r/rpg_gamers

So i played starfield for around 2 months after release and then dropped it. I was pretty excited for it but at some point i just wasnt having that much fun anymore.

I think what bothered me most was that the world didnt feel as interesting to explore as i expected. I wanted to get lost doing random stuff, finding interesting locations, getting into unexpected situations, but after a while it started feeling kinda repetitive.

I also wonder if the RPG side got any better. More interesting quests, choices that actually matter, better faction stories, anything like that?

I havent kept up with updates or mods at all, so maybe im missing something here.

For people who played it recently, how does it compare to launch? And are there any mods that actually improve the game beyond graphics and cosmetics?

I still like the idea of starfield and would love to enjoy it, just not sure if its worth starting again after all this time.

I’ve had both Pillars of Eternity games AND both Knights of the Old Republic games in my library for so long, but I’ve finished none of them. Every time I boot up PoE1 or KotOR1, I get some way into the game while just feeling kind of… not hooked by their combat.

Easy encounters just feel like I let party AI sweep up while spamming whatever works on my lead character, while difficult encounters might as well be turn-based the way you have to pause after every single action to micromanage the fight. The order in which anything happens feels opaque.

I like turn-based games with rigid turn orders, I like action games that rely on your reaction time, but this weird middle-ground just isn’t working for me, and I hate it because I really WANT to enjoy these damn games instead of just tolerating combat when it happens.

Side note: I understand that PoE1 was recently updated with a turn-based mode… has anybody tried it out? Kept seeing updates to the game that made me nervous to try it in case it was still in a buggy state

Please recommend some c/rpg games where it feels like Open World, but it's not and we can only explore according to the timing of quests. But, it still feels like Open World because as long as you are in those places, you can explore to your hearts desire. For example, Dragon Age series, Mass Effect and some other Bioware games.

I had never once tried playing a mage style character before since I thought them to be to complex/uninteresting. Semi-recently played skyrim (anniversary edition) as a mage and more recently cyberpunk 2077 as a netrunner.

I say "mage-like" since it doesnt need to be magic, but along that theme. Netrunners in cyberpunk felt pretty similar to how a mage was played in skyrim even though it technically isnt a "mage".

I'm not looking for a very in depth game with complicated magic; but somewhat similar to those two games as both of them were drastically better than a bow/sword build or any kind of gun first build.

I've heard a lot of mixed if not negative things about it. I do like open world rpg stuff though. It's supposed to be set in a pillars of eternity world. I might give it a try and watch some content on it also. What do you think about it and is it worth it? Godspeed.

Question for straight male gamers: when a game lets you choose your character’s gender, do you usually play as a man or a woman? And if the game has romance options, who do you normally go for?

Personally, I used to play as female characters more often, but nowadays I pick male characters most of the time. I also used to go for WLW romances a lot more, but over time I started preferring male/female romances instead. I’m not really sure why; I guess my preferences just changed over time.

I’m curious what other straight guys tend to do. Do you choose based more on your own preferences, the character you’re playing, or just whichever character or pairing you like the most?

Personally for me I've been playing a couple different games I can't remember if they're all from 2026 but I just played some pal world I played some Kingdom Come deliverance 2. I haven't got a chance to play it yet probably wait for a sale but that DawnWalker game it looks pretty cool since it's kind of kind of based off of the Witcher 3's writers. Let me know what you think Godspeed!

Basically what I'm looking for is a game with action combat or shooting that involves a lot of character optimization and buildcraft, something I can create multiple character builds in.

The one thing I'm not super interested in are games that are incredibly heavy on RNG and loot grinding like the Borderlands series, Diablo or path of exile

General list of things I've already played:

Elder Scrolls games

Soulsborne games and Souls likes (literally every single one of consequential value)

Cyberpunk

Tainted Grail

Witcher 3

Mass Effect 1/2/3/A

Fallout 3/4/NV

Outer Worlds

Kingdoms of Amalur

Outward

Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen

Dragon Age Origins

Remnant from the Ashes 1/2

I enjoy the genre (not that I'm good at them) but most of these types of games seem to require WASD or a controller. I have a messed up shoulder and back problems, so I'd prefer to just be able to click a movement box or something to move while maybe laying down. There's quite a few "blobbers" out there on Steam but it's hard to tell which ones have full mouse movement/interaction and which don't.

The only ones I own that I think can be fully played that way is Might and Magic 4 & 5 but those are hard to get into. I tried them (combined into World of Xeen), didn't have a good idea of WTF to do and pretty much got wiped out my very first encounter.

Sorry if this is frequently asked.