Looking for new MMO

[Patmonster]

Okay, I haven't played an mmo in a few months and now have a craving for one. I've played wow since vanilla but its dying. Not even a challenge anymore. I also can't play eve because I enjoy my life way too much, haha. So was wondering if any of you had any suggestions? I've thought about guild wars but really know nothing about it besides the videos I've watched.
Feel free to post a good mmo and a brief description why it's better then the rest.

Thanks
Pat

[acolyte_to_jippity]

gw2 is pretty legit, i'm starting to get back into it. it kinda sucks if you're playing it solo, though.

otherwise, dragons nest is a really good free to play one.

[Patmonster]

What's the main differences between wow and gw2? Don't send too much hate mail for asking that :x
Also what is dragons nest? My only issue with free to play is the fact that most are "pay to win" type games.

[CYBER]

Dude,
GET GW2.
it's not pay per win, and it's not pay per play.
u buy it once, u got it forever.
it's fucking AMAZING...
u have at least 10 community members that play this including me, owns, masskid, shadow, maynard, wolfenstinger, spasm, brett, sin, rezel? and james? etc...
so we really have fun !

Also , for which server? currently me and owns and sin and maynard and rezel? and james? and (i think) brett are on Gates of Madness.
whereas the others are distributed 1 by 1 on different servers based on their real life friends and/or reddit (looking at u aco!)

so yeah, u cant go wrong with gw2, i've had it for half a year now and i barely scratched the surface... im running all 8 professions too, so u really cant get bored, u can keep swapping characters and have a favorite baby to level.

the game is pretty damn balanced too, which is saying a LOT for mmos, doesn't require a lot, and the best part is that the content doesn't loose meaning if u're higher level due to the scaling system. as opposed to WOW where it just became a money-stealing game with monthly subscriptions, unlike gw2.

i hope i catch u in game, i have characters of all levels, so im almost sure to find a suitable character and help u level specific zones.
Guardians are strong , thieves too, eles are fun but need mastery, so are mesmers etc... warriors are for those who just wanna hack and slash without actually learning to master the races properly.

edit: btw,., from personal experience, the game is more entertaining when u have people to play with... i dnt know about u but with such a strong ibis presence (i mean community members, not necessarily IBIS clanners) u almost cannot go wrong because there's AT LEAST one other member online at all times.
and we usually form parties and roam together and vent and chill

[What]

Runescape

[Patmonster]

Runescape

Cyber, is the combat more then button mashing? Both for PvP and PvE?
And I understand that there is no world PvP?
Are there and debuffs for "questing" in groups? Like in wow if you join a group your XP goes way down. Jw how friendly this game is to group settings.

Thanks

[Rage]

http://utanks.com/


Its free, simple, rather addicting tbo, and it beta stage so best is yet to come. I've dabbled with this game since I was 14, but back then it was called Battlefield. Anyways 2d tank game with awards and tournaments. teams n such. Its LOL fun. great community. Passes the time. If you wanna learn to play like a legit player, ill show you the ropes.

[DJ_MikeyRevile]

Guild wars 2 fighting is not redundant, it is not stationary, and requires actual skill and strategy to master. There are no solid roles in the game like tank healer dps, everyone plays using there abilities. Remeber though, you can only slot few abilities which forces players to actually sit down and think about there builds. Combat is fast paced and never dull or the same. Because the combat is so unique and new you will never experience the same things again.

[Patmonster]

Guild wars 2 fighting is not redundant, it is not stationary, and requires actual skill and strategy to master. There are no solid roles in the game like tank healer dps, everyone plays using there abilities. Remeber though, you can only slot few abilities which forces players to actually sit down and think about there builds. Combat is fast paced and never dull or the same. Because the combat is so unique and new you will never experience the same things again.

Did you ever play DC Universe online? Is it similar fighting to that?

[acolyte_to_jippity]

Cyber, is the combat more then button mashing? Both for PvP and PvE?
And I understand that there is no world PvP?
Are there and debuffs for "questing" in groups? Like in wow if you join a group your XP goes way down. Jw how friendly this game is to group settings.

Thanks

wtf?

who the fuck told you there's no world PvP?

one of the "major draws" of the game is what's called "dub dub". It's WvWvW PvP, on a grand scale. it's one of the cornerstones of the game, and a huge selling point. I absolutely hate it, but that's mostly because i've never seen anything other than zergs of op chars running around.