MMORPGs 55

[Winnow]

A nice summary of what's out there atm:

http://www.emmaalvarez.com/2008/03/top- ... morpg.html

lotta crap out there with a few good ones.

Aion looks like it will be one to check out:

http://www.aiononline.com/us/media/video/video.html

It's made by NCSoft so no surprise there.

[miir]

That's a fucking awful list.
Some of the games.. like DAOC, Risk Your Life, Archlord, etc are the exact fucking opposite of graphically stunning.
Half of the games on there are complete shit and many of her little 1 line blurbs about the games are inaccurate and in some cases completely fucking wrong.

[Animalor]

Havta agree with Captain Grouchypants.

[Winnow]

Quit your bitching. The lady provides links to each MMORPG's home page so you can research them yourself. Anyone who doesn't ignore someone's rankings of movies, music or games and instead consider them individually needs to quit the internet. Take the game ranking and hit randomize if it will make you happier. I don't even see them numbered from best to worst so congrats on jumping to conclusions.

I installed Ran Online last night and played it a bit. My kind of game setting. You play a high school kid in Japan fighting against other schools and various corrupt things. (Think "Battle Royale" movie) Initial 600MB download doesn't take too long and installs to about 1.47GB, but the patch takes about 90 minutes and only adds about 130mb of files. Too early to tell if it's worth playing for long. (waiting for the patch to download is more fun than WoW though) Before you make a fool of yourself arguing that it's more mature to play a Night Elf in WoW than a high school kid in Japan...just stop and think about how much of a jackass you're going to sound like before you go through with it.

The UI is a little odd. It's point and click movement or double mouse button movement. Instead of moving with the arrow keys, they manipulate your view (rotate camera, zoom in and out) It has a similar model to Rappelz where you play for free but can buy stuff if you want. Since it's present day, you see ADs as well. You'll see a Pepsi Vendor or a Billboard advertising the new nVidia card. Kinda cool actually.

You can PvE or PvP. As soon as I popped into the world people were trying to duel me but you can reject those and even have a setting to autoreject various stuff like grouping, friends, etc.

The graphics are about EQ1 quality but with better special effects.
I don't recommend anyone download this game but since i did, here are some pics!

(the UI is microscopic in 1920x1200 so may be hard to see/read reduced even further for here)
(link has more pics)
http://www.vv.thathappened.com/albums/C ... llery.html

The english translations are as bad as you would expect from a free game.



There's a shaman class so I picked it:

[Syenye]

Nice legs, Winnow!

I'm not sure I'd have titled the list "Top Best 55 Graphically Stunning MMORPG Games." A more appropriate title would be "55 MMORPGs that exist and may or may not be awful."

[Winnow]

Thanks Syenye!

While the "best" may be misleading, is she missing some good MMORPGs that aren't on the list? (not counting originals like EQ1 as EQ2 is listed) It's like listing the best 100 basketball players in the NBA. When you get to the 90's, they aren't going to be so hot but they are still the top 100. Uwe Boll would be in a "Best Director" list if that list was infinite.

The list is a nice reference point to go check out other MMORPGs.

Graphically stunning may also mean that you are stunned at how bad they are. So, best 55 (which basically includes everything) is separate from "graphically stunning" which doesn't have to mean stunning in a good way.

[miir]

Ran online is graphically awful.
Those graphics are circa 1997. I think they are using the Redneck Rampage graphics engine.
To say that game is GRAPHICALLY STUNNING is a a fucking joke.


The list sucks.
If you want info on MMOs, go to a site like MMORPG.COM... don't look at a shitass blog like this written by someone whe's never even played these games.
Unles you like wasting your time.

[miir]

World of Warcraft, Also known as WoW. Its user community is growing without a stop. This game has a big merchandise around it, that depicts a vast and colorful universe. It is the number one in number of people that play it, only comparable to RuneScape's population.

RuneScape, In the moment that this post was written, there were more than 200,000 people playing online, and each day more and more thousands of people join RuneScape. The endless possibilities of gameplay make it a champion

So the number of people who play WOW is only comparable to Runescape with it's 200k players.
What a retard.

Everquest II, A mmorpg with great illumination effects and all what you can expect in a role playing fantasy game.

Of all the things to write about EQ2... she chose to mention the illuminaiton effects... and not the 3k+ quests... but she mentions the number of quests for RYL...

Risk Your Life, This game has very good environmental effects, ease of use, and a long list of monsters. The game makes special emphasis in the completion of challenges, and has more than 200 quests to complete.

OMG TWO HUNDRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Winnow]

I created a new character and switched to the Brawler class. When I did, I also switched cities which gave me more of a Sailor Moonish outfit.

[Show]

Oh, that's gotta hurt!

[Show]

You can aspire to acquire a Racing Girl outfit in the higher levels. Lofty goals in this game!

[Show]

After killing mobs, sometimes boxes appear which can give you temp bonuses like Luck, Experience Boost, Haste, etc. You can also be unlucky and get some mob that pops out and kills you. I think they only pop out of "Destiny" boxes. Some of the other boxes are always good.

Free games like Rappelz are better than this one IMO but this isn't bad if you're just looking to beat down a few thugs. Not recommended unless you want a change of pace from fantasy settings.

[miir]

Looks like shit.

[Winnow]

Looks like shit.

No, it's graphically better than Age of Conan. Can't you see?

[Winnow]

The list sucks.
If you want info on MMOs, go to a site like MMORPG.COM... don't look at a shitass blog like this written by someone whe's never even played these games.
Unles you like wasting your time.

If you can get it through your head that the list is a reference of games that you can then "click" on a link and actually check out the game website yourself we might be getting somewhere.

If you want to shit on more of her stuff, here's her blog:

http://www.emmaalvarez.com/

Here's the MMORPG list of games. It's more comprehensive and alphabetical so people don't throw a fucking tantrum over possible rankings.

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/gameId/0

bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch

[miir]

If you want to waste your time playing some really shitty MMOs, be my guest.
I like to think that people would rather get their game suggestions from people who actually play them.

[Winnow]

If you want to waste your time playing some really shitty MMOs, be my guest.
I like to think that people would rather get their game suggestions from people who actually play them.

MMORPG has a nice list of games. If you're referring to the blog, I agree that it shouldn't be considered a review of the games and it doesn't appear that she was attempting to review them. If you're referring to me, I don't think I misrepresent games.

For Ran Online, I pretty much made it clear it's not a game to try:

The graphics are about EQ1 quality but with better special effects.
I don't recommend anyone download this game but since i did, here are some pics!

Free games like Rappelz are better than this one IMO but this isn't bad if you're just looking to beat down a few thugs. Not recommended unless you want a change of pace from fantasy settings.

Graphics alone don't make a game. Ran Online is pretty weak across the board but I hope you don't judge games based on graphics. If the UI was better, it'd be a fun game despite the graphics. Anyway, I had a lot of fun with Rappelz for about a month. Well worth my entertainment time so these games can be fun. The fancy games don't always fare much better. AoC is a much higher quality game but I only spent 2 weeks with it. For me, it's about the leveling and character customization over guild raiding, etc. AoC kind of stagnated for me post level 40. I could see the skill path and it didn't look like i'd be doing much different for the next 20 levels. That's not a knock on AoC as just about any MMORPG is repetitive but I'm a visual person. I didn't want to stare at my character doing the same thing, in the same armor (maybe a different color), for 20 more levels. City of Heroes/Villains was actually the most entertaining for character skill/customization.

Note: not knocking AoC as a game in general.

[Fash]

I don't get movie suggestions from critics, which are people who watch movies. There's nothing wrong with pointing to a list of mmo's. Stop being an intentional douche, Miir, do you work at mmorpg.com?

Rappelz was freakin' awesome, for about a month. One of the most expensive months for me in MMO history, lol. What a pile of shit, the whole goddamn genre.

[miir]

There's nothing wrong with pointing to a list of mmo's. Stop being an intentional douche, Miir, do you work at mmorpg.com?

There is something wrong when the list is embarrasingly inaccurate... and when the majority of the games on the list are the exact opposite of graphically stunning.

That blog list is a complete and total waste of time for anyone with even a passing interest in MMOs.

[Fash]

You sure have wasted a lot of time talking about it.

[Winnow]

Rappelz was freakin' awesome, for about a month. One of the most expensive months for me in MMO history, lol.

No shit. I don't want to think about how much money I paid to get my daggers to glow a certain color.

Fun nonetheless. But only one month fun.

[Xouqoa]

There is no MMORPG. There is only WoW.

[Winnow]

Along with Champions Online, Cryptic also announced Star Trek Online

Become part of Star Trek®: The Star Trek universe will appear for the first time in a massively multiplayer online game. Everything from the elegant domes of Starfleet Academy to the ancient temples of Vulcan, from the towers of Qo’noS to the Fire Caves of Bajor, from the mysterious Mutara Nebula to the unexplored voids of deep space, all will be represented in stunning 3-D graphics. Immerse yourself in the future of the Trek universe as it moves into the 25th century: a time of shifting alliances and new discoveries.

Adventure in the Final Frontier: Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations in an expanding vast universe. Make contact with alien races, discover resources and uncover mysteries that will change the future of the Star Trek universe.

You Are the Captain: Command your own starship as a Federation Captain or a Klingon Warrior. Outfit it with the systems that you need to make your mark in the galaxy. Customize your ship as you see fit. Recruit, train and mold your crew into an elite force for exploration and combat.

Surface, Shipboard and Deep Space Adventures: Command your vessel in thrilling space battles, or beam down to planets with your away team for face-to-face confrontations. Missions will take you and your friends into space, planetside and even inside starships!

Powered by the Cryptic Engine, Star Trek® Online will be developed for both console and PC formats. With customizable ships and characters from the Klingon Empire and United Federation of Planets, ground, space and shipboard gameplay and unique options for player-generated content set in the Star Trek universe, Star Trek Online is the MMOG that allows you to boldly go where no one has gone before!

What are you going to do in a Star Trek game? Did they get rid of the Prime Directive? Play Captain Kirk and score with as many alien women as you can?

Hmmm

[Boogahz]

the dev team from Gods & Heroes was pulled to do Star Trek Online ><

[Bubba Grizz]

Yeah not sure how that works out. It's not like someone will be captain and actually be able to tell others what to do. I know I wouldn't listen to some random Captain. It would be interesting.

[Boogahz]

Who wants to play a Red Shirt?

[Winnow]

I'm not even supposed to be here. I'm just "Crewman Number Six." I'm expendable. I'm the guy in the episode who dies to prove how serious the situation is. I've gotta get outta here.

[Canelek]

I play whatever will facilitate my excellent LARPing skills.

[Bagar-]

You sure have wasted a lot of time talking about it.

You sure have wasted a lot of time talking about him talking about it.

[Spang]

Quit wasting my time!