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[Slammers]

Thinking of buying an online game tomorrow, haven't really got into one since bad company 2 and before that WoW when it first came out.

Now tossing up if I should buy The Old Republic or not. I don't really feel like playing BF3 yet because i pretty much got completely sick of bc2/fps's a couple of months back and feel like something new.
I've read old republic can get boring end game, but realisticly i will not be putting more than maybe 120+ hours into it because no matter the game I always get bored with it. Any Neowin people here still playing it and would recomend?

I'm also open to any other recomendations for online games from anyone here. And if enough people say BF3 then I might have to go with that....

[compl3x]

I think the old republic just got a patch or is about to get one which is adding a heap more stuff. Let me find a link .......

http://www.joystiq.c...te-video-youre/

Don't really play MMOs, so I can't tell you whether it sucks or not. But I thought this bit of info might help your decision

[Z3LCIAH]

Take a look at the steam store, i'm not really playing anything massively modern or amazing atm but couple of friends and i are loving Sanctum.

[margrave]

There's actually some decent free ones out there now too.

[+imachip]

An MMO and an FPS are quite fundamentally different so usually it's a toss up between games inside each genre than assistance to help choose which one to go for. I play both but all MMO's are just terrible after a few levels, more of the same quests in different settings blah blah blah. All of them bore me very quickly. Human opponent with freelook for the win

I suggest Tribes Asend for your FPS, that's a tough to get used to but the best for CTF and you can pull off some quite satisfying feats. It's also free to play and no reason to spend cash unless you want to upgrade quicker.

[lomas]

Max Payne 3 is worth a try....

[firey]

GW2 pre-purchase comes out tomorrow. Could buy that gets you beta access (which will start near the end of the month).
Path of Exile basically a diablo 2/3 clone, can pay 10$ and get into the closed beta which is going on now.
RIFT a great MMORPG

I've heard SWTOR was a huge let down, was over hyped and failed to deliver. I have not played it, nor do I intend to but that's what I heard.

[margrave]

I'm a current SWTOR player and I love it. I'm not sure why people were let down. It rewards the player for making alts which I suppose might be why some might not like it. I'm an alt-a-holic so it's been great for me. The only thing in it that's not good would be the pvp, which currently is horrible. That aside, the pve experience is amazing. Well, if you're a Star Wars fan that is. Tried Star Trek Online, THAT was a huge let down!

I'm fairly psyched about Guild Wars 2, can't wait for that one!

The Secret World was one I was very excited about until I saw their pricing scheme! Then I watched some of the gameplay from this past PAX, and I can just see it going free to play in the future. Plus every game that's offered a lifetime subscription for $200 is now free to play. I consider those being offered a HUGE sign. The developer knows it won't last as a sub based game, so they're trying to make as much as they can up front. Sad really, TSW has an awesome setting and story too.

I also think the upcoming TERA will become a free to play title as well. It plays good, and the graphics are amazing, but it just feels very Aion-ish to me. And that one's free now too!

I think the future of Online titles will end up being free to download and play, but with cash shops. That model is just making WAY too much right now for a lot of companies to not be copied. WoW is even a sub with a cash shop! Look at the new mount they just released. Anytime they need some money they just have to sell a new mount for $25 and cash in.

I also am rather interested in the upcoming new Neverwinter, it will be free to download and free to play. It's currently slated for a Q4 2012 release though. So that's some time away, but at least this year.

[+Stocker360]

.... WoW

[Mando]

compl3x, on 09 April 2012 - 08:08, said:

I think the old republic just got a patch or is about to get one which is adding a heap more stuff. Let me find a link .......

http://www.joystiq.c...te-video-youre/

Don't really play MMOs, so I can't tell you whether it sucks or not. But I thought this bit of info might help your decision

theyeve also just ended their 2nd or 3rd free weekend. keep an eye out for the next one (2-3 in the space of 5 weeks)

[c3ntury]

Z3LCIAH, on 09 April 2012 - 11:05, said:

Take a look at the steam store, i'm not really playing anything massively modern or amazing atm but couple of friends and i are loving Sanctum.

Sanctum is a fantastic game for online.

[SMELTN]

Tell ya what, I am in the same boat as you. I beta tested and pre-ordered The Old Republic, but once it came out I last a month and got bored with it. I am looking for a good MMO and FPS myself.

I would LOVE to play the new Counter Strike Global Ops for my FPS fix, but need someone to give me a key. You can invite your friends to it by giving them the key.

As far as my MMO fix, I installed Aion this weekend due to it going completely Free this Wednesday. Its not a bad game at all, I mean definitely not my favorite but its different and cool, and the F2P model makes it even more attractive. Check out there site talking about it.

[margrave]

While I do have to admit to being a little bored in SWTOR now, I still love it personally.

Beta tested and played Aion at launch for a while, it became far too grind based for me after a certain point. I feel the same might occur in Tera.

I've had enough grind game play from the first EverQuest.

Currently enjoying a little DC Universe Online since it's free now too. It's nice and different. Also very impressed with my time in FireFall. I like it better than Tribes, and it's planned to be free as well. That's always a plus.

[Krome]

I would suggest Guild Wars but you are a fan of WoW. Guild Wars, to me, is better than WoW. Try Guild Wars 2 trailers on youtube.

[margrave]

Beta'd the first Guild Wars, and played the devil out of it at launch. Just never picked up any of the expansions. I can't wait for GW2!

Personally, not a fan of WoW anymore. I also don't care for Ghostcrawler, or whatever he wants to call himself. Their last expansion killed it for me, and since I have broken that habit.