What got you interested in MMO's?

First MMO: Runescape 2

I was in middle school, some classmates and a teacher played and got me into it. I played a good bit but it wasn't what really got me into MMOs. What got me into it was a few years later with Fiesta Online. Korean F2P, I went on it on and off but it got me interested enough in other MMOs, and eventually I even got into it enough to get near the level cap (super grind/loss exp when you die stopped that though.) From there though I made some good friends and while I don't see most of em anymore I do still keep up with one of em.

Phantasy Star Online on the Dreamcast.

Reasons: It was free, on a console and didn't look like it had to use a lot of keyboard and mouse inputs and special command stuff like I heard about Ever Quest (helped with text). Also I could be a mecha-robot-ranger and have it be all anime ish like Appleseed or Patlabor and fire lasers at things instead of lightsabering stuff up close. But that was cool too. So I guess that's why in comparison I prefer FFVIX over XI now. It just feels closer to that sort of Action MMO gameplay and not a complete life sync just to get through the main story.

I was watching my dad play Dark Age of Camelot over his shoulder. Outside one of the starter towns seeing groups of players running around killing stuff together. Players running away from giant ants. Giant spears and hammers being conjured up in the air and crashing down on the ground with a explosions of fire or lightning. Then being told that it was all other players and not just AI controlled NPCs. I read the manual and looked over the classes and saw that I could just be a healer. It blew me away that I could make a character who was a small part of this huge world and just wander around healing random people I encountered and become best buds. I've been a fan of the genre ever since.

MMOs have come a long way since then, but FF14 has some little things here and there that bring back a little bit of that old school MMO feel. FATE grinding, while not the most exciting thing in the world, reminds me of the old camp farming. Classes having their own unique epic quest lines. ect.

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Phantasy Star Online on the Dreamcast. ( I thought that game was sweeeeet )

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Off topic but you know their releasing Phantasy Star Online 2 on the japanese Playstation store? Also there's a private server with a rockin Englsh patch already released for pc called the Arks Layer project. Its awesome-sauce lol.

To contribute a bit, FFXIV was amazing the first year I played it, but somehow died down during heavens ward. It just seemed plain and more plain as it went on. Like the magic just wasn't there or something. It wasn't because the little lalafel "died" in the trailer lol but more of the fact that our character now begins to show a sign of weakness that's not your own and its not in your own power. Like why do I need to run when I can beat every guard into submission? Or why not use alliances of friends you actually helped besides random passerbys like Alphinaud did? But that's just me. Also the long wait for content was a big kicker but tats different.

Games like Wizardry would have me busy for days since theirs so many possible outcomes with its intense difficulty and the urge to become stronger to defeat every foe you come across. In 14 its like, get some people to do this fight. Get tomes for gear (wow this looks cool, worked so hard for it!) do new dungeon drops better gear (oh, ok, this gear is cool too :/ ) an extreme primal that drops a better weapon than the weapon I did that insanely difficult quest that took me 2 weeks to do and I got this weapon by beating this bosses face in with my overstronk team of WoLs. Not sure why I feel that way. Its probably for being such a heavy subber for this game over the 2 years its been out. Its great for friends though, like most mmos....

My first MMO was Ragnarok Online.

I'm....not into MMOs. I don't really like them. RO was the only one to even hold my interest for longer than maybe a week. I played a couple text-based multiplayer online games for maybe up to a year, and that was pretty fun, but nothing "massive".
But I DO like Final Fantasy games, and this one is something I enjoy playing, so I continue playing it.

The thing that draws me most to any game (including MMOs) is the story. I genuinely liked the RO overarching story about until King Morroc woke up and fucked things up. Ugh, whatever.
Most games and MMOs, if I can't engage in the story in some way I'll just stop caring. It doesn't have to be AAA writing or anything, but I have to like it.

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Originally Posted by Obysuca

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You might start with actually seein woman as people and understanding that of course some of us don't like being called girl or women and barely any like being called female. So how about you stop being so sensitive that you are hurt by girls "friendzoning" you because when you're the one to girlfriendzone them first anywway. geez.

First MMO: WoW
My dad played WoW when I was very little so I naturally wanted to play it too (my best character reached level 11), but stopped when he moved out. I startet playing mmos with friends again, but only interacted with them. The reason I kept playing is because every dungeon run, and every just standing at the aetheryte in Limsa while waiting is different because of all the other people. Nobody can code people, so you never know what to expect. Exitement!

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Originally Posted by Lunaxia

Though it wasn't an MMO in the traditional sense, my first foray into online gaming was Monster Hunter Tri. I loved being able to play and fight monsters with friends and messing around together, and I got hooked. After the servers went down, I gave Aion a try, but it nearly fried my computer and I wasn't feeling it, so I didn't bother renewing. WoW didn't appeal to me either, and I think the general reputation of MMOs put me off looking any further.

Then last year I heard FF had released an MMO playable on the PS4, and wanting a new game to try, I gave it a shot. Ended up hopelessly addicted, and here I am! Being relatively new to MMOs, it's been an... educational experience, to say the least.

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Monster Hunter Tri was my introduction to to Monster Hunter AND staying up until 6am playing online with friends. Probably logged over 3000 hours and have played every Monster Hunter since. That game really taught you teamwork.

My first MMO was a social MMO that launched in late 2006. My first MMMRPG was a free trial weekend of Shadowbane back in 2003. I never left the starting area :p I avoided actually getting into MMORPGs because of elitism, more math than playing, mastering new terms/concepts just to play, the sub, and the huge time sink.

Did late beta testing for and bought The Elder Scrolls Online while recovering from major surgery, I guess that was my true "first" MMORPG, even though I have downloaded a few others to try from time to time to get a feel for how other games in the genre work/look.

Which is what brought me to Eorzea. Tried the 14 day trial one week ago, last Friday, and played a bit more on Saturday, hitting the level 20 limit pretty quickly. Bought the base game Sunday, now have a Conj 30-Thaum-20-Arc16. FFXIV has a unique charm, great art and better music, and I actually enjoy the combat system. Nice community you folks have here, too.

Always avoided MMOs due to the time sink issue. Then got the beta for this... and got hooked...

'Cause I got no place else to go :(

I initially picked one up many years ago because I thought it'd help with my self confidence issues to force myself to play with other people and honestly it didn't help with that much lol I did meet good friends in games but it often takes me a really long time to get to know anyone and I really lack self confidence in trying new things but it did give me some sense of achievement and self worth. This game I picked up simply because somebody I knew in another game could get me a beta code and I really liked the art style and world so pre ordered the game after that. Never played 1.0 I heard a lot of negative things and felt like I didn't want to waste money on a game I may well hate and only play for a month. I kinda wish I did now though just to really see the difference that 2.0 bought.

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Originally Posted by Rakiria

You might start with actually seein woman as people and understanding that of course some of us don't like being called girl or women and barely any like being called female. So how about you stop being so sensitive that you are hurt by girls "friendzoning" you because when you're the one to girlfriendzone them first anywway. geez.

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??? :confused: what?

Then what do you like your sex being called in the context of talking about potential romantic partners of a certain sex? You are totally proving Obysuca's point about some people being overly sensitive nowadays. :D:D And what in the world was that comment about seeing woman as people, an unfounded assumption totally out of the blue based on a single word that person said. Flipping out on the word they chose to use, yet another point proven. Hilarious!

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Originally Posted by Khemorex

Don't you think it might be a bit tiresome sometimes when u just want to play the game and u have to talk to people who only see u as a potential romantic partner instead of a playing buddy ? ^^

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Not any more than when I just want to go to the store/school/gym/park/pub and people see me as a potential romantic partner. Most people tend to seek for romance at some point in their life and trying to dictate what word they use to refer to the sex they are attracted to is not going to change that fact.

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Originally Posted by Confidence_Trick

'Cause I got no place else to go :(

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Originally Posted by Reinha

??? :confused: what?

Then what do you like your sex being called in the context of talking about potential romantic partners of a certain sex? You are totally proving Obysuca's point about some people being overly sensitive nowadays. :D:D And what in the world was that comment about seeing woman as people, an unfounded assumption totally out of the blue based on a single word that person said. Flipping out on the word they chose to use, yet another point proven. Hilarious!

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Don't you think it might be a bit tiresome sometimes when u just want to play the game and u have to talk to people who only see u as a potential romantic partner instead of a playing buddy ? ^^


Anyway bk to topic , my first MMO i played was Asherons Call 2 and friend got me in to , he was like : heyyy look at this this game lets try it out , since then im hooked with MMO's , though ive only played EQ2 for a longer period , neither WoW,Rift , Guild Wars and whatnot hooked up me to the MMO genre again , FFXIV is the first mmo since EQ2 wich im playing longer then 1 Month .
(Ive quit EQ2 after they introduced a cash shop , unlike FFXIV where the cash shop has its on website , EQ2 did it horribly everytime u loged in to the game there was a big window poping up in ur face saying buy this and that , while paying a sub :P )

What i like most on MMOs is making friends and doing stuff together , and ofc the Story , i wouldnt play some generic f2p mmo , even if it had the best combat system , id totally get bored from it if the story is some generic copy/past thing :P

oh and i like the cutscenes :D

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Originally Posted by Khemorex

Don't you think it might be a bit tiresome sometimes when u just want to play the game and u have to talk to people who only see u as a potential romantic partner instead of a playing buddy ? ^^

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It's not uncommon for people to sort-of be in a constant state of seeking a romantic partner. The most logical place for one to look is during a social activity that they enjoy, and where they constantly meet new people.

That said, personally, I have difficulty relating, as I really need to meet a person in real life before I begin to form feelings.

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Originally Posted by Rakiria

So how about you stop being so sensitive that you are hurt by girls "friendzoning" you because when you're the one to girlfriendzone them first anywway. geez.

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Thank you.

I started playing Ragnarok online because the anime was fun. After that, I played tons of mmos but never really tried to build something in them, except maybe Aion and Lunia. But I really want to stay on FFXIV. I hope I can do it. I usually play mmos because I find them fun, for the social interaction which is cool, for the fact that I can customise my character, etc.

Ragnarok Online

sad the so called successor Tree of Savior became such a pay wall to very basic features of the game but if you can enjoy the game without the basic player interaction functions then you will be fine.

My first MMO was FFXI. I remember when I heard XI would be online, I got all pissy about it. Then I ended up playing it for five years.

I've always been into FF games, and played most of them. So it wasn't that I was interested in MMOs; it was more along the lines of wanting to continue to play FF, and it turned out to be a really great experience filled with both good and bad memories. I discovered that there is a whole different side to me that only comes out in MMOs. Then there's all the gorgeous scenery, musical scores, socializing, bosses living up to their names, the gear, growing a character, and the oh so important newbie days that you only get to go through once.

It's also an extension of how much I care for people, which is why I always play healer. I'm always helping people irl without much expectation for return, so MMOs give me a way of combining two passions. Three if the MMO is FF :)

My first MMO was either runescape which I played for 2 hours until I got ganked or MapleStory which I actually played for a few months.

For me MMOs just feel so different from other games. Usually I play games for just their story or becasue I want something to blow off steam. MMOs are places where I feel I can meet people and interact. The cost was also a factor for a long time for me. In college I played free mmos because I was broke (mostly Aion). However I remember being on the FFXIV website for hours back in 1.0 days an wishing I had enough money for a sub. I like the people I've met since I finally started playing in July and I'm hoping on bringing a friend into the world of Eorzea as soon as they get a PS4.

Never really got into MMO's and this one only piqued my interest because my friends on steam were playing it and I've always been a huge fan of the Final Fantasy series.
I do regret missing out on XI at the time, always wanted to play Final Fantasy online, I was little, parents couldn't pay for a sub fee so I had to settle with playing Final Fantasy X, didn't play XI til 2014 and a lot more this year. Ended up really loving XIV and I loved the fanservice and nostalgic throwbacks just like how IX did which is one of the reasons I don't get why people can play this as their first FF cause they're not gonna appreciate the series history, but I digress

Can't say I have the same love for XIV now as I did back then but it got me interested in trying other games in the MMO genre.

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Ragnarok Online

sad the so called successor Tree of Savior became such a pay wall to very basic features of the game but if you can enjoy the game without the basic player interaction functions then you will be fine.

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I was able to party up with my roommate and clear areas together. I know they limit how much you can sell on the MP and how many dungeons you can run a day (i havent reached the first dungeon yet), but what other player interactions are they inhibiting?

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I was able to party up with my roommate and clear areas together. I know they limit how much you can sell on the MP and how many dungeons you can run a day (i havent reached the first dungeon yet), but what other player interactions are they inhibiting?

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The ability to trade with other players is restricted to VIP players only along with certain emotes being VIP player only.

I think they also restrict players from customizing their characters appearance as well to only VIP.

Surprisingly enough, final fantasy did. Not this one but earlier before MMOs ones existed.

I used to play them as a child, and got out of gaming for awhile. FPS, actually BF2 got me back into gaming, aside from a runescape jaunt. But I always thought "Final Fantasy is great, wouldn't it be great to play with lots of other people."

Got sick of FPS eventually, and hopped into DCUO for awhile, great concept for a game, just greedy and incompetent devs. So when I had 6+ months off of work for some shoulder surgery, I jumped ship to FFXIV.

Here's an alphabetical list of MMOs I played:

- DC Universe Online
- Final Fantasy XI
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Neverwinter
- Onigiri
- The Elder Scrolls Online

May 2005:
My first MMO was Final Fantasy XI back in 2005 when I used to own a laptop. I had set it up, but didn't play until two days later when I went on vacation from work. I started as WHM and got to Lv10 in a few hours. I was then greeted to party invites (although I originally had to ask for help on how to accept them). I joined that group and we were leveling non-stop up until we had to travel to new zones and do Level Cap quests. Needless to say, when we were done, I was Lv56 after three days of us leveling. Only one person was replaced. It was then that I believed all online games, notably MMOs, had this kind of community.


Feb 2007:
I got FFXI on my PS2.

Feb 2008:
I then got FFXI on Xbox 360.

Feb 2011:
Began DC Universe on PS3, . I couldn't get into it at first, but bounced between DC and FFXI.

2013 (not sure the month):
When I joined the FFXIV beta in 2013, I then bounced all three games, with FFXIV's first payment being in October or November (can't remember), paying the subs and all.

Nov 2014:
My PS2 and HDD was badly damaged and FFXI isn't compatible with the Slim PS2. My Xbox 360 caught the RRoD and I didn't want to replace it at the time since I was heavily playing on the PS3. I had access to FFXI on PS3 via a backwards compatible PS3. I had established a name for myself within DC Universe for being a good solo healer that I ended up focusing on both DC Universe and FFXIV. I never resubbed to FFXI since I had found FFXIV to be more pleasing, so FFXI ended for me since I didn't pay my sub for Decemeber.

Feb 2014:
I bought a PS4 a week or so before FFXIV beta released there. My daughter wanted my PS3, so I gave it to her. This was when I had my break away from FFXIV for a bit while focusing on DC Universe. FFXIV released in whatever month, and I was again subbing to both DC and FFXIV, but giving very little attention to DC.

June 2015:
I preordered Elder Scrolls Online digitally, and only played it for an hour. During this time, I felt FFXIV was THE game for me, causing me to not pay my DC Universe sub since July. It's a F2P game, so I felt like I would always have access to it during FFXIV's downtime for maintenance.

Feb 2016:
I paid the sub to DC again when I felt like my morale for FFXIV was getting low. I wasn't raiding, I had no stable group of people to run content with, I found myself spamming dungeons, found myself constantly joining learning parties even though I'd have content on farm with all weapons obtained. DC was refreshing, as my League welcomed me as if I was never gone. Since I get home from work late nights on four days out the week, my server on FFXIV is dead. I'd end up doing my dailies and Beast Tribes then logging into DC to conclude my night. During this mix, if both FFXIV and DC are down, I mingle with Elder Scrolls (since Elder Scroll's release in 2015, I'm only a Lv8 character).

I do not know exactly when I started Neverwinter and Onigiri, because those were when I had an Xbox One. Onigiri is on PS4, but I was a Lv43 on the Xbox One version and did not want to start over. It was my experiences in FFXI that brought me into the MMORPG world, and those games are usually my go-to games. I prefer co-op play, and I get that 98% of the time in an MMO. I'm not a competitive gamer anymore, so I don't do the PVP until people ask me to boost to Tomes, and I don't get into the Call of Duties anymore (my last Call of Duty was Ghosts).

Even now, while FFXIV is my main game, there are still moments where I'm like only find entertainment when I'm on tank for the faster queues. I like the role, but I only chose tank because my NIN (main job) would take too long to get into DF, which cause me to just say screw it and log off.

Asheron's Call back in 1999. Being dropped in the middle of a world and not being provided with any instructions was awesome. No quest logs or markers telling you where to go. Pick a direction, start exploring and figure things out :)

EQOA, my first MMO.

Got me hooked with the large map, random quests from talking to random NPC's, online buddies, epic glowing weapons where getting them required teamwork, exploration, and a guild, raids that required a guild or an alliance of guilds and thoughtful equipment stats, I mean honestly, if your going to fight an ice dragon...gear that resists ice damage actually meant something...

This new age of MMO is cool, and since I'm older, have a family and a job, this casual approach is helpful but I will, on occasion, find myself in an old gamer mood grinding the day away hours upon hours of relentless xp'ing. Which again isn't bad here, but in EQOA, an 8 hour grind meant like 10% or 20% EXP for that level...

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Originally Posted by ToniRomo

Asheron's Call back in 1999. Being dropped in the middle of a world and not being provided with any instructions was awesome. No quest logs or markers telling you where to go. Pick a direction, start exploring and figure things out :)

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A friend of mine had played AC for years. The only reason she quick (and started playing WoW) was because she could no longer log back onto the game. She helped me make a character on the game, all I remember is that it was a UA named after one of my White Wolf characters.

The original Neverwinter Nights on AoL. Then, MUDs/MUSHs and a text-based game called Earth 2025 after a real internet was established. Thne, PSO, iRO, FFXI, WoW, Guild Wars 2, FFXIV 1.0, FFXIV 2.0, and PSO2.

I enjoy the anonymity of being online. Because no one can see my face, they can get to know me for me; for better or worse.