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There were other graphical MMORPGs. Ultima, EverQuest, FFXI was big prior and multi platform. Wow was pretty modest and ran on nearly everything.
by artificial 5y ago
There were other graphical MMORPGs. Ultima, EverQuest, FFXI was big prior and multi platform. Wow was pretty modest and ran on nearly everything.
- AzzieElbab 5y agoWell EverQuest was openly hostile to players. The game was full of pointless timesinks, artificially and inorganically too difficult, and progression was way too slow and frustrating. When wow came out it was a breath of fresh air. Ultima was super dated by then, enthusiasts mostly played on custom servers
- shmoe 5y agoMeridian 59 was the beginning of the MUD -> MMORPG transition as far as I can remember. Any TDome players here?
- nerdponx 5y agoI am always amazed at how little recognition Anarchy Online gets in MMO discussions. I have never seen another game like it. It's too bad the devs kind of lost direction, and the game eventually withered and died. It's actually still around, but mostly as a nostalgia thing. I remember that the community had started to accuse the developers (a company called Funcom) of trying to make the game more like WoW instead of focusing on what made AO unique and interesting.
- _blu 5y agoGood shout. I felt AO was too mature for me back then. The writing itself was much more advanced than wow.
- hunterb123 5y agoTibia. Nothing comes close it's quests or lore.