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Ha, I played Club Penguin for a few minutes every day, just maintaining the latest duds that a freebie member could get! Other than that, none of the above would qualify me.

Secondlife, There.com, The Sims Online...

I must vote OTHER, as the two provided options only cover a small slice of online gaming.
I guess im just an old fart... been playing online games before the internet even existed.. lol.

I was previously an online shooter enthusiast, having played the entire Quake series at one time or another online, Counterstrike, etc.
I also have done well in the online racing community.

Arrrr I be a pirate now though.. ;) POTCO being my first MMORG style game.

Zeppers lvl40
http://pirates.teamofx.us

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Originally Posted by SamuelMcMalley (Post 38608)

I must vote OTHER, as the two provided options only cover a small slice of online gaming.

I guess im just an old fart... been playing online games before the internet even existed.. lol.

I was previously an online shooter enthusiast, having played the entire Quake series at one time or another online, Counterstrike, etc.
I also have done well in the online racing community.

Arrrr I be a pirate now though.. ;) POTCO being my first MMORG style game.

Zeppers lvl40
http://pirates.teamofx.us

Your post describes me as well. I played the entire Quake series and even got into competitive CTF in Quake3. Used to be in Burial Grounds Clan - bgc|Rackat -, then in Templar Knights Realm Clan - TKR|Rackat. Me and my buddies had our configs so tweaked the game looked ugly as all get out, but we flew threw the maps carrying that darned flag. I could rail the ....legs..... off a gnat from accross the map and lay a rocket on your nose before you saw me round the corner.

POTCO is the first MMORG for me. It's fun, but I miss strafing through a large map being chased by 4-5 other players trying to keep me from getting their flag back to our base.

Everquest, tried SWG for like 3 months, couldn't get into it. Everquest it has been for . . . well 5 years now. POTCO has been like an "EQ patch" and is weening me off of it. Truth be told, when I was in the Marines, I had a lot more free time in the evenings to play, I became the #1 berserker on my server for like a month, then I got out of the military, got passed in stats, couldn't catch back up, lost my zeal for the game after getting to be the best.

A question to you shot online guys - do you think that would be an alternative for my expensive Golden Tee habit?

its been years but Ultima online

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Originally Posted by Maetrix (Post 25263)

Well, I still play them but, UO and WOW. I finally stopped playing EQ, however. OH! And, dare I say it, Runescape!

Another UO player right on! I play UO and now POTCO on pc, Call of Duty 4 and Mechassault 2 on the 360.
Mind if i ask what shard on UO?

You Yoo Lucy?!

SWG and I'm |-this close-| to going back to it.

The Sims :P

Edit: Oh yeah. And puzzle pirates.

VMK.
And a few non-disney sites. [uncomfy chuckle]

I came from the "very soon to be defunct" VMK. I actually didn't really know what to expect from POTCO when I started playing, but it exceeded my expectations

my option is not poll answer choice.....lol i used to play house...POTCO has sucked me in the black hole...............can anyone direct me to the nearest wormhole to REALITY, PLZ

I played Toontown before this, for a long time and before that I played The Sims Online, for a long time too. (I guess I'm loyal that way.) :piratetongueor4:

Ultima Online <---Umm...yea...EA ruined it even more...
EverQuest<---Most fond memories
EverQuest Online Adventures <---Was a surprise. Ugly graphics but FUN for PS2 console online game!
Planetside <---Would have been more fun if there was no lag making this twitch based game unplayable for me
Dark Age of Camelot <---Siege warfare was a blast..ugly character models...can't control mounts.
Asheron's Call <---Didn't last too long.
Asheron's Call II <---100% player driven economy made it interesting but it was closed down last I heard
Shadowbane <---Confusing character creation and development but destroying entire cities made it worthwhile
Lineage II <---Pretty but full of gold farmers and rude people. Game stability was poor.
Guild Wars <---Only limited addictive game play but stunning graphics
Final Fantasy XI<---Biggest disappointment due to personal FF loyalty
City of Heroes/Villains <---Character creation was the funnest part
EvE Online <---Felt like I was logging into work
Flyff <---Free (mostly) Asian grindfest but cute
Mabinogi <---Free (mostly) Asian grindfest but cute
World of Warcraft <---Fun but horrible community and auction house charges ruined it for me
Anarchy Online <--still active and devoted

Age of Conan <---WTB beta plz! Waiting not so patiently for the release
Earth & Beyond <---Wish I played this...hope it comes back soon!

I'm sure I missed a few but it's getting late.

Don't be a loser geek like me, kids!

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Originally Posted by Eloricth (Post 27094)

It's an awesome game. Definitely for the older crowd that likes to think and strategize more than just run and gun. The universe is MASSIVE. You don't walk around as a person (not yet at least), but you fly spaceships.

Also, everything you know about conventional leveling mechanics you can take and throw out the window. You level/gain skills in real-time. In other words, you train a skill, and that skill can take hours, to days, to weeks to learn. The good news is that even when you're not signed in to the game, the skills continue to train. So you can set a long one, go to work, and then come back. You can also pause a skill that's in training to train another skill, and you will still retain all of the time spent training the first skill.

The game itself has waaaaay too many features/mechanics to explain in here, but the other really cool thing is that when you start raking in the dough (in-game) you can pay for your game membership with the money from in-game. Meaning you no longer have to pay the $15/month fee.

Overall, it's a really fun game -- if you have the patience for it....

-Eloricth

They nailed it pretty well there...

If you like the teamwork of sailing ships with your crew you will miss it in EvE. One person to each ship. I for one love the participation of sinking the Navy together on the same ship.

I however I still feel like EvE Online was more work than play. Perhaps because I started out as a devoted miner. Typically read books at my desk as my ship hauled in the ores.

My wife, Lidda bit and I played Daoc for atime but that is it