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Bryan · 08-15-2008, 10:58 PM

Perfect World is VERY immersive, especially once you're able to fly, you'll see how large the world is, the beautiful graphics, etc.

replicant · 08-15-2008, 11:34 PM

The most immersive and "realistic" game I have played has got to be "Horizons: Empire of Istaria" (Now called "Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted"). The world was basically barren with few npc's and almost everything was in ruins. Quests were few and far in between so the content was almost solely done by the players. Players made all weapons and armor, created their own economy, and plus you could rebuild ruined towns/bridges/etc you came across if you possessed the needed skills. You bought property and could build your house, guild hall, castle, etc or design it and leave money there to pay other people for their abilities and materials to build it for you. The community of the game has been the single greatest gaming experience for me in over 10 years of playing MMORPG's. I actually never met a single rude person in the game in almost a year of playing it.

Too bad the owners did their damndest to kill the game and it's changed hands many times to unsavory people. I hear now it's being reworked decently and moving along thanks to one of the original developers.

Participle · 08-15-2008, 11:42 PM

Yes, Istaria's new (well, new as of a year ago now) owner Virtrium is doing an excellent job.

Lorek · 08-16-2008, 02:46 AM

EVE comes to mind.. Final Fantasy 11.. Mabinogi..

disastorm · 08-16-2008, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by .Katie

Sometimes MMOs feel like glorified chat services- you just don't get sucked into them, or the real world keeps kicking you in the fanny, or you don't have a sense of identity compared with everyone else at your level in your class wearing your armour.

So what are some games that create that engrossing feeling that's kind of like our own world- not just in the respect of geography and lore, but also the way in which you interact with players, and the way in which you can differentiate yourself from other people?

ultima online hands down. skills ranging from fishing, animal herding, to freaking cooking, tailoring, carpentry, cartagraphy, hiding. NO chat system what so ever, other than text appearing above your head (and party chat). Not even a friends list. If you wanted to communicate with your friend, u had to do it the old fashion way. Go visit their house (in-game of course) or their usual hangouts and see if they were there. (wasnt too hard since with magic you could teleport to any location you had previously "marked", so you could instantly warp to these locations very quickly)

Kelador · 08-16-2008, 10:52 AM

I found City of heroes a great game where you realy feel like part of the game world and its alot of fun.

girtrute · 08-16-2008, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by disastorm

ultima online hands down. skills ranging from fishing, animal herding, to freaking cooking, tailoring, carpentry, cartagraphy, hiding. NO chat system what so ever, other than text appearing above your head (and party chat). Not even a friends list. If you wanted to communicate with your friend, u had to do it the old fashion way. Go visit their house (in-game of course) or their usual hangouts and see if they were there. (wasnt too hard since with magic you could teleport to any location you had previously "marked", so you could instantly warp to these locations very quickly)

not to mention the game speed is great,were you can get around quik. but ultima defently creates the best sense of world. u can boat around the whole world, i mean litteraly go around the whole world on a boat and come back to the same place your were. there is no boundaries.

cartography · 08-16-2008, 12:07 PM

Darkfall is as close to real life as you can get.

"ultima online hands down. skills ranging from fishing, animal herding, to freaking cooking, tailoring, carpentry, cartagraphy, hiding."
its cartography not catagraphy

Celor · 08-16-2008, 02:26 PM

Personally... I can think of several games.

1. World of Warcraft
Yes, I may hate the game personally--didn't stop me from playing it, though. The RP servers, when you get a decent group going, are just... And then the random RPers who are scattered around in non-RP and the RP servers... Man, it helped a lot to immerse me into the game.

2. Mabinogi
I know, several people are going to go: "WHA?" But, hear me out. Mab has a TON of skills available--I haven't even found all of them, yet--and they can each be leveled up to a certain level...
'Sides that, and the tons of player-run shops, I'd say... Search around. There ARE roleplayers ingame--I've seen a handful on Mari, and even have had some enjoyable moments dungeoncrawling with a group. However, I wouldn't try this one first; finding the RPers isn't easy, at least for me, it isn't.

3. Neverwinter Nights
There are still hundreds of roleplaying servers whose purpose is to immerse the player into the world, and to make them feel as though they are a part of the world; that every action they do has a purpose.
(Oh, also, nice try trying to promote your own server, korn.)

That's the majority that I'm able to think of, at this specific moment in time. If I think of any others, I'll give ya a heads-up, and update my post.

marowit · 08-16-2008, 03:42 PM

GW are you kidding?i admit the story line is great but you can't have that world feeling because of all the instances.
RP WoW servers are the best, if you manage to find a decent one and avoid th RPtards.

08-15-2008, 10:58 PM	#51 (permalink)
Bryan NEED MOAR COALLLLLLLLLLLL Join Date: May 2007 Location: United States Playing: Fallen Earth Posts: 13,400 Reputation: 423	Perfect World is VERY immersive, especially once you're able to fly, you'll see how large the world is, the beautiful graphics, etc. __________________

08-15-2008, 11:34 PM	#52 (permalink)
replicant Firor's Fury Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 9,999,999 Posts: 3,062 Reputation: 95	The most immersive and "realistic" game I have played has got to be "Horizons: Empire of Istaria" (Now called "Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted"). The world was basically barren with few npc's and almost everything was in ruins. Quests were few and far in between so the content was almost solely done by the players. Players made all weapons and armor, created their own economy, and plus you could rebuild ruined towns/bridges/etc you came across if you possessed the needed skills. You bought property and could build your house, guild hall, castle, etc or design it and leave money there to pay other people for their abilities and materials to build it for you. The community of the game has been the single greatest gaming experience for me in over 10 years of playing MMORPG's. I actually never met a single rude person in the game in almost a year of playing it. Too bad the owners did their damndest to kill the game and it's changed hands many times to unsavory people. I hear now it's being reworked decently and moving along thanks to one of the original developers. __________________ Bear "replicant" Powell "I am Shaolin-Style!" Currently Testing: SW:TOR ~ Path of Exile ~ Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes Game 1: League of Legends (Lvl 11) oneniisama - LoL NA Referral Link Game 2: Vindictus - East (70 Karok/40 Pal) Game 3: Guild Wars (47/50 HoM) *Support cinderboy: MMOCulture BLOG Guild Wars 2 is already shaking up the industry and could very well redefine the MMORPG Model and Genre as a whole.** Most Anticipated Upcoming Title: Guild Wars 2

08-16-2008, 02:46 AM	#54 (permalink)
Lorek Cingal's Collar Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dunbarton Posts: 1,503 Reputation: 20	EVE comes to mind.. Final Fantasy 11.. Mabinogi.. __________________ NADragon Nest: Name: Lorek NAMabinogi: Ruari \| Name:Lorek - Retired TWMabinogi: 貝婷伺服器 \| Name:Kuchiki - Retired

08-16-2008, 02:26 PM	#59 (permalink)
Celor Lives in City of Zeroes Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA: Frederick, MD Reputation: Psychopath ^-^ Posts: 638 Reputation: 10	Personally... I can think of several games. 1. World of Warcraft Yes, I may hate the game personally--didn't stop me from playing it, though. The RP servers, when you get a decent group going, are just... And then the random RPers who are scattered around in non-RP and the RP servers... Man, it helped a lot to immerse me into the game. 2. Mabinogi I know, several people are going to go: "WHA?" But, hear me out. Mab has a TON of skills available--I haven't even found all of them, yet--and they can each be leveled up to a certain level... 'Sides that, and the tons of player-run shops, I'd say... Search around. There ARE roleplayers ingame--I've seen a handful on Mari, and even have had some enjoyable moments dungeoncrawling with a group. However, I wouldn't try this one first; finding the RPers isn't easy, at least for me, it isn't. 3. Neverwinter Nights There are still hundreds of roleplaying servers whose purpose is to immerse the player into the world, and to make them feel as though they are a part of the world; that every action they do has a purpose. (Oh, also, nice try trying to promote your own server, korn.) That's the majority that I'm able to think of, at this specific moment in time. If I think of any others, I'll give ya a heads-up, and update my post. __________________ Celor Joined: Jun 07, 2005 Posts: 1525 Waiting for: [SIZE="2"]Dragon Nest, Rusty Hearts, Last Online Currently playing: BBIWY

08-16-2008, 03:42 PM	#60 (permalink)
marowit Dixie Banana Bar Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania(EU) Posts: 282 Reputation: 0	GW are you kidding?i admit the story line is great but you can't have that world feeling because of all the instances. RP WoW servers are the best, if you manage to find a decent one and avoid th RPtards. __________________ Professional game tester, the flip side of P2P.

08-15-2008, 11:42 PM	#53 (permalink)
Participle Samus' Girdle Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: GMT-8 Posts: 32 Reputation: 10	Yes, Istaria's new (well, new as of a year ago now) owner Virtrium is doing an excellent job.

08-16-2008, 10:52 AM	#56 (permalink)
Kelador Sun? What Sun? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 997 Reputation: 12	I found City of heroes a great game where you realy feel like part of the game world and its alot of fun.

08-16-2008, 12:07 PM	#58 (permalink)
cartography Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the basement Posts: 761 Reputation: 7	Darkfall is as close to real life as you can get. "ultima online hands down. skills ranging from fishing, animal herding, to freaking cooking, tailoring, carpentry, cartagraphy, hiding." its cartography not catagraphy

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