Are MMOs worth the time commitment?

[The Protagonist 332]

Are mmos worth it if u have a ps3 and a 3ds?I mean the time commitment.

[GN_Otaku 70]

Thats true... unless you limit yourelf when playing, then i guess thats ok

[Shana09 5,769]

MMO are okay. I find MMORPG much better, since you get to play online with others while playing a story.

They are nice though. Which games do you want to play for the PS3 or 3DS? owo (PC MMORPGs are better) 

[The Protagonist 332]

BTW i mean mmorpg

[Geralt 4,874]

Yea what Shana said ^^ PC MMOrpg's are always the best ._. they never are too great for consoles but theyre still pretty decent

Edited December 21, 2012 by Rainbow Dash

[The Protagonist 332]

i play a lot of rpgs and I'm a completionest ,so i was wondering i mmo's are worth the time.

[Geralt 4,874]

i play a lot of rpgs and I'm a completionest ,so i was wondering i mmo's are worth the time.

Completely worth the time

[ssceles 134]

MMOs are different from other games because of their social nature. There's a good bit of time spent standing around admiring people who have better stuff than you - their armor is cool, their mount is cool, their pet is cool - and then you want to invest time into getting cool things so people stare at you, too. But that's not all. MMOs can also end up being longer than normal games... and ongoing! Games like these are constantly getting updated with patches, providing new content every couple of months. It'll take a lot longer to feel like you've done everything you can possibly do. Sometimes that involves teamwork - with other players, strangers even. 

You mentioned time and commitment... but not cost. There are plenty of free (and therefore very casual) MMOs out there. People can put it down and come back to it at their own pace, and they don't feel obligated to play often to get their money's worth... because it's free! So you're automatically surrounded by people who don't feel obligated to play as often or as hardcore because of monetary reasons if you pick a free-to-play game. But if there are paying players, there will always be elitists who take these games very seriously.I've played World of Warcraft since 2005. Did I play it all the time? Did I renew my subscription and pay for it even when I knew I wouldn't have to be playing, or shouldn't be playing so much? No. I'm a casual player with only one max level character. I've been around just as long as other people, I just don't take it seriously. I only pay for it when I have time to play, but I play hard when I am paying for it. You mentioned being a completionist - oh man - do these games have things to offer you in the way of that. In WoW, I've collected over 100 mounts and got awarded with a really cool one. It wasn't an easy feat and it took a long time to do - which made it fun, challenging, and absolutely aggravating. edit: For a little more insight to WoW specifically, there are factions which require you to raise your reputation with them if you want to collect things from them only they have to offer - specific mounts, pets, armor, etc. Some of it comes down to luck instead, and some mounts, pets, armor, etc only comes from certain boss-level enemies in dungeons with only a percent change that you'll get that item when you defeat them. Whether it's time spent or it's luck, anyone else who cares will be able to identify 'oh hey, that player did that!' just by looking at you riding around on a really cool phoenix or something. And if they don't know, often they'll ask 'wow, where did you get that?' and it leaves you with a superior feeling... stuff you don't get playing alone.

Edited December 21, 2012 by ssceles

[The Protagonist 332]

MMOs are different from other games because of their social nature. There's a good bit of time spent standing around admiring people who have better stuff than you - their armor is cool, their mount is cool, their pet is cool - and then you want to invest time into getting cool things so people stare at you, too. But that's not all. MMOs can also end up being longer than normal games... and ongoing! Games like these are constantly getting updated with patches, providing new content every couple of months. It'll take a lot longer to feel like you've done everything you can possibly do. Sometimes that involves teamwork - with other players, strangers even. 

You mentioned time and commitment... but not cost. There are plenty of free (and therefore very casual) MMOs out there. People can put it down and come back to it at their own pace, and they don't feel obligated to play often to get their money's worth... because it's free! So you're automatically surrounded by people who don't feel obligated to play as often or as hardcore because of monetary reasons if you pick a free-to-play game. But if there are paying players, there will always be elitists who take these games very seriously.I've played World of Warcraft since 2005. Did I play it all the time? Did I renew my subscription and pay for it even when I knew I wouldn't have to be playing, or shouldn't be playing so much? No. I'm a casual player with only one max level character. I've been around just as long as other people, I just don't take it seriously. I only pay for it when I have time to play, but I play hard when I am paying for it. You mentioned being a completionist - oh man - do these games have things to offer you in the way of that. In WoW, I've collected over 100 mounts and got awarded with a really cool one. It wasn't an easy feat and it took a long time to do - which made it fun, challenging, and absolutely aggravating. 

i was wondering i'd have time to play the games i want for my 3ds,cause i don't think i wanna stop playing the mmo,i have experience

oh and i play a lot of online in normal games, i was talking bout f2p

[ssceles 134]

Yeah, it's hard to juggle time between games. It's why I never played WoW as hardcore as everyone else. I'd play for three months, and then stop for three months and not let myself get back into again until later. Saved me money because it was a pay-to-play game, but it would have been a lot harder to stop if it were free. But if it were free, I wouldn't feel bad about stopping to play other games. I wouldn't feel I was missing too much, it'd all still be there when I got back... even if it meant catching up in level to friends I made in-game.

[Shana09 5,769]

Yeah, it's hard to juggle time between games. It's why I never played WoW as hardcore as everyone else. I'd play for three months, and then stop for three months and not let myself get back into again until later. Saved me money because it was a pay-to-play game, but it would have been a lot harder to stop if it were free. But if it were free, I wouldn't feel bad about stopping to play other games. I wouldn't feel I was missing too much, it'd all still be there when I got back... even if it meant catching up in level to friends I made in-game.

 

 

I'm not a fan who is like "YOU DONT PLAY LIKE THIS GUYS YOU ALL SUCK GOSH CAP THE FLAG! OMG YOUR A HEALER NOT A DPS STOP FIGHTING LEARN 2 PLAYYYY!". Also I play at times, I always have my account paid. 

 

 

WoW is one of the best MMORPG out there. You should try the trial, right now you can play it for unlimited days BUT you are only restricted from going beyond lvl 20, becoming a Death Knight and Monk, going to Burning Crusade/Wrath of the Lich King/Cataclysm/Mist of Pandaria areas and battlegrounds. 

 

It's MUCH more funner to play, my first experience was amazing. Now I know what to do and everything seems so easy. So yeah, if you play for a while and get the hang of it, it wont be that hard (maybe not even fun, since sometimes I find it boring) anymore. Taking breaks always help. 

 

In WoW you can also try to get lvl 90's on 11 classes! Also maybe lvl 90's on 13 different races

 

 

Alliance: Human, Gnome, Dwarf, Night Elf (*cough* the best *cough*), Draenei, and Worgens (*cough* second best *cough*)

Horde: Orc, Troll, Tauren, Undead (*cough* best *cough*), Blood Elf (they look gr8), and Goblins (*cough* second best *cough*)

Neutral: Pandaren

 

 

Classes: Warrior, Paladin, Death Knight, Druid, Shaman, Rogue, Hunters, Monk, Mage, Warlock and Priest. 

 

 

If you want more information PM me. c:

[Amon 4,279]

Depends on the MMO. World of Warcraft is easy mode for MMORPGs and caters to casual players. Games like EVE online for instance are much more based on the players skill and time put into the game and don't have everything handed to you.

[Dracozombie 4,554]

I haven't played it myself, but I hear World of Warcraft stands out among MMOs for the ability to get ahead in more ways than endless level grinding.

[Geralt 4,874]

Yeah, it's hard to juggle time between games. It's why I never played WoW as hardcore as everyone else. I'd play for three months, and then stop for three months and not let myself get back into again until later. Saved me money because it was a pay-to-play game, but it would have been a lot harder to stop if it were free. But if it were free, I wouldn't feel bad about stopping to play other games. I wouldn't feel I was missing too much, it'd all still be there when I got back... even if it meant catching up in level to friends I made in-game.

If you hate pay to play youd want something like Guild Wars 2 83 Pay once and thats all ._.

Edited December 22, 2012 by Rainbow Dash

[dusk 910]

WoW is very good option for MMORPG and you will definitely have fun with it. But I think you should look at Guild Wars 2. It's pretty much same thing as wow, but no monthly payment, the battle system isn't as 'messy' and quest system is much better in my opinion. It requires little bit more power from your computer to play it though compared to WoW. 

 

If you want to play some F2P MMOPRG, you should check out Steam's F2P category. 

[Shana09 5,769]

Depends on the MMO. World of Warcraft is easy mode for MMORPGs and caters to casual players. Games like EVE online for instance are much more based on the players skill and time put into the game and don't have everything handed to you.

 

 

This makes me want the older version of WoW ;n;. The current ones are more easy (but still fun). 

[Sora96 17,256]

I say no. And this is coming from someone who played Adventure Quest Worlds for three and half years. So thankful I retired from it.

[Shana09 5,769]

I say no. And this is coming from someone who played Adventure Quest Worlds for three and half years. So thankful I retired from it.

 

 

Adventure Quest Worlds was...meh. I played it for some time, it was kinda decent if you play it with a friend (which I did, the reason why I played it). There are far better MMORPG games. 

[DragonMaster 1,166]

I say no. And this is coming from someone who played Adventure Quest Worlds for three and half years. So thankful I retired from it.

 

 

Adventure Quest Worlds was...meh. I played it for some time, it was kinda decent if you play it with a friend (which I did, the reason why I played it). There are far better MMORPG games. 

 

AdventureQuest Worlds frustrates me. It is Artix Entertainment's biggest money maker, so much so that it pretty much sucked all the staff from the company's other games. Unlike AQW, those other games are actually pretty good, but of course lack the "popularity" because they're single player. Just uggggghhhhh. AQW just never lived up to the promise it appeared to have during Beta...

Edited December 23, 2012 by DragonMaster

[Sora96 17,256]

AdventureQuest Worlds frustrates me. It is Artix Entertainment's biggest money maker, so much so that it pretty much sucked all the staff from the company's other games. Unlike AQW, those other games are actually pretty good, but of course lack the "popularity" because they're single player. Just uggggghhhhh. AQW just never lived up to the promise it appeared to have during Beta...

 

I retired from it about a year ago, New Years Eve. It became a chore for me to play each week's release. 

[DragonMaster 1,166]

I retired from it about a year ago, New Years Eve. It became a chore for me to play each week's release. 

Yeah, that's why I left it as well. Every new quest felt the same; kill monsters, collect drops, turn in to complete quest.

[Shana09 5,769]

Yeah, that's why I left it as well. Every new quest felt the same; kill monsters, collect drops, turn in to complete quest.

 

 

That's also WoW.

But WoW is much more interesting (or atleast the place and music makes it worthwhile, like the Night Elf Starting Area, Teldrassil)  when it comes to questlines. 

 

Westfall's questline.

Mount Hyjal's questline.

Darkshore's questline.

Goblins starting area's questline.

Gilneas's (Worgen area) questline.

Pandaren's questline (Quest, Music and area...is beautiful *w*)

etc. etc. 

[theultimatesorafan 684]

Yes, they are very fun.

Example: DC Universe Online

[P50L 610]

My first MMO was Runescape during 7th grade, but it was getting a bit too out of hand and I was falling behind in school work, so I had to leave. Never went back on and happy I didn't

 

Next was Wizard101 during the summer before my 9th grade year. This time I limited myself and managed to get up to Legendary, I'm on leave right now though and plan on going back next month to reach Ascendant

 

in my opinion, as long as you limit yourself than yes

Edited January 16, 2013 by P50L