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Looking for a PVE MMO

Blazer6992Blazer6992 Member UncommonPosts: 642
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   I enjoyed GW2 PVE until all that was left to do was PVP, and I hate PVP. I'm currently playing SWTOR (had to try the expansion) but once you do all the quests there isn't much PVE left unless you group constantly and run instances which gets old. Plus I hate to have to wait on others to go PVE. I played LOTRO, WoW, EQ2. Looking for a solo friendly MMO, maybe something where crafting actually means something would be nice too.

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  • marinridermarinrider Member UncommonPosts: 1,556
    Have you looked into Vanguard SOH?
  • michael923michael923 Member Posts: 6

    There is - what i recommend - World of Warcraft

    Runescape

    Runes of Magic

    World of Tanks

     

    Start with those tell me if you are still looking!

  • Po_ggPo_gg Member EpicPosts: 5,749

    Pve mmo - first guess would be LotRO but you wrote you played it already :)

    "Looking for a solo friendly MMO, maybe something where crafting actually means something would be nice too."

    Maybe AoC? Great in pve, and has a decent crafting system (which will be revamped in the near future... ).

    Or TSW, it has awesome missions and lore, very solo-friendly if you choose to, but also has group content with lots of fun. True, the crafting is pretty simple, on the other hand you can assemble almost anything with it.

  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    Vanguard is definately the best pve game out there. Do it.  Its made by sony online.  Just be warned that there is zero pvp.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • Blazer6992Blazer6992 Member UncommonPosts: 642
    Originally posted by filmoret
    Its made by sony online. 

     

       Ever since the CU and then the NGE I've steered clear of them. I might try the next EQ game, but stilll not sure since it will be run by them. Me and SOE do not get along, kinda like oil and water.

     

  • cybertruckercybertrucker Member UncommonPosts: 1,117
    i believe SOE has learned alot over the years. Vanguard is a great game. You should give it a go.
  • Blazer6992Blazer6992 Member UncommonPosts: 642

    I looked at a couple videos of Vanguard, the graphics look really, really old. Like fresh out of the days of DOS.

     

  • DraGzielDraGziel Member UncommonPosts: 67
    Try The Secret World. It is B2P and is like 99% focused on the PVE aspect. Nothing beats it on that!
  • Blazer6992Blazer6992 Member UncommonPosts: 642
    I was just looking at the "Perfect World" games. They have several games, any of them any good? PVE good I mean.
  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    I dunno how you say Vanguard's graphics are bad, they look like warcraft to me.  They are definately as good as Perfect World games.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • simsalabim77simsalabim77 Member RarePosts: 1,607
    Try The Secret World. You mentioned WoW, which sould be my first choice for a PVE MMO. 
  • pantheronpantheron Member UncommonPosts: 256
    Originally posted by Blazer6992
    I was just looking at the "Perfect World" games. They have several games, any of them any good? PVE good I mean.

    Forsaken world has some great PvE,and while the cash shop is pretty P2W in the PvP aspect,  it is definitel NOT P2W in the PvE aspect. top  level Tank here who spent 50 bucks in total, because i was lazy and wanted an epic looking mount. it has great dungeons starting at level 10, and  new ones that mostly do different things  up until max level. I had/have a lot of fun whenever I go back. I'd avoid PWE's other games like the plague (excluding Neverwinter, ihaven't tried it socant say) 

    I play MMOs for the Forum PVP

  • KeppyKeppy Member UncommonPosts: 28
    Only play PWE games if you want to pay-to-win.  I recently left Perfect World International.  The gaming community there is stale.  No new players are staying in the game because it's almost impossible to find help to farm gear.  I am looking for the same type of game as you are. 
  • DaranarDaranar Member UncommonPosts: 392

    Vanguard is great, unfortunately it is so dead.   Very large world and very unpopulated.   Don't be weary of SOE because of CU/NGE....those decisions were actually on the Lucas Arts side.    It would be difficult for you past 20/30 to solo effectively, tho can be done a lot easier than EQ back in the day.   TSW is good but got stale for me.   If you like a shooter RPG, go with Defiance.   I am enjoying the hell out of that game currently.   

     

    If you are looking in the near future...keep an eye out on Dragon's Prophet.  Bill Murphey just did a streamed session with a dev and it looks awesome!  No PvP at launch (planned for first expansion).   Very solable because of dragons.   Emphasis on exploration and discovery, and seems like a solid dungeon system when you do want to group.   Also a decent emphasis on crafting, perhaps more-so than most modern MMOs.   Will be F2P, tho I will be subbing via station pass.   

    If I want a world in which people can purchase success and power with cash, I'll play Real Life. Keep Virtual Worlds Virtual!


  • TokkenTokken Member EpicPosts: 3,549

    Vanguard, EQ2, WOW, SWTOR

    Vanguard is very DEAD... and game play is clunky. Time for it to go.

    Enjoying PvE in EQ2 and SWTOR right now


    Proud MMORPG.com member since March 2004!  Make PvE GREAT Again!

  • MMOman101MMOman101 Member UncommonPosts: 1,786
    Vanguard

    “It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that's all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot - it can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.”

    --John Ruskin







  • KarahandrasKarahandras Member UncommonPosts: 1,703
    Originally posted by Blazer6992
    I was just looking at the "Perfect World" games. They have several games, any of them any good? PVE good I mean.

    They have a tendancy to be heavy grind and heavy p2w.  You could try the cryptic ones, they seem to have a little more going for them for the first month, but then you'll be looking at 6 months of grinding as your content.

    You could try path of exile but not really an mmo and can't remember any crating(but didn't get very far).

    You could try being a high sec carebear in eve.

    DDO has been made more solo friendly over recent years.

    Ryzom offers a sandbox pve experience, but(if I remember correctly) also quite a heavy grind and a small population.

    Planeshift if you're into rping.

    Uncharted waters could also be worth a shot, but I'm not sure how much pvp will become part of the 'endgame'.

    Whilst I agree with your sentiments regarding soe, I'm giving vanguard another shot.  As long as I can get away with paying soe little to nothing I'll see where i get to, but does seem to be very dull with no real character customisation past creation and not many people about.

     

  • LeoSgLeoSg Member UncommonPosts: 3
    Cryptic STO is pretty good for PvE, great character customization and is going to be even better with the Legacy of Romulus coming up.
  • piquetpiquet Member UncommonPosts: 189
    I give Rift my highest recommendation. The soul system is awesome and there's lots of stuff to do. You can download the free trial  on riftgame.com and play the first 20 levels free.
  • vkejaivkejai Member UncommonPosts: 99

    I popped onto Rift the other night and was really dead , Argent RP server. Also I am a huge fan of STO unfortunately for me I found it very clunky on planet, and it doesnt seem to support SLI gfx , so my main gfx card was getting way to high. Same goes for TSW .

     

     

    I would say for PvE games you cant get much better than WoW and Lotro  , especially for solo . I cant comment on GW2 as I aint played it enough.

     

    I found Swtor solo friendly only while levelling up, from there on its either ops ( same old boring ) , PvP ( also gets boring ) or dailies ....

     

     

  • piquetpiquet Member UncommonPosts: 189
    Originally posted by vkejai

    I popped onto Rift the other night and was really dead , Argent RP server. Also I am a huge fan of STO unfortunately for me I found it very clunky on planet, and it doesnt seem to support SLI gfx , so my main gfx card was getting way to high. Same goes for TSW .

     

     

    I would say for PvE games you cant get much better than WoW and Lotro  , especially for solo . I cant comment on GW2 as I aint played it enough.

     

    I found Swtor solo friendly only while levelling up, from there on its either ops ( same old boring ) , PvP ( also gets boring ) or dailies ....

     

     

    Well I don't know how the US servers are doing, but the server I'm on (Icewatch (EU)) has a nice population and is pretty packed with level 60 people. The game may be doing worse in the US though(?).

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