Any indie MMOs similar to EQ?

Talgurin · #1 07-23-2013, 06:30 PM

I played one of those free MMOs once, like one of those annoying ones that you see ads for that pop-up everywhere. It had hideous anime graphics, but it was very similar to WoW and the gameplay wasn't *that* bad.

What I'm curious is if there's any indie MMOs that are similar to classic EQ. By that I mean: challenging, death penalties, extremely rare spawns, no instanced crap, and a long time to get to the top.

That would be pretty rad and I'd play it. Any thoughts? I'm guessing probably "no" as only masochistic EQ gamers like us enjoy this type of stuff.

khanable · #2 07-23-2013, 06:30 PM

wasn't lineage super brutal?

not exactly indie by any means, but probably as brutal if not more brutal than classic EQ

lecompte · #3 07-23-2013, 06:31 PM

I read that Wurm Online is really hard -- I tried to play it but it just chunked horribly, Huzzah for a game designed with java.

Barkingturtle · #4 07-25-2013, 12:06 AM

Wurm is more of a life simulator than a game.

It's brutal, unforgiving, and an utter grind in a way not even EQ can touch.

Viprous19 · #5 07-25-2013, 02:12 AM

These days they seem to have a private sever for every game, but as for the ones similar to EQ I'd have to suggest:

DAOC (few years old) - http://uthgard.net
Final fantasy XI online (new this year) - http://www.ffxifree.com

boudicca · #6 07-23-2013, 06:57 PM

Never played it, but wasn't Ultima Online around about the same time? not all that indie, but maybe it was similar enough.

khanable · #7 07-23-2013, 06:59 PM

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Never played it, but wasn't Ultima Online around about the same time? not all that indie, but maybe it was similar enough.

UO and EQ are nothing alike

UO is far more sandbox-ish

There are certainly some sweet pimpin' emu servers for it

the second age comes to mind

Trojanman · #8 07-23-2013, 07:05 PM

Lineage 2 was super brutal. Had extensive/complex quests and crafting.

Vanguard was pretty similar to EQ. Maybe a balanced mix of EQ1 and 2. I believe its free to play now?

kotton05 · #9 07-23-2013, 07:12 PM

think there is a free version, havn't tested. in my experience there isnt anything out there with same eq feel... maybe DAoC? is there an emu for classic dark age yet?

khanable · #10 07-23-2013, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kotton05 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

think there is a free version, havn't tested. in my experience there isnt anything out there with same eq feel... maybe DAoC? is there an emu for classic dark age yet?

http://uthgard.net/