online rpg's /fps/rts?

[Hicks12]

Looking for a decent online rpg/fps/rts to play with a few of my mates as we are bored of bf2 and loads of others, any recommendations?.

Currently we have:
Diablo 2
Bf2
Bf2142
Rainbow 6 vegas (2)
Command and conquer 3
Company of heroes
Call of duty4
Hellgate London
Guildwars
unreal 3
Crysis

preferably new games as our computers are able to handel most.

[Ferral]

Judge Dreed Vs Death, can be picked up for a fiver now on the sold out range.

There is quite a large variation of games. Block war is my favourite as it is kinda like capture the flag. Don't expect many online games due to its age but is ideal for small groups.

Also if you can get hold of it either Elite Force or Elite Force 2, yeah they are Star Trek but really good games. Run on the Quake 3 engine.

[mediaboy]

Go back to the classics?

I'm sure you can find some older games... the originials of many games now (like the origianl HL/team deathmatch) are occasionally quite good.

Failing that, Titan Quest is apparently good for that sort of thing, Age of Empires is nice if you like Strategy (the newest one, or no. 2... both are fine, if you have conquerors expansoin pack.. I think 1+2+expansions are only about £10-15 combined atm and the third and expansion pack is about the same)

Alternatively, get Oblivion, then race through the guilds.. may not actually be multiplayer, but set that difficulty to highest and start a new account and race to say... the end of the Fighter's Guild (or for a challenge: the Mage's Guild... most spells kill you in one-three shots.)

Quite a few Singleplayer games are good for that sort of thing...

[Hicks12]

Judge Dreed Vs Death, can be picked up for a fiver now on the sold out range.

There is quite a large variation of games. Block war is my favourite as it is kinda like capture the flag. Don't expect many online games due to its age but is ideal for small groups.

Also if you can get hold of it either Elite Force or Elite Force 2, yeah they are Star Trek but really good games. Run on the Quake 3 engine.

I had judge dred vs death on the xbox, very good game will have a look around for it.

Go back to the classics?

I'm sure you can find some older games... the originials of many games now (like the origianl HL/team deathmatch) are occasionally quite good.

Failing that, Titan Quest is apparently good for that sort of thing, Age of Empires is nice if you like Strategy (the newest one, or no. 2... both are fine, if you have conquerors expansoin pack.. I think 1+2+expansions are only about £10-15 combined atm and the third and expansion pack is about the same)

Alternatively, get Oblivion, then race through the guilds.. may not actually be multiplayer, but set that difficulty to highest and start a new account and race to say... the end of the Fighter's Guild (or for a challenge: the Mage's Guild... most spells kill you in one-three shots.)

Quite a few Singleplayer games are good for that sort of thing...

forgot to mention about halflife series etc that we have, got bored of it quickly tbh. I downloaded TQ demo but i didnt really get into it, currently we have diablo 2 but one of my mates was using a *********** key and so tried online and got blocked for a bit, forced him to buy a legit one after he tried it though but they blo9cked his ip so still waiting the full 14days lol.

Waiting for d3 could be ages which is a shame lol, anyone know the release date for left 4 dead? or are they yet to announce the date?

[Ferral]

Dredd Vs Death which is buy 2 get 3rd free on all the titles in sold out range, not forgetting free delivery :

http://www.sold-out.co.uk/productSol...oductLabelID=1

Prey also on the same range, should be good for some mayhem :

http://www.sold-out.co.uk/productSol...oductLabelID=1

Dead Mans hand, not bad western shooter. Same range :

http://www.sold-out.co.uk/productSol...oductLabelID=1

If you got 3 copies of each of those games it would be a mere £30. 9 games for that price is really good. Get you mates to do the same and away you go

[solar975]

If you've not tried it then WOW (World of Warcraft) is decent - similar to Guildwars.

If you all join the same realm/faction then you can team up. It's got enough content to keep you busy for a while...

[Steve B]

tried Dawn of War?

[Salazaar]

TF2
CS:S
Supreme Commander
Neverwinter Nights 2

[kalniel]

DoW is a goodun for sure, if a little older

but Supreme Commander is the ultimate online RTS IMHO.

NWN2 is good in multiplayer, and more player adventures are coming all the time. The second expansion is on its way and should be even better for multiplayer.

NWN1 doesn't look so pretty, but is very mature and there are a huge number of both adventures and persistant worlds to play multiplayer.

Two Worlds apparently has an okay multiplayer - I couldn't stand the single player but I have friends who like it.

Team Fortress 2 and Counter Strike:Source are well established online FPSes

edit: oi! Stop reading my mind Salazaar!

edit2: Dungeon Siege 2 might be another one to look out for.

[educatedfool]

Supreme Commander

Or, if you're bored of the HL2 series, you should try Garrys Mod 11 (costs $9.99 on steam), the sandbox mod for source games(You possibly have already). It isn't everyone's cup of tea but it's a right laugh constructing ropey contraptions and battling each other. The list of possibilities in that game are literally endless and the thousands of mods available mean that you can build almost anything.

[mediaboy]

Just DoW? You may as well get some expansion packs whilst you're about it...
Soulstorm is interesting, but get Winter Assault at least.

Allows use of Imperial Guard.. who can just fill up a smaller battlefield with cheap troops.

You don't need a disc each for this either (3 players/disc maybe?)

[kalniel]

Well I think DoW covers all the other games in the series too, as they're so cheap to buy as a bundle (ditto SupCom and Forged Alliance). You do need a disc each of DoW if you're playing the same game, otherwise yes one of you could buy DoW, one Soulstorm and one Dark Crusade if it was three of you, but then each of you would be limited to playing different races in multiplayer.

[Hicks12]

sorry forgot to mention then lol, so far i need to add these already tried/bored of:
Dow(all of them)
SupCom
Dungeon seige 2
Tf2
CsS

just bought halo for pc as i had some credit left in cex to use(loved it on xbox), installing now. if i get chance ill get a copy of NWN2 fro cex lol.

[mediaboy]

kalniel - me and a friend play on Dark Crusade with only one disc... Both of us can play as Tau or whatever we want....

[Mithrandir]

I've read good things about LOTR: Online although it's subscription based.

[kalniel]

kalniel - me and a friend play on Dark Crusade with only one disc... Both of us can play as Tau or whatever we want....

Then you're being stupid and breaking the EULA that you agreed to when installing the game - unless the EULA for DC is different from all the other DoW games.