General Discussion

I have always wondered why other peoples play mmos, anyways i play them becouse im a big fan of games and i just feel lonely if i play a single player game for too long.

I enjoy giving away my money for half finished products gives me a warm feeling inside...

In all honesty I love the evolving world,the community feel(well for the most part) and when I login I am not really sure what will happen that night,also if it is a good mmo that keeps me entertained and busy then the sub I pay is cheaper than buying 2-3 single player games a month which would be the case.

Simply b/c they are the closest thing to a holodeck I'll ever get in this lifetime.

Isn't it kind of odd that there are so few posts on this thread?

I think a lot of people have gotten to the point that they're not exactly SURE why they play MMOs....lol.  But I think the sarcasm in the above post about giving your money away, etc....MIGHT just touch on a nerve.

My own reasons:

My characters are my little "alter egos."

I like the longevity of a GOOD MMO.  A lot of play for a little money.

I'm an addict, and gaming is safer, legal, and cheaper than hard drugs.

It's a fun activity to participate in with my partner, who is also a gamer.

I like the stories and lore, and the immersion factor.  It's like being inside a book, and I'm an avid reader, so MMOrpgs (note the RPG version of MMOs, I'm not talking The Sims Online here) are somewhat of an extension of my love for literature.

The virtual "accomplishments" make wasting hours on a computer feel more fruitful.

These are a FEW very direct and HONEST reasons.  I'm sure I could come up with others that sound more "politically correct" from a gamer's perspective, but I really don't feel like delving into deeper and deeper levels of BS at the moment. :)

I would hafta agree with Daylight here...spending $15/month on a subscription, to a game you can play for months, if not years is alot cheaper than buying a new game each month for the console or the PC. I find when I am hooked in a game for months, my wife is happier cause I am not spending 50-100 bucks a month on new single player games....

As well as the ol' alter ego thing. Get a chance to spend a few hours as somebody else n forget the real world for a bit. Log onto a MMO n your char becomes a part of you. Log on n chat with some friends that don't care how your day went. Ppl who don't care what you are in the real world, just who you are in the MMO world.

Originally posted by talismen351

I would hafta agree with Daylight here...spending $15/month on a subscription, to a game you can play for months, if not years is alot cheaper than buying a new game each month for the console or the PC. I find when I am hooked in a game for months, my wife is happier cause I am not spending 50-100 bucks a month on new single player games....

As well as the ol' alter ego thing. Get a chance to spend a few hours as somebody else n forget the real world for a bit. Log onto a MMO n your char becomes a part of you. Log on n chat with some friends that don't care how your day went. Ppl who don't care what you are in the real world, just who you are in the MMO world.

 

*off topic*
 

LOL your wife sounds very much the same as mine,When I said I wasnt enjoying WAR and would be leaving she answered "does that mean you are going back to buying more games every month then"?

Lucky for me there is 1 last hope for a mmo this year,if that was to go pear shaped then god help me

Because MMOs are nice entertainment and have some continuity beyond SP games. I also enjoy leveling, questing and getting the next cool loot.

Originally posted by talismen351

I would hafta agree with Daylight here...spending $15/month on a subscription, to a game you can play for months, if not years is alot cheaper than buying a new game each month for the console or the PC. I find when I am hooked in a game for months, my wife is happier cause I am not spending 50-100 bucks a month on new single player games....

As well as the ol' alter ego thing. Get a chance to spend a few hours as somebody else n forget the real world for a bit. Log onto a MMO n your char becomes a part of you. Log on n chat with some friends that don't care how your day went. Ppl who don't care what you are in the real world, just who you are in the MMO world.

 

Just pick carefully sometimes a solo game is not bad, and is not that much money.

I play mostly mmo's becouse its more nicer to play in world with many other players and i like rpg's so mmo's for me are closed to rpg's solo.

I also play games like fallout3-bioshock-oblivion-morrowind, between mmorpgs or somtime take a little break from my mmo to play games like that:)

For entertainment. And its a lot better than spending money on drugs or gettign drunk every night.