I played the Tabula Rasa beta for a long time and would have loved to continue...but I can't stand those monthly fee's. Having MMO's as a part of -F- couldn't hurt, but for people like me, I only go for the free MMO's.
If anyone ever played Face of Mankind, they had a 2 year beta and I was in it for about 1.5 years. It was a game you either hated it or loved it, there was no in between. I really enjoyed it back in the days of the beta. Was a very team/faction oriented game. They had a pretty good community too.
Sadly after the beta ended and they made you pay a $12 monthly fee, just about half of the people from the beta dropped from the game and never played again. But there is no hope, a few months ago they announced they are bringing back Face of Mankind with a new name called "Face of Mankind:Rebirth" which will be free to play and they hope everyone from the beta and before the monthly fee's will be coming back, hence the name "Rebirth". Its supposedley to be released pretty soon.
The game is
extremely similar to Tabula Rasa, third person shooting MMO. But it is
way more team/faction oriented.
Main website it here if you wanted to check it out:
http://fomportal.com/
Just a suggestion if you guys can't decide on an MMO.
Since the websites being reconstructed I can give you a brief rundown of the game:
Basically the game is split into 6 factions, all played by human characters, their were Aliens in the game that occasionally randomely assaulted a few outer world bases and needed to be taken care of, but no where near as often as it happens in Tabula Rasa. Almost all the fighting in Face of Mankind happend between factions.
The Factions:
L.E.D. (Law Enforcement Department) - This was the faction I chose when playing in the 2 year beta. It was the funnest and most addicting faction to play as because we were always on constant patrol in highly populated civilian areas and always fighting against Mercs and Gangs. I was positioned in the DMC, the DMC was the jailhouse of the game. A giant facility that held all the criminals of the game. The DMC also served as the L.E.D.'s command central since it was so secure. The DMC was so fun to be at though, it was constantley under attack by Mercs and Gangs trying to bust out comrades or just killing cops for fun. I rose very high in the ranks of DMC guard, became second in command, and had alot of fun.
F.D.C. - Basically the military of the game and the L.E.D.'s closest friends, most of the time anyway. There was a short war between L.E.D. and F.D.C. when two leaders couldn't get along. But that was soon resolved. I had a close friend play on F.D.C. and L.E.D. and F.D.C. did countless raids on Gang territory and Merc territory. Huge firefights ensued and was a shitload of fun.
The Brotherhood - The Gang members of the game, deal drugs, kill civilians for looting, hired hitmen, and always raged war against L.E.D. Brotherhood put up some nasty fights back in the DMC and alot of the time we had to get FDC back up to help us. They had power in numbers like crazy.
The Mercs - Speaks for itself, allied with the Brotherhood to cause general chaos and mayhem in the game that LED and FDC have to enforce. Though its not like when your an LED or FDC your instantley start shooting at Mercs and Brotherhood when you see them. Some of them don't commit crimes at all and just support the gang. You gotta witness an act against LED law to start a fight or arrest them. Most noobies on LED just thought you shoot them on sight and caused alot of trouble.
Vortex Inc. - Vortex industry members are all about buying, selling, and making money. The richest faction at the time. They have no fighting skill but can be great suppliers when needed.
Mining Inc. - Also speaks for itself, miners of the game. Traveled to distant planets not patrolled by LED or FDC to obtain some rare minerals and strike it rich. Think of them as Vortex guys but alot more daring with some fighting ability.
Rebirth plans to change quite a few things to the game, but I'm pretty sure the factions are going to stay the same. Just hope its released soon, I cried like a little school girl when I first heard the game was coming back with "Rebirth".