I don't like MMOs

[Low Standards]

I know they are the most popular form of gaming today. I know real intelligence is better than AI. The problem for me is that real people tend to ruin the game for me. I want everyone to be "in story" and I don't see that in a lot of games like Star Citizen.

Anyone else like me?

[Crazy Tiger]

Never was into MMO's. Wouldn't consider them "the most popular form of gaming" either.

[nullable]

I don't think MMO's are the most popular form of gaming. Arguably mobile games are the most popular.

At any rate, yeah MMO's can be a mixed bag. It's hard to have everyone be in the story in a MMO. After all having a million chosen ones to save the universe doesn't have quite the same impact as the chosen one. And how people play a game varies a lot, only you get to see it publicly in an MMO.

I used tom play more multiplayer games, but I don't any more. I've had lots of good experiences though over the years. I tend to remember them better than bad experiences.

Every once in a while I think about playing WoW classic, I could roll a priest, get my heal bars set up. But, alas, it'll never quite be the same if I did, so why bother?

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by Low Standards:

I know they are the most popular form of gaming today. I know real intelligence is better than AI. The problem for me is that real people tend to ruin the game for me. I want everyone to be "in story" and I don't see that in a lot of games like Star Citizen.

Anyone else like me?

So you're looking for role playing?

If yes you're looking for servers that does role playing. I suggest garry mods rp servers, world of warcraft RP server, or seek groups that does RP for said game want to play.


But if you meant like everyone part of the story, no one the chosen one, then most are not like that, it's a bit hard come across such games for MMO, I would suggest world of warcraft for raids, but story still cater to chosen one, so if want a game where there no chosen one, looking for game where basically make own story, or story to reward group which not many like that because most people rather play game, and move on instead of wait for group whenever everyone ready to play, which raids is like that but it's planned, while what you seek isn't planned, but rather whenever someone feels like it.

[Zarineth]

I was never really into MMOs, but mostly because I prefer solo/coop experiences. I can't really say I hate them tho. There were few I had fun with.

[Low Standards]

Originally posted by Zarineth:

I was never really into MMOs, but mostly because I prefer solo/coop experiences. I can't really say I hate them tho. There were few I had fun with.

I date hate them. I had terrific times play AOE 1, 2 and Unreal Tournament with a select group of friends. Some of my best times in gaming. Today though, they are not for me.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by Low Standards:

Originally posted by Zarineth:

I was never really into MMOs, but mostly because I prefer solo/coop experiences. I can't really say I hate them tho. There were few I had fun with.

I date hate them. I had terrific times play AOE 1, 2 and Unreal Tournament with a select group of friends. Some of my best times in gaming. Today though, they are not for me.

I assume you mean Age of Empires? Neither those or UT are MMO's.

[Low Standards]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Originally posted by Low Standards:

I date hate them. I had terrific times play AOE 1, 2 and Unreal Tournament with a select group of friends. Some of my best times in gaming. Today though, they are not for me.

I assume you mean Age of Empires? Neither those or UT are MMO's.

In this case online multiplayer. You are right, there is a difference. Sorry about that.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by Low Standards:

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

I assume you mean Age of Empires? Neither those or UT are MMO's.

In this case online multiplayer. You are right, there is a difference. Sorry about that.

Yeah, I never did MMO's, but I did play MP in the past. Stopped doing that about 15 years ago due to being tired of people being asshats online, wanting less competitive environments and having less time to "stay good".

[ShelLuser]

Originally posted by Low Standards:

I know they are the most popular form of gaming today.

I sincerely doubt that.

Elder Scrolls online, time of writing: 14,204 players.
Skyrim (Elder Scrolls V), time of writing: 22,115 players.

Bear in mind that the first is actually a much more modern release than the latter. And yet... see above.

Originally posted by Low Standards:

I know real intelligence is better than AI. The problem for me is that real people tend to ruin the game for me.

Which is why most allegid "popular" MMO's make absolutely sure that this cannot happen if you don't want it to. Because... it's a sales model and players = money.

Which is also why I sincerely doubt that MMO's are really all that popular because most of them have one very nasty flaw in common: they're build with the intend to keep you playing. And they'll do everything within their power to make that happen.

For example by denying you the satisfaction of ever becoming so powerful that you'll be able to "just" whack yourself through an entire horde of hostiles which were at one time major threats to you. Can't have that sense of being Bruce God allmighty because ... you need to keep on playing vs. always going back to "that" area. So we're level scaling: no matter what you do your enemies will always be better than you. And you'll mostly be fighting AI's :P

... making me always wonder what the use of getting better weapons and armor and equipment is because... the enemies will level up with me anyway. So I can just as easily ignore all those upgrades and continue playing. Which actually works; I did this in "ESO" and quickly lost interest.

[Low Standards]

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

Originally posted by Low Standards:

I know they are the most popular form of gaming today.

I sincerely doubt that.

Elder Scrolls online, time of writing: 14,204 players.
Skyrim (Elder Scrolls V), time of writing: 22,115 players.

Bear in mind that the first is actually a much more modern release than the latter. And yet... see above.

Originally posted by Low Standards:

I know real intelligence is better than AI. The problem for me is that real people tend to ruin the game for me.

Which is why most allegid "popular" MMO's make absolutely sure that this cannot happen if you don't want it to. Because... it's a sales model and players = money.

Which is also why I sincerely doubt that MMO's are really all that popular because most of them have one very nasty flaw in common: they're build with the intend to keep you playing. And they'll do everything within their power to make that happen.

For example by denying you the satisfaction of ever becoming so powerful that you'll be able to "just" whack yourself through an entire horde of hostiles which were at one time major threats to you. Can't have that sense of being Bruce God allmighty because ... you need to keep on playing vs. always going back to "that" area. So we're level scaling: no matter what you do your enemies will always be better than you. And you'll mostly be fighting AI's :P

... making me always wonder what the use of getting better weapons and armor and equipment is because... the enemies will level up with me anyway. So I can just as easily ignore all those upgrades and continue playing. Which actually works; I did this in "ESO" and quickly lost interest.

I felt in the minority here. Glad to know I am not the only one. All I hear is MMO this and MMO that. It was kind of depressing really.

[TGC> The Games Collector]

Yeah... not a lot of people in MMOs that do the whole role playing thing, it's mostly "plvl this" or "trash some mobs".

Although if you look hard enough you can find a tiny clan here'n there that actually do stay in character as much as possible.

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

Still waiting for Star Citizen to leave Alpha stage after...9-10 years? Myself. I still play Warcraft, I enjoy its lore. That and Runescape, basic games but their lore is interesting none the less, especially Runescapes indepth lore.

[LJ]

Oh god. I almost skipped the age of 14 because I bought a Runescape subscription back in like 2004. My best friend in middle school got me to play it with him and his brother. Got all the way to lvl 99 and had dragon armor with the whip, even met up with a girl IRL that lived in Missouri near me at the time (with our parents blessing of course). What a wild ride that whole experience was.

[Volfogg]

Nowadays I hate MMOs. Last thing I want is for some people to interrupt my playthroughs. I'd rather not play anything that has people around.

[ReBoot]

I don't like MMOs either. The basic concept of those is pretty cool, it tends to get utterly drowned in grind though. And don't get me started on that typical-MMO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ skill system.

Thank FSM there's a plethora of other genres to play, including online ones.