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[Column] General: The 5 MMOs with the Best Quests

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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It’s no secret that most MMO quests are incredibly boring. If it weren’t for the engaging gameplay, multiplayer camaraderie, or epic scenarios that players find themselves, chances are this genre wouldn’t exist any longer. If you compare the questing found in most recent MMO releases to that of early pioneers, the types of quests are almost identical.

Read more of David Jagneaux's The List: The 5 MMOs with the Best Quests.

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  • Nemesis7884Nemesis7884 Member UncommonPosts: 1,023
    altough im not a huge fan i think swtor also deserves a spot before runescape for the class quest lines which are very engaging and well written... i didnt find the quests in gw2 engaging to be honest - to me that was the games weakest point by far
  • Sevenstar61Sevenstar61 Member UncommonPosts: 1,686

    I agree that TSW has excellent quests. The most fun I had though in questing in SWTOR.  Considering that all flashpoints and operations are quests/missions as well it makes it truly unique in MMOs - regarding to quality and how well they are made, at least the ones that I played.

     

    Example of the first flashpoint On Empire Side: Black Talon... I made it myself /grin

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW53rJ3SpW0&list=UUiE58-bcCowpx3lS_VUd3Lg


    Sith Warrior - Story of Hate and Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxKrlwXt7Ao
    Imperial Agent - Rise of Cipher Nine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBBj3eJWBvU&feature=youtu.be
    Imperial Agent - Hunt for the Eagle Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQqjYYU128E

  • pookirpookir Member UncommonPosts: 72
    TSW TSW TSW!
  • munsil42munsil42 Member UncommonPosts: 96
    TSW and the class stories in SWTOR are on of the best.
  • heider89heider89 Member UncommonPosts: 159
    i would also say Swtor but it might be the cut screens that make them feel better
  • orbitxoorbitxo Member RarePosts: 1,956

    THE

    SECRET

    WORLD

     

    - didnt even have to think about this.

  • Leon1eLeon1e Member UncommonPosts: 791

    Lol, i think few die hard teso fans just committed suicide seeing their favorite game behind Gw2 *chuckles*

    Ontopic, I agree that questing in TSW was one of the best I've ever played in an MMO environment. 

    Also, personally, I would place SWTOR at 2nd place and shift the rest 1 slot up, removing Runescape from the list. I really did not enjoy playing this game :/ 

  • Po_ggPo_gg Member EpicPosts: 5,749
    Originally posted by Nemesis7884
    altough im not a huge fan i think swtor also deserves a spot before runescape for the class quest lines which are very engaging and well written... i didnt find the quests in gw2 engaging to be honest - to me that was the games weakest point by far

    Agree with Nemesis (on both part, gw2 was bland to me as well). TOR is not among my top favourite games, but I think it ought to have a slot on a List about questing... My 5 would be:

    TSW (obviously :) )

    STO (both the Seasons and the Foundry content)

    TOR (Agent ftw)

    LotRO (writing, and also some new mechanics in questing with the last few revamps),

    and on the 5th either Neverwinter (the Foundry, the original storyline is fairly average imo, though the lore is nicely used) or AoC (nice NPC mechanic and I like the writing too).

  • BattlerockBattlerock Member CommonPosts: 1,393
    Neverwinter- yes / ESO-NO / WoW -1a
  • SamhaelSamhael Member RarePosts: 1,534
    No experience with Runescape. I agree with Neverwinter (although I didn't like the gameplay) and TSW.  However, GW2 and ESO's questing were good parts of what drove me away from those games in under a month.
  • RazeeksterRazeekster Member UncommonPosts: 2,591
    Guild Wars 2 quests are awful, like what? Agree with the rest of the list though. Probably should have replaced GW2 with SWTOR (the quests are much better).
     

    Smile

  • mnemic666mnemic666 Member UncommonPosts: 224
    Came in hoping to see GW2 somewhere on the list and TSW at the top spot, wasn't disappointed.
  • LeiloniLeiloni Member RarePosts: 1,266
    GW2's story sucks and the leveling was boring. I never felt immersed in that world, it was more just checking off boxes type gameplay, making sure you achieved as much as you could along the way. Neverwinter as well I wasn't crazy about the quality. I suppose it's stories if you paid attention weren't bad but I wouldn't put it on the list. ESO definitely should be number 2, maybe SWTOR 3 and GW2, begrudgingly 4 because some crazy folks enjoy that world. Haven't played Runescape so can't really comment on that one. 
  • PioneerStewPioneerStew Member Posts: 874
    TSW I agree with and ESO to some extent.  SWTOR should have been on the list.  
  • Octagon7711Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,004

    GW2 - great story

    TSW - great story talent wheel has to many useless skills you have to take.

    ESO - great story game just too buggy'

    STO - a few bugs but not bad.

    SWTOR  - If you could level just by doing the mine story it would be great.

    NWO - good but the fighting gets to be so repetitive.

    MH - great story just too short

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  • DraemosDraemos Member UncommonPosts: 1,521
    Drop gw2 and add in SWTOR and you'd have a decent list.  Gw2 quests are pretty god damn boring
  • MardukkMardukk Member RarePosts: 2,222
    Originally posted by munsil42
    TSW and the class stories in SWTOR are on of the best.

    I agree.  If have to quest, those are the best.  GW2 living story and the main quest line are really dull.  I loved the freedom the game offered though.

     

    Oh and I forgot the best of the best quests Archeage!  Haha, playing it right now and thought everyone would get a laugh out of that.

  • SiugSiug Member UncommonPosts: 1,257
    TSW is definitely nr 1 but no way GW2 beats ESO here. GW2 story and most quests were  embarrassing imo. 
     
    Edit: Also SWTOR beats GW2 too. My top 4 would be:
    1) TSW
    2) ESO
    3) SWTOR
    4) LOTRO
  • Yuk0raYuk0ra Member UncommonPosts: 35
    SWTOR should be on that list, the main quest line kept me playing and all the sub-quests were a lot more engaging and interesting than most of the other games on that list.
  • crasset15crasset15 Member UncommonPosts: 194
    Originally posted by Octagon7711

    GW2 - great story

    TSW - great story talent wheel has to many useless skills you have to take.

    ESO - great story game just too buggy'

    STO - a few bugs but not bad.

    SWTOR  - If you could level just by doing the mine story it would be great.

    NWO - good but the fighting gets to be so repetitive.

    MH - great story just too short

    Err, GW2 great story? I played to level 80 one time and I don't remember any story. Yes there were some cutscenes, but I have absolutely no idea what the story was about, and I was actually watching all the cutscenes.

    These lists on this site are funny. They always try so hard to shove GW2 in them somehow, even though it is plainly obvious that the game simply doesn't belong in certain lists (such as this one).

  • HowbadisbadHowbadisbad Member UncommonPosts: 453

    Better list imo:

    1. Secret World

    2.  Runescape

    3. Neverwinter

    4. Elder Scrolls

    5. SWTOR

    Biggest change is pretty much the removal of GW2 and its replacement by Runescape. The Runescape quests are a step above everything but TSW easily. GW2 quests do not stand out to me at all, even just the main storyline quest is forgettable, not sure how it ended up on this list.

    Elder scrolls and SWTOR actually feel very similar questing-wise to me, SWTOR is more grindy though, which is why its lower.

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    Albion Online

  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    You guys who want to drop GW2 from this list are missing the point: it's not on the list because it has great epic stories professionally written like TSW or ESO do. What it has is one of the better ways of presenting the quests it has to the player in a way that feels like a natural part of your exploration. In that respect, it's tops on this list despite having some weak or downright goofy stories.
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  • PioneerStewPioneerStew Member Posts: 874
    Originally posted by Howbadisbad

    Better list imo:

    1. Secret World

    2.  Runescape

    3. Neverwinter

    4. Elder Scrolls

    5. SWTOR

    Biggest change is pretty much the removal of GW2 and its replacement by Runescape. The Runescape quests are a step above everything but TSW easily. GW2 quests do not stand out to me at all, even just the main storyline quest is forgettable, not sure how it ended up on this list.

    Elder scrolls and SWTOR actually feel very similar questing-wise to me, SWTOR is more grindy though, which is why its lower.

    Likewise I would have removed GW2.   There was nothing particularly entertaining or memorable about the GW2 quests; even the main storyline felt amateurish and uninspired and the rest of the zones just felt like ticking items off a 'To Do' list (as someone else said above).  

    I would have had SWTOR a little further up the list as some of the main storylines were a lot of fun, even if all the cut scenes and solo-centric gameplay felt slightly out of place in an mmo.   

  • HowbadisbadHowbadisbad Member UncommonPosts: 453

    Originally posted by Iselin
    You guys who want to drop GW2 from this list are missing the point: it's not on the list because it has great epic stories professionally written like TSW or ESO do. What it has is one of the better ways of presenting the quests it has to the player in a way that feels like a natural part of your exploration. In that respect, it's tops on this list despite having some weak or downright goofy stories.

    The presentation did not feel different really at all besides the removal of the yellow exclamation point. all of the 'activities' that popped up randomly and the quests really were not any different than most run of the mill mmo quests.

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    The Repopulation
    Albion Online

  • crasset15crasset15 Member UncommonPosts: 194
    Originally posted by Iselin
    You guys who want to drop GW2 from this list are missing the point: it's not on the list because it has great epic stories professionally written like TSW or ESO do. What it has is one of the better ways of presenting the quests it has to the player in a way that feels like a natural part of your exploration. In that respect, it's tops on this list despite having some weak or downright goofy stories.

    But the questing itself is not very enjoyable because most of them boil down to killing x amount of mobs until the bar is filled up, or collecting x amount of stuff until the bar is filled up, which makes it a repetitive grind. It took me like 5 tries to reach lvl 80 because I simply got bored of doing the same thing in every zone.

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