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wolfy42 posted...

Wont' let me play till tomorrow. So much hate for this game, but at the same time many people are saying it's massively addicting (and complaining about that mostly lolz).

I will try with a controller first to give it a better chance. If I don't like it, i'll just keep playing my current PoE character till I go on my trip, and when I get back Elden Ring will be ready.

Have not actually played a MMO for awhile (since Phantasy Star Online 2 came out in the US...like a year ago or so?) and only played the last one like a month or less. None have really caught my attention since Dungeons and Dragons Online......but damn if I don't actually really need a good MMO to get lost in.

Back in the day MUDS like 3k could keep me entertained forever. In fact, I replayed 3k again a few years ago and that is by far the most I have played a MMO in like a decade. I still got in like 8+ hours a day on that.

Most other MMO's just don't have enough progression and everything takes so long or you don't have much character customization etc.

FFXIV's well worth looking into. I don't know if the free trial's resumed yet, but if it is you get both ARR and Heavensward for free with no subscription and you only need to pony up if you wanna get into Stormblood/Shadowbringers/Endwalker. It's story is top-notch and the gameplay is very solid as well (if slow at the start). It's got a ton of character customization and it's gear designs tend to be far better than the WoW body-paint style. Best part is it's a game not defined by it's endgame raiding/PvP scene. Once you finish the story you can, say, focus on buying and maintaining a house, leveling other classes, hunting down glamor pieces, whatever else and not 'fall behind'. The developers have even said that they DON'T want you to ever feel like you're forced to play and would much rather you take a break and unsubscribe than do something that makes it so that you HAVE to play or fall behind.