Critsmcgee
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Re: How many of you could remeber the first mmo you played?
Yea i used to play FFXI for about a year in 2003. It was fun but now ive moved on to WoW. To me the fact that when you die in wow you can just run back to your body ruins the danger element. I remember running from town to town and it taking 30-40 minutes. That was a pain in the ass but it added another element to the game.
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ChukNorris
join:2009-04-21 | reply to dsloperin
Everquest. Stromm(newbie server)guild was Remnants of Gondwana |
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Irloki
join:2009-03-14
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The first MMO I played was Runescape. I hear many things have changed in it in the 5 or so years since I played it. |
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Koil
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said by Aramis604  :If you consider a MUD an MMO, than it was DragonRealms. If not then the first true MMO was Asheron's Call. I was wondering if anyone was going to say AC.
AC came out right around the same time EQ did, and pretty much had the same effect. I remember just being completely lost, and the feeling of submersion was awesome. I remember seeing people in GSA and thinking I could NEVER get to that point. I remember the first time I solo'd an Umbris Shadow....and then working my ass off to get bowstrings to make my composite...lol.
I still think AC had the best PvP, esp. w/ slide casting and actually being able to dodge spells. Man that was fun. |
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Gordo74
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Re: How many of you could remeber the first mmo you played?
said by Somnambul33t :said by Spazmoto :Lineage II. Before that game I hated the idea of MMO games that you pay monthly for. They had a free open beta and it was just like a free sample of crack. ditto i dont regret anything in my life. bad experiences only teach me...eventually, but i do wish i had spent a LOT less time in L2 than almost 2 years. it became a job. i had no concept of a FUN MMO so i stuck with it...as a Warlord...and wasted 2 years of my life... but now i know better. i picked up wow eventually pre-BC, played for probably 1.5 years until i stopped having fun in BC and then quit. now i dont play any MMOs b/c i know my MMO personality...it's not good for real life. Also QF Exact truth... |
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djlar
join:2009-04-23
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I started with Dungeon Siege, it was a nice concept and some fun, the best part is the online part was free, you would group casually and world was somehow big, you could level easily.
The the first paid MMORPG was Dark Age of Camelot, was kinda like WoW, I never saw the light of the raid concept, then came expansions, navigating thru seas in boats was a bit boring, then the 3rd where you at last got into instances and then PvPs. Instances were weird, you could solo most of them! sometimes you saw people outside and get invited.
3rd and last was WoW, been playing a year and still at it, now I know the concept of a Tank, DPS and Healer, raids, etc |
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JohnnyBoy
join:2009-03-04
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The Two Towers MUD - I still maintain that it handled PVP/theft in the best manner I've ever seen in a game until this day (entirely self governing law system). Words would escape me to see this system implemented into a modern day MMO.
M59 was the first graphical MMO I was involved in and I left thinking "that's a neat concept."
Everquest just blew me away. The early feelings of that game will most likely never be duplicated.
I've since been involved in just about every MMO to hit the market. |
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Juke Box
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said by Somnambul33t :i dont regret anything in my life. bad experiences only teach me...eventually, but i do wish i had spent a LOT less time in L2 than almost 2 years. it became a job. i had no concept of a FUN MMO so i stuck with it...as a Warlord...and wasted 2 years of my life... Oh come on now. You had to have fun sometime during the 2 years you played. Ever go red? Go on a PK'n spree with an alt? Castle siege? Wars?
I played on Devianne server because of a better ping, though Bartz was more popular. The first clan I was in was Lotus and we first went after the farmers, forgot the name of the clan now, when they started to interfere with new people trying to level.
Anyway, I keep up with some folks that feel the same way you do but occasionally visit Lineage II for a variety of reasons.
I may pick it back up, but it will only be during the winter months since I am indoors anyway hibernating.
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Tboner
join:2005-04-01 | reply to dsloperin
EQ for me. I think it's still my fav of all the ones I have played. maybe because I have the best memories from it. |
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Mchart
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join:2004-01-21
Gurnee, IL | reply to dsloperin
The only now older MMO I remember having the best times in was SWG. I would still be playing it today if it weren't for NGE.
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Somnambul33t
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i had fun on gank runs, pk spreeds, and castle sieges.
my clan was probably the most hated clan on Kain and thats the way we liked it.
the game itself has so many inherent flaws that it's a chore to even play. i quit at lvl 70 b/c it took literally an hour of mindless grinding to get a half percent of XP in the most ideal grps with outside buffers and sometimes healers. then dieing in castle sieges even with reduced XP loss and 90% rezzes and you're still out 4 hours of farming to gain it back since you die at least a few times each siege...
2 hours of fun with 4+ hours to recover? no thanks
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CFHJustin73
join:2008-08-17
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My first MMO was UO. I picked it up not even realising it had a monthly fee. I didn't like the idea of it, but I tried it out anyway. I was hooked almost imediately. Got PK'd a lot. I can't remember a game getting my heart racing more than fighting the PKs. Finally winning was nice too. I played it for around 7 years. I went on to try EQ, FFXI, CoH/CoV, but the only game that's held my attention like UO did is WoW. Over 5 years and still going strong. |
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Mchart
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| Interesting that an avid UO player would enjoy WoW. They are like polar opposites on the 'sandbox' scale. One is like dating Jack the Ripper, and the other like Edith Bunker.
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Midak
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join:2002-02-26
Yonkers, NY | reply to dsloperin
10Six was my first back in 99 or 2000 (I think) on heat.net, which was owned by Sega. The game is actually still going under it's new name, Project Visitor. |
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ImBatman
join:2004-04-21
Lancaster, CA
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easy: NONE!
I refuse to pay $50 to $60 for a game and then pay a monthly fee to play it too?!!!!!!!! 
Even if it were free to play online, I suck, so, why would i want everyone else see how bad i suck? |
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Mustang
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join:2005-06-27
Fort Lauderdale, FL | reply to dsloperin
Planetside
Haven't seen it mentioned and may not be what was thought of when the question was asked. Played it from later beta stages up to about two years ago.
Miss the huge battles and hours of entertainment:( |
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98344963
join:2009-06-23
Boston, MA | reply to dsloperin
My first MMo should be ro online～ |
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elios
join:2005-11-15
Springfield, MO | reply to dsloperin
does IRC count?
FFXI |
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KrK
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said by Mike00 :Anyone remember Meridian 59? I do. That game had some unique features. It was released by 3DO if I remember right.
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