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Off topic; What's a good MMORPG to play?
I'm curious, while we wait for the master game of all games (AoC), is there any good MMORPG to play? I'm talking about out of all of them that's available. Like, I'm kinda thinking on getting back into WoW while I wait for this.
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It's free, and it has amazing story content, including fun dungeons.
The big minus is "pay to gear up" system that lets you level up your gear (that's otherwise a huge grind) with real cash, which some people say it's not P2W since there is no PvP anyway, and you can use months of grind time to grind up that same gear while playing for free.
But in the end, if you do not care about being top geared pearson on the server, I'd still recommend SWL due to amazing story and fun dungeons.
Dungeons are layered according to item power, so you will be playing with people on your gear level anyway.
It's good enough while waiting for Ashes. I don't know if there is anything better.
MMORPG players may be a little bit lost as a lot of usual features are missing from the game. but that's mostly because ESO is a mix between a Elder Scrolls game and a MMORPG. However, once those differences accepted, MMORPG players that strive for PVP action, or for challenge, will find in ESO something fun aswell.
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I also play FFXIV. It's my relaxing game. I'm still not lvl 50 though!
It was some boss fight, and honestly I didn't see the boss at all, all I saw was light effects all over my face, blue, yellow, red splash splash SPLASH, and I heard some yelling in (my guess) Korean.
I have absolutely no interest in such games. Specially not Korean, I've had my fill of Korean games, and no more ty.
The Story also cranks up once you get into 2.2 patch content and continues to ramp up from there. It is a gorgeous world, a very nicely done story, and it continues to be a fairly enjoyable pve experience. FF14 also does have PvP, but it is necessary and they are arena style matches. I've only now just started to dabble in it and I'm from the ye ol' days of 1.0 (back in 2010), so I've been with 14 for awhile now.
Elder Scrolls Online has gotten better with age and if you love exploring, it does this extremely well. Also if you want to be an assassin thief-- killing off NPCs, escaping the law, and looting to sell--- that is where to me, ESO is extremely enjoyable, because their is nothing like for once being a "bad guy".
Both these games also have wonderful communities, so you can't go wrong with either, though I do prefer FF14 over ESO.
Lets see... what else...
There is Citadel: Forged By Fire coming out here soon, but I don't know much about it beyond it is somehow Skyrim meets Harry Potter.... Then sometime later this year will be Dark and Light...
There is always good ol' Lord Of The Rings Online if you want to go for something a bit older but continues to age well. I know I've contemplated going back to poke at it myself a few times.
In the end, it really comes down to what you are looking for and what you believe you would enjoy playing. Hopefully this helps.
The best thing is, you can try it FOR FREE. All of the basic options are there and if you decide to pay you get a lot of nice quality of life features line an endless bag of inventory space (but no real PtW ones)
LOTRO is coming up on another big update adding in Mordor and a new race fairly soon. They're also updating graphics for things like your character, so there's that consideration too.
I'm running with a Guild there (since my usual guild isn't interested in it) called The Filthy Casuals. If anyone is interested, https://forum.albiononline.com/index.php/Thread/50933-The-Filthy-Casuals-Are-Recruiting/?pageNo=1
ESO is great. There is a lot to do and many ways to do it. There are a lot of factions to join and each has their own story. It has an interesting leveling system as well. There is not much of an end game from what I have seen though.
Wildstar is awesome too. It's more action oriented and fastpaced and the humour is just ridiculous, no other MMORPG has made me actually laugh while playing
( considering how old it is ... wouldn't be surprised if you already played it >.< )
First one I'm gonna try is Albion Online 'cause it seems interesting.
I know if you don't mind dropping the 30, while maybe not "technically" an MMO, it is a remake of a 2006 MMORPG, which is Dark and Light coming out tomorrow (July 20th). I plan on getting it and streaming it online. For the moment it looks like it may be a good hold over till AoC comes out, but its always hard to say with brand new games-- But it is one I've been stalking since early part of 2016.
We in Rebellicious have been playing Black Desert Online since the launch in March 2016 and aren’t bored with it yet. It is an awesome game. Best MMO I have played since Ultima Online.
Ashes of Creation is the first game that looks like it might become a worthy successor. But I am pretty sure we will be in BDO until AoC is released.