MMO Page

This is a page to be filled with details on the various MMOs that are played and/or enjoyed by the denizens of RPG.net.

EVE Online

Genre: Sci-fi

Description: You're a starship pilot many years in the future trying to make your way in the universe.

Produced by: Crowd Control Productions (Iceland)

Cash outlay: $20 initially, $15/month (less if bought in bulk)

RPG.net presence: RPGnet channel, several player-run corporations.

Guild Wars 2

Genre: Fantasy.

Description: Five races work together to stem the rise of six terrifying Elder Dragons and their minions.

Produced by: AreaNet (Washington), subsidiary of NCSoft (South Korea)

Cash Outlay: $39.99 to play; no subscription fees. Various quality-of-life improvements, cosmetic items, and past content can be purchased in game.

RPG.net presence: Small guild presence under the name Vagabonds, Grifters and Orphans.

Marvel Heroes 2015

Genre: Comic book superheroes.

Description: The players play characters from Marvel Comics in an extended plot to stop Dr. Doom from taking over the universe.

Produced by: Gazillion Entertainment (California) and Marvel Entertainment

Cash outlay: Free to play, though there is an online store through which you can buy in-game currency.

RPG.net presence: No.

Notes: This one uses a Diablo-style isometric view rather than the typical third-person view. Also note that the characters you play are the Marvel characters; there is very little customization.

Has the typical MMO problem where it is technically free but limited in what you get for free, particularly in inventory space. (Note that your entire roster shares one inventory!)

Really only has one storyline, mentioned above, which you play in Normal difficulty for your hero, then the same story in Heroic difficulty, then Superheroic.

The Secret World

Genre: Modern conspiracy

Description: The players are humans who have been given super abilities and then recruited by one of three over-arching conspiracy groups (The Dragon, The Illuminati, The Templars) to fight supernatural threats.

Produced by: Funcom (Oslo, Norway). Distributed by EA.

Cash outlay: $30 for initial download, free to play. Has extra content for purchase, including missions for late in the game.

RPG.net presence: #rpgnet chat channel. (Join with '/chat join rpgnet' in the chat window.)

Notes: A little tougher than the usual MMO.

Star Trek Online

Genre: Space opera, basically.

Description: The players are new captains travelling in Star Trek space. It's several years after the shows and movies, and the various factions are all at each other's throats. (Again.)

Produced by: Cryptic Studios (California).

Cash outlay: Free to play.

RPG.net presence: RPGnet chat channel, fleets for both factions.

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Genre: Sci-fi

Description: Players fight in the conflict between the Republic and Empire, with 8 unique class stories.

Produced by: Bioware Austin (Texas)

Cash outlay: Free-to-Play, with subscription ($15/month) and microtransaction options

RPG.net presence: Two guilds located on Begeren Colony: Idealistic Crusaders (Republic) and More Machine Than Man (Imperial), RPGnet chat channel (only subscribers may chat, but any may join and read)

World of Warcraft

Genre: Fantasy.

Description: The granddaddy of MMOs. (Really, if I need to describe it, you haven't been paying attention...)

Produced by: Blizzard Entertainment (California)

Cash outlay: Free to play up to Level 20; $14.99/month to go beyond that.

RPG.net presence: ? (Please fill this in)

Dungeons & Dragons Online

Genre: Fantasy.

Description: D&D adventures in the city of Stormreach, in Eberron

Produced by: Turbine (Massachusetts)

Cash Outlay: Free to Play, though much content is locked behind a paywall.

RPG.net presence: Very small and semi-inactive guild on the Sarlona server, the Sandy Candle Trading Co.