MMOs and my Experiment

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MMOs would be the crack if video games were drugs, they have this addictive property (more addictive than the other types, apparently). It might be the reward system your brain sets up, the goals (that people with lives can never meet), maybe it's the social aspects. I don't know. I never really played any of them, I played RIFT for two days as a timesink during my vacation a couple weeks ago, but I never really got serious. However, there is this game, the original doesn't exist anymore, but a team reversed engineered it, and a version exists on the internet. It's called Star Wars Galaxies. It might not be the best choice, but I have an interest in the subject matter and I can't afford anything like WoW ATM. It's a unique MMO, one of them player run games, players run the economy, build towns, etc. And I'll be playing using SWGemu; I can't find a full version online, so I bought a copy off eBay. When it arrives, I'll play it everyday, for a month even if I don't want to, as much as I feel inclined to play (and that my schedule allows). I'm going to try to find out what's up with MMOs and why they're so addictive, and in some parts of the gaming community or the internet itself, have a negative stigma surrounding them. I know stuff like this has been done before but everyone is different and I want to see what it'll do to me.
 
Surtur said:
It was really, really fucking boring. I enjoyed SWTOR more and that was WoW with a Star Wars skin thrown on.
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Hey, didn't SWTOR go F2P?
Also according to the emulation forums, it's pre WoW clone status, that was an update or something.
 
That might make it better. But yea, SWTOR is f2p.
 
Fishkill said:
Hey, didn't SWTOR go F2P?
Also according to the emulation forums, it's pre WoW clone status, that was an update or something.
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Yes. It's Free to Play, but absolute hell to download and patch and get working when you begin. F2P status kind of sucks, though. Limited quickbars, your character's speed is slowed until level 10, only 3 characters per server, and I'm quite sure there were more things that I didn't like about it. Fortunately, you can shell out $5 to give your account Preferred status, which alleviates some of those problems without getting rid of them altogether. F2P felt a lot more like a free trial. Bioware doing their usual passive aggressive thing to people who don't want to give them $20 a month.
 
Unbovvered said:
Yes. It's Free to Play, but absolute hell to download and patch and get working when you begin. F2P status kind of sucks, though. Limited quickbars, your character's speed is slowed until level 10, only 3 characters per server, and I'm quite sure there were more things that I didn't like about it. Fortunately, you can shell out $5 to give your account Preferred status, which alleviates some of those problems without getting rid of them altogether. F2P felt a lot more like a free trial. Bioware doing their usual passive aggressive thing to people who don't want to give them $20 a month.
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I think I have a code for membership lying around, maybe I'll try it out, SWG can go on my shelf for a while something.
 
You should play World of Tanks. Fun and free. And as addictive as it is frustrating.
 
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It came in the mail like a week ago, I finally found some time to do a dedicated run. I made a character just to practice and get used to the game mechanics. I will be starting tomorrow. the game practically got reset and is in Beta at the moment. Jedis aren't released yet (thank god), neither is Jump to Lightspeed which was the best part of the game IMO. What kind of character should I make?
 
AS A GALLENTE, I MISS EVE SO BAD.
Never played Galaxies, but those player driven systems seems to be interesting. Can I join you on my free time?
 
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Marella said:
AS A GALLENTE, I MISS EVE SO BAD.
Never played Galaxies, but those player driven systems seems to be interesting. Can I join you on my free time?
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Sure, if you want to. Just know for the EMU you need a legit copy of the game. Or you could download it but don't tell any players BANN will happen.

Anyways, what kind of character should I make? The species options are
Human
Rodian
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Mon Calamari
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Bothan
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Wookiee
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Twi'lek
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Trandoshan
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Zabrak
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Ithorian
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Sullustan
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Is there a way to change the thread title? I want to make it more specific.
 
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Has EMu come far enough along that it's really playable? last I checked no quests were in the game. Also the massive drawback is this type of game requires a large player base to work. Emulated version of games usually don't have that.
 
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