MMORPG

More details in a MOP article here

https://www.mmorpg.com/columns/indie-mmo-spotlight-is-palia-the-next-indie-mmo-to-fall-2000131588

Slip-up under pressure? Lie to shut up investors? Half-truth? You decide!

I know many people were waiying for this so thought I'd share.

I don't play Albion much, fresh start might be interesting but not keen on regrinding stuff... How about you?

I'm pleasantly surprised, but still sceptical. I still won't be giving them any money for a closed beta though.

Link to the previous post: https://lemmy.zip/post/8199293

Does not have to be a good mmo. Reasoning can be anything. If you read my last post you know I'm a huge fan of dungeons and dragons online, which may not be most people's ides of a quality mmo.

Feel free to mention old games that aren't around anymore, upcoming mmorpgs, or anything else you want to talk about really. I'm doing these mostly for my own entertainment, and hope you will feel free to do the same. Please use the games full name at least once, as acronyms can be confusing for myself and people like me.

Bonus points if you tell me about the worst mmorpg you actually like and play.

Genfanad, short for Generic Fantasy Adventure, used to be a browser-based parody/clone of OldSchool runescape with a very sarcastic and self aware sense of humor. If you're a fan of Josh Strife Hayes, you've probably seen his video on it a year back. I've never really played it myself, but I randomly checked the website today and found that the game transformed into some sort of MMO card battler hybrid?

Not going to lie that combination sounds super interesting to me but I'm very confused on why such a huge shift happened in the game's development direction. I had to check the date to make sure it's not April 1st.

Are there any fans of the game here that know why this happened, or want to share their feelings on the change/the state of the game? I've found very few people talking about it online

I'm sure a lot of you are very sick of this question. Like me, you've probably remained on the hunt for that perfect mmo experience for 10+ years. I'm not sure if there's anything else for me to find I haven't looked into, but I still really want to hear from the lemmy community on this. I'm not just looking for reccomendations for me, but also just wanting to know what you like. I'm expecting this to go about the same as the reddit threads asking the same thing, but I think the conversation is still worth having!

As for what I like, I was a classic runescape player before moving onto guid wars 2, but my all time favorite is dungeons and dragons online. I value character expression above almost everything else, and ddo is pretty good about giving you the same freedoms you would have in pen and paper did. Despite its shortcomings, this alone is why I keep going back to ddo over things like gw2 or elder scrolls online. With eso, and most others, I feel like my character is the same as everyone else's. Ddo makes my roll as a Rouge or cleric feel much more rewarding, and I still feel like I'm playing an individual custom character.

Honorable mentions would go to Black desert online for its amazing graphics and game play, and Albion online for being one of the most unique and interesting mmo experiences I've had in a while.

I don't think there is currently anything out that will be 100% what I like, but anything new to explore is welcome. Of course the goal here isn't really to find anything new, I just want to hear your thoughts on some of your favorites.

I'm bad with acronyms so I would appreciate it if you said the games real name at least once. Throw whatever you want at me even if it's way off topic. Upcoming or in development games are fine too!

What you guys think? I'll be honest: I never understood the appeal of these league type things. As soon as I make an alt and miss something my main has, I instantly get demotivated to play the alt and go back to my main character.

Yet, they are still very popular.

Yes, some direction tends to be good to get players into content, im my experience. But maybe I'm just terrible at sandboxes?

I'm wondering if it would be good to go back to it. Is it just nostalgia or is there something good there? As far as I understand it is still pay to win but has a good population, so it can't be that bad?

Been really enjoying Palia lately. I like all the little quests and the emphasis on gathering, crafting, farming, etc. And really enjoy the absence of any sort of combat. Are there any other MMO's like that?

It's been a while since the open beta started, I haven't tried the game myself but if you did, do you recommend it? I would love to hear your thoughts about it in general, I'm interested in the game but haven't seen many reviews yet