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ngwoo ,

Dead? WoW, FFXIV, RuneScape, ESO, have millions of players. What world do you live in that these games are dead?

Blaze OP ,

Do you see the latest WoW expansion discussed anywhere on Lemmy?

I only look at !wow, which has a 3 comments on a 4 days post, maybe I’m missing something?

hydroxycotton ,

I think you’re missing that lemmy is a pretty tiny slice of the internet and niche(ish) communities either don’t exist or are mostly inactive. Just because something doesn’t seem to be making waves on lemmy, doesn’t mean it isn’t popular. The community for it just isn’t really here (yet).

Blaze OP ,

Indeed, so that’s my point.

There were quite active BG3 and Helldivers 2 communities when they released as those are worldwide hits.

If you look at !helldivers2 vs !finalfantasyxiv, you instantly see which one is a more active game.

hydroxycotton ,

steamdb.info/app/553850/charts/

steamdb.info/app/39210/charts/

I probably just wouldn’t use lemmy as an indicator of popularity/activity levels.

Randomgal ,

WoW hasn’t been synonymous with the MMORPG scene since at least the last 5 years. You didn’t hear much from it because it’s just another expansion, for one of the many currently running MMOs. When was the last you heard about GW2 expansions? Or Elder Scrolls Online expansions?

Blaze OP ,

Copy pasting the comment below

Indeed, so that’s my point.

There were quite active BG3 and Helldivers 2 communities when they released as those are worldwide hits.

If you look at !helldivers2 vs !finalfantasyxiv, you instantly see which one is a more active game.

Randomgal ,

But neither BG3 nor Helldivers were MMOs though. Activities in those was a spike when the game released. WoW released 20ish years ago lol

Mac ,

WoW is still massive btw and the latest xpac seems to be a success so far.

WoW

Blaze OP ,

Interesting, thanks!

Daxtron2 ,

I don’t think they’re dead. They were wildly popular in the earlier days of the internet when it was still a relatively small place. Now there’s more people playing games than ever before. And a much lower proportion playing MMOs

tiredofsametab ,

I just don't have time. RPGs are still my favorite genre, and I used to even work in the MMORPG space. I have a fulltime job, a house I just bought and have to upkeep (I was renting until now), and farming. On top of that, spending time with the wife and all of the regular shopping and chores still exist. Further still, I try to always be learning something for fun, but I haven't even really had time to do that. The most entertainment I have these days is listening to podcasts and youtube vids whilst working outside.

Jomn ,
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I still play Old School RuneScape and Guild Wars 2, and they are both very active.

However, I’ve not tried a new MMORPG in ages. I don’t even really know if any relatively new ones could be interesting to try out.

Vincente ,

I am playing turtle wow—a private server game.

It’s mostly like the vanilla wow, but has some optimized updates.

Blaze OP ,

I played a bit over there a while ago, how is it going now?

jjjalljs ,

I still play guild wars 2. It’s the only MMO that doesn’t piss me off. No subscription fee. Never raised the level cap. Only added a new tier of gear once close to launch and said that’s it. Plays like a real video game.

Because the level cap and gear cap doesn’t change, you can take a break and come back just fine. My characters I made years ago are just as mechanically viable as anyone else. (Knowing how to play them is a separate question. I’m pretty bad at thief, but some people are little immortal jerks with it)

It also feels more like a real video game than some MMOs. You can dodge attacks. Like there’s a dodge button that moves you and gives you iframes. There’s a lot less of the old timey “your character moved away on the screen so the monster did its attack animation way over there, but you still get hit”.

They also solved a lot of the anti social problems of old MMOs. You don’t need to form a formal group for most content. There’s no kill stealing. You just go into the world and do stuff.

There’s no mandatory quest chains. There’s the main story you can follow, but there’s very little MMO filler. There are “hearts” you can do that are kind of MMO busywork, but you can also just not do them.

I know the game is old but it’s still very good. I haven’t been able to get a lot of friends to play it. I think they think it’s like a shitty MMO where you just grind for gear to grind for more gear, and level up so you can level up and grind for more gear. It’s not.

HipsterTenZero ,
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I stopped playing MMORPGs around the Blitzchung incident. FF14 didn’t hook me the same way WoW did, and Warframe isn’t really an RPG, but it did end up filling the space.

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