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  • #31
    Originally posted by snoopy369
    Don't forget to consider FFXI, if you are interested in a good MMORPG. I played it a bit, and if it weren't for the fact that I just don't spend enough time playing a MMORPG to be worth the $13 a month, i'd still be playing it. The combat system is adequate, the advancement simple but good enough, and there are so many players out there that you rarely are hurting for a party. Of course it helps if you speak japanese but you don't have to - there are tons of english players, and plenty more japanese players who speak english. It's definitely nice that there aren't too many down times - as you have people halfway around the world on the same server as you, there's always *someone* online
    I'd recommend he steer very clear of FFXI.

    I played it for months on my BF's insistence...I found it a terrible game. You need to group to kill something your level in later levels, progression is glacial, costs are ridiculous, farmers screwed up the economy, and it has the worst game interface I've ever seen.
    "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
    Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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    • #32
      Originally posted by Asher

      I'd recommend he steer very clear of FFXI.

      ....it has the worst game interface I've ever seen.
      It was designed for consoles.

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      • #33
        Is it possible to group with different people from session to session? I.e. one day you group with players A, B and C. And then the next day with players D, E and F?

        Asmodean
        Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark

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        • #34
          Originally posted by Asmodean
          Is it possible to group with different people from session to session? I.e. one day you group with players A, B and C. And then the next day with players D, E and F?

          Asmodean
          Absolutely, that's how it almost always works.

          Groups are disbanded when you log, or when you leave.

          They're formed very easily as well -- you click on the player's portrait and select Invite (or type /invite playername). At this point, if you were not in a group already, you become the group's leader and can invite others to join you.

          You can have up to 5 people in a group, and 40 people in a raid (which consists of 8 groups of 5).

          There are also good "loot" options...the most common is called "group loot" -- it does a round-robin system where players take turns looting a kill, and all money is split from the corpse. The player whose turn it is to look can take any "common" items (white or grey) by default, and anything "uncommon" or higher gets rolled for. A window will pop up on everyone's screen showing the item and its stats, and if you want to "roll" for it, you click the dice, and if not, you click the 'pass" button. The winner with the highest roll gets the item. You can also change this threshold if you want, to say...rare (blue) or epic (purple).
          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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          • #35
            The purpose of guilds is you help eachother out. I'm a L60 Paladin on my main char (the max level at the moment), so I help my guildmates. I'll help them level, do instances, make then items (I'm an armorsmith), lend them money to buy mounts, etc. Guilds are just associations you belong in.

            Each guild has their own ranking system with custom names, and own rules and traditions...depends on who made the guild. You're not forced to group with them, but it's common to group with guildmates because you form a rapport with them and learn their playstyle.

            In my case, all my guildmates are friends of mine from Calgary or from work here in Toronto, and then their friends, etc...
            "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
            Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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            • #36
              did they ever get more servers for this game? how is the lag and crowding issues?

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              • #37
                Originally posted by Dissident
                did they ever get more servers for this game? how is the lag and crowding issues?
                They have lots of servers, enough anyway. I've always been on a "low" pop server, I don't have lag and crowding issues.
                "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by Dissident
                  did they ever get more servers for this game? how is the lag and crowding issues?
                  Lag and crowding issues are serious serious problems on high population servers; however, on Bonechewer (PvP nice 1:1 ratio) the server that I play on, there is almost never any lag or crowding. When the other servers go down, mine doesn't. This is the case with all of the low pop servers.
                  "Luck's last match struck in the pouring down wind." - Chris Cornell, "Mindriot"

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                  • #39
                    BTW... as far as ganking goes....

                    Most people that would bother to attack someone 10+ levels below them suck anyway. With skill and a little luck I have managed to take out players up to 14 levels higher than me 1v1. Obviously, this wouldn't be possible if they were any good, but like I said, the people that enjoy this kind of thing do it because they aren't any good and can't kill people their own level.

                    Also, your chances of getting attacked decrease by like 80% just by having 1 other person around to quest with.

                    The really good PvP players will almost always fight honorably, i.e. ask before dueling, fight 1v1 at full health. Even though you can't type to other factions, you can use emotes like /ready and /taunt and /no to communicate what you want. Currently you can type 1:1 and it isn't filtered, but that will change in the next patch.
                    "Luck's last match struck in the pouring down wind." - Chris Cornell, "Mindriot"

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                    • #40
                      How much lag will I get with an ADSL connection, 3.2 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, ATI Radeon X850 XT PE, and is there a lot of graphic variation between different systems?

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                      • #41
                        The lag is almost always server-side, it doesn't have anything to do with your graphics card. If you have DSL, you should be fine.

                        And there's surprisingly not too much graphic variation -- it still looks great on the Radeon 7500 32MB on my laptop. The only real difference is the systems with pixel shaders do have a lot nicer effects, like a soft glow effect and beautiful water, etc.
                        "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                        Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                        • #42
                          Actually I think the water looks kind of crappy. And what's up with the water in places like Ashenvale where there's a river on an incline and it's not flowing fast at all. The pixel shaders are nice though. I just wish that the light source would move instead of being fixed in the NW.
                          "Luck's last match struck in the pouring down wind." - Chris Cornell, "Mindriot"

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                          • #43
                            Thanks guys...based on your recommendations in this thread, I have decided to get WoW. I am already looking forward to playing it.

                            And since I never do anything half measure, I have decided to get the collectors edition. I have a already placed a bid on eBay (why wait when you can play next week )

                            Asmodean
                            Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark

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                            • #44
                              Just so you know collector's editions are nearly always crap, aiming to squeeze more money out of you for no real benefits.

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                              • #45
                                I will probably get this as well. I still have a $50 gift certificate from Best Buy leftover from Christmas.

                                I may be getting it tomorrow.

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