I second this. Fantastic game, but a brutal learning curve. The upside of the learning curve is it weeds out a good percentage of idiots, which is refreshing. Mac Client is finally stable, graphics are gorgeous.
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Any good RPGs for Mac? No WOW please
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I second this. Fantastic game, but a brutal learning curve. The upside of the learning curve is it weeds out a good percentage of idiots, which is refreshing. Mac Client is finally stable, graphics are gorgeous.
WinXP sells new for about $75. If it's a restore CD for a PC, my guess is that it would not work on your Mac, but you could give it a shot. Aren't those customized to work only with the computer they came with? (not sure)
Oooo...Guild Wars is a personal favorite of mine.I've played that off and on (mostly on) for almost 3 years now. However that is a windows game but it seems like you are going the bootcamp route which is a great idea. Thats what I do.
I do love Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion as well. That is a fantastic solo game and is SO deep in terms of story and gameplay.
I'm pretty sure guildwars is one of the well supported WINE games, but I am saying that without having done it myself or fact checking
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) in this thread yet... it is a personal favourite of mine, possibly the MMORPG I like the most among the enormous amount of games in this genre available today.
You can play LOTRO via Bootcamp if you want to pay for a Windows licence, or you can get LOTRO to work via Crossover Games (no Windows needed). This very same procedure can be used for MMORPGs such as Star Wars Galaxies, Guild Wars and EverQuest 1 and 2 too. And probably many more that I've yet not tried.
Another great suggestion is Warhammer Online. Right now there's a beta version of a brand new Mac client for this MMORPG (the beta is available only for the North American servers at the moment, and will be out in Europe later this month). Meaning you do not need Bootcamp (Windows) nor Crossover Games. It runs native. Later on this year the beta client will be a "proper" one. But the beta client already works great and is stable. This achievement is due thanks to Cider (the same technology used to bring EVE Online and City of Heroes to OS X).
And if you're really willing to pay Microsoft for an OS licence, you could do the Bootcamp route and try Age of Conan. Like (insert something here) it is beautiful on the outside and empty on the inside. No really, AoC actually is a great game now, it has finally become what was promised when it was released last year. Worth the try.
You can play LOTRO via Bootcamp if you want to pay for a Windows licence, or you can get LOTRO to work via Crossover Games (no Windows needed). This very same procedure can be used for MMORPGs such as Star Wars Galaxies, Guild Wars and EverQuest 1 and 2 too. And probably many more that I've yet not tried.
Another great suggestion is Warhammer Online. Right now there's a beta version of a brand new Mac client for this MMORPG (the beta is available only for the North American servers at the moment, and will be out in Europe later this month). Meaning you do not need Bootcamp (Windows) nor Crossover Games. It runs native. Later on this year the beta client will be a "proper" one. But the beta client already works great and is stable. This achievement is due thanks to Cider (the same technology used to bring EVE Online and City of Heroes to OS X).
And if you're really willing to pay Microsoft for an OS licence, you could do the Bootcamp route and try Age of Conan. Like (insert something here) it is beautiful on the outside and empty on the inside. No really, AoC actually is a great game now, it has finally become what was promised when it was released last year. Worth the try.
I think this is the best way to keep your Windows system always clean:
Install Returnil Free version
Returnil is a very cool program. Basically what it does is that, once you activate it, whenever you restart your computer it (Windows) will get back to the point when you have activated it. What I mean, for instance, you install the games you want to play, ok? Now you activate Returnil. Whatever you do to your computer, remove the game, infect it, delete system files etc., when you restart you'll get back to the point when you activated Returnil.
It's a 99.9% effective method. And no, Windows malware cannot do anything to damage OS X.
Install Returnil Free version
Returnil is a very cool program. Basically what it does is that, once you activate it, whenever you restart your computer it (Windows) will get back to the point when you have activated it. What I mean, for instance, you install the games you want to play, ok? Now you activate Returnil. Whatever you do to your computer, remove the game, infect it, delete system files etc., when you restart you'll get back to the point when you activated Returnil.
It's a 99.9% effective method. And no, Windows malware cannot do anything to damage OS X.
Guildwars doesn't work perfectly under crossover for me, maybe I need to spend some time tweaking it, but since I have a windows 7 partition anyway I can't really be bothered.
What I like about guild wars is that you can pretty much play it alone when you want to (with computer controlled henchmen and "heros") and yet when you feel like it you just join up with others. Because of its instanced approach they can tell a story and change environments according to where you are in the story, and you still get the MMO advantages of having a community to help you out, never needing to save, and playing on any computer by logging in after installing a very small game launcher file.
I really think bootcamp is the way to go, especially since windows 7 is free, it's silly to limit yourself to the couple of (very average) mac RPG's when you could be playing PC games.
Offline rpg's I like on pc include Oblivion and Morrowind and I am looking forward to Divinity 2: Ego Draconis (should be released in the coming weeks)
What I like about guild wars is that you can pretty much play it alone when you want to (with computer controlled henchmen and "heros") and yet when you feel like it you just join up with others. Because of its instanced approach they can tell a story and change environments according to where you are in the story, and you still get the MMO advantages of having a community to help you out, never needing to save, and playing on any computer by logging in after installing a very small game launcher file.
I really think bootcamp is the way to go, especially since windows 7 is free, it's silly to limit yourself to the couple of (very average) mac RPG's when you could be playing PC games.
Offline rpg's I like on pc include Oblivion and Morrowind and I am looking forward to Divinity 2: Ego Draconis (should be released in the coming weeks)
Boot camp creates a partition to keep your Windows stuff completely separated from your Mac stuff. If anything gets infected on your Windows side, you can just wipe that partition and start over. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I am not aware of any viruses, malware, etc, jumping a partition. If you can get over your Windows phobia
Oblivion has been on my list of "stuff to get" for a while now. And you can bypass the windows requirement by getting the ps3 or xbox360 versions
granted you don't get as much customizations and mods in the console version.
One thing to keep in mind with the free RTM version of windows 7 is the time limits. After March 1st, 2010 it auto shuts down after 2 hours. After June 1st, 2010 it won't boot (source). Not sure if you can trick that by just setting your clock back to 2009. But if you like it you can get yourself a copy. Or do what I'll probably do, buy a new computer for like $300 install linux on it and use the $200 windows 7 on my main computer
Oblivion has been on my list of "stuff to get" for a while now. And you can bypass the windows requirement by getting the ps3 or xbox360 versions
Most of the comments that follow are based on the PC version of the game. However, "Leveling Properly" applies to all versions.
Mods have a big impact on game play. Refer to the MacRumors Elder Scrolls 4 Guide (I posted). Section 15 lists mods I liked such as "No Psychic Guards" and "Saddlebags". For some reason, Oblivion characters you get to play are UGLY. "Rens Beauty Pack" will fix that. There is even a mod that gets rid of the main quest!
Under Console Cheats (section 10)- referring to pulling up the in-game console in the PC version, you can set friendly NPCs so they won't attack you if you accidently hit them. This usually happens in a close quarter fight. I don't know if the in-game console can be pulled up in the Xbox/PS version.
If you are planning on playing Oblivion, check out MacRumors Oblivion Guide section 13- Leveling the Right Way. One of the significant aspects of this game is that the mobs to some extent level with you. The "plus" is that you can enter any dungeon you want and get a good fight. You'll never out-level an area. The "minus" is there is no real difficulty range of mobs to fight. In other words, you are a level 5 and a level 20 mob is gonna kick your butt. That won't happen. However if you don't level properly, you may reach a point where the mobs become exceedingly hard to beat. This happens when players level based on primarily non-combat skills.
And if you are really lazy the Console Cheats allow you to give yourself money, lockpicks, and other goodies.
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights: Diamond edition is about all you need for hardcore RPG action. http://nwn.bioware.com/about/diamondedition.html
Tons of content and mulitplayer servers too. $20
Neverwinter Nights: Diamond edition is about all you need for hardcore RPG action. http://nwn.bioware.com/about/diamondedition.html
Tons of content and mulitplayer servers too. $20
A fine game. Just keep in mind it's o-l-d. Check out the graphics before leaping and note it says PC on the box in the link. Did not look to see if there is a Mac version of this release. The Apple Store or Amazon might still have the Mac version of the original NWNs. I played the Mac version of NWNs on my MBP just fine.