MMORPG Recommendations?

[Cyan]

are there any mmo where you do more than just bloody quest and grind? maybe something like run factory maybe? anything more than just questing and grinding or don't they exist?

I think Ultima Online is based on players job and reputation more than quests. You can create your own shop and live as a shop keeper, by building your own house, without even fighting monsters.
Although I never played the online games (only offline), I liked the ultima game engine. Sure it's not the top of the actual game's gaphics like Wow or Warcraft. but it's the oldest MMORPG (since 1997)


I would like a harvest moon online (or something similar), with towns not crowded, so with many towns linked with each others, in pseudo-realtime. because if you don't play for few hours and in the games it's like 10 days and you didn't watered enought, all your plantation will be dead too quickly. but it could be done like a PHP/flash site games.

 

[Bladexdsl]

i don't think ultima online can be played in Australia plus that's a subscription game isn't it? i'm just looking for something to play until some decent games get released for the pc/wii.

 

[Twilight Prince]

I really like to play Requiem Bloodymare which has now become Requiem Memento Mori. Its a free to play MMORPG but is meant to be in a horror style. You start by picking a race from a total of 4. It is really good fun and has really unique monsters that spew some blood after being defeated. There is also Runes of Magic which is known as a free WoW. Its a similar style game where you pick a race, class etc and complete quests. Not a bad game to try also, and both have been updated with new content and are completely free.

 

[outgum]

They actauly changed maple. It is now better than it used to be it's easier to train and they added lots of new stuff that are pretty cool

One of my best friends still plays it, and its still as fail to me as ever.
Sorry, but i disagree, or reasons stated in my other post

 

[Wabsta]

WoW.

 

[CasperH]

Spoiler

You can peek underneath character's cloths including this character

Wank wank

 

[haflore]

I played MegaTen Online, don't know where it fits in the story, but it's really fun

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[Ryukouki]

I don't give a blue fuck what everyone says, IMO MapleStory. Nuff said. And I remember Hero Online used to be fun as fuck but the GMs all quit and the game erupted in chaos. You pretty much raise your dream Chinese superhero thing with abilities and such. Very grind heavy, relied on the fortune cases for money. My old IDs were RagingNinja and AznMonkey. What are the chances that someone from a really old guild knows me??

 

[VmprHntrD]

For free the best ones out there I can think of are Dungeons and Dragons Eberron Unlimited which went free like 4-5mo ago and was pay. That game is very high quality and has many long hours of things to do in parties or alone if you can hack it. Another a cousin of mine does that's fairly similar but has riding companions like horses is Mabinogi which is also free, but like D&D you can buy stuff but it's optional.

 

[Bladexdsl]

so there's none that differ from the typical quest and grind formula?

 

[Cyan]

I played MegaTen Online, don't know where it fits in the story, but it's really fun

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I should give it a try someday.

 

[haflore]

Yes you should, feels much less repetitive than other MMO's I've played.

 

[Canonbeat234]

See!? Even people here say Nexon is failed, I can't get someone to play Mabinogi without mentioning Nexon.

 

[MegaAce™]

Yes you should, feels much less repetitive than other MMO's I've played.

I played it, but got bored of it. The controls are a bit weird.

 

[haflore]

A little odd but you get used to them, I only stopped playing because my computer can't run it

 

[Bladexdsl]

cmon some1 has to know of at least 1 that doesn't relay solely on quest and grind?

 

[VmprHntrD]

Uh you seem to be confused of what RPGs exist for...a questing story and grinding to get your stats up.

The D&D game I mentioned you can I suppose just free roam around like crazy as long as you like in various lands and slowly rack up xp and levels killing crap or just bumbling around the countryside looking for landmarks and hidden mini-boss fights. But really the concept of any of these damn games is to alone, but usually in a group take on some mini-quest/job within some area and finding an item, person, reason for a problem, solving some problem, or whatever and developing your character along the while with better crap and skills as you rank up.

Maybe you need to go see if Albatross18 is still alive, online golf game. No quest there, just hang with a few others online and play with your club and balls until you get bored.

 

[Anakir]

I recently started Ragnarok Online again after a 4 year break. I'm playing on LimitRO.