Originally Posted by
xpsync
The golden years of mmorpg's when mmorpg's were worlds. I broke the ice with AC2, and EQ2, SWG became my first real loves. Although EQ2 was the true dominant one for me, i played with a guild from EQ, we took the game to the extreme limit, such amazing memories and it's sad that today's mmo players will never truly understand or be able to experience that wonderment of extreme challenge, working for months if not a better part of year on one quest-line, deep af crafting, a true adventure, and the most amazing raids far better than wow raids today.
Agreed, i have far more memories in the four years we dominated EQ2 2004-2008 as SOE made the game stupid af easy, we left the game, but still to this day, it's like in retrospect that short time, is a mountain of cherished memories, where wow and all mmo's since are an ant hill at best. It's disappointing that so many players and wow babies will never have that opportunity to experience a real mmorpg world.
I could write volumes here, and i've done that so many times over the years in various forums, and it's nice to meet someone who gets it, understands that today's mmo's are sorely lacking, i mean wow is still putting in features that came out of the box with EQ2 ffs. Truth be told though as you nailed it, later in life i doubt i'd be able to keep up with such deep, deep, deep, abyss level really mmorpg's. I still play SWG:Legends 4 years now, and i'm still learning things but then again it's as is, it grows some, lots of community events like the latest housing purge was a freaking blast and days of old, so awesome!. So i guess the reality is that in odd ways i appreciate these easy to digest mmo's as yep, i don't have that kind of time anymore.
Wow is all M+ and Pocket Boss Raids which yeah, i'm known to express my displeasure with M+ becasue that's all wow focuses on, esports it's not a mmorpg anymore, had they been more in front with the rpg, then add all the M+ you want it's just tiring when that is all the game highlights, hopefully having the rug pulled out from under them they wake the f up, you know housing is coming they've held that ace up their sleeve for when the bottom drops out but unfortunately they have put a strangle hold on the genre for a decade and a half and is why the genre stagnated so badly, then peep's wonder why i wow bash, lmao, cause they have zero clue what they are missing, they simple don't know any better. I should add that wow raids are super fun, super challenging, and yeah i love that hard af, but it's all pocket bosses, no real raiding like back in the golden years, and i must say most of all, raid nights, scheduled, is huge for people with lives, so i loved that as you know what that meant in our day, it was your life or gtfo. Oh to be young again lol
I seriously feel you should check out Valheim, 20 bones, 1 gig on your drive limitless fun for years to come. Gawd i can't express how astounding the game is, which i only bought to pass the weekend for something to do till New World drops, now, it's on my drive for life. When a friend recommended it to me they said something about 3 bosses yadayada and how you finish the game. Well i went in thinking you build, get in ready state kill bosses game over in a couple hours and start again, far from reality this becomes a world you will be in for a very, very, long time, the world is staggering large, absolutely massive in scale, and yeah a home. I don't know you and have zero hesitation recommending this game to you based on your background. I know you'll love it.
Here we are at launch day and my head is still totally in Valheim, but Valheim isn't going anywhere and not a game you'll ever be done with so, "singing now", It's a Brand New World lol. Totally pumped i have really good feeling this is more in line with what i want from a mmo, a mmorpg.