Tuffteach Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 After reading all of these old school posts about people, myself included, who sometimes wish MMO's were the same as the were in the old days like EQ and Lineage 2, I have a challenge. Lineage 2 is now F2P and they have started a new server with no server transfers allowed. Start an account and play for a while. See if it lives up to your memories. I am doing that and DLing it right now. I really like SWTOR and I am keeping my sub open and even playing. I will do both. Come back here and honestly relate your feelings and ideas about how games have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furad Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I already have active DAoC accounts so no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimer_Lins Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 It's funny how each age group defines "old school". To me, those games you mention were last week and "old school" multiplayer games have names like "Empire" (a Star Trek simulator for the PLATO system in the 70s and 80s), Netrek, MUD/MUSH, Tradewars, Legend of the Red Dragon and a few others. I guess I can't think of any MMO as "old school" because they're all still pretty much brand-new in the scope of computer gaming, and in their barest infancy in the scope of modern gaming in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerolegacy Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Lineage2 /= EQ Trying picking something other than an asian grinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syas Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 After reading all of these old school posts about people, myself included, who sometimes wish MMO's were the same as the were in the old days like EQ and Lineage 2, I have a challenge. Lineage 2 is now F2P and they have started a new server with no server transfers allowed. Start an account and play for a while. See if it lives up to your memories. I am doing that and DLing it right now. I really like SWTOR and I am keeping my sub open and even playing. I will do both. Come back here and honestly relate your feelings and ideas about how games have changed. I play on an EQ server that runs the game based on the 1999 release. I know what I remember, and I do prefer it. That said, SWTOR is not EQ, and I recognize that. While they are both MMOs, they exist separate in my mind (similar to say TF2 vs. CoD). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffteach Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 I understand what you are saying. Im 45 years old and remember playing Pong and then my first PC game was text based MUDs on the schools Apple II C's. MMOs are what I am referring to and I think people understand that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffteach Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 I play on an EQ server that runs the game based on the 1999 release. I know what I remember, and I do prefer it. That said, SWTOR is not EQ, and I recognize that. While they are both MMOs, they exist separate in my mind (similar to say TF2 vs. CoD). All games from the 1990's are grinders, Asian or not. If you follow the posts people have been talking about earning gear and working to level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffteach Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 Sorry I mean to reply to the other poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicSkimmr Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Lineage2 /= EQ Trying picking something other than an asian grinder. This. My god this. Literally anything Korean developed isn't worth playing.Tera will be the same way when it is finally released. They're all anime/fantasy grindfests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furad Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 It's funny how each age group defines "old school". To me, those games you mention were last week and "old school" multiplayer games have names like "Empire" (a Star Trek simulator for the PLATO system in the 70s and 80s), Netrek, MUD/MUSH, Tradewars, Legend of the Red Dragon and a few others. I guess I can't think of any MMO as "old school" because they're all still pretty much brand-new in the scope of computer gaming, and in their barest infancy in the scope of modern gaming in general. I consider anything that was out before WoW to be old school. WoW changed everything into carebear land to make appeal to a large audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek_Coronado Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 I just wish i had the same immersion and connection with my character like i had in FFXI with new MMOs. I tried FFXIV for two years but it just didn't do it for me. I'm not having a bad time on SWTOR though, really enjoying the story and the people i've met (So far), but i'm hoping a MMO comes along that will capture my heart like FFXI did. But sometimes Nostalgia makes things seem better than they actually are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moitteva Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hey Everyone, We will be closing this thread as it is off-topic. Please reserve this forum for discussion of Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Thank you for your understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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