For me its:

  1. Ultima Online

  2. Final Fantasy XI

  3. Ragnarok Online

UO was a game I just recently discovered and it's fantastic, best sandbox experience I've ever had in a game.

FFXI was another recent discovery. It took the formula from Everquest and made it better. The game is even less grindy today with the QOL changes.

RO was a big part of my teenage years. I love the look of the game, it reminds me of Final Fantasy Tactics. It's a great casual game to just pop into and grind out some levels or explore.

  • Beetle_O_Rourke
    ·
    4 months ago

    EVE-Online

    Path of Exile

    Ragnarok Online

    Why yes, I am an excel wizard.

    • Omegamint [comrade/them, doe/deer]
      ·
      4 months ago

      I forgot about PoE, but I don't count aRPG diablo esque games to be quite MMORPG (largely bc you can't completely ignore multiplayer besides trading)

        • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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          4 months ago

          I played RO's closed beta on the loki server, I think that was the official one for international players. Quit for a while. Came back on some random private server years later. Quit again. Today I play on Payon Stories and retail.