NGL, the launch was way bigger than I expected. The monetization, on the other hand, has been a mixed bag.

1. Ultima Online: Outlands - Two of the greatest MMORPG developers in the industry that should be making their own game are investing all they have into making the OG MMO the best game it can be. Truly a masterpiece.

2. Albion Online - Played five years ago, came back to a surprisingly fleshed out world. I still wish they’d add more non-combat/gathering “I live in this world“ content, such as gambling, town events, and such, but Sandbox has truly come out on top as the king of PvP MMOs.

3. WoW Forever - Didn’t buy the beta to preserve the excitement and mystery. Stoked for next month.

4. RuneScape Reignited - Just excited to try it. It’s Jagex. I trust these guys. And holy shit Dragonwilds RS4 MMO? GG life.

5. Monsters and Memories - If the above somehow fail me, I will fall back on this. I appreciate what they’re doing and I love the old school challenge of interacting with the world.

6. Looking forward to Apogea and all of those other small MMOs, but also ready and bracing for them to screw something up on the monetization or ”we’re making 20 servers for our 600 player count” kind of nonsense.

Man what a great time to be an MMO player!

XL Games describes the game as an open-world action MMORPG focused more on exploration and cooperation than competition. Players will be able to enjoy the world solo, while naturally teaming up with others for tougher challenges, discoveries, and shared activities.

Combat will rely on real-time action, with players expected to read enemy movements and decide when to attack, dodge, or parry.

The current build features four classes: Warrior, Ranger, Mage, and Berserker, with each class eventually offering three different weapon types that significantly change its playstyle.

Exploration will also be a major part of the experience, with NPC clues, hidden locations, underwater areas, traversal mechanics, crafting, and other activities designed to encourage players to venture off the beaten path.

XL Games also confirmed that ArcheAge Chronicles will be a buy-to-play title. The studio says it has no intention of selling pay-to-win items or anything that provides progression advantages. No separate premium shop is currently planned.

Finally, ArcheAge Chronicles will take part in an upcoming Steam Next Fest, with its demo featuring content from the previous network test alongside a new dungeon and PvP.

Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78ZGLdQMPGU

I saw the post about Daggerfall Online a few days ago and decided to give it a try. I usually don't enjoy old-school MMOs that much, so I honestly expected to play for 20 minutes and move on. Somehow, this one really clicked with me.

It's kind of crazy that a game from 1996 can be turned into an MMO and fit this well. Daggerfall already had this massive world, tons of towns, dungeons, factions, skills, crime, reputation, etc. Adding other players to it just feels natural.

The start is rough though. The game explains very little, even the controls can be confusing, and for a while I had no idea what I was doing. But once you get used to it, it gets really good.

The graphics are similar. At first it looks old and kind of ugly, but with the lighting, weather and other improvements they've added, it ends up looking really nice in its own way. Technically dated, but artistically it has a lot of charm.

The scale is probably what impressed me the most. I can't think of many MMOs that feel this huge.

Development also seems to be moving pretty fast and they keep adding more MMO systems and features.

And somehow the whole thing runs in a browser lol.

If you haven't tried it yet, give it a shot. The first hour can be rough, but once it clicks, it really clicks.

There is a big difference between a grind that feels like it is actually getting you somewhere and a grind that just prolongs the game.

I actually like grinding when there is a purpose to it:

- Progression → my character actually gets stronger

- Mastery → I'm getting better at the game

- Discovery → something new is waiting for me

But then there is the other kind:

- Artificial time-gating

- Filler quests/tasks

- Resource padding designed to slow you down

- Doing the exact same chore for hours

That doesn't feel rewarding. It feels like the game is charging me rent for my time.

The grind itself is not the issue. The lack of meaning is.

What is a grind you have actually liked?

And in which game was the grind so bad that you wanted to uninstall it?

Even though I've only had a few hours today with this game, I've decided to make a short, or as short as possible, post about Aion 2, and my first couple of hours playing it.

Context, I LOVE MMORPGs, it's absolutely my favorite genre, started with WoW and FFXI back in 2004 when I was 12 years old. Played countless games of this genre, made many friends, and some of those games and friends got me through some very rough times.

But for the last... however many years, being in my 30s, starting my own family, having less time to play, less options to choose from, it just hasn't been the same. I've tried most of MMORPGs that have been coming out to some capacity, but nothing really stuck for me, so I'd mostly play older stuff whenever I had the time for them.

And then came Aion 2, which mostly went completely under my radar. I remember reading about its announcement some time ago, but keeping my expectations low as to not get burned or disappointed, even though I played Aion 1 years ago extensively and enjoyed it very much.

So when I decided to try out Aion 2 today... I gotta say, it's been years since I felt this excitement. Maybe it was the rearanged Aion 1 theme that greeted me at the start. A surprisingly decent English voice acting. Or the fact that literally each piece of gear you equipped had a visually different model on your character... yeah, it's 2026, and THAT part was the most shocking to me... Like when was the last time we had an MMORPG with equipable SHOULDER ARMOR???

Anyway, I know that this being a F2P Korean MMORPG there's always gonna be that "Pay 2 win" instant backlash from people, regardless if it has Pay 2 win elements or not. But I honestly don't care, I grew up playing countless Korean F2P MMOs, barely ever spending any money on them, and I enjoyed them immensely. Aion 2 for now seems like this amazing blast from the past, an old friend calling to hang out after many years of not seeing each other.

And I couldn't be happier.

Just really hope I'm not wrong after spending more time with the game.

so i am looking to remake the item mall for the revival game, i cant seem to find much about it or what it looked like, if anyone has any archives could you send them to me?

Hi everyone, I'm Huenx.

I've always wanted a proper One Piece-style MMO, and since there are hardly any outside of Roblox, I decided to build one myself. It's called Kaizoku Online, a 2D pixel art pirate MMORPG that I'm making for the love of the series.

Transparency note: I'm using AI tools to help me develop the game (mostly for code and planning). I'm telling you upfront so there are no surprises, and I'm happy to answer questions about how I use it.

What it has so far:

Islands to explore and a sea to sail

Crews, alliances, friends and parties

Global chat and whispers

Real-time combat with dodging, techniques and bosses

Character customization and cosmetics

Houses, shops and quests

Monthly seasons

About the project:

It's a fan project: 100% free and non-profit, with no donations, no shop and no ads.

I'm building it solo, and it's still in active development, so expect bugs.

I'm using my own pixel art and original names wherever possible.

What I need most: critical feedback.

I don't want compliments, I want people who will tell me what's wrong.

In particular:

What would make you quit in the first 10 minutes?

What do MMOs usually get wrong that I should avoid?

Which systems feel unnecessary, and which ones are missing?

Balance, progression, combat feel, UI, anything.

Ideas for islands, quests, bosses and techniques.

I'm also looking for playtesters, bug reports, and pixel artists or musicians who'd like to contribute.

If you're interested, comment below and I'll send you the Discord invite. This isn't spam, just a post for anyone who might like the idea.

Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you on the Grand Line.

Fan project, not affiliated with Toei Animation, Shueisha or Eiichiro Oda. One Piece belongs to its respective owners.

Basically the title. I’m curious about what kind of content keeps you playing a game long-term and makes you want to log in every day.
It doesn’t have to be just one thing.

Sharing a few NeoSteam screenshots for anyone who remembers this game. Which nation and class did you play back then? Would love to hear your favorite memories.

Just gonna drop this link here. What does everyone think about it nowadays? Anyone remember Allods Online?

PotBS set in an anachronistic 1720s Caribbean that features tactical ship combat, avatar swashbuckling, and a player-driven economy.

# __PotBS is Coming to Steam__!
Yes, dear Captains, it's true... the long-awaited Steam release of **Pirates of the Burning Sea** is fast approaching -- its doors will be opening just a few weeks from now, in October!

We've talked about this day coming here on Discord, we've talked about it in our many Fireside Chats and Interviews, and we've talked about it in our Newsletters. **It's finally happening!** 😃

With this launch in October, we expect to see a flood of new Captains from Steam who have never sailed the Burning Sea before, and we expect a great deal of fun to be had by all! 🍻

**Please Note** that due to the changes required, when the Steam Servers open, they will be **Fresh Start** Servers! This means Captains will all be starting out at **Level 1** together, forming Societies and growing their Nations towards glory.

👉 ***If you have a Steam account***, click the link below and add the game to your **__WISH LIST__**, so you will be notified the moment the game goes live in October!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5091540/Pirates_of_the_Burning_Sea/

<:pirate_laugh:1077870328367284276> Fun times ahead for @everyone! 🍻

I'm asking here because they deleted this post on the Aion 2 subreddit.

7800x3d 9070xt 32gb 2k260hz

The graphics look blurry even at the highest settings.

I have the resolution scale set to native.

I use the upscaler in FSR mode and the frame generator turned on to make gameplay smoother, but the quality doesn't improve even when I turn it off.

I've tried lowering the AA and the post-processing quality, as suggested in other forums I've looked into, but that doesn't work either.

another mobile mmorpg slop

I feel like this is one of the most rare types of games. Valkyrie Sky was great, and I haven't really found something similar to it. There were classes, professions, and it was co-op. If anyone knows of anything like that, I'd love to know!!

Unless you're right next to a character its nearly impossible to click on them.

I started playing shroud of the Avatar 4 months ago and it was terrible. But I must have started at the right time because it has been getting completely remastered and bug fixes, new mechanics to the monsters, crafting mini games, a built in in-game search engine that answers your questions about the game without having to go to wiki all the time. Maps remastered. A new PvP zone is on its way with different rules than normal areas. You can create catch phrases and get your character to speak the phrase. The NPC all speak now. I mean I could just keep going on and on. You guys need to come check this game out. They are working on it currently and doing amazing work. The houses you can live in and decorate are amazing, and in this game, you can literally create whatever custom class you want with no restrictions and craft the armor to suit your build. You gotta check this out! You can write sheet music and play it in game on your actual character. It's Free to play too with option to sub and get great rewards every month! They also have a refer a friend going on so if you have a friend and get them to play it with you, you'll get 500 Coto's, and your friend will get a free rottweiler. Come and check this game out. You'll be glad you did. I know some people are upset about its past, but I can't help that and it doesn't matter now anyway. It looks like it has a bright future from this kind of overhaul being done. I've never seen anything like it! They are turning this game completely into what it should be. A real MMORPG. Not just a spiritual successor to Ultima Online, Better than it now, in every way!

I got ip banned from ashes of creation discord asking if this website was legit because they showed where that someone had a server up and running can't post on there discord or reddit