I need a SWTOR alternative

[CarraigMohrr]

The Secret World. Creepy mmo with great atmosphere. Released real soon. This will be my "other mmo" no doubt. Preordered. Its just different. Check it out

At the time I beta tested TSW (late April), it was a buggy, ugly mess with a horribly disjointed storyline. I can only hope that it has become better in the last month? I'm a huge fan of supernatural horror / fringe sci-fi and the Lovecraftian bent of this game really enticed me, but the actual experience was.. god awful. Should I re-download the beta and give it another shot?

[Kon'trola]

The Secret World. Creepy mmo with great atmosphere. Released real soon. This will be my "other mmo" no doubt. Preordered. Its just different. Check it out

At the time I beta tested TSW (late April), it was a buggy, ugly mess with a horribly disjointed storyline. I can only hope that it has become better in the last month? I'm a huge fan of supernatural horror / fringe sci-fi and the Lovecraftian bent of this game really enticed me, but the actual experience was.. god awful. Should I re-download the beta and give it another shot?

Lol.well i only played beta 3 (2 weeks ago) and still fair bit buggy. But tbh i could look past most of that due to how basically cool it was. It wont be for everyone. Hopefully they iron it out for release.

[CarraigMohrr]

Heh, not the glowing endorsement I was looking for . I love the idea, just want the GAME part of it to be good.

[agent_malina]

have a level 75 hobbit huntress on LOTRO and love it. I also love to follow the story line within LOTRO as you see a whole different story then the story you know from the movies. It's really an amazing game with very nice less cartoonistic graphics, some areas are a beauty to visit
Have to note that this game is not really a game for having many alts, levelling takes quite some time, but its a real load of fun (check out the detailed crafting in this game, well thought, but can be very time consuming)

[Elisiah]

You could try Anarchy Online. It's a free MMO that was launched in 2001. It's probably the MMO that has the most depth and character customization and it's a overall great game. The graphics are perhaps a bit outdated, but if you are able to overlook it it's definitely worth a try. It also has one of the best communities I've ever experienced in my 10 years of playing MMOs. If you decide to try it out, I would suggest making a post on the official forums in the 'New Arrival's section.

[nickomash]

IMO I would give Lineage II a look dodgerfn. Its fantasy based and a bit darker the homegrown american games we play. If you're looking for adult MMO RPG that doesnt cater to nerfing and family rating systems I give it a look see.

its at lineage2.com

[Naxy]

Agent_malina, have you tried "Play as a monster" in LOTRO? They tried implementing something like this in EQ at some point, but shelved it before it went live for some reason.

[SoulBender]

IMO I would give Lineage II a look dodgerfn. Its fantasy based and a bit darker the homegrown american games we play. If you're looking for adult MMO RPG that doesnt cater to nerfing and family rating systems I give it a look see.

its at lineage2.com

Is there a cost associated with death in lineage2?

[Count Sacula]

I play World of Tanks when I want to take a break from Swtor.

[dodgerfn]

OK, I tried LOTRO, Everquest 2, and Rift this weekend...busy weekend to say the least. Out of those 3, I liked Rift the best. Of course, it's also the newest and best graphics IMO. But it's not F2P, so that's a bummer. Retail the game is only $20, with same sub price as SWTOR, but free until level 20. I wonder if it will become F2P when GW2 comes out? Anybody heard? I liked LOTRO and the story, but the graphics IMO just didn't stack up to Rift. And Everquest 2 was good also, but the big limitations those 2 games put on the F2P deal make the game hard to be enjoyabe for me, such as limitaions on bag space and mounts.

[SoulBender]

I totally forgot about Star Trek Online... Can't remember if I purchased this or not. Very laggie in the beginning. Should give that a try again.

[dodgerfn]

I totally forgot about Star Trek Online... Can't remember if I purchased this or not. Very laggie in the beginning. Should give that a try again.

I remember when that came out and I thought I might like it, but never tried it. But now SWTOR has my space fix. I'm needing to kill things on the ground again

[Remi]

LOTRO graphics are not superb but are pretty good. I was F2P and loved the game. Granted, with all the money I put in to buying upgrades and expansions I should have just had a subscription (lesson learned on playing for free while drunk). I especially liked having voice chat enabled when linking up with a group. No seperate program. Great game, all around, that I would still be playing if I wasn't paying for SWTOR. Interested in GW2 if/when it gets released.

[Reks]

There are 2 others that I have played that I enjoyed that are now F2P.

City of Heroes

Aion

[Antigen]

I'm excited for Guild Wars 2. Looks like it's going to be a pretty cool game. No sub, just buy and play is pretty sweet.