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Post by mellop on Apr 22, 2015 16:25:17 GMT
I'm always curious to know why people joined, or what made them join megaten. So, please give me your reasons. What was your motivation? Was it just because you liked the game?? Any specifc reasons? Respond asap. Thanks.
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Post by sainosarete on Apr 23, 2015 0:47:46 GMT
I tried going to games people from my clans played...
Started off with Ragnarok Online 2 - then the repetitiveness of this game didn't appeal to me. The friends who wanted to play with me, abandoned me and went to the "popular" and "drama infested" guilds; and the guild they had originally started playing with me kinda well....didn't work out. So I was alone with no one I was comfortable running with eventually down the line.. and so I got bored and left.
Went to Aura Kingdom due to friends from another smt clan went there, again boring repetitiveness and then there was a long inactive point from the clanmaster, and some of the regular members. So I got bored and left.
I went back to my anime watching tendencies for a bit. Had some dreams about playing smt again, started to miss my friends from there and the demons I worked hard on. I originally had no intentions of joining the japanese server due to language barrier and fear of never being able to afford anything. BUT I sucked it up cause I missed it. I felt like a newb again, but I liked the nostalgia feel. I figured I wouldn't have to have several dozens of players breathing down my neck about how bad my gear was and such, due to the fact everyone has to face that when they start. Less elitest attitude (as far as I seen so far except for a select few). I started on Pixie server due to I actually knew people on there. It took me a bit but I managed to just about fully gear a rapid/mb, put a demon together, rb her, mitama her, rb her again and fill those mitama slots. Then people either server hopped, wanted to play other games for abit, or real life hit them. So i wandered back over to Cerberus server, cause i barely did anything with my character there and i felt like i was too lazy. so far I've halfway finished my gear and my first demon. But here I RB'd my demon better than I did on Pixie server. Mainly because I can't just make another one, I got it in a PG. And well, I've had fun with the new content so far and I've still got other areas to explore.
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Post by ✧‧˚Quon✰ on Apr 23, 2015 4:01:03 GMT
Uhm....I'm not really sure but I was looking for an MMO that would entertain me longer than a month. I've tried very few ones and they all looked the same so I was about to give up until I picked up Digital Devil Saga 1&2 for ps2 and thought "Now THAT was a game, if only there was an MMO like it.." I stumbled on an ad of IMAGINE and decided to try it. (Fun fact: I had set in mind that if the IGN of my choice was taken I would not play the game at all, you can guess what happened~) I've played on the EN server for 4 years. I've never been interested in a game for so long, IMAGINE is pretty special. Once the EN server was kill, most of my friends moved to other games but I've stuck with IMAGINE and went over to the JP server. Switching wasn't hard as I am a high tier weaboo, I've played "solo" for about a year by my own will (I wanted to see if I could make it without any help of clans/making friends, and I can say I have succeeded) until a certain person has seduced me into her clan, putting an end to my Kirito life. There I've made some new friends and learned more about the gameplay and general rules. I have still a lot to learn but I take any chance to better myself, without stressing out too much. The japanese community is pretty welcoming, even more than what I've expected. (a few of them do speak english but it is rare). It's fun so far~ My favorite run has to be the Anniversary place (End of the earth - Ichigaya?), the whole place is just really cool ;_;
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Post by faldeo on Apr 23, 2015 5:02:35 GMT
Back before I even started playing Imagine my friend Ryotsu and I found a YouTube video that just said, "I miss Imagine. To bad it is dead." We discussed it but assumed it closed. A few months later I saw on the Megami Tensei Wiki and it said "Atlus Online is taking over Imagine game servers." I went straight to my friend Ryotsu and we decided to wait a month until Atlus Online took over to join. So the night it opened on AO we downloaded and logged in finally. My first online game ever! So it was so new and interesting too me! We played ever since.
We went through everything together. And when the EN server shut down we spent the last day together. We decided we didn't want to move to the JP server, we'd miss our mains too much. Plus, why restart again? So I tried to move on without it, and it was kind of boring. XD
Well, a month later I found the final day photoset we did from the EN server. I posted it on tumblr and realized how much I missed it. Ryotsu and I had so much and we met so many people. So the next day I recreated my main on the JP server. That one Tumblr post I made reminded me of my love of the game. And Ryotsu rejoined too. *O* Just like the old days. And it is just so much better now: fun runs, new people, awesome gear, awesome demons, great events and my best friend ever is still with me.
Plus: Tam Lin. That was all I needed. And that is my story. ;D
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Post by sainosarete on Apr 23, 2015 5:03:30 GMT
Oh, if they meant megaten as a whole, not just japanese server... I was an anime watcher, chatting on anime chats and such. One friend wouldn't shut up about Megaten. I refused to join because the name "Megaten" sounded stupid. But since he spent all his time on it, and ignored me, I probably fell into his trap and followed him to the game. This was December 2009. I played for a few hours for a few days, he was nowhere to be found. I quit for a little out of sheer confusion. But I came back when he asked me to and was determined to get good and have fun, after I had began to understand what to do. However, if it weren't for the friends/clan I met.. I would have never stayed. I learned about the various runs, how to obtain plugins, eventually learning about inheritance (AFTER I was like LV92 LOL), and later coming to understand the fusion math on the Megaten Wiki which was awkwardly set up in my eyes... It's not awkward now that I understand it. I played other games when I had nothing to do in english server, afk'd to watch anime. But I always stuck with it. Always found a new goal to meet. And when it died in 2014, I was sad. So very sad. MMO hopped. Didn't work. Caved in to the cravings and then the story above applies next. ^^
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Post by Kit on Apr 23, 2015 13:05:14 GMT
I started playing IMAGINE because of one simple thing: Cute/cool as hell Demons and being able to look adorable with some big, awesome looking demon. That was my ideal SMT, since I've played my share of SMTs before IMAGINE, so IMAGINE seemed like a perfect fit for my dreams. On EN, while shy as hell, I looked cute and had cute demons, plus writing stories in my head and doodling her and my Alts was fun.
Then I hopped onto the JP servers around when closing was announced. I figured it'd be better to start sooner than never with JP migration. But man that first half of 2014 was the most pleasant time I had on IMAGINE. Everyone was cool with one another, we all wanted to make our demons we adored (not just for stats either!) strong, and everyone had fun doing stuff like joking with each other and doing runs. Plus the forums where great too, even if we only had one mod who wanted to have a good time, thus everyone had a good time.
Now, in 2015, I have no idea the hell happened. Everyone's just so spiteful and disrespectful of one another, screaming about "playing the game right" and only how X, Y, Z Demons, Skills, and sets will make you "good". Hell people can't take a joke, as satirically poking at the attitudes of greedy, bratty, selfish elitists gets you a pass into a lot of immature, unneeded, harassment. Even though as much as I'd hate to break it, but JP players absolutely despise those attitudes. From what I can hear on the other side, some player's arrogance is laughable and disgusting, as well as could use a serious attitude shift if you want to be slightly respected.
But even now, I still play for my reasons. I want a force of cute demons and a wardrobe of cute attire too. But most importantly, I want to encourage others to be more creative with their characters, it be doodling your avatar or writing about their adventures in demon infested Tokyo. Do something other than scream and cry about not having an over powered demon, love yourself and have fun!
In sum, I play for my fun and cute things and if I become super strong along the way then WELP I accomplished something.
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rhaplanca
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Post by rhaplanca on Apr 23, 2015 15:09:39 GMT
I played to git gud again because i was gud on en
gettin gud is the only way to play
you do it anyway else youre not playing right BECAUSE ONLY THE MOST GUD PLAYERS SURVIVE
;y
it's sarcastic btw ease up ;o
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Post by megablazikens on Apr 23, 2015 15:11:56 GMT
I got into SMT, and heard there was an SMT MMO.
I looked into it and found out that the EN servers were taken offline, but that everyone was playing on the JP servers now, so I looked into how to play, and here I am.
EDIT: I don't know about the whole elitist thing and I'd rather just ignore it and do my own thing, because none of that is worth the drama, but my view on this is that if I want to become better at playing this game, I'll work on it slowly because I don't think I can commit so much time to it all at once. I'll work on it over time, and maybe help other people out along the way because others helped me, too. Or at least that's what I think. As for the best gear, it's also another "we'll see" thing to me because I never know when I'm gonna have the time to get awesome stuff (or irl money.)
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Institution
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Post by Institution on Apr 23, 2015 18:32:35 GMT
Well see Elitists exist everywhere, no matter what game. The "elitists" in this game/server aren't really even elitists, they just want to be good enough to keep up with all the content that cave throws out. Honestly, if it meant being able to do events and runs that are somewhat hard then i'd rather be an elitist. I understand why some people may get mad that these elitists are corrupting our good ol' community and bla bla bla, but have these people really spent time with these "Elitists" and got to know them? They are just "judging a book by its cover". Maybe these elitists are just trying to give advice to the newer members of this community so they don't get left behind just like the EN server. There's no "git gud" attitude. Just some things to think about before you go out and criticize the "Elitist way"
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Post by YumiRyuuko on Apr 23, 2015 18:54:50 GMT
I originally got into Imagine because I was looking for a new MMO to play after the one I was currently on closed. Anyone here ever heard of Dream of Mirror Online? It was hosted by Aeria Games.
My friend eventually discovered Imagine and suggested that we try it out. I played on the EN server from summer/fall of 2011 until it eventually closed. I soloed a lot and didn't really make much progress, but I still had fun. I did know of the JP server for a bit after the closing date of EN was announced, but I wanted to wait it out until our server went down.
A couple months after the closing of EN, I decided to join the JP server out of selfishness and desire to make my old demons even stronger. I handle myself pretty well here now. I know just enough Japanese to get around, but I'm still by no means fluent. Basic hiragana and katakana and knowledge of Japanese grammar can do wonders for you. I'm still learning, so hopefully someday I'll be able to communicate and play with JP players.
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Post by sainosarete on Apr 23, 2015 18:58:59 GMT
Thats not my definition of "Elitest", my definition is a person who makes sure they have top gear, top demon, and are a total dick to anyone who isn't as good as them but does nothing to help the person and may even reject them from parties - even if that person is TRYING their best. :V
And as I stated, there's only a "few" like this.
All you stated - was a person who is pro but sometimes runs into newbies who reject advice and are jealous of said pro.
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Post by Ink on Apr 23, 2015 19:00:41 GMT
Thats not my definition of "Elitest", my definition is a person who makes sure they have top gear, top demon, and are a total dick to anyone who isn't as good as them - even if that person is TRYING their best. :V And as I stated, there's only a "few" like this. If that's your definition of elitist then I sure have not seen a single person like that on this server lol, let's also try not to de-rail the thread too much guys
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Post by sainosarete on Apr 23, 2015 19:02:34 GMT
Oh I know, I just feel I was misunderstood. I wasn't originally going to go into details or name any names.
And I edited my post a bit due to I forgot details as usual. orz
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Post by FireVodka on Apr 27, 2015 1:28:29 GMT
Well, it was still on beta when a friend of mine played this game. At the time I was looking for a new MMOG, something fresh and different. Not the mainstream medieval/exagerated fantasy like games. My friend was always talking about Megaten and one day it kinda attracted me because of the futuristic looks and nice comunity he described. So some months later (+ or - May 2010), after getting a better PC I would join.
Had a lot of portuguese-speaking clans (speaking english is not a problem but i always feel more comfortable), had a lot of friends playing and so i felt integrated and was pretty easy do learn the basics. Some months later lots of my friends got inactive, but I could never quit because Megaten felt like my "MMORPG home". Spent many hours playing and meeting new people that I couldn't just leave my characters.
It was all good (could be greater) untill Marvelous anounced the EN server shutdown... I felt bad because I had never played a game where you can make friends so easily or where a comunity actively tries to help each other. Adding to that, see a game that you play for 4 years getting closed "just like that" is not easy, got very sad like everyone.
I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to try the JP server so soon because it would always remind me of all my experiences in EN server, and instead I would try to move on and look for a new game with different mechanics but close to Megaten. I actually tried a lot of games ans only Scarletblade would interest me, but couldn't keep playing because I was missing Megaten too much. Began to think if it was really worth to start all over again in the JP server
About 1 year later the server shutdown (which means a few months ago), saw a post from some friends that were in same clan that speak same language as my mother tongue. This post changed completely my mind and realized that portuguese speaking community was slowly getting back onto JP server. I could not miss this meet again my friends and have someone to play with and share my experiences so I didn't hesitate, and in that same day i registred and logged in for the 1st time. I really like the server and would like to speak Japanese good enough
I am writing this here today because... Earlier today i was searching for some videos in my PC of Shiva/Vishnu runs I made in EN server and found a video that was made for one of Aeria's events. In that video there are screenshots of my first character ever in Megaten while it was level 10-50... Went very nostalgic abd then i saw this post and couldn't help it, had to write something xD
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Post by mentomori on May 26, 2015 2:00:05 GMT
First of all ...a friend of mine who was a persona series fans told me that theres a new mmorpg called Imagine you should try it ! Then i kinda check the website and look around..Meh is it a good game? after that a month after i decided to give it a try and joined the En server it was when the Alice event came...It was fun i met a lot nice peeps raised mah babies tried all of the class but kinda never finish them except that my mage and my Enh xD after a while i heard the En server gonna be shutdown it broke mah heart :3 Coz that means that i have to let go of my babies and my friends orz well after the shutdown i decided to try Draon Nest SEA ! it was fun too But then after a shortwhile it got boring .-. and i finnaly took a break from online games,and back to my por- eh anime stash and irl stuff :> After a while theres this feeling of missing Mt appeared... and the only options are to try the Jp server ! So i look up on how to install the Jp version i came around that Albion event iirc and i found that Jp server is amaaaazing a lot of cool new demons,new gear ,new stuff xD It was so difficult in the early stage but as long you proceed it'll be easy Oh get those photo translator app too it helps so much ^^
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