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Grizzled Patriarch
Mar 27, 2014

These dentures won't stop me from tearing out jugulars in Thunderdome.



Xun posted:

Oooooooffffffff. Is there even anything other than ff14 on consoles?

Looks like FFXIV, ESO, Black Desert, Neverwinter, and Star Trek Online pretty much lol. My laptop can run GW2 just fine, so anything that is roughly that demanding in terms of specs should be totally doable.

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Maxwell Lord
Dec 12, 2008

I am drowning.
There is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me, hand in unlovable hand.

And I hope you die.

I hope we both die.


:smith:

Grimey Drawer
Isn’t Tera dead/dying?

Sachant
Apr 27, 2011

Yeah, Tera just shut down.

kedo
Nov 27, 2007

Grizzled Patriarch posted:

Is there anything that fits the bill? Just want something fun with a decent community that I can burn a little time in here and there and still feel like I'm making progress.

Since PS4 is a requirement, ESO is basically the only game that fits the description you've provided imo. It's a fine MMO, just don't go into it expecting it to be Skyrim Online.

Ort
Jul 3, 2005

Proud graduate of the Andy Reid coaching clinic.

kedo posted:

Since PS4 is a requirement, ESO is basically the only game that fits the description you've provided imo. It's a fine MMO, just don't go into it expecting it to be Skyrim Online.

That was the only one I thought of too, except the combat sucks. Really wish I could merge gw2 and eso into one better game.

When I play ESO I also get the same feeling OP had in GW2 where nothing you do feels like it matters because everything is scales and I just never felt like I was progressing. It’s just “do this story if you think it’s cool, I guess”.

kirbysuperstar
Nov 11, 2012

Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess.

Sachant posted:

Yeah, Tera just shut down.

The console version is still going actually

Kaysette
Jan 5, 2009

~*Boston makes me*~
~*feel good*~

:wrongcity:
palia alpha 2 just started, don't think i'll have time to play it but still looks neat

TheLawinator
Apr 13, 2012

Competence on the battlefield is a myth. The side which screws up next to last wins, it's as simple as that.

I hope somebody is allowed to take some video or something.

LLSix
Jan 20, 2010

The real power behind countless overlords

Kaysette posted:

palia alpha 2 just started, don't think i'll have time to play it but still looks neat

I didn't get in, again :qq:

Brass
Oct 30, 2011

LLSix posted:

I didn't get in, again :qq:

invites will continue to be sent out until July 31st

IShallRiseAgain
Sep 12, 2008

Well ain't that precious?

Can a mod please unlock this thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4008474 I'm assuming the OP locked it, so people couldn't laugh at him anymore.

Damn Dirty Ape
Jan 23, 2015

I love you Dr. Zaius



IShallRiseAgain posted:

Can a mod please unlock this thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4008474 I'm assuming the OP locked it, so people couldn't laugh at him anymore.

lol I read until I saw 'deposited my life savings into this game'.

Pryce
May 21, 2011

IShallRiseAgain posted:

Can a mod please unlock this thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4008474 I'm assuming the OP locked it, so people couldn't laugh at him anymore.

Who are we to say, maybe this is finally the good MMO. The only way to be sure is to open that thread back up.

I said come in!
Jun 22, 2004

drat Dirty Ape posted:

lol I read until I saw 'deposited my life savings into this game'.

More specifically it was $18,000.

Damn Dirty Ape
Jan 23, 2015

I love you Dr. Zaius



I feel like what I'm really missing in an MMO is the feeling of being trapped in a virtual timeshare.

30.5 Days
Nov 19, 2006
Following in the footsteps of NEVERDIE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Jacobs

If I remember correctly this guy had some kind of blockchain deal with lord british around shroud of the avatar

FrostyPox
Feb 8, 2012

I actually knew someone who made some decent money in Entropia. I don't know how he did it. I posted my experience with the game in the thread


It sucks loving rear end as a game unless you throw money at it, a fairly considerable amount, and lol at throwing more than a subscription fee at a game. I'd literally rather gamble at a casino than try to make money in an MMO/Metaverse/whatever the gently caress

CuddleCryptid
Jan 11, 2013

Things could be going better

IShallRiseAgain posted:

Can a mod please unlock this thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4008474 I'm assuming the OP locked it, so people couldn't laugh at him anymore.

I wonder what happened to that guy who bought a space station in Second Life for like half a mil.

2DCAT
Jun 25, 2015

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Gravy Boat 2k

IShallRiseAgain posted:

Can a mod please unlock this thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4008474 I'm assuming the OP locked it, so people couldn't laugh at him anymore.

:hmmyes:

Was the best thread around here in years imo

30.5 Days
Nov 19, 2006
Just got done playing a bit of the palia alpha. It's My Time At Portia as an MMO, only with the animal crossing housing system. It's reasonably fun but there's not much reason to interact with others I encountered. That could absolutely change. I had a good time. Housing is instanced btw.

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
Oh golly he even posted elsewhere

Justinen posted:

Greetings my fellow goons. Honestly, I already know what I am about to share sounds crazy...

I recently invested my life savings into a video game with a real cash economy and purchased virtual land. I purchased a land area in Entropia Universe for $18,000 on March 21. I was scared and nervous to do something like this but I have wanted land in Entropia since 2006 when I was a teenager.
Well, the thing is that so far the investment is doing better than I thought it would in the first month. I had thought it would take far longer for a real measure of success but it seems if I keep this up the land may potentially pay itself off in 3-4 years. That is like an insane 20-30% ROI right? I realize I may be counting my eggs before they hatch, but I thought it best to ask things like this now.
What I am curious to know is that if I need to declare myself as a real business with an income like this or that I even should. So far I don't plan on taking any of the money out of game until I can do it in amounts around $4,000. The income is going to sit and build unless it would be smarter to withdraw it in smaller amounts. Is there a penalty or tax reason that I should withdraw it smaller? Will a $4,000 withdraw from a game into my account get me a red flag on taxes? I can prove where I put the original money into the game if the government requires that.
The other thing I was curious about is if I should form it into a business, what may be the benefits and negatives and what type if I should? I am guessing I would have to list the business as real estate even though it is virtual? Would there be a way to get tax a tax write off for expenses regarding my land? Would I be able to write off any of the costs of internet or in game costs of managing the land with events and payments to players?

Thank you for your time reading this long post. I look forward to any advice y'all can give!

FrostyPox
Feb 8, 2012

Imagine dumping your life savings into pixels

2DCAT
Jun 25, 2015

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Gravy Boat 2k

Third World Reagan posted:

Oh golly he even posted elsewhere

:bisonyes:

Jazerus
May 24, 2011


Third World Reagan posted:

Oh golly he even posted elsewhere

follow this guy for the exciting sequel to "all my apes gone"

Baller Time
Apr 22, 2014

by Azathoth
He really wants everyone to know about it

https://www.google.com/search?q=entropia+universe+texas+man

I said come in!
Jun 22, 2004


Yeah he linked this article in the thread he created.

Pigbottom
Sep 23, 2007

Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time.
I'm not sure how things are in the US, but as far as life savings go, 18k doesn't sound like a lot. It's definitely a lot to put in a game.

I said come in!
Jun 22, 2004

Pigbottom posted:

I'm not sure how things are in the US, but as far as life savings go, 18k doesn't sound like a lot. It's definitely a lot to put in a game.

$18,000 is pretty significant. 80% or so of Americans have zero savings, and are just one or two bad months from becoming homeless. Dumping that kinda money into a video game and having nothing at that point, is extremely risky.

CuddleCryptid
Jan 11, 2013

Things could be going better

18k might not be the entire life savings of someone with a good job but there is a good chance that it's the *liquid* savings of that person that they can access without cutting into controlled funds like a 401k.

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
lol good job havers

hello like 20% or less of the country

CuddleCryptid
Jan 11, 2013

Things could be going better

Third World Reagan posted:

lol good job havers

hello like 20% or less of the country

I mean "I'm going to make it rich by dumping money into this dumbass MMO" screams comp Sci so it's probably a good chance they had it on hand more or less.

Also half of the forums is like 50 years old

Dross
Sep 26, 2006

Every night he puts his hot dogs in the trees so the pigeons can't get them.

As a middle aged good job haver (as of 3.5 years ago) 18k is more than my current liquid assets

30.5 Days
Nov 19, 2006

Dross posted:

As a middle aged good job haver (as of 3.5 years ago) 18k is more than my current liquid assets

Image if instead of buying a house, you bought a house... in a video game.

NeurosisHead
Jul 22, 2007

NONONONONONONONONO
No one under the age of 50 in the US is ever going to be able retire anyway, might as well have fun in your dumb game before you're forced into homelessness in your 90's

Brass
Oct 30, 2011

NeurosisHead posted:

No one under the age of 50 in the US is ever going to be able retire anyway, might as well have fun in your dumb game before you're forced into homelessness in your 90's

"Function" is the only fun mentioned in his post

Rexicon1
Oct 9, 2007

A Shameful Path Led You Here

NeurosisHead posted:

No one under the age of 50 in the US is ever going to be able retire anyway, might as well have fun in your dumb game before you're forced into homelessness in your 90's

Honestly, I agree with you.

Hra Mormo
Mar 6, 2008

The Internet Man

NeurosisHead posted:

No one under the age of 50 in the US is ever going to be able retire anyway, might as well have fun in your dumb game before you're forced into homelessness in your 90's

Hahaha look at this fucker thinking the planet will be habitable when we're 90

Strategic Tea
Sep 1, 2012

Bro if you're on less than 6 figures you're basically in poverty, take it from me, a radical socialist back end developer at the Dept of Defense #learn2code
:goonsay:

CuddleCryptid
Jan 11, 2013

Things could be going better

NeurosisHead posted:

No one under the age of 50 in the US is ever going to be able retire anyway, might as well have fun in your dumb game before you're forced into homelessness in your 90's

When Neurolink gets fully realized and you can just upload your consciousness to the net (what, 1, 2 years from now? Clearly short term) then he'll be laughing at the digital landpoors who now want a piece of his investment.

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super sweet best pal
Nov 18, 2009

Third World Reagan posted:

Oh golly he even posted elsewhere

Entropia? Is the OG scam MMO still going? :lmao:

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