Wolverines

So basically it's WoW, except it's free.

Of course there are the similarities such as instancing, parties, professions, questing etc.

There are some key differences:

Player housing - you can store all of your stuff here

Aggregator - this is an item which allows the player to use the visage of one item, and apply it to another. An example being that if you are a mage, and the class uses a staff weapon, you can use the graphic of a warrior sword and apply it to that 2 handed staff, giving the impression you are a mage with a 2 handed sword. The same applies for armor, so you could appear to be a clothie sporting plate armor etc.

Guild Castle - provides same service, though at the highest level you can construct buildings which can give stat bonuses to guild members among other things.

PVP - now with battlegrounds . You can also do 1 vs 1 arenas in addition to the norm 3vs3 etc.

1v1 sampler..
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Dual classes - Much like the final fantasy online system where a player can have 2 classes and switch back and forth between primary and secondary. The game classes are very much like WoW's, so if you've ever wondered what it would be like to combine a Rogue with a Warrior, and be able to spam sinister strike with a 2 handed weapon etc, you can do that in this game.

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Expansion

RoM just released a expansion today - Inclusive in this expansion is a raised level cap, new race of Elves, and 2 new classes of Warden and Druid.

Not sure about the Druid, but Warden is like a warrior with pets.

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Of course if it sounds too good to be true in regards to being free2play, thats not necessarily the case. They make their money off of Cash Shop process, which can be totally avoided throughout the game. The utility of the Cash Shop is functions like buying mounts, experience potions, buying dye to change the color of your armor etcs. Not necessary functions, but more about aesthetics, and expediting some of your leveling processes etc.

The currency for Cash Shop - Diamonds, can be obtained by farming gold then purchasing them, so the items in the Cash Shop are accessible via exchange system.

At any rate, if theres interest to get a wolvie gathering started for this, the best U.S. server is Artemis, which some of us had previously started characters on.

TBH I've been checking out DDO free to play.  Just messing around because it seems like a good soloing game for now, and don't plan to stick with it long.

ROM is fun i just can't handle MMOs

What is DDO?

dungeons and dragons online.......played it for 4 days when it came out....it was god fucking awful

Yeah, the best D&D experiences ever will always be associated with pencil and paper format

nerd

...or by not playing at all.

dude...you wont even try white castles....you can't judge until you sack up and taste the flava!

ONE OF US.... ONE OF US...

RoM looks so much like WoW that I'm already sick of playing it.

edit:  That said, I'm still willing to give it a shot if we shit-can FFXI again after the free trial is up.

P.S.: I like the sound of the dual-class system. That's probably one of my favorite features of FFXI (sub-jobs).

The noxious fumes given off alone should be more than reason enough to never want to try white castles.  Though before you say anything I have tried it once in the past, luckily I was close to a hospital to get my stomach pumped before I suffered irreversible damage.

ok drama queen

Yeah, ROM was alot like wow...and by alot I mean...exactly like.

...or more likely, this makes me double-qualified to give advice.

Not really.

It just quantifiably makes you a Kanye West loving douchebag that you are. That's all i'm saying fair and balanced.

I report, you decide.

You're definitely qualified to be a Fox News anchor with truth-filled reporting like that.  Perhaps now would be a good time to buy a vowel clue.

That's the problem...you've never had the pleasure of trying one totally smothered in Skyline chili.  Now THAT'S pure gastronomical ecstasy!

I miss white castle, need a 30 pack sent here, get on that someone.

They don't have them in with the frozen food section Artic?  And Okarn?  You buy white castles then dump skyline on them?  You magnificent bastard!

Only our twisted minds could come up with something that evil...after LOTS of beer.