Comments on: Confessions of a Closet WoW Addict

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:15:03 +0000

It isn't Mike. It's MMO Team Fortress, with more classes and little MMO quests added.

It's a blast.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:03:32 +0000

From what I've read of Warhammer, it is very focused on PvP — which is to be expected given the source material. I can't really compare that to WoW's PvP aspect as I'm not interested in that type of gameplay, particularly in the time-sink that it seems to require with WoW (gearing up, practicing, tooling builds, etc…)

It's a whole sub-culture.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:49:03 +0000

I find killing other people, and being killed by them, in Warhammer to be almost as much of a charge as anything I've done in computer gaming, and I've been gaming longer than Apple has existed. We'll see whether that lasts, but I've had Sid Meier's Colonization sitting on the hard drive for the better part of a month, and have played it for only about two hours. And I love Sid games.

By: Ezra

Ezra — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:17:59 +0000

I have never played any MMO for more than one day. My brother tries and tries to get me into them. Finally, Warhammer seems to have taken (at least until Fallout3…) I have played up to level 11, and am having a good time. I still have things that make me wish I was playing a "real" game (mostly other people.. heh..) and the constant fedex quests get a little old. Still, the Public Quests are a lot of fun, and I just love the Warhammer world. The art feels right, and the tone is perfect Warhammer. That is the best part of the game, without doubt.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:58:44 +0000

I also find enjoyment in discovery and leveling -- something that has been blocked from me as a primarily solo player. Until now. I also have a highly erratic gaming schedule and couldn't possibly be relied upon for long-term scheduled group play. It's easily the most solo-friendly MMO I've tried -- and I've tried a bunch. Warhammer might be the greatest game ever created. But I won't pay for another MMO until at least year after it has been out. That really is WoW's biggest strength at this point (IMHO). The lineage associated with being in place for almost four years now. Nothing released can be as tight as that kind of product, I don't care how great the first 20 hours are. And that's why I can't stop playing.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:44:48 +0000

Warhammer is even WORSE in that "play for an hour and get stuff done" aspect.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:19:10 +0000

Yeah, SWG was just like a poorly paid job.

I do get enjoyment from some of my time on MMORPGs. But it's enjoyment from discovery and from fun grinding. It's not lasting. I play a while, lose interest, and cancel. And my schedule just doesn't let me hang out with people reliably.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:44:20 +0000

Oh, I totally can see how people can go crazy — particularly for that type of "end game" high level content. But for someone that wants to solo or find a PUG for some quick missions, I've yet to play an MMO that works as well. While I'm playing I can totally see the end-game – maxing out a character level. I have no desire to fight in PvP or join raids for special gear. But clearly it's a huge factor for some.

When I was playing Star Wars Galaxies it was reaching a point where it turned into a part time job. Managing harvesters. Completing special orders for the guild. It was too much.

By: PLW

PLW — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:08:05 +0000

It's funny that you say that, because the reason I quit Warcraft was because I couldn't just play it for a couple hours at a time. Once I started raiding, and it was like "schedule 5 hours a night 3 times a week," The end.