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Best Old School MMORPGs You Can Still Play In 2022 | MMORPG.com

The MMORPG genre has a long history in the games industry, even though many nowadays are only interested in the shiniest and newest titles on the market. From the MUDs in pre-3D MMOs to the browser-based games that helped define the genre, many MMORPGs made their claim in the early days. However, not everyone is still around to check out - at least officially. Here, however, is a list of some of the best old school MMORPGs you can still play in 2022.

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toljar

Asheron's Call has the GDLE emulator, I would suggest people who want to play that to give it a go. They have 2 main servers 1 is a UCM allowed server nad the other is no-UCM:

https://www.gdleac.com/#

Wizzurah84

I am really sad I cant see Aika, RF Online, Kingdom Heroes, Troy, Raiderz, Archlord 2 and much more closed

jnugget173

lol article says you dont have to spend money on lineage 2 its literally pay to win and playing it without money is completely pointless

LackingMMO

Forgot EQ2! But man, eq1 was the main thing back in the day. Even reading an article that mentions it makes me want to log back in. So far behind in both 1 and 2 I'd be lost.

Andraxx

You left out Ryzom.

Scorchien

Still playing UO for 25 years now , still alotta fun

Asheram

Anarchy Online
Age of Conan
The Secret World
Fallen Earth

Mendel

Basically, every major MMORPG that has ever launched is still running.  Except poor Asheron's Call and City of Heroes.  That's not even counting the various emulators.

My choice is still EQ1.  I can log in, play for 30 minutes (to burn a lesson), and make some progress.  I'm woefully behind everyone, there's never anyone at the same level as me.  All the action is at the upper end.

So, I'll log in and solo what I can, and enjoy it as F2P.  If I ever get serious about it again, I'll restart my Daybreak subscription.  That way I can dust off some of my older characters (crippled by Rk2 spells and Prestige items).

And I'll still be hopelessly behind.

Scorchien

toljar said:

Asheron's Call has the GDLE emulator, I would suggest people who want to play that to give it a go. They have 2 main servers 1 is a UCM allowed server nad the other is no-UCM:

https://www.gdleac.com/#

how much of the game is working , How is the pop?

MonsutaMan

Final Fantasy XI's combat system is as deep as the Ocean.
That gem needs a reboot or XI-2 DLC.
Til this day, I am experimenting with builds to create a new playstyle.

toljar

Scorchien said:

toljar said:

Asheron's Call has the GDLE emulator, I would suggest people who want to play that to give it a go. They have 2 main servers 1 is a UCM allowed server nad the other is no-UCM:



https://www.gdleac.com/#

how much of the game is working , How is the pop?

They are at end of game right now I believe (MEaning the final patch were the game was when AC was shut down) and pops are solid 200+ on at time, I think prime time is 600

Scot

The MMO reroll series on this site gives you a handle on what some of these games are like today, I think the most important thing we need more details on is what the financial model is now like. Not just is it F2P or whatever but how P2P the cash shop is, how much new content does not need payment and so on.

Lithuanian

Thou hadst forgotten Istaria, notice I must...

Scorchien

toljar said:

Scorchien said:

toljar said:

Asheron's Call has the GDLE emulator, I would suggest people who want to play that to give it a go. They have 2 main servers 1 is a UCM allowed server nad the other is no-UCM:



https://www.gdleac.com/#

how much of the game is working , How is the pop?

They are at end of game right now I believe (MEaning the final patch were the game was when AC was shut down) and pops are solid 200+ on at time, I think prime time is 600

I'm downloading tonite , really miss AC  and it's a better MMORPG than most of the pretty shit that gets regurgitated at us these days.   Looking at you NW..

toljar

@Scorchien Reefcull had a solid pop but also bot. However some of the nicest people running things all the time.

Harvestbud is a bit slower because no UCM but still a great group of people who have "earned" what they have.

The_Korrigan

- UO (official or emulated, there are some pretty awesome player run shards)

- AC1 (emulated)
- AO

- WoW: Classic

EQ and DAoC aren't bad, but back then I greatly preferred UO and AC1 to EQ and AO to DAoC for the PvP (Notum Wars).

You also have the SWG emulator for the nostalgia...

Dillig

LackingMMO said:

Forgot EQ2! But man, eq1 was the main thing back in the day. Even reading an article that mentions it makes me want to log back in. So far behind in both 1 and 2 I'd be lost.

If you really want to play EQ1 just catch the next progression server release. I played a few years ago and the only difference from back in the day is you level faster than the original. The server was full of players. All them trains come crashing the entrance in all your favorite zones.

Deimosi

Oh Shadowbane, how I miss those days.

Karmaparanoid

The Realm Online is still going.

reanor

oh, my youth days...

Grymmoire

From the Wayback machine: Legends of Kesmai.

More recent, (but still oldies) Vanguard and Warhammer Online. RIP all!

Politicaldad

Lithuanian said:

Thou hadst forgotten Istaria, notice I must...

I still miss what it could have been but wasn't..... looked forward to being a Dragon killing players and having a hoard ...

schroedingercat

You forgot Anarchy Online, which is still a pretty cool game, even if the graphics are eyebleedingly bad. For unofficial games (player run simulations), I would like to nominate City of Heroes - Homecoming. Players managed to get the game going after NCSoft sunsetted it years ago. They have new content and bug fixes monthly. The player base is going strong, too!

Vanguard is also being run as a simulator, but due to the nature of the horrendous coding in that game (as any live player knows), it is slow going. Still, well worth a check for nostalgia purposes!

TaishiFox

... lul wot? @ Second Life mention.

Jakobmiller

Tibia definitely belongs to the list. Still running with two major patches each year and a healthy player base.