What is the deal with everyone wanting to play games online. It was fun at first with games like Counter Strike but, online rpgs??!!
First of all people like me who can't get broadband access are mostly left out in the cold when it comes to online playing. (Yes I live that far out in the middle of nowhere.) Sure 56k can be used on most online games, but you lag so far behind everyone else its more of an exercise in frustration than a game.
Secondly rpgs are great because of their story. It's like an interactive movie. Online game stories are patchy at best. It ruins the whole experience.
And I won't even start on having to pay a monthly subscription just to play a game you already spent fifty bucks on.