I have searched google for a while and I could not find one to my liking. I am looking for something close to Everquest but not quite Everquest. I’m just sick of EQ after playing it for over 5 years.

I would like it to be a first person game.
I would like it to be set in a fantasy world (wizards, trolls, etc.)
I would like it to be just like Everquest but with a different mythos. I’m just sick of the whole EQ deal.

Does anyone know of anything like this? I searched through onrpg, gameogre, etc. Nothing I liked. Why are good free games so hard to find?

As for finding a good pay to play game? I don't really want to shell out the cash for 2 rpgs. I currently pay to play Matrix Online and am having a blast. The free rpg should just be there to relax me in between the time I spend trying to figure out who killed Morpheus.

Thanks guys.

Hmmmm.... good games that are totally free are hard to come by, for obvious reasons. Just for clarification do you mean totally free or just free to play?

Guildwars is free to play, all you need to do is buy the disk, about the price of a normal game, and you can play it all you wnat with no extra cost. They are planning to release optional expansion packs, but if you want you can stick to the orginal game.

But if you mean totally free, then i'm afraid i can't help you. :(

Although I don't support this game, I have to say it's almost perfect for your criteria.

Runescape

It's a third person view game that uses Java, the normal version is free to play. It has classic types of monsters and is very much like EQ. The graphics aren't the best though. They do want you to pay a 5 dollar monthly fee to be able to play the best parts of the game though. It's still considerably large without it though.

I play that. Its more an adventure than an rpg, i'm not a memeber btw. Its far more simplistic than EQ, but for a free game its good. (PS any one looking for about 30 steel 2-handers give me a shout :D :D :D , i've been smithing and now i have to unload all the crap i made!)

I am currently trying out Runescape. Now it seems like you have to become a member to get more quests? So far the game seems ok, but I a still looking for something better.

As for Guild Wars, I bought it and it was hands down the most colossal waste of money ever. I reached the max level WAY too fast. I didn’t even have time to blink, lol. It only has so many combinations of things you can be, and you are limited to being Human. That kinda narrows it down for me. They should throw in some more races, more skills and a higher level option, or slow the leveling down so it can't be attained as fast.

Try this link

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion.cfm...024,1634201625

Actually I found a better site, and am currently playing a game called Knight Online. Its more action based, but good nontheless.

Thanks for the link though Huwge. But I think they ripped off the site where I got KO from, lol.

My friend beta tested Knight Online for a while... I didn't know they had released the game yet, I didn'T hear of it since then...

Yeah KO is actually really cool. I like the races, there more umm... different then the other games. I’m running around as a lil green midget nuking things, its awesome!
I never heard about it either. I actually didn’t even know of its existence, but its a cool game. Kinda reminds me of a cross between Diablo II and Everquest. Just what the doctor ordered.

If anyone want to check it out, here is the url.

http://www.knightonlineworld.com/

All I remember about the game is my friend going around killing stuff with his Viking.

Is the game totally free, or is it "Beta test the game for 2 months for free, then we'll switch to pay to play and screw you" free?

Hmm well I assume its free, I followed the link from http://www.onlyfreemmorpgs.com/ which I bookmarked and added to my siggy. On the other hand, right now I’m playing Rubies of Eventide, lol. Really liking that game too. I plan on going through all the games listed there and then ill post the best one here. Well, the best one in my opinion that is.

Thats sounds good! I'm always looking gor things like this.

All I remember about the game is my friend going around killing stuff with his Viking.

Is the game totally free, or is it "Beta test the game for 2 months for free, then we'll switch to pay to play and screw you" free? </font>[/QUOTE]It's free.

I think I found the game I was meant to play. Its called Rubies of Eventide. Check out the review at http://www.onlyfreemmorpgs.com/rubieofeventide.htm

Or take my word and go download it at:
http://www.cyberwar.com/home.html

Its worth it. I have been playing it for a while now and not only did I forget about Knight Online, but I have stopped trying to figure out who killed Morpheus in the game that I actually PAY for!

I have played almost all the games that I thought I would like. (Judging by the provided screenshots and intro, which is an awesome idea!) If you want some 2d games, I did not look into any of those since I’m just not interested in them. Check my signature to go check out the site and try them out for yourself.

So far my 2 finalists are Knight Online and Rubies of Eventide, with Rubies being the clear winner for me. Turn based combat in an MMORPG!!!! SCORE!

AHAHAHAHAHA!
Well, i just took a look at it, and have started downloading it.
Its like, 392MB to download, or something like that...
And my connection? 56k. [img]graemlins/1disgust.gif[/img]
Estimated download time? 32:00:00
OMG! [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img]
I might have to leave my comp running for a while...
Hope my parents dont find out about this! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Heh, Worldslayer. You and I ran into the same problem but had different reactions. I don't know about your ISP, but mine drops me every 3-5 hours (unpredictably, yet predictably). Even with Getright I don't think I could manage it, since the host doesn't seem to support it.

It looked cool though.

You said you don't want to play Everquest, but I recall seeing a private server for it around somewhere where you are not required to pay for it, but only to have all the expansions legitimately.

Everquest had a mythos? 0.0

Private servers are illegal.