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For me its:

  1. Ultima Online

  2. Final Fantasy XI

  3. Ragnarok Online

UO was a game I just recently discovered and it's fantastic, best sandbox experience I've ever had in a game.

FFXI was another recent discovery. It took the formula from Everquest and made it better. The game is even less grindy today with the QOL changes.

RO was a big part of my teenage years. I love the look of the game, it reminds me of Final Fantasy Tactics. It's a great casual game to just pop into and grind out some levels or explore.

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[–] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)
  1. Star Wars Galaxies (pre-CU/NGE)
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spoilerI am gonna be honest I bounced off of basically every other MMORPG after that. Really ruined the genre for me, especially playing that game's evolution into a F2P WoW-clone like many others in the genre. I had put hours into MANY others (and some very obscure ones, anyone here played Ryzom?) but didn't really stick with any for more than a trial month. Then I got into Dota...

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Star Wars Galaxies (pre-CU/NGE)

I played on the Basalisk emulated server a couple years ago, classic SWG got me interested in Ultima Online since so much of it's inspiration was taken from that.

[–] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The EMU servers are great, I just don't have that kind of time to spend on games anymore.

In the OG, I played a Bounty Hunter / Carbineer / Ranger chasing down motherfuckers in the middle of nowhere and leading Krayt Dragon hunts. Back when hunting a jedi actually meant something because there was only like a dozen of them on any given server and they were all sweaty no-lifing weirdos.

I have yet to see any MMORPG with a more robust class or crafting system than OG galaxies.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

In the OG, I played a Bounty Hunter / Carbineer / Ranger chasing down motherfuckers in the middle of nowhere and leading Krayt Dragon hunts. Back when hunting a jedi actually meant something because there was only like a dozen of them on any given server and they were all sweaty no-lifing weirdos.

I had a marksman too I think iirc, carbines or heavier blasters, I didn't make much progress at the time outside of just mucking around.

Now UO I have a house in. So my goal if I come back to SWG again is to get a house and fill it with stuff.