again.

x88x
11-05-2010, 12:14 AM
There's also a few expansions for Fallout 3, if you haven't tried them yet. I haven't played any of them yet...they're sitting in my Steam list, waiting...

CorsePerVita
11-05-2010, 04:41 AM
I haven't actually tried them. Good idea!

Killa_Ape
11-05-2010, 09:22 PM
By expansions he means DLC, there is one that increases the level cap I heard that was a good one to get.

x88x
11-05-2010, 10:15 PM
By expansions he means DLC

I've never really understood the point of that phrase. It expands the content of the game, therefore it is an expansion pack...why do we have a different name for it because the delivery method?

blueonblack
11-06-2010, 02:56 AM
There's also a few expansions for Fallout 3, if you haven't tried them yet. I haven't played any of them yet...they're sitting in my Steam list, waiting...

You have GOT to play them. I bought the Game of the Year edition and it came with all of them. They really do bring the game back to life and introduce a lot of new stuff. Well worth the price just for the expansions for me.

Play them. Play them now.

Killa_Ape
11-06-2010, 08:40 AM
I've never really understood the point of that phrase. It expands the content of the game, therefore it is an expansion pack...why do we have a different name for it because the delivery method?

For me I view an expansion that adds a significant amount of content as the DLC just adds a little bit. For example, Dragon Age has DLC and an expansion.

Luthien
11-06-2010, 07:58 PM
Ever played Guild Wars?

CorsePerVita
11-06-2010, 08:10 PM
Yeah but last time I played guild wars it capped at like... 20... did they change it since then? Man that must have been years ago when it first came out lol.

BuzzKillington
11-07-2010, 06:49 AM
I haven't found a game worth paying for either. They're all the same ol' cookie cutter BS that sucks you in for a month then you're bored. I personally despise single player games but borderlands and Dark messiah were exceptions.

- I hated EVE.
- Fallout 3 was too slow.
- New Vegas appears to pretty much just be an expansion in a sense so I skipped it.
- EverQuest II got boring and it's too old for me to have fun.
- Pirates of the Burning Sea was a blast for a few months but turned more into a "job" that you paid to play.
- ALL free MMORPGS (ArchLord, Silkroad Online, Last Chaos, 9Dragons, Aion, etc) start out fun but ultimately suck after a week... go kill 20 tigers! Good! Now go kill 50 tigers! Now 200! Now 300! Seriously?
- Age of Conan was fun for a month but got repetitive.
- WoW sucks.
- LotR was too slow.
- Champions Online had amazing character creation but lame everything else.
- Huxley was fun but I wouldn't pay monthly for it.
- CrimeCraft lost it's thrill quickly.
- LEGO Universe was waaay too easy. Pointless game.
- Need for Speed World was a let down.

And MANY more betas/trials that failed to be worth investing time/money into so if you find that game, please keep us updated! lol

Kayin
11-07-2010, 12:35 PM
The cap is still at 20. It's that way to promote skill and innovation, and to limit the feel of grinding.

simon275
11-07-2010, 06:41 PM
- I hated EVE.
- Fallout 3 was too slow.
- New Vegas appears to pretty much just be an expansion in a sense so I skipped it.
- EverQuest II got boring and it's too old for me to have fun.
- Pirates of the Burning Sea was a blast for a few months but turned more into a "job" that you paid to play.
- ALL free MMORPGS (ArchLord, Silkroad Online, Last Chaos, 9Dragons, Aion, etc) start out fun but ultimately suck after a week... go kill 20 tigers! Good! Now go kill 50 tigers! Now 200! Now 300! Seriously?
- Age of Conan was fun for a month but got repetitive.
- WoW sucks.
- LotR was too slow.
- Champions Online had amazing character creation but lame everything else.
- Huxley was fun but I wouldn't pay monthly for it.
- CrimeCraft lost it's thrill quickly.
- LEGO Universe was waaay too easy. Pointless game.
- Need for Speed World was a let down.


Could not not agree more! Eve is spreadsheets in space!

Dragon age and a few old school RPGS are the only ones that do it for me.

x88x
11-07-2010, 09:16 PM
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It sounds to me like you just don't like RPGs. :think: