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runescape is not f2p and eve isnt f2p how is runescape free spend 100 hours skilling a 10 hour skill or spending 30 hours to escape f2p to turn around and be back there because all the money is at the end of members eve locks everything behind members and is worst then rs3 in alot of ways for what it would take to escape f2p and maintain it honestly albion be a better recommendation then both or how about stop with f2p and free to continue to pick up and play like monster hunter worlds
Exactly but after 600 dollars it's free to play that's the maximum to fully enjoy everything and have over 4k hours of content so it's very much worth it
I'm glad SWTOR is on this list! It's hands-down my favorite MMO ever. They have done a few things I don't like, such as taking away the ability for companions to hate you and automatic quest completion for some quests misses some great dialogue. But it's hard to beat 8 unique and fully voiced stories. It's so good, I spent about 9 years playing the game and made my own fanfiction about my characters. lol
It's kinda more than 8 though in a way. Its like 8 plus the shared route afterwards, plus the companion routes which some (all? IDK I never finished half of them) have more than one route.
@@amedaius8492 True. The base game alone is eight unique stories. Then it all blends together after that. And then you have the different branches you can take: be a double agent, go back to working for the republic/empire or stay the Alliance commander, people you killed or didn't kill, etc. Really, I still think the best content is the main stories. It gets very tedious very quickly to record 8 or 9 stories and see the same dialogue over and over with maybe a couple different lines for your class. And since it's an MMO, we'll likely never get a satisfying conclusion or wrap up all these choices. I miss being called the Wrath / Hand of Jadus / Agent. Many of those stories went nowhere in the long term.
@@suicune2001 I still remember fondly my days of playing SWTOR with my wow guildmates back in the day, but today... when I log in every once in awhile I remember what made my stop playing, and it's sad. They honestly shot themselves in the foot. If they put a bit more effort into the game especially end-game and making the systems run smoothly, and the combat a bit more fluid they could be a contender along with wow and FFXIV.
@@amedaius8492 I do wish they would add some FFXIV content, like a PROPER casino like 14 has. Crafting on 14 is also a lot better and you can craft housing items.
I would suggest avoiding Lost Ark as a new player, the game is still full of bots constantly spamming in area chat and once you reach end game after hours of mindless grinding to hone your gear you run into gatekeepers that won't invite you to groups unless you are the highest gearscore. Those gatekeepers are the ones that swiped their card 100 times, it's an awful player experience.
This is correct.you’ll also be alone for hundreds of hours because the entire community is on T3. So unless you pay money, you’ll be doing the most boring content ever for hundreds of hours. Then if you finally get to play T3 the community is super toxic and cries if you do anything wrong. Honestly I’d avoid lost ark all together it’s not a great experience
@@LifelongPizzaAdvocate black desert online is a fun game, and what’s great is it’s like a single player or multiplayer MMO depending on what you want. The game has gotten so much better and and a lot more player friendly and MUCH less P2W these days
GW2 is utterly fantastic. I played it when it launched and stupidly stopped. I returned 2 years ago, and haven't been able to stop playing. Just an amazing game. With great challenging combat.
For those complaining about GW2 trial mount..the mounts didn't get released until PoF (2nd expansion) which means the base game,lw 1, 2 and 1st expansion is VERY doable with no mount.
@@alessandro5456 Same here, always abused a weapon skill. For example on Assassin I used Small Bow teleport. On Hunter I used Greatsword dash strike etc. Reached max level and farmed 500 gold as F2P. Only quit because every F2P zone was 100% and I didn't want to spend 15euro when a deal to get latest expansion to unlock Mounts and rest of the game since the visual theme of the game was 50/50 for me.
You forgot to mention how Warframe have actually started evolving into something more of an MMO with several big Open-world areas where at least in the hubs you can meet ton of people at the same time.
@@Romino94 The f2p (base-game) is filled with teleporting-Waypoints, you dont need mounts as a f2p player. Mounts are needed ONLY in the expansions for solving puzzles and reaching otherwise unreachable zones. The base-game was Designed without mounts in mind; mounts were added later. And every class has several movement-spells and buffs to move around quickly the world.
LOTR online man. What vibes. That game was my first PC MMO ever as a kid and I loved it. Had genuine fun with a clan I joined people in that game all of them just super kind and sweet. Music is gorgeous too In rivendell, bree, shire you name it
Game is great however they seem to have issues with their servers having desync lag or rubber-banding frequently enough to make me stop playing...also heard its an old problem that never got fixed
Why does he call it "turn-based" though 15:27 ? I played a lot too, bought a founder & lifer subscription a few days before launch and got full value and more out of it.
I played EVE Online for about a decade, and quit after enemies of my region invade and destroyed my most valuable Space ship that I spend billions on it
The more I hear and think about Warframe, the more I realize that's where our military advances might be heading. Not gonna explain it because of obvious spoilers, but it's something interesting to think about.
thanks for using warframe clips, im a long time player and really appreciate it getting shown anywhere, even though its considered popular its not really well known in the wide view of gaming, also the games best part is actually the story, even though the combat is great. Its got over a decade of story build up so yeah, great video!
Warframe not to forget besides you can absolutly play for free, the main currency Platinum that you can buy you can actually earn by farming for example prime parts, sell primed mods, etc. It takes farming but it's worth it.
Guild wars 2 was fun but it def pushes u to buy expansions. That "free" mount you mentioned is timed so you only get it for 10 hours and makes you want to spend $ because running everywhere sucks
The last MMORPG I played was MU Online, if any OG's remember it? Which MMORPG today would you recommend? I loved MU, definitely ahead of its time for a free MMORPG
Just one important thing to know about Destiny 2 - as someone who has played thousands of hours. The content you are showing is not in the game. You are showing The Red War which was Destiny 2 on launch. Bungie removed A LOT of old content and vaulted it - something that has a lot of us veterans of the game pissed because it was content we played for. You really can't get a lot out of the free version of Destiny 2. I would not even say hundreds of hours. There is very little in it.
I agree. You can do a few strikes at best. Loot free players get is awful. You can really notice to difference in PVP, dudes with wings and shotguns that melt you stomp on you while your smg can't even hit shit
I've been playing LotRO for 12 years and never get tired of it. A ton of content whether playing solo or looking for dungeons. I have several friends who have never spent money on the game but I have a VIP sub and enjoy the perks.
Good luck in your journey in GW2 :) If you'll have questions, just type in the map chat (/map), and players will help you glady. Don't be hesitant to ask for extra Bags, veterans are always sending for new players via mail. I'm seeing a LOT of ESO refugees lately in Tyria :)
As a hard-core fan of One Piece and a lover of lore and games with many diverse and unique locations, Guild Wars 2 maps are gorgeous and so different from one another, no two maps give of a similar feel. From the npc inhabitants, hostile creatures, large structures, natural landmarks and multi-level exploration maps. Another thing about GW2 is that unlike other mmos which mainly have maps based on a single horizontal level, GW2 maps are structured to have multiple levels, giving the feel of the maps in GW2 have more depth and immersion. There are maps that have layers upon layers of height which requires using of gliding and using jet streams to reach high up, to deep multi-level underground and under-water maps with inter-connecting caves, there's just so much going on in every single map it's almost unbelievable. There's so many hidden secrets littered in every map it's a true gem for those who love to explore. To me personally this is the only mmorpg out there that feels alive, where different events are going on simultaneously at different parts of the map changing the course of what events are unlocked further down the path leading to an epic climax. For example, you could be all alone and attempting to reach a vista for map completion and out of no-where an event starts, which then leads to another all while being beautifully narrated by the npcs to tell the story of their lives, struggles, lore and hostile inhabitants of the map itself. All while exploring the map and all the while gaining more and more players to participate in these progressive chain events. By the time the event chain reaches it's final stage, which more than likely is a boss, you would be accompanied by an enormous number of players by now, you would be more familiar with the on-goings of the map itself while being hand-held across the map kind of like a tour-guide. I really hope other mmos implement multi-level map designs and progressive based small map event chains which lead to a large map meta event and a final boss the way GW2 does.
I wish the B-roll footage used was your personal time spent on the game. Some of the games listed didn't have much game play footage to show so I didn't get the vibe from the visuals that id need to pick a game. Using personal footage also has the added benefit of squashing any doubt that the games listed are free. I saw someone insisting Destiny 2 isn't free.
i have played warframe since it came out, and it is one of the best games i have ever played. i have not put any money into the game, and can still access all parts of the game, while new content is added constantly. things that would be locked behind a paywall are also available to players, as the premium currency can be traded, and anything you can trade has a price in the premium currency, allowing people with no money to still experience the premium cosmetics.
This is very true I stopped playing but I remember how the premium currency can be earned as f2p buy farming certain mods and things to sell to other players allowing you to get anything you want buy grinding f2p
I think for honorable mentions you should include Everquest 2, can play til level 90 on Free to play, it's old school sure but started it in 2023 and feels more like WoW and other theme park mmos than I initially thought.
Played when the twin dragons (dunno the real name anymore, just that it had 2 discs with 1 dragon each on em) first released. Loved it but lost faith in the game as i realized it was fuckin dead
Played years of GW2 and loved it (endless content). Now looking for another MMO and just can't find any with the same feel... BDO was very overwhelming and FF14 felt lonely (both games are great but I think I was just too shy to engage with people/get help with things). Putting hope into Throne and Liberty to fill the void :3
Tbf I haven't really looked into Blue Protocol! Heard somewhere that the world seemed quite empty, but yeah you've reminded me to do more research on it. It's nice to see more options opening for the MMO genre.
I am looking forward to play throne and liberty too nothing else fills yet :c but I think I will have a lot of fun in wonderers eternal world it feels so different :D
Ma brother in Christ......thank you. For your video in it's entirety of course, but also.....for putting some respect on good ol' Maplestory. I was just reading some lists online of "ToP MMorPGs fOR 2023" and of the 3 or 4 lists I read even mentioned MS as you did your in your honorable mentions. I was waiting with absolute bias intent to see if it made it on yours. It's old, a classic to some, like you said around that 20 year mark. And yet, people still play, and devs are still adding content, running varying holiday events....it's so dope. Still waiting for a great resurgence...one day haha Anyway thanks again, I'd consider you a cultured individual for mentioning (what's starting to seem like) a hidden gem from the past, but still a gem in present day.....ps consider me subbed lmao
Eve online is more Free to try than Free to play IMO as an old eve player with numerous hours in the game going back to see what this "free" was like I found I couldn't even pilot half my ships due to skill point limits. Only way I know of around this for free is to grind enough credits to buy game time but that seems even more daunting now then it was back when I used to play especially with the skill limits.
Ive tried a lot of these titles over the past year trying to scratch that MMO itch before committing to a monthly fee. Nothing hits like it use to. I got into MMOs through the original EverQuest around 2000, then eventually picked up WoW when it was released. The fun that I had with those two titles in the early days, man. Modern MMOs really just don't encapsulate that magic anymore. Everything is so streamlined and dumb down now.
@@seekay9815what changed?? I’m 18 and have been trying go get into mmo games but they are all so boring in a way. Also the free to play games are always pay to win and the ones that cost always have a monthly subscribtion (which i HATE with my entire life, i will never ever play a game with a subscribtion). I don’t really see how the gameplay could have changed that much tho
@@seekay9815 the glory days of 0 mechanics and still wiping? the glory days of 3 button rotations? xD its okay that you cant keep up with modern mmos but dont glorify boring gamerplay for bommers xD
i watch a video just like this every year and get depressed every single time. what a truly cursed genre. the same games every year, and there's always at least 1 game on every list that's not even an mmo.
gw2 is actually force you to buy expansion for black lion trading company. basically if you dont buy any expansion you cannot access it and your being limited of what items you can buy and sell, basically if you brought the expansion once you reach lvl80 which only takes like 15hours at (mostly doing the story and random event) you can actually buy decent stuff at the price of few silvers while for f2p no matter what you do your gold will be useless since you cannot buy anything even materials you will need to craft things/ or level your crafting. for a game that gold matters, being limited/restricted to use a currency means a dead game. not worth investing your time and passion
Paying for more content is not a bad thing, OSRS does this and the F2P content is already enough to make you want more of it Paying for quality of life *is a bad thing* is like paying a monthly suscription in your favorite TCG store to have a confortable chair
I don't like any of these lol, except for Warframe. ESO is the only one I could really get into but don't really enjoy it anymore. I just want a modern MMO with fun combat, nice graphics, and cool looking dungeons.
FF14's free trial is increasing to lvl 70 in patch 6.5 with being able to play base game and 2 expansions for free once 6.5 is realest witch will be sometimes this year in fall.
i tried final fantasy on playstation, didn't seem like it fit for a console. so i'm trying my luck on pc and hoping that i get to enjoy such a beautiful looking game.
@ThatGamingOtaku I've been playing since launch, I play a lot when new content comes out an in between I do things like legendary farming, world bosses and events fractals of the mist. Typically pick something you want, like legendary armor, or a weapon, and just start the journey, most legendary stuff can be crafted now too. But if PvP is your thing there is the PvP arena, along with World vs world, which are large hundreds of players all fighting against one another. I also suggest getting into an active clan they can help you do things like dungeons to really get some of the best loot
@rick2gud456 Yes the base game is free, but any of the expansion content costs money, these are usually cheap throughout the year, but go on sale for cheaper even more often
Anyone considering playing RuneScape do yourself a favor and don’t coming from a guy who’s been playing it for over 15 years. It’s nothing but a bot ridden black market driven idol game. Early leveling is you click a tree and and you wait 5 minutes for the tree to be chopped down than you click another tree. A big part of end game content is speedruns and achieving in game status IE high scores. Which again are ridden with bots, 20 out of the top 50 player that have killed end game boss are bots.
Legends of Bezogia is a highly anticipated MMORPG with a lot to offer players. It is a triple-A game with stunning visuals, engaging gameplay, and a rich world to explore. It is also cross-platform compatible and features 8,000 NFT characters. I am personally very excited for Legends of Bezogia. I think it has the potential to be a game-changer for the MMORPG genre. I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds for Legends of Bezogia and Zogilabs.
Why is everyone advertising a product that has nothing to do with the content of the video What does the haircut machine have to do with the gaming niche?
Warframe is an AMAZING game, but if dont know anyone playing it that can help you through the early stages you’re gonna feel so lost bc there is TON of stuff and u dont know wtf u have to do. Also if u never played FF14 careful bc its addictive af
Not just Neverwinter but Cryptic MMORPGs in general are really good about giving players the means to gain and experience premium content without having to spend a dime, so long as a basement dweller elsewhere is willing to foot the bill to put the stuff up on the various exchanges first. The games also being looter shooters certainly help.
I played warframe for like 5 years since 2015 but i stopped playing because used to play on xbox, now just passed to pc and as warframe still don't have a cross save system, i can't use my old acc :c when they add it i'm coming back, until then looking for a game that gives me the same feeling
Good list. But instead of wareframe, the grand daddy, Dungeons and Dragons Online (DDO) should have been on here since all these games are sort of trying to emulate DND. Its old, but still a lot of fun if you can look past the graphics.
Why is noone mentioning warframes absolutely phenomenal story in these lists/videos. It's one of the best I have ever played and easily beats stories from GW2 and the like
osrs isn't even really a rock paper scissors, its just individual. you need to master all 3 simultaneously to do any end game content. also if the visuals aren't super appealing to you, in the runelite client you can enable HD which makes the world look significantly better.
Ive heard about albion online but I didn't know anything about it. It looks really interesting I think I'll try it after my FFXIV sub ends in a few weeks
Sometimes Black Desert online is also free to play when they make an event where everyone can get the game for free. And you never really have to pay anything after that to enjoy the full game. :)
@@arkantos_it Same with every other game :) In a way or in most cases gaming is a waste of time anyway but if we choose to waste our time then we should waste it in a way that we enjoy the most :) and of course the reality is that some do like the slow progress in BDO and some not :) I personally prefer it
Yup there's no Toram Online. An underrated MMMORPG where the dev are still supporting it by collaborating with many popular franchise such as Hatsune Miku, KonoSuba, Re:ZERO, Eagle Talon (currently on 2nd collab), etc. The game even fully let the player to customize their own build, which is why you will always encounter many unique and funny build the players had made. Welp I guess every video just want to mention all the top board MMOs to attract viewer.
Toram lacks content, the collabs are quick cash grabs, the community can't take criticism, the combat is trash, and just overall boring asf. I've played it for 2 weeks that's enough time to judge that trash. Better than destiny 2 tho
The more I see Lost Ark the more I wanna try it but o just keep pushing it off. Also, as a Destiny player, if you do decide to get it, good luck getting a lot of the guns. Most you can’t get anymore or are sunset.
*Have you heard of the critically-acclaimed MMORPG FINAL FANTASY 14?* *With an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn,* *and the Heavensward expansion up to level 60 for FREE with no restrictions on playtime.*
0:29 - Guild Wars 2 is actually "Pay to Win". And Arena Net is NOT the same player-centric company it was when developing / releasing Guild Wars 2. 1) When Heart of Thorns was released, ArenaNet took away ALL guild unlocks and put them behind the paywall of the first expansion. Basically, they STOLE...er...'removed' ALL of our progression (time invested in the game), and then made us pay a 2nd time to unlock the SAME GUILD CONTENT over again. 2) Try being relevant in any competitive setting with the core only classes. After you fail repeatedly and get stomped by any of the elite specializations, which can ONLY be acquired by purchasing one or more of the 'expansions', you will realize that the elites do EVERYTHING better, require very little skill, and basically get boons for free and face-roll rotations compared to the original core classes. Textbook pay to win. 3) Gliding, which requires the purchase of the first expansion, allowed safer and faster traversal across some zones that previously had to be done on foot. Have-nots often missed out on timed content because they could not take the same shortcuts gliding / flying players could. This disparity has been worsened by the addition of Mounts... 4) Mounts, which can only be acquired via another expansion, get you EVERYWHERE, faster, and easier, allowing you to skip a lot of content, and in some cases even complete it before the 'have nots' with no mounts can arrive. They also represent a free 2nd (or for some elite specializations...3rd) health bar, and free stability to ignore enemy CCs. 5) The benefits of gliding and mounts extended to PvP and WvW until community outrage sparked ArenaNet to make gliding and mounts available to ALL in PvP and WvW as PvP and WvW specific unlocks. So basically, to have access to ALL features, including some we paid for in the original release, AND to be on an even playing field with all other players, we had to spend 4x the money of the original game, and give up all Guild unlocks. And they only addressed the most aggregious offenses in the competitive scene when the community raged about it. Way to go, ArenaNet. 10/10 would be exploited for profit again.
FF14 shold not be in this list the game is not free at all yes you can play 60 lvl for free but only if you only care about the MSQ and you dont want anything to do with the social aspect of the game since you are lock out of most of it not to mention the early game in ff14 is terrible it's a free trial that will force into buying the 20£ game + 9£ for 30days(expires regardless if you play the game or not ) +30£ for the expansion + additional quality of life items from the mog station like where in all that do you see the free to play ? And if ff14 is on this list why is not Wow in here as well ? or any other MMO that offers a free trial ?
Guild Wars 2 is uhhmayzin. I don’t have a pc right now or I’d definitely still be playing. It’s definitely missed. I still have my game packed away in its box. 😌
EVE Online free? Idk about that, if you want to spend YEARS of your REAL LIFE grinding and leveling to get to mediocre level, then yes, it is free to play. If you want to skip the YEARS worth of grind, you have to cough up a couple hundred bucks, and then enjoy grinding for a few years to become "good".
All you need is - get yourself the most fun, you can specialize in something particular and you won't have to spend years, sure Omega will boost things up, it's about 20$ in month, which is nothing now days. Get yourself nice Corporation and you might not need grinding at all, pure pvp. Whaling in EVE is useless, you can buy every single thing in eve and yet you will pop-up in fancy ship by a nice alpha guy.. +D
"MMO" is a prefix, not a root, or a genre. "MMO" =/=(does not equal) "RPG" "RPG" is not the only genre that has "MMO" features. See Planetside (MMOFPS) Destiny 2 doesn't have "MMO" elements. Destiny 2 has "RPG" elements. If Destiny had "MMO elements", we would have more than 3-6 people to a team. So, I suppose, Destiny is basically online co-op or simply "online multiplayer" basically removing "Massive" Warframe is not an MMO. Like Destiny. Social spaces do not count. Waframe is Diablo with guns, or a third person ARPG. I've player count = "MMO" Then any game would be MMO if that game had more than 100 players playing it. Doesn't matter if it's single player or not. Definition of "massive" for one. Which is usually hundreds if not thousands of players. MMO. Those 100+ players in a single space(no not server, THE MAP OR ZONE) working together for objectives. SWG has 20 players to a team. You could, in theory( RIP bandwidth and FPS) server cap of players in a single space. That is "MMO" Or the GW2 pvp gank trains. What is not an "MMO". A fireteam of 3-6 people in a single instance, forever alone, separated from everyone else. If that doesn't clarify for everyone, then you need to stop using the language. and just use "video game". Sick of this being watered down, and poorly classified. Yes, I know they clarified Destiny 2, but made a mistake when they said "MMO elements"
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black desert online free
runescape is not f2p and eve isnt f2p how is runescape free spend 100 hours skilling a 10 hour skill or spending 30 hours to escape f2p to turn around and be back there because all the money is at the end of members
eve locks everything behind members and is worst then rs3 in alot of ways for what it would take to escape f2p and maintain it honestly
albion be a better recommendation then both or how about stop with f2p and free to continue to pick up and play like monster hunter worlds
destiny 2 is NOT free. If you want to do anything in that game you gotta buy the expansions
Exactly. ALL the expansions so you have access to all the exotic armor/weapons...
Same for Guild Wars 2. They are both free to “start”.
He literally says free to try lmao
Exactly but after 600 dollars it's free to play that's the maximum to fully enjoy everything and have over 4k hours of content so it's very much worth it
Worth it tho at only 50 dollars
I came back to GW2 recently after many years away. I’m having so much funnnnnnnnn!
Same I have 100+ hours into the base game so far
I casually jump on and off GW2, its like a seasonal game to me, when im in the mood. That is why I like it because there's no problems doing that.
I'm glad SWTOR is on this list! It's hands-down my favorite MMO ever. They have done a few things I don't like, such as taking away the ability for companions to hate you and automatic quest completion for some quests misses some great dialogue. But it's hard to beat 8 unique and fully voiced stories. It's so good, I spent about 9 years playing the game and made my own fanfiction about my characters. lol
It's kinda more than 8 though in a way. Its like 8 plus the shared route afterwards, plus the companion routes which some (all? IDK I never finished half of them) have more than one route.
@@amedaius8492 True. The base game alone is eight unique stories. Then it all blends together after that. And then you have the different branches you can take: be a double agent, go back to working for the republic/empire or stay the Alliance commander, people you killed or didn't kill, etc.
Really, I still think the best content is the main stories. It gets very tedious very quickly to record 8 or 9 stories and see the same dialogue over and over with maybe a couple different lines for your class. And since it's an MMO, we'll likely never get a satisfying conclusion or wrap up all these choices. I miss being called the Wrath / Hand of Jadus / Agent. Many of those stories went nowhere in the long term.
@@suicune2001 I still remember fondly my days of playing SWTOR with my wow guildmates back in the day, but today... when I log in every once in awhile I remember what made my stop playing, and it's sad. They honestly shot themselves in the foot. If they put a bit more effort into the game especially end-game and making the systems run smoothly, and the combat a bit more fluid they could be a contender along with wow and FFXIV.
@@amedaius8492 I do wish they would add some FFXIV content, like a PROPER casino like 14 has. Crafting on 14 is also a lot better and you can craft housing items.
Your a right nerd mate
I would suggest avoiding Lost Ark as a new player, the game is still full of bots constantly spamming in area chat and once you reach end game after hours of mindless grinding to hone your gear you run into gatekeepers that won't invite you to groups unless you are the highest gearscore. Those gatekeepers are the ones that swiped their card 100 times, it's an awful player experience.
This is correct.you’ll also be alone for hundreds of hours because the entire community is on T3. So unless you pay money, you’ll be doing the most boring content ever for hundreds of hours. Then if you finally get to play T3 the community is super toxic and cries if you do anything wrong. Honestly I’d avoid lost ark all together it’s not a great experience
Man thats alot of games nowadays, it's either the game is awful or the community is. Most of the time both, wish more single player games were out.
@@LifelongPizzaAdvocate black desert online is a fun game, and what’s great is it’s like a single player or multiplayer MMO depending on what you want. The game has gotten so much better and and a lot more player friendly and MUCH less P2W these days
The gameplay is just fun AF though. I just play new char til I get bored, delete them repeat lol. Same with BDO.
Sad.
GW2 is utterly fantastic. I played it when it launched and stupidly stopped. I returned 2 years ago, and haven't been able to stop playing. Just an amazing game. With great challenging combat.
Left shortly after launch and returned recently, but still can’t get into it unfortunately…
@@Lucpol1986 same im gonna try again but i might just not like these types of games
I wish it was on console loved this game when it came out
Whats gw2
@@mortalkombatpro2197 Guild Wars 2
For those complaining about GW2 trial mount..the mounts didn't get released until PoF (2nd expansion) which means the base game,lw 1, 2 and 1st expansion is VERY doable with no mount.
One year ago you got the mount with lvl80, not with lvl10
Played through the whole game without mounts
@@alessandro5456 exactly
True ^^, the mount is super nice tho. Makes most puzzled easy :)
@@alessandro5456 Same here, always abused a weapon skill. For example on Assassin I used Small Bow teleport. On Hunter I used Greatsword dash strike etc. Reached max level and farmed 500 gold as F2P. Only quit because every F2P zone was 100% and I didn't want to spend 15euro when a deal to get latest expansion to unlock Mounts and rest of the game since the visual theme of the game was 50/50 for me.
Played the game without mount and bought the dlc at max level, probably the best way to experience the game :)
No real surprises on this list (except the Manscaped MMO), but well crafted and well described, thank you
You forgot to mention how Warframe have actually started evolving into something more of an MMO with several big Open-world areas where at least in the hubs you can meet ton of people at the same time.
Waiting for some real end game now
@@KaiiZeR971 sadly dont think warframe will get an actual endgame for a long time but I got hope
@@KaiiZeR971 what endgame, Warframe is always in beta tbh
@@Arachnid-scribe yeah 😂
warframe gameplay bores me to the point im getting sleepy.
Guild Wars 2 is probably the best choice if you want a well written and high quality adventure MMO with pvp and dungeon elements.
Idk know man no mount for free players after 10h so no thanks
@@Romino94 The f2p (base-game) is filled with teleporting-Waypoints, you dont need mounts as a f2p player. Mounts are needed ONLY in the expansions for solving puzzles and reaching otherwise unreachable zones.
The base-game was Designed without mounts in mind; mounts were added later. And every class has several movement-spells and buffs to move around quickly the world.
@@Romino94 you get a raptor at lvl 10 or something
Warframe is pretty good aswell and destiny 2 if you have the money for all the dlc
Gw2 rubbish.
LOTR online man. What vibes. That game was my first PC MMO ever as a kid and I loved it. Had genuine fun with a clan I joined people in that game all of them just super kind and sweet. Music is gorgeous too In rivendell, bree, shire you name it
Game is great however they seem to have issues with their servers having desync lag or rubber-banding frequently enough to make me stop playing...also heard its an old problem that never got fixed
Why does he call it "turn-based" though 15:27 ? I played a lot too, bought a founder & lifer subscription a few days before launch and got full value and more out of it.
Damn bro wish i could buy a lifer sub now
I personally recomend guild wars 2 ,warframe,path of exile and albion online my favorites games of this gnra
I played EVE Online for about a decade, and quit after enemies of my region invade and destroyed my most valuable Space ship that I spend billions on it
The more I hear and think about Warframe, the more I realize that's where our military advances might be heading.
Not gonna explain it because of obvious spoilers, but it's something interesting to think about.
Free or not free options, GW2 is the best option, by far
thanks for using warframe clips, im a long time player and really appreciate it getting shown anywhere, even though its considered popular its not really well known in the wide view of gaming, also the games best part is actually the story, even though the combat is great. Its got over a decade of story build up so yeah, great video!
Warframe not to forget besides you can absolutly play for free, the main currency Platinum that you can buy you can actually earn by farming for example prime parts, sell primed mods, etc. It takes farming but it's worth it.
Guild wars 2 was fun but it def pushes u to buy expansions. That "free" mount you mentioned is timed so you only get it for 10 hours and makes you want to spend $ because running everywhere sucks
The last MMORPG I played was MU Online, if any OG's remember it? Which MMORPG today would you recommend? I loved MU, definitely ahead of its time for a free MMORPG
Just one important thing to know about Destiny 2 - as someone who has played thousands of hours. The content you are showing is not in the game. You are showing The Red War which was Destiny 2 on launch. Bungie removed A LOT of old content and vaulted it - something that has a lot of us veterans of the game pissed because it was content we played for. You really can't get a lot out of the free version of Destiny 2. I would not even say hundreds of hours. There is very little in it.
I agree. You can do a few strikes at best. Loot free players get is awful. You can really notice to difference in PVP, dudes with wings and shotguns that melt you stomp on you while your smg can't even hit shit
@@nenadmilovanovic5271 u can also do the reprised raids and the prophecy dungeon
I've been playing LotRO for 12 years and never get tired of it. A ton of content whether playing solo or looking for dungeons. I have several friends who have never spent money on the game but I have a VIP sub and enjoy the perks.
i cannot play from europe . i am on Akrenstone and lag is incredible
You need a degree in statistics, a pilots license, and the phrase "get gud" screaming in your ear on repeat to play Warframe
sounds like exactly what ive been looking for. thx. dling it now
I'm only playing ESO but installed GW2 days ago planning to start it (never played it before)
Good luck in your journey in GW2 :)
If you'll have questions, just type in the map chat (/map), and players will help you glady. Don't be hesitant to ask for extra Bags, veterans are always sending for new players via mail.
I'm seeing a LOT of ESO refugees lately in Tyria :)
Ahhh you are gonna LOVE GW2! the core game has aged a little, but its sooo much content for free.
I'm actually a refugee from eso lol, I've played mostly pvp and got Pof and hot, hope to get a guild soon to play content
As a hard-core fan of One Piece and a lover of lore and games with many diverse and unique locations, Guild Wars 2 maps are gorgeous and so different from one another, no two maps give of a similar feel. From the npc inhabitants, hostile creatures, large structures, natural landmarks and multi-level exploration maps.
Another thing about GW2 is that unlike other mmos which mainly have maps based on a single horizontal level, GW2 maps are structured to have multiple levels, giving the feel of the maps in GW2 have more depth and immersion.
There are maps that have layers upon layers of height which requires using of gliding and using jet streams to reach high up, to deep multi-level underground and under-water maps with inter-connecting caves, there's just so much going on in every single map it's almost unbelievable.
There's so many hidden secrets littered in every map it's a true gem for those who love to explore.
To me personally this is the only mmorpg out there that feels alive, where different events are going on simultaneously at different parts of the map changing the course of what events are unlocked further down the path leading to an epic climax.
For example, you could be all alone and attempting to reach a vista for map completion and out of no-where an event starts, which then leads to another all while being beautifully narrated by the npcs to tell the story of their lives, struggles, lore and hostile inhabitants of the map itself. All while exploring the map and all the while gaining more and more players to participate in these progressive chain events. By the time the event chain reaches it's final stage, which more than likely is a boss, you would be accompanied by an enormous number of players by now, you would be more familiar with the on-goings of the map itself while being hand-held across the map kind of like a tour-guide.
I really hope other mmos implement multi-level map designs and progressive based small map event chains which lead to a large map meta event and a final boss the way GW2 does.
Sounds great, but also sounds like the perfect game to turn my pc into a frying pan
@@thedabbinggamer3726 bro I literally played GW2 for 60 hours without a graphics card 😂😂 no joke but it runs better with a graphics card
Only God knows what this has to do with one piece.
Used to play with decent settings on a gtx750ti and an i5-5500. Now play with the same cpu and a 1080ti 11GB and can max it out
I wish the B-roll footage used was your personal time spent on the game. Some of the games listed didn't have much game play footage to show so I didn't get the vibe from the visuals that id need to pick a game.
Using personal footage also has the added benefit of squashing any doubt that the games listed are free. I saw someone insisting Destiny 2 isn't free.
gw2 mounts are next level fun, super fluid and they all have their own style and feel.
crazy to see old republic getting recognition. i kept going back to it till i was 15
Great video Lucky! I like the part where you talk about games.
Warframe sends you to sleep after a while playing something about the grafix
i have played warframe since it came out, and it is one of the best games i have ever played. i have not put any money into the game, and can still access all parts of the game, while new content is added constantly. things that would be locked behind a paywall are also available to players, as the premium currency can be traded, and anything you can trade has a price in the premium currency, allowing people with no money to still experience the premium cosmetics.
This is very true I stopped playing but I remember how the premium currency can be earned as f2p buy farming certain mods and things to sell to other players allowing you to get anything you want buy grinding f2p
Albion online has very limited PVE content that is worth doing
I've been playing GW2 such a great game and new players running around all the time
I think for honorable mentions you should include Everquest 2, can play til level 90 on Free to play, it's old school sure but started it in 2023 and feels more like WoW and other theme park mmos than I initially thought.
Played when the twin dragons (dunno the real name anymore, just that it had 2 discs with 1 dragon each on em) first released. Loved it but lost faith in the game as i realized it was fuckin dead
Played years of GW2 and loved it (endless content). Now looking for another MMO and just can't find any with the same feel... BDO was very overwhelming and FF14 felt lonely (both games are great but I think I was just too shy to engage with people/get help with things). Putting hope into Throne and Liberty to fill the void :3
Tbf I haven't really looked into Blue Protocol! Heard somewhere that the world seemed quite empty, but yeah you've reminded me to do more research on it. It's nice to see more options opening for the MMO genre.
same, still looking at to a good mmo. bdo is just good for wasting time while waiting for other mmos
SWTOR
I am looking forward to play throne and liberty too nothing else fills yet :c but I think I will have a lot of fun in wonderers eternal world it feels so different :D
@Phantaso Tr hadn't heard of wanderers eternal world but will have to check it out too!
GW2 has the best mount system through all MMORPG out there for me, unique abilities for every mount!
I love NEVERWINTER by cryptic and ARC.
Fantastic FREE game
Thank you for mentioning Warframe! It is so often overlooked and deserves some kudos.
Ma brother in Christ......thank you. For your video in it's entirety of course, but also.....for putting some respect on good ol' Maplestory. I was just reading some lists online of "ToP MMorPGs fOR 2023" and of the 3 or 4 lists I read even mentioned MS as you did your in your honorable mentions. I was waiting with absolute bias intent to see if it made it on yours. It's old, a classic to some, like you said around that 20 year mark. And yet, people still play, and devs are still adding content, running varying holiday events....it's so dope. Still waiting for a great resurgence...one day haha Anyway thanks again, I'd consider you a cultured individual for mentioning (what's starting to seem like) a hidden gem from the past, but still a gem in present day.....ps consider me subbed lmao
Eve online is more Free to try than Free to play IMO as an old eve player with numerous hours in the game going back to see what this "free" was like I found I couldn't even pilot half my ships due to skill point limits. Only way I know of around this for free is to grind enough credits to buy game time but that seems even more daunting now then it was back when I used to play especially with the skill limits.
It baffles me how tap target games are so dominant
Fr, the cheapest combat option.
Great video! Don’t forget about DDO.
Ive tried a lot of these titles over the past year trying to scratch that MMO itch before committing to a monthly fee. Nothing hits like it use to. I got into MMOs through the original EverQuest around 2000, then eventually picked up WoW when it was released. The fun that I had with those two titles in the early days, man. Modern MMOs really just don't encapsulate that magic anymore. Everything is so streamlined and dumb down now.
Are you for real?
@@MaxZRider yes. MMOs have no soul anymore. Sorry you missed the glory days
@@seekay9815what changed?? I’m 18 and have been trying go get into mmo games but they are all so boring in a way. Also the free to play games are always pay to win and the ones that cost always have a monthly subscribtion (which i HATE with my entire life, i will never ever play a game with a subscribtion). I don’t really see how the gameplay could have changed that much tho
@@seekay9815 the glory days of 0 mechanics and still wiping? the glory days of 3 button rotations? xD its okay that you cant keep up with modern mmos but dont glorify boring gamerplay for bommers xD
In the free version of Destiny 2 you have not much to do. I like the game but there is very little content if you don't want to pay.
Ths dlc is free on ps plus
Good video, but just want to point out that The Lord of the Rings Online is NOT a turn-based game. It's tab target combat like WoW, FFXIV, Rift, etc.
i watch a video just like this every year and get depressed every single time. what a truly cursed genre. the same games every year, and there's always at least 1 game on every list that's not even an mmo.
GW2 & FFXIV just too good.
gw2 is actually force you to buy expansion for black lion trading company. basically if you dont buy any expansion you cannot access it and your being limited of what items you can buy and sell, basically if you brought the expansion once you reach lvl80 which only takes like 15hours at (mostly doing the story and random event) you can actually buy decent stuff at the price of few silvers while for f2p no matter what you do your gold will be useless since you cannot buy anything even materials you will need to craft things/ or level your crafting. for a game that gold matters, being limited/restricted to use a currency means a dead game. not worth investing your time and passion
Was looking for a game quite a bit , your vid helped a lot thanks bud
Glad to hear it!
14:12 that jiggle is unreal 💀
Paying for more content is not a bad thing, OSRS does this and the F2P content is already enough to make you want more of it
Paying for quality of life *is a bad thing* is like paying a monthly suscription in your favorite TCG store to have a confortable chair
Am I the only one who recognized the LoL URF music at the end?
I don't like any of these lol, except for Warframe. ESO is the only one I could really get into but don't really enjoy it anymore. I just want a modern MMO with fun combat, nice graphics, and cool looking dungeons.
Excellent content, thank you!
FF14's free trial is increasing to lvl 70 in patch 6.5 with being able to play base game and 2 expansions for free once 6.5 is realest witch will be sometimes this year in fall.
You still need to buy the base game.
i tried final fantasy on playstation, didn't seem like it fit for a console. so i'm trying my luck on pc and hoping that i get to enjoy such a beautiful looking game.
Over 5000 hours in GW2, and it is an amazing game, and the game is super cheap and goes on sale a lot throughout the year :D
What do you do to get so many hours? I struggle to see content to do and I really love the game and want to see what you do to keep you playing?
aint the game free??
@ThatGamingOtaku I've been playing since launch, I play a lot when new content comes out an in between I do things like legendary farming, world bosses and events fractals of the mist. Typically pick something you want, like legendary armor, or a weapon, and just start the journey, most legendary stuff can be crafted now too. But if PvP is your thing there is the PvP arena, along with World vs world, which are large hundreds of players all fighting against one another. I also suggest getting into an active clan they can help you do things like dungeons to really get some of the best loot
@rick2gud456 Yes the base game is free, but any of the expansion content costs money, these are usually cheap throughout the year, but go on sale for cheaper even more often
If Bdo and diablo had a baby then bdo found he is not the father you mean 🤨
Anyone considering playing RuneScape do yourself a favor and don’t coming from a guy who’s been playing it for over 15 years. It’s nothing but a bot ridden black market driven idol game. Early leveling is you click a tree and and you wait 5 minutes for the tree to be chopped down than you click another tree. A big part of end game content is speedruns and achieving in game status IE high scores. Which again are ridden with bots, 20 out of the top 50 player that have killed end game boss are bots.
Legends of Bezogia is a highly anticipated MMORPG with a lot to offer players. It is a triple-A game with stunning visuals, engaging gameplay, and a rich world to explore. It is also cross-platform compatible and features 8,000 NFT characters.
I am personally very excited for Legends of Bezogia. I think it has the potential to be a game-changer for the MMORPG genre. I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds for Legends of Bezogia and Zogilabs.
HAHA, bro is pushing his crypto game here. dont bother man. i hope you didnt put too much of your real money into this already.
Lost ark is a great mmo, until its not. If you are not willing to pay, be ready for a lot, a LOT of grinding, like seriously, A L O T ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Why is everyone advertising a product that has nothing to do with the content of the video
What does the haircut machine have to do with the gaming niche?
Apparently for lost ark u don’t actually need to use Alts bcs instead of uneasiness and improving your main u end up wasting materials on your alts
That league of legends urf song hit different
There's always MMOs wars in the comment section. The holy promised land of games in general doesn't exist.
i tried manscape online before and damn it was clean af..the texture are great and all but its kinda misleading since its not f2p friendly
Warframe is an AMAZING game, but if dont know anyone playing it that can help you through the early stages you’re gonna feel so lost bc there is TON of stuff and u dont know wtf u have to do.
Also if u never played FF14 careful bc its addictive af
i have not played a good mmo since WOW like 15 years ago....
Not just Neverwinter but Cryptic MMORPGs in general are really good about giving players the means to gain and experience premium content without having to spend a dime, so long as a basement dweller elsewhere is willing to foot the bill to put the stuff up on the various exchanges first.
The games also being looter shooters certainly help.
Who knew it would be the same games as the other 200 lists released this year and the year before and the before that aaand before
I played warframe for like 5 years since 2015 but i stopped playing because used to play on xbox, now just passed to pc and as warframe still don't have a cross save system, i can't use my old acc :c when they add it i'm coming back, until then looking for a game that gives me the same feeling
i feel like maplestory should also be on this list
i think it isnt on there because of how easy f2p can feel lost among all the money spenders. The free market scared me as a child lmao
Good list. But instead of wareframe, the grand daddy, Dungeons and Dragons Online (DDO) should have been on here since all these games are sort of trying to emulate DND. Its old, but still a lot of fun if you can look past the graphics.
Why is noone mentioning warframes absolutely phenomenal story in these lists/videos. It's one of the best I have ever played and easily beats stories from GW2 and the like
If you dont spend money in warframe the game is a boring Grindfest.
It still says Lord of the Rings Online on the video when you show Blade and Soul 15:55
osrs isn't even really a rock paper scissors, its just individual. you need to master all 3 simultaneously to do any end game content.
also if the visuals aren't super appealing to you, in the runelite client you can enable HD which makes the world look significantly better.
HDOS is the only good HD client
Ive heard about albion online but I didn't know anything about it. It looks really interesting I think I'll try it after my FFXIV sub ends in a few weeks
how is it
Sometimes Black Desert online is also free to play when they make an event where everyone can get the game for free. And you never really have to pay anything after that to enjoy the full game. :)
u pay with ur time and soul dude
@@arkantos_it Same with every other game :) In a way or in most cases gaming is a waste of time anyway but if we choose to waste our time then we should waste it in a way that we enjoy the most :) and of course the reality is that some do like the slow progress in BDO and some not :) I personally prefer it
If theres a way to turn down GW2 brightness I would play the heck out of it .
Yup there's no Toram Online. An underrated MMMORPG where the dev are still supporting it by collaborating with many popular franchise such as Hatsune Miku, KonoSuba, Re:ZERO, Eagle Talon (currently on 2nd collab), etc. The game even fully let the player to customize their own build, which is why you will always encounter many unique and funny build the players had made.
Welp I guess every video just want to mention all the top board MMOs to attract viewer.
Toram lacks content, the collabs are quick cash grabs, the community can't take criticism, the combat is trash, and just overall boring asf. I've played it for 2 weeks that's enough time to judge that trash. Better than destiny 2 tho
How about City of Heroes? Has alot of the mentioned features like games mentioned and its free to play?
I love that URFTheme Song in the beginning/
The more I see Lost Ark the more I wanna try it but o just keep pushing it off.
Also, as a Destiny player, if you do decide to get it, good luck getting a lot of the guns. Most you can’t get anymore or are sunset.
Good luck making a name in GW2 I tried for 20 minutes before uninstalling the game.
Lmao next time I see someone complaining about a raid's difficulty I'll tell him the story of the dude who was beaten by the character's name editor
*Have you heard of the critically-acclaimed MMORPG FINAL FANTASY 14?*
*With an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn,*
*and the Heavensward expansion up to level 60 for FREE with no restrictions on playtime.*
0:29 - Guild Wars 2 is actually "Pay to Win". And Arena Net is NOT the same player-centric company it was when developing / releasing Guild Wars 2.
1) When Heart of Thorns was released, ArenaNet took away ALL guild unlocks and put them behind the paywall of the first expansion. Basically, they STOLE...er...'removed' ALL of our progression (time invested in the game), and then made us pay a 2nd time to unlock the SAME GUILD CONTENT over again.
2) Try being relevant in any competitive setting with the core only classes. After you fail repeatedly and get stomped by any of the elite specializations, which can ONLY be acquired by purchasing one or more of the 'expansions', you will realize that the elites do EVERYTHING better, require very little skill, and basically get boons for free and face-roll rotations compared to the original core classes. Textbook pay to win.
3) Gliding, which requires the purchase of the first expansion, allowed safer and faster traversal across some zones that previously had to be done on foot. Have-nots often missed out on timed content because they could not take the same shortcuts gliding / flying players could. This disparity has been worsened by the addition of Mounts...
4) Mounts, which can only be acquired via another expansion, get you EVERYWHERE, faster, and easier, allowing you to skip a lot of content, and in some cases even complete it before the 'have nots' with no mounts can arrive. They also represent a free 2nd (or for some elite specializations...3rd) health bar, and free stability to ignore enemy CCs.
5) The benefits of gliding and mounts extended to PvP and WvW until community outrage sparked ArenaNet to make gliding and mounts available to ALL in PvP and WvW as PvP and WvW specific unlocks.
So basically, to have access to ALL features, including some we paid for in the original release, AND to be on an even playing field with all other players, we had to spend 4x the money of the original game, and give up all Guild unlocks. And they only addressed the most aggregious offenses in the competitive scene when the community raged about it. Way to go, ArenaNet. 10/10 would be exploited for profit again.
Awesome dude
FF14 shold not be in this list the game is not free at all yes you can play 60 lvl for free but only if you only care about the MSQ and you dont want anything to do with the social aspect of the game since you are lock out of most of it not to mention the early game in ff14 is terrible it's a free trial that will force into buying the 20£ game + 9£ for 30days(expires regardless if you play the game or not ) +30£ for the expansion + additional quality of life items from the mog station like where in all that do you see the free to play ? And if ff14 is on this list why is not Wow in here as well ? or any other MMO that offers a free trial ?
in warframe....you play a drone....do you wanna be a drone?
RuneScape > FFXIV > OSRS >>>>> the rest
Guild Wars 2 should always be #1
LotRo is 100000% worth playing, i love this game with my entire heart ❤
I literally paused the video, to hop on warframe real quick n do my dailys 😂
Guild Wars 2 is uhhmayzin. I don’t have a pc right now or I’d definitely still be playing. It’s definitely missed. I still have my game packed away in its box. 😌
No PSO2 NGS on the list. Props for adding Warframe though.
EVE Online free? Idk about that, if you want to spend YEARS of your REAL LIFE grinding and leveling to get to mediocre level, then yes, it is free to play. If you want to skip the YEARS worth of grind, you have to cough up a couple hundred bucks, and then enjoy grinding for a few years to become "good".
All you need is - get yourself the most fun, you can specialize in something particular and you won't have to spend years, sure Omega will boost things up, it's about 20$ in month, which is nothing now days. Get yourself nice Corporation and you might not need grinding at all, pure pvp. Whaling in EVE is useless, you can buy every single thing in eve and yet you will pop-up in fancy ship by a nice alpha guy.. +D
"MMO" is a prefix, not a root, or a genre.
"MMO" =/=(does not equal) "RPG"
"RPG" is not the only genre that has "MMO" features. See Planetside (MMOFPS)
Destiny 2 doesn't have "MMO" elements. Destiny 2 has "RPG" elements. If Destiny had "MMO elements", we would have more than 3-6 people to a team. So, I suppose, Destiny is basically online co-op or simply "online multiplayer" basically removing "Massive"
Warframe is not an MMO. Like Destiny. Social spaces do not count. Waframe is Diablo with guns, or a third person ARPG.
I've player count = "MMO" Then any game would be MMO if that game had more than 100 players playing it. Doesn't matter if it's single player or not.
Definition of "massive" for one. Which is usually hundreds if not thousands of players.
MMO. Those 100+ players in a single space(no not server, THE MAP OR ZONE) working together for objectives.
SWG has 20 players to a team. You could, in theory( RIP bandwidth and FPS) server cap of players in a single space. That is "MMO"
Or the GW2 pvp gank trains.
What is not an "MMO". A fireteam of 3-6 people in a single instance, forever alone, separated from everyone else.
If that doesn't clarify for everyone, then you need to stop using the language. and just use "video game". Sick of this being watered down, and poorly classified.
Yes, I know they clarified Destiny 2, but made a mistake when they said "MMO elements"
I tried everything on this list only 2 games held my interest for more than 8 hours. Swtor and blade and soul.
16:00 lord of the rings banner there.
You should mention Albion Online which is a very nice free to play mmorpg
did you watch the video ?
Bruh you know it’s bad when RuneScape is still on mmo list