OKY, Im not 100% sure I will play one very soon, but Im curious about MMOs in 2025. I used to play WoW around its release and up through Burning Crusade. Hows the MMO landscape in 2025? What are some good MMOs to try if I wanted to give one or two a shot?
I did play other MMOs than WOW here and there. Namely Aion, Guildwars 1 and other smaller ones.
I’m open to trying most types of MMOs and don’t mind subscribing monthly if it’s worth it. I’m especially curious about MMOs besides WoW (which would probably be the obvious choice), but I kind of want to try something different—even if WoW in 2025 is a completely different game compared to 2006
Oh btw. Doesnt need to be a MMORPG could be something like Foxhole or Ark as well. As long as its a game with servers and many players.
Thanks for any input 
Imo WoW is still good, but the sheer amount of content make 90% of game neglected and basically just be there for nostalgia trips and transmog, but this is same thing as in every other games with seasons.
Star Wars Old Republic is also still there and free until you hit endgame, so it’s definitely worth checking.
Except that i can’t think of a single new MMORPG game that wouldn’t be action slasher with combos and other twitchy shit so the genre is in deep stagnation in bad place generally.
Agree with this. I used to play SWTOR a lot and the first 55 levels especially are really good. That is the initial release and the first expansion (rise of the hut cartel). The rest I could give or take to be honest, but it’s by far the best story telling I’ve seen in an MMO. It’s really fun to go around to 2-3 other people all playing different classes and you can all watch each other’s stories and their choices and then help them with the combat in their quests while they help you with yours. It’s really well designed in that you all basically take turns doing your personal stories and then there’s usually a planet specific quest chain that slots in along side those. Great for small group multiplayer.
Sadly, I don’t have anymore Windows machines, so cannot play it anymore, but I have to admit the story kind of went off the rails with the expansion where they basically established a second hidden empire that suddenly attacks the galaxy.
It’s a guilty pleasure for me. I still sorta like it, but it felt a lot easier to connect with people and make friends in the past. Nowadays, I just get on every few months to a year to grind m+ solo