Comments on: My Game Year in Review http://mmoquests.com/2009/12/28/my-game-year-in-review/ A peek into my world of mmo gaming Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:33:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: /AFK – The New Decade Edition « Bio Break http://mmoquests.com/2009/12/28/my-game-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11696 /AFK – The New Decade Edition « Bio Break Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:44:11 +0000 http://mmoquests.com/?p=2903#comment-11696 [...] Stargrace’s Year In Review [...] [...] Stargrace’s Year In Review [...]

]]> By: Longasc http://mmoquests.com/2009/12/28/my-game-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11676 Longasc Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:37:05 +0000 http://mmoquests.com/?p=2903#comment-11676 I did not play any MMO as the year started, got burned out by WOTLK within a month. xD. But then I tried Age of Conan and had high hopes for Aion. Beautiful game, beautiful client - but too asian in looks and in the end the grind got me always around levels 25-35 in both Beta and Release version. :( I did not try Fallen Earth and Champions, in the case of Champions because I am not a superhero game guy, and FE sounded a bit hyped by the people who were playing it. A lot already unsubscribed by now, so I was probably right to wait a bit before jumping in, which I didn't in the end. I played LOTRO during the Aion Beta Weekends and did not think I would play it after the first trial. But then I tried it again, got to love it somehow... but it still was not a great love. Then, while getting more and more depressed by Aion's grind focus later on, I finally bought a LOTRO bundle for cheap - got 90 days playtime for some 5 bucks or so, plus Moria...^^ Needless to say, I am still playing LOTRO right now. While I still think it cannot win against Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2, I just played GW already for four/five years already and just needed a change back to a "classic" MMO world. Besides that, not a MMO, but a cool world: King's Bounty and its addon Armored Princess are a very nice single player game in Heroes of Might and Magic style, with a bit more RPG and less strategy. Plus beautiful graphics. I can only recommend it. I regret not being in the mood nor having the time to test Allods at the moment, but it sounds like Allod of fun. ;) There will unfortunately be no GW2 in 2010, so I hope that LOTRO keeps on getting better with each expansion and that I can finally see Rohan or Dunland in the upcoming Volume III. I did not play any MMO as the year started, got burned out by WOTLK within a month. xD. But then I tried Age of Conan and had high hopes for Aion. Beautiful game, beautiful client – but too asian in looks and in the end the grind got me always around levels 25-35 in both Beta and Release version. :(

I did not try Fallen Earth and Champions, in the case of Champions because I am not a superhero game guy, and FE sounded a bit hyped by the people who were playing it. A lot already unsubscribed by now, so I was probably right to wait a bit before jumping in, which I didn’t in the end.

I played LOTRO during the Aion Beta Weekends and did not think I would play it after the first trial. But then I tried it again, got to love it somehow… but it still was not a great love. Then, while getting more and more depressed by Aion’s grind focus later on, I finally bought a LOTRO bundle for cheap – got 90 days playtime for some 5 bucks or so, plus Moria…^^

Needless to say, I am still playing LOTRO right now. While I still think it cannot win against Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2, I just played GW already for four/five years already and just needed a change back to a “classic” MMO world. Besides that, not a MMO, but a cool world: King’s Bounty and its addon Armored Princess are a very nice single player game in Heroes of Might and Magic style, with a bit more RPG and less strategy. Plus beautiful graphics. I can only recommend it.

I regret not being in the mood nor having the time to test Allods at the moment, but it sounds like Allod of fun. ;) There will unfortunately be no GW2 in 2010, so I hope that LOTRO keeps on getting better with each expansion and that I can finally see Rohan or Dunland in the upcoming Volume III.

]]> By: Obligatory End Of 2009 Post http://mmoquests.com/2009/12/28/my-game-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11674 Obligatory End Of 2009 Post Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:54:13 +0000 http://mmoquests.com/?p=2903#comment-11674 [...] Stargrace and Pete both beat me to it (and so did probably, you know, every other blogger on the planet), but every self-respecting (and self-loathing) blog out there needs some form of summary post about what the past year has meant to the blogger personally. It just has to be done and I don’t want to be left out of the great nostalgia of 2009. So here goe.s [...] [...] Stargrace and Pete both beat me to it (and so did probably, you know, every other blogger on the planet), but every self-respecting (and self-loathing) blog out there needs some form of summary post about what the past year has meant to the blogger personally. It just has to be done and I don’t want to be left out of the great nostalgia of 2009. So here goe.s [...]

]]> By: stargrace http://mmoquests.com/2009/12/28/my-game-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11653 stargrace Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:50:42 +0000 http://mmoquests.com/?p=2903#comment-11653 It is a lot of games, but the (sad?) thing is that I didn't even list the smaller games I played for whatever reason (Alganon, Allods, Free Realms, Ether Saga, Pirates of the Burning Sea, and random others that I popped in for a short period of time but didn't consider them as actually counting towards any real list). I like to think I'm quite well rounded when it comes to MMOs (in specific), and that I also know what appeals to me, and what does not. I'll give any game a try, be it my favorite genre or not, but only a few actually stick with me and create those ever lasting memories. It is a lot of games, but the (sad?) thing is that I didn’t even list the smaller games I played for whatever reason (Alganon, Allods, Free Realms, Ether Saga, Pirates of the Burning Sea, and random others that I popped in for a short period of time but didn’t consider them as actually counting towards any real list).

I like to think I’m quite well rounded when it comes to MMOs (in specific), and that I also know what appeals to me, and what does not. I’ll give any game a try, be it my favorite genre or not, but only a few actually stick with me and create those ever lasting memories.

]]> By: Ferrel http://mmoquests.com/2009/12/28/my-game-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11652 Ferrel Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:40:55 +0000 http://mmoquests.com/?p=2903#comment-11652 You play a whole lot of games! My goodness that would be an impressive MMO Career resume but in a year, even better! You play a whole lot of games! My goodness that would be an impressive MMO Career resume but in a year, even better!

]]> By: Wiqd http://mmoquests.com/2009/12/28/my-game-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11651 Wiqd Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:33:04 +0000 http://mmoquests.com/?p=2903#comment-11651 You know, my list looks A LOT like yours. Like, a lot. Except maybe substitute Star Gate Online Alpha play for EQ :P Oh wait no! I logged back into EQ on my Powerbook to see an EQ that hasn't been updated since PoP. So ... awesome. You know, my list looks A LOT like yours. Like, a lot. Except maybe substitute Star Gate Online Alpha play for EQ :P Oh wait no! I logged back into EQ on my Powerbook to see an EQ that hasn’t been updated since PoP. So … awesome.

]]> By: Blue Kae http://mmoquests.com/2009/12/28/my-game-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11650 Blue Kae Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:24:36 +0000 http://mmoquests.com/?p=2903#comment-11650 I knew you played a lot of games, but it is something else to see it all laid out on the page at once. I knew you played a lot of games, but it is something else to see it all laid out on the page at once.

]]> By: Akely http://mmoquests.com/2009/12/28/my-game-year-in-review/comment-page-1/#comment-11649 Akely Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:25:17 +0000 http://mmoquests.com/?p=2903#comment-11649 Wow. Thats. A. Lot. Of. Gaming. Wow. Thats. A. Lot. Of. Gaming.

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