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jayo All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Apr 19 2008 : 1:57PM
A friend of mine is looking into MMORPGs (e.g. World of Warcraft) but is put off by the fees. If you're older and have a family, you can't log loads of time on these things like you did when you were younger, and the subscription costs/hour become high.
Any suggestions for a good MMORPG that's cheap, but still interesting?
conquistador
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Hellhamster.
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Posted - Apr 19 2008 : 3:50PM
conquistador
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Hellhamster.
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Posted - Apr 19 2008 : 6:50PM
If your friend just wants to play a party RPG tell them to check out Neverwinter Nights 1 or 2 but I am talking mostly about 1 because that is what I know.
for 25 bucks you can get NWN 1 "Diamond edition" (comes with all the expansions) and there is tons of user created content for it. The reason I mention it is you can always find a g\campaign to join online.
If your buddy has experience with D&D it might be an alternative to a mmo.
jayo All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 11:48AM
We all have different ideas about what's expensive. My friend (and I agree) thinks $180/year to play a game is too high.
Free would be best (where you buy the game up front and that's it). Wikipedia has a list of places and costs, and many are free (they make their money other ways). But I don't know anyone who's actually on them. We're older than their normal demographic.
Thanks for the Neverwinter Nights. That looks very intesting.
blowfish
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Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 12:01PM
I wasted countless hours on NWN. The missions were interdependent yet allowed you to continue on. I'd miss something and have to go back to the beginning of the game to figure it out. Dungeon Siege 1 and 2 were also fun.
 
conquistador
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Hellhamster.
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Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 4:08PM
That isn't true for me. I'm 25 and all the WoW addicts I know are at least 5-10 years older then me.



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