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Dec. 25th, 2009 02:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xyzzysqrlWhy do I write about things here in this journal?
Well. To entertain you folk, actually. Lately I've been looking for something to write about, and I think I've found an idea... Remember when I was playing Final Fantasy XI for the sole purpose of writing about it here? (My account expired because of a change in their billing, for the record, or I'd still be playing that.) I was doing it to entertain people and because I love to write about games. A lot of you seemed to miss the point, given all the "NO STOP PLAYING THIS GAME SUCKS" comments.
(Thanks, guys, for that. That was so helpful.)
I love the feeling of being in a virtual world, in a way. Of playing a new MMO and not knowing what will be around the corner. I want to bring that to you.
I am also a masochist. I want to bring you the feeling of being in a virtual world that doesn't like me very much. I like struggling. I think a story about me struggling to win or at least survive is more interesting than a story about me rocketing up levels like a goddamn ninja. Also, bad games have more to laugh at.
There's one last important point: I have no attention span. Thus, I will pick an MMO with a time-limited free trial, or an MMO that's free to play. I will not be extending the game past the free trial period, or whenever I get bored if it's free anyway. This is to keep me sane and provide a limiter on the experience.
Thus: A poll. I'm going to let you folk decide which of these games would be most interesting to see written up here. Below I'll describe what I know about each game.
[Poll #1503284]
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RUNES OF MAGIC - Free game.
Website says: "Regular updates! Extensive dual class system! Over 1000 quests, an enthralling background story!"
What I Know: This is a game about crafting and being an elf, I think. I've heard of it before, but never really with positive tones.
Obvious Pros: Be a dual classed elf with runes and stuff.
Obvious Cons: Be a dual classed elf with runes and stuff.
PIRATES OF THE BURNING SEA - Trial
Website says: "Join England, France, Spain, or be a pirate! Over 1000 quests! Land and sea combat!"
What I Know: Piracy is cool.
Obvious Pros: I can sign up and be Spanish at people, while kicking around with a big ol' ship.
Obvious Cons: Might accidentally be French or English instead.
AGE OF CONAN - Trial
Website says: "Combo attacks, skills, special abilities! Exotic classes! Over 100 quests! Make your own city from scratch!" (?)
What I Know: This is the well-known superflop that nearly killed off Funcom. It's getting an expansion soon, amazingly. Also, BREASTS.
Obvious Pros: BREASTS. SWORDS. RAAAAAARGH. Already known to be terrible.
Obvious Cons: No possiblity of James Earl Jones.
EVE ONLINE - Trial
Website says: "Choose your own destiny. Don't level up, just learn skills. Affect other players. Over 5000 solar systems!"
What I Know: Hoo boy. I know that my friends who play this claim that the stories of mass assrape are highly exaggerated and not that painful anyway. I am deeply curious.
Obvious Pros: Space. The final frontier. Fly around being a spaceman in space. I love space.
Obvious Cons: May find my liver removed through my colon and sold on the black market. Also might accidentally enjoy myself.
WARHAMMER ONLINE - Trial
Website says: WAR IS EVERYWHERE. GRIM DARK FANTASY. ENDLESS QUESTS. RAAAAAARRRRRGH.
What I Know: I have one friend who swears by this and no one else I know will touch it. Grimdark game of being an orc. I think there are other races, but who cares?
Obvious Pros: This is actually supposed to be really good, just hard to care about with the PVP focus.
Obvious Cons: PVP Focus. I'm a care bear at heart.
Shin Megami Tensei Imagine Online - Free
Website says: A Post-Apocalyptic world. Fight solo or alongside a clan. Bond with demons. Experience the storyline.
What I Know: I played this back in beta! It was fun, but really grindy and I didn't really understand it. It was VERY Megami Tensei, which means lots of crawling and scavenging in a dark dark future. I liked it.
Obvious Pros: I know and enjoy this game, which may make it easier to write about. Demons are awesome partners.
Obvious Cons: They sell all the really good stuff for RealCash.
Perfect World International - Free
Website says: Six classes, three races. It says a lot of other stuff, but none of it helps.
What I Know: Next to nothing. This was suggested to me as a very customizable game as long as you don't play it.
Obvious Pros: The screenshots will be gorgeous.
Obvious Cons: I have no goddamn idea what this is.
So what do you think, sirs? And ma'ams. And others. And deliberately genderless.
Well. To entertain you folk, actually. Lately I've been looking for something to write about, and I think I've found an idea... Remember when I was playing Final Fantasy XI for the sole purpose of writing about it here? (My account expired because of a change in their billing, for the record, or I'd still be playing that.) I was doing it to entertain people and because I love to write about games. A lot of you seemed to miss the point, given all the "NO STOP PLAYING THIS GAME SUCKS" comments.
(Thanks, guys, for that. That was so helpful.)
I love the feeling of being in a virtual world, in a way. Of playing a new MMO and not knowing what will be around the corner. I want to bring that to you.
I am also a masochist. I want to bring you the feeling of being in a virtual world that doesn't like me very much. I like struggling. I think a story about me struggling to win or at least survive is more interesting than a story about me rocketing up levels like a goddamn ninja. Also, bad games have more to laugh at.
There's one last important point: I have no attention span. Thus, I will pick an MMO with a time-limited free trial, or an MMO that's free to play. I will not be extending the game past the free trial period, or whenever I get bored if it's free anyway. This is to keep me sane and provide a limiter on the experience.
Thus: A poll. I'm going to let you folk decide which of these games would be most interesting to see written up here. Below I'll describe what I know about each game.
[Poll #1503284]
--
RUNES OF MAGIC - Free game.
Website says: "Regular updates! Extensive dual class system! Over 1000 quests, an enthralling background story!"
What I Know: This is a game about crafting and being an elf, I think. I've heard of it before, but never really with positive tones.
Obvious Pros: Be a dual classed elf with runes and stuff.
Obvious Cons: Be a dual classed elf with runes and stuff.
PIRATES OF THE BURNING SEA - Trial
Website says: "Join England, France, Spain, or be a pirate! Over 1000 quests! Land and sea combat!"
What I Know: Piracy is cool.
Obvious Pros: I can sign up and be Spanish at people, while kicking around with a big ol' ship.
Obvious Cons: Might accidentally be French or English instead.
AGE OF CONAN - Trial
Website says: "Combo attacks, skills, special abilities! Exotic classes! Over 100 quests! Make your own city from scratch!" (?)
What I Know: This is the well-known superflop that nearly killed off Funcom. It's getting an expansion soon, amazingly. Also, BREASTS.
Obvious Pros: BREASTS. SWORDS. RAAAAAARGH. Already known to be terrible.
Obvious Cons: No possiblity of James Earl Jones.
EVE ONLINE - Trial
Website says: "Choose your own destiny. Don't level up, just learn skills. Affect other players. Over 5000 solar systems!"
What I Know: Hoo boy. I know that my friends who play this claim that the stories of mass assrape are highly exaggerated and not that painful anyway. I am deeply curious.
Obvious Pros: Space. The final frontier. Fly around being a spaceman in space. I love space.
Obvious Cons: May find my liver removed through my colon and sold on the black market. Also might accidentally enjoy myself.
WARHAMMER ONLINE - Trial
Website says: WAR IS EVERYWHERE. GRIM DARK FANTASY. ENDLESS QUESTS. RAAAAAARRRRRGH.
What I Know: I have one friend who swears by this and no one else I know will touch it. Grimdark game of being an orc. I think there are other races, but who cares?
Obvious Pros: This is actually supposed to be really good, just hard to care about with the PVP focus.
Obvious Cons: PVP Focus. I'm a care bear at heart.
Shin Megami Tensei Imagine Online - Free
Website says: A Post-Apocalyptic world. Fight solo or alongside a clan. Bond with demons. Experience the storyline.
What I Know: I played this back in beta! It was fun, but really grindy and I didn't really understand it. It was VERY Megami Tensei, which means lots of crawling and scavenging in a dark dark future. I liked it.
Obvious Pros: I know and enjoy this game, which may make it easier to write about. Demons are awesome partners.
Obvious Cons: They sell all the really good stuff for RealCash.
Perfect World International - Free
Website says: Six classes, three races. It says a lot of other stuff, but none of it helps.
What I Know: Next to nothing. This was suggested to me as a very customizable game as long as you don't play it.
Obvious Pros: The screenshots will be gorgeous.
Obvious Cons: I have no goddamn idea what this is.
So what do you think, sirs? And ma'ams. And others. And deliberately genderless.
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Date: 2009-12-25 05:16 pm (UTC)http://www.raphkoster.com/2009/12/21/metaplace-com-closing/
Now that you mention it though, I could also reccomend Free Realms...
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Date: 2009-12-25 05:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-26 12:54 am (UTC)I found it really enjoyable, the only reason I didn't stick with it is because I couldn't get any of my friends to play it. Most wouldn't even try it.
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Date: 2009-12-25 11:41 pm (UTC)Wait, why do I feel bad? I didn't do anything. I'm not responsible. I didn't make the situation any worse, anyhow. I told people about it while it was a WIP, so if anything I helped, as if that wouldn't actually make me feel worse for different reasons but UGH! Whatever! I'm going to eat this candy here! NOM! Xo
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Date: 2009-12-26 12:56 am (UTC)It's a shame it didn't work, but really, it wasn't what I thought it was going to be either.