Actually if I went for a free game I think I'd go for flyff over maple story.  At least I had fun with it.. lot of really young people there though. *compared to me* heh.

And I agree, do something else. Not just for MMOs but for video gaming in general.

    That's why I said: "DON'T PLAY XBOX OR I'LL SLAP YOU SO HARD YOU GET A TUMOR."

    I haven't played Flyff, but Maple Story was descent.

The xbox and ps2 consoles have some sweet deals on games now

Yeah, but I already have all the games I want now (I got Halo 2 for $20 last summer!!!!)

Well I'm a poor man..I'm stocking up on ps2 games.

Dude I only have like 5 good xbox games:

1. Halo:CE
2. Halo 2
3. Mech Assault (tough though)
4. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
5. Fable

2 of those, I got from my cousin. This is over the course of the last...say 3 years.  But make sure you don't waste cash on suckish games (GameFaqs and GameSpot have descent reviews).

Oh I've been gaming awhile.. I usually don't buy a game unless I know I'll play it. Thanks for the advise though

No probs.

You're a colorfull man. You would happen to know that the freshmen at your school probably wants to pretend they were in middle school hang onto the good times so he gets on that computer and plays runescape.

 

I do believe however that anyone who plays an mmorpg like world of warcraft doesent need to exceed more than a lvl ,and a half in a week after getting to lvl 20 after all there are only 60 lvls.

 

Oh finaly tell the little kids who play runescape it looks like it was made with a clay camera ,and to tell there parents to log onto ebay cause i'm selling my account.

 

No seriosly doesent runescape look like a bunch of clay?

    That's one of the reasons why I stopped playing after 2 weeks. Runescape, Maple Story, and WoW focus on leveling up to get stronger. In Guild Wars a level 5 guy can topple a level 20 guy (max level) if he has a better skill set. Plus you level up fast anyway.

    That's why I said that Guild Wars requires skill.

Hmmm I don't see any.

    Have you played the game? You have a skill bar that can hold 8 skills. They can be special moves, healing abilities, or status affects (this is one game when you actually need them). You can make them stronger by changing you ability points chart. By using a certain skill set, you can make a ranger become a tank (person that draws the melee attacks), a monk become a smiter or a healer, etc. Guild Wars isn't a hit, hit, hit, and kill game. It's more complex than that.

Do you use hot keys 1 through 8? cause if you do then I know exactly what you are talking about. K.O. is the same.

    For skills, yes, but people use the mouse more. Moving is simple W-A-S-D keys or clicking on the screen. The graphics are actually better than WoW. Somebody admitted that to me today, so wow.

Oh my gosh I can't do wasd jeeeeeeeez it's im possible I get so lost. and knight onlines graphics aren't as good as WoWs' as to the extent you can only choose 3 faces 3 hair styles 3 colors for each character. But its lvling system goes up to 70  ,and clan wars are competitive!

Leveling systems are retarded. Guild Wars only goes up to 20, but you can still get stronger by weapons, armor, and skills, especially skills. Guild Wars PvP is amazing, but the PvE is still a blast.

No they aren't all like okay you keep on doing this and you lvl up this. It is you get to a higher level; like mage for instance. When you lvl up you go over to your skills and choose what you want to lvl up in fire ,ice ,or lightening you gain new spells.

 

Then your stats when you gain a lvl you can choose whether you want to gain hp ,mp ,dex ,str ,ect ,and you can then have more health. to buy  stuff dex and str will get you more likely to get weapons ,and armor depending on your class.

 

Now np (national points) are gained buy killing other players ,or buying for large sums of money. Np allows you to get a higher rank in a clan there for meaning better capes better equiptment  showing status ,and which clan you follow.

    So basically, your character can only specialize in on class. Guild Wars has characters with a primary class, and a secondary class. The primary class determines armor type, and the primary attribute.  Secondary classes give you more skills and attributes.

    You have 4-5 attributes for you primary class (numbers vary with class), and 3-4 for your secondary class. There is only a primary attribute for the primary class, so you will have different strategies between a  Warrior/Ranger and a Ranger/Warrior.

    Skills and weapon usage are bought, completing a quest, or defeating enemies. Both are based on these attributes and their levels.  So axe skills work better with higher axe usage attribute levels, which work well with axes (the obvious)!

    These attributes can be leveled up any time in a town with a given amount of attribute points that you have. The points can be rearranged whenever you want. So if you want to use a hammer instead, all you need to do reconfigure you attribute points.

    What's better is, if I don't like my secondary class, I can always pay 100g(very cheap) to switch my class. Usually you have skills unlocked already, so getting skills for the secondary class isn't a problem (unless you are looking for the ever-handy elite skills).
   
    It's handy if you have a guild battle and your guild needs a healer, one person can change his second class, and things will work out. Plus, one account can hold a minimum of 4 character slots. Handy if you want a healer, a tank (draws enemy attacks), a nuker (spell caster that uses area of effect damage spells), etc. There are also 10 classes now, so you have a wide variety of class combinations to choose from.

That was uhmmm...the most confusing thing I have ever friggen read in my life.

1. There are 10 classes.
   
2. You can mix two classes: one is your  and secondary class. The primary class will affect you more than the other.
   
3. Each class has certain abilities.
4. These abilities can be leveled up with ability points (AP).
5. Higher levels in abilities can strengthen attacks and skills.
6. You can rearrange how strong certain abilities are in towns and outposts whenever you want, in any way you want (as long as you have the amount of AP you have).
   
7. Skills  and weapons can be received by killing enemies, purchasing them from merchants, or finishing quests.
8. You are not limited to two classes that you chose in the beginning of the game: your secondary class can be changed for a small fee (100 gold) eventually.
9. Guild Wars gives you 4 character slots for one game. If you buy an expansion, you get two additional slots (you can buy more if you want after).

I hope this watered down version is easier to understand.