None, fortunately. I hop around my mains, and after TSW's demise they're all 10+ years old (LotRO, AoC and CO, but when I switch that with STO its 10th birthday was this February as well), so Mike's "sometimes you just feel like playing an MMO and even an old one will do" is the default setting for me.
I used to play older ones within the secondary games rotation, inbetween main hops (AO, EQ/EQ2 and DDO usually), but not as a mood swing of "falling back to", but with clear goals, to help or play together with friends, check on an update, some events, etc.
If anything, I fall ahead sometimes, but mostly for singleplayer games since there are no good MMORPGs post-TSW... at least for me (maybe SoL will change that trend ).
I'm sad to say I've never tried Champions Online so I might try that for the difficulty levels & the superhero feel even though Cryptic is starting to dissapoint me.
There's now a monster rampage week (the giant world bosses spawn more often, and give more loot) but that's level 35+ even just to join and help...
I ain't saying it's a bad time to give it a try, any time is good for it since it's a fun game. Just now the group queues are slower, with most players are occupied beating the baddies.
I came back to:
-SWToR every Year and play it for 2-3Months
-FFXIV with every new Addon and playing new jobs to max level
-B&S with a New Class or Story Update
-ESO with New Addon/DLC
I haven't played an MMORPG in 8 years. I don't have a fallback.
I have been considering going back to UO for quite some time, but that game's changed and not the same (NOT considering the PvP here) as it used to be either.
I came back to:
-SWToR every Year and play it for 2-3Months
-FFXIV with every new Addon and playing new jobs to max level
-B&S with a New Class or Story Update
-ESO with New Addon/DLC
SWTOR is the one I go back to about every 18 months or so and play for 2-3 months to clear my way through all the recent content up the latest patch.
Been doing that since launch. Great game to have in your library IMO! (I'm due for the next round this fall!)
I went back to FFXIV because several of my friends returned to the game and convinced me to come back and finish grinding through the main story line and get to the expansions. I'll check in to SWTOR once in a while. Other than that I have been playing a lot of Warthunder.
I don't have to have a MMORPG to play, but I guess my fallback MMORPG was WOW. Blizzard lost my business when they implemented required reputations to get things in game that they used to give out differently. Such as locking races behind a rep wall and flying. Now they've even locked power progression behind a rep wall. I miss the days where all I had to do was buy an expansion to unlock a race; save up the gold to buy flying; and hit max level in order to be able to start doing group based content.
It's okay, because FF14 has won my respect and my business.
I'm pretty sure both of those have been subbed at least a few months a year for the past 15 years.
Right now I'm trying FF11 and having fun. I played it at release and I forgot how endearing-plus-frustrating it is
Also I want to try Istaria as it's one of the very few I've never played.
I also 2 days ago jumped back into FF11 after a long hiatus.I have played off/on private servers the last several years but not the same.
I forgot how much goes on in FF11,like so so much and i still see people that appear to be lost.I see people with their party flag up at levels 2/3/4,i assume not realizing it is much simpler/faster to use trusts/mercs,whatever you want to call them.Or idk maybe a trial player can't use trusts,i just realized that.
There are a mega ton horizontal stuff to do instead of just leveling forward as fast as possible.I always loved the starting feel in FF11,not so much the heavy grinds they added later to slow people down.Geesh back in the day a Payprus paper was considered a painful grind now it is nothing.
Now there is this thing called ummm Records of Emminence where you can set quests and get points then spend those points to get your gear while you level up.ALL kinds of various ways to move around the world,Geo fonts and the whatever the things are called to travel to the past as well the newer ones for Abyssea.Port crystals as well that after you touch one is unlocked to warp around to others you have touched.
The most important thing i guess is the trusts,tons of them to be gained,no need to stop and wait anymore,just go do whatever you want with yours trusts/ciphers.Cast a healer trust,tank,dps all set ,home made party..... /ma "name of trust" or just click them in the trust icon./refa all to release all at once.Thing is you need to recast them after you level so they will be the same level as you are.
Another thing is the npc fellow/companion quest,i know people likely ignore it to just use trusts but i still did it...just because lol.
No other game gives me as much gaming as FFXI,definitely a time consumer for anyone that is bored.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
Currently maining Black Desert anniversary with Warhammer Online Return of Reckoning as my fallback. Sometimes I'll hop on GW2 to play Barbie with the new outfits, though most of the newer ones are fugly, so that's not very often these days. Things have been going downhill ever since they stopped making complete armor sets in favor of full costumes.
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-SWToR every Year and play it for 2-3Months
-FFXIV with every new Addon and playing new jobs to max level
-B&S with a New Class or Story Update
-ESO with New Addon/DLC
Godz of War I call Thee
I have been considering going back to UO for quite some time, but that game's changed and not the same (NOT considering the PvP here) as it used to be either.
Once upon a time....
Been doing that since launch. Great game to have in your library IMO! (I'm due for the next round this fall!)
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It's okay, because FF14 has won my respect and my business.
I also 2 days ago jumped back into FF11 after a long hiatus.I have played off/on private servers the last several years but not the same.
I forgot how much goes on in FF11,like so so much and i still see people that appear to be lost.I see people with their party flag up at levels 2/3/4,i assume not realizing it is much simpler/faster to use trusts/mercs,whatever you want to call them.Or idk maybe a trial player can't use trusts,i just realized that.
There are a mega ton horizontal stuff to do instead of just leveling forward as fast as possible.I always loved the starting feel in FF11,not so much the heavy grinds they added later to slow people down.Geesh back in the day a Payprus paper was considered a painful grind now it is nothing.
Now there is this thing called ummm Records of Emminence where you can set quests and get points then spend those points to get your gear while you level up.ALL kinds of various ways to move around the world,Geo fonts and the whatever the things are called to travel to the past as well the newer ones for Abyssea.Port crystals as well that after you touch one is unlocked to warp around to others you have touched.
The most important thing i guess is the trusts,tons of them to be gained,no need to stop and wait anymore,just go do whatever you want with yours trusts/ciphers.Cast a healer trust,tank,dps all set ,home made party..... /ma "name of trust" or just click them in the trust icon./refa all to release all at once.Thing is you need to recast them after you level so they will be the same level as you are.
Another thing is the npc fellow/companion quest,i know people likely ignore it to just use trusts but i still did it...just because lol.
No other game gives me as much gaming as FFXI,definitely a time consumer for anyone that is bored.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
You can see my sci-fi/WW2 book recommendations.
I wish, the emulators still not up to scratch? Ive not checked in of late but feel welcome to enlighten me.