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Classic MMO Appreciation Thread
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| phyrrus |
I was rummaging through the garage the other day and came across a couple of game boxes from the late 90s that brought back vivid memories of summers spent in front of my old Pentium II. Considering how dry most game content is these days, especially in the MMO genre, it's really incredible what some of these oldies were able to accomplish back then. Who remembers a time when consoles and internet gaming were irreconcilable, when computer game companies boasted of servers with more than 2,000 people people playing simultaneously, when players couldn't communicate through speech and had to painstakingly type out every mothering word? Do you remember when you were actually afraid of being killed in a game for fear of losing all the ty magic items you spent hours questing or camping to get? Perhaps you remember trying to buy and sell your loot in an online economy that wasn't ed by bots, macros and Asian goldfarmers. If any of this sounds familiar, chances are you played one of these games:
 
World of Borecraft and whatever other dull contrivances people are wasting away in front of these days, that took everything great about these games and turned it into a primatial lever-pulling contest. There was a time when online environments rewarded exploration, team work, research, communication, etc. Now the only variable they give half a about is time. Player pays x amount of dollars, plays for y amount of hours, becomes level z, the end. WoW can offer their "free starter pack" until level 500 for all I care, their game will still be a drawn-out, one-dimensional grind from start to finish. The only difference is instead of slaying normal pigs, you'll slay spiny pigs, or demon pigs! Big ing deal.
Sure the oldies like Everquest demanded our time, our money, even an occasional human relationship here or there. Sure they only offered us frustration and heartache in exchange, accompanied by an occasional lucky drop or level up. But the difference was the element of danger they presented. Zones used to be massive environments crawling with danger that players had to avoid as they precariously crossed to the next friendly city. Quests used to be obscure bits of knowledge that you had to consult guildmates or guides to obtain. Raids were carefully coordinated ventures that demanded strategy and attention, or it was everybody's ass. And when you died, you didn't just neatly respawn with a tiny bit of experience missing. No, you took a massive ing xp hit, you had to run and find your corpse, and if you died in a bad enough spot, you had to hire somebody to help you out or there was a very real possibility you would lose everything. mattered back then.
Anyway, thought I would publicly reminisce over these gems and how great they seem in comparison to the that is coming out these days. I haven't played an MMO in probably 6-7 years for the reasons described above, and I often think about finding a new computer game to get into, but after experiencing the early days of MMO it hardly seems likely I'll find anything worth my time. Or maybe I will, and that's the problem. |
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| phyrrus |
| quote: | Originally posted by BTG
nope. |
isn't there a hockey game on or something? |
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| jupiterone |
| this is like a "how has trance changed your life?" thread |
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| Sushipunk |
| Nethack > All others. |
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| phyrrus |
| quote: | Originally posted by jupiterone
this is like a "how has trance changed your life?" thread |
:stongue:
maybe I have worked myself into a fever over this. but come on, ty old games were more real than ty old music. right? RIGHT?? |
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| BTG |
| quote: | Originally posted by phyrrus
isn't there a hockey game on or something? |
it's the end of july.
OF COURSE THERE"S NO ING HOCKEY >:( |
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| jupiterone |
medal of honor spearhead > *
:o |
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| BTG |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
MMOs suck. |
thank you.
not that the concept sucks IMO...just that there's no games that are really ENTERTAINING. sure..if you wana grow an internet penis the size of a black dudes, it's good for you..but as far as just "SPORT" there's absolutely nothing. |
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| phyrrus |
| that's what I'm saying. had you played the 10-12 years ago, you'd be singing a different tune. now it's all the same watered down that has no appeal for newcomers because it's designed for the stupidest people. actually BTG, maybe you should give it a shot. :D |
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| BTG |
I think i'm going to play Starwars with my buddies when it comes out...
reluctantly..but hey..it's star wars..gota bring back my old character(from starwars galaxies)...
SPACE_ALIEN! |
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