So I really don't see any games being released that catch my eye, or having me waiting on pins and needles to play. I've been playing MMORPG games for years now, starting out with Vanilla WoW and hitting most the games since. Granted there are some games I never played that seem to have large followings, but that never really struck me as interesting. Eve, Everquest are but a few. So here are my thoughts on where my gaming will be in the future.
Final Fantasy 14: Â A Realm Reborn
I gotta say so far I'm pleased with this game, its graphics are amazing, the game play is spot on, and they seem to come out with new content at a decent rate. Granted the last patches FC housing was a complete flop for those of us that don't BUY gil or were rich prior to ARR coming out. The lack of player housing is probably my only complaint of the game so far. This game still holds potential though and I'll be interested to see IF they add more classes, more races, and more lands beyond Eorzea. The release of Leviathan is a good start, lets keep the content coming and they will keep my subscription. Praise given..I am feeling a little burn out from all the "Daily's" I've NEVER been one for grinds, be it for gil, armor, or anything else.
World of Warcraft: Â Warlords of Draenor
So I am ashamed to admit that I will likely TRY this expansion just to see where they take the story and how the "player housing" in the game pans out. I am interested to see how the other race's model remakes turn out, cause god knows the human male model right now is perhaps the worst thing EVER in mmo history. I have a love hate relationship with this game, I find the world, setting, races etc to be epic amazing! But there are also some lore crap that I disagree with and that I thought they epic failed at.
High Elves not being added to the Alliance is my #1 bitch about the game! And not 2 fucks were given that they look identical to Blood Elves, I am an Alliance player through and through and my favorite race is High Elves so no playing a Blood Elf is not an option. Lore wise, to everyone that has more then 1 brain cell they would make sense to add too, just hoping one day in the future they are released.
Sorry rant on High Elves, happens every time I talk about WoW. Gameplay wise I was pleased with what they did in Cata even though it got a lot of anger from the "hardcore" players, making the game more accessible to everyone should be a no brainer and I'm glad they went that route. The grinds in the game however have always been a turn off, as has the "rare drop" mounts.
City of Heroes/Villans
Rest in peace CoX, the customization, the classes, and MOST the game play was amazing. The copy paste instances however were NOT, in fact the same damn mission in the same damn building or tunnel is what made me peace out. Still it was an overall good game, RIP.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
This game really set the bar for all future MMORPG's when it comes to questing and stories. Let's face it, regardless of how "expensive" voice acting can be, after SWTOR there is NO and I mean NO reason why we should have to read quest shit again...ever. I don't buy into it being "expensive" especially since I know voice actors don't have 1 voice. I mean yea SWTOR hired some famous people and that shit of course would get expensive, but I'm sure you can hire much more affordable voice actors. The multiple choice replies your character could give and the absolutely FLAWLESS stories they did for each class made leveling in this game beyond a joy, it has no equal in this department period.
Praise given. I have also never seen a game release new content at such a slow pace, 2.5 years after the games release people will finally be getting player housing. Their expansion was meh, and they still have a host of stuff they still have yet to deliver on. Not the least of this is same gender romance options that was promised "shortly after release" nope...still not available. Needless to say I grew tired of waiting for content and gave the 1 finger salute to a game that doesn't follow up on its promises.
Wildstar
I've heard a lot about this game from several friends who are excited to play it. I for one don't even have a slight interest in the game, graphics are way too cartoon looking or my taste,this coming from someone who played WoW. I also have no draw to any of the races, or classes. The mixture of technology/magic has always been a big -nope- for me.
Elder Scrolls Online
Hummm very torn with this game, I -might- try it out depending on how their pvp looks. From what I could gather it seemed like it would be "GW2esq" in that you would be able to upgrade towers, fight in a 3 way fight, take over territory etc. Graphics fall short for me though, it looks like it's trying a little too hard to be realistic, and that is as much a turn off as something that is too cartoonish. There has to be a balance, SWTOR, GW2 and FF14 provide that perfect balance. Meh I don't know about this game.
World of Darkness Online
So I use to play the tabletop game with friends in HS and shorty after, I even gave an online group a shot and had a decent time with it. I LOVE their books, their system, etc..but from what I hear they are slow on making the game...and that's pretty much a nail in the coffin...ha see what i did thar!? Aint nobody got time to wait 5+ years for a game, come out with a game or gtfo of the industry lol. *cough* Blizzard's "Project Titan" *cough*.
Guild Wars 2
Think I'm pretty much done with this game, it was fun while it lasted and a pretty good game for F2P. Their WvWvW was so much fun, though their recent changes in the maps..not so much. The story was decent, I liked the races and classes for the most part. I might jump on from time to time but it's not a game I'll put much investment in anymore.
Marvel Heroes
So a lot of people complain that they want to play their own "unique" hero, I for one much prefer being able to play some of the heroes I use to read about all the time. And I still purchase heroes and try them out from time to time so I guess you can say I'm still invested in the game. It is however a secondary game for me, it's largest mark against it is the lack of RP in the MMO. It is a very anti RP game in it's design, and the game is VERY grind heavy with end content and leveling.
The graphics are nice, and the rapid rate at which they come out with new costumes and heroes is nice. While I don't really mind that there are a bunch of nightcralwers or cyclops etc, I think once the game has a large 60+ hero selection it might become more appealing. That and they need to add more RP friendly content.
So yea all in all no games I'm crazy about playing, FF14 is holding my attention so far, mainly because of the RP I've found. And I will play WoW and Marvel Heroes for some "break time".
Final Fantasy 14: Â A Realm Reborn
I gotta say so far I'm pleased with this game, its graphics are amazing, the game play is spot on, and they seem to come out with new content at a decent rate. Granted the last patches FC housing was a complete flop for those of us that don't BUY gil or were rich prior to ARR coming out. The lack of player housing is probably my only complaint of the game so far. This game still holds potential though and I'll be interested to see IF they add more classes, more races, and more lands beyond Eorzea. The release of Leviathan is a good start, lets keep the content coming and they will keep my subscription. Praise given..I am feeling a little burn out from all the "Daily's" I've NEVER been one for grinds, be it for gil, armor, or anything else.
World of Warcraft: Â Warlords of Draenor
So I am ashamed to admit that I will likely TRY this expansion just to see where they take the story and how the "player housing" in the game pans out. I am interested to see how the other race's model remakes turn out, cause god knows the human male model right now is perhaps the worst thing EVER in mmo history. I have a love hate relationship with this game, I find the world, setting, races etc to be epic amazing! But there are also some lore crap that I disagree with and that I thought they epic failed at.
High Elves not being added to the Alliance is my #1 bitch about the game! And not 2 fucks were given that they look identical to Blood Elves, I am an Alliance player through and through and my favorite race is High Elves so no playing a Blood Elf is not an option. Lore wise, to everyone that has more then 1 brain cell they would make sense to add too, just hoping one day in the future they are released.
Sorry rant on High Elves, happens every time I talk about WoW. Gameplay wise I was pleased with what they did in Cata even though it got a lot of anger from the "hardcore" players, making the game more accessible to everyone should be a no brainer and I'm glad they went that route. The grinds in the game however have always been a turn off, as has the "rare drop" mounts.
City of Heroes/Villans
Rest in peace CoX, the customization, the classes, and MOST the game play was amazing. The copy paste instances however were NOT, in fact the same damn mission in the same damn building or tunnel is what made me peace out. Still it was an overall good game, RIP.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
This game really set the bar for all future MMORPG's when it comes to questing and stories. Let's face it, regardless of how "expensive" voice acting can be, after SWTOR there is NO and I mean NO reason why we should have to read quest shit again...ever. I don't buy into it being "expensive" especially since I know voice actors don't have 1 voice. I mean yea SWTOR hired some famous people and that shit of course would get expensive, but I'm sure you can hire much more affordable voice actors. The multiple choice replies your character could give and the absolutely FLAWLESS stories they did for each class made leveling in this game beyond a joy, it has no equal in this department period.
Praise given. I have also never seen a game release new content at such a slow pace, 2.5 years after the games release people will finally be getting player housing. Their expansion was meh, and they still have a host of stuff they still have yet to deliver on. Not the least of this is same gender romance options that was promised "shortly after release" nope...still not available. Needless to say I grew tired of waiting for content and gave the 1 finger salute to a game that doesn't follow up on its promises.
Wildstar
I've heard a lot about this game from several friends who are excited to play it. I for one don't even have a slight interest in the game, graphics are way too cartoon looking or my taste,this coming from someone who played WoW. I also have no draw to any of the races, or classes. The mixture of technology/magic has always been a big -nope- for me.
Elder Scrolls Online
Hummm very torn with this game, I -might- try it out depending on how their pvp looks. From what I could gather it seemed like it would be "GW2esq" in that you would be able to upgrade towers, fight in a 3 way fight, take over territory etc. Graphics fall short for me though, it looks like it's trying a little too hard to be realistic, and that is as much a turn off as something that is too cartoonish. There has to be a balance, SWTOR, GW2 and FF14 provide that perfect balance. Meh I don't know about this game.
World of Darkness Online
So I use to play the tabletop game with friends in HS and shorty after, I even gave an online group a shot and had a decent time with it. I LOVE their books, their system, etc..but from what I hear they are slow on making the game...and that's pretty much a nail in the coffin...ha see what i did thar!? Aint nobody got time to wait 5+ years for a game, come out with a game or gtfo of the industry lol. *cough* Blizzard's "Project Titan" *cough*.
Guild Wars 2
Think I'm pretty much done with this game, it was fun while it lasted and a pretty good game for F2P. Their WvWvW was so much fun, though their recent changes in the maps..not so much. The story was decent, I liked the races and classes for the most part. I might jump on from time to time but it's not a game I'll put much investment in anymore.
Marvel Heroes
So a lot of people complain that they want to play their own "unique" hero, I for one much prefer being able to play some of the heroes I use to read about all the time. And I still purchase heroes and try them out from time to time so I guess you can say I'm still invested in the game. It is however a secondary game for me, it's largest mark against it is the lack of RP in the MMO. It is a very anti RP game in it's design, and the game is VERY grind heavy with end content and leveling.
The graphics are nice, and the rapid rate at which they come out with new costumes and heroes is nice. While I don't really mind that there are a bunch of nightcralwers or cyclops etc, I think once the game has a large 60+ hero selection it might become more appealing. That and they need to add more RP friendly content.
So yea all in all no games I'm crazy about playing, FF14 is holding my attention so far, mainly because of the RP I've found. And I will play WoW and Marvel Heroes for some "break time".