Keep on Topic and enough with the hate guys.
If you dislike the game thats fine, but dont call it a crap game for the only reason for being similar to so many other mmo's we've played.
I personally like the game. Yes the gfx are dated, but the game play is fun. This beta I spent raiding the guardian City, and helping Defiant NPC raids get footholds, also was able to run through the guardian instance. And helped repel some large scale invasions which resulted in some nice rewards.
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As for next gen mmo's you'll gonna wait another year+ for something decent? and then probally complain again that its a ripoff, crap, disapointing costs to much etc.
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DCU i enjoyed but like its been mention in the DCU post i too think it will have short term playability, definately more of a fun console mashing game log on pvp raid log out no stress.
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Blade and Soul? at the rate thats going for information probally wont even release it, and our luck it will be a tipical asian super grind with terible lag.
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Tera, again another game that looks nice, but is more of a console game mechanic, i have some friends that tested it they were not happy with the movements and lag for realtime combat. Plus we're looking for a PvP game right? this aint really a pvp game, though it is mentioned adding some in as an afterthought.
http://www.pvpgamer.com/archives/266.
So what other 'PvP' games are coming out 'soon' That will be Guild friendly, Machine Friendly and playable.?
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I'm as fussy as the next person when it comes to gaming, But i prefer games that actually run over ones that dont, gfx or not and I spent all day PKing/Raiding on Rift as it was fun.
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Rift is Playable, GfX are passable, there is World PvP(i even got a green sword off a player i killed), Rifts are new and fun, and it has a brilliant Guild system.
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What other options do we have coming soon? Other than those mentioned above that have PvP(not instanced battlegrounds) probally only leaves f2p games.
(oh as for the WoW clone comments? Except for FFXIV, there hasn't been a game thats not similar in some way to WoW so you will always hear those comments no matter hoiw different the game is, plus its closer to WAR not WoW ;p, I disliked wow in the end, but i cant argue that it wasn't a good game because it clearly is so if Rift is using what 'Worked' from other MMO's' then Rift is atleast a viable game for those not wanting to play WoW.