I'm seeking recommendations for mp games where I could make friends so
- must run on Linux
- must have a multiplayer element
- said multiplayer must not rely on you already having friends, so it must include an alive function finding you a team
- must have a function to communicate and add people you played with afterwards
The games I know of, which fullfil these (obviously tired of these, hence why seeking more):
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Dead by Daylight
- Guild Wars 2
- League of Legends
- Overwatch 2 (possible issues with client on Linux)
I live in a country where I don't speak the language, I moved here not to go homeless in the previous country and I really miss any human connections. I will appreciate the recs.
Which country did you move to by chance? Honestly just curious.
And for the game.. I would recommend small Minecraft servers. Usually the community is tight-nit, and you can get into deeper relationships with people after a few short weeks.
From Ireland to Germany, and before that from UK (unfortunately didn't get a citizenship before leaving, so I cannot get back, I don't want to elaborate on my life story and family situation, if you don't mind). I tried Minecraft, but I'm not into Sandbox. I'd be happy being someone's mule, but no one sought that where I tried playing, so I gave my account to someone who couldn't afford one and moved on.
With minecraft there’s a lot of other possibilities apart from just survival/survival multiplayer. You might be interested in Hypixel Skyblock, which is basically an MMO, also minigame servers in general can give lots of opportunities.
Is EVE Online still going? It appears to be. It's a somewhat challenging game and very different than what you're used to, but it really was fantastic for getting to meet good in-game friends way back when I played. Of course some of them would eventually betray you, take all your stuff, and leave your dead corpse floating in space, but even so it's very much a team game that may be what you're looking for if you happen to be into spaceships and/or spreadsheets.
Since you mentioned GW2, you might try other games like that if it worked for you. WoW, Elder Scrolls Online, FF14. The Payday series might also be a good match as it has auto teaming and voice chat. I would probably stay away from card games like MTG: Arena though. Those are incredibly fun, but are based on fast paced matchmaking with little user to user interaction possible.
I tried ESO, WOW, FF14. I used to be huge on MMOs as a teenager, but I think I grew out of them? I no longer find myself capable of enjoying any of them. I used to play stuff like Perfect World and Forsaken World. I'll look into Payday, I was unaware it had premade.
I can understand your attitude towards MMOs. I really want to like them myself and keep retrying them, but somehow they end up being more isolating then single player games. I think so much of their content is based around group play that if you somehow manage to go full hermit mode in them like I do, they don't really work. Single player games emulation human interactions so feel more rewarding somehow.
Many players don't want to interact in MMOs. I used to add random people around me to group and play with them on a whim. No one accepts anymore. People play MMOs as solo games...
Hey, maybe not quite video gaming, but have you thought about getting into DnD or Vampire: The Masquerade? DnD has lots of open groups to find on Discord or services like Roll20. That gives you voice communication so you are talking and playing with real people. VtM isn't as popular, but is a really great setting and does have at least one massive Discord server for RPing with others (https://discord.com/servers/seattle-by-night-517427294915002371).
I tried RPs and I really, deeply hated them. Made me cringe a lot. It's not a leisure for me. Thank you for proposing, though, maybe someone else will try.
Dota 2 but (a) I think they broke Linux support earlier this year, and (b) the players are as toxic as League's
I tried DOTA multiple times. Some of the people were really cool (I didn't know there was VC and people were speaking, so when I found out how to speak myself, I told them I didn't know of vc and thought I was hearing voices and they found it hilarious), but I don't like the gameplay. Not saying LoL is better, as they ruined any semblance of balance and don't seem to even know how to balance classes, but DOTA just doesn't do it for me.
