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Okay so i'm having a hard time thinking if i should play WoW or Rift if i do play WoW i will switch race and realm and i will also have to buy a game card so i won't be able to play both but i am still deciding if i wanna play WoW or Rift do you guys have any solid opinions and reason ?
OH for the LOVE OF GOD ... can you people jsut stop creating those VS threads ... GO USE SEARCH there are like 5 of those full of stupid flames from people who like each game ...
EVERYONE prefers different ... one RIFT other WOW other GW other TERA other Aion other L2 ... what you will get out of this thread is HUGE PILE OF FLAME and no Answer ...
http://www.onrpg.com/boards/176632.html
http://www.onrpg.com/boards/176522.html
the playerbase on wow is way higher than any other mmorpg still it's the most expensive game, ignore those tards saying wow is a bad game, it's the best u can actually find.
Rift ain't a bad game, but to me WOW is way better. I don't think anyone can make that decision for you tho.
No more of these ;~;
Just look through the other threads, the majority prefer WoW.
WoW if you want to stand around in town waiting for something to happen, with unbalanced PvP
Rift is you want something new.
Rift Vs. Wow
Rift uses rift, 50 damage to WoW
WoW uses fanboi, over 9000 damage to Rift
Rift has fainted...
Well there you go
more like was Annihilated :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sick Of ****ing Ragnarok
And what is that "new" ? that u are talking about ? Please amuse me.Quote:
Originally Posted by StriderHiryu
There is a similar thread about this, but to make it short...Rift is a new mmorpg and recently launched mmorpgs usually don't have enough content or are not polished enough, while WoW has already many years of updates, expansions and content, imo i'd go with WoW.
Usually an old mmorpg > recent title...mmorpgs need time to get "good", i can't think of any mmorpg that has been good since the release...they always have some flaws that get fixed over time.
It's not even out yet. That makes it new. Dickhead.Quote:
Originally Posted by poeticas
It brings nothing new to the table is what he means.
Oh wow ... So that's what makes it new ... I never would have thought ... So it means its better just because its "New" ... somehow i don't think so ...Quote:
Originally Posted by StriderHiryu
Lets look from other side
We got wow a 6+ years game who has millions of player all over the world ... expansions , updates and everything else just fully established game ...
And we got Rift ... a new still not launched game who at the moment has plenty of players but we do not even know if it still will have in 2 - 3 months ... a game which is only starting ...
NOTE: I do not hate Rift i am stating what is true ...
And so with all the respect i would choose WoW over Rift any time...
Rift is a better game, and yes I have played both before you fan-boys start.
But these threads only end up in arguments.
just the problem is that that pc from 7 years ago won't run that wow anymore ... because they upgraded graphic like ??? long ago ??? ... i think from wotlk ... and even more from cata...Quote:
Originally Posted by thedudesam
didn't you see my post, the fanbois already did over 9000 damage to rift, get your facts rightQuote:
Originally Posted by thedudesam
In all seriousness though.
Both are good games for their genre, I personally just prefer RIFT. But you can't go wrong with either as they will be better than any F2P shit you'll find.
I would say play the WoW trial, and try RIFT when it releases a trial. Then decide.
for me personally i vote for wow just because its so much more polished and the pvp imo is better.
also in before some one calls me a fanboy, im playing both. hell i am actually playing rift as my main mmorpg right now.
also, rift's tech support team is a complete joke, imo one of the worst.
If you enjoy PvE more, than Rift. The world is just fascinating.
If you enjoy both, than still Rift.
But if you only want PvP, I guess WoW might be a better pick, just rush trough the boring world.. and.. well.. gank..
WoW is not bad, but I just didn't like it's PvE.
No problems with their support tbh, they reply, help and whatnot.Quote:
Originally Posted by tiger1526
That totally depends on what you consider to be pve. we havent seen rift endgame so saying rift has better endgame then wow is completely ******ed.Quote:
Originally Posted by hyarume
as for leveling, personally im not much of a leveler i cant stand leveling but i think both rift and wow are on about the same level here, cata leveling is great, fun, fast and has a lot of really good story lines, with amazing landmarks.
both of the times i have been in contact with support has ended up with me fixing my problem with pretty much little to no help from them, everything they told me to do i already explained to them in detail that i did it already.Quote:
No problems with their support tbh, they reply, help and whatnot.
eh, i still wont be surprised if in 1-6 months rift is as dead as warhammer, yet at the same time i wont be surprised if it keeps its popularity, its hard to judge but going by recent p2p history rift has more of a chance of failing right now.
people always seem to forget how popular war was at launch and in beta, it lasted 1-2 months and then started to die, same goes for aion. hell i have heard from a lot of friends that dcuo is starting to "die"
Heh, It'll decrease perhaps.. but it will last... for sure.
Launch is 1st and the 4th.
Headstart is going on right now, only for those who pre-ordered it.
It's mainly what i've said, P2P mmorpgs are not good at the release, NEVER. They need like a year or two before they get enough updates...and by the time they come usually the game is already "dead" and people no longer wants to sub again. Hell...WoW was a buggy crap game when it released aswell.Quote:
Originally Posted by tiger1526
Honestly, i've tried a good amount of P2P games at their releases...and i've never seen one that is "good", they lack content, need to be more polished...etc, usually people starts to complain once they get to cap level (a couple of months later).
For that reason i said WoW over Rift, you already know how WoW is in terms of end game and everything...and Rift is like throwing a coin in the air...will it be good or not? The time will tell...
Playing rift at moment, I'm enjoying it, classes are nice, chance to make some pretty varied specs/class combos, rifts are pretty cool, reminds me of warhammer area quests, UI is good off the bat, very versatile without the need for mods, I haven't got to high (10 so far) but the quests aren't to bad, same old same old once you've played a few mmorpgs.
As for WoW after playing since beta wow just seems old, everything thing seems rehashed, cata leveling should of been longer imo, game seems like a rush to end game these days, take something away then give it back or just update it feels like I'm being ripped off e.g. New Deadmines, ZG, ZA, old strath, fairly expensive to get up to date, that all being said, there is a lot to do in wow, it is polished, classes have enough variety to keep you interested, achievements, pvp and trades are pretty good too.
Which do I prefer? well rift because it's something new, with some nice new/different features, sure it's a combination of a heap of other games but WoW was/is to.
WoW does have the upper hand content wise, but a lot of it is redundant, there isn't much reason to go to old raids except for towns sets or achievements and before someone goes into but you don't want rehashed content, my thought of rehashed content is they should of been updated as expansions became available e.g. When BC came out there should of been 70 versions of all current raids and dungeons and for Wrath so on and so forth, I believe that would of been a much better way to handle it, Lineage handled this by providing bosses in early dungeons for high level players to kill, which also didn't work to bad.
Both games are good imo, but I'll pick WoW over Rift because it have a lot of things to do in it, much more content than Rift currently, it polished and well... the PvP is imbalanced atm., hell, it can't be balanced to perfection, but Rift's PvP will be more imbalanced due to the classes that can one shot you with 3 talent trees.
It's hard to see Rift's PvP to be well balanced.
As for Rift's end content, it's still early and with time they will probably have more content.
But I'd say go for WoW and also, there was no need for another new post for these games. You already made one and I think it was well pointed out, that most of the votes were for WoW, but best thing is to choose on your own, it's a matter of taste. ^^
Both WoW and Rift are definately worth the purchase and the one month of playing.
After that it's your personal likes and dislikes that decide which one is better.
I have played WoW to the fullest and I enjoy Rift now A LOT ;)
Anyone who says Rift will be dead like "P2P MMORPG X" is full of **** and has no idea of the gaming business.
Bugless and stable launch with 400k-700k pre-orders is not a fail unless they do something horribly wrong. And looking at Trion over these past few months I highly doubt we'll see them failing.
Rift is just LOTRO/Warhammer with rifts instead of the unique things that those games offered. I'm pretty sure they use the same game engine. All 3 of the games are awful, though.
Don't get me wrong, World of Warcraft is a very shallow game, but it at least has an excellent engine, support, and playerbase.
I wouldn't say WoW has an excellent playerbase.Quote:
Originally Posted by Enct
Just huge.
I would say WoW has better PvP and the combat feels faster and more fluid.
However Rift does feel like an upgrade, it's nice that although I leveling as an archer I can switch to a healer/buffer depending on my groups needs.
I only played 2 lvls of Rift.
Rift sucks :D
No doubt that WoW is a good game. you wouldn't be disappointed in investing serious time in it.... But I really think Rift is better.
Rift has:
32 Different Souls. Which are like classes. Combine that with the fact that you can mix up different souls for more variety.
Rifts. These are Dynamic events. They can spawn anywhere at any time. They have loads of mobs, most of which are elite and they give really good exp. They also give planerites, which can be used to get epic gear and items / ore etc. These are NOT to be confused with ''public quests'' from Warhammer, as those require you to stay in a specific area and have no real affect on the game world around you. Sort of like a cart ride at an amusement park..
Invasions. When groups of elite mobs come out of rifts and start raiding towns. If they take out the wardstone in that town they gain a foothold in that town and stay there until taken care of.
Invasion events. This is when a crap load of rifts / invasions happen at once, and giant bosses appear in a zone, requiring hundreds of players to defend their main cities before taken over.
Rift Raids: These are like Raids in WoW with pretty much the same premise. You get to do them at lvl cap, and they require a raid group to take out. The loot is normally epic gear. Dont know much about it as I havnt gotten to this yet..
Stuff to do: Lol.. this is a big one for me. There is more than 1 way to level up efficientlyIn Rift. You can do purely Rifts the entire time and level up. You can do Warfronts the entire time and level up (while gaining points for pvp gear). You can do quests the entire time and lvl up. etc... this is why I like this game.
Rift is polished... I don't know why people say ''its a new game therefore this other older game is greater''. That's not true.. so far, the only thing people say for WoW being better is the fact that its been out longer. Those are unfair standards...
I god.. I think I've turned into a fanboy -_-.. I feel the urge to reply to anyone who says anything bad about rift
If you're looking for rich content, go WoW.
If you're looking for similar gameplay but with better graphics, go Rift.
My opinion:
Currently WoW wins at every aspect besides graphics. Blizzard's game wins by numbers since it's around for almost 7 years (thus is richer in both PvE and PvP) and Rift is still taking baby steps.
Lies.Quote:
Originally Posted by MegaTommy
It is bigger yes, but to grow with a game is way more fun, the community in RIFT is fresh, the game is fresh, and to grow together with a game is way more fun that to play a game where everyone will tell you how and what to do. .. and TBH.. WoW's community is unmatched in its crappyness.
WoW has the shittiest community out of all MMOs out therer.
I mean.. **** sake.. people will pm you and call you a n00b for no reason what so ever.
Thats in EVERY mmo. Granted WoW has a bad public community but im sure Rift will end up just just like every other MMO out there with a elitist/troll community of some sort.
Well, no mystery here. 12 milion accounts = at least 4 million of total asshats playing WoW.
And this.Quote:
Thats in EVERY mmo. Granted WoW has a bad public community but im sure Rift will end up just just like every other MMO out there with a elitist/troll community of some sort.
While this is true. WoW sticks out like a sore thumb in this case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Heroshi
A mmorpg completely balanced in PvP...it's near impossible, players always find a way to "exploit" certain classes, but that's the good part about mmorpgs, an OP class doesn't stay OP forever, just like and underpowered class can become OP in a future patch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ouriel
That's mainly one of the reasons why i never start a mmorpg playing "the OP" class as it's obvious that it will be nerfed sooner or later, i rather play weak/challenging classes that will probably get improved.
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Originally Posted by Ouriel
Ridiculous arguement, if you just balance out every spec, you have the same effect.
Buffing one thing will make something else overpowered. Balancing something will make something underpowered against the balance. It's a cycle. And I'm surprised that Cereldi is actually posting something like that.
I thought you were one of those hardcore Rift enthusiast like Viiral & GoldenArrow.