r/mmo

Hi! So recently I’ve been wanting a MMORPG with a skill tree, classes, everything and that it’s in 1st person, do any of you know maybe what I could play, the only other game I’ve played like that was destiny and destiny 2 I’m looking for something more medieval and magic, thank you for the help in advance :3

I made a new MMO. It is a 2d-sidescroller with a combat system that would resemble world of warcratft. Real effort, time and dedication to fully unlock the potential of your character.

I'm in need of players for alpha testing. The game runs on PC & mobile, but, I recently only got to do testing on PC HUD and I'm really curious to see how the server acts under real (not bots) pressure.

Some alpha choices I made is to allow players access to most game systems developed so far, removing required level caps or the actual questlines so gameplay can be measured properly.
I also made a choice to provide a relatively strong weapon for the players to use in alpha.

I'm very open to criticism. I've been playing MMOs most of my life.

The game has a spell system. You may learn any spell in the game given enough time - on one character.

Class identity corresponds with selecting a "Path" that locks you in for a certain amount of levels and you have to invest in. This path will strengthen your attributes and create unique interactions with spells. Adding a mechanic such as unlocking lifesteal, a second hit, AoE, adding a crit component and so on.

Then we have Path synergies that do this, but on steroids, as the player will usually unlock them after investing some time into the game.

Finally we have tier 3 paths, which are things like an "Archmage" that gets bonuses to all spell schools.

The game has 3 zones ready.

Is anyone interested in this or am I just hallucinating and need to get a paid team?

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for an MMORPG to really get into in 2026, but I'm honestly not very knowledgeable about the genre, so I'd really appreciate some advice from people who have been playing MMOs for years.

I've played a few MMORPGs and similar games in the past, mostly when I was younger: the original Dragon Nest, Albion Online during its first year, the first Path of Exile, Neverwinter, Dofus 2 almost 10 years ago, Dragon Ball Online, PokeMMO, and a few others.

The problem is that I never really stuck with any of them for very long. Back then I was younger, barely read guides or tried to properly understand the games, and I didn't have a large group of friends to play with.

Things are different now. We have a pretty big group of friends interested in playing together, and we're also old enough that paying for a subscription or spending some money on the game isn't really an issue.

What we're mainly looking for is:

• An MMORPG that is still very active in 2026.
• A healthy and reasonably large playerbase.
• Regular updates, events, expansions, or new content.
• Something that still has several years ahead of it rather than a game that feels like it's slowly dying.
• Good group content and things we can work toward together.
• A game where we can have fun without necessarily needing to become hardcore players immediately.

I don't know enough about MMOs to say whether things like having an amazing economy, crafting system, PvP scene, etc. should be major deciding factors. At the end of the day, we're mostly looking for something fun that we can spend hundreds or potentially thousands of hours playing together.

Right now, Dofus 3 is probably our main choice. Most of us played Dofus when we were younger and have a lot of nostalgia for it. We love the combat system and general style of the game.

My concern is that I don't really know how healthy Dofus is nowadays. Does Dofus 3 have a large active population? Is it growing or at least stable? Does it seem like a game that will remain active for many more years?

We're also interested in Path of Exile 2, although I know it's more of an ARPG than a traditional MMORPG.

We've also considered World of Warcraft, but we're a little hesitant because of the subscription, expansions, different versions of WoW, and generally not knowing where we should even start.

We're completely open to other recommendations as well.

If you were introducing a group of friends to MMORPGs in 2026, and you wanted a game that is active, populated, regularly updated, and worth committing to for the long term, what would you choose and why?

Dofus 3? WoW? FFXIV? Guild Wars 2? ESO? Albion? Something else entirely?

I'd really appreciate any recommendations, especially from people who currently play these games.

Thanks!

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Hi!

My friend and I are looking for a game with mermaids or other fairies. It's important that it's co-op, multiplayer (can be an MMO), and available on PC. My friend also has limited gaming because she has a laptop—I don't know the model, but GTA V and Baldur's Gate 3 run without any problems!

It would be nice if it were open-world. :)

BTW. no roblox games, thanks!

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MMORPGs nowadays just aren't as fun anymore. Many of them have something great that another MMO lacks, but at the same time they're missing something that another MMO does better.

(Just to be clear, I'm a PvE guy. I don't really care much about PvP.)

I started playing MMORPGs when I was around 7–8 years old (I'm 29 now).

Some titles I've played over the years, some of them still recently:

• Metin2
• Aion
• Nostale
• Digimon Masters Online
• World of Warcraft
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Black Desert Online
• PokeMMO
• The Elder Scrolls Online
• Final Fantasy XIV

I've also played/tested others like 4Story, Lost Ark, Throne and Liberty, etc. But the ones mentioned above are games I actually played for at least a couple of weeks or much longer.

I just wish there was an MMORPG that combined all the great things from different MMOs.

Gameplay:

Something like a mix of ESO, WoW and SWTOR. Not too complicated and easy to get into. Skills and combat should be relatively easy to understand and use. BDO, for example, always felt way too complicated for me.

Story:

I really liked the story and player engagement in SWTOR. Different stories for different classes, choices that actually mattered, companions, and even romance options. Romance obviously isn't a must, but it's a nice addition that makes you feel more connected to the characters and world.

ESO's main story was also interesting and kept me engaged.

Graphics:

I really like the fanciness and visual quality of BDO. But honestly, I'd be completely fine with something somewhere between ESO and BDO, as long as performance doesn't suffer too much because of it.

It should simply look and feel like a modern game. Metin2, for example, will always have a special place in my heart, but the graphics just don't do it for me anymore like they did back then.

Classes/Factions/Roles:

I like the diversity and combinations ESO offers. It's relatively simple to choose something and build around it, while still having some freedom to mix things up.

I'd love even more options, though. More classes, factions, races, roles, builds, etc. Basically enough variety that creating a new character actually feels different.

Overall, things I'd love to see in an MMORPG:

• No Pay2Win
• Romance options
• A great story with choices that actually matter and can change the outcome/ending
• Graphics that feel appropriate for 2026
• Frequent updates, expansions and new features
• A large variety of classes/factions/roles to choose from
• Gameplay and skills that are easy to understand and use
• A console port, maybe even cross-platform/cross-play

What do you guys think?

Is there currently anything out there that comes close to this? Or maybe an upcoming MMO I should keep an eye on?

I'd really like to get properly invested in an MMORPG again, but I haven't found one that gives me that feeling anymore.

And if it's too demanding for my PC, I'll probably play it on PS5. My GTX 1080 has fought bravely, but the old soldier can't keep up forever. xD

I might be extra salty about winterberries, tears of guthix (honestly the least guilty), and general psychological warfare to manipulate engagement in MMORPGs, but I’m curious if the community sees these things as a means to an end for the insane funding being dumped into new games.

I really like efficiency and optimization so logging in and feeling, even for a second, a pressure to drop what I’m doing or what I want to do to engage with X dailies/weeklies/limited event is painful. The engagement and greed is draining.

Pay for convenience, advantage, loot boxes, and straight up replacing player progression visuals with cash shop packs seems to be the normal. The fact that Gatcha game isn’t just a normalized term but becoming normalized for the genre.

Every game has massive art budgets for music, animation, modeling, and so much else that I don’t think MMORPG players even really care about that much. Personally, I’d give up a lot if it meant the company is actually able to offer the game without feeling the need to squeeze every dollar out of it.

I think OSRS is the most iconic and best and the reason is that their development team is small, costs are low, they don’t have engine overlords, and most attempts to do something greedy (which unfortunately STILL come up) are reeeeeee’d out of existence.

Conversely, it would take a team of absolute units with high paying day jobs, specialized knowledge, and a passion for solving this to do anything about it (shameless plug for ShadowDanceStudios and VestraCoda), but I really hope such a team would find success.

I’m curious what everyone else’s thoughts are!

Pay 2 Win, true!

BUT

the stuff you get for free in korean mmos looks better than the stuff you PAY FOR in western mmos.

the combat is always better than western mmos, even when it's just some boring banal tab target

and worst of all, excluding WoW, most western mmorpg have no excuse to have such a shitty perfromance or low compatibility, like, what the hell? what do you mean I can run Aion2 or BlackDesert but I can't play some crappy western mmo with shitty graphics without my computer catching fire?

Really the only thing ruining korean mmos are korean players because they are obsessed with sexualized content(to the point of killing women in protest when devs don't release kinky outfits and skins), pay 2 win and autoplay, South Korea is literally a real life capitalistic dystopia where all men are incels losers who only exist to consume mindlessly and brainlessly.

if any Korean MMORPG developer started developing games for the western market, they would surpass WoW and FF14 on release day.

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After reviewing the feedback about the founders packs, Merv Lee Kwai made the decision to include 30 days of membership in each of them. This is a good move by NC. NC proved once again that they are a developer who listens to their customers. Unlike "other" developers who insist in what they want.

Amazon is probably stepping away from the games business altogether, imo.

I have started playing mmos over the past year and cant decide on which to stick with. I like osrs and will continue to play that but don’t know which other i should stick with.I have played wow retail, gw2, ff14, and most recently started playing wow hardcore which was fun until i died at level 12. I enjoy them all so far but it feels as if i am to late to the game. I do wanna make another character on wow classic hardcore but not sure if that is the one that i should call home with osrs

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Been replaying Zelda: Breath of the Wild recently and I've been thinking a lot about the weather system in that game, and how it interacts with what gear you're wearing. For those of you who haven't played it yet, here's the basic gist:

• Based on where you are in the game world, the temperature you're in changes. Snowy areas or tops of mountains are very cold, deserts or volcanic areas are very hot.
• If the area you're in is too hot or too cold, you'll take damage over time and eventually die.
• Certain pieces of gear will have weather resistances that, when you equip them, expand the range of safe temperatures (i.e. a heavy coat might let you go to colder areas without taking damage).
• During thunderstorms, wearing gear or weapons made of metal can get you struck by lightning. Putting any metal gear in your inventory instead prevents this.
• Adjacent to this, there's a food system in game that allows you to eat certain foods for temporary heat/cold resistances for a couple minutes.

Ultimately, this means a couple things. One, you'll want to get gear for both hot and cold areas so you can access those areas of the map safely, and then switch to those items when you need them. Two, this system is used as a method of nudging players in a certain direction without removing agency. You can technically go anywhere at any time, but you'll probably wait until the story guides you by giving you access to weather resist gear for an area. And three, it's just a very immersive system. IMO, having weather play such a big role in moment-to-moment gameplay really helped center my attention on the world around me, and made the map feel more like a world I was excited to explore.

Naturally, I've been thinking a lot about how this system would work in MMORPG's. I could imagine having a system like this overlapping with damage type resistances. Or even gear tradeoffs where, as an example, cold weather gear could have an agility penalty or something so that might change how you'd play your class when fighting in colder areas, or hot weather gear having very low armor stats. I have a handful of concerns though, even though I personally like the system.

1. Would MMO players find it immersive to switch gear to go certain places, or would it feel like a chore?
2. How would gear acquisition have to change to account for having to keep several sets of gear at a time?
3. How would transmog/glamor style systems work?

What do yall think? Are there any MMO's that have systems like this? Is there a reason this wouldn't work in the genre?