FFXIV is great and free to play until level 60
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I also hear New World has vastly improved since launch but I've not played it since beta so I can't really say.
I could've swear I wrote this... Only thing I'd say is to pick your WoW server well. If you like the story pick a server than has good scripting. Imo the one that has the best scripting is TauriWoW but they are still on Pandaria. If you want something more modern try Felsong. Still alright scripting bit naturally, the closer you get to retail on Xpacks the less polished they are on private servers.
For an ex-Wow addict from vanilla through WoD, would you mind eli5 what's the deal with private servers and how the work?
I played New World through beta to launch and didn’t touch it after release. I just bought it and started last night. Really enjoying it so far.
GW2 seems to be the answer. I played it briefly when I had more time and it was fun af.
not so much a drought as people getting burnt out on cash shop and gamble box shenanigans
out of the top tier, it’s been pretty much status quo for awhile now
- thanks to Blizzard, World of Warcraft really shouldn’t be an option
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Guild Wars 2
- Elder Scrolls Online
- Lord of the Rings Online
Massively agree with gw2.
Overall good costumer practices (not perfect). Buy to play, no worries that time is running out and you need to grind like a maniac for the next days...
Great community and story.
WOW is algo a good option, if you're going to a private server. Those seem more fun honestly and less bullshit
Aren't WoW private servers free too?
If you like houses and decoration Elderscrolls Online is pretty awesome for that. Combat is pretty fun and there's tons of variety between the classes.
If you also like online TCGs, try Wizard101
If you'd like a bullet hell combat system, try Spiral Knights (now F2P)
If you want something on the EQ2 end of the spectrum give Horizon XI a try. It is a private server for FFXI, square's first mmo. The amount of work put into it is incredible for a private server. Lots of devs and is very polished.
Final Fantasy seems the one for you to be honest.
The player base is quite chill and overall enjoy playing casually, doing RP, decorating the house, etc. Crafting is actually interesting instead of just seeing a bar fill up!
I would not recommend ESO as it's very very very choke full of microtransactions and you actually will have a bad experience playing without ESO Plus (restricted space in bags, most content locked).
The same can be said for GW2 really and on top of that, it's way less polished than FF.
Just try FF, I couldn't stomach the classic oriental style cinematic and the quests until lvl 60 can get really frustrating (fetch quests) but overall it has the better potential considering your taste IMHO.
I've dabbled in the FF world years ago and several have suggested the newest one. I thibk I just might give that a shot. I don't mind some fetch / grinding quests as long g as it's not the entire focus. Part of why aion lost a bit of luster for me... got pretty grindy especially near end game when you're gearing up for pvp
Have you ever checked out Ark? Not quite a true MMO, but it's the closest I've ever gotten to feeling that "brand new to EverQuest" feeling. The worlds are massive, full of a massive amount of different dinosaurs, and the base-building is robust. Highly, highly recommend.
To add to the above, there is also an absolutely massive modding scene for Ark, that can add anything from hundreds of new dinosaurs, to NPC's, to new structures and mechanics.
A lot of fun to be had with Ark, doubly so if you can convince some friends to give it a go with you.