Good f2p mmos?

[Jack Gunhawk]

Basically, I hate Pirates Online now, and will probably never play again.

That being said. My friend and I are looking for a really cool MMO to play, that won't cost us anything.

Something better than Runescape or something dumb like that.

Along the lines of Champions Online, or Pirates Online. Not something generic, but still fun.

[Ropeburn]

Forsaken world..?
I am currently waiting for Open Beta... which is March 9.. this wendsday.. ;3 Its made by a company called perfect world.. <3 lol
"They say the world isn't perfect... So play in one that's forsaken.."
Heres a screenie

[Captain Sharktooth]

You could always try Toontown, haha.

[Tiberius Fireskull]

You can try Dungeons and Dragons online. I have a RL friend that plays it, and I've watched him play it. Its pretty fun. Or if you want a pirate game, there's always POTBS.

[Hookshot]

LOTRO or WoW always is fun!

[Captain Lightflame]

well u could try Sony Entertainment games like there new super heros game where u can be superman and any comic hero they have. or their pirate game.

[WitchdoctorDan]

Originally Posted by Captain Lightflame

or their pirate game.

Pirates of the Burning Sea.

SoE has good games, definitely. Just hope you don't need customer service, because it sucks.

I consider myself an amateur critic, so here is my review for POTBS. You said you wanted something along the lines of Pirates Online, right? :P
My review has commenced.

Yes, it is now F2P and the F2P accounts are lacking very little compared to Basic Access here. Need an extra economy slot? Buy it separately and pay no subscriptions. Handy, yes. It is also a strategist's dream. The nautical combat is VEEERRRYY realistic and tactical. It is fun to get together your nation to raid an enemy port, or to seize fat merchant convoys led by other players and share the loot amongst all the fellow pirates who helped, or to hunt down Pirate players for their loot and for the good of your Nation. Also, ships can be customized, both internally (guns, rigging/sails, hull) and externally (hull color, sail pattern, sail color, flag pattern). Hunting for treasure on isolated islands via treasure maps are extremely fun... and worthwhile! ($$$!) The Treasure Aisle (real money store) is ingenious. You can buy all of the exclusive items, pets, clothes, account upgrades, and quests in-game for a reasonable price and no flat fee.

Those are the pros, the cons:

HUGE download time. It took me literally all day, on a fast computer with a fast connection, to download. Then I had to download the updates (2 more hours). A VERY steep learning curve. New players aren't told much and are generally looked down upon because you don't have much. However, this drives many players (like me) to level up ASAP so you can be the Level 50 hero of your Nation. The economy takes a lot of training and can be frustrating, IE: building a structure only to have the port captured by the dastardly French... And some immature players and PVPers who are level 50, but only attack low levels. And the Swashbuckling (land combat) is terrible compared to POTCO. Coding exists for Muskets and Sword&Gun (akimbo style) attacks, but only NPCs can use them. Subscription services are overpriced for what you get. I can buy all the account upgrades without having to pay a flat fee, and the 10% off Treasure Aisle bonus isn't all that great. Also, sea combat may be good, but the quests seem repetitive. Not on POTCO's level, but the script is usually (around level 20) like this:
Talk to friendly ship
Sink enemy ships (0/5)
Enemy fleet arrival (5m 00sec)
Destroy enemy fleet (0/5)
Return to escape point

The only reason this is so bad is that the quests have so much potential. It's really not acceptable.



The Pros outweigh the cons in many ways, but POTCO has a bigger sense of adventure. POTBS has a lot, but you will find yourself being an entrepreneur, or a cold-blooded killer. Adventuring is few and far between, perhaps buying or finding a treasure map once every few months.

I give it a 8.75/10 overall, but I rarely give out 8's, so that's something.

My review is over.

[Captain Lightflame]

well nice review Witchdoctordan and if took that long to get in game who would wabnt to spend all day just to download this game i had no idea but free realms took me about an hour to download and figure out how to do what.

[Dog Firestack]

Well, in POTBS you also get the RvR. (Realm Vs. Realm) What happens is that you also flip ports, and then 46 hours after the port is flipped, you get a port battle of 24 people vs 24 people max and then whoever wins that battle gets to keep/get the port.

You have to keep port flipping to win a map, and a map check is every week. See screenies:

[Swash]

Truly, nothing good is free. If you want a good MMO then you'll have to pay money for it if you don't want the Free sample that is the F2P/Basic Access.

[Mr. Skiperdoo]

Well, I used to play a Star Wars mmo called Star Wars Galaxies, from SOE. But It's definately not cheap. (15$ a month 8O) And another thing is that It's dying, (Which is why I came back to pirates) so finding friends is NOT easy. I sometimes go back to playing it, but all my friends that used to play have either left the game, or gone off to do other stuff in the game. It's a pretty interesting world they've created, and pretty interesting to check out, but definately not something you can play with friends.

[WitchdoctorDan]

Don't tell me you're a Don, Dog!

And, as Swash said, most MMOs that are any GOOD cost. The best that I know of that is F2P is POTBS, or maybe Gates of Andaron? I've never played it, but it is F2P and some of the [sarc]knowledgeable gurus of the Internet[/sarc] say that it is pretty good to be F2P. Just looks like a WoW clone but free to me. But still, why not try it if you like that sort of thing?

A few Youtube videos can point you in the right direction, but don't rely on them.