Sandbox MMORPGs that are not very well-known but definitely worth a look:
Ryzom, Haven and Hearth, Xsyon, The Repopulation, UO private shards, Mortal Online, Darkfall 1 remakes (New Dawn or Rise of Agon), RPG MO, Project Gorgon, EQ: Sanctuary (custom server)
Star Wars Galaxies. Why because it had a crafting system that was second to none. The game made me feel like I was really a part of the star wars universe. You could take your friends on your ship and let them be gunners no other game does that currently. The housing system was great as you could design the interior any way you wanted.
I've played MMO's for a long time, starting with Ultima Online in the late 90s and then EQ early 2000s. I've enjoyed most of them but none have touched me like LOTRO. Old school pre CU Star Wars Galaxies was a close second with the emphasis on immersion but LOTRO reigns supreme with drawing me into another world. With other MMOs, I feel like I'm playing a game, with LOTRO I felt tlike I was actually there.
Everytime I passed the dwarven graves at hollin gate I would stop and bow. When I finally made it to the last bridge it was like, one more step and I'd leave civilization behind me and wonder into the unknown.
Finding the three trolls and actually standing there staring at them for five minutes knowing that Bilbo and the dwarves plus Gandaff had been here all those years ago.
We often get threads asking what is the most immersive mmo. We all have our favorites but I would ask anyone to show me a more immersive mmo than lotro. It's got everything and yes it has it's faults but the world, locations and peoples that turbine bought to live is second to none for me.
Final fantasy 14, the story is really interesting and the game makes the player to feel the protagonist. Raids are enjoyable and there are so many features like golden saucer, chocobos, platoons, etc
Eve Online - it's the best MMO that i have ever played till the present day. It's rather old with graphic that most average MMO can beat, but gameplay, capabilities and things which you could achive there were much better than what we see in today's MMOs. PK, full loot and open World PvP that are things which I expect that good MMO have, but in today's times they ALL lack those. If your game doesn't have good craft and gathering capabilities then what will you do in those rainy days, when you will get bored from PvE and PvP - and belive me from time to time that time kicks in and then you have to something else.
I could write more but that will not change that Eve Online rocks.
My all time favorite MMO is Final Fantasy XIV because I captured the style of it's console siblings wonderfully. The characters, and storylines are epic, and stay with you. They are allways innovating in gameplay, and there is plenty yo do.
Aion Final Fantasy XI Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online
My favourite MMO in development is Chronicles of Elyria. The ideas and concepts behind it are what I'm really looking for: a living and breathing fantasy world ready to be explored and ever-changing due to player influence.
My favourite MMO currently is Eve Online. Forging your own destiny together with friends is an awesome opportunity. If the world rules would just be a little less rigid.....
My favorite MMO of all time would have to be SWG, cause it was soo much fun, could spend hours in the cantina just chatting with people, then hop into a space ship for some space combat, and the crafting was amazing
I hate to admit, but WoW is probably still my favorite. It was the first MMO I played and so far nothing else has given me the same or better experience. Some games are prettier or more in depth, but nothing I've played since has had the same wow factor as WoW.
Ultima Online will always hold a special place in my heart. It was almost inconceivable nearly 20 years ago to enter a living, vibrant world with 1000's of players.
Never knew what to expect when dealing with other players. I met many of great friends back in the early days while everyone was learning, and experiences Britannia for the first time.
Final Fantasy XIV has to be my all time favourite. It simply fills all those PVE sweet spots I so crave for and it does it perfectly. Not to mention it has the best dungeons by far.
Neocron is still closest to my heart, even tho the game has seized to exist as it was back in early 2000. It had the setting & the gameplay that i enjoyed the most and thus far none has come close to bringing me that same feeling when playing.
I do hope that someday in the future we will get a game similar to it
Ragnarok Online would be my favorite. Everything just worked so well together. The style and the music. The music was amazing. The game was also mysterious when I first started playing.
My favourite MMO is Metin2. When I had people to play with me I was spending a lot of hours on playing this game. Now I play a little bit less, but everytime when I back to Metin, it brings smile to my face
The Best MMO that I enjoyed was EQ. I still remember the chaos the Sand Giants caused and the most feared was the Spectres when released from the island cause havoc. It was so funny, i would hide and watch the mayhem the specs caused amongst the other players.
Aion - because the end game balance between exciting PVP and PVE is done better than any other game I have played. Its a hard to balance mechanic and they truly have done it incredibly well.
Currently my favorite MMO is Planetside 2, although I've been playing a lot of Overwatch lately. All time favorite would be Everquest tied with the original Planetside
The best time I've ever had in an MMO to date was SWG. The community made that game. The good times for that game were great. The bad time were...dire at best. But I've never lost more sleep playing ANY other game.
My favorite MMO was Lineage. This game was P2P and could not be cashed out to be the best. There was some crafting in the game that required extremely rare components to make which made the hunt for the items a lot of fun, yet frustrating at the same time. Open world PvP was allowed, but severely punished if you got "caught" (killed). With plenty of PvE, tameable monsters, dogs, sieges, and bloodpledge battles this game was a lot of fun whether fighting each other or the environment.
I would have to say my favorite MMO is Lord of the Rings Online. I love the setting and being able to follow the progress of the Fellowship as we approach Mordor has been very rewarding. Not to mention all teh other great things we get to do. Plus being able to visit the places we have read about so many times is wonderful.
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Ryzom, Haven and Hearth, Xsyon, The Repopulation, UO private shards, Mortal Online, Darkfall 1 remakes (New Dawn or Rise of Agon), RPG MO, Project Gorgon, EQ: Sanctuary (custom server)
Everytime I passed the dwarven graves at hollin gate I would stop and bow. When I finally made it to the last bridge it was like, one more step and I'd leave civilization behind me and wonder into the unknown.
Finding the three trolls and actually standing there staring at them for five minutes knowing that Bilbo and the dwarves plus Gandaff had been here all those years ago.
We often get threads asking what is the most immersive mmo. We all have our favorites but I would ask anyone to show me a more immersive mmo than lotro. It's got everything and yes it has it's faults but the world, locations and peoples that turbine bought to live is second to none for me.
See you in Mordor
I could write more but that will not change that Eve Online rocks.
Aion
Final Fantasy XI
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online
been playing since beta
wish i have more time to play games
My favourite MMO currently is Eve Online. Forging your own destiny together with friends is an awesome opportunity. If the world rules would just be a little less rigid.....
Never knew what to expect when dealing with other players. I met many of great friends back in the early days while everyone was learning, and experiences Britannia for the first time.