I'm leaving RoM

[kanta]

I hate to say this but I'm leaving RoM. With the in-game economy the way it is, I can't seem to progress at a respectable rate any more. I can't afford to spend real money on it and it just costs too much gold to buy diamond items from others. The game has gotten to the point where I load up once a day, start my bot WP string to do my dailies and mini games and log out. The whole thing has become a chore for me. It just isn't fun any more, only thing that was keeping me in the game was the community but even that isn't holding me any more.

I ended up getting into the closed beta for Eligium (also being run by Frogster). Had a lot of fun playing it and finding/reporting the bugs. At times laughing at the horrible translations and other times just scratching my head in confusion. All in all I had a great time. Closed beta just ended and I'm now waiting for open beta to start. Get this: They have a built in bot you get to use at level 25+. Ya, really. It fights for you, drinks pots, loots, everything. You can set it up, leave your comp to do some other stuff or go to bed or whatever and it'll just keep going for you going from mob to mob. You can set it up so that it will follow another character and as long as you don't zone it will fight whatever target the person you're following fights or it can heal/buff them. Or if you want to control the moving and have it fight and loot, you can do that too. Pretty versatile little bot. Just don't try setting a path with it yet, that part is a little buggy still. But ya, I really need to be on a game where I'm enjoying myself again.

[kkulesza]

Have fun
and thx 4 Your contribution.

[lisa]

yeah I get the same way, I tend to last 1-2 years on a game before being so bored with it that it becomes a chore just to log on.
WoW kept me going for about 4 years but yeah it too got boring for me.

Have fun in your new game

[kanta]

Started playing about a month after it came out of closed beta. It's just been spiraling downhill since chapter 2 was released.

[MustHave]

I do know the common problems but no, Eligium is no way out of nowhere.
I don't like the way how it looks & feel. And so far as I know you can't jump

But I hope you will find what you're seeking for!

[rock5]

I've gotten to the point where I'm trying to extend my interest by not answering everyones posts, only the ones that I feel like it (sorry guys).

[kanta]

I would have replied days ago but... my primary HDD decided to go "boom". I'm currently running on an 80gig temp drive till I get my tax return and order a new drive. Took me about 3 days to slowly get all my data off the corrupted drive.

Yup, Eligium has neither jumping nor swimming. It does have mounts and they are free but they require a *bit* of work to make them ridable. I'm sure they'll have a cash shop (this IS Frogster we're talking about) but it appears everything you *need* is available in some way or another without spending tons of money. Can't be completely sure because level cap was 45 in CB and will be around 80 in OB so... If it progresses the same way RoM did with pay to win tactics then I'm sure I'll eventually get tired of this game too. So far it does not look like it will. I can only imagine the convenience and vanity items going into the cash shop at this point. That and having a game that naturally supports auto loot, auto fight if wanted, auto potion drinking etc without the need to update or fiddle with bot settings is nice. Couple of check boxes, couple of sliders and you're all set. The profession system is decent, no obnoxious requirements so far to level them. Anyway, if anyone is interested in playing, drop me a line in here. We can coordinate on which server to play on. It could be a nice getaway from the headache of coding every now and then. CB has ended so the wait for the bug fixes to be finished and OB to start has begun. No word as of yet when OB will be available.