#Looking for a new MMORPG

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iron pulsar
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literally GW2 if you want a game you can play for a month, take a break for months pick it up again after

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ESO isnt a cash grab, it has a sub but it's more for convenience like the unlimited crafting material storage

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if you can manage some self control (not picking up everything) and a bit of inventory management, you'll do fine in ESO as a fully buy-the-expansions-only player

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and same thing, ESO is like GW2, can pick up it for a bit, get bored, take a break and continue where you left off months later

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you can also play ff14 free trial. there's no time limit to it and you get 2 expansions free with the trial. especially great if you like solo-ing as dungeons and certain 8 man trials can be done with NPC support (basically bots) if you dont want to play with people

heavy gull
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@iron pulsar I'd definitely pick GW2 over ESO, it's just that I always find the beginning a lil boring and the artstyle sometimes isn't very nice... I've heard a lot about FFXIV, how well does it handle housing, fashion and lifeskills?

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By the way, someone recommended me playing Runescape, what are your thoughts? I'd prolly go for the Old School version because I haven't been hearing good things about the newer one

iron pulsar
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as a free trial player you wont have access to housing. fashion probably beats most mmorpgs besides a certain few (like mabinogi and the upcoming star resonance)

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ff14 literally has the most variety of clothing/outfit choices

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from fantasy/medieval to gothic to modern/casual to skimpy/sexy

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PSO2 is an alternative if you prefer something that focuses on fashion and housing

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but again it doesnt have as much variety as FF14 does

heavy gull
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Gotcha, what about lifeskills?

iron pulsar
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lifeskills, ff14 is pretty good at it. each crafting profession are their own class

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with their own levels

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and their own rotations/skills to use

heavy gull
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Ooooh yeah, I remember something like that when I tried it

iron pulsar
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the gathering professions (mining, botany, fishing) are the same

heavy gull
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How does it compare to BDO?

iron pulsar
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though not as indepth as the crafting

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i never did lifeskilling in BDO (only did quests, pve farming mobs to level and pvp) so i cannot comment on that, but i do hear often it is pretty much an AFK simulator for life skilling.

iron pulsar
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and like GW2, ESO, FF14, it does not demand your time and focus

heavy gull
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Runescape 3 or Old School?

iron pulsar
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but it's best you ask runescape concerns in #runescape

iron pulsar
heavy gull
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Gotcha

iron pulsar
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runescape3 has lots of micro transactions

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and slightly p4convenience/p2w-ish

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but nothing like korean games

steep igloo
iron pulsar
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yup

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but its not like most mmos

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where

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have material = check, click craft = done

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(though that can be done in ff too with macros)

steep igloo
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yeah fair

heavy gull
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I'll definitely check OSRS and FFXIV then, thanks 🙂

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OSRS seems like it'd be nice to play at college too

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While I got nothing to do

iron pulsar
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do give GW2 another try as it seems like the best fit for your use-case

heavy gull
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Gotcha

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Might as well, since I bought the first 2 expansions

iron pulsar
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your phone, your microwave

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your computer in the library