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Best game for solo casuals who want to option to group and do pvp
I know -- the title sounds trashy. But it's me, after taking a long hard look at what I want in a game now. It doesn't have to be an MMORPG.
What I want is a game where I can do my own thing and there are other players around. I want to have progression and I don't mind solo grind, but I hate dungeons and raids and having to do this or that pve experience repeatedly to get certain must-have pieces of gear. I don't like being locked out of progression by group content.
I like pvp, but I want it to be consensual.
I wouldn't mind doing group content if I had RL friends that played mmos, but I don't. I don't mind being in a casual guild, but I don't want a game that is guild up or go home. I don't like the "in game, in TS" kind of situation. I don't mind scheduled activities, but I don't want to be "on call" every time I log in.
I love games where progression is based on skilling up (skill points, skill trees, etc.) rather than gear level. I love exploration and crafting.
What I want is a game where I can do my own thing and there are other players around. I want to have progression and I don't mind solo grind, but I hate dungeons and raids and having to do this or that pve experience repeatedly to get certain must-have pieces of gear. I don't like being locked out of progression by group content.
I like pvp, but I want it to be consensual.
I wouldn't mind doing group content if I had RL friends that played mmos, but I don't. I don't mind being in a casual guild, but I don't want a game that is guild up or go home. I don't like the "in game, in TS" kind of situation. I don't mind scheduled activities, but I don't want to be "on call" every time I log in.
I love games where progression is based on skilling up (skill points, skill trees, etc.) rather than gear level. I love exploration and crafting.
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Gear is there and it's cool, but no the center of the game. Should you check it out, buy the imperial city DLC as well for more pvp fun.
I don't really play it myself, I have a hard time with games that don't have collision detection, most games without I find myself thinking there is and coordinating movement as such, which leads to my inevitable death.
@Torval I always keep ESO on my desktop. I'm just taking a break from it now. I still haven't been able to max Undaunted skills on a single character for reasons stated above. But I love the questing and wish they had some sort of pvp arena. I will probably play more once the next DLC hits. I've also been thinking about downloading TOR again now that all the dust has settled about companion-gate.
Thanks for the suggestions.
For example, I'd suggest LotRO, it matches onto all you've listed in OP, but I think you used to post there too, so probably it's in a state like ESO.
(and also right now LotRO wouldn't be a good suggestion, after the server move the game has some serious performance issues sadly...)
This evening, I was leveling up a toon in ArcheAge (ftp, though I have some compensatory patron time if I want to activate it). I was just messing around with no pressure. I would absolutely buy some property if I found some in a safe zone on Ollo and could pay with credits+gold. I would be down for some farmville action.
If do wind up playing BDO, I will need to play the Korean version with an English patch.
I did play LOTRO in the past. It was out by Roundtop that I got bored and quit playing, but it was a nice game at the time. I think it might feel a bit dated now. How is it these days?
I did love the original Darkfall. I played that for two years till they wiped it. I was able to play solo for a long time. I knew people that played at the same time I did, so I was able to work with people I trusted and knew who to avoid. I play at Oceanic prime time, so the server was really quite dead most of the time. There was a small pop on that mostly recognized each other. I ran with a small clan for a while, too and that was fun. There was a lot to explore and craft. I love open worlds.
I bought HoT, but haven't played much since then. I will come back to it, I'm sure.
Black Desert would make a decent candidate too but it is b2p, for NA/EU at least which I assume that's where you're from. Also open world Pk is still an unknown, not sure how Western players would embrace/reject that feature. Good thing is that the non-combat content is quite rich and since there are no instances you don't have to worry about must-do dungeons/raids. There are some group-based stuff but nothing that would be too punishing if you choose not to do them. Also gearing wise you don't really need to have the top notch stuff if you don't PvP much, average level gears are sufficient for PvE. And yes there are skill progression too, skill points/vigor/contribution/various life and crafting skills etc etc.
I definitely like GW2, ESO, and SWTOR as many of you have suggested. If I'm going to play BDO, it will have to be on the Korean server, since that's where I am now. Thanks everyone for your ideas.
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Another option, since it doesn't have to be an MMORPG, is Planetside 2 - an MMOFPS. You can just jump in anytime and start fighting solo or grouped. Everyone pretty much moves together anyway. Gear progression is pvp-based, but you can actually kill a high level player as a new player, though getting the extra gear, weapons, skills etc. helps a lot. You will get those things just through pvp ... there is no pve at all.
It has a skill system, a huge play area (even avoiding Low sec area's) crafting, gathering and plenty of PvE activities. It's is definitely not for everyone but I believe it is worth a look at. Also you can get a free 7 day trial so no commitment required.
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