Caiden’s Core: Character Customization

agreed..if a game is just a bunch of clones running around with the same armor and slightly different hair or face variations i don’t even touch it because i know if they didn’t try very hard, and the game itself cant be all that great. which is a curse aswell haha.

Well, if you found it to be like that, what games aren’t like that? (Not trying to sound condescending or anything, I could use a new game at this point, but I’ve played just about everything in the world of Mmo’s)

That was directed at kikan

Character customization is 90 percent of what i look for in a mmorpg. I used to love eq because not only could u customize, but there were TONS of races, and items to make your char even more unique. So in my opinion having like 15 different races, male and female combined with the customization it had, puts it far above most games now. Which is sad the games over 10 years old. im sick and tired of having to scan and scan and scan. played gw, eq1 eq2 aoc warhammer lotro gw d&d aika allods all the free ones etc etc, and its gotten to the point id gladly pay for something new to have those options(d and d was okay but got sick of the late night chinese attitudes, they treat people from usa like dog poop). I never play mmorpg that has little customization. I actually came upon this article finally typing “any good mmorpgs with good character customization 2010″, on google. Im pulling my hair out trying to find something. And no i played guild wars a billion days and i hate to say it, maybe im the only one, but not interested in part 2. Specially since they always make all the weapons with the same stats. id LOVE to stay away from an asian company for awhile, but god knows nothings made in the USA anymore. Lets be honest, they put arena on the discs, but they were bought out by korea a long time ago. And besides project powder which is not an mmorpg, cash shops are crazy these days and ruin games, like allods. Theres no where to go, its all crap, all of it. They just plain lost it after the eqs wows gws etc. Im sure gw2 will be kewl, thats just me on the not interested side. I need orcs…. gnomes, like that guild “the lost sock patrol”. Those were the days….

If there isn’t a good enough character creation then I’ll probably drop it unless i know a lot of people are playing it… Like Aika Online :\

Not a fan of the sliders, but I guess theres not really a better way to go

Character customization has become an overwhelming obsession for me, not only in MMOs but in all games, console and PC. It’s gotten to a point where I cannot immerse myself in a game unless I can create a wide variety of character types and make moral decisions for them throughout the gameplay. I also look for deep skill progression, social or dating elements to feel as if my chatting with NPCs actually means something, and ideally, a customizable housing system.

While some games like Mass Effect and Fable offer these elements, I would prefer the open-endedness of an MMORPG. Perfect World has great character creation. Atlantica and Runes of Magic have housing systems, and Aika is frankly my favorite in terms of gameplay and skill progression. Now, if we could get a F2P game that manages to combine these customization elements, we’d all be in virtual heaven.

i dont know why people talk about WoW as a good game. i played it till i reached lvl 76 explored almost everything that my lvl would allow and i was not impressed. it seemed like it was made by some dude in his mothers basement, although i gotta say the character customization was good to an extent. If only mmo’s were well crafted and f2p along with other awsome stuff then i might actually be motivated to play longer. Games like ever quest 1&2 are good but there wayyy too huge in customizable options and it just discourages or overwhelms ppl.

This is hugely important to me. And it’s not so that I can show off my avatar to the rest of the world- it’s because I am an artist. It doesn’t really bother me that much if I walk down the street and five look alikes walk by- ok it does- but not so much as usually the pre-made avatars are kind of ugly and boring. The whole population is not going to have the same taste as the dozen who created the models. Besides, I can kill something in millions of games. What I can’t do is create inside a game. A lot of times I play games as a creative outlet. And the best thing about the option to create in games is that those who’d rather spend the time kicking someone’s derriere don’t have to bother. It’s simply liberating by offering the choice.

well i want a game with epic customisation and gameplay, i heard Aion Online has awesome customisation but the gameplay gets simple later on.
I would love awesome customisation and a nice wide open world which is both social and filled with war (without war what else is there?)

I agree. Character creation has been my focus for a long time. First was armor. I wanted to look cool but not wear set pieces. I like combining(like in monster hunter). Then came the slides. That’s the first thing I check. Youtube>game name + customation. Without it I feel empty.

I like being able to make a short, petite, innocent looking girl (with amazing tits) then Killing everyone who looks like they should be way overpowered. Its the ultimate troll because when everyone looks bad ass and you like sweet sexy and kind then you unleash the ultimate can of whoopass it stings them so much more. (btw i’m a girl irl)