Looking for the perfect MMO

Kazzdude1

        Hello friends! So I just got done watching this anime show called Sword Art Online. Now I'm sure some of you have heard of it, and if you're not much of an anime buff, you should still give it a try. It really delivers to the MMORPG crowd (myself being a huge part of that). Since then, I've been getting a strong urge to get back into MMO gaming. However, in my many years of testing out different MMO's none of them seem to appeal to my true desire. Call me picky, but I want one that's really REALLY good. And since it's been a while since I've paid money for an MMO, I was curious if any new ones have hit the market recently that soared above expectations OR if I previously scanned over one without really giving it a chance.

        My main preference that seems to be missing in most games is true IMMERSION. I want to feel like I live in that fantasy or scifi world! I'd love to experience something like living another life. Like a game where I could buy my own house(s) and add furniture to them. I wouldn't mind to have some other side skills as well, like fishing or crafting or smithing or something fun like that! I want there to be more than just redundant fetch quests to gain levels for the lame armor upgrade that looks exactly like what I'm already wearing. 

 

       Does anybody have a preference for this? I've played a TON of MMO's but I'm willing to go back and test them out. I put a lot of time into WoW and Runescape already, so those are the only ones I've checked off the list. I don't care about price or subscription fee. The only thing that makes me hesitate are those freemium markets. I'd be willing to play a game with that feature too, though, if it's promising enough. ANY SUGGESTIONS? THank you!

Lokero

I loved the first season of SAO anime.  The second season was entertaining just for the new game world, but the plot/storyline were so laughably bad, it made me cringe.

On topic:

Sadly, immersion seems to be a forgotten thing these days.(Personal note:  I blame alot of this on so many games using 3rd person perspective now, it's a pet peeve of mine. Can't wait for VR headsets to go mainstream)

The last game I played that had any type of immersion was FF14:ARR, but I think they still don't have individual housing and all of that.  The world and environments were fantastically done though.  That's a really slow starting game though, you have to do quests to unlock most of the feature systems.  But, they now have a 2-week free trial you could try.  Some people love it, others hate it.  So, it'd be a toss-up.

If you are more interested in the free-building styles, you could always check out Landmark, might be able to get a key from someone with extras.(still in alpha/beta).  Not much to the game atm, though, other than building/modelling things.

 

SHORT VERSION: Unfortunately, I don't have any genuinely great MMO suggestions, because there are so very few "great" MMOs, but I'd check out the 2-week free trial of FF14:A Realm Reborn if you want something to mess around with.  It's worth it just to check out the scenery, IMO.  The crafting was fairly unique and deep, if that's your thing(you couldn't open a shop or anything though).  They are supposed to add individual housing, but it's not in yet, last I knew.

centkin

May we never achieve a perfect MMO.  If we ever were to do so, not only would there be no MMO's after that one, but it would cause so many people to drop out of society playing it that it would have a severe negative effect on the economy.