Runes of Magic

I have played mmo's for a long time now, since EQ1 in '99.  I have seen a ton of stuff and played with some bad and good people.  I have never played a F2P mmo but this one caught my attention.

I have been looking into for sometime and do plan on playing when it comes out.  However, I am scared.  These games tend to typically attract a very... for the lack of a better term, "immature" crowd... simply because they are free and thats what you get.

I am scared of this.  Like I said I have played many games, I want to like this one but with a bad community I am skeptical if I will be able to hang on for that long.... anyone else in a similar boat, or anyone who has played alot of F2P games convince me otherwise?

Also when the game does come out is there anyone with similar experience with mmo's looking to play together... maybe a guild.. or just a duo, trio, ect?

That too is one of my biggest worries with RoM. It looks like it will be an amazing game - I just hope that the community doesn't spoil it as most F2P games usually end up being.

I started with EQ and have been moving from one MMO to another for a while now I'm just playing EQ2 and waiting for Aion.

This game did catch my eyes as well, and I plan on giving a try. Your fear of immature people is in its place, but then again what game out there doesn't have that!

Once it comes out I'm willing to Play with you it's always nice to play with someone (it is an MMO after all) than playing solo.

On a side note though I am not sure how the game is so I might not last very long in it. will see how it goes.

Edit: Actually what I learnt from F2P games is that once you have good people to play with, you can just turn on your inner filter and just have a pleasant time with your nice group.

That's what I am hoping for life.  I am hoping to meet some people who are like me, know how to play mmo's or are willing to learn and just experience the game.

I am now playing Warhammer online and there is just something missing from that game, I am trying to fall in love with it but... well that is neither here nor there but there is something missing from my mmo life and I really want RoM to give me back what is missing.

Originally posted by Pravius

That's what I am hoping for life.  I am hoping to meet some people who are like me, know how to play mmo's or are willing to learn and just experience the game.

I am now playing Warhammer online and there is just something missing from that game, I am trying to fall in love with it but... well that is neither here nor there but there is something missing from my mmo life and I really want RoM to give me back what is missing.

Warhammer...

I've enjoyed RoM closed beta more than the recent p2p releases, and i definetly gave them a fair shot. Currently I'de have to say the community is very good in RoM. There are of coarse some immature people but every game has them. There are some very good groups of people playing, very helpful and mature.  There are some guilds already established that are 18+, Im sure you can get in with a good group. Best of Luck!

Yeah i feel the same way..

This game is like a pay per play game. have all features and more than the best games. I was playin it for the  all beta test and i saw that is an spectacular gae. without a doubt the best free game, and better than alot of p2p. And there are alot of mature guilds. Only ou have to find the right people to have a good experience.

Same here...im always feared of the immature people who are in a game...Actually every mmorpg that I know has them. I never played RoM but im just going to keep searching some informations...
Wonder why it's called runes of magic?

You can look at their forum, it's a good way for seeing what kind of comunity the game has. Doesn't seem too bad for me.

I'm concerned with the language factor. There seems to be a lot of german speakers.

I've been in the closed beta for 6 weeks and surprisingly the in-game chat has been reasonably mature and flame wars are almost non-existent. Compared to other F2P games I've played (and even some P2P games) the players are generally well-behaved.

However, take this with a grain of salt. The open beta is about to start and there will be many more players. It will be interesting to see if player behaviour and chat deteriorates.