u/WhaleTexture

I just want to sing my praises to FO76, and to hear the thoughts of the other players.

I've been a gamer for almost 30 years now. The first game I can ever remember playing was Warcraft: Orcs and Humans on my dad's old home PC when I was super little. Since then I've played all sorts of games, and the one genre that I always liked but never stuck was MMO's. The idea of crafting your own character and exploring these expansive worlds was perfect, but after a few hours of playtime, the shiny exterior eroded away and what was left was this ugly gameplay loop that I always found to be dreadfully boring. I don't like the grind. I don't want to sit there and fight the same boss dozens and dozens of times in hopes of getting some kind of drop. That's not fun to me, and honestly, I'm a bit envious of those that do enjoy that.

This happened to me with nearly every MMO that I've tried no matter how highly praised it was or who recommended it to me. As soon as I could see that grindy loop through all the glitz and glamour, I was done. That is, until FO76. I don't know what it is about this game, but I don't mind replaying certain fights in hopes of getting some specific loot. Maybe it's the atmosphere of the game, maybe it's that I don't care about the meta, or that I've already been heavily invested in Fallout prior to this game's release? All I know is that I honestly, genuinely love this game, and I'm really happy to see the devs still supporting it, and the community as a whole has been supportive and helpful. I never expected that I would care so much about building CAMPs, but it's truly one of my favorite things to do. Maybe it's because I'm staking a claim in the wasteland, furthering the immersion that I'm a part of this world, just trying to get by?

What are everyone else's opinions? Are you a fan or not of MMOs, and how does this one compare?