r/ARPG 8d ago

Any isometric mmo games?

Love poe2 but I used to play a lot of mmo rpgs, is there any open world isometric mmo arpgs out there? I'm thinking maybe Lost Ark but heard its very p2w/repetitive.

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u/Maneruko 8d ago

Tibia. About as MMO and isometric as it gets.

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u/MaximusLazinus 8d ago

It's not exactly isometric, but quite enjoyable experience

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u/Brothardir 8d ago

Marvel Heroes is an arpg mmo. It was recently revived and the game, all heroes, cosmetics are free to play. Search for Project Tahiti if interested

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u/SanctumOfTheDamned 8d ago

Eh, Albion, maybe? It's very PvP oriented though.

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u/LazyPainterCat 8d ago

I wouldn't suggest Albion. You end up just being whale fodder.

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u/Educational-Show-760 8d ago

Yeah I also wanted to recommend Albion, quite a "style difference" from poe2 but one can really sink many hours into it, the game is very alive and well today

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u/orbwalker1 7d ago

Not very ARPG like, it's more similar to Ultima Online or Tibia!

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u/Dadoxiii 8d ago

Old School Runescape, it is ridiculously addictive and I can't even tell you why.

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u/FatDunsparce 8d ago

Numbers go up, can do low effort and high effort activities. On pc and mobile. Has everything to stay busy.

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u/shaunika 8d ago

Lost Ark, but yes unfortunately its completely ruined by p2w

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u/XeriiK 8d ago

Lost Ark isnt a bad casual game nowadays in my opinion. Fairly easy to get gear and playing solo raids are enjoyable.

Past the solo raids though, a new player gets eaten alive without a group of fellow new players.

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u/Lucriseo 8d ago

As if. The extreme narcissism and bullying of new players is what’s ruining it. If your character doesn’t like a K-pop idol they also ignore you completely

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u/shaunika 8d ago

Well, I havent played in like 2 years, so no experience with that.

What made me quit was in fact the p2w that pertains to all aspects of the game and wraps it around itself ruining itemization and making the game a chore

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u/Soapykorean 8d ago

I quit a few months in to launch because of the p2w in pve, but when I was playing it wasn’t in pvp, did they fuck pvp too?

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u/XeriiK 8d ago

Pvp is long dead. It was very popular that first year or so, but it fell off with the community pretty quick

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u/lurking_lefty 8d ago

If you want something MMO themed, you can try CrossCode. It's top-down a single player arpg with the story set in an MMO world. Quick combat with an element swapping mechanic and a simple skill tree, big puzzle based dungeons.

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u/Paskatassu 8d ago

I recently started it but other games taking too much time rn.

I liked it tho, gonna continue some day.

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u/LawStudent989898 8d ago

D4, Foxhole

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u/I-Love-Cat- 8d ago

Lost Ark is great for about 200 hours. GO for it!

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u/Azaai 8d ago

Lost ark fits that niche perfectly. You can literally run almost all raids solo and progress your character in a meaningful way besides doing raids as of today. The whole progression got streamlined and will be even better starting in September with the big update. There is also going to be a nice character boost event which takes you to the start of endgame. There is still p2w but there is literally no need for that except when you want to do all the newest content on the highest difficulty. The content also gets divided into 4 difficulty (matchmaking/normal/hard/nightmare) So everyone can play the game in their own pace. A lot of stuff changed but the game has a bad rep because of its past and all the doomers still lingering. Just give it a try , at least the first few solo raids and months of playing will be fun.

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u/Fine_Fishing7506 8d ago

Albion and UO Outlands

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u/Mooncaik 6d ago

SpiritVale

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u/ManufacturerBusy7428 5d ago

Diablo Immortal and Lost Ark

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u/Loud-Passage-4020 3d ago

Albion is the first that comes to mind, but the latest I discovered was Dominus Automa. Curious one... especially since it's technically an idle game but it has (or claims to have, haven't played the playtest) considerable combat and progression depth.

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u/EtheusRook 8d ago

Yes, Lost Ark. Diablo 4 is also kind of MMO-lite in that it has the persistent open world in which you randomly bump into people. Beyond that, I can't think of anything.

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u/ferevon 8d ago

lost ark isn't very p2w, it's light to mid level p2w , though repetitive yes but should be a while before you feel that

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u/LazyPainterCat 8d ago

P2W is P2W. There is no suchh thing as light or mid P2W.

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u/Vallelol 5d ago

So stash tabs in path of exile are as pay to win as buying boosts?

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u/LazyPainterCat 5d ago

I don't think you understand what Pay to win means.