2010 was a bummer for MMOsFollow

RIFT is the new toy. I enjoy it's class system. I'm going to try and give it more love...

I returned to FFXI, it is a whole new game compared to it's self a few years back. It has retaken me


I've been following Tera and it looks neat. But Korean MMOs always turn into big massive grinders, and I HATE spending days/weeks/longer to level up.

If they add a DRG or BST type class, I'd play it. My understandings is there isn't a Pet Class in the game? I've always liked having a "friend" by my side.

I attempted to give FFXIV one more shot today, but I stopped at error 20525 or whatever. Followed some instructions to change gamever file to a different date and it started me on some tremendous download. Not enough motivation to go through with all that. Amazing that SE still gives it's players such idiot issues. Maybe I'll give Rift one more shot. I have a 30 something assassin on Defiant. Maybe I'll try a magic class on Guardian and see if I feel any different about it. Couldn't hurt I suppose.

Yeah kinda like Zilart. I didn't start playing FFXI until US PC release (2003 I think?) and Zilart was already included at that point. I just wish SE learned from that experience and released a complete game. I still have hopes for XIV someday but hanging on every patch expecting it to be the one was too much. I'll go back when the battle system is revamped and jump is added, if ever. Running around rocks was ok in FFXI, but I don't have the patience for it anymore; nor do I think that kind of thing has any place in a game released in this age.

Pretty much.

Just read my game informer last night and they had an article on Rift in it. This is an article that almost always seems to be pretty MEH about any MMO it discusses and the guy had nothing but great great things to say about Rift.

I tried rift and just didn't get into it. I personally didn't like the talent trees I found it to be too confusing to pick "just the right" combo. Also got sick of having to wait for quest npcs to respawn because at any point in time there was a rift within rocks throw spawning bad guys. Alot of my play time is late night (EST) and sure enough, as I suspected, rifts were opening and not enough people were there to help close them.

Was fun at first but I was burnt out on them by lvl 15ish.

I have been playing Minecraft lately and thats about it.

On top of KTurner's point, it seems that you really missed the point of the game. Rifts aren't supposed to be a gimmick that you avoid, they're the whole point. Questing is supposed to fill the time in between rifts--not the other way around.

And your point makes no sense. Rifts spawn enemies in proportion to the number of players in the zone. If you were the only one around, you should still have been able to take it on (at least, that's what I hear--I don't know if they are designed with a minimum number of players in mind).

Minor correction: Trion designed the game such that you can avoid Rifts altogether if you want, or avoid questing altogether if you want, or do both, or do neither and pvp the entire time, etc. Saying that questing is supposed to fill the time inbetween rifts is only true if that's the way you want to play. If you prefer questing and want to close rifts on the side (like me), then that's perfectly acceptable.

That being said, I do think that invasions are a good thing. Having a quest hub taken over can be annoying, sure. But if you like questing, then you should also like this aspect of the game because it directly ties into the story of the world.

FTFY

And frankly, there are very, very few MMOs you couldn't call WoW clones (ignoring the temporality issue--obviously games that came before it can't be WoW clones, but WoW is clearly a "clone" of the rest of them).

It isn't a WoW clone, it's an MMO. I have seen a handful that don't follow the "WoW model" (which used to just be called the MMO model before WoW...)

MMOs I can think of that are actually different:

FFXI
FFXIV (within reason)
EVE

Umm...

I only played LotRO's open beta, so IDK what it is like now, but it didn't feel any more like a WoW clone than any other--I thought Warhammer was worse (minus the PVP-based world). But LotRO was completely devoid of originality--it was a standard MMO with a standard mix of classes--tanks, healers, damage, support.

And questing seemed advanced in comparison, at the time. IDK...

Or, y'know, the entire story, puzzles, exploration, transportation, etc. The basic mechanics of the game are similar to WoW; the basic plot is typical fantasy; and that's really the end of the comparison. And I disagree with " If someone has played WoW and is looking for something different, Rift just isn't it." In fact, I think it's the best argument FOR Rift. Rift is different than WoW, and if you want something different, Rift is a great alternative.


Within the first month about half a dozen new "types" of rifts were added, so, no, you won't be fighting the same tentacle monsters. Each zone has unique rifts only found within that zone (believe me, I've been hunting them down for achievements!). And you're probably the first person I've ever heard of who said the character customization is too complicated - most people just say "Eh, there are really just 4 races, not six."


It's not for everyone. But I've stopped playing WoW and focused on Rift because, unlike WoW, Rift entertains me. I want to log in and play it. WoW hasn't done that since a couple weeks into Cataclysm.