Have you ever gotten deep into a character’s journey in an MMO — and gradually realized that you’d picked the wrong class for you without any easy way to switch to a better one? That’s a sucky feeling, and Paeroka over at Nerdy Bookahs shared a few instances where this happened in her games.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the progression in MMOs,” she said, “just that some games are more lenient towards changing your main character without having you feel thrown back to being a complete newbie. That is, some are more ‘alt-friendly’ than others.”
The Ancient Gaming Noob: I fly a Titan at last
“Of course, once you have a Titan fitted out and ready to go you want to do something with it. So I asked in local is there was anybody I could shoot. I am too nice sometimes. I spotted a few people I probably could have shot, but I wanted a volunteer. And I got one. A person in a Chimera, the Caldari carrier, fleeted up with me and warped on over. I locked him up and unleashed the doomsday.”
Indiecator: Getting back into the grind in Destiny 2
“Overall, I’m rather happy with the min-maxing and customization that is possible in Destiny 2 and I really like the characters, the story and the gunplay, so I might get back into it now that I know that my luck with these weapon-rolls is kind of big.”
Contains Moderate Peril: LOTRO’s producer letter 2020
“At first glance it sounds as if there’s something for everyone. A catalogue of PVE content, adjustments to the legendary items systems, a designated PVP server, more premium housing (this time in Rohan) and a further legendary server offering greater content difficulty. However, as ever the devil is in the detail and until we know more the vagaries are somewhat frustrating.”
GamingSF: Red Fens adventures in DDO
“I’d say we are experienced MMORPG players and we work very well as a team – we’ve been playing MMOs together for 13 or so years now. But we are much less experienced at DDO and the game has its own challenges, almost unique to the genre. The prominence and potential dangers represented by traps is a level above most games. Traps can kill your character if you’re caught unawares – which is exactly how we like it. Discovering new content has been the biggest enjoyment out of this free content access period for me, and I dare say the others too.”
Nerd Girl Thoughts: FFXIV is not for me
“At this point, I’ve pretty much decided I won’t be going back to this one. I’ve heard people say that the story is absolutely worth it, but so far? I don’t care about any of this, certainly not to the level which would make me struggle through weird maps and unsatisfying combat.”
Lina’s Biscuity Burrow: Playing and making music in LOTRO
“This is a short guide with tips and tricks for those who would like to give this a try. It is not a very detailed guide, but rather a broad overview of the major things you need to do, with links to useful tools and sources. The first four steps give you the basics of getting set up to play music, while the latter three are more for those who wish to go further and create their own songs.”
Mailvatar: Even better than flying in ArcheAge
“While ArcheAge’s world doesn’t have regions specifically and obviously designed for gliding – Bhagpuss has a lot of praise for those in GW2 – it’s a mechanic that really enhances the gameplay wherever you go and whatever you do in the game. For me these gliders hit the sweet spot between having ‘real’ flying mounts and being grounded entirely dead on.”
Every day there are tons of terrific, insightful, and unusual articles posted across the MMO gaming blogosphere — and every day, Justin reads as many as he can. Global Chat is a sampling of noteworthy essays, rants, and guides from the past few weeks of MMO discourse.
