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General discussionGood online games/mmorpg's (not called WOW... which has some depth) ?(28 posts) (28 posts) 
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Posted January 20, 2019
Many modern MMOs organise tightly regimented fun like an old folks home - an hour of arts and crafts, an hour of crochet, an hour of bingo, etc. Features of convenience that look great on paper end up sapping a player's agency, and it's gotten to the point where you can sink in hundreds of hours without interacting with anybody. I know that's a plus to some people, but then I have to ask, why play an MMO?

So I'm going back to the past with WoW classic which is supposedly coming out this year.
Posted January 20, 2019
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babark: You know, I had a similar question to the OP, wanting to know an MMORPG that was actually GOOD, but I never did find the answer. It amazes me how people talk about getting addicted to WoW, because I didn't get hooked at all. I was more invested in the LotR world, so I thought I'd try LotRO, but it was just more of the same.
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Breja: That's pretty much my experience as well. I tried WoW, Old Republic, Star Trek Online, and I never managed to understand what makes people obsess over such games, when they could play a "proper" RPG instead. I love the idea of a huge, persistant world to explore, but in the end one well developed city from a single-player RPG tends to be much more fun than the vast worlds of MMOs filled with repetative, boring and tedious gameplay.
It's about the MMO aspect for most players. Of course, there are also those who just want to grind some hours after work to relax or those who want to be the first to do/reach X when a new game releases. I doubt anyone would argue that the RPG part of an MMORPG is better than in an RPG without including other players.
Posted January 20, 2019
A Neverwinter nights persistent world will blue you away. They take a little to get into, but once you're into it, it's amazing. Especially when dungeon master get involved. Anything is possible. The depth and history of the world, including items, can be engrossing.
Posted January 21, 2019
put it this way you can look at MMO games but if they have hardly any players its basically a single player game.

MMO games that still have a player base that i know of atleast are

WOW ofc ( i know u didnt want this as a choice)
Everquest
Guild wars 2
Final Fantasy 14
Runescape
Black Desert Online
Destiny 2
Elder Scrolls Online

lots of games tend to copy wow and alot of games in this genre sadly die off fast cos the MMO genre is kind of dying

dead games are like age of conan, lord of the rings online, rift, wildstar


rift and wildstar may still have players im not sure tho
Posted January 21, 2019
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moobot83: rift and wildstar may still have players im not sure tho
I'm pretty sure Wildstar is completely dead. As in shut down, no longer exists kind of dead.
Posted January 21, 2019
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Niggles: Hi all,

Not much of a game player (more of a buyer tbh) these days, but was hankering to get into an online again (i passed by a copy of Destiny 2 on sale -- yes i know its more of a shooter however i was curious about single player content and comments seem to be its limited..). I am much more of a single player even however i can and do dable into group stuffs online if i have the mood haha.Are there some online games with a bit more depth which aren't called WOW these days i can try?. I liked E.V.E online (resubbed a few times) and also Secret world (i think i got busy..). Warframe and Black Tango (cant remember title exactly) were ok for a while (hit a plateau and also got busy)..Planetside ((good til server populations plummetted)) and a few others i cant recall.

cheers
N.
As far as I know Star Trek Online and Star Wars the Old Republic are the Single Player MMOs on the marked.
Star Wars does lock story content behind a paywall though.
Star Trek on the other hand can get frustrating because many game details are explained bad or not at all. And without some knowledge you will have a hard time with maxlevel even in some story missions. A lot of mechanics to understand. Get help for a decent build and it works. The full content is open for every player on the other hand. There are still a lot of things you can pay for.
And most story missions are an instance for your own cap. No standing in line for the next respawn of the boss.

More or less an single player RPG with some social hubs.
Posted January 21, 2019
Not a MMO but getting close to it, If you don't mind *cough* Denuvo and steam play, Monster Hunter World is great online fun until you get sick and tired of end game loot RNG and the lack of variety in wyvern... monsters.
Post edited January 21, 2019 by koima57
Posted January 21, 2019
No EverQuest love huh? Been around since the late 90s and it's still getting expansions and support.
Posted October 28, 2019
good online games? I can only remember WoW...

there is no game that could interest me so much as WoW

However, it's difficult to make some progress in this game recently...
Posted October 28, 2019
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Niggles: Hi all,

Not much of a game player (more of a buyer tbh) these days, but was hankering to get into an online again (i passed by a copy of Destiny 2 on sale -- yes i know its more of a shooter however i was curious about single player content and comments seem to be its limited..). I am much more of a single player even however i can and do dable into group stuffs online if i have the mood haha.Are there some online games with a bit more depth which aren't called WOW these days i can try?. I liked E.V.E online (resubbed a few times) and also Secret world (i think i got busy..). Warframe and Black Tango (cant remember title exactly) were ok for a while (hit a plateau and also got busy)..Planetside ((good til server populations plummetted)) and a few others i cant recall.

cheers
N.
Hey man. I know that you asked not to recommend you World of Warcraft, but now WoW Classic is released and I think that you're going to like it. It's very nice and different from the actual version at the same time. It's very difficult in comparison with BFA, which is very casual. It's like a hardcore mode for World of Warcraft. It's much slower, and much harder to achieve everything. I am playing since Burning Crusade and it's hard even for me. It is so complicated to farm gold, that I have even started to use booster wow classic, which I have never done before. This game is real struggle, but with that service it's much easier to play.
Post edited October 30, 2019 by Blackd1
Posted October 29, 2019
ESO! It's like a single-player game but online, the quests are best done solo and the only group content are public dungeons and trials. And in separate modes, Cyrodiil (PVP) and Battlegrounds (a half an hour match with two teams scoring points).
Posted December 22, 2019
Hey man. I can advise you to try Aion. It's pretty good ;)
Posted December 22, 2019
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Matewis: Path of Exile. It's what Diablo 3 should've been, but in a type of MMO wrapper. There are central mission hubs, just like the towns of Diablo 2, and that is where you see the other players. But unless you group with any of them you won't see anyone out in the wilderness.
It's a hack-n-slash similar to Diablo, Grim Dawn etc. but with a ridiculously deep leveling system. It's free to play, but you can spend money on extra inventory space and various cosmetic upgrades. Neither of which is really necessary, though the extra inventory space will make things a lot easier.
Except for the Pasive Skill Tree which is being changed every 3 months or so. As soon as you level up to try some new build or two, they make a lot of changes. Also what's annoying is the currency system. Too many orbs which also take forever to gather. Overall it's a great game but very time consuming.
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