Tales of Fantasy set to begin alpha

I was going to ask the same thing.

Just when you think there's enough MMOs with a high fantasy theme... BAM! Here's another.

*yawn*

This will be my first time responding to this complaint that I read over, and over again. About 10 years ago you had a point but now it's just silly. There are many non-fantasy options for MMO's actually have been for a while now.

But thats really not even the point. There are things called genres, people have differing tastes. Someone that loved fantasy 30 yrs ago might still love fantasy now. It would be horrible if they stopped progressing in the fantasy mmo genre. I know you didn't call for them to stop being made though.

I love it all personaly, I want all types of MMO's to keep being made and improved upon. But we actually need another good PVE fantasy MMO because I have nothing to play right now haha. I don't like WoW's style, Vanguard would be perfect if it wasn't on life support.. I hope Heros of Telara or 38 Studios Copernicus project will save me.

And with all that said, I could give a toss about this title, I will never invest any time in a F2P ever again. =P

The problem is most of those non-fantasy settings are just superficial settings. They're still fantasy at the core. Mana bars being called energy, melée still being a strong means of combat, etc, etc. There are very few MMOs that attempt to use different settings as opposedto just glossing the same thing with a coat of paint.

@LaughingTarget

You are talking about gameplay/mechanics. I am talking setting/lore. I don't care if the bar is mana or energy, if it's a sci-fi world it's a sci-fi game. You sound like one of the many that are expecting mmorpg's to become somthing completly different. Thats what mmorpgs are, multi-player worlds with a UI, abilities and resources to manage, ect.. It's a type of gameplay, these are rpg's.

So you are saying EvE is fantasy because it's rpg-ish?

'Warriors of War' lol cant wait, hope i get into the beta!

Innovation is probably 5 years off tbh..
I don't see anyone REALLY going for innovation until WoW starts to decline in numbers. They've plateaued over the last couple years, but if subs start to drop, people will research and find out why, and offer THAT to the people..

Its kinda like Hotels...You're going to have a Bed, a TV with HBO or showtime, a Shower, with little bars of soap and shampoo. you're going to have 2 undersized towels, 2 washrags, and a Bible in the chest of drawers.

Why? Because someone had a really successful hotel a long time ago, and everyone emulated it. Until someone comes up with a better idea that catches on, you're just kinda stuck with it.