If the game allowed for joystick (ie. full) craft control and a better and faster way of travelling (warping should be renamed and become the normal travel speed since it’s so slow; another hyper level should be introduced to speed between gates and systems), I would have found it more interesting. Also, some way needs to be found around the courier quest game design, because it’s old now. In fact, let me say, Questing is Dead! For the love of entertainment, let’s all move on now. I did that for 18 months with EQ and it’s over. Please, let it be over.

I sort of agree with Rob and Splash that space is a nice change from the usual fantasy setting. Although E&B hasn’t done it for me (and AO, though interesting, is too similar to EQ in design), I’ve signed up for the Eve-Online beta, and will definitely give Galaxies a look.

;)

Of course, AO looked sweet too. It just sucked to play. Hopefully EVE will be different.

UO still hold the record for me. 1 year or so in UO. 3 months in EQ, 2 months in AO (still haven’t, and never will pay for it).

Neocron could be interesting? FPS MMORPG is vaguely concerning (from a get bored quickly factor), though Deus Ex did te FPS RPG thing pretty well, so have to wait and see.

Anyone else read much on Neocron?

I beta tested EnB and liked the game. While the travel times were boring (I played a TT) I use to have a chat on channels. The main reason I didn’t play EnB after release was the sense of community. It just was not the same. EnB groups were odd. People would just invite you and never say a word. It was a bit more of a loner game with some grouping where necessary. But out of beta I did walk away with a few new friends :)

Currently I am beta testing Asherons Call 2. While I can’t say anything about the game I would suggest for fantasy RPG players it might be worth a look into ;)

Jacana