I start a character, have fun for a week or so and then it sets in...
I fight, get enough XP to level, get some training....
I take a mission, fight some more, get enough XP to level, get training...
I get in a group, get into another fight, get a lot of xp, etc....
See where I'm going? It's getting really, REALLY monotonous for me. Yes, yes... you can get currency to buy better items/powerups so you can FIGHT SOME MORE.
Yes, I'm sure there's the exploration option there, but to be able to explor everything you have to be powerful, and the only way to become powerful is to FIGHT!
So far only SWG hasn't gotten THAT monotonous yet. I thought the Trader and Engineer classes of AO were merchant type classes, but you still had to fight and got very little xp for your crafting.
I'm sure that the more experienced players of MMORPGs will flame me for putting out this thread, but I feel like I need to vent out my frustrations...
quote:Or simply stop playing them.
Addy's milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.
My advice: Take a break from MMOGs.
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Black thought this was the Ricky Martin Fan Club Forum and wrote:
Or simply stop playing them.
That works too. 
quote:What worked for me was an awesome guild, with wonderful people to talk to. Enjoying/experiencing the game and being able to talk with friends rate about 60%/40% of why I play MMORPGs.
Addy's milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.
That works too.
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Check out the big brain on Black!
What worked for me was an awesome guild, with wonderful people to talk to. Enjoying/experiencing the game and being able to talk with friends rate about 60%/40% of why I play MMORPGs.
Agreed, although instead of a guild (since the guilds I'm in never transfer to different games), I just have a few folks I play MMOGs with. Most of the time I'll just chill around and chat with people instead of leveling.
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Addy's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
Agreed, although instead of a guild (since the guilds I'm in never transfer to different games), I just have a few folks I play MMOGs with. Most of the time I'll just chill around and chat with people instead of leveling.
Nuh uh Miss Uber Pants Falaanla Marr fucked around with this message on 08-01-2004 at 09:39 AM.
Always levelled past me Were always TOO BUSY to chat omg omg yuo haet me no you don't
It does sound like you're not looking for the typical MMOG though. My advice is take a look at A Tale in the Desert. Its a crafter MMOG, with no fighting at all. It has a small, but dedicated community and some very dedicated developers. I think that may be more what you're looking for in a MMOG.
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Kennatsu wrote:
There are times when I wish Microsoft would make an MMO of their flight simulator games just so people can fly around and have fun.
People would just grief the players who are running proper commercial flights, by flying smaller aircraft and ramming them.
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So quoth Kennatsu:
There are times when I wish Microsoft would make an MMO of their flight simulator games just so people can fly around and have fun.
People would crash into you just for fun.
Besides, you would soon fly over all the maps, and then have noplace new to explore. Without the combat (and other such things) to slow you down, you'll quickly run out of new places to see.
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Kennatsu said this about your mom:
Heh.... I do like MMORPGs. It's just that there's so much combat you have to do just to advance. So far UO and SWG are the only games I know of that give you more ways to advance in the game other than combat.
A Tale in the Desert and EVE Online both allow you to advance without combat. Like I said earlier, the former has no combat at all.
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Kennatsu had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
Heh.... I do like MMORPGs. It's just that there's so much combat you have to do just to advance. So far UO and SWG are the only games I know of that give you more ways to advance in the game other than combat. I guess I'm just sick of doing so much hunting/killing/combat support when I'd rather be doing something else. There are times when I wish Microsoft would make an MMO of their flight simulator games just so people can fly around and have fun.
Unfortunately for you the 14 day free trial offer expired 2 days ago, it's only $20 to download and play for a month, something like 15/month after that. Which has become a standard MMO fee. You don't have to fight to advance, but you do have to avoid those who do fight for a living. Which can be done easily by sticking to safe sectors.
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How.... Beta Tested.... uughhhhhh:
Try EVE
You don't have to fight to advance, but you do have to avoid those who do fight for a living. Which can be done easily by sticking to safe sectors.
soooo... if you want to explore the game to its fullest... what would you have to do? *whistles innocently*
Although it is a part of the game, it's similar to SW:G where you really don't have to fight to make a living. It can provide supplimentary income, but it WILL NOT provide any form of experiance. For the most part, it's just an annoyance to have to move out of a mine field when a rat (mob) spawns in a .8-.5 zone. .4 and below are hunting zones for PK's and places where rats spawn in abundance. Roam at your own risk.But seriously you can have a very fufilling career in this game without engaging in combat after the tutorial. You just run away all the time
