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LF Fantasy MMO with Best Quests. Preferably Solo-friendly, No PvP
sunandshadow
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The title says it all; well, also pixel and voxel graphics are not acceptable. My friend is getting a gaming computer for the first time in a decade, and asked me to find an MMO to play with him, with the intention that we spend most of our time in-game dong quests and killing monsters, either both solo but near each other, or as a pair.
So here are the requirements again:
- Game has a fantasy or science fantasy setting
- Quests! Lots of well-written ones that communicate lore about the world and also NPCs that are interesting characters.
- Game is a full MMO with a monster-populated world to explore
- Either no PvP at all, PvP only in arenas, or PvE servers
- Game isn't too hard to solo and doesn't have loot penalties for players who aren't in group or are soloing content meant for a lower-level group
- Looks relatively nice, no pixels or voxels
- Should have wasd movement or gamepad; mouse-only movement hurts my arm.
- Minor bonus points for crafting that actually produces useful items, no gender-locked classes, the cash shop isn't too horrible (or there's an actual subscription instead)
So here are the requirements again:
- Game has a fantasy or science fantasy setting
- Quests! Lots of well-written ones that communicate lore about the world and also NPCs that are interesting characters.
- Game is a full MMO with a monster-populated world to explore
- Either no PvP at all, PvP only in arenas, or PvE servers
- Game isn't too hard to solo and doesn't have loot penalties for players who aren't in group or are soloing content meant for a lower-level group
- Looks relatively nice, no pixels or voxels
- Should have wasd movement or gamepad; mouse-only movement hurts my arm.
- Minor bonus points for crafting that actually produces useful items, no gender-locked classes, the cash shop isn't too horrible (or there's an actual subscription instead)
I want to help design and develop a PvE-focused, solo-friendly, sandpark MMO which combines crafting, monster hunting, and story. So PM me if you are starting one.
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This is because they add in different content/ideas as well being that games are old and population hangs out at end game level,they offer ways to ease in a new player.
I can tell you right now that every single good game is end game.So you most certainly will be soloing or duoing.
Without getting int o an argument over which games are better,we seen that far to ooften,i wil lsimply tell you in order for a SOLO or DUO.
FFXI on legit servers each player can have a full group utilizing very strong npc's and it is a neat system behind it.With the PET classes in FFXI you can actually have more than a 6 man group,Beastmaster is a very powerful solo class.
EQ2 legit servers you can have a MERC,also very strong but last i played only 1 merc each.So a duo combo would in essence have 4 players.
After these two games,every game is the same for a solo/Duo pair of players,you will simply be walking around doing the same type of quests in every single game,i know i have played pretty much every game out there.
So it is all about options,if you try to do tougher content solo,you will fail in ALL games.Eventually every game hits a wall,you will need an alliance to do some stuff.
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Tolkien fantasy setting, all legendary characters/locations
Same with quests.
PvP only in designated areas (Etenmoors), sparring is optional, you can turn it off.
Most content soloable, only last regions and their Warbands require group
The only thing about gender: Dwarves have only male. Some classes are locked to race, but not to gender.
SUbscription: free model (with restrictions); subscription. Started regions and epic quests are free, rest may be purchased with Lotro points (received for doing deeds, like slaying, exploring, using skills...). WHile you are paying, most of regions are rented to you for free. Stop paying, lose access to local quests.
Cash shop is something users feel divided. If you are pure free player, you will need to buy lots of stuff. Remove gold cap, purchase riding skill, crafting Guild access, premium wallet etc. There is also cosmetics, like fancy horses or dresses. But there are combat things too (ones you can earn).
Crafting: Supreme essences produced only by real players, not any NPCs. Some quality equipment is player produced too.
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So yep, as the checklist is pretty much a description of LotRO, I assumed the friend looks something which is like LotRO but not that exactly, for some reason.
I'm with the others above for TSW, especially for the second point, writing and NPCs are awesome there. (but TSW fits to the rest of the list too) Wildstar is fun as well, if he likes it already.
And weavers are all females
Because of clothes are not locked either, there are plenty of dwarf ladies in the game, there were dwarven weddings, etc.
Must be a bit odd, since for the engine they're still guys, so NPCs address them as 'he', and in relationship they can't be 'mother of' or 'daughter of' other characters for example.
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I been playing on my ps4, its available for xbox1 and pc as well. it has housing and crafting. However im only getting started not sure how relavent crafting is.
As far as the questing......its the same, kill X amount, obtain X amount of items, but it feels diffrent.
As far as customization, itts godly. Love it.
Its f2p, so try it out. However theres a big diffrence between free and memberships ($15 a month) but since its f2p you can play it till you decide, no level limit or paywalls. But membership lets you have more money, shorter loot lockouts, just try it.
I find it hard to beleive that this game isnt more popular considering alot of the LFG forum threads, this game would fit in.
If you want to do the story quests though in FFXIV, you have to party up for the dungeons, and although there's a duty finder, if you're not good at dungeon play (and yes, there are some of us around) it's a bit of a stressful experience, and not one I enjoyed. That's a personal view though, most people seem very comfortable with group play.
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It has pvp, but its only like a battle ground
as far as quests, you can only have 5 quests active, 1 (main) 1 (story) 3 missions, and you follow chains around the zones. (not sure of actual quest categories)
To me seems like a perfect match, minus the dated graphics!
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Yep, it had, with a great "net" design, and missions leading you through the story and the world. Had, since that aspect will also get a dumbing down in Legends. Speaking of Legend,
Errr... how is it relevant to suggest a single/co-op action game to the OP? Lemme check the list quickly,
- Game is a full MMO
- Should have wasd movement or gamepad; mouse-only movement hurts my arm.
Yeah, it really is a fitting suggestion
But it was a nice bump for an older thread, I too said above TSW (it was even before the finance report came out), now I had to change that sadly in the light of recent happenings. And since LotRO is not fitting for some reasons, I guess I drop here AoC instead. Not as great quest desing TSW had, it's just the usual quest-hub setting, but the writing is pretty good, the lore tie-ins too, and has quite a lot of interesting characters (few of them even got their own novel). Sure, it is Funcom as well, but they've already f.cked it a couple years ago, and it's now on maintenance mode, so it is pretty much safe...
TOR has nice storylines as said above (at least on a couple classes), but after the last couple revamps I can't suggest it in good faith (but it's just me, so you should try it for yourself).
Wildstar, if he still likes it, is a good pick too, tons of quests, nice overall lore, and some interesting characters... but the writing is pretty average, and while it is nice for solo, it really gives tons of benefits for group play.
In all honesty... TSW MMO was not good to play with a partner IMO...
I tried making duo characters with a friend, and the constant use of SOLO instances that force you to split up and do your own instance drove us nuts.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the game to bits - but playing it co-op wasn't one of its strengths. SWTOR initially did a better job at it, until they wrecked that part with the KotFE update for the most part. (Although the original content is still great for duo'ing).
My SWTOR referral link for those wanting to give the game a try. (Newbies get a welcome package while returning players get a few account upgrades to help with their preferred status.)
https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ref/Callaron/
"...an MMO to play with him, with the intention that we spend most of our time in-game dong quests and killing monsters, either both solo but near each other, or as a pair."
That's why I listed TSW above (and also because for some reason LotRO is not an option
But that was two months ago, and it's just a thread necro anyways... so it's already water under Mosul's bridge.
* edit: but if you had a deck for those solo instances in the beginning and the story instances, the rest of game was great in a duo, you could build your decks to complete and enhance each other. Not that it mattered after the NPE changes, the game became fairly easy after that. And in Tokyo you could bring your duo partner even into story instances, you they actually fixed that "way too many solo instances" mistake later.