for you MMORPG fans

iblis · Post by **iblis** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 9:43 am

i almost posted this to gothgeek, however i think there are enough gaming geeks here to appreciate this:

someone's building a free 3d online RPG, called planeshift. that's right, free-as-in-beer. and judging from the screen shots provided, it may rival evercrack at some point in time.

now, i know that it won't ever be evercrack, and it certainly won't replace it. but i have a feeling it may appeal to those who don't feel like - or can't afford - shelling out a monthly fee to go kill rats and orcs.

oh yeah, and best of all, it's GPL'd (re: open source), and multi-platform.

The Fallen · Post by **The Fallen** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 10:26 am

Bleh Evercrack sucked, UO was a bit more interesting, but I'll give this one a shot when they get it up

iblis · Post by **iblis** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 10:45 am

i like evercrack. a lot. i don't like windows.

i don't mind buying a game, but paying monthly to use it? well, i'm stuck with it in EQ, but this project gives me a bit of hope.

i personally like the model ID software uses - you buy a game, and then you connect to servers for free. it's seemed to work for them.

faeriegirl · Post by **faeriegirl** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 11:00 am

im willing, however I already cracked teh seal on the EQ Cd's.... that could suck ass

mafiaman · Post by **mafiaman** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 1:50 pm

I usually stick to tabletop, but this could get me interested in online gaming.

iblis · Post by **iblis** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 2:42 pm

mafiaman wrote:I usually stick to tabletop, but this could get me interested in online gaming.

if that doesn't, this will!

jenna · Post by **jenna** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 9:29 pm

iblis wrote:someone's building a free 3d online RPG, called planeshift. that's right, free-as-in-beer. and judging from the screen shots provided, it may rival evercrack at some point in time.

Could be interesting. In my UO days i discovered that the player-based (FREE!) shards generally had players with more maturity, higher IQ's, and better role-play skills than the pay server. Free is gooooooooood. lol

iblis · Post by **iblis** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 9:46 pm

jenna wrote:Could be interesting. In my UO days i discovered that the player-based (FREE!) shards generally had players with more maturity, higher IQ's, and better role-play skills than the pay server. Free is gooooooooood. lol

i never played UO - but my brother, and several of his friends, were junkies.

the graphics are admittedly what draw me on this project. UO and it's ilk had some pretty shoddy visuals. a free immersive gaming platform with eye-candy, though... oh me, oh my.

EvilVegan · Post by **EvilVegan** » Wed Mar 05, 2003 10:16 pm

Shall I put forth the bill to start our very own KnoxGoth guild? Anyone second the notion?
Can I get an Amen?!

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