I'm a lonely extrovert looking to take the edge off the loneliness by playing an MMO. Which one should I play?
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posted by Pericardium
on Mar 29, 2012 -
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I’ve been invited by friends to join them on a MMORPG (City of Heroes). Is it possible to have a good time with this game without it turning into a monumental time-suck?
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posted by Shepherd
on Oct 26, 2011 -
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Looking for article by a former high level MMORPG (World of Warcraft maybe?) who quit and is reflecting on the strangeness of having wasted so much time. Asking for a friend who's kid is getting more and more addicted to WoW.
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posted by jasper411
on Aug 4, 2011 -
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My boyfriend wants me to start playing a MMORPG with him. I'm feeling more than a little overwhelmed. Help me?
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posted by Colonel_Chappy
on Aug 5, 2010 -
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Is it a bad thing to call oneself a "gringa" (if one is indeed a caucasian American female) when speaking with Latinos? (context inside)
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posted by amyms
on Jan 20, 2010 -
27 answers
I intend to make this weekend a gaming weekend. I haven't played video games in a long time. At least not as seriously as I used to. Do you have any suggestions?
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posted by wolfr
on Nov 20, 2009 -
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A year or two back there was an online video (Boingboing tv?) showing an interview with a young artist (British?) who had mounted a camera behind and above his back, which fed the live video to goggles he wore. He'd also dressed in a getup that would make him look like a game character, spiky hair and such. "Live 3rd person perspective" in other words.
Half an hour of googling and I can't find the darn video or any info relating to the artist. I think part of the video was shot in Japan, where he staggered around and posed in front of people, á la WoW taunting.
posted by monocultured
on Oct 19, 2009 -
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A friend really wants me to get into World of Warcraft with him. My wife has graciously agreed. I know little to none about the game, never played an MMO before (RPG, yes, MMO, no). My friend plays Hoard characters. As a rank amateur, what do I need to know? Give me the works...
posted by Spyder's Game
on Feb 26, 2009 -
29 answers
I have a few semi-related questions about how MMORPG guilds operate inside:
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posted by empath
on Jul 16, 2008 -
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Game Design: In an MMO, how do you build an economy that will 'balance' itself? Obviously, having solid inputs and outputs are one thing, and balancing those inputs with the demand for the item, but what other things need to be taken into account?
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posted by SpecialK
on Feb 9, 2008 -
23 answers
Now that World of Warcraft has abandoned all attempts at creativity, my friends and I would like a fun, casual, multi-player game where we can hang out. Any ideas?
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posted by iwhitney
on Aug 3, 2007 -
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What is a good computer or network game that has high addiction value? The problem is I'm not really looking for fantasy-world slaying action.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 11, 2007 -
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Is Project Entropia a good playground for a 14-year-old? Does its economic model encourage the exercising of real-world social skills, or is it just another unaccountable identity-hopping scammer's paradise?
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posted by flabdablet
on May 17, 2006 -
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Advice needed on how to get my husband away from World of Warcraft, and whether I should.
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posted by theredpen
on May 6, 2006 -
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MMORPG Filter: Is there anyone who can give me advice on a good build to Solo in City of Heroes? I have a 17th level Super Strenth/ Invounrable Tanker named Brigs who has a respec. I need to make him a good solo'er (Work and family make me too unreliable to team with, sadly), adn I don't want to waste my one free respec. Any suggestions from past tankers?
posted by TrueVox
on Mar 7, 2006 -
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I have a great MMORPG idea, but have found the learning curve to be formidable. Are there any turnkey php packages for starting a tiny, simple MMORPG game with basic sets of objects and places, using mysql, with the ability to scale it up?
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posted by rolypolyman
on Jan 6, 2006 -
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A friend in Illinois and I (here in California) would like to play an online RPG together. We really don't care about monsters and stuff; we want to harass and kill other players (and each other). That's just more fun. He's on a PC, I'm on a mac, we both have fast connections and decent machines ... we tried the free version of Wolfenstein, and while I enjoy killing nazis, his blowing me up with grenades got old after awhile. Any suggestions? Can we be pirates or ninjas on World of Warcraft? Or, like, cowboys? Cause those things are all really cool. I wish there were a massive pirates RPG, that would be the best. Also: it can't be super expensive because we've got, like, bills to pay and stuff.
posted by luriete
on May 6, 2005 -
17 answers
What's a good
MMORPG to get started with? I don't want to pay a monthly fee, and I want something that is beginner-friendly. Star Wars Galaxies seemed like the way to go, but I won't be playing it enough to pay a monthly fee on top of the purchase price.
posted by quibx
on Jun 24, 2004 -
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