How many MMORPGs are there that you would recommend to people today?

Quizzical · December 2018

Only games that you would recommend playing in their current state count. Games that you used to like before something ruined them don't count, nor do games that you don't think are good now but hope will be good in the future. Beta or early access can count if you think the game is worth playing as it is right now, even if it never does get any better. Games currently inaccessible to the general public do not count. Private servers don't count unless officially sanctioned by the game's developers, but even then, many different private servers for the same game only counts as one game.

Only MMORPGs count, though you can use your own personal definition of what makes a game into an MMORPG or not. A game that clearly fits some other established genre better than it fits as an MMORPG does not count.

For bonus points, list the MMORPGs that you regard as worth playing now.

Quizzical · December 2018

The poll had an option for 0, which I verified by clicking the browser back button after posting it. For some reason, the forum software dropped that option.

Siveria · December 2018

I'd vote 0 if I could, mmorpgs today are a shell of what they once were.

Thane · December 2018

for those who like story and real puzzles: the secret world.
for those who just like farming and pve bosses: WoW.
for those who like fps games and farming: destiny 2.
for those who only love the classics: go for daoc or WAR.

uh and if you are into space sims: eve online ofc

iixviiiix · December 2018

I vote for 0 too . I rather recommend people to play singleplayer game instead of MMORPG

Thane · December 2018

iixviiiix said:

I vote for 0 too . I rather recommend people to play singleplayer game instead of MMORPG

but don't you know? single player games are dead :P

TheScavenger · December 2018

For those that like to solo or small group co-op these are the best MMOs for you and that playstyle:

-Witcher 3 (best story in a solo MMO)
-Divinity 2 Original Sin Enhanced Edition (best solo/co-op MMO you'll ever play)
-X series (new one just came out, but I'd wait for patches. Won't get a more indepth MMO for soloing)
-Crusader Kings 2 (my favorite paradox game, best family style MMO)
-Europa Universalis 4 (conquer the world MMO)
-Monster Hunter World (hunt monsters MMO)
-AC Odyssey
-AC Black Flag (which I personally prefer over Odyssey, best pirate MMO you'll ever play for soloing)
-Grimoire (oldschool dungeon crawler solo MMO, won't like it if you require high end graphics and don't like archaic game design.)
-Kenshi (an actually good survival MMO game, but its brutal, like dark souls brutal)

And guys cause you all take things so seriously, I know none of the above are MMOs. But they are far better for soloers/co-opers. So this post is sorta making fun at all the soloers who want to change MMO game design to be 100% solo/co-op :P but at same time recommending good games

Myrdynn · December 2018

I too would vote zero, since there isn't a game that I even want to play how can I recommend one to someone else?

meanwhile, I jump back and forth from D3 to POE to Grim Dawn to Titan's Quest, hoping that something good comes along soon

TheDarkrayne · December 2018

LOTRO for traditional fans and GW2 as the more modern option.

It depends on who you are giving the recommendation to of course. For sci-fi fans I think the only real option is SWTOR now that Wildstar is gone.

I don't consider EVE an MMORPG, I consider it an MMO Space Sim. It's a very different type of game but I'd still suggest they take a look at it.

TheScavenger · December 2018

TheDarkrayne said:

LOTRO for traditional fans and GW2 as the more modern option.

It depends on who you are giving the recommendation to of course. For sci-fi fans I think the only real option is SWTOR now that Wildstar is gone.

I don't consider EVE an MMORPG, I consider it an MMO Space Sim. It's a very different type of game but I'd still suggest they take a look at it.

Sucks for those of us that want as sci-fi MMO...that is not in space like 99% of them are. I think space ones are super cheap to make, cause a sci-fi MMO based on being on a planet is expensive for assets and world design.

And no matter how desperate I'll be for a sci-fi MMO that isn't in space...SWTOR will not be on a list of interested MMOs. I'd rather play a singleplayer game...for cheaper and sometimes even free without stupid cash shops.

Gruug · December 2018

Well, since the poll somehow dropped the "0" choice....

My choice would be ZERO.

Luiden · December 2018

I had to choose 1 because there was no 0 choice. If I absolutely had to recommend 1 right now maybe LOTR.. but it's old.

If we are honest with ourselves MMORPGs as a category died a long time ago. Don't blame the gamers, but rather the devs who choose to spend more time making digital Amazon like stores rather than innovative new features. And before you say it's not the devs fault just stop.. it absolutely is the devs fault. It's a ethical question and if they sat down and realized what they were doing they would quit and find something new.

Of course, maybe the good devs already made that decision which would explain why the games have gotten worse in terms of bugs and lack of features.

Horusra · December 2018

WoW and ESO

itsover · December 2018

wow

ESO

kjempff · December 2018

Depends on how you ask this.
On my own initiative I would recommend 0 - If emulators can be included then a few.
If asked "I am going to play a mmo, which would you recommend I play", then the person already decided to play one so it becomes a question of which I would mostly recommend. I could probably name a few and only with a lot of reservations "you should know that this game is .....", GW2 a nice little single player game in a shared world, Neverwinter a decent game but the p2w is dominant, WoW but you should really really rather play an emulator at wotlk or before era, eq progression server.
If we reach out further and included non mmos (which is becoming a thing I guess), I could recommend Warframe and Path of Exile.
And finally if I exclude what I would play and say "it is not my kind of game but you might find this and that interesting if you ....." then there is probably a bunch.

Xasapis · December 2018

As an mmorpg nomad these days, I would recommend at least 7-9 to be visited regularly. Just not to stay beyond the time they become a chore. That allows for returning at a later time with renewed interest.

Kyleran · December 2018

TheDarkrayne said:

LOTRO for traditional fans and GW2 as the more modern option.

It depends on who you are giving the recommendation to of course. For sci-fi fans I think the only real option is SWTOR now that Wildstar is gone.

I don't consider EVE an MMORPG, I consider it an MMO Space Sim. It's a very different type of game but I'd still suggest they take a look at it.

Funny, I consider EVE one of the few MMORPGs worthy of the moniker these days.

SWTOR was always just WOW in space, and one of the last its "clones."

Kyleran · December 2018

If a person was totally new to the genre, depending on their tastes I would recommend in no particular order one of the following:

ESO, GW2, EVE, FFIV, and WOW.

Now, for me personally, and for anyone well familiar with what the genre once was, the choice is zero.

Which is why I've been playing single or smaller multiplayer games for quite some time now.

Aragoni · December 2018

TESO and Foxhole. Especially Foxhole, because holy damn that is great game.

parpin · December 2018

gw2

eso

swtor

shetlandslarsen · December 2018

ESO
WOW
EQ2
Lotro

Anthur · December 2018

If you never played an MMORPG before ( so either you lived on an islands without internet for a decade or you are a youngster) there are a handfull of recommendable MMORPGs already mentioned above. For people who follow the genre for some time and who have tried all those games there is really no new MMORPG worth your time imo.

Scot · December 2018

Quizzical said:

The poll had an option for 0, which I verified by clicking the browser back button after posting it. For some reason, the forum software dropped that option.

It's a conspiracy.

Scot · December 2018

LotRO
ESO

There may well be more, not sure what AoC is like these days (I understand they added a lot of material) or SWtOR (doubt the pvp has changed) and Secret Worlds Legends (doubt the combat has changed). Also FFIX, not played it but hear good things.

TheDarkrayne · December 2018

Kyleran said:

TheDarkrayne said:

LOTRO for traditional fans and GW2 as the more modern option.

It depends on who you are giving the recommendation to of course. For sci-fi fans I think the only real option is SWTOR now that Wildstar is gone.

I don't consider EVE an MMORPG, I consider it an MMO Space Sim. It's a very different type of game but I'd still suggest they take a look at it.

Funny, I consider EVE one of the few MMORPGs worthy of the moniker these days.

SWTOR was always just WOW in space, and one of the last its "clones."

I meant I don't consider it an RPG, not that I don't think it's good game or an MMO. It's clearly one of the higher quality massively multiplayer games but when someone says RPG they aren't thinking of an online space simulation.

Scot · December 2018

TheDarkrayne said:

Kyleran said:

TheDarkrayne said:

LOTRO for traditional fans and GW2 as the more modern option.

It depends on who you are giving the recommendation to of course. For sci-fi fans I think the only real option is SWTOR now that Wildstar is gone.

I don't consider EVE an MMORPG, I consider it an MMO Space Sim. It's a very different type of game but I'd still suggest they take a look at it.

Funny, I consider EVE one of the few MMORPGs worthy of the moniker these days.

SWTOR was always just WOW in space, and one of the last its "clones."

I meant I don't consider it an RPG, not that I don't think it's good game or an MMO. It's clearly one of the higher quality massively multiplayer games but when someone says RPG they aren't thinking of an online space simulation.

Fans of EvE get very twitchy when you question if their game is a MMORPG, I tend to stay clear. How about MMOSS, Massive Multiplayer Online Space Simulator?

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