what's a good RPG game to play?

[Taem]

Have you ever played Guild Wars?
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No, only the free beta's they offered.

To reiterate, at 60% DP, it is very possible to both be unable to take the brunt of attacks be able to retaliate with any of your own abilities. That's worse than permanent death while you're fighting. With permanent death, at least you have full access to your abilities while you're alive.
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I disagree. With permanent death, your dead, end of story. What could possibly be worse than that? In an MMO where you are immortal, the debilitations suffered from death are without a doubt a nuisance - as you point out, however the point I was trying to iterate is my dislike of "immortality" in modern MMO's.

I've come to except other's lack of comprehension for my "hardcore only" stance, and that is fine with me. It is only recently that I really asked myself "why" I felt the way I did and drew some conclusions based on the things I personally enjoy in life and the similarities of playing "hardcore."