Just wondering what people are playing these days and what they consider (in their opinion) to be the best MMO on the market.

I have tried most of the big titles that have come out over the last couple of years but here is what I am playing.

My pve mmo is Lord of the Rings.  It has the best game world and best community of any mmo and since I'm a Tolkien fan I really enjoy it.  Oddly, it didn't grab me the first couple of times I tried it, but I kept going back and now I think its one of the best mmos I have ever played.

For my pvp fix I am still going back once in a blue moon to WAR...best pvp around still in my opinon.  Just wish the game would get some attention from its devs.  May give GW2 a look for my pvp game, but am waiting for the hype to die down to see what its looking like.

How about you?

EVE going on 9yrs for PVE/PVP, its still around and looking good, and always seems to maintain against the onslaught of new MMOS every year.

Looking forward to Mechwarrior Online for quick 'drops'.

Originally posted by slowpoke68

Just wondering what people are playing these days and what they consider (in their opinion) to be the best MMO on the market.

I have tried most of the big titles that have come out over the last couple of years but here is what I am playing.

My pve mmo is Lord of the Rings.  It has the best game world and best community of any mmo and since I'm a Tolkien fan I really enjoy it.  Oddly, it didn't grab me the first couple of times I tried it, but I kept going back and now I think its one of the best mmos I have ever played.

I give lotro a close second to Vanguard,the community and the actual feeling of the world is right up their.You actually feel like you are really playing a true RPG and it does give the Tolkien feeling.The wardrobe features are the best in any mmo to date.

Vanguard is also up their for me as well,vast world and never ending exploration with a world that has more content than anything released in the last 5 years.

For my pvp fix I am still going back once in a blue moon to WAR...best pvp around still in my opinon.  Just wish the game would get some attention from its devs.  May give GW2 a look for my pvp game, but am waiting for the hype to die down to see what its looking like.

PvP is lacking for me at the moment,even GW2 is just a repeatable going know where PvP IMO.

How about you?

Laurelin RP server in lotro is a gem.

I don't have a MMO that i always go back to anymore.

It was Eve Online but silly decisions by CCP basically bending to the will of the hardcore elitist crowd and not evolving the game  has me without a game to go back to.  Developers that are afraid to evolve their game due to threats dont deserve my respect or my money.

You should stand by your vision... Eve online was supposed to be more than spaceships, it was supposed to be explorable worlds, ground combat, interactive stations, atmospheric flight... Its clear CCP doesnt have the balls to evolve their game, bend with legs pinned behind their ears at any crying by the vet players...

Since CCP has failed me I am playing Planetside 2 & Guild Wars 2, decent distractions for now.

I played a text-based game, called Holy-War, off and on for a long time. As the genre goes, it was an absolutely wonderful game because hard work was well rewarded and the integrated online chat system made for a stellar community. Unfortunately, the publisher (GaS) totally wrecked the game by allowing people to purchase their stats with real-life money. Once the pay-to-win crowd began spending thousands monthly there was no return. Were it not for that I'd go back to it in a heart beat.

Unfortunately, I next tried Perfect World, which features a degree of character customization and animation that has probably spoiled me for other MMOs for all time. I played Perfect World for nearly four years, but finally walked away principally because of the Pay-to-Win cash shop and the fact that I'd leveled up every class (some of them multiple times).

Somewhere along the way I began playing WoW and leveled a few classes to cap. I absolutely adore my Worgen Hunter, but personal circumstances have pretty much restricted my play to grinding, crafting, and seeing just how much wealth I can accrue on the auction house.

Most recently, I played Star Wars: the Old Republic. Leveled all the Empire classes and a Jedi Knight to level cap. Personal circumstances, boredom, and a sucky economic system drove me away. I've kept up my subscription, but it's unlikely I'll go back. Kind of doing a wait and see on that one. EA has a lot invested in the game and I can't see where their cash shop won't go pay-to-win eventually, and I don't want to invest more time in another of those.

Tried LoTRO briefly, but the REALLY clunky combat system, mediocre character customization, and horrible combat animation turned me off.

Played TSW for a month, but personal circumstances, the game's really weird crafting system, lack of any palpable economy, and clumsy (to me) combat system was a turn off. Truthfully, I could have gotten hooked on TSW -- it has a really good community, more mature I think -- but personal circumstances ultimately drove me off (no fault of the game).

Tried GW2 for a while, but  the cartoonish feel of it didn't spin me up. I've also had it up to my eyebrows fighting combat bunnies.

Last, I bought the Tera disks from Amazon, but after initial install the patch update was going to take over two days. That didn't seem to bode well for overall playability, so I deleted it off my pc, never having played the game.

Rift -- yup, tried that too for about an hour. Again, character customization, a cartoonish look and feel, and clunky combat turned me off.

As I said near the top, Perfect World's character customization and animations have spoiled me for most other games. Unfortunately, PW's financial model is something in which I've vowed to never waste another minute. To heck with ALL pay-to-win players and the game publishers that provide the nipples on which they suckle.

So, at the moment, I'm playing no MMOs at all.

Atlantica Online and occasionally Path of Exile.

I'm considering coming out of retirement from Eve in the coming months.

Diablo 3 now.

Probably will be Borderland 2 when it is out. Then torchlight.

May go back to WOW for MOP.

My time is split.

1. World Of Warcaft

2. Guild Wars 2

3. Diablo 3

EA activated my 5 yeard old Ultima Online account till October, I thought that it was lost but its not and my stuff is there so I've been playing it too.

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes

- HUGE world

- Tons of quests

- Free roam

- Great community

- Actual dungeon crawls with people willing to stay throughout the whole thing (BTW...recently been in a dungeon I swear is as big as some zones in more modern MMORPG's.

- Great graphics for it's age.

- Lots of races and classes to choose from.

Cons: May just be my internet connection, but a bit laggy. Works better with older graphics drivers.

EVE Online is a close second.

Originally posted by dave6660

Atlantica Online and occasionally Path of Exile.

I'm considering coming out of retirement from Eve in the coming months.

How is PoE? In particular, how does the combat plays .. are there a lot of different skills? I have seen their talent tree .. and i think it is too cumbersome without adding a lot (so many one percentage here, and one percentage point there).

However, if the setting and combat are good, i probably would give it a try.