The most addictive MMORPGs

There are so many games to chose from if you're looking for a good Massively Multiplayer Online Role playing Game. These games make people drop out of school, murder their grandmas(true story) or literally play till they drop dead. Video game addiction is now recognized as a disorder across the globe, clinics have been built specifically for this. That all being said, I want to share with you some games that could make you neglect reality and possibly strangle your grandmother. They're ordered from least addictive, to most addictive. Years of gaming and I've only actually lost my mind once, really weird story where I hilusionate and try to open up walls, but first, let's get to it!

7. Ragnarok Online

[Client Based - Large Download - P2P]

First released in August, 2001, Ragnarok has grown substantially in over a dozen languages. The only reason I started playing this was because I had a handful of friends that already played it. I only played for a month at a friends house, at the time my Win 98 with 250mb of ram didn't cut it. I might have only played for a month but during that time, that's all I wanted to do and all I did. My pathetic friend that can't stay up past 2am actually pulled off his first all nighter playing Ragnarok, ya, it was that fun. I never made it quiet further than the level 1 ants in the beginning area, nevertheless it was a lot of fun. 

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot to say about this game. Nothing really stood out at the time and I never came back to play it. If you're looking for a game to kill some time, I recommend trying it out. This game is p2p but there are many private servers out there with large communities that are just as good. If you're interested I recommend trying this one. Like I said, I can't see anyone playing this for longer than a couple of months at best, but with every game there are the exceptional people that love it and can't stop. I lost a few nights of sleep over it but nothing crazy. Ragnarok Online comes in at number 7 as the least addictive game on the list.

6. Hellgate: London

[Client Based - CD Install - Free]

Hellgate was hyped as the next Diablo and a very anticipated MMORPG. With its unique first person shooter style approach to this genre, it had promise to be an awesome(addictive) game. Right off the hop, this game looks very cool. From the art to the in-game graphics, its a very grungy styled, detailed, eye candy of a game. This game is free to play but also has the pay to play option for additions such as more weapons and items. 

Every time I buy a new game that I've been itching to play, I run to the nearest EB Games with a idiotic grin spread across my face, prepared to sell my soul and hibernate in my basement. Never the less, there is a reason why this game pulls in at number 6. Hellgate was a flop and got very repetitive very quickly, all glamour no substance. For me, I lost interest because everywhere you explored looked exactly the same. The game maps were randomly generated, and they all used the same textures, meaning, the only difference from the first area of the game from the last, was instead of turning left, you turned right. The monsters were always the same to as far as I'm concerned, so that got pretty boring to. This game was also thought to be the next Diablo, and it failed miserably. I played this game for a month straight and lost many nights of sleep over it. On the positive side, this game is free to play, with the option of upgrading, and it looks phenomenal. On the negative, it gets repetitive very quickly, there's not a whole lot to it and you'll lose interest. The game is $19.99, dirt cheap and is worth checking out. They've released many patches since I've played and I plan on trying it out again sometime soon. Hopefully what I thought were major flaws are fixed and everything else that people whined about. Not a life zapper, addictive and fun for a bit, worth trying out.

(Like I said, looks ****ing awesome)

5. Guild Wars

[Client Based - CD Install - Free]

Said to be the best free MMORPG out there. Released back in February, 2005, Guild Wars was a pretty anticipated game and lived up to the hype. Now with 3 expansions, 10 professions to choose from, and with the anticipated release of Guild Wars 2, it probably is the best free MMORPG out there, but is it addictive? 

I'm almost ashamed to say I've only purchased the original Guild Wars and none of the expansions. I never agreed with a level cap of 20, fortunately this will be raised with the release of GW2. Other than that, there isn't a lot for me to pick on. The graphics look decent, the map is huge leaving tons of areas to explore, there are many quests to complete, and the talent tree is pretty cool. I played this game for 3 months and came back to it months later for a bit. I've trained 2 characters to level 20 but never felt motivated enough to do anything more than that. 

 

Guild Wars really revolves around it's PVP. There are many official tournaments with cash prizes, different character builds just for PVP and so forth. I prefer PVE and found it difficult to complete areas even when my level was maxed out, almost impossible to advance by yourself. It is possible I just sucked, but I'm not video game illiterate and I catch on pretty quickly. I never lost any sleep over this game, I played for 3 months regularly but nothing substantial. If you're looking for an RPG fix, I recommend picking this up for $19.99.

4. Maple Story

[Client Based - Large Download - Free]

I know what you're thinking, how does this 2d critter filled anime game come before games like Guild Wars and Hellgate: London? 3 years ago I started playing this game right before spring break, I got so addicted I was up till 8am every morning smacking 2d snails with a wooden stick. It has to be one of the most exp grinding games I have ever played, and it had me by the balls. I only played for a couple of months, the first 2 weeks I was on for a minimum of 8 hours, my play time slowly descended from there. There are four classes to chose from, there are many quests and a lot of monsters. Players can form guilds and actually get married in-game.

One thing that was really cool are the bosses that you can only kill with 5+ other people. Some so big they barely fit on the screen. The highest level character I've made was 37, it takes such a long time to level, it took me months to get to 37, the level cap in this game is 200 by the way. I've heard stories of people dropping out of college to play Maple Story, very crazy, but, I can easily see people doing that. Not everyone likes the cartoon style graphics, or the 2d scrolling game approach, but it's fun, and addicting.

3. World of Warcraft

[Client Based - CD Install - P2P]

Everyone knows what World of Warcraft is so I'm going to keep this brief. It's the largest and best MMORPG ever made. Over 10 million users play WOW worldwide. This game has so much content people substitute reality for this virtual fantasy world. I've just started playing this game a little over a month ago, I haven't had a WOW binge of consecutive playing, but it's got a pretty firm grasp on me. I play an average of 3-4 hours a day, to me that's nothing and perfectly fine. I did play 14 hours a day for the first few days, but, I'm pretty sure that'll be the peak of my WOW playing. It's insane when you hear those stories of guys(I've yet to hear of a girl addict) play 16 hour days for months and months. Most of you know about that 16 year old teen on the news who dropped out of school to play 16 hours a day. 

World of Warcraft is fun, but I could never become a complete addict like this guy or the thousands of others out there. It's the best of it's genre but I couldn't call it the most addictive.

2. Diablo II

[Client Based - CD Install - Free]

Diablo II was/is a life eater. Non stop hack and slash action with a very cool goth style and a huge community, not to mention the awesome cinematics. When I used to play this years ago, I'd wake up before school to play it, I'd play it right when I got home till I went to bed at 1am-2am. This must have gone on for 3-4 months before I starting using the "Hero Editor" hack and burnt my self out. Everyone should have played this game, if not, HERE. I've come back to this classic a few times for a couple months at a time, it's not the same as when I first played it but it's always a treat. 

Diablo III has recently been announced and to say the least I'm a little worried haha. I might as well supply my fridge with a few months worth of food and say goodbye to the world. I got pretty into this game but nothing over the top, you won't find me on the 10 o'clock news any time soon.

I've just gone over some very well known games that I've had a temporary addiction with. Not everyones going to agree with my game choices or what order they're in but that's the way it is. This last one has had an unrealistic effect on me in the past and is unquestionably the most addictive game ever made.

1. RuneScape

[Browser Based - Free]

If I was Merriam-Webster, I'd change the definition of "addiction" to "RuneScape". Bad joke, but you get my point. I must have been 11 when I started this and contintued for a solid three years. For the first few months my Win98 super PC couldn't quiet handle this masterpiece, making me insane and forced me to practically move in with my friend. Since we only had one computer, we would sleep in shifts, each having an hour of play time. The one time I really remember was when we became zombies. 

During that summer, we played RuneScape for 3 days straight, when we weren't on we were getting our hour or two of rest while the other person played. On the last day we walked outside after very little sleep during the past 72 hours, the sun made me dizzy and nautious, a very bizzar feeling. I rode my 12 speed bicycle home and that's when I lost my mind. I only remember bits and pieces but apparently I tried opening the wall of my laundry room, when I was asked if I knew where. I'm guessing I was just reacting to sleep deprivation, maybe I'm actually mentaly challenged and I'm the only person that doesn't know; never happened again.

I played for 3 years ecumilating gross time spent online, I have no choice but to say RuneScape is the most addicting MMORPG out there. I was pretty young and didn't know any better, if I could do it all over again I would. 

Video game addiciton is pretty serious, usually the parents are to blame for it escalating to such a dumb stage. That mom of the teenage WOW player in the video earlier, why doesn't she just cut off the internet if its ruining their family and his life? If you're older and spending gross amounts of time in a virtual world makes you happiest, then do it. Being happy is all that really matters.

Bible Fight

Bible Fight

To activate God, go to the practice character selection screen and type "JEHOVAH".

A great looking flash fighter game but pretty easy. If you're just looking for the Kongai card choose Satan as your character in "tournament" mode and use nothing but his Cerberus Charge combo.

Bunny Invasion 2 Trophies

Bunny Invasion 2

1) Reach level 10.
2) Reach level 20.
3) Reach level 30.
4) Reach level 40.
5) Reach level 50.
6) Reach level 60.
7) Kill 100 bunnies.
8) Kill 400 bunnies.
9) Kill 800 bunnies.
10) Kill 1,300 bunnies.
11) Kill 2,000 bunnies.
12) Kill 4,000 bunnies.
13) Use 500 bullets/shells.
14) Use 1000 bullets/shells.
15) Use 2000 bullets/shells.
16) Use 4000 bullets/shells.
17) Use 8000 bullets/shells.
18) Use 10 grenades.
19) Use 30 grenades.
20) Use 70 grenades.
21) Use 130 grenades.
22) Use 200 grenades.
23) Play the game for 10 minutes.
24) Play the game for 30 minutes.
25) Play the game for 1 hour.
26) Play the game for 1 hour 40 minutes.
27) Play the game for 2 hours 30 minutes.
28) Save the game 2 times.
29) Save the game 5 times.
30) Save the game 15 times.
31) Spend £ 20,000.
32) Spend £ 75,000.
33) Spend £ 150,000.
34) Spend £ 300,000.
35) Spend £ 500,000.
36) Spill 2,000 liters of bunny blood.
37) Spill 5,000 liters of bunny blood.
38) Spill 10,000 liters of bunny blood.
39) Go into RAGE 2 times.
40) Go into RAGE 5 times.
41) Go into RAGE 10 times.
42) Purchase the Desert Eagle.
43) Purchase the Tec-9.
44) Purchase the SMG.
45) Purchase the Shotgun.
46) Purchase the 12-Guage.
47) Purchase the AK-47.
48) Purchase the M4.
49) Purchase the Sniper Rifle.
50) Purchase the Grenade Launcher.
51) Purchase the Minigun.
52) Fully upgrade Fortify Pub.
53) Fully upgrade Builders.
54) Fully upgrade Scavengers.
55) Fully upgrade RAGE.
56) Fully upgrade Assistant.
57) Fully upgrade Myxomatosis.
58) Fully upgrade AIDS.

Lethal Play

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Age of War

Age of War is all about kicking some ass and destroying your opponents base. You can chose between 3 different units to build in order to kill those PC pussies. There are a few flaws and some well how the hells. It's a decent short game and once you know what to do you'll be flying through it and gaining those badges. For the time being there's also a challenge for the Amaya, the Exiled Student card.

Naturally I chose the "Normal" mode, none of the badges require any other difficulty so why not. There isn't even a high scores! So, let's get this over with.

Tip: Space bar pauses

Hear that music? That's all you'll be hearing, it just loops over, and over, and over again. The sound effects are really all the same other than the turrets you can buy. Off to a bad start but it's really not to bad. I'll tell you how I and mostly everyone else beat this game. Focus on turrets! Unless you HAVE NO CHOICE but to buy units then get a few until the enemy backs away. But there a waste of money and they're nothing to fuck around with.

Evolution 1: The Stone Age

The first level here is easier than you think. Wait until the enemy starts sending out cavemen, when the first one gets close enough to your base, use your special located around the top right corner.

By doing this you should gain over $200, now buy the "Egg automatic" turret

Now that you've got this in place, these stone aged bastards aren't getting anywhere. When they start sending out the dinosaurs, use your special or if it's not recharged yet, send out a dinosaur yourself. When you can, for $1,000 add a turret slot. Just remember, if they're getting to close and a lot(2 or 1 with a lot of health) are hitting you, just send out a guy or two. Use your common sense, if a dinosaur with full health is coming at you, your eggs probably won't kill him before he reaches your base. I have no idea what kind of chicken laid these eggs but they're pretty deadly. Evolve as soon as you hit 4,000xp.

Evolotion II: Medieval Ages

For some reason the enemy tends to evolve before you, even though you haven't been sending out guys to get killed, he somehow reaches 4,000xp before you. That leads to my how the hell, if you can only gain gold from killing enemies, and you aren't sending out anyone, where the hell is he getting all of his gold from? At this point you realize they've caught the Lucky Charms Leprechaun, but whatever ,your still going to run them into the ground.

Once you've evolved, you can now place a "Fire catapult" in you're second turret slot. For now, don't sell the Egg automatic, it's not like you'd get anything for it; piece of shit eggs. In this level your special is a wave of flaming arrows shooting down out of the sky, so, same thing as last time, it's just an arrow now. Use it when you need to, I use one and the beginning and try to wait for the enemy to send out the ponies. If you know you're going to need it, send out a "Sword man". The dumbass PC puts out an oil turret, little does he know you're not falling for his shit.

Use the special when a pony is close enough, use the same red circle area. When you can, evolve once more; 14,000xp.

Evolution III: Renaissance

Again the fuckers evolved before me, I sent out a few Swordsmen and that took care of them. Note down that your special now sucks ass and is used for healing, since you'll be focusing on your turrets, this really won't do anything for you. At the start I would make a couple "Duelers" to fend off the enemy, when you have time sell your Fire catapult and replace it with an "Explosives cannon". At this point you should have two turrets: Egg automatic and Explosives cannon. When they get to close, build a Dueler.

- Once you've raised another 6,000g or 5,900g, sell your Egg automatic and build another Explosives cannon in its place
- Add another turret spot for $3,000 when you can
- At 45,000xp evolve

Evolution IV: Present

You have tanks you have airplanes, but most importantly you have the "Double turret" turret, once you've built two of these nothing will touch your base from there on out. For now, you can leave your two cannons to do there shit, they'll hold up pretty good, and when you need to(to many units attacking you, tanks), use your special. Your cannons sell for 3,000g so keep that in mind when you're waiting to upgrade to the Double turret for 14,000g.

At this point of the guide, I'm so sick of the background music for Age of War I had no choice but to mute my speakers and turn on some music. The developer could have been a little creative and changed the background to, but no I guess man has only fought in a bush.

I now have two Double turrets and nothing's even getting close, this is the point where the game really gets to easy and all you do is wait for 200,000xp(I'm currently 150,000xp). Alright they just started sending out tanks, by that time I used my first special and evolved.

Evolution V: Future

The special here kicks ass, you have I guess a satellite that beams down a fucking lazer that burns everything in it's path, YOU ARE INDESTRUCTIBLE! Wait until you've accumulated 100,000g then buy yourself an "IonRay" turret. You can also sell your existing Double turrets for 7,000g but it's not going to get you there that much faster. Hey, in the future there are still trees! So basically you've beaten the game. Save up another 100,000g and buy another IonRay. These things kick some ass, since there rate of fire is so high, when it kills it's enemy it will continue to hit the enemy behind it. From here on out, max out your upgrade spots and fill them up with IonRays.



From here on you, leave the game playing, go grab a bite to eat, come back and you should have around 400,000g or more. Buy as many "Super Soldiers" as you can. These units don't fuck around, you build 3 of them, you will win. They will blast and slice there way through everything and kill your enemy. If you haven't gotten the Field of Strife Badge (train 100 units), build as many more as you need then send out 3 Super Soldiers of Justice.



So, you've just gotten all the badges and the card. For shits and giggles you could try the other difficulty modes, but uh, not for me.

Challenge:


To earn this you must reach the final level, piece of cake.

Achievements:


Field of Strife Badge (easy – 5 points)
Train 100 units and lay waste to 100 enemies in Age of War

Age of Victory Badge (medium – 15 points)
Defeat your opponent in Age of War

The music and background is VERY repetitive. I liked the selection of turrets and units, even though I only used a handful of them throughout the entire game. Greg definitely got a little lazy here and there should have been a some variety with the badges, maybe a badge that includes a different difficulty. Overall I had fun playing it the first time around, maybe a year ago one some other site. Age of War earns 3 Santa hats out of 5.

06/08/08 Update

Alright! I've been insanely busy with work, but today's my first day off and I'll be adding a couple guides and reviews: Age of War and Amorphous+. I haven't had to the time to play through Protector: Reclaiming the Throne, after completing the last one I know how long it can take.

Typing Ninja Hunter

This game is bad. It makes me feel like I'm playing through a coarse of Type to Learn.


The goal is to go through the levels by typing words that appear over the attacking ninjas heads. What I wanted to do was tell those words to fuck right off, jump down off the building and start cutting of their heads. Instead, I was forced to type 3-6 letter words as super fast as I could. YYES!

I guess I can see the challenge if you really couldn't type, at all. But, I can almost grantee you, you won't find to many of those people hanging around online gaming sites. I'm pretty surprised Greg decided to make a badge for this game actually, and even more that there's a card for it. That's what we get for whining about Monsters' Den!

Looking at the positive side; the opposite of this boring shitty game, I liked when the ninjas threw stars and you had to type a single letter to get rid of them. They were quick, if I had a lot of shit on the screen and one of these were let loose, I'd smashing every key on my keyboard hoping I'd HUYA that fucker down. This did add some excitement to the game, so +1 Ninja Hunter.

Ninja Hunter is another one of those, play for the badges/cards and never come back. The idea was good, the graphics and sound is there, but typing games will never be that fun. This game is the kind of fun you'd get while sitting in your basement typing with the monitor off as fast as you can. Then, after 10 minutes someone throws you a cookie with a sticker, HELL YA!

If you're on Kongregate to have some fun, stay the fuck away from Ninja Hunter. On the other hand if you want to be the king of Kongregate, get ready for 15 seconds of fun and one step closer to developping carpels tunnel syndrome. 1 santa hat out of 5.