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Which MMORPG is the best for RP?
marcellosln
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I was searching the web these days for a RP-based MMORPG (I mean heavy RP, like SWTOR). I got really impressed with SWTOR but I couldn't find another MMO whose the RP engine was so awesome as SWTOR. I'm not sucking up to this game but I've never seen such an interactive story (the class stories for example) that makes you literally get into the game you know? I'm searching really hard for another MMORPG with this kind of RP disponibility, and I wanna know if you guys agree with me or have a nice RP-focused game to share? 
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So like a sandbox version of swtor......yeah I don't think you're going to find that.
Most sandbox games don't have yellow brick road story lines like swtor did filled with cinimatics. I loved the story part of that game but it kind of goes against the whole open world non-linear thing where you can choose where you want to go or what you want to be.
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TSW.
... and you can thank me later.
I agree with SecondLife, but to an extent.
It really does serve as more of a social media virtual world than anything else. But they are very good at what they do. One thing that is indisputable ... it has the most outstanding character creation of any game (Disclaimer: SL residents don't consider SecondLife a game and they will be plenty peeved if you identify it as such).
This thread (and specifically the OP) confirms to me that MMO players today have no idea what role playing means.
Such a shame, really.
The Secret World has some separate RP locations, RP servers, lets you create and participate in plays, etc. It used to have an active and nice RP community, but I haven't checked it out for a while.
Edit: Oh, if you're looking for a non-linear story like SWTOR's, single-player RPGs are the better option. The Witcher 2 and Fallout: New Vegas are the ones I'd recommend. As far as I know, no other attempts to make a SWTOR-like MMO have been made. The Secret World's story beats TOR's stories hands down as far as the quality of writing goes, though. Guild Wars 2 lets you choose some things, but they're mostly big decisions that can change the next few missions completely and not little dialogue choice SWTOR has.
That's pretty contradictory since story driven MMOs like SWTOR do not let you be whatever you want to be.
Closest to what you want sounds like LOTRO. It has an epic story and an active roleplay community. Everquest 2 also has a pretty big roleplay community on Antonia Bayle and has SoEmote which alters your voice and makes your avatars face move the same way as yours.
I like WoW but the world isn't exactly immersive or good for roleplaying, the game just doesn't take itself seriously enough.
SWTOR's unique selling point is the voice acted dialogue with the quests, and this is what the OP wants more of. Nothing comes close to SWTOR in this respect because they blew most of their $100 million budget on it!
The other posters here are 100% correct - RP is something that comes from within you - it is the complete opposite of a voice acted story line because, in a voice acted story line, you the player are playing a passive role - it's just like watching TV.
Therefore, I think the original question should be re-phrased to, "What MMORPGs have the greatest suspension of disbelief?"
The answer to this is subjective, but for me, it's used to be Eve Online because it has tremendous range and depth - it's the biggest sandbox MMORPG.
The best RP games tend to be sandbox because you have more freedom to do what you want. However, I suspect that the OP might not like that.
I can agree that EVE is a nice platform for roleplaying (and would be even nicer if we ever got WiS), but in the suspension of disbelief category it falls flat on its arse, because everytime I play it I feel like I can "see through the matrix" and all those beautiful visuals are just there to shroud my vision. Collide with (i.e. fly through ) another ship and there goes the suspension down the drain, right there. View your ship from millions of miles away in an instant (camera drones lol). Turn a big battleship still in motion and see it pivot about a fixed point on all three axles...
I could go on for a dozen other examples, but you get the point I guess.
Rift is pretty good for RP because of the custom dimensions people have made. Go to the Faeblight server and you will find all kinds of player made locations custom designed for RP.
I also think EQ2 and Vanguard are good roleplaying games because of the housing.
TSW is also a good choice.
I also see a lot of RP on my server on FFXIV.
I agree with you 100%.
This genre needs far more competition.
ya he is not asking for roleplay suggestions. he clearly misspoke or simply does not know what roleplaying means. he's asking for an mmo that will tell a great story with him at the center of that story, including cut scenes, etc.
the only other games i know of with heavy story and cutscenes would be:
FFXIV - the main storyline for your character is what unlocks much of the game for you. and it does include a generous heap of cutscenes for you as well.
The Secret World - storyline combined with cutscenes, puzzles, and some detective work make this a great game for the immersion the OP is requesting.
honestly, OP you should also try some single player games like Skyrim. you'll have a much greater chance of finding heavy story combined with cutscenes in that genre.
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