I want to get into a MMO primarily for the story and vibes. What game is good nowadays, so far these look appealing to me>Final Fantasy 14>SWTOR>Guild Wars 2Because they have a strong main story and even voice acting. Any better options?
>>2172581GW2 living world was shit and boring. I'm playing through FFXIV as a noob, story isnt super engaging thus far but it feels like a final fantasy game (you do a bajillion meaningless fetch quests until the plot unfolds).
>>2172581GW2 has an awful story.FFXIV has a story that unironically gets good after hundreds of hours (I only stuck around that long since I liked the dungeons and later the raids)SWTOR has a great story but doesn't actually play like an MMO, you'll forget you're not alone
>>2173179I wanted to like FFXIV so bad but it's such a slog to get through the base game. Sure they sped it up but it doesn't help you're still stuck playing through flat out boring content just to get the potential for a decent story.SWTOR to me plays how BG3 should have. I was playing through BG3 recently with a friend and the co-op is horrendously designed. It's clearly a 1 player experience they've added controls to for a second character.
>>2173537Weird, BG3 is my friend and my favorite co-op game meanwhile SWTOR is kind of painful to play together but it's worth it for the story
>>2172581DO NOT PLAY MMOS FOR THE "STORY"
>>2173565I don't understand how you could like BG3 co-op. You lose out on half the quips/character interactions and the second player has zero input on the story unless they're taking over which kind of makes the first player irrelevant in the process.SWTOR you're treated as an actual party and each person has input/chat options.
>>2173593We take turns and I'm not too concerned about quips normally
>>2173568Secret World would prove you wrong. Some of the MMOs in op too.
If you're willing to do retro mmos FFXI and Mabinogi are pretty good for story. Mabi has some weak bits but the vibes are immaculate.
World of Warcraft had a good story up until WotLK but it all went to shit after it. Maybe wait for Blizzard to rerun the trilogiy (vanilla, tbc, wotlk) again, although I'm not sure if they're gonna do that. Also be warned the quests leveling quests aren't really story focused, but the story unveils in dungeons and raids.If you really want a super chill almost singleplayer experience FFXIV is a good choice. Realm Reborn starts a bit slow but the story gets faster and better after it.
>>2172581>i want to play a strategy game for the action, which one should i play>im looking for a casual sit down indie game that is also triple a and also call of duty
>>2173914What's wrong with wanting an RPG with some social elements bro?
>>2173593>SWTOR you're treated as an actual party and each person has input/chat options.doesn't STWOR do that thing where for each choice, each player gets their own micro-universe where they pick an option, and then the game randomly decides which is the "canon" one for your group?not exactly a cohesive party experience
>>2172581What about many different plots?
>GW2>storylmao. the story is dogshit from start to current especially when you're stuck with the most insufferable cast of companions whose most redeeming traits is to annoy you or steal your spotlight every chance you get. i admit though the 2nd expansion was kinda cool in all aspects but the next seasons and expansions fucked it up by propping up their tumblr OCs and the whole they/them nonsense
>>2172581>FFXIVStory gets good after tens of hours of the most unfun combat/quests you can imagine. Heavensward and Shadowbringers specifically are absolutely kino, provided you don't get filtered by ARR. Experience it until Endwalker (6.0) if you like it, then quit. Nothing good awaits you after that story-wise.The combat system at it's best is actually brilliant (Savage, Ultimates) if that's your thing too. Everywhere else it's a boring snorefest.Community is somewhat friendly, often two-faced. Highest amount of mental illness I've ever encountered in a game.Personally, played about 2000 hours.>WoW until WotLK on private serversWoW has some interesting stories if you don't mind experiencing it through wandering through the world and reading quest text, then putting the pieces together yourself. There are many interesting little plotlines throughout many zones and especially the Vanilla ones feel like a DnD campaign at time. Unfortunately the playerbase is mostly made up of minmaxxing retards whose sole purpose is to optimize every bit of fun out of a mathematically solved game they played for the past 20 years.Combat is more fun than XIV's at low levels, though I think XIV has the edge at the hardcore endgame content.Personally, played about 11 000 hours.>GW2Dogshit story, imo doesn't get much better at any point. Some game systems are very interesting. Probably the coolest world to just get lost in without doing structured activities.Combat is more dynamic and more chaotic than the other two.If you avoid the rainbow squad, there's some small communities you can have fun with.Personally, played about 300 hours.
>>2172581People won't tell you this but GW2 is mostly interesting as a sequel to 1, and you lose a lot of what makes playing it/exploring the world worthwhile if you haven't touched 1 at allVanilla wow has fairly interesting quest design and is more about micro-stories you find through exploration. People will tell you the game drops off after Cata, but MoP has a worthwhile setting & narrative, too.XIV primarily has SHB but it takes a while to get there. Heavensward was the former fan favorite, but you're better off playing an Ivalice game.People gas SWTOR's base profession stories to this day, which are completely free(?), but I've *heard* everything after is lesser.ESO is so dull to play and likely not worthwhile unless you were invested in the setting to begin with, and even then, you have to be at a sort of awkward midpoint between appreciating both Morrowind & everything after, as well as more liberal takes on the lore.
>>2172581>SWTORYes it's great.>GW2No it's shit.>>2173661Second for Mabinogi the generation quests are pretty interesting though I didn't play past G12 or something.I would also recommend Blade and Soul. It's classic chink story but I still enjoyed it. Past that the game is pretty trash though especially after they "revamped" it.PSO2 was also decent but I don't know if it's even still accessible now that they replaced it with NGS (that one is shit don't play it)
>>2177408PSO2 is still around but you have to download NGS along with it, and most of its collectables (music, fashion, furniture) are either no longer obtainable or bought from players for obscene amounts. You're better off waiting for the private server being developed rn.
GW2's main storyline isn't very good but the world has great vibes. If you ignore the main quest and just do map exploration and hearts it's a nice time.
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