No, I'm not talking about my first awkward experience in the realm of sex (probably because I was drunk and don't remember it at all). I'm talking about my first MMO. I remember the excitement and the brave new world I was experiencing. I remember meeting new people online. I also remember my first ganking as a lowbie and my first pk death. I remember being a little pissed off and excited at the same time being killed by another player.
I guess you could say that I came to the MMO genre later than some. My first MMO was Lineage 2. When it first started, the game was great. There were plenty of players, the combat was great, the graphics were awesome. The quests were a little boring, but I didn't care. I was venturing into a new world. I remember spending endless nights playing Lineage 2. I would come home from work and immediately jump online. I forgot about food on many occassions and all I wanted to do was join my friends in some fun. I really enjoyed the world of Lineage 2 and looking back, I really liked the PVP style. Although, at the time, it was a bit frustrating having open PVP, but it gave a sense of realism. Wherever I went, there was the possiblity of death.
I don't play Lineage 2 anymore. The game became a time sink, not to mention the rampant botting, farmers, etc. I just wasn't having as much fun anymore. So I decided to look into other MMO's. I tried WoW, Tabula Rasa, AoC, several free MMO's, and probably a few others I can't think of at the moment. Nothing so far has given me the feeling that I had when I first started playing Lineage 2.
This has got me thinking. Will there ever be any MMO that will give me the same feeling as my first? Are my standards to high? Am I being picky?
I'm sure that other people have experienced this. What was your resolution? Did you find an MMO that generated those same feelings? Did you lower your expectations and standards?
This feeling reminded me a lot of the feeling you get when you first fall in love. You'll always remember your first love.
So, was your first MMO experience like your first love: something you'll never forget and something you will compare all other loves to? Or was your first MMO experience like losing your viriginity: awkward, disappointing, short, and something you'd probably rather not remember?
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Yeah, I have fond memories of my first MMO too. It helped that it was SWG and I love Star Wars - whatever gripes you have about the game, its the only one out there with John Williams's score and Ben Burtt's sound effects. It helped that I got invited to a good guild soon after starting to play and made friends I played with for the next two years. The next MMO I played was WoW though, and I've gotten my share of 'oh wow!' moments from that as well. I still get the occasional yearning for SWG - particularly when I watch a Star Wars movie or read about new content. I doubt I'll ever go back. but I'll never forget my first experiences in that game.
Yeah, same here Guernica. I think everybody looks for an mmo like there first because it is what they know was fun and all others just aren't quite the same. No other mmo will give you that same feeling of starting off like your first did, because you've already seen this done that, because leveling and questing is in every mmo.
first MMO i played was Realm Online and I had the same experience with EvE because it was so new and open to do what you wanted.
I doubt you will ever have that feeling again because it is a one of a kind thing to happen. once it happens it just triggers off. you will enjoy another MMO again, but that feeling of the first will never come back.
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