Might be a long post for a newbie like myself, so you guys are not going to hurt my feelings if none of you folks read it all...
So far i have played EverQuest Online Adventures (PS2), EQ (PC version), Guild Wars and FFXI.
Like i said, i have played EQOA and the PC version, but i'm wondering about gameplay. Sure i have seen some in game videos, but whats it like?
Hows the frame rate? is it a little choppy?
Is there a story line? is the story any good?
Is it anything like what i have played (listed above)?
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If its anything like Guild Wars, i'm not interested, for some reason i'm not into PvP and GW's fighting styles, where we press 1-7 to make a special attack, and can not change your spells and skills in between battles. There are 2 things i like about GW,
1) I love how the quests are, i never gotten confused to where am suppose to go to complete a quest, they use markers to go to your distination
2) i do not have to have a party of real people, they have NPC Henchmen. In some cases, Henchmen are a little bit better for me. About the only time i use real people is when a Mission is coming up, I use Henchmen for quests and farming
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FFXI takes a long time, although i have played FFXI since Mar. 2004, i have not gotten anywhere. I would get bored with one job, then go to another, or i would craft in one guild then get bored with that and go to another. I really don't complain about the Auction House, like every other person does, its still ez to get in-game money. FFXI requires us to use other real people to use missions and to level up, but they have 1 NPC that will fight with you. There is a few things i love about FFXI.
1) i made some decent amount of friends on here, some of my friends i have obtained since the 1st month i started.
2) The Magic we use are only limited to all the the jobs has to offer, no set limit.
3) Plenty of stuff to do, from Missions and Quests, to crafting, farming, mining, chopping trees and cutting some grass. Even explore other places if you have the expansions.
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EQOA was my very 1st online RPG, to me it was crack, i loved it. But it has been a long time since i have played, and i'm pretty sure not many people are playing it anymore. I can't really remeber anymore of the pro's and con's of the game, i just remeber having a good time, and amazed at some of the scenary.
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So with these thoughts in mind, will this be a game for me? Or would it just be better if i stayed with FFXI? I am really looking for something fresh and new... btw i'm also posting the same thing on the World of Warcraft and StarWars boards
Edited, Wed Feb 1 11:17:30 2006 by Slackage