I am not developing an MMORPG, or a P'n'P style rpg. The reason I choose not to include them in the question was not because I dislike them ( in fact i love P'n'P style rpgs, cant stand MMOs though) its just the the interactivity and the core mechanics differ so greatly that they have no correlation to regular jrps or wrpgs, aside from the rules behind the scenes. The reason for my posting this was to find out what variables in the different games made them fun or made them suck. MMORPGs imo are so monotonous to such a degree that they become pointless piles of ( Kill 10 of these, Bring me 7 of these, take this to so and so quest that are imo boring )Dont get me wrong though, an online RPG could be a wonderful thing if it does away with the pointless hack n slash questing, incorporated actual problem solving, and had a story that was more than an opening cinematic.

I am however, creating a innovative, multiplayer rpg, with some basis on older editions of DnD, and am merely attempting to get peoples opinions on what gameplay features made for fun or sucky games in the past and present rpgs.

Anyways, thank you all for your responses, it is appreciated

I think both aspects are really important, am rpg that doesnt have a good story wont hold my attention for long, and if the gameplay just sucks then i wont want to play it anyway regardless of the story. my favorite rpg happens to be the one that brought me into the genre in the first place Final Fantasy IX , yeah its cartoony and a bit silly at times, but there will alway be a special place in my heart for this title

bflosabre91, on 12 April 2012 - 06:22 AM, said:

Really , I didnt think Lost Odyssey was that bad, where did you get stuck at? Star Ocean for the 360 sucked more than anything has ever sucked before. Never played Blue Dragon. What in your opinion made these games bad? try to be as specific as possible. thx

Actually i play quite a selection of Paper and pencil rpgs, namely Dnd2e, Rifts, Alternity, Outbreak:Undead just to name a few.

Though its helpful , I didnt mean to include Pen and Paper Rpgs, I meant for a comparison between the old 2d rpgs like Chrono Trigger and Breath of Fire to the newer 3d rpgs like Final Fantasy 7 and higher and other notable games. Thank you though